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

Chapter 239 Don't go to the back mountain

On Flying Fish Mountain, after obtaining the Heavenly Book, Li Jing began to study and cultivate it diligently day and night.

When Li Jing was cultivating the Five Elements Great Escape, after some deliberation, he chose to start cultivating the Earth Escape first, which was not unexpected by Yu Ding.

Because Yu Ding could tell that Li Jing's personality was still that of a very calm and composed person.

More than a month later.

"Master, Master..."

On a starry night, Li Jing ran to the cave with a look of surprise and delight: "Disciple has mastered it."

"What? You've mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique so quickly?"

Li Jing's words left Yu Ding speechless. It should be noted that the Five Elements Great Escape had transcended the realm of mere techniques and was considered a law.

Could it be that he misjudged Li Jing, and that Li Jing is also a genius disciple?

That makes sense, though. You can't judge a disciple solely by their innate talent. Some people may have average talent, but their comprehension is exceptional...

"No, it's that this disciple has cultivated magical power."

Just as Yu Ding was pondering, Li Jing showed off his hands, which emitted a pale yellow light, with some surprise.

Yu Ding: ? ? ?
He reached the Qi Refining Perfection in three days, Yang Jian reached it in half a month, and you, kid, spent a month coming here to tell me that you only managed to refine your magic power?
Li Jing asked, puzzled, "Master, why do you look...not so happy?"

Yu Ding took a deep breath and forced a smile, saying, "No, your master is very happy."

"Is this disciple really... that bad?" Li Jing said with a wry smile.

"Well... it's not bad."

Yu Ding offered words of comfort, but couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

To comprehend the Qi sensation and cultivate a magical power within a month, Li Jing's speed is quite impressive even among some worldly cultivation sects.

But in a top-tier sect like the Chan Sect, such talent wouldn't even qualify one for a basic sweeping job.

"keep it up!"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Next, we can start by cultivating the Five Elements Escape Technique."

With Li Jing's aptitude, it would probably take him two or three years to master the Five Elements Escape Technique. After that, Li Jing would have to go down the mountain to get married…

Moreover, during this time, the cheat code also had to be activated for Li Jing.

Time is really tight... Yu Ding looked at Li Jing, wondering if Li Jing was now at a level where he could come into contact with that power.

After all, although Li Jing was exceptionally intelligent, who knew if he could ultimately resist temptation?
Let Li Jing start by learning the simplest Five Elements Escape Technique, and also temper his mind.

The cultivation of the Five Elements Great Escape Technique is divided into three steps. The first step is naturally to master each of the Five Elements Escape Techniques according to the principles of mutual generation and restraint.

Secondly, one must master the mysteries of the mutual generation and restraint of the Five Elements before one can access those powerful Five Elements Immortal Arts...

"Yes!" Li Jing turned to leave, somewhat disappointed.

"Disciple!"

Yu Ding gazed at Li Jing's retreating figure, and suddenly felt a pang of emotion, calling out to him.

He had read too many useless protagonists in novels before, who were bullied and unloved by their masters and senior brothers, which made him prone to becoming paranoid.

If you are tempted by that force again...

"Hmm?" Li Jing turned around, puzzled.

"The world is not fair. There are some things that we cannot decide at birth, such as our genetic makeup."

Yu Ding said, "Some people are born with good genes, some are born with bad genes, and some are born with none at all..."

“This disciple understands.”

Li Jing smiled helplessly: "But at least I can see a glimmer of hope for becoming an immortal, which is much better than those who are born with nothing."

"Well, it's good that you understand, but what I want to tell you is that innate talent doesn't determine everything."

Yu Ding smiled and said, "While it's true that if hard work were all it took, what would be the point of having geniuses? But when we lack natural talent, putting in more effort is the only way to close the gap with geniuses..."

"I will try my best..." Li Jing's eyes lit up, and he bowed, saying, "This disciple understands."

“Go!” Yu Ding nodded gently.

Li Jing turned and left.

"The path to immortality, the physical body..." Yu Ding pondered.

