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

Chapter 196 Comes with a Natural Counter-Attack Attribute

Seeing Jiang Ziya wince in pain, Yu Ding shook his head, flicked his sleeve, and sent a burst of magical power flying out to land on Jiang Ziya.

"I'm healed?" Jiang Shang, who was still in excruciating pain from the sting, suddenly paused for a moment.

I felt a cool sensation enter my body, and the intense pain suddenly disappeared. The redness and swelling at the sting site had also healed.

Looking at the handsome and refined Taoist priest in front of him, who looked younger and more dashing than him, how could he not know that it was this immortal master who had made the move?
This kid is really unlucky... Yu Ding shook his head speechlessly before taking a closer look at the middle-aged man.

His name was Jiang Shang. He was dressed in gray, thin, with stubble and a travel-worn appearance. He looked to be around thirty years old and somewhat down on his luck.

This is the junior brother who will one day be in charge of the Investiture of the Gods!

"Thank you, Immortal! Thank you, Immortal!"

Jiang Shang, feeling somewhat uneasy under the scrutiny of the jade tripod, gritted his teeth and bowed down again, kowtowing repeatedly and pleading, "I have longed for the Dao of Immortality since I was a child, and I have been away from home seeking the Dao for more than ten years. Please, Immortal Master, take my sincerity into consideration and accept me as your disciple!"

"This matter is not urgent. Who are you from? Explain yourself clearly first!"

Yu Ding stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly. Although he was 98% sure of the identity of the person in front of him, it was still better to be sure.

As he asked his question, a gentle breeze stirred, causing his Taoist robe to flutter, making him appear even more otherworldly and ethereal.

Upon hearing Yu Ding's words, Jiang Shang became excited: "I am from the Southern Continent, from the Eastern Lu Kingdom."

"Although Nanzhou Donglu is not far from Dongzhou, it is still thousands of miles away. How did you get here?" Yu Ding asked with a faint smile.

Jiang Shang looked at the jade cauldron and smiled bitterly: "I dare not lie to you, Immortal Master. I left home when I was a teenager and have been seeking the Dao for more than ten years now."

Yu Ding raised an eyebrow and said, "In more than ten years, you haven't encountered any other immortals?"

Nowadays, gods and humans live together. Although most immortals live far away from the mortal world, there are still many immortals who experience tribulations in the mortal world.

The chances of encountering a deity now are far greater than after the Investiture of the Gods.

Jiang Shang said somewhat embarrassedly, "Before this... I was quite lucky. I encountered some enlightened immortals or some immortal sects who valued my sincerity and were willing to take me in, but..."

"But what?"

Looking at Jiang Ziya's appearance, Yu Ding suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Ahem, perhaps I am unlucky. The masters I have apprenticed with either died violently or suffered a qi deviation during their seclusion. In short, they are all gone."

Jiang Shang sighed, "The sect I joined was also destroyed by a great enemy. Only a few of us were lucky enough to escape with our lives."

Upon hearing this, the usually composed Yu Ding stared at Jiang Shang in shock, speechless for a long time.

The main problem is that I don't know what to say.

The masters and sects he worshipped are all gone, yet he's still alive and kicking...

This guy is practically cursed to kill his master!

This bad luck is affecting even him, let alone the other unlucky immortals.

"Immortal Master? Immortal Master?"

Upon seeing Yu Ding's reaction, Jiang Shang immediately became nervous and hurriedly knelt down and walked forward: "Immortal Master, please accept me as your disciple!"

"Get away from me... cough, don't misunderstand, I mean distance makes the heart grow fonder, don't get so close to me!"

Yu Ding pondered for a moment, then glanced at Jiang Shang again: "By the way, you said your surname is Jiang... what is your relationship with the Marquis of Dongbo?"

Jiang Shang sighed and said, "To be honest, my ancestors were a branch of the Marquis of Dongbo, and we had a fiefdom. We were considered a feudal lord, though not the only one."

However, with the passage of time, it has long since declined, and all of that is in the past.

In the end, he sighed sadly.

Yu Ding nodded slightly. The Shang Dynasty governed the world using a feudal system.

The so-called enfeoffment system is when a king distributes land to royal family members, meritorious officials, or descendants of ancient emperors. The land granted is called a vassal state, and the ruler of the vassal state is called a "vassal lord".

The current situation in the Southern Continent is that the Shang Dynasty royal family rules the Central Plains, and in addition, more than two hundred vassal states are enfeoffed in the four directions of east, west, south and north.

Among these eight hundred vassal lords, the most powerful were the four vassal lords who were known as the leaders of the eight hundred vassal lords, as well as the vassal lords who guarded the nine provinces.

The land in the east of the Southern Continent is called the Eastern Lu Land. The most powerful lord is the Marquis of Dongbo, surnamed Jiang, who oversees the two hundred lords of Eastern Lu.

