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

Chapter 229 Get up and walk a few steps

My uncle is back... At the mountain gate, Lingzhuzi, who had turned into a squirrel, also noticed it and used an invisibility spell, instantly disappearing into the mountain gate.

Just then, a figure with an air of otherworldly grace arrived, riding on clouds.

"Hmm... Li Jing hasn't left yet?"

Looking at the scene at the mountain gate, Yu Ding was slightly taken aback when he landed, somewhat surprised.

Honestly, if Longji is a fake good-for-nothing, then Li Jing is a complete and utter good-for-nothing. Although he has the potential for cultivation, he is still among the worst.

In the original Investiture of the Gods, Li Jing became a general, but his martial arts skills were average, and his only Taoist skill was the ability to escape into the ground.

This guy himself wasn't good at it, but he was lucky and had three sons.

Later, Li Jing was chased and killed by Nezha. He was then given a powerful magic pagoda by the Taoist Ran Deng. It was with this pagoda that Li Jing became known as the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

otherwise……

Yu Ding pulled his gaze from his thoughts, looked at Li Jing below, and pondered.

Li Jing was sent here by that brat Lingzhuzi. I wonder what expression that brat will have if he finds out in the future that he sent his future father.

Yu Ding's expression turned wicked. What if Nezha couldn't beat his own father in the future...?

Thinking of this, Yu Ding's face darkened. To be honest, Li Jing's aptitude was rather poor. It would be very difficult for him to defeat Nezha!
When Li Jing arrived, Long Ji had just stormed the Heavenly Court, and he needed to mediate. Little did he know that this departure would last for another five years.

What to do with Li Jing next is another question.

"master!"

As Yu Ding pondered, his figure appeared halfway up the mountain. Qing Yun immediately came forward, bowed, and looked somewhat uneasy.

"came back?"

Yu Ding glanced at Qing Yun and asked indifferently.

Qingyun immediately knelt down in panic: "Master, please forgive me, I just... I just..."

"No need for further words. You went to the mortal world to seek the Dao, but have you achieved enlightenment?" Yu Ding said softly.

Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Tong'er understands!"

As he spoke, the aura of a true immortal emanated from him, instantly giving him an air of otherworldly refinement.

What? A true immortal… The spirit pearl on the mountain gate was taken aback when it sensed the immortal aura emanating from Qingyun.

Although these senior masters and uncles possess great magical powers, to be honest, the young disciples they keep by their side are all quite ordinary in terms of skills.

After all, the attendants around these immortals don't play a significant role. They are merely summoned at will and used for their own purposes, such as serving their masters, cleaning and tidying up the temple, and serving tea and water when guests come.

Such a simple matter is naturally beyond the reach of those great gods and immortals, and the status of a page is naturally inferior to that of a disciple.

For example, his master Taiyi Zhenren's Golden Cloud Boy was created by a wisp of golden cloud in the sky. Hundreds of years have passed, and he is still only at the Refining Spirit Realm.

The most successful of these children is said to be the White Crane Boy who serves the sect leader, and he has now reached the realm of a celestial being.

And this Qingyun actually reached the realm of immortals while still a virgin...

Lingzhu was very surprised. After all, when they first met, he had beaten Qingyun into a younger brother. Now that Qingyun was the same as him, wouldn't he be easier to bully?
"Not bad, not bad!" Yu Xu smiled.

Qingyun had been with him for a long time and was also his disciple. He was very pleased with his achievements.

Beside him, Li Jing watched Yu Ding and Qing Yun's conversation, sensing the other's transcendent aura, and dared not interrupt.

"Hmm, who is this person?" Yu Ding then asked Li Jing, feigning ignorance.

He was also somewhat troubled about how to deal with Li Jing, after all, Li Jing's aptitude was, to be honest, a bit too touching.

He felt that even a random sweeper from Kunlun Mountain was more talented than Li Jing…

Those servants were just unlucky; they weren't as fortunate as Li Jing.

"Immortal, Immortal! This young man is Li Jing, a wealthy merchant from the Southern Continent!"

Li Jing said excitedly, "I was fortunate enough to have met the immortal once before."

"Oh, it's you!"

Yu Ding feigned a sudden realization: "What brings you to my Taoist temple?"

“Immortal, I have long yearned for the path of immortality. Now that I have finally found traces of immortals, how could I dare to give up?”

Li Jing's face flushed red with excitement: "Therefore, I have traveled thousands of miles to find this place to become your disciple and learn the Dao. I have been kneeling here for five years to show my sincerity. Immortal, please accept me as your disciple!"

After saying this, he bowed down.

