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

Chapter 309 Those who wish to become my disciples could line up all the way to Kunlun Mountain.

"noob!"

Yu Ding gazed at the approaching Chen Tang Pass and looked at his new disciple: "After we enter the pass, I will be the Grandmaster Taixu! Grandmaster, do you understand?"

Seeing his master's gaze, Xiao Bai quickly nodded and said, "Disciple will remember."

Although he didn't understand, he would just do as his master said.

Chen Tang Pass! The General's Mansion!
"Immortal Master, please wait here for a moment. My master will be back soon."

A servant invited Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, into the reception hall and said with a smile.

Manjushri Guangfa nodded slightly, and after watching the servant leave, a hint of hesitation gradually appeared on his face as he looked into the courtyard.

"I am destined to be with the eldest son of the General of Chentang Pass, and I would never be wrong about that. But... why did I sense a powerful and dangerous demonic force hidden within Li Jing just now?"

Manjushri Bodhisattva's eyes flickered: "What exactly is going on? Could it be that he is practicing demonic magic? Li Jing's practice of demonic magic is naturally related to his so-called master, the True Man of Taixu. Perhaps his master is a demon in disguise."

"Well, it's the Li family's good fortune that I've stumbled upon this today. I'll just take a look at Li Jing's background for the sake of my disciple. If he's a demon... then I'll just kill him."

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He had sensed something was wrong, but since he was a guest and wanted to take Li Jing's son as his disciple, he naturally couldn't say it to his face.

At this moment in the delivery room, Li Jing sat by the bed, holding his wife, who was covered in sweat and extremely weak, in his hands, and said with heartache, "Guangling, you've suffered so much."

"What nonsense are you spouting now!"

Yin Guangling smiled helplessly: "Where's the child? I want to see him!"

Li Jing realized what was happening and quickly waved for a maid to bring the swaddled baby over and place it beside the bed.

"This is our child..." Yin Guangling looked at the baby with a loving expression. "By the way, what should we name the child, Jing-ge? Have you thought of anything?"

Li Jing chuckled: "This is our first child. I plan to have my master take the child. Although he hasn't arrived yet, I believe he will definitely come soon."

"Hmm!" Yin Guangling nodded, then suddenly asked, "By the way, did anyone come to the manor just now?"

Li Jing nodded slightly and recounted what had just happened.

"Manjushri... the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma?"

Yin Guangling asked in surprise, "I heard that this is the senior brother of the Jade Cauldron Immortal we met before. What is he doing here?"

"I don't know!" Li Jing shook his head: "I had a servant invite him to wait in the living room."

"This immortal is an enlightened immortal, just like the Jade Cauldron Immortal. His visit to the manor is certainly not a bad thing."

Yin Guangling was quite optimistic: "Brother Jing, everything's settled here. You should go and receive the immortal. Don't be negligent."

Hopefully it's not a bad thing... Li Jing suppressed the worry in his eyes and smiled, "I know, you get some rest, I'll go check on things. You two keep an eye on the madam and the young master, and report to me immediately if anything happens, understand?"

After giving some instructions, Li Jing smiled and helped Yin Guangling cover herself with the blanket before getting up and walking outside.

But as soon as he turned his back, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

He wasn't as optimistic as his wife, and perhaps because Jade Cauldron had rejected him, and his own master was Jade Cauldron's enemy, he had no sense of awe for the Chan Sect immortals, even though others held them in high esteem.

This Manjushri Bodhisattva of Vast Dharma did not come earlier or later, but only after he had given birth. Moreover, he was so concerned about his child. He was not stupid. How could he not see that the other party was here for the child?
He just couldn't quite figure out the other party's intentions.

Li Jing looked up at the reception room, pressed his hand to his chest, and then strode towards the reception room.

Now he plans to sound out what the other party has to say.

Li Jing strode into the living room and greeted the immortal with a fist and a smile from afar, "Haha, I'm late and have kept you waiting, please don't be offended!"

Manjushri Bodhisattva frowned slightly, but still stood up and smiled, saying, "General Li, you are too kind."

He noticed that Li Jing's words and actions didn't seem to show him the same respect as other mortals.

