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

Chapter 325 Senior Brother, I'm Losing Hair

Inside the Eight Views Palace.

After hearing his eldest uncle's honest words, Yu Ding fell into thought and sighed inwardly.

I came to see my eldest uncle as instructed by my master, but unexpectedly, my eldest uncle assigned me a task with an extremely high difficulty level...

Admittedly, he also knew that the three sects did not fare well after the Investiture of the Gods, so he was thinking about how to protect his few close fellow disciples and the Chan Sect, which was the culmination of his father Yuanshi's efforts!
He had considered the Jie Sect, but he only thought about protecting the few virtuous immortals within his power; he really couldn't care less about the others.

But now this senior master is worried that the three religions will turn against each other during the great calamity, even though this might become a reality, so he calls him...

Wait, could these people already know...? Yu Ding suddenly remembered something, looked up, and saw that his senior uncle was also looking at him with a faint smile.

To Yu Ding's surprise, this senior master did not have any chaotic energy surrounding him at this moment, unlike his master and uncle who were so powerful and always gave people the feeling of being ancient and eternal.

At this moment, he wore a faint smile, just like an ordinary old man watching his son...

Upon realizing this, Yu Ding quickly shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind and lowered his head to continue pondering.

Considering that several cult leaders couldn't sit still and eventually had to step in during the great calamity, one can imagine the difficulty he will face in his mission to mediate between them.

This... isn't this just making his task more difficult, deliberately making things difficult for Yu Ding?
"What is your opinion of your uncle's Biyou lineage?" the Moral Celestial Venerable asked with a smile.

"Ah, this...is great!"

Yu Ding coughed lightly and then laughed, "That's great! That's really great! Every living being has the opportunity to cultivate immortality and attain enlightenment. Uncle-Master has great love in his heart, and all living beings are equal before him! Good!"

The Celestial Venerable of Morality glanced indifferently at the jade cauldron: "Master Uncle also wants to hear the truth."

Yu Ding immediately put on a bitter face and said, "Senior Uncle, there is a saying that a son should not speak ill of his father. How can a junior speak ill of his elders? Senior Uncle, aren't you asking me to be unrighteous?"

The Celestial Venerable of Morality simply smiled and gazed at the jade cauldron.

Seeing this, Yu Ding could only sigh and hesitated before saying, "Remember that everything has its limits. Teaching without discrimination is good, and the ideological level is high, but to be honest, the threshold is indeed a bit low."

The disciple admits that while there are a few highly virtuous fellow disciples under his master's tutelage, most are of questionable character and disregard for life. Biyou Palace can now be described as a mixed bag.

Furthermore, my master has been too lenient with those disciples, allowing some scoundrels to act with impunity and utterly ruin the reputation of Biyou Palace…”

While speaking, Yu Ding was also secretly observing his senior brother's expression, trying to catch any subtle changes.

It's a pity he couldn't see any details.

"And what about your Jade Void Palace?" After hearing the Daode Tianzun's noncommittal response, he asked with a smile.

"Ah, this... is certainly excellent..."

"Master, you must hear the truth!"

Master, it was my senior uncle who forced me to say this… Yu Ding coughed nervously and said, “Ahem, although some of us Yu Xu disciples have some shortcomings in our personal morality, due to Master’s strict requirements, overall… I think we are still slightly better!”

Although he looked down on the Jie Sect members for their bravery and ruthlessness, and their unscrupulous actions, to be honest, he also didn't approve of the unscrupulous methods used by some people in the Jade Void Palace.

For example, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun steals children, Julusun's followers hold back their tricks, and Lao Taiyi dotes on his disciple and bullies Shiji...

It's just that none of these things have happened yet.

Of course, these good and bad are not absolute, but relative.

The Jie Sect had many members who were different from others, and since the Jie Sect did not explicitly forbid cannibalism, from the perspective of those different people, the Jie Sect was naturally a sacred place in their hearts, while they despised the Chan Sect, which had many rules and did not allow cannibalism.

While some of the disciples of the Chan Sect may have problematic practices, they generally still have a bottom line in their actions and stand on the side of the human race. Naturally, the human race will believe in and respect the Yuxu lineage.

After saying all this, Yu Ding waited for the teacher's judgment, just like a student who had finished answering a question.

“Yu Ding, your master was right about you.”

Soon the voice of the Moral Celestial Venerable came.

Yu Ding quickly looked up and saw the Celestial Venerable of Morality nodding and smiling, "Very pertinent. I've told your master and uncle long ago that you should take fewer disciples, fewer disciples... too many..."

Yu Ding: “()”

"Ahem, we've gone off on a tangent!" The Celestial Venerable of Morality coughed and looked at the jade cauldron, saying, "I intend to use this great calamity to help your master uncle select his disciples, keeping the virtuous ones and eliminating the bad apples."

