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

Chapter 157 Junior Brother, how much of your strength did you just use?
"A friendly exchange..."

As expected of you, petty Taiyi!
Hmm, it even rhymes... Yu Ding silently added another label to Taiyi in his heart, and said gently, "Senior brother, conflicts between juniors are just playful squabbles."

What kind of business is it for us elders to get involved? It's not necessary, really not necessary!

To be honest, the number of times he has made a move since he achieved success in his cultivation can be counted on one hand.

This frustrated him, but there was nothing he could do, since his apprentices had already taken all the main character templates.

He was given the role of the protagonist's master, responsible for teaching his apprentices, which made him quite eager to have a fight.

If they were in the same realm, he would naturally be willing to spar with Taiyi if he had the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique protecting him.

But right now, he's only at the Celestial Immortal level, a whole realm below the Golden Immortal level.

If they were to fight, even if they used the same supernatural power, the power they would ultimately display would be on completely different levels.

Of course, there's also the most important point!
How should this sparring match be calculated?
He got beaten up and felt really bad.

If Taiyi loses, he'll probably remember it for the rest of his life.

“Hey, junior brother, you can’t say that.”

A glint of light flashed in Taiyi's smiling eyes: "Junior brother is truly unassuming, a disciple of the Three Heavens Immortals."

Don't overthink it. I didn't mean anything by it; I simply wanted to learn from you how to teach your disciples.

Can you come up with a more credible reason...? Yu Ding's lips twitched slightly. This guy's intention to stand up for his disciple was practically written all over his face.

"You really want to spar?"

"real!"

"Is a friendly sparring match absolutely necessary?" Yu Ding continued.

Taiyi nodded earnestly: "Of course!"

“But Senior Brother is already a Golden Immortal level expert, and my cultivation will recover... Is this a good way to spar? This is not good!” Yu Ding shook his head.

When your disciple beat my disciple, wasn't that a celestial being bullying a true immortal...? Taiyi glanced at Yuding, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his lips: "Junior brother, I'm here!"

The Twelve Golden Immortals had all sparred before, but each stopped short of defeating the other.

After all, they are all fellow disciples and seniors who learned their skills from the same school. It would be awkward for anyone to lose or win.

However, there is one thing that everyone agrees on.

That refers to the strength of Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, Yu Ding, and Dao Xing Tianzun. They are definitely among the top-tier among the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Honestly, aside from facing Huanglong, everyone is quite confident.
When facing his fellow disciples, I'm afraid none of them are confident of victory.

As I said before... the talent, comprehension, and cultivation of these individuals were all personally praised by their master, Yuanshi.

Huanglong's talent and comprehension are also the worst, which is generally acknowledged.

Taiyi's eyes flickered. This sparring session with Yuding was not out of his intention to make things difficult, but for another reason.

He wasn't familiar with Yu Ding before and didn't know him well, but he could estimate that Yu Ding's strength was a notch above theirs.

But for some reason, as he got closer, he found that he could no longer see the depth of Junior Brother Yu Ding's abilities, as if he were shrouded in a layer of mist.

For example, Yuan Hong and Peng Mowang, these two disciples, Yu Ding, kept him completely in the dark. If they hadn't come looking for him today, he would have been kept in the dark and knew nothing at all!

he is very angry!

Taiyi, you old bastard, you have no morals... Yu Ding's face twitched, and with a thought, his figure instantly teleported tens of thousands of miles away.

"Ok?"

Taiyi unleashed his supernatural powers, sending fragments of time flying as he surged forward a great distance.

But when he came to his senses, he found himself still standing in the same spot.

Yu Ding remained standing there, neither sad nor happy, and he remained in the same spot... seemingly motionless.

"This picture!"

Taiyi glanced at the world within this landscape painting.

He did move just now, but this picture contains all of Yu Ding's treasures, which means that Yu Ding controls this world.

Yu Ding may appear to be thousands of miles away, but in reality, he is separated by an unknown amount of space, just like the saying "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death."

"Junior brother, isn't this getting boring?"

Taiyi said in a low voice, "The Mountain and River Map has an extraordinary origin; it was created by the Heavenly Emperor."

Although it cannot be considered a divine treasure born of heaven and earth, it is still a supreme treasure.

In this world, if Yu Ding wanted to hide from him, there was really no way to do so.

Actually, there is another way to get Yu Ding to spar, which is for him to directly challenge him to a duel at the same cultivation level.

But to be honest, within the same realm, he really didn't have the confidence to fight Yu Ding.

"Fine, since Senior Brother wants to play, Junior Brother will risk his life to accompany you this time."

Yu Ding sighed and looked up, saying, "But Senior Brother, we have to agree that no matter who wins or loses, we won't get angry..."

He knew that even with his closest fellow disciples, he still had to be wary.

They used to have the demeanor of immortals, able to suppress the three corpses and nine worms, and overcome anger, love and hate, and the desire for food.

However, if one wants to cultivate from a Golden Immortal to a higher Great Luo Dao Fruit, one cannot simply suppress it.