Since Jiang Shang's surname is Jiang, he must be related to a noble family to some extent.

If we were to go even further, we might even trace it back to Shennong, since the origin of the Jiang surname is the Yan Emperor tribe of the Jiang River...

However, since it was Jiang Shang from Donglu... Yu Ding's eyes flashed, and he was certain that this was his junior brother.

“Immortal Master, I can see that you have an otherworldly air about you, and you are no ordinary immortal.”

Jiang Shang began kowtowing again, pleading, "Please accept me as your disciple! I am truly devoted to the Dao. My parents died when I was young. If you accept me as your disciple, I will regard you as my second parent and serve you faithfully..."

"With your bad luck, I'm not surprised at all that you lost both your parents..." Yu Ding glanced at him, said nothing, and just pretended to do some calculations. Jiang Shang immediately held his breath nervously, his face full of anticipation, both nervous and apprehensive.

After a while.

"Get up!"

Yu Ding glanced at Jiang Shang, then flicked his sleeve, and Jiang Shang immediately stood up involuntarily.

Yu Ding sighed and shook his head.

This scene made Jiang Shang even more uneasy.

"Jiang Shang!"

"The...boy is here!" Jiang Shang forced a smile.

Yu Ding said calmly, "I've done some calculations and found that you and I do have some kind of connection..."

Jiang Shang exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

"Don't misunderstand. Although you and I have some connection, I cannot accept you as my disciple."

Yu Ding coughed and said, "If you want to become an apprentice... you still need to find another famous teacher."

"Ah, why?"

Jiang Shang's smile froze on his face. This result made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. He asked with a puzzled expression, "Why did the immortal say that we are destined to be together, but then refuse to accept me?"

Because I'm afraid you'll bring me bad luck... Yu Ding thought to himself, of course, with his cultivation level, it was impossible for him to bring me bad luck, but it would definitely make his luck worse.

To put it another way, going out with Yun Zhongzi will make him lucky, and he will find some spiritual materials and treasures.

But if you go out with Jiang Ziya... you don't know what will happen, but you'll definitely be unlucky.

"Immortal Master?" Jiang Shang looked at the jade cauldron with a resentful expression and asked anxiously, "Do you despise your disciple for not being sincere enough?"

“This… is not true!” Yu Ding pondered, thinking about how to refuse tactfully without hurting the boy’s young heart.

After all, no matter what, Jiang Ziya was a key figure who would eventually take charge of the Investiture of the Gods.

It's never a bad thing to get along with him.

Aside from being a bit unlucky, there was nothing about this kid that he disliked.

"Then why won't the immortal master accept me?"

Jiang Shang said urgently, "Immortal Master, you might as well speak plainly, so that I may give up hope."

To be honest, Yu Ding was a huge blow to him.

He had indeed encountered immortals before, who could fly, escape into the earth, and ride the clouds, but none of them could compare to the aura emanating from the person before him!
Correct!
A transcendent, otherworldly, and otherworldly aura!
"As for the first one... I already have quite a few disciples, and I'm afraid I don't have enough energy to teach you all."

Yu Ding pondered for a moment and said, "Furthermore, I have foreseen that we are destined to meet, but not as master and disciple. Your master is someone else entirely!"

"Who is it?" Jiang Shang asked anxiously.

"That person is the best master in the world in my heart."

Yu Ding also praised Yuanshi's father, saying, "If you want to become an apprentice, I can show you the way."

Jiang Shang hurriedly said, "Please speak, Immortal Master!"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "At the summit of Kunlun Mountain, in the Jade Void Palace!"

"Immortal Master, is this Kunlun Mountain, Jade Void Palace?"

Jiang Shang pondered for a moment, then looked excitedly at the jade cauldron, only to see the jade cauldron just smiling without saying a word, its figure slowly dissipating in the void.

Watching the jade cauldron, which smiled silently and was about to dissipate, Jiang Shang felt a sense of loss and suddenly called out, "Immortal Master, Immortal Master, will we ever meet again?"

"Guess!" Yu Ding smiled and vanished completely.

"Kunlun Mountain, Jade Void Palace?"

Jiang Shang turned his head to look into the distance. At the end of the endless plain, a majestic silhouette seemed to connect heaven and earth.

He knew that there was a sect called Chan Sect on Kunlun Mountain, which was one of the most famous sects in the prehistoric world.

He had considered becoming an apprentice, but his own lack of talent made him feel inferior and he dared not go.

But at this moment, he was filled with confidence.

The next moment, his gaze gradually hardened, and he strode towards Kunlun Mountain.

P.S.: Mr. Lu: Old Jiang, you didn't expect this day to come when you rejected me, did you?
(End of this chapter)