“Well… by the way,” Li Jing said, his eyes sparkling, “I didn’t know that the esteemed immortal had graced my humble abode with his presence. What advice could I possibly have for you?”

Manjushri Heavenly Venerable glanced at Li Jing and said, "There's nothing else to say. These past few days, I've been in seclusion in my cave, meditating. Suddenly, I had a sudden inspiration and realized that Li Jing's son and I have a master-disciple relationship, so I came here specifically to take him as my disciple."

Li Jing frowned: "Taking...a disciple?"

He guessed that Manjushri was after his son, but this outcome was truly unexpected.

However… he didn’t quite like the tone of Manjushri’s voice. It was a bit arrogant, and it didn’t sound like he was asking for his opinion as a father, but rather like he was informing him.

He knew that with the status and position of this immortal from a prestigious sect, he might have the right to act arrogantly anywhere in the Three Realms, but in front of him, he was very unhappy.

Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, said calmly, "Not bad!"

Li Jing hesitated for a moment before politely declining: "Immortal, the child is still too young..."

In fact, he had already made a plan for this eldest son, intending to raise him himself so that he would take on the great responsibility of seeking justice for the Li family in the future.

Besides, even if you can't train yourself well, you still have a mentor, right?

Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, said calmly, "This humble Taoist can come back in a few years to take him away."

"This... perhaps the immortal has misunderstood me."

Li Jing slowly raised his head and said firmly, "Li Jing does not intend for my child to become a disciple of the immortal."

"Hmm?" Manjushri Bodhisattva looked at Li Jing in surprise, and was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he had considered everything on his way here, including how to teach his disciples.

But being rejected was something he absolutely didn't expect; it didn't make sense.

Who is he?
Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Extensive Dharma!
Personally taught by the Primordial Sage, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect... In terms of status, position, and cultivation, any one of these titles could attract any kind of disciple.

What an honor it is for him to take a mortal's child as his disciple! Shouldn't the mortal be grateful and rush to offer his child to him?

But now, he has been rejected by a mere mortal!

"Li Jing, do you know what you're saying?" Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, shouted, his eyes filled with shock and incomprehension.

“I am very clear-headed. I intend to teach my child myself.”

Li Jing said calmly and respectfully, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Immortal."

"Li Jing, you..."

Manjushri Bodhisattva's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, but he still suppressed his anger and said, "Do you think that with my abilities and status, the line of beings who want to become my disciple could stretch from here all the way to Kunlun Mountain?"

"What a boast..." Li Jing nodded helplessly, "I know, I know."

It seems Master was right. The Twelve Immortals' Three Corpse Worms have not been eradicated, and their anger has not been quelled. Indeed, they have become enraged and ashamed.

No, we can't add fuel to the fire and anger him further. We should calm things down and wait for Master to arrive.

Master, where are you? Come quick!
"With my abilities, I am more than capable of teaching your son. In the future, I will guide him to attain immortality. Whether he lives a carefree life in the world or becomes a guardian deity of the Chan Sect, his future will be limitless. Do you, ignorant boy, know what you have refused?" Manjushri Bodhisattva became more and more excited as he spoke.

He knew he must be losing his temper right now, but this time he just couldn't control it!
He had been waiting for this disciple for hundreds of years. If he hadn't foreseen that his destined disciple would be born now, he would have taken him in and trained him long ago. Why would he let Yu Ding's disciple steal the spotlight and become the talk of the town?
As one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, he waited for hundreds of years until his disciple was born, but was rejected when he was about to take him on as a disciple. If this got out, where would he put his face?

Li Jing said weakly, "But I plan to teach them myself!"

"You'll teach? What makes you think you can teach? What can you possibly teach?"

Manjushri Bodhisattva looked somewhat agitated, and then gave Li Jing a deep look: "With your meager cultivation and skills, is it some kind of demon hiding inside you?"

"you……"

Under that gaze, Li Jing felt an invisible, immense pressure, and with a crack, the stone slab beneath his feet split open.

What made his expression change even more was the other person's gaze, which was deep and seemed to be able to see through everything, as if he were completely naked from head to toe.