You have a broad perspective and are very rational. You don't have any prejudice against all of your uncle's disciples, which makes your uncle very happy.

From now on, your avatar, Taixu, will represent the Human Sect on the outside, mediating and doing your best to prevent the situation from escalating. This is for your uncle's good, understand?

"Disciple...receives the decree!"

Yu Ding bowed and sighed inwardly. Well, his Tai Xu account had just started to gain some recognition and was about to be used for public purposes.

However… Yu Ding raised an eyebrow. This doesn’t seem like a bad thing after all.

His avatar became a disciple of his senior master, and so on... Yu Ding chuckled and said, "Senior master, if you're going to take Tai Xu under your wing, you should at least accept a true disciple, right?"

The Celestial Venerable of Morality smiled deeply: "I heard from your master that your closed-door disciple... is really useful."

It works great... Yu Ding: (O_o)
Forget it, don't dwell on these details. Think about it this way: if we say it this way, does he have two powerful backers?
If he is bullied in the future, his two division commanders will come to his rescue...

Suddenly, Yu Ding remembered something and cautiously asked, "May I ask if you may inform Master about this task of your disciple, Uncle-Master?"

The Celestial Venerable of Morality glanced at him and chuckled, "There's no need for testing. You were chosen by the two of us. Would you like to be informed?"

Sure enough, Master still cares about Uncle-Master... Yu Ding sighed inwardly, but unfortunately, he was too proud to admit it.

He remembered that after the Investiture of the Gods, his senior uncle also came out of seclusion and criticized the problems of the Biyou disciples.

"Now you shall quietly cultivate your avatar here!" the Celestial Venerable of Morality instructed.

Yu Ding nodded slightly. It seemed that his senior master had planned to bestow that wisp of innate Taiqing Qi long ago.

……

Outside the Eight Views Palace.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Taixu can pass the teacher's test."

Grand Master Xuandu gazed calmly at the palace, though even he felt a slight urgency.

There was no other reason than that he was extremely interested in the 'Tai Chi' mentioned by the fellow Daoist Taixu and couldn't help but want to have a chat with him.

Time flies so fast; half a year has passed in no time.

On this day, inside the Eight Views Palace.

"Phew, mission accomplished..."

Yu Ding let out a long breath and withdrew his power. Opposite him, an old Taoist priest with white hair who looked exactly like him sat cross-legged.

If he originally looked to be in his fifties or sixties, then with this new avatar now appearing with white hair, he looks to be in his seventies or eighties.

“This…” Looking at the white-haired Yu Ding, he couldn’t help but twitch his lips. To be honest, this was not something he did on purpose.

He glanced at his eldest master's white hair. Well, the disciple looked older than his master. This was truly... a lineage!

At this moment, the Celestial Venerable of Morality glanced at the naked Taoist Taixu, raised his hand and gently pointed, and the purple aura and rosy light gathered together and transformed into a light purple Taoist robe that landed on Taixu's body.

Taixu's appearance also became younger and more heroic.

The wrinkles on his face vanished rapidly, his skin became smooth, his sword-like eyebrows swept into his temples, and he appeared with an ethereal, otherworldly appearance. Only then did the Celestial Venerable of Morality nod in satisfaction.

"It's such a waste that my great master doesn't become a plastic surgeon..." Yu Ding thought to himself as he examined the appearance of the avatar and touched his own face.

……

At this time, inside Chentang Pass.

Rumble…

The earth trembled violently. A young man carrying a piece of divine iron ran around the pass once before entering the Li family's courtyard and placing it on the ground with a loud thud.

"Junior brother, why are you back so early today?" Li Jing asked with a surprised expression as he walked his child.

"Senior brother, something bad has happened! Look what this is!" Xiaobai anxiously held up a fist.

Li Jing leaned closer and saw Xiao Bai open her palm, in which lay a tuft of hair.

"Uh, it's just hair, what's so special about that?" Li Jing laughed dismissively after looking at it.

Xiao Bai said urgently, "No, senior brother, this is what I lost, I'm losing hair."

Li Jing laughed and said, "What's wrong with a man losing a few strands of hair? I've been overworked before, cough cough, I lose some every day too, it's normal!"

"Senior brother, look, is this one?"

Xiao Bai showed a tuft of hair in her palm, then looked down and pointed to the top of her head, saying, "Look, this area is almost bald!"

"Ah this..."

Li Jing's expression changed upon seeing the scene before him: "This...you're not like me, toiling day and night, how come...what's going on?"

Production team member #2 twisted his back, cough, actually his hip. He's much better now. The reason I'm only mentioning this now is because last time I was accused of playing the victim, and I felt awkward about asking for leave. It's true, everyone's having a tough time right now, and my job is actually quite easy—just a few clicks... Now that I'm much better, I'm back to writing. That's all!
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