Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 127 The Heavenly Emperor's Blindness
“Our child is growing up, and we as parents can’t keep her by our side forever, right? It’s time for her to go out and explore on her own. You don’t need to worry too much…”

When Haotian heard that there was no movement inside, he smiled reassuringly and stepped inside.

then……

The smile on his face gradually froze.

He glanced silently at the Queen Mother of the West.
Immediately afterwards, Haotian fell into a long silence.

He understood why the Queen Mother of the West had suddenly fallen silent.

I have to say, that brat really knows how to move...

It's so clean!
He could also see the Queen Mother of the West's gloomy expression.

Now that girl Longji has run away, he's the only one left here. What if his Daoist partner gets angry...

Haotian shuddered, shaking his head inwardly. He had to quickly quell the flames of anger ignited by the person in his family.

It's not that he's afraid of the Queen Mother of the West, or that he can't beat her or anything, but rather that while she's usually gentle and dignified, you wouldn't believe how outrageous she can be when she gets angry.

And he is the kind of person who hates trouble, so it's better to avoid trouble than to cause trouble.

Extinguish a fire as soon as it begins to ignite...that's called reasonable risk avoidance!
"Heh, didn't we agree to go learn some skills? Why did you take all of Ruigong's belongings with you?"

Haotian looked around the pavilion, muttered something to himself, and then suddenly said with a look of realization:

"Oh, I see. She probably doesn't know when she'll be back, so she brought some things to ease her longing for us. This child is quite thoughtful!"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West's expression softened slightly, and she turned around with a smile.

Haotian breathed a sigh of relief.

The Queen Mother of the West smiled and walked out of the pavilion. As she was about to leave, she smiled and said, "It seems that His Majesty's 'Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers' painting was also taken away by Longji!"

After saying that, she gracefully left the building.

"My...Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers Map?"

Haotian glanced at the wall and followed, laughing, "It's just a landscape painting, so what if you take it?"

I was too busy to see her off when she left. With the Mountain and River Map protecting her, I feel more at ease even when we're not around.

"Longji is gone," the Queen Mother of the West suddenly said.

Haotian nodded slightly and said, "They've left."

The Empress Dowager glanced at him, then said calmly, "I don't know how long it's been since His Majesty sat with me. Today is a rare opportunity, Your Majesty, why don't you..."

After saying that, she looked at Haotian with a smile.

That's enough!

"what?"

Haotian glanced at the Queen Mother of the West and was momentarily stunned.

But how could he not understand what the person in his family meant?
Oh... how did it suddenly turn out like this?
But...but...

Looking at the smiling Queen Mother of the West, who wanted to spend some time alone with him, Haotian felt no joy, but rather some shock and a little...helplessness.

He was helpless!

Many years ago, Haotian was, in modern terms, quite handsome.

Many goddesses actively pursued him, and Yaochi was also incredibly beautiful. Standing in the distance, she was gentle and serene, and he fell in love at first sight.

So...

They naturally ended up together.

And so, at first, the two of them did indeed enjoy a period of passionate and sweet romance. They were much safer in the perilous wilderness because no one bothered them.

Innate divine grace, untouched by the passage of time!
This means that even after countless eras have passed, they remain the same male and female gods, and while there are no external threats, other influences still exist.

For example... passion!
It's unclear how much time passed, but as time went by, their passion seemed to have faded...

Gradually, he discovered that when facing Yaochi,
Yaochi was still the same Yaochi, but he discovered that there was something wrong with his eyes; the Queen Mother of Yaochi was no different from the other female immortals.

This transformed his former passionate fervor into a calm and undisturbed landscape...

This must be fake; there's nothing wrong with my eyes.

He told himself this, and at that moment, Longji's appearance distracted him.

But now that Longji is gone, when he faces his family again, he finds that he is still... blind!
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Highness."

Just then, a fairy maiden came forward to report, breaking the deadlock.

"Phew, they arrived just in time..." Haotian breathed a sigh of relief, but still pretended to be displeased and said, "Can't we talk about this later? Can't you see that I'm discussing something with the Empress?"

"Your Majesty should listen to this. After all, your status is not what it used to be. What if it's something important?"

The smile on Yaochi Jinmu's face vanished abruptly, and she reverted to her aloof and haughty demeanor as the head of the female immortals, glancing at the fairy maidens.

The fairy maiden felt a chill run down her spine from being stared at.

"Ahem, then tell me quickly, what is it?"

Haotian was secretly delighted, but outwardly remained calm and asked.

This tactic is called "retreating to advance"!

The fairy maiden quickly said, "The Heavenly General Curtain-Roller said outside the Jade Pool that the immortals invite His Majesty to come and discuss important matters."

Important matter… Haotian hesitated for a moment, then looked at the Queen Mother of the West with some difficulty: “Your Majesty, what do you think of this…”

He swore that he used to be extremely resistant to going to court, to being the emperor, and to handling state affairs.

But today is the first time he has taken the initiative and felt an urgent need to deal with it.

"Since there are important matters to discuss, Your Majesty should go and deal with them first. The affairs of the Heavenly Court are more important."