It requires great perseverance and wisdom to overcome and eliminate it. Therefore, the temperament of a Golden Immortal who has reached the stage of eliminating the Three Corpses is no different from that of an ordinary person under the influence of the Three Corpse Worms.

Therefore, even if his fellow disciples wanted to beat him up, Yu Ding didn't blame them.

The Three Corpse Worms were causing trouble... He understood that these were not his senior brothers' original intentions.

But to prevent them from accidentally hurting themselves, he also made some preparations.

I believe his fellow apprentices will understand him in the future.

“Of course!” Taiyi smiled.

Yu Ding nodded slightly, raised his hand and waved it, and dozens of transparent spaces in front of him opened to both sides like portals.

Each of these gates is separated by at least ten thousand miles of space... Taiyi's lips twitched slightly.

No wonder he moved just now, but it was as if he hadn't moved at all.

"Let me see... how much my junior brother has recovered!"

Taiyi's eyes flashed, he draped his whisk over his arm and smiled, "Junior brother can rest assured to go all out."

So he couldn't see my cultivation level either... Yu Ding's expression shifted, and he thought of the jade hairpin on his head.

He originally thought that Taiyi, as the refiner, might have some way to see through it.

Now he understood that if he couldn't even fool himself, how could he possibly fool the other Golden Immortals?
If even Taiyi couldn't be fooled, how could anyone else be fooled?

Yu Ding glanced at him, his aura began to rise, and with a flash of light in his eyes, he soared up like a roc, merging with the sun.

This fight... it's really testing people!

Since Taiyi refused to fight against someone of the same realm, he had no choice but to go all out.

We're all good buddies, so there's nothing wrong with revealing our true strengths; as long as we have our trump cards up our sleeves, that's fine.

call out!call out!call out!
The next moment, countless sharp sword lights shot down like waterfalls.

"A celestial being?" Taiyi sensed it but frowned.

Yu Ding had already achieved the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. Even if the Dao Fruit was destroyed, the realm and insights gained from countless years of cultivation remained.

Once the injuries heal and the mana is replenished, returning to peak condition should be as easy as eating and drinking.

But it's been hundreds of years since the Celestial Immortal was created... that's a bit slow.

“But… his magical power is exceptionally profound.” Taiyi’s gaze sharpened.

After entering the realm of immortality, he can lock his own energy, and with the concealment of the treasures he refines, even Yu Ding cannot see his true strength unless he makes a move.

But at this moment... once the jade cauldron releases its aura, he can see a lot with just a glance. Then I will treat him with the power of a Celestial Immortal... Immediately, a glint flashed in Taiyi's eyes, even though these four were praised by their master.

Everyone was at the same level, fellow disciples, and he also had his own pride. He knew it would be difficult to defeat Yu Ding, but it wouldn't be so easy for Yu Ding to defeat him either.

Wow!

With a flick of his whisk, Taiyi Zhenren sent a white dragon soaring through the air, entangling the sword lights. With a gentle pull, the sword lights were shredded and twisted, then coiled towards the figure that merged with the sun.

Yu Ding's expression shifted, and with a flick of his wrists, two sword lights, one black and one white, shot out from within his body to meet the whisk, where they intertwined...

At this moment, Taiyi also soared into the air and arrived in front of the jade cauldron. He formed a sword incantation with his hands, and a sharp sword aura shot out.

The Twelve Golden Immortals may not be as skilled in swordsmanship as Yu Ding, but they are certainly not inferior and have unique insights.

"open!"

Yu Ding whispered, his right hand, white as jade, clenched into a fist, radiating immortal light, and a majestic aura emanated from him.

The power of his physical body surged forth, ignoring the incoming sword energy, and crashed down towards Taiyi's chest.

Close combat... this is the path of becoming a saint through physical prowess.

Seeing Yu Ding's actions, exchanging injury for injury, Taiyi's eyes flashed. At this moment, Yu Ding finally showed some of the indomitable spirit of a sword immortal.

Given Yu Ding's courage, would he back down?

Taiyi snorted inwardly, and his peak Celestial Immortal level magic power transformed into countless sword energies, forming a surging river that poured towards Yu Ding's fist with unstoppable momentum.

Who is afraid of who?

"This is... the Great River Sword Intent?" Yu Ding was astonished.

This Taiyi is amazing! He secretly learned... cough cough, no, he actually figured it out on his own.

when!when!when!
The sword energy met the fist, bursting out with dazzling white light and sound. Then, a fist as white as jade "struggled" through the sword river and landed on Taiyi in astonishment.

He felt himself waving his hand to block it!
But the fist carried an astonishing force, and he couldn't deflect it, watching helplessly as the fist landed on his chest.

Bang... A figure crashed to the ground like a cannonball.

The other figure seemed to have "exhausted" its strength after hitting the other, and was swept away by the Sword River for hundreds of miles before finally staggering and regaining its footing, panting heavily.

Evenly matched!

The figure that landed on the ground was propelled back up with a "boom" and into the sky. Its face was flushed, and it looked at the jade cauldron with surprise and uncertainty.