“Master, he has indeed been kneeling here for five years,” Qingyun said softly.

It's done... At the mountain gate, Lingzhuzi was overjoyed to hear Qingyun also speak up for Li Jing.

"Don't rush to worship!"

Yu Ding curled his lips and waved his sleeve, a burst of immortal power stopping Li Jing's movements. "Immortal?" Li Jing looked up, puzzled.

"Take a few steps!"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Stand up and walk a few steps!"

Li Jing: ヾ(﹏)
"You said you knelt here for five years to show your sincerity, then stand up and walk a few steps."

Yu Ding smiled and said, "If you can stand up and take a couple of steps here, then why shouldn't I accept you as a disciple?"

Playing the victim card and moral blackmail trick on me is truly...

“You…” Qingyun looked at Li Jing, his expression slowly changing from surprise to deep thought.

Seeing that he had been exposed, Li Jing met the gazes of Yu Ding and Qing Yun, and slowly, an awkward yet polite smile appeared on his face.

"Since you are unwilling to get up, then I will give you one more chance."

Yu Ding said slowly. Li Jing was overjoyed to hear this, but he didn't notice the meaningful smile on Yu Ding's face at all.

"Uncle-Master is still Uncle-Master..." Lingzhuzi could only smile bitterly.

His tactic of winning over immortals with sincerity would surely move nine out of ten immortals, or at the very least, make them feel some compassion.

Little did anyone know, his senior uncle had already seen through his moves, becoming the sole exception.

"This Jade Spring Mountain of mine is not very big, but it's not a place you can just find on a whim. Did you find it all by yourself?" Yu Ding smiled.

“This…” Li Jing was dumbfounded again.

"Without someone's guidance, if you wanted to find my Jade Spring Mountain, you'd probably still be wandering around on the road right now."

Yu Ding bent down and leaned closer to Li Jing, whispering with a smile, "As long as you tell me who brought you here, I'll take you as my disciple. What's wrong with that?"

“This…” Li Jing’s face showed a conflicted expression.

"What?" Yu Ding smiled.

To be honest, although Nezha in the original Investiture of the Gods was an annoying brat, Yu Ding also had a very bad impression of Li Jing.

It is the father's fault if he does not teach his son, but this guy only cares about sowing the seeds and not pruning the seedlings. He has never fulfilled his responsibility as a father, and when things go wrong, he tries to shirk his responsibility...

Therefore, whether you say he's deliberately making things difficult for him or not, he wants to see what kind of character Li Jing is now.

Li Jing said with difficulty, "To be honest, Immortal, I was able to find this place because someone guided me, but I also promised that person not to reveal his name."

"If you don't tell me, how dare I accept you?"

Yu Ding said calmly, "What if... some evil spirit wants to use you to harm me?"

"No, no, no, Immortal, I dare to swear on my life that this is absolutely not a scheme by evil spirits, and it will not harm you," Li Jing said anxiously.

Yu Ding smiled meaningfully, said nothing more, and just stared at Li Jing with a meaningful gaze.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing could no longer utter the words he wanted to say, his face filled with only conflict.

Yu Ding simply waited quietly for his choice.

After a long while, Li Jing looked up and let out a long sigh. Without saying anything more, he slowly bent down and kowtowed to the jade cauldron. Then, with a great effort, he managed to pull a stone slab off the ground. It turned out that his knees were embedded in the stone slab.

Li Jing used his hands to make legs and turned to leave.

"Have you thought this through? If you leave... five years will have been wasted," Yu Ding reminded him.

Li Jing sighed heavily: "I know, but... I can't be disloyal!"

Then, resolutely supporting himself on the stone slabs, he slowly made his way down the mountain.

"He's leaving, aren't you... coming out?"

Yu Ding smiled as he watched Li Jing's resolute figure descend the mountain.

As he spoke, he flicked his finger toward the mountain gate.

"Oops, Uncle-Master, you've found out!"

Lingzhuzi tumbled down in a disheveled state, then glanced at the departing Li Jing and said urgently, "Uncle-Master, it was entirely my idea to keep him from talking; it had nothing to do with him. If you want to blame someone, blame me. He's a really good person..."

Yu Ding simply smiled and looked at him.

"Uncle Master!"

Lingzhuzi grew anxious and suddenly had a brilliant idea: "Look, the senior brothers you used to teach, like Yang, are all incredibly talented. This doesn't really showcase your master's abilities, does it?"

"And then?" Yu Ding asked with a smile.

Lingzhu rubbed his hands together sheepishly and said, "Has Uncle-Master ever thought about... teaching a disciple who isn't so talented, to prove himself?"

(End of this chapter)