The Queen Mother of the West smiled and said, "We're all in the Heavenly Court. Some things can't be resolved in a short time. There's plenty of time!"

Haotian smiled and nodded.
He turned and headed straight out of the Jade Pool.

After watching Haotian leave, the Golden Mother looked at the fairy maiden who had delivered the message, then turned and left. A voice then came:
"Someone come here and teach her."

What does "eye contact" mean?

Inside the Tongming Hall.

Haotian sat on the throne above, while Taibai and several other important ministers stood below the table.

Thus began a small celestial meeting with them as the participants.

"What is it? Speak up!"

Haotian said casually, "Although I was full of motivation at the time, I didn't want to work after leaving Yaochi."

In fact, based on his own understanding, he felt that he was not suitable to be the Heavenly Emperor at all.

Because he's too afraid of trouble.

At most, he could be a strategist or advisor, like Venus, offering advice in ordinary times. He would have plenty of free time and wouldn't need to make decisions on major matters...

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Taibai presented a jade book and said with a smile, "These are the immortals who are willing to serve my Heavenly Court after this Peach Banquet. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

"Oh?"

The spirit official handed the jade book to Haotian, who opened it and began to read it. The faces of the immortals below were filled with undisguised smiles.

"This time, more than a hundred True Immortals, more than ten Celestial Immortals, and several Golden Immortals have come after witnessing the grandeur of my Heavenly Court and listening to my introduction. They are willing to come after learning about the future prospects of my Heavenly Court..." Taibai said with a smile.

What a promising future… Haotian thought to himself, but smiled and said, “Taibai, what did you say?”

I've finished watching it!
If these people have anything in common...

They are probably all wandering immortals without any background.

Taibai exchanged glances with the crowd and smiled, "This old minister is merely telling them that our Heavenly Court's rule over the Three Realms is ordained by the Dao Ancestor and is an inevitable trend. Joining early while there are fewer people will bring better treatment than joining later..."

"Ah, this works too..." Haotian looked back at Taibai.

Isn't this just empty promises?

Of course, whether the Heavenly Court develops or not is no longer of much concern to him.

His eye problem is very serious now, so asking the Dao Ancestor for permission to resign is not an option. After thinking it over, the only solution he can come up with is for himself and Yu Ding... to ask for leave!
Please take a long leave!
Furthermore, after he emerged from Yaochi, he knew that he could no longer delay his reincarnation and tribulation.

Yaochi, don't blame me... Haotian sighed in his heart.

He's a celestial emperor, yet he suffers from blindness. If this were exposed, it would affect his family harmony!
If you're sick, you need treatment!
After much deliberation, he came up with a solution.

Perhaps only when he is in an unfamiliar place, in a different environment, with a different mood, and has a different experience, seeing different girls in the world... might he be able to recover and rekindle his passion.

After a long time, Haotian bestowed titles upon the immortals who had been tricked by Taibai with empty promises.

This greatly enhanced the power of the Heavenly Court, and Venus and the others left happily, completely unaware that their superiors had hardly been on the same wavelength as them from the beginning to the end of the meeting.

hum!
Suddenly, Haotian's expression shifted, and a moment later, another message scroll was spread out on the table. [There are remnants of the Demon Court active in the Southern Continent. Does any of my fellow disciples know anything about this?]

The scroll glowed, and a message appeared.

Haotian raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Has the internal chat of the Chan Sect started again?

"I've been refining magical artifacts. By the way, Senior Brother Yu Ding's disciple, Yang Jian, is in the Southern Continent. I can ask him for you. Which senior brother are you referring to?"

"...I am Yu Ding!"

Haha... Haotian burst into laughter upon seeing this.

Are these the Golden Immortals that mortals look up to?
Wait, the remnants of the Demon Court...

Suddenly, Haotian's expression changed, and he became serious.

The speakers in the scroll also fell silent for a moment.

【No, junior brother, it's one thing that you don't know other people's identities, but you don't even have a code name. This is something that urgently needs improvement!】

The first person continued to ask questions, and Haotian labeled this one with the jade cauldron.

another……

The one who refined the treasures for the Chan Sect is naturally Yun Zhongzi; it's much easier to understand once that label is attached.

[Yun: ...I understand, Senior Brother. I'll correct it right away. By the way, why are you asking about the remnants of the Demon Court?]

[Yu: Yang Jian was previously tricked and almost fought Yuan Hong to the death. My investigation revealed that it was those guys who were behind it.]

[Yun: Is that really true? When did it happen?]

[Yu: Before the Peach Banquet...]

Then the conversation ended abruptly, and Haotian fell into deep thought.

"The demon clan..."

Haotian's eyes flickered. Although he didn't manage things much, he still knew what he needed to know.

The so-called remnants of the Demon Court are some demon gods and demon saints left behind after the collapse of the ancient Demon Court. They are delusional and want to overthrow the current Heavenly Court and rebuild the Demon Court to rule the Three Realms...

Although they are all people who dare not stand in the light, it must be admitted that this is a very serious historical problem.

Moreover, among those remnant clans, there are indeed many experts who are remnants of the ancient demon court, possessing great supernatural powers and high magical strength.

