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

Chapter 317 The Twelve Forms of Divine Mechanism

"Senior Brother Xuandu, please!"

Then, the Venerable Master Shuguangfa led the Grand Master Xuandu to Chentang Pass. With this chief disciple of the Human Sect going to distinguish the true from the false, there was naturally no need to worry about making a mistake.

Despite this senior brother Xuandu...

Whether in terms of age or the time when he began cultivating Taoism under his master's tutelage, he was much later than the Twelve Golden Immortals.

Outsiders may not know much about the origins of this Senior Brother Xuandu, but since they share the same origin, they know quite a bit about him.

The earliest group of humans were fortunate enough to become disciples of his grandmaster, the Sage Taiqing, and became the only officially recognized direct disciples of the Human Cult.

Of course, back then, he wasn't worthy of being called "senior brother" by them.

Because at that time, whether it was the twelve disciples of Jade Void or the eight disciples of Biyou, they had all stepped into the Golden Immortal realm, and even Antarctic Daoist and Duobao Daoist had achieved the Great Luo Dao Fruit.

After becoming the only direct disciple of the Human Sect, they initially had high expectations for his performance. However, he didn't have anything particularly impressive about his cultivation.

It could even be described as terrible.

Ordinary disciples can enter the Qi Refining realm within three years of cultivation, and only then can they be called Qi Refiners. However, this person took thirty years to reach this realm.

From Qi Refining to Spirit Refining to Returning to the Void Realm, those with excellent aptitude can usually complete the process within fifty years when they begin their quest for the Dao, while those with less aptitude may need anywhere from a hundred to several hundred years. However, this person took over a thousand years.

Such a slow pace is not only inferior to that of the direct disciples of sages, but also to some worldly Qi cultivators of average aptitude.

This made them wonder what their senior master saw in him.
However, they had seen this person many times before, and when this fellow disciple heard others talking about his slow cultivation, he didn't say much, but just smiled calmly, without being impatient or agitated, and seemed to have no desires, wants, or competition.

However, it wasn't until later that this fellow disciple, who had been comprehending the Dao in the Returning to Emptiness Realm for many years, suddenly attained enlightenment and became a True Immortal in the morning and a Celestial Immortal in the evening.

Then, he spent another sixty years going from a Celestial Immortal to a Golden Immortal, and another ninety years achieving the Great Luo Dao Fruit from the Golden Immortal realm, shocking everyone in the three religions.

From then on, Duobao and Nanji had to address him as "Brother Dao," and everyone else had to respectfully call him "Senior Brother."

Of course, the name Xuandu was not actually his Taoist title. It was because his master's uncle lived in the Xuandu Cave of the Daluo Palace, and he often served by the side of the Taiqing Sage. Over time, he was called the Xuandu Grand Master.

……

East Courtyard of the General's Mansion at Chentang Pass.

This is a residence that Li Jing specially prepared for Yu Ding. The courtyard has mountains and water, and is decorated in a very quiet and elegant manner.

"Eighty-nine, ninety, Master... Master, I can't hold on any longer."

At this moment, Xiaobai's panting and exhausted sounds could be heard in the courtyard.

"You can't even manage ninety? My disciple, your constitution is..."

Yu Ding's calm voice came: "You seem a bit weak. You're so young, how can you be so weak at such a young age?"

"Master, please get off me! I didn't even break a sweat while doing all this!"

"Pah! You brat, how dare you talk back? What kind of insolent words are you spouting?"

The jade whisk handle tapped Xiaobai on the head, and he snorted irritably.

At this moment, the new apprentice is undergoing his physical training, doing push-ups, but there's no way to stop the witch clan's physique from being too strong.

To make things a little more difficult for his disciple, he sat on his disciple's back to add some weight.

After he tapped the whisk a few times, several red bumps slowly appeared on Xiaobai's head.

"Ooh..." Little White pursed her lips in pain and silently shed tears. Suddenly, her eyes flashed, and she flipped over, trying to knock the Taoist behind her away.

Then... click!
His lower back made a soft cracking sound.

"Wow!" Xiaobai burst into tears instantly, but bit her lip to keep herself from making a sound.

"Little brat, you've got some strength in your waist..." Yu Ding glanced over and asked, "Aren't you going to continue?"