"Buzz!"
Under immense pressure, Li Jing's body reacted spontaneously.

Strands of crimson demonic power surged from his chest, spontaneously covering Li Jing's entire body and forming a firebird cloak.

"No..." Li Jing cried out anxiously in his heart. He should have known better than to open the seal a crack just now, just in case. He never expected it to turn out to be such a foolish move.

"Damn it!"

Bi Fang also felt the pressure and became somewhat embarrassed and angry: "You brat, who the hell have you messed with this time?"

"Oh?"

Manjushri Bodhisattva looked at the firebird cloak formed by demonic power around Li Jing's body, his eyes flashing, and said indifferently, "I wondered who it was, it turns out to be the demon god Bifang."

"Wait, why are you so much weaker? It seems like you've been sealed inside Li Jing's body. What... what happened? Who would dare use a human as a vessel to seal a demon god like Bifang?"

It must be said that Manjushri's eyesight is beyond that of ordinary people; he saw through Li Jing's secret at a glance.

"May you be blessed... by the Infinite Heavenly Venerable!"

At that moment, with a Taoist chant, a beam of light fell into the courtyard and transformed into a gray-haired Taoist priest and a white-robed child.

"Master!" Li Jing was overjoyed to see the newcomer.

Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, sized up the Taoist who had suddenly arrived in the courtyard, and gradually frowned, saying, "You are Li Jing's master, that so-called Taoist Taixu?"

He could tell that the other party was at the peak of the Celestial Immortal Realm, but to his surprise, the aura emanating from him was pure and upright, without any demonic energy.

"It is indeed I, fellow Daoist! And who are you, fellow Daoist?"

With a meaningful flick of his whisk, Yu Ding said, "With your level of cultivation, fellow Daoist, coming to my disciple's home to bully a junior, isn't that a bit like bullying the weak?"

"I am Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable Who Spreads the Dharma!"

Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, said in a deep voice, "Does that fellow Daoist know that this boy has sealed the demon god Bifang within his body?"

"Oh? A disciple of the Jade Void Sect, personally taught by the Sage! My apologies for my lack of respect!"

Yu Ding feigned ignorance and said, "As for Bi Fang... I naturally know about it, because I personally sealed Bi Fang inside his body."

"what?"

Manjushri Bodhisattva was taken aback, then coldly said, "Fellow Daoist, you use mortals as vessels to seal demon gods, showing such disregard for life. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

"Fellow Daoist, this humble Daoist cannot accept such high praise."

Yu Ding glanced at him and said indifferently, "That sounds nice. You value life, so what brings you to my disciple's residence?"

Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, said, "On a whim, I calculated that I have a predestined master-disciple relationship with Li Jialin's son, so I have come here to take him as my disciple..."

"Taking on an apprentice? Why did you pin the apprentice's father to the ground while taking on an apprentice?"

Yu Ding scoffed, "What, could it be that the father disagrees, and Immortal Yu Xu is planning to force a sale?"

"This..." Manjushri Bodhisattva was both embarrassed and annoyed.

"Besides, why did you take someone else's child as your apprentice?" Yu Ding said with a smile.

Manjushri, the Heavenly Venerable of Vast Dharma, said solemnly, "Naturally, it is for the purpose of spreading the Dharma and propagating the vast Dharma of Jade Void."

"Come on, others may not know, but do you think I don't?"

Yu Ding said meaningfully, "Fellow Daoist, you have not yet severed the Three Corpse Worms, thus violating the precept against killing. Therefore, you wish to take on a disciple to fight in your place in the future, and sell him out to shield you when necessary..."

"You...you are outrageous! I have tolerated your lies time and again, but you have gone too far and slandered my reputation out of thin air."

A hint of killing intent flashed in Manjushri's eyes: "Today, I, Manjushri, am determined to learn a thing or two from you, fellow Daoist..."

At that moment, he was truly shocked and furious, and the reason for his anger is self-evident.

What truly surprised him was that he had no idea about the background of this Taoist Taixu, while the other party knew everything about his situation.

It was clear that it frightened him somewhat!
(End of this chapter)