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

Chapter 324 Even my master's uncle is missing a closed-door disciple?
"Is this the Grand Master's training ground?"

When Yu Ding first arrived at this sacred realm of Taiqing, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Here, in the sacred realm of Taiqing, clouds and mist swirl, purple vapors rise, auspicious herbs grow on the slopes, and spiritual mushrooms flourish in the ground. There are also countless strange birds and beasts, spiritual trees and ancient trees, and the scenery is so unique that it is overwhelming.

Compared to the two major sacred realms with numerous disciples and palaces, the Taiqing Sacred Realm is less noisy than the Shangqing Realm and more majestic than the Yuqing Realm, and has a more natural charm.

Fortunately, Yu Ding was a man of great experience. He had been to Yuqing Sacred Realm, which was his own, and he had also been to Shangqing Sacred Realm. Today, he was only curious about the residence of a sage and did not feel any restraint or tension.

After all, they are all family. Isn't his visit just like visiting his senior uncle's home?

Seeing Yu Ding's composed demeanor even at the sage's abode, Grand Master Xuandu couldn't help but be secretly surprised, a look of appreciation appearing in his eyes.

If immortals are unattainable to mortals, then so are saints and celestial beings to immortals—they stand atop mountains, beings that all living beings must look up to.

Even though he was extremely nervous when he first met that teacher, he never expected that someone could be so calm.

"To arrive at a sage's abode with such composure, Taixu is truly the first person to do so..."

Grand Master Xuandu thought to himself, then frowned slightly: "But why does he act as if he's at home?"

He noticed that Taixu was walking around and looking at the scenery of the sacred realm, nodding and smiling from time to time, as if he had entered his own backyard.

In the center of the sacred realm stands a great mountain, atop which stands a palace, not particularly magnificent, but imbued with the aura of the Great Dao.

Listen quietly, and it seems as if the voice of the Great Dao is echoing within.

Around the mountains, I saw hermits playing Go, three or five immortals discussing immortality and Taoism, quietly expounding on profound mysteries, and monkeys, foxes, birds, and other creatures gathering around, listening to the teachings and scriptures like students, completely absorbed...

Are these people disciples of the Sage Taiqing?

Yu Ding was somewhat surprised, but upon reflection, it wasn't impossible.

One true disciple, but there can be countless inner and outer disciples!

"No!" Grand Master Xuandu smiled.

Yu Ding raised an eyebrow: "Hmm..."

Grand Master Xuandu smiled gently: "No need to worry. All things in this world are for our use, but do not belong to us. If my teacher and I can come here, why can't other living beings?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Ding looked thoughtfully at the immortals and mortals below, as well as the birds and beasts listening to the sermon.

The number of sacred mountains and blessed lands in this world is limited. The strong occupy famous mountains and great peaks, while the rest can only share a single sacred mountain and blessed land. For example, Meishan has the Seven Monsters of Meishan and a team of Meishan Brothers.

However, there has always been a distinction between immortals and mortals. Today, immortals, mortal hermits, birds and beasts are all living together peacefully here, which is indeed a rare and harmonious scene.

"The Grand Mage is back!"

"Grand Master!"

When the crowd and the birds and beasts saw Xuandu arriving on a cloud, they all waved to greet him, and Grand Master Xuandu smiled and nodded.

Soon, the two arrived at the top of the mountain, in front of the palace!

"The Xuandu Cave of the Great Luo Palace?"

Yu Ding looked around the ancient building, while Xuan Du smiled and said, "Come with me, this is where the master's dojo is located."

He carried the jade cauldron through the Xuandu Cave of the Great Luo Palace.

Inside the Xuandu Cave, Yu Ding quickly discovered that although the outside of the Daluo Palace didn't look very big, the inside was a completely different world, as if he had stepped into a new world.

After walking through the cave for a while, suddenly, purple mist filled the air ahead, and Yu Ding saw a purple palace standing tall. It was not particularly magnificent, but purple mist flowed around it, and clouds and fog rose.

This palace is like an immortal Taoist palace, with an aura of the Great Dao flowing through it, inspiring deep awe.

Above the main gate of the palace, three golden Taoist patterns gleamed brightly.

