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

Chapter 173 What is professionalism?

"Are you truly convinced, or just verbally convinced?"

Yu Ding raised his hand and released the bull demon beneath his palm, chuckling lightly.

The bull demon glanced at the jade cauldron with reverence and hurriedly said, "Daoist Master, you are incredibly powerful. I am truly convinced... and completely convinced."

All he could say was that this scruffy Taoist priest was too strong!
He looked refined and gentle, without any real strength, but the palm strike that seemed to fall from the sky was incredibly heavy, almost crushing his entire body.

He didn't even have a chance to fight back, it was absolutely terrifying!
So he chose to back down. After all, having survived for so long in this chaotic prehistoric world, he believed he had accumulated a lot of survival wisdom.

When it's time to back down, back down!

Now is the time to avoid suffering immediate losses.

Niu Dali's eyes flickered, but it would be a mistake to think he was truly convinced. This Taoist priest probably didn't know that he had two brothers.

They've probably already captured the princess by now. He'll go back and gather his brothers to capture this shabby Taoist priest and interrogate him to uncover his supernatural powers...

"why are you laughing?"

Just then, Yu Ding's voice came. Seeing Yu Ding's warm smile, Niu Dali felt a chill run down his spine and quickly shook his head.

At this moment, he knew that although the Taoist priest had a bright smile, he was no pushover when it came to fighting.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. By the way, Daoist Master, what kind of magic was that just now?" Niu Dali asked cautiously.

"The Ox-Subduing Divine Palm!"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "You want to learn? I'll teach you!"

Niu Dali asked with some surprise, "Teach me?"

Could this name have been any more casual?

However, the ox, having no choice but to bow its head under the eaves, still had to pretend to be very surprised.

"I see that you, Ox-Head, have a solid foundation, profound magical power, and some wisdom, but you lack some magic skills."

Yu Ding smiled faintly and said, "What you lack is exactly what I possess, so your encounter with me is an opportunity and a stroke of luck for you. Do you understand, you bull-headed fellow?"

This is probably the limitation imposed on wild demon races without any powerful backing or connections.

From the moment they develop intelligence, they instinctively learn to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gather the essence of the sun and moon, cultivate magical power, and thus prolong their lifespan.

Unlike human cultivators, they do not have a lineage or the cultivation techniques and breathing methods left by their predecessors.

Fortunately, they have long lifespans, and through their accumulated cultivation, they can summarize the secrets and gradually deduce them into cultivation techniques.

The incantation is not lacking, but the spells themselves are very rare.

Even those with innate wisdom and talent may be able to master one or two innate spells or supernatural abilities, but that's about it.

What does it mean to have great supernatural powers?
It not only refers to great skill, but also to having a wide range of methods.

Relying on only one or two spells to get by doesn't deserve this description.

"Master Dao, you've seen that I have a talent for enlightenment? Haha, Master Dao, you're very perceptive."

Niu Dali was overjoyed after hearing this and said, "But those two guys always think I'm stupid, and they give me all the dirty and hard work. They think I'm stupid, but actually, I, Old Niu, am very clever."

I'm just honest; I understand some things perfectly well, but I just don't say them. They say the Daoist Master is hard to deal with, but how could the Heavenly Emperor's daughter be easy to deal with? Heh!

What I mean is, you can be my mount and I'll teach you magic...

Yu Ding glanced at the talkative bull-headed man with surprise, but to be honest, this guy is actually not stupid!

Although Longji is only at the True Immortal Realm, his foundation is so solid that it is rare in his life. He has also consumed so many rare and precious herbs, so his potential is immense and his future is limitless.

The key point is... Longji also possesses a set of top-tier magical treasures, and the importance of magical treasures in this world is self-evident.

As everyone knows, in this primordial world, magical power is merely the foundation.

Developing a powerful spell during battle can often lead to victory over the enemy.
A good magic weapon can sometimes play a more significant role in battle than a supernatural power.

Here, his two senior brothers, who would later betray him and flee in disgrace after passing on their magic weapons to their disciples, will always serve as negative examples in Yu Ding's mind.

With Longji's luxurious equipment, he felt that even a Golden Immortal might not be able to take him down easily in a short time.

The bull demon continued babbling on and on, but then suddenly seemed to realize something and looked at the jade cauldron in terror.

However, to his relief, Yu Ding looked up and seemed unaware of what he had said.

Thank goodness... Niu Dali felt extremely fortunate.

“Ox, why don’t you reveal your true form and come back with me?” Yu Ding said, withdrawing his gaze.

Niu Dali didn't say much, rolled on the spot, and transformed into a strange beast in the shape of a bull.