He was thinking about something: was the path of mortals to become immortals through martial arts similar to his current path of the Nine Revolutions of Profound Skill?
Yu Ding's eyebrows slowly rose, after all, it was all about tempering the physical body and achieving sainthood through the physical body!

However, there is still a significant difference between their physical attainment of sainthood.

While martial artists who achieve physical immortality and become sages may possess power comparable to immortals, without comprehending the Great Dao, they ultimately cannot attain true immortality. He remembered that in the final stage of the Investiture of the Gods, Li Jing was not granted godhood through the Investiture of the Gods List, but rather through physical cultivation…

"Should we create a method for physical cultivation for him, or...?"

Yu Ding raised an eyebrow: "How about we modify the method of tempering the physical body in the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts?"

Li Jing certainly couldn't practice the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, but it wasn't like he hadn't seen methods for tempering the physical body. At the very least, there was that... Eight Gates Formation, right?

If he uses the essence of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts for cultivating the physical body as the main method, and those other methods as supplementary, and puts them together to create a new physical technique... wouldn't that be too much to ask?
Yu Ding acted on his impulse, and in the days that followed, he activated the methods he had memorized and began the path of improvement.

Meanwhile, Li Jing was not idle either. According to the principles of the Five Elements, he chose the Earth Escape Method to start cultivating first, which is in line with his personality.

As the seasons changed, a year passed quickly.

Through diligent study and practice, Li Jing successfully mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique.

During this period, Yu Ding began to have Li Jing train his body, and running three hundred miles every day became the norm...

Rumble…

Beneath a waterfall in the back mountain, Li Jing, shirtless, stood with his hands in a mudra, eyes closed, in the pool below the waterfall, enduring the impact of the raging torrent of water like a ferocious beast. His legs were rooted to the ground, his expression resolute, as immovable as a rock.

By the pool, Yu Ding looked at the figure in the water and nodded gently, saying, "Disciple!"

Li Jing opened his eyes, transformed into a streak of water light, and flew over to land in front of the jade cauldron, smiling, "Master!"

More than a year has passed, and Li Jing has grown into a tall and strong young man.

Having undergone rigorous training, his expression is now resolute, and his body radiates a faint bronze glow.

"I have to go out for a while."

Yu Ding said, "You must guard the mountain gate when I am not here."

His newly created martial arts method encountered a hurdle, and he needed to go and find some materials.

Li Jing was somewhat surprised, but still nodded and said, "I understand."

"By the way, there's one more thing."

Yu Ding said, "When your master is not around, you should not go to the cave in the back mountain!"

"The back mountain? Why?" Li Jing was taken aback.

"I have my reasons for telling you not to go."

Yu Ding gave Li Jing a deep look and said, "You should just listen to me."

Aren't you curious?

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Then let's see the surprise your master has prepared for you."

"okay!"

Li Jing nodded upon hearing this, his expression calm, showing no sign of curiosity whatsoever.

Yu Ding pondered for a moment and said, "Remember this..."

"Understood, Master, you may go!"

Li Jing said speechlessly, "This disciple will definitely not go."

"Hmph, that's not necessarily true..." Yu Ding smiled meaningfully, after all, curiosity killed the cat!

"Master, aren't you leaving yet?"

Li Jing said speechlessly, "This disciple hasn't even covered the five hundred li today!"

“Alright, alright, I’ll go to Kunlun right away…” Yu Ding sighed, then suddenly his expression froze: “Kunlun? Oh no!”

Yu Ding's expression suddenly changed; he seemed to remember something he had forgotten.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Before Li Jing could finish asking his question, Yu Ding, as if its tail was on fire, transformed into a long rainbow and soared into the sky.

"This master is really a handful..."

Li Jing shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Then come back soon!"

At this moment, the jade cauldron in the sky transformed into golden light and darted away as fast as lightning.

"Oh no, oh no, Master asked me to teach Jiang Ziya, and now..."

Yu Ding was on the verge of tears, realizing that he had ended up taking on such private work.

(End of this chapter)