Good heavens, that punch made his blood boil, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Yu Ding, who was opposite him, didn't seem to be in much better shape. His body had been washed by the Sword River, his Taoist robe was tattered, and there were several faint bloodstains on his face and body.

However… Taiyi frowned.

Those bloody sword marks were indeed caused by the Great River Sword Intent.
But... was it him who injured him?

"Senior brother, let's stop fighting! Let's stop fighting!"

Yu Ding waved his hands repeatedly, feeling guilty, and said, "If we fight any longer, I'll be disfigured. Let's call this a draw!"

He had just made a prediction that Taiyi would use the power of a Golden Immortal later, so he used the power of a Golden Immortal.

When he hit Taiyi, he realized something was wrong. Taiyi didn't even use his Golden Immortal power, and he managed to punch him.

Although he deliberately held back and did not use his full strength, with his profound skills at the sixth level, he could move mountains and fill seas with a mere gesture, and even shatter a star.

It's fortunate that Taiyi is a Golden Immortal!
Although he didn't specialize in physical cultivation, his Golden Immortal physique was still incredibly powerful; otherwise...

Taiyi Zhenren looked at Yu Ding's wound, and Yu Ding quickly used his magic power to heal the wound.

"Junior brother, have you... mastered the physical ascension method of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts?" Taiyi frowned.

There are quite a few methods for achieving physical sainthood under the Jade Void Sect, but the one recorded in the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts is undoubtedly the most advanced.

Yu Ding shook his head and said, "No!"

Taiyi frowned, about to say something,
Then Yu Ding looked up at him and said softly, "I cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique."

It's also called the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong.

Yuan Gong is a name on the Jade Book, but the Jade Void, Jade Wanderer and Jade Void lineages all originated from the Mysterious Gate.

Therefore, the top-level methods of the three religions are generally also called profound skills.

"Nine Revolutions Mystic Technique? How come I've never heard of it before?" Taiyi frowned, somewhat surprised.

Yu Ding smiled slightly: "Because this is self-created, it references the physical body sanctification method of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts."

In the end, Yu Ding sighed.

This was also one of his secrets, and telling Taiyi Zhenren was a way of acknowledging his senior brother.

Because aside from being petty, overprotective, and unreasonable when tempers flare up, Taiyi is actually quite good.

Taiyi Zhenren paused for a moment, then shook his head and sighed, "No wonder Master said you have the best talent."

The cultivation methods of the Twelve Golden Immortals were personally passed down from the Primordial Beginning, meaning their path was pointed out by their master.

But now Yu Ding has abandoned their master's teachings and is going his own way... The difference in their abilities is obvious!
No, it's because your former junior brother Yu Ding has good talent; I can only be considered average... Yu Ding thought to himself.

It is admirable for a person to have self-awareness and humility!
"So you've been practicing a new profound technique?" Taiyi asked.

He suddenly understood why Yu Ding's cultivation was so slow.

The destruction of the foundation of the Jade Cauldron is tantamount to the destruction of the immortal path that was originally opened up.

But the experience of how to proceed and from which point remains.

If Yu Ding cultivates the original profound skill, it wouldn't be difficult for him to follow the same path as before.

But now...

But Yu Ding opened up a new path!
Yu Ding smiled gently and nodded, then sighed, "Unfortunately, my profound skill is not yet perfected."

"It's time to go out," Taiyi said silently.

He didn't want to hear Yu Ding's irritating words anymore. If it's already like this before it's perfected, how are the rest of us supposed to live if it's perfected?
Yu Ding nodded and was about to leave when he heard Taiyi look up and ask, "Junior brother, how much of your strength did you use just now?"

If it can't compare to the original profound skill, then what's the point of Yu Ding cultivating it?
"I hope you will tell the truth," Taiyi said, looking at the jade cauldron.

"I haven't even done anything yet, how come you've already collapsed..." Yu Ding thought to himself, but he knew that if he said that, Taiyi Zhenren would definitely beat him to death today.

"How much percentage would be acceptable without hurting Senior Brother's pride?" Yu Ding noticed Taiyi's hesitation, looked up, and his eyes lit up: "Ninety-three percent!"

Emmm...

The Receiving and Transforming Technique, the Immortal-Slaying Sword + Sword Drawing Technique, the Primordial Dragon-Subduing Palm and the Six Meridian Divine Sword... these are separate matters.

Sometimes telling a white lie is also a form of kindness!
"You... sigh!" Taiyi was speechless.

He knew he would be hurt if he asked.

But he couldn't help asking...

"Senior brother, do you have time to chat?"

Yu Ding suddenly spoke, raised his hand and waved, and a thatched hut and a small table appeared.

Taiyi paused for a moment, then sat down.

……

At this moment, in a faraway place.

Two figures stood by a deep mountain pool.

"Now you can tell me who you really are, right?"

The young man in black stared at the Taoist priest and sneered, "If you want to be my master, there's no need to hide your true colors, is there?"

The thin, yellow-haired Taoist priest glanced at him:
"This humble Taoist is... Bodhi Taoist!"

(End of this chapter)