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

Chapter 234 Do you have the confidence to defeat Yang Jian?
"it is good!"

Seeing Li Jing become his disciple, Yu Ding happily said, "From this day forward, you will be the eldest disciple of the Floating Light Cave of Flying Fish Mountain."

"The first disciple of the sect?"

Li Jing suddenly looked up in surprise and asked, "Could it be that you... have never taken on a disciple before, senior?"

In an instant, Li Jing felt as if he had been tricked.

After all, no matter what, Master Yu Ding was both famous and had a successful teaching record, and his professional level in teaching disciples was beyond question.

As for what this Master Taixu has... Li Jing gazed at the jade cauldron and fell into deep thought, but then again...

Li Jing recalled their first meeting. Judging from the way he left back then, this Master Taixu probably did have something...

"Ouch!" Just as Li Jing was pondering, he felt a headache coming on. When he looked up, he saw that Yu Ding was standing next to him.

"Why are you still calling me 'senior'? You foolish disciple, call me 'master'!"

Yu Ding smiled and tapped Li Jing with his whisk.

"Yes, Master..." Li Jing replied, rubbing his still-painful head.

"Now that you've slept well, come with me!" Yu Ding turned and disappeared into the cave shrouded in auspicious light.

"At this point, do I have any other choice? I'll fight!"

Li Jing watched the retreating figure, hesitated for a moment, then clenched his fist and strode after him, stepping into the cave.

Although he found the master's self-promotion and promotion of him to come here somewhat unreliable, he was no longer the poor kid from the remote village he was five years ago.

Having met Lingzhuzi and Yuding Zhenren, he had already personally experienced their extraordinary and refined aura, and the aura emanating from this Taoist priest was also undeniable.

The ethereal beauty... Li Jing felt envious. But when he entered the cave, he was immediately surprised to see that the cave was filled with ethereal mist and radiant clouds, just like a fairyland.

Stone steps lead down to the main hall of the cave, where a cloud bed sits atop it.

Hanging on the stone wall behind the bed is a magnificent landscape painting, clearly no ordinary object.

Li Jing seemed to have thought of the above, and began to look around.

"What are you looking for?" Yu Ding asked calmly.

Li Jing asked, "Master, don't you have any servant boys under your tutelage?"

"I don't do those flashy but impractical things," Yu Ding said calmly.

"No, I don't think so..." Li Jing said with an "Oh".

"Since you came here to learn the Dao, and now that you have become my disciple, I ask you, what kind of Dao do you wish to learn?" Yu Ding asked Li Jing.

In fact, given his habits, anyone who wants to become his disciple would have to undergo some kind of test in terms of character and morality.

Li Jing has passed his test and spent another five years at Yuquan Mountain. Now he is considered an older disciple, and it's time to start teaching him.

"Learn...learn what path?"

Li Jing was focused on becoming a disciple and learning Taoism. As for what kind of Taoism to learn, he would just learn whatever his master taught him. What choice did a disciple have?
But now that he has found a master, he feels completely lost when asked what he wants to learn.

Yu Ding did not urge him, but simply watched Li Jing quietly.

After a long pause, Li Jing gave a wry smile and forced himself to say, "Master, please teach me whatever you think is suitable for me!"

After a pause, he said dejectedly, "This disciple knows that my aptitude is poor and I am incapable of learning any profound Taoist arts..."

He recalled the journey to Yuquan Mountain with Lingzhuzi. Along the way, he mostly heard Lingzhuzi complaining about his poor physical constitution. If he hadn't been unable to beat him, he would have beaten that brat long ago.

Lingzhuzi also said that with his poor aptitude, even if he studied Taoism in this life, he would basically not achieve anything great.

If he wants to change his fate, he must seek out his uncle, Master Yu Ding.

Now that he had failed to become a disciple of Master Yuding, Li Jing had basically given up hope. He only hoped to learn some Taoist arts so that he could go down the mountain and make a living.

If I'm lucky, it would be even better if I could marry Miss Yin.

"Haha, your self-awareness... is quite clear."

Yu Ding smiled meaningfully: "However, you're wrong about one thing."

"What?" Li Jing was taken aback.

"Your physical constitution isn't just bad, it's extremely bad!"

Yu Ding laughed and said, "Among all the people with poor aptitude I have ever seen, yours is the worst. No wonder Master Yu Ding did not accept you as a disciple."

Is it really appropriate to expose your disciple's shortcomings like this...? Li Jing's face darkened. "Do you know who the disciples of Master Yu Ding are?" Yu Ding asked with a smile.