Startled, Xiaobai quickly continued, soon drenched in sweat, soaking the ground, and his arms were trembling.

While doing it, Xiaobai's face was full of confusion. To be honest, although these training movements were a bit strange, they were not very difficult. He could do tens of thousands of them in one go without even panting.

But ever since his master sat on it... he immediately lost his mind.

He never expected that his usually thin master would be as heavy as a mountain. He really didn't know if the flesh under his robes was made of iron.

"Ninety-nine, one... one hundred..." With the last blow, Xiaobai collapsed to the ground with a 'thud,' kicking up dust. Its body and limbs felt as if they were filled with iron, and it could no longer support itself.

The jade cauldron landed lightly not far away.

"Cough cough cough, Master...Master..."

The young man, panting heavily as he lay on the ground, asked, "What kind of cultivation method is this? I've never heard of it before."

"You don't understand this, do you?" Yu Ding glanced at him.

Xiao Bai nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"It's good that you don't understand. If you did, you'd be the master."

Yu Ding gave him a deep look and said, "You only need to remember that this is a body-refining technique that I specially created for you after summarizing the body-refining methods of your twelve ancestors... the Twelve Divine Techniques."

"Divine Machine... Twelve Forms?"

Xiao Bai stared at the jade cauldron in surprise, then suddenly perked up and felt less tired.

Whether it was a summary of the body-refining methods of the twelve ancestral witches or a method specifically created for him, these words shook him to his core.

"You are a member of the Witch Clan, and your strong physique is your advantage. Your body contains unlimited potential."

Yu Ding said inscrutably, "All I can do is find a key to unlock the full potential within you. Clearly, the Twelve Divine Techniques is it..."

"Really?"

Little White looked up at the jade cauldron with surprise, its eyes seemingly sparkling.

"Ahem, that's... natural..."

Yu Ding coughed lightly and then turned away guiltily, not daring to meet Xiao Bai's eyes.

The advantages and disadvantages of the Wu tribe are equally obvious. They are physically strong, but they are born without a primordial spirit and cannot cultivate one like other beings born later in life.

Without the primordial spirit, one cannot perceive the profound principles of the Heavenly Dao, cannot act in accordance with Heaven, cannot foresee heavenly secrets, and cannot cultivate supernatural powers and Daoist arts...

In this era where the primordial spirit of immortality is the mainstream, being born without a primordial spirit, and unable to cultivate one like other beings born later, only proves that the Wu clan has been abandoned by the current trends of heaven and earth. Of course, he didn't actually want to teach Xiaobai the Dao and methods of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Firstly, although Xiaobai is a pure-blooded witch, he is not naturally violent and warlike, and his physical talent is relatively poor among witches.
Secondly, the fact that the twelve Ancestral Witches only reached the Ancestral Witch realm throughout their lives proves that this path has little future.

Of course, if his master is content with just becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal, then his disciple should be even more satisfied if he can cultivate into an Ancestral Witch, right?

Anyway, as a master, he would be very proud to have taught a disciple of the Ancestral Witch.

The key problem is that each of the twelve Ancestral Witches controls a major path, and Xiaobai's physique is not compatible with the Dao methods of these twelve. Seeing that his disciple is about to begin his cultivation, he has to teach him how to practice!

Left with no other option, he could only think of using some basic fitness methods from Blue Star to stall for time, and then pass them on once he found a suitable path for Xiaobai.

Although he couldn't bear to deceive the child, at this moment, he could only tell a white lie.

I suppose that when this kid finds out the whole story in the future, he'll understand his master's difficulties and hardships... right?

"But...why does it feel a little too easy?"

While pleasantly surprised, Xiaobai pondered for a moment and then raised his question.

The jade whisk tapped him on the head again, and he snorted, "You talk too much. Haven't you heard the saying 'The greatest truths are the simplest'? The most profound truths often require the simplest methods to understand..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Ding suddenly realized something was wrong, quickly coughed, and looked at his disciple guiltily.

Xiao Bai was rubbing his head when he realized that this time it hadn't hurt.

"Ahem, the most profound truths are often extremely simple, so simple that they can be explained in just one or two sentences. This is what is meant by 'a true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings can fill countless volumes.' Do you understand?" Yu Ding corrected him calmly.

