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

Chapter 345 You may call me the Lightning Taoist

Bixia Mountain Villa.

At this moment, amidst a deafening roar, a bolt of lightning descended from the heavens, transforming the vast courtyard of the manor into a sea of ​​thunder and lightning.

Strangely enough, the sea of ​​lightning only raged in the courtyard, but none of it entered the living room.

Outside, thunder roared and lightning flashed, but inside the living room, all was calm and still, clearly divided into two different worlds.

"Who can tell me what is going on?"

The old fox god, seated at the head of the table, stared at the scene in the courtyard with eyes wide with rage and shock, asking, "Who did this?"

The sea of ​​lightning outside was terrifying; its power seemed to surpass even the tribulation of a Golden Immortal.

Even he felt a chill run down his spine just watching, thinking that if he were to get involved, his chances of survival would be slim, not to mention the guests he had invited to the banquet.

Above the villa, a bolt of lightning seemed to be momentarily blocked by something before crashing down on a distant mountaintop.

"Ok?"

The blond youth in the living room seemed to sense something. Suddenly, his figure burst through the roof like a roc, soaring upwards and disappearing from the living room.

"Where are you going, King Peng?"

The old fox god hurriedly called out, but when he looked up, he couldn't even see the other person's shadow anymore.

"Don't panic, Fox God. My elder brother must have discovered something," said the blond youth's follower.

The sea of ​​lightning came and went quickly, disappearing from the courtyard in a matter of moments.

Then the scene in the courtyard, covered by a sea of ​​lightning, also appeared before the eyes of the demons.

The courtyard is no longer as lively as it used to be.

Only a profound silence remained.

The thousands of guests who had come to the banquet were nowhere to be seen; instead, there was a huge pit with many pits of different sizes.

At the bottom of each small pit lay some white ash, with arcs of electricity flickering and smoke slowly rising from them...

With just one glance, all the demons and immortals in the living room were terrified, their faces turned pale, and they felt their mouths go dry.

The group is destroyed?
Not a single fellow cultivator outside escaped alive!
Then they looked angrily at the old fox god above.

When the demon gods of the Golden Immortal realm saw the scene in the courtyard, although they were not as disgusted as the other demons, their expressions were not good either, and their scrutinizing gazes occasionally swept over the old fox god.

Although this old fox had a good reputation in the demon realm and had no motive to harm them,
But what if?
If everything that's happening right now was orchestrated by this old fox, then... this old fox is truly terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, most of it vanished into thin air.

"Ah, those fellow cultivators..."

Sensing the hostile gazes, the old fox god's expression changed, and then he looked up to the sky with a sorrowful expression and shouted, "Who did this? Who did this? Step forward for me!"

At this moment, there was also a smoking pit on the hilltop outside Bixia Villa.

A figure lay quietly in the pit with his eyes closed, his Taoist robe tattered, and the skin on his face and body charred black.

Beneath him lay some tattered Taoist robes and ash from charred flesh.

Blue-purple arcs of electricity coursed across his entire body.

With a flash of golden light, the blond youth appeared at the edge of the pit.

"It's a familiar scent, but why have I never seen it before..."

The blond youth frowned, staring at the person in the pit: "No heartbeat, no breath, but there's a tremendous life force within them..."

He glanced at Bixia Manor again: "Is this person undergoing tribulation?"

Suddenly he sensed something, his expression changed, and he swiftly moved to reach out and grab the person in the pit.

Just as his claws were about to strike, the person in the pit, despite having their eyes closed, inexplicably raised a hand and firmly clamped his wrist.

"Such strength..." The blond youth exerted his strength suddenly, trying to throw the person in the pit out.

But the person in the pit moved even faster.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and blue-purple arcs of electricity danced within them as he flung the blond youth away.

With a flash of lightning, the person who had been lying in the pit appeared at the edge of the pit, looking terrified and panting heavily, as if he had just survived a disaster.

Brother Haotian, I underestimated you... Yu Ding was still shaken; he was completely bewildered when he was struck by lightning.

