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

Chapter 23 Master, love will disappear, won't it?
Qingyun pondered for a moment, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "Master, it's my fault. I really forgot to make it clear to you."

"Okay, go and apply the medicine. Remember to be clear about the details next time you do a divination; details determine success or failure." Yu Ding was very satisfied with Qing Yun's reply.

He said it wasn't a problem with his divination skills.

"Yes!" Qingyun glanced at the cave entrance with some fear.

The birdsong had stopped by now.

Even so, Qingyun felt guilty and left cautiously.

"Junior brother, did you deliberately miscalculate?"

Taiyi looked at Qingyun's retreating figure and said thoughtfully.

"Intentionally?" Yu Ding was taken aback.

How could he not know that he did it on purpose?
"Learning from my junior brother's lesson this time,"

Master Taiyi's eyes gleamed with a strange light as he smiled and said, "I suppose Qingyun will be much more obedient from now on and won't be so mischievous."

Learned, learned!

My junior's teaching methods are truly superior.

Jade Cauldron: "┐(￣ヮ￣)┌"

Honestly, I never intended to betray Qingyun!
"I didn't expect that I still couldn't escape my senior brother's discerning eyes."

Yu Ding laughed, following Taiyi's words: "This child is really too naughty. He is so young and already like this. If he is not taught a lesson, how will he grow up?"

Taiyi wholeheartedly agreed, saying, "Junior Brother is right!"

"However, under my tutelage, Qingyun has also reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining. With twenty or thirty years of cultivation and having learned a sword technique, his skills are not weak."

Yu Ding said in a deep voice, "I never discovered that the golden-winged bird in my mountain has such abilities before. It seems I should go and take a look when I have the chance."

As everyone knows, Qi cultivators have four great interests: resources, Daoist partners, cultivation methods, and treasure lands.

This is what is commonly referred to as wealth, companionship, Dharma, and land.

No one who cultivates Qi can escape these four things.

However, Yu Ding felt that he was the only exception.

Besides his Daoist partner, he had everything that ordinary Qi cultivators dreamed of: resources, methods, territory, and magical treasures. Plus, he was handsome.

In addition, behind him stood the Chan Sect, eleven fellow disciples at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, and their master at the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal level.

They chat with immortals and their acquaintances are unparalleled!

What do you think his jade tripod is still missing?
Therefore, although Yu Ding was still a Qi cultivator, he had already broken away from the four low-level hobbies of other Qi cultivators.

What's so great about wealth, companionship, methods, and land? If you like things, you should gravitate towards those powerful and influential figures.

Even immortals have three great loves: having a place to cultivate, having fellow Daoists to discuss the Dao, and having a mount to ride when they go out!
The incident started because Qingyun wanted to find him a mount.

Yu Ding did indeed want a mount.

After all, in this ancient world, mounts have a very rich culture, and many immortals and gods like to collect them.

Mounts are for transportation, so do you think that gods can't walk or are too lazy, hence the trouble of taming mounts?

The layout is small!

The unspoken rule stemming from the mount culture is: the more awesome your mount is, the more capable you appear to be, and the more prestigious you are when you go out.

In Journey to the West, all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens were helpless against Taishang's green ox, but when Taishang arrived, he casually said: "Ox, why don't you come home with me?" and easily resolved the crisis.

A problem that even countless gods and Buddhas couldn't solve was effortlessly resolved by a single sentence from the Supreme Being. What does this prove?
This proves that your grandpa is still your grandpa!
Taiyi calculated with his fingers and smiled: "Golden-winged Bird... I see."

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"Junior brother, don't you know that the pair of golden-winged birds that nested in your mountain carry the bloodline of the Golden-Winged Roc?"

Taiyi countered, "Although the bloodline is extremely thin, it is still quite remarkable. Qingyun's cultivation is still shallow, so naturally he is no match for that beast."

"Of course I know that."

Yu Ding smiled calmly and said, "Speaking of which, Qingyun provoked them because of me."

Taiyi's expression indeed changed: "What do you mean by that?"

"Qingyun wanted to capture a golden-winged bird chick just so I could use it as a mount," Yu Ding sighed.

"Oh, I was too naive to think this through."

Taiyi nodded slightly and pondered, "Junior Brother's cultivation is still shallow, and traveling is a big problem. He does need a mount to get around."

"Yes, yes..." Yu Ding nodded in agreement.

Taiyi said, "However, the Golden-Winged Bird is too fierce, which does not conform to the Daoist philosophy of my immortal family, which emphasizes detachment from worldly affairs. How about I give you my crane instead?"

"This crane does indeed match the demeanor of an immortal."

Yu Ding pondered, "However, if we encounter a formidable opponent, even a crane might not be able to fly as fast as I can."

Okay, to be honest, Yu Ding doesn't think much of cranes.

It doesn't look as imposing as dragons, phoenixes, or qilin, and it doesn't seem to have much offensive power. It also doesn't fly very fast.

"Not as fast as you? Junior brother, don't look down on me. My crane can fly tens of thousands of miles a day," Taiyi said with a smile.