Xiao Bai said with a look of reverence, "Disciple will remember, Master!"

Although I didn't understand it very well, it felt very profound and amazing.

“Alright, next I will tell you the secret to this cultivation method, which is... perseverance!” Yu Ding looked at Xiao Bai deeply and said.

Xiao Bai said thoughtfully, "Persist?"

"Yes, no matter how arduous the path of cultivation may be, you must persevere in order to succeed."

Yu Ding said, "And the Twelve Forms of Divine Mechanism are divided into two types: one where the hands support the ground, um, the Double Dragons Shaking the Earth, and the Fish and Dragon Hundred Transformations where the hands hug the neck while lying on the ground..."

"Wow?" Little White listened intently to Yu Ding, gradually becoming absorbed in the story.

After a while, Yu Ding taught Xiao Bai the name and key points of the Twelve Forms of Divine Mechanism for Fitness.

Finally, Yu Ding said solemnly, "From now on, you must persist in doing one hundred of these bowing... cough, double dragons shaking the earth, one hundred fish and dragon transformations... and finally, carry a weight of ten thousand jin and run a lap around Chen Tang Pass. Do this every day without fail, rain or shine. Do you understand?"

Xiao Bai's expression turned serious as he shouted, "I understand!"

"If you understand, then go practice!"

Yu Ding shouted, and soon Xiao Bai started doing sit-ups again, cough, fish and dragon transformation.

Yu Ding's spell increased the pressure on Xiao Bai, but this time there was no pain on Xiao Bai's face, and her eyes and face shone with determination.

"Hey, junior brother, practicing?"

At this moment, Li Jing walked in carrying the baby, looking relaxed, and said with a smile, "Son, look, that's your grandmaster, and the one on the ground is your uncle..."

Swish!
Yu Ding turned his head and said with a smile, "Jing'er, you seem to have been a bit lax lately."

Li Jing's smile froze, sweat beaded on his forehead, and he forced a dry laugh, "Well, Master, it's not that I've been negligent, but you see, I've been busy with affairs within the pass, and I still have to take care of the child when I get back..."

"It's alright, let me hold your grand-disciple, and you can also take some time to practice a set!"

"Um...no need, Master..."

"What do you mean you don't need to? You're busy training troops during the day and at night. Look at your dark circles. How can your body handle it if you don't train now?" Yu Ding glared at him.

Li Jing blushed and said, "Master!"

After a while.

"one two three……"

With the shouts, Li Jing lay down next to Xiao Bai and started doing push-ups with a look of utter despair.

Behind him, Yu Ding held Jinzha in his arms, moving him up and down.

“My dear grand-disciple, hey, call me grandmaster, call me grandmaster…” Yu Ding teased the child.

While performing the "Fish and Dragon Transformation" routine, Xiao Bai asked in a low, curious voice, "Senior...brother, what kind of soldiers do you train at night?"

Li Jing blushed, and finally scolded in embarrassment and annoyance, "Don't ask so many questions, child!"

After being scolded, Xiao Bai gave a confused "Oh," but her curious little eyes lingered on Li Jing.

Li Jing: o(｀ω)o
……

Just as Yu Ding was training his apprentices.

Suddenly, he sensed a profound and unfathomable Daoist aura approaching.

He immediately landed gracefully behind Li Jing and said, "Jing'er, Xiaobai, let's stop practicing here for now. A friend has come from afar~"

"friend?"

Li Jing and Xiao Bai stood up in surprise, while Yu Ding stood in the courtyard holding Jin Zha.

Just then, as the cries of deer and the fragrance of exotic aromas drifted from mid-air, a cloud of auspiciousness floated in.

On the clouds, one Taoist priest rode a deer, and another Taoist priest rode on a cloud.

"Huh? Why are Dipankara and Samantabhadra here?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, a hint of surprise flashed in Yu Ding's eyes. This was unexpected; he hadn't anticipated that the person had been changed.

Although he had not mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, he had studied its transformation methods. Now that he had achieved the Golden Immortal realm, he was not afraid of being recognized by Randeng.

P.S.: It's almost the end of the month, can everyone gather 200 monthly tickets? I'd like to have another chance to get some freebies from Qidian next month!

I'm so sleepy, I'll correct any typos tomorrow! Goodnight! Chao, why is it dark again?!

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