Because in that instant, he reflected on his actions but couldn't recall doing anything that would incur divine wrath or public resentment, at least he hadn't started doing it yet, had he?
But now he understands.

This Fellow Daoist Haotian has a different identity now. He now holds the position of Heavenly Emperor, is the Lord of the Heavenly Court, and wields power over the Three Realms, making him an existence equivalent to "Heaven".

Even if you are reincarnated, it will be the same.

How many people in this primordial world could possibly deserve a bow from the heavens?
Whoever is the Heavenly Emperor represents Heaven and receives such treatment.

There's nothing wrong with him watching the spectacle, but the problem with him getting into this mess for no reason is that he wasn't standing in the right place while watching.

In fact, Yu Ding didn't expect that even though he was standing so far away, he would still get involved.

It gave him a long-awaited experience of the threat of death.

Fortunately, the intensity of the heavenly lightning was reduced to the level of a Golden Immortal, while his physical body surpassed that of a Golden Immortal.

As for the monsters who came to eat at the feast...

Ahem, well then, that's none of his business.
Isn't he a victim too?
"I am Fei Peng. May I ask who you are, fellow Daoist? I feel that your aura is very familiar."

The blond youth clasped his hands in a fist salute and asked, "Was the myriad lightning tribulations at Bixia Manor just now the work of you, fellow Daoist?"

Xiao Fei… Yu Ding looked at the blond youth with surprise, and couldn’t help but feel happy.

Many years have passed since they last met. All he remembers is that Xiao Fei broke into the Heavenly Court in the Western Sea and earned the title of the Demon King of Peng, and then went to a place in the Eastern Continent to cultivate.

I never expected to run into him here today, and he even named himself Feipeng?
"Hahaha, you don't recognize me? Oh right, I..." Yu Ding laughed, about to revert to his original appearance.

But just as he was about to change back, his expression changed slightly as he scrutinized Xiao Fei from head to toe.

Before these disciples descended the mountain, he would remind them not to go astray, and he would repeatedly instruct those born of different kinds to cultivate morality and not to cause harm to living beings.

But today this kid is hanging out with so many demons...

We must give him a try.

"Which senior are you, fellow Daoist?"

Xiao Fei looked surprised and excited.

Yu Ding said calmly, "Tell me why you're here today. Have you forgotten your master's teachings?"

Teacher… Xiao Fei’s eyes flashed and he hurriedly said, “Since I came down the mountain, I have kept my master’s instructions in mind and never dared to forget them. My second brother is here today because he has a past relationship with the host of this place. I could not refuse and had to come to the meeting.”

"I see." Yu Ding nodded slightly.

Xiao Fei said, "But I don't know who you are, senior..."

"Hahaha, want to know who I am? Simple, you can catch up with me first."

Yu Ding suddenly had an idea: "Until then, you can call me Lightning...Taoist!"

Since he knew that Zhang Youren was capable of protecting himself, he decided to leave it at that for now.

He met Xiaofei again for two reasons: first, he wanted to see the kid's speed, and second, he wanted to lure him away to avoid being struck by lightning!

If the master is struck by lightning, the disciple cannot suffer the same fate.

"Lightning...Taoist?"

Xiao Fei was a little surprised, then smiled and said, "In that case, to show my respect for you, senior, I can let you run for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"An incense stick's worth? Not bad, not bad, young man, I'm starting to admire you."

Yu Ding laughed and said, "How about we use this place as the starting and ending point and circle around this Eastern Continent?"

Xiao Fei laughed and said, "Then please, senior, give the timer and the starting signal!"

"Alright! Three! Begin!"

Yu Ding's lips curled up, and before he could finish speaking, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and dashed away.

Xiaofei: Σ(°△°|||)
Senior, this is... unethical!

Then Xiao Fei smiled slightly: "Since you want to play, Master, then I'll play along with you."

Based on the conversation just now, the familiar aura, and the other party's evasive attitude, is there any need to guess the true identity of this Lightning Taoist?

"Wow!"