It looked like an ox, with white fur all over its body like a raincoat, and four horns on its head, one pair on top and one pair on the sides.

"White cow?"

Yu Ding was slightly taken aback, then suddenly shook his head, his gaze turning cold as he said, "No, you are a ferocious beast... Ao Yin!"

He suddenly remembered that a book in the Jade Void Palace contained a record: "On the Three Dangerous Mountains, there is a beast that looks like an ox, with a white body and four horns, and its mane is like a straw raincoat. Its name is Aoyin, and it eats people..."

"What beast? You mean me? Hey, I'm not some ferocious beast, I'm just a cow!"

The white ox paused, turned its head, and sighed, "Besides, who is the most ferocious in the world now? Humans are the most ferocious. They are the real beasts, eating everything from grass and trees to birds and animals. No one dares to mess with them."

Yu Ding: "emmm..."

He couldn't refute that statement.

In the past, all kinds of races coexisted on the earth. At that time, the human race was weak and could only become food in front of these ferocious beasts.

However, later, the human race was enlightened and rose to prominence, with cultivators practicing Qi cultivation and martial artists practicing body cultivation emerging one after another, gradually becoming the masters of the land.

Those ferocious beasts of the past have slowly become... endangered species!
Those who dare to cause trouble within human territory now
They could either go to remote places where human cultivators could hardly reach them, but if they were eventually tracked down, their fate would be terrible.

Or they are powerful demon kings with great supernatural abilities and high magical power, residing in the realm of immortals, whom neither human official institutions nor sect cultivators can do anything about.

"When things reach their peak, they decline; when things reach their extreme, they inevitably reverse!"

Yu Ding looked towards the Southern Continent, where a race would decline when it reached its peak of power.

From the three races at the beginning of time to the witches and demons, all these examples are putting this statement into practice.

Therefore, this great calamity began with the human race...

"Let's go!" Yu Ding shook his head; there were some things he didn't even dare to think about.

He could only float up behind the white bull.

It's unbelievable that a dignified ancient species would think it's a cow.

However, nowadays the human race is powerful and has become the mainstream in the land, while some of the once powerful ferocious beast races are nearly extinct.

This leopard didn't even know the art of burrowing underground because its lineage was broken... that's normal.

If the lineage hadn't been broken, this beast wouldn't have turned the earth-burrowing technique into a "tunneling" technique.

"Moo!" The Ao's eyes flashed, it bellowed like a cow, flicked its tail, and leaped into the air toward Phoenix Mountain.

You old bastard, are you ready to take on three at once?

Before long, the white ox arrived riding on the clouds and appeared above the Azure Phoenix Palace.

Niu Dali glanced into the Dou Que and saw Long Ji bound to a pillar with magical ropes, while the rhinoceros beetle and the Thunder Shadow Leopard King were waiting.

They took it...

Niu Dali was overjoyed. Just as he was about to land, his body blurred and transformed into a white light, emerging from under the jade cauldron. He roared, "Big brother, second brother, come quickly and help me capture this bastard Taoist!"

Yu Ding looked calmly at the palace.

"Scared now? Didn't expect Old Niu to have a helper, did you?" Niu Dali said smugly. Yu Ding said with a strange expression, "I didn't expect it!"

He didn't know what was happening here, but he could tell that something was wrong with the two demon kings.

Something is very wrong!

The two demons looked at him with terror in their eyes, as if the roles had been reversed and he had become a terrifying monster.

Although Longji's back was tied up, he looked relaxed and even gave him a... wink.

Yu Ding frowned for a moment, then relaxed.

Fine, he'll just watch quietly.
Niu Dali turned his head and found that the two demons hadn't moved at all. He couldn't help but say urgently, "Eldest brother, second brother, why aren't you making a move? What are you waiting for?"

The rhinoceros beetle and the Thunder Shadow Leopard King glanced at Longji.

Longji nodded, and the two demons suddenly moved to the side of the bull demon. They grabbed Niu Dali's shoulders with a single grappling move.

Thunder Shadow Leopard King looked at Jade Cauldron and said with a fawning smile, "Immortal, we've captured this fool."

Niu Dali: Σ(°△°|||)
what's the situation?
His face was filled with disbelief as he struggled and said, "Are you two crazy, or are you being controlled?"

It's not that he doesn't understand, but the world is changing too fast.

"Shut up if you don't want to die, we're saving your life!" the rhinoceros beetle shouted in a deep voice.

Longji broke free of the magic ropes with a tug, then slapped Niu Dali and scolded, "You bull-headed bastard, you've got some nerve! Take him away and kill him!"

