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

Chapter 235 The Great Dictionary of Translation Between Heaven and Man

Yu Ding's words quickly calmed the excited Li Jing down.

He had indeed heard that the script used by immortals was different from that of mortals, and that many mortals who obtained celestial books could not understand them.

Thinking of this, Li Jing opened the jade book and began to study it, but soon he looked up at the jade cauldron in a daze.

The characters on these jade books were indeed different from those of the human race. They were shaped like dragons, phoenixes, turtles, and unicorns. The dragons were vigorous, the phoenixes were soaring, the turtles were steady, and the unicorns were majestic. Each character was powerful, profound, and complex. Upon closer inspection, they seemed to carry a mysterious power that made people unable to resist becoming engrossed in them.

"Is this just..."

Li Jing said in surprise, "It's the immortal script used by the gods in legends."

"To be precise... these characters are called Dragon and Phoenix Seal Script!"

Yu Ding smiled faintly. Ancient races such as the dragon, phoenix, and qilin created extremely brilliant civilizations, and writing was naturally part of them.

The Dragon and Phoenix scripts were created by later sages who took the best parts of ancient scripts and eventually evolved them into the celestial scripts, which are now used by immortals and gods.

As he spoke, Yu Ding raised his hand and pointed, a beam of light fell on the jade book in Li Jing's hand, and an identical jade book was copied. With a wave of Yu Ding's hand, it flew to Li Jing's hand.

"division……"

"I will now teach you to read and write..."

Li Jing wanted to ask something, but before he could speak, he was interrupted. Yu Ding smiled meaningfully and said, "Turn to the last page of the book."

Having no other choice, Li Jing quickly did as instructed, and when he turned to the last page... his eyes suddenly lit up.

He finally found a few familiar characters, and saw a dragon, phoenix, tortoise and unicorn shape with corresponding human characters behind it.

"Come, let me read the first ten sentences to you."

Yu Ding said gently, "Try to find your rhythm..."

As he spoke, Yu Ding read through the dragon and phoenix seal script on the first ten jade slips.

Li Jing pricked up his ears and listened intently, and then...

He discovered that these characters not only looked strange, but their pronunciation was also completely different from that of human scripts.

After listening to the last part with a completely blank expression, he looked at Yu Ding with the same blank expression.

"How are you feeling?" Yu Ding asked with a smile.

Li Jing pondered for a moment and said, "It feels... very strange, but Master..."

"How much have you remembered?" Yu Ding asked with a smile.

"I remember..." Li Jing said guiltily, "This disciple is dull-witted and has only remembered... a small part, but Master..."

"A little over half, hmm, not bad!"

Yu Ding nodded and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"Master, must we start learning these things when we learn the Tao?"

Li Jing gave a bitter smile: "I've heard that when others learn the Dao, those masters pass on the secrets orally, so they don't need to... learn these things."

"Hmph, are you questioning my teaching methods?"

Yu Ding snorted coldly, and immediately, the temperature in the cave seemed to drop considerably.

"This disciple dares not..." Li Jing quickly replied.

"Hmph, then tell me, how many of those who went down the mountain to learn Taoism actually amounted to anything?"

Yu Ding sneered, "As the saying goes: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime..."

Li Jing asked cautiously, "Master, what...what do you mean?"

Are you an idiot...? Yu Ding was stunned and speechless. In an instant, he sensed the disparity in abilities between Li Jing and his disciples, Yuan Hong and Yang Jian.

Those two guys were incredibly shrewd; they could guess the meaning of some proverbs from his past life before he even had a chance to explain them.

Some can even draw inferences from one instance to another and understand other principles...

Longji was the only one who was a bit simple-minded. Having dealt with his highly intelligent disciples for so long, Yu Ding felt a little out of place suddenly encountering a normal one!
It seems he needs to change his old teaching methods.
"It means... Instead of giving you a fish, I would rather teach you how to fish so that you can learn to fish on your own."

Yu Ding said, "What's the use of just teaching you some spells? If you happen to see other methods in the future and want to cultivate them, but you can't read, won't you feel embarrassed?"
"You might even blame me for not teaching you to read and write. If you don't learn other skills, how will you compare to Yu Ding's disciples?"

So Master had good intentions... Li Jing suddenly realized, and scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, saying, "Master is joking, how could this disciple dare to blame Master?"

Hearing Yu Ding's words of advice, Li Jing inexplicably felt less distrustful of his master.

"Hmph, you're already very lucky, kid. You have your teacher reading aloud in front of you. Unlike me back then..." Yu Ding stopped there and said, "Continue. Try to memorize it carefully and you'll be able to read it after three tries."

"You'll learn to read it after just three readings?" Li Jing asked, looking troubled.

"People can read Yang Jian's name after reading it only once."

Yu Ding said expressionlessly, glancing at Li Jing: "You're both human, what makes you inferior to him?"

"I'll get it in one go..." Li Jing said with a wry smile, "I heard from Lingzhuzi that Yang Jian is a genius..."

"Excuse!"

Yu Ding glared and said, "When you encounter a problem, instead of trying to overcome it, you only make excuses. No wonder Yu Ding doesn't want to be accepted by others!"

Master, that hurts a little... Li Jing: ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

"continue!"

Yu Ding gave a light hum and perfunctorily taught Li Jing to read the single characters in the dragon and phoenix seal script three times.

"Alright, now go out and translate the first part, then come back to me!" Yu Ding became the hands-off manager.

“Translate…” Li Jing was dumbfounded.

"Go quickly! That's right!"

Yu Ding urged him to wave his hand, then suddenly remembered something and took out a three-inch jade book from his sleeve, saying, "Take this!"

Li Jing carefully took it, only to feel a sudden weight in his hand. He looked down and his face darkened. He saw that it was the "Great Dictionary of the Mutual Translation of Heaven and Man"!
However, he had no choice at the moment, so he bowed, turned around, and left the Floating Light Cave with the two jade scrolls in his arms.

Watching Li Jing's retreating figure, Yu Ding fell into deep thought...

Li Jing was limited by his own aptitude, and even if he were taught well, it would be difficult for him to achieve great things.

At most, he could only learn a few simple Taoist techniques and go down the mountain to make a living, just like before.

Therefore, he had other plans for Li Jing in terms of strength.

Thinking about the trouble Nezha would cause in the future, and Li Jing's cold-hearted father, Yu Ding believed that it was more important to teach Li Jing about responsibility right now...

As Li Jing stepped out of the Floating Light Cave, he felt the sky brighten before his eyes.

But it was already dawn.

Holding the book, Li Jing found a shady spot under a tree, laid it on a rock, and began to translate it bit by bit to complete his master's important task...

Thus, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and soon it is afternoon.

"Mission accomplished..."

Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief, excitedly stood up holding the translated text, and read it aloud with curiosity:
"At birth, human nature is inherently evil. Human nature is similar, but habits differ greatly..."

"If a child is not raised properly and then not properly taught, it is the father's fault. If the teaching is not strict, it is the teacher's laziness..."

As he read it aloud, Li Jing's expression gradually became serious, and after several repetitions, he fell into deep thought.

He may be less gifted and slower to react, but every word he speaks contains profound truths that are enough to provoke deep thought…

"This master might be..."

Li Jing turned around abruptly, looked at the cave dwelling with a serious expression, and then suddenly smiled.

Maybe they really are amazing!

(End of this chapter)