Yu Ding: "..."

“Since you don’t want it, junior brother, then I will lend you He’er for now, is that alright?” said Master Taiyi.

"Alright!" Yu Ding had no choice but to agree.

The borrowed mount should feel different.

"Junior brother, don't underestimate my crane. It has been with me for three thousand years." Taiyi Zhenren said with a meaningful smile, "I am a vegetarian, but my crane is not. Listen carefully, it's a fairy crane!"

When he mentioned the word "immortal" in "crane," his voice became a little heavier.

"A crane?" Yu Ding pondered for a moment, then suddenly noticed something interesting. His eyes lit up, and when he looked at Taiyi, Taiyi nodded affirmatively.

"Thank you, Senior Brother. Does what you just said still stand?"

"Which one?"

"What about the line, 'How about I give you my crane, brother?'"

Taiyi: "..."

Half a day later, Taiyi Zhenren took his leave.

A crane, three meters tall with distinct black and white feathers, has appeared on the open ground in front of Jinxia Cave. It is very elegant and beautiful.

"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk."

As the sun set, Yu Ding gazed at the horizon and sighed, "My senior brother has left so quietly, just as he came so quietly, waving his sleeves without taking away a single cloud, leaving only a crane behind."
"Hmm, a crane, so perhaps the head is better?"

Qingyun stood behind and looked at the old man who was stuck in a daze, scratching his head helplessly.

His master often expressed his feelings in this way and told him that this was poetry, containing a very beautiful artistic conception. But why couldn't he feel any artistic conception in this so-called poetry?

He couldn't help but glance at the crane beside him again.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the crane was staring intently at Yu Ding's back, its eyes gleaming.

"Hey, you big crane, can you even understand the beautiful imagery in our master's poems?" Qingyun said irritably.

The crane glanced at Qingyun with displeasure and spoke in a clear, girlish voice: "Of course, we cranes only recognize elegant and beautiful sounds. If you can't hear it, it just means your aesthetic sense is terrible."

"you……"

Qingyun was startled and pointed at the crane, saying in a trembling voice, "Master, this crane has started talking! It has become a spirit!"

"Hate!"

The crane rolled its eyes at him: "She's the Crane Fairy!"

Disturbed, Yu Ding turned around in displeasure, but still maintained his detached and aloof demeanor.

The crane quickly said, "Crane greets Lord Jade Cauldron."

Yu Ding nodded slightly, a barely perceptible look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Is it a baby female crane?

“Master, it…” Qingyun ran over to complain.

"Qingyun, from now on, I'll entrust He'er's daily life to you."

"what?"

Qingyun was dumbfounded.

The crane's eyes curved into crescent moons in a human-like manner, and it nodded excitedly.

Yu Ding walked towards Jinxia Cave and said calmly, "It's decided then. From now on, Qingyun, you will be the number three person in our Yuquan Mountain. Work hard."

Number three?

Qingyun was stunned, feeling sorrow rather than joy.

When Yuan Hong first came, he was my little brother for a while!

But now it's immediately clear that Master > Crane > Qingyun. Even a newly arrived Crane has a higher status than me, Qingyun.
So, sir, love will disappear, won't it?
...

...

At this moment, in the thirty-third heaven, the Jade Emperor was arriving at the Lingxiao Palace to gather civil and military officials for the morning court session.

Suddenly, a blue-robed immortal holding a whisk appeared and said, "Reporting to the Heavenly Emperor, the deputy general of the Heavenly Sea God General requests an audience and awaits the imperial decree outside the hall."

The Supreme God of Heaven nodded slightly: "Summon!"

Before long, the heavenly general who had escaped entered the hall, knelt down and said sadly, "Heavenly Emperor, something terrible has happened. The Heavenly Sea God General was defeated and captured at Meishan, and all the heavenly soldiers have been imprisoned."

"What? General Tianhai was defeated at Meishan?"

Upon hearing this, the civil and military deities in the hall immediately erupted in uproar.

"Although Tianhai thinks highly of himself, he is quite capable. What kind of evil demon has such abilities?"

"What exactly happened?" Venus asked.

The soldier said, “We followed General Tianhai to besiege the Six Monsters of Meishan. Just when the Six Monsters had nowhere to go, a fierce demon appeared out of nowhere. He called himself Yuan Hong of Meishan and used some unknown supernatural power to transform into a giant ape ten thousand feet tall, which covered the sky and the sun. He captured General Tianhai with a wave of his hand. We were no match for him.”

The moment these words were spoken, the entire Lingxiao Palace fell silent.

The gods were shocked; the palace was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Beneath the imperial crown, the Jade Emperor frowned slightly, somewhat disliking the atmosphere of silence.

This will only make the issue stand out more clearly.

That means his subordinates are all useless idiots.

"What kind of place is Meishan? What is the origin of this evil demon that it possesses such supernatural powers?" asked the Jade Emperor.

The gods looked at each other.

No one answered.

(End of this chapter)