Xiao Fei transformed into a giant roc, spread his wings and soared into the sky. When he looked down at the ground, he was stunned.

"What? That's fast!"

A streak of lightning, as fast as lightning, sped across the land tens of thousands of miles away. Even he was startled by such speed.

Immediately afterwards, the roc spread its wings and chased after it like a golden lightning bolt, piercing through the clouds.

Hearing the cry from high above, Yu Ding, who was rushing about, looked up and saw the roc already flying overhead. He couldn't help but laugh and curse:
"Young people lack martial ethics; what happened to the agreement to let you give up the incense stick?"

Then the roc flapped its wings again and overtook him. Yu Ding sighed. Running is never as fast as flying!

He immediately focused his mind and exerted his strength again.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but after being struck by lightning, he felt like he was running faster. Unfortunately, he didn't have any measuring tools.

Hmm, I'll ask Yun Zhongzi to do one sometime.

The roc can travel 90,000 li with a single flap of its wings, and even if it takes three seconds to flap its wings once, the speed is still quite frightening.

If the flapping frequency were even faster, the speed would be even more frightening.

Yu Ding turned around and glanced at Bixia Mountain from afar.

"Brother Haotian, if I dig up your treasure trove, you can slash me once, and we'll be even..." Yu Ding thought to himself.

At this moment, the atmosphere inside Bixia Manor became somewhat tense.

The living room was divided into three groups of people. The first group consisted of the old fox god and his daughters.

These fox spirits, swords in hand, stood to the left and right of the old fox god, their expressions furious, confronting the group of demon immortals and guests opposite them.

The leader of them was a powerful bull-headed demon.

As for the several Golden Immortals and Demon Gods, they remained seated, calmly observing the unfolding events.

"Old Fox God, we have come all this way to celebrate for you at your invitation, bringing generous gifts."

The Mighty Bull Demon King said with a hostile expression, "How dare you set such a terrifying trap to scheme against us? This is too much."

Bixia Mountain is the territory of this old fox god. Now that something has happened, their first reaction is that the old fox is trying to harm them.

"Fellow Daoist Niu, I am truly innocent! I swear, this calamity today was not arranged by me."

The old fox god was sweating profusely: "I know in my heart that you friends have come to give me face. I am happy for you and will only treat you with great hospitality. How could I possibly plot to harm you fellow Daoists?"

Although he was speaking to the group of monsters in the hall, his gaze occasionally swept over the few Golden Immortal-level demon gods who were still in their seats.

Upon hearing this, the demon gods exchanged glances but said nothing, only frowning in thought.

"Bixia Mountain is your territory. You say it has nothing to do with you? Who would believe that?"

The Bull Demon King said, "So many fellow Daoists died on your territory today, you must give them an explanation."

"Yes, yes, produce the evidence."

“You were a living, breathing fellow Daoist, and now you’re gone in the blink of an eye. Don’t you owe us an explanation?”

The demons and immortals started to jeer, partly because they were frightened.

"Wait a minute, everyone. I have evidence to prove the Fox God's innocence."

Just then, a man flew in from afar and landed in the courtyard: "I already know the truth of the matter."

"He is the brother of the Roc Demon King, the Lion Camel King!"

Someone recognized the person as the follower who had been behind Xiao Fei earlier.

"Lion King, what evidence do you have?" the Bull Demon King asked in a deep voice.

"As you all just saw, my elder brother discovered something and chased after it. I followed him while everyone was making a fuss."

The Lion Camel King said, "After my investigation, I made an amazing discovery."

"What discovery?" asked the Bull Demon King.

Hearing this, all the monsters in the living room looked over, and even Zhang Youren, who was hiding behind a pillar, peeked out.

"Following the direction my older brother went, I found a huge crater on the opposite mountain that had been struck by lightning."

Lion Camel King raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side: "Besides the traces of lightning strikes and people lying in the pit, there are also some remnants of magic power used to resist the lightning tribulation and some ashes."

Moreover, I detected through the residual aura and magical power of the other party that it was not demonic energy.