"Of course I know, Yang Erlang splitting the mountain to save his mother, causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, moving heaven and earth..."

Li Jing's face showed excitement and longing, and he murmured, "His deeds have spread throughout the world."

As a passionate young man, every time he hears this story, he gets excited and full of longing, doesn't he?

"You actually knew?" Yu Ding looked at him with some surprise.

This matter was also exposed on a large scale this time, but then he thought of Li Jing's previous association with Lingzhuzi, and he must have been told by Lingzhuzi.

"What's wrong?" Li Jing asked anxiously.

"Then are you confident you can defeat him?" Yu Ding raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.

"Huh? Huh? What?"

Li Jing looked as if he had misheard, his face filled with disbelief: "Let me defeat... Erlang Shen? How is that possible? No way!"

"Hmph, trash!"

Yu Ding snorted lightly, "Why not?"

“Master, please don’t make things difficult for your disciple. Erlang Zhenjun is a man of extraordinary talent, with great supernatural powers and high magical strength. Who in the prehistoric world doesn’t know him?”

Li Jing smiled bitterly and said, "What's more, he has the Jade Cauldron Immortal behind him, while I am just a mere mortal with no magical power. How can I fight him?"

"Master Yu Ding? Heh, Master Yu Ding is the one I can't stand the most!"

Yu Ding sneered, "He's just good at picking up bargains. He just happened to have a disciple with exceptional talent. A disciple like Yang Jian is nothing but a pig..."

“Uh…” Li Jing’s lips twitched, and he quickly looked around in alarm: “Master, be careful what you say, or the True Lord might hear you.”

Who exactly is this master? He's so arrogant, daring to even insult Erlang Shen, who caused havoc in Heaven!
"So what if I heard it? I even cursed myself, why would I be afraid of his disciple hearing it?" Yu Ding thought to himself, then continued, "Even a pig immortal could become an immortal through teaching, what does it have to do with Yu Ding?"

"Master, please stop..."

Li Jing looked towards Yuquan Mountain and felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly heard his master's advice to stop him.

Flying Fish Mountain and Jade Spring Mountain are only three thousand miles apart. Who knows if they will be overheard?
"What's there to be afraid of? Even if Yu Ding comes here, I'm not afraid. I'll show you what I'm capable of."

Yu Ding snorted and added, "Besides, it's not like I haven't fought him before!"

"Hmm?" Li Jing raised an eyebrow: "Did you win?"

His eyes were filled with surprise. If his master could fight against Jade Cauldron Immortal, then his master must be quite capable!
Yu Ding coughed lightly: "It's a close call. I've beaten him a few times, and he's beaten me a few times..."

"Each side has its victories and defeats..." Upon hearing these words, Li Jing looked at his cheap master with some suspicion, carefully analyzing the veracity of these words.

He didn't know if it was true or just something his master was exaggerating to save face...

"I dare to accept the useless person that Yu Ding dares not accept! I can teach the useless person that Yu Ding cannot teach."

Yu Ding stared at Li Jing and said, "His disciple is very powerful, so my disciple cannot lose to his disciple either, understand?"

Li Jing seemed to be influenced and wanted to nod, but reason still made him cautiously ask, "Master, is this really... okay?"

Erlang Shen is now a deity standing high in the heavens. What can he possibly use to fight him?
"If I say you can do it, then you have to do it even if you can't."

Yu Ding stared intently at Li Jing: "Even a pig can become an immortal after being trained by me. What are you afraid of?"
If you don't even dare to think about something, you'll never accomplish it. Daring to dream is already half the battle won, understand?

"Disciple...understands. Disciple will definitely not lose to Yang Jian."

Looking at the jade cauldron, Li Jing felt his blood boil after hearing those words, and his eyes blazed with fire. He asked with a pure heart, "Then what will Master teach me first?"

"Go see for yourself, and come find your teacher when you're done."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ding threw a scroll of jade at Li Jing.

"Spells..." Li Jing happily accepted it, and was even more delighted when he saw the first two words. However, when he saw the rest, he was immediately dumbfounded and asked in astonishment, "Spells... the basics of cultivation?"

"A tall building starts from the ground up, and the foundation is of utmost importance. Young people should never be too ambitious."

After being pumped up, Yu Ding stretched and said, "You're just a mortal who doesn't even know the basics of cultivation. Now I'm giving you a heavenly book on magic... can you even understand it?"

P.S.: That was close, I almost crashed again, haha.
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