With a grin, he approached the jade cauldron and said, "Master!"

"What's going on?" Yu Ding glanced at her.

"cough!"

Longji cleared his throat strategically and pointed at the rhinoceros beetle and the Thunder Shadow Leopard King: "After my righteous persuasion, they decided to turn over a new leaf and do my bidding."

Niu Dali glared angrily at the two demons: "You two are supposed to be the most righteous, aren't you? Tell me, how many benefits did she use to buy off your righteousness? You've even forgotten your brothers?"

Thunder Shadow Leopard King coughed lightly: "Ten dragon veins!"

"Ten...ten veins, or dragon veins?"

Niu Dali: ∑(O_O;)
"I think this price is... quite reasonable."

Niu Dali had to admit that even he was tempted by the price.

Yu Ding's lips twitched; he knew things would end up like this.

I have to say, this is truly an enviable ability!
"Also, do you know who this is?"

The rhinoceros beetle looked at the jade cauldron with awe.

To be honest, they didn't actually want to follow this celestial princess.

But there was nothing I could do; the princess had given me, cough cough, just too much.

The second one is the princess's master.

The powerful Jade Cauldron Immortal of Jade Void Palace—they could at least hide from the Heavenly Court if they offended them, but what if they added the Chan Sect to the mix…

"Who?" Niu Dali looked at the jade cauldron and had a bad feeling.

"Jade Spring Mountain, Golden Cloud Cave, Jade Tripod Immortal!"

The rhinoceros beetle said in awe, "One of the twelve immortals of the Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain."

"Wha...what?"

Niu Dali was shocked, his eyes widening like copper bells: "You are Jade Cauldron Immortal?"

"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?" Yu Ding smiled.

"You...you...you should have said so earlier! Why didn't you say so sooner!"

Niu Dali said with a forced smile, "If you had told me earlier, there wouldn't be this misunderstanding now. Misunderstanding, Immortal, it's all a misunderstanding."

"Haha!" Yu Ding shook his head and laughed.

“Master, so their target was me,” Longji said in a low voice.

Yu Ding's smile vanished: "And then?"

He actually knew this from the beginning.

After all, who would go to Phoenix Mountain to cause trouble for Yu Ding?

"I have an idea to find out who's behind this."

Longji's eyes flickered as he whispered.

Yu Ding raised an eyebrow: "Playing along?"

"Ah, Master thought of that too!"

Longji exclaimed in delight, "Does this count as the telepathic connection Master was talking about?"

"Ahem, Longji, that's not how you say that!"

Yu Ding was taken aback by his apprentice's words and quickly changed the subject: "But have you considered that doing this is very risky when facing an unknown opponent?"

"Don't worry, we still have our master."

Longji hugged Yu Ding's arm and smiled slyly.

“Disciple, have you forgotten the route you took?” Yu Ding glanced at her.

Longji immediately suppressed his smile, released Yu Ding's arm, and put on the empress's face.

"There's really nothing I can do against you!"

Yu Ding shook his head indulgently, his eyes flashing: "Alright, let's see who's really got the guts this time..."

"Master, what are you doing?"

Longji saw that Yu Ding had taken out a scroll.

"To prevent the little black hand from escaping, we must be absolutely certain of success, so it is necessary to have two people come to support us," Yu Ding said in a deep voice.

The rhinoceros beetle, Niu Dali, and Lei Yingbao exchanged glances and nodded thoughtfully.

Learned, learned!

What is professionalism? This is professionalism!

Immortal Yu Ding is truly thoughtful in his actions, unlike them who just do things without any plan.

Soon after, Phoenix Mountain shook violently, and terrifying supernatural power surged forth.

Nearly half an hour later, the commotion gradually subsided, and most of the Qingluan Douque building was destroyed.

Thick smoke, large craters, sword marks, and corpses littered the ground...

Three long rainbows headed towards the agreed-upon location.

P.S.: More this afternoon! No more interruptions! My old health problem has flared up again!
My insomnia hasn't gotten better, and my knee arthritis has flared up again. It's an old problem that I've been relying on painkillers to get through. The doctor at the big hospital suggested a replacement surgery... which is a bit scary.

To be honest, the word "surgery" scares me a little, partly because I'm afraid of the pain and partly because I'm afraid of the financial strain.

It's not easy for writers to achieve some success, and then they always encounter this kind of thing...

Painkillers will help me hold on, and I'll try my best to update on time and finish this book!

Honestly, I never imagined I'd have to use all that money I'd saved up for here. Damn... now I have to prepare money for surgery. What a joke!
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