"If it's not demonic energy, then it must be... a deity!"

The old fox god, having finally seen a glimmer of hope, quickly shifted the blame.

"But what does that prove?"

The demons were puzzled by this.

"After all I've said, don't you understand?"

The Lion Camel King looked at the bewildered monsters around him with a helpless expression.

While feeling helpless, I also felt a sense of pride in intellectually crushing these monsters—a bunch of brainless idiots.

"Alright, Brother Lion Camel, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me already!" said the Old Fox God.

"Don't you understand? There's only one truth!"

Lion Camel King said confidently, "Someone found out that we were going to have a gathering at Bixia Mountain today, so they arranged for a peak Celestial Immortal to bring a Golden Immortal Tribulation, hoping to wipe out all of us guests here."

"So that's it!"

The group of monsters suddenly realized what was happening.

"What evidence do you have?"

A Golden Immortal Demon God said, "The Golden Immortal Tribulation is a grand event, it won't end so quickly, and its power isn't that great."

Lion Camel King: "If the one undergoing tribulation fails to withstand it and dies, will the great tribulation end?"

The Golden Immortal Demon God said, "Of course, you mean... the one who attracted the tribulation lightning is dead? What evidence do you have?"

"The ashes in that pit are evidence. You all saw this tribulation lightning. Even Golden Immortals have a slim chance of survival when they encounter it, let alone Celestial Immortals?"

The Lion Camel King said confidently, "If you don't believe me, you can go and check for yourselves whether what I said is true."

So that's how it is... Zhang Youren, hiding behind the pillar, sighed. It's a pity that those immortals didn't kill these monsters.

This forces him to endure this bullying; think about it, he might as well just die.

The demon gods exchanged glances in silence.

Although they felt that something about Lion Camel King's reasoning seemed off, they couldn't quite put their finger on what the problem was.

"Then who did this?" a demon god asked.

The Lion Camel King shrugged and said, "It's either an enemy or the Heavenly Court, old fox god. Do you have any enemies?"

The old fox god said, "I have always been kind to my own kind and have never argued with anyone. My reputation is well-known. Where would I have any enemies?"

"Hey, Brother Fox, didn't you participate in the War Against Heaven before? Is it because of this?" asked Lion Camel King.

"Those despicable Heavenly Court bastards! They've gone too far in bullying this old man, actually attacking us with a suicide attack."

The old fox god coughed and cursed, "One day I will surely fight my way to the heavens and avenge my friend who died today."

Everyone pursed their lips and remained silent.

To fight our way to the sky?
Do you think you're some kind of ruthless character like Boss Yuan from Meishan or Boss Yang from Guanjiangkou?
"By the way, Lion Camel King, where is Brother Peng?" a demon god asked.

"I just heard his voice from afar. He must have gone to chase after the remaining followers. He'll be back soon, so there's no need to worry."

Lion Camel King looked at the table and laughed, "Speaking of which, fellow Daoists, shall we all go home for now, or continue the feast?"

The group of monsters looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Whatever you guys think, I'm going to keep eating."

The Bull Demon King secretly glanced at the graceful Fire Fox and sat down: "Since we're already here, we can't let this big scare go to waste. We must drink until we drop."

He thought to himself, "I must marry a vixen in the future."

"Listen to Brother Niu, we won't leave until we're drunk."

After listening, the group of surviving monsters nodded and returned to their seats.

The old fox god looked at the newlyweds, who were feeling tired, and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, now that this has happened, let's not stand on ceremony. Let's go straight to the bridal chamber."

"No, old fox god, there's still plenty of time, a little longer won't make a difference."

Lion Camel King smiled and glanced at Zhang Youren and the others, saying, "We still need to be polite, don't we? Besides, if we send them in so early, won't these human bastards be drained dry by these ladies?"

The old fox god hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright, let's continue!"

The emcee coughed and stepped forward, announcing, "The newlyweds, come forward and bow to your parents twice!"

P.S.: The Old Fox God is in grave danger!
(End of this chapter)