“Eight Views Palace?!” Yu Ding’s eyes flashed with surprise as he recognized the ancient characters.

The significance of this Taoist palace to the Taiqing Sacred Realm is roughly equivalent to that of the Yuxu Palace to the Yuqing Sacred Realm.

"Master, you're finally back?!"

Two boys dressed in gold and silver robes stepped forward and said with a smile, "Master has been waiting for you for a long time."

These two children… Yu Ding sensed the aura of the two children and his expression changed slightly. Although the two children were young, they had already reached the realm of celestial immortals.

Looking at their clothes, Yu Ding immediately seemed to know the identities of the two children.

No wonder that kid Baihe was forced to become the Scroll King of Yuxu Palace. He was under a lot of pressure when he encountered these little devils... Yu Ding mourned for Baihe Tong'er for three seconds.

"Teacher has emerged from seclusion?" Xuan Du's expression shifted, then he smiled slightly and looked at Yu Ding: "Teacher has been in seclusion for hundreds of years, and this time he has emerged for Brother Tai Xu. It seems that Teacher is quite fond of you!"

"Staying home is fine, but I can't accept that..." Yu Ding coughed guiltily. These three teachers were all the same, basically staying at home.

Unlike the one in the West, who, despite being a saint, loved to wander around outside.

Under his guidance, Yu Ding entered the Eight Views Palace, where he was immediately enveloped in a misty purple aura, which made him feel indescribably comfortable.

As expected of a palace on par with the Jade Void Palace… Yu Ding thought to himself, the interior of the Eight Scenery Palace is just like the Jade Void Palace, with surging chaotic energy inside, just like a vast world.

Unlike other palaces, the eight directions within this palace do not have palace walls. Instead, they present eight magnificent landscapes, such as the vast ocean, towering mountains, the radiant moon and sun, and the starry river, as if each landscape leads to a different world.

At the top of this palace, there was no roof, only a vast expanse of chaos.

"Chaos... Primordial Chaos..."

Yu Ding murmured, "Since the chaos was separated from the primordial chaos, it has been difficult for later generations to imagine what chaos and primordial chaos looked like. At this moment, the roof of this palace is the legendary state of chaos."

The palace is named Eight Views because it contains eight wonders, and the one on the roof is the ninth. However, nine is the extreme of numbers, which is incompatible with the Dao of his grandmaster, hence the name Eight Views Palace. "Fellow Daoist Taixu even knows this?"

Xuandu was somewhat surprised as he watched Yu Ding recognize the wonders within the Eight Views Palace one by one.

"Ahem, I've been fortunate enough to read a few books, so I know a little bit about it!"

Yu Ding coughed lightly and looked around as he walked. He saw a Tai Chi platform in the center of the palace, with a palace lantern burning quietly in front of it.

"You've arrived!"

With a voice, a figure appeared in the chaotic energy, gracefully descending to reveal an old man in white robes and white hair, who landed on the treasure platform.

"Teacher!" Xuandu bowed.

Yu Ding dared not meet his gaze, but he could feel a gaze that seemed to see right through him. Feeling a chill run down his spine, he quickly bowed and said, "Junior Taixu greets the Sage Taiqing."

Xuandu hurriedly explained, "Teacher, this is Fellow Daoist Taixu. I met Fellow Daoist Taixu during my trip and discovered that you are related to my Eight Sceneries lineage..."

"No need for further explanation!"

Lao Tzu calmly waved his hand to interrupt him, saying, "You may all step back!"

Xuan Du sighed, gave Yu Ding an apologetic look, then clasped his hands and left the Eight Views Palace.

Suddenly, only two people remained in the vast Bajing Palace.

As soon as the sound of the Eight Views Palace gate closing rang out, Yu Ding didn't hesitate and quickly bowed, smiling as he said, "Disciple Yu Ding greets Grandmaster Uncle!"

Lao Tzu looked at the jade cauldron and smiled meaningfully, "Then tell me, should I call you Jade Cauldron or Great Void?!"

“You may call me whatever you wish, Master Uncle,” Yu Ding said solemnly.