They are based in the poisonous miasma-ridden Beiju Luzhou, backed by the demon master Kunpeng in the Beiming Sea, and have someone else as their backer.

With the current strength of the Heavenly Court, it's really not necessarily a match for those guys.

hum!
Just then, the scroll suddenly glowed and an input interface appeared.

Hmm... Haotian pondered for a moment, not daring to put pen to paper.

At this moment, a message appeared from within the scroll: [Phew, finally fixed! Junior brother, pay more attention to details next time!]

This was followed by "Deep in the White Clouds": [Understood, Senior Brother!]

It turned out to be Yu Ding and Yun Zhongzi... Haotian's lips twitched when he learned their identities.

But Yun Zhongzi is quite impressive; he came up with the code name in such a short time.

But if that's the case... wouldn't that mean he can speak too?
Haotian was overjoyed and quickly entered a code name.

……

East China Sea, Jin'ao Island.

A figure landed in front of Biyou Palace on the island.

"Senior Brother Zhao!"

Some disciples of the Jie Sect quickly bowed to him upon seeing him.

It was Zhao Gongming.

"Fellow disciples, there's no need for such formalities."

Zhao Gongming said that the water and fire boy guarding the gate immediately stepped forward when he saw him.

"Uncle Zhao!"

"Water and Fire Boy, go and inform Master that Zhao Gongming requests an audience."

As Zhao Gongming spoke, he looked at the scroll in his hand. His feelings were quite complicated. He had an impulse to turn around and leave, but he was also afraid of letting down Master Yuding's painstaking efforts.

He was also very angry after learning about what Dingguangxian and the others had done.

He has his own judgment on right and wrong.

Soon, the Water and Fire Boys invited him into the palace.

"Disciple greets Master, wishing Master a long and healthy life!" Zhao Gongming bowed.

On the platform, Tongtian slowly opened his eyes and said, "Gongming, instead of managing the disciples outside Mount Emei, what brings you here to see your master?"

Zhao Gongming bowed and asked, "Master, did Dingguang Xian and the others injure Huanglong and Yuding, which is why you suppressed them under the mountain?"

"Hmm?" Tongtian's eyes flickered, and he silently channeled his primordial spirit to deduce the secrets of heaven. In an instant, he knew what had happened.

"Not bad!" Tongtian sighed.

Zhao Gongming hesitated for a moment, but still reluctantly presented the scroll with both hands: "This is a letter of appeal written by Junior Brother Yu Ding for those junior brothers. Please ask Master to release those junior brothers."

“A letter of appeal…” Tongtian glanced down.

The scroll in Zhao Gongming's hand glowed and automatically rose into the air to unfold in front of Tongtian.

It was quickly read by Tongtian.

The scroll did indeed say that he no longer harbored resentment towards Dingguang Xian and the others, and that this punishment was enough for him. He earnestly requested that his uncle release them.

“Master, Junior Brother Yu Ding’s act of repaying evil with kindness and his magnanimity are truly admirable.”

Zhao Gongming said, "Although I feel that Dingguang Xian and the others should also be punished, Junior Brother Yuding said that they have been suppressed for over a hundred years. Please, Master, show them leniency and let them off the hook..."

More than a hundred years... Tongtian pondered for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, "Hopefully they'll learn their lesson!"

He had indeed previously considered keeping those people under the mountain to avoid a major calamity.

However, this great calamity of the immortals is aimed at the immortals of the three religions, and all disciples are potential targets. His actions undoubtedly have the suspicion of helping some people cheat.

Furthermore, his helping these few people in this way naturally seemed somewhat unfair to the other disciples.

At that time, one must treat everyone equally. If one cannot treat everyone equally, problems can easily arise between master and disciple, or between fellow disciples.

Therefore, after careful consideration, he had no choice but to release the few people.

As the words fell, Tongtian slowly stretched out his right hand and waved it upwards.

Boom!

The back mountain of Jin'ao Island trembled violently, and five primordial energies of green, yellow, red, white, and black rose from the Five Elements Mountain that was pressing down on Jin Guangxian and his companions.

bang bang bang...

Immediately following a deafening roar, four figures soared into the sky and crashed down in the four corners of the back mountain.

They were none other than Jin Guangxian, Qiu Shou Xian, Ling Ya Xian, and Ding Guang Xian.

"Bah bah bah..."

The group picked the medicinal herbs and weeds off their bodies.

Tongtian not only suppressed them, but also set up a barrier to prevent his fellow disciples from visiting them.

We could only watch from afar as grass grew on their bodies.

Then, the four of them exchanged a glance, quickly went to Biyou Palace, bowed deeply, and said, "Thank you, Master!"

Chi Chi Chi!
Long streaks of light burst forth, and the four who had escaped were overjoyed. They went forward to help them clean up and chat with them.

"Junior Brother Zhao...did it..."

Duobao appeared and let out a soft sigh.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhao Gongming thanked Tongtian.

However, he was probably the only one who knew that all of this was thanks to his friend Yu Ding.

-

Yuquan Mountain, Jinxia Cave.

Yu Ding glanced at the message scroll spread out in his arms and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)