Laozi stared at the jade cauldron and laughed, "Then what are you doing, infiltrating my Eight Trigrams Palace under the name of Taixu? Are you here to spy on the secrets of my Eight Trigrams Palace?"

Yu Ding's heart tightened, and he secretly glanced at Laozi's smile before he relaxed and said, "I didn't sneak in, Uncle-Master, how dare I? Master sent me here."

"What did he call you here for?" Lao Tzu asked.

I refuse to believe you, Uncle-Master, don't know... Yu Ding coughed lightly: "The Great Void Returns to the Great Purity!"

"Heh..." Laozi chuckled, said nothing more, raised his hand and patted the top of his head, and a wisp of innate energy flew over and landed in front of the jade cauldron.

Yu Ding accepted it with both hands, staring blankly at the Taiqing Qi and then at Laozi.

Lao Tzu said calmly, "Don't be surprised. Protecting the Heavenly Realm is the shared responsibility of our three religions. Last time, when the demon race launched the war to seize the Heavenly Realm, you did a very good job. This is what you deserve."

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Uncle!" Yu Ding was overjoyed.

Lao Tzu looked at the jade tripod and deliberately asked, "What do you intend to use this for?"

There's a hidden meaning in what my senior master said... Yu Ding was taken aback, and looked up, saying, "This disciple is foolish and does not yet know the purpose of this divine object."

"Since you don't know, then your senior uncle can give you a suggestion."

Lao Tzu sighed deeply and said, "You know that a great calamity is about to begin for the immortals, right?"

Yu Ding nodded slightly, his gaze strange, and asked, "Why did you sigh, Uncle-Master?"

Laozi stared at the jade cauldron and said, "Master Uncle needs a disciple."

"Hmm?" Yu Ding suddenly raised his head, his gaze meeting Laozi's. He asked with a strange expression, "Does Master Uncle also need... a closed-door disciple?"

Laozi gazed at the jade cauldron and sighed, "You know that a great calamity is about to begin. My master's lineage has few disciples, but the Eight Trigrams Palace still needs to send a disciple to represent our Human Sect..."

"Isn't there also Senior Brother Xuandu..."

"Although his skill level is high, it's all superficial. What's the use of such a high level if you can't fight? Besides, he's rather dull and easily taken advantage of!"

"Uh uh uh……"

Yu Ding was speechless for a moment. That Senior Brother Xuan Du had a gentle temperament and was anything but dull!
And the script for this Investiture of the Gods seems to have gone a bit off track!

Laozi looked at him solemnly and said, "Besides this, there is another matter. This great calamity concerns our three religions. If we are not careful, the three religions may turn against each other. Therefore, my master thinks we must find someone with a strong sense of the big picture to mediate between us..."

Yu Ding pointed to himself uncertainly and said, "Me?"

He was somewhat surprised, not expecting that his senior uncle had already noticed this.

After all, he knew that at the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods, the disciples of the three religions were just fighting each other, but after several important events, the sage finally got involved.

This also led to the disintegration of the Jie Sect and the demise of the Chan Sect after the great calamity, so this matter did not conflict much with his original goals.

"Can you shoulder this heavy responsibility?" Lao Tzu asked in a deep voice.

"Well... I can, but I'd like to know why my senior master chose me?" Yu Ding asked in surprise.

Lao Tzu said, "Emmm... because you're clever and quick-witted, don't care about saving face, and are strong enough..."

Yu Ding coughed lightly: "Uncle-Master, we're all so familiar with each other, can't we just say a few words of truth?!"

Lao Tzu said with a half-smile, "Because you have good interpersonal relationships, many friends, and your disciples are all exceptionally capable, even if something happens, with your disciples backing you up, generally no one will dare to kill you..."

Yu Ding: -_-#
"Uncle-Master, there's no need to be so real!"

Seeing Yu Ding's depressed expression, Laozi smiled deeply.

Of course, the most important point is that he discovered that after Yu Ding was beaten up, he is now the most aware of the crisis among the disciples of the three sects and the one who is best at preparing an escape route for himself.

Putting everything else aside, just look at those incarnations... they all seem to have inherited some of his true skills!
(End of this chapter)