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

Chapter 359 The Greatest Boss of the Primordial Era

"Mainly...it depends on talent?"

Friend Zhang:彡(-_-)彡

After being frozen in place for a brief moment, he silently lowered his head again.

Sure enough, I was too young and naive to believe the nonsense that there was a shortcut to immortality.

"What's that expression on your face?"

Upon seeing his expression, Longji's face immediately darkened, and she shouted angrily, "Do you think there's a problem with what I said?"

Because she had already established a solid foundation for her cultivation, she did not receive the teaching method of her master, Yu Ding, which emphasized "talent as the main factor."

However, she learned from Qingyun that Yang Jian was taught using certain methods.

Upon closer reflection, she realized how insightful those words were.

Although many factors determine a Qi cultivator's ultimate achievement, such as talent, perseverance, and courage, it must be acknowledged that talent plays a crucial role among them.

Without natural talent, one won't even make it to the first hurdle; without innate ability, one will remain mediocre even at the beginning; relying on perseverance will only lead to a life of toil and wasted time.

At this moment, she shared the unique teaching methods of the Yuquan Mountain lineage, along with her own insights, and the boy's expression was quite unexpected.

Really are……

"No, no, I think what the fairy said makes perfect sense."

Zhang Youren realized his mistake and quickly tried to salvage the situation: "And it sparked my thinking."

Longji asked with some skepticism, "Have you thought about anything?"

"Well... of course there are."

Under the 'imposing' gaze, Zhang Youren forced himself to speak.

"tell me the story."

"Uh, okay, just now when I heard the fairy say something... she said something, and instantly... I thought of..."

"Stop with the nonsense and get to the result," Longji said sternly.

Zhang Youren's eyes darted around, his mind racing. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he said, "I'm thinking about all the professions in this world. Is there any one that can be done without talent?"

"Hmm?" Longji was slightly taken aback.

Zhang Youren then said, "From this, it is clear that the fairy's words are not merely the true essence of cultivating immortality, but simply the true essence of the universe!"

Longji's anger turned into a smile: "Good lad, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. With such high comprehension, you truly are a once-in-a-million genius of cultivation."

Zhang Youren breathed a sigh of relief: "It's all thanks to the fairy's excellent teaching."

Longji was in a great mood: "Not bad, not bad. Next, find a place in this palace to study and comprehend the Dharma on your own. Remember, only what you comprehend yourself is truly yours."

"I will remember the fairy's teachings."

After bowing, Zhang Youren took the Heavenly Book and began to stroll around the palace.

No kidding, he just wants to get as far away from this fairy as possible right now; the pressure of being next to her is just too much.

As Zhang Youren strolled around, he calculated the days on his fingers, and his expression grew even more bitter.

"Only three days have passed, but it feels like three years have gone by."

Zhang Youren couldn't help but sigh. If that was the case, he would have to endure for another twenty days before he could reach Guanjiangkou.

“I’ve already told Master Yuding that I have no desire to cultivate immortality.”

Zhang Youren looked back at the courtyard in frustration: "How did things turn out like this?"

Yes, he really doesn't want to cultivate immortality.

If cultivating immortality is like climbing a mountain, then climbing this mountain is extremely tiring.

Not only is it tiring, but when you finally manage to climb the hill, you'll look up and find that there are plenty of immortals taller than you.

As Yu Ding said, those who do not become immortals are like ants, and those who do become immortals are merely larger ants.

No matter how you cultivate, you can never reach the top of the mountain. So, is there really a reason why one must cultivate to become an immortal?

After much thought, he still felt that he was not in a position where he absolutely had to undergo the necessary reformation.

However, this world is too dangerous, so he asked Yu Ding if he could learn some simple Taoist arts so that he wouldn't be disturbed by demons when he went out to enjoy life.

Then, after a series of unexpected changes,

The situation inexplicably escalated into the point where the fairy Longji passionately declared that she would teach him to become a powerful immortal.

"It's still more fun following Erlang Shen... huh?"

As Zhang Youren strolled into the backyard, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned back to look at the path he had come from.

Before him appeared a pavilion and a pond, and he remembered there was a grove of trees on the way here.

"The days don't seem so hard to get through anymore."

Zhang Youren tucked the cryptic book into his belt, glanced around furtively to make sure no one was watching, then rushed over, rolled up his sleeves, and swiftly broke off a thin bamboo stalk about the thickness of a thumb from the bamboo grove.

……

Zhongnan Mountain.

A cloud of auspiciousness drifted down to the Jade Pillar Cave on the mountain.

When he was far away from Zhongnan Mountain, Yu Ding had already perfectly switched between his two identities: the Primordial Flash and the Jade Ding Immortal.

After the auspicious cloud descended, Yu Ding looked at the cave and asked, "Is anyone in the cave?"

A short while later, a boy with delicate features, about twelve or thirteen years old, came out to greet him. Upon seeing Yu Ding, he immediately smiled and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Master Yu Ding."

"Golden Cloud Boy, it's been so long, why hasn't your magic improved at all?"

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Tell me honestly, have you been slacking off all these years?"

He felt that Qingyun's strength was now at least among the top three in their generation.

Yang Jian and Longji were also the foremost disciples of the three religions across three generations.

Looking at it this way... it's actually this old man who has brought shame to the Yuquan Mountain lineage.

Jin Xia Tong'er's expression tightened, but she explained with a smile, "I was just trying to help Master."

"Oh?" Yu Ding glanced at the cave dwelling and said, "So your master is at home."

"Yes, I haven't left the house for many years."

As Jinxia Tong'er spoke, she invited the jade cauldron into the Jade Pillar Cave.

Along the way, Yu Ding kept asking Jin Xia Tongzi about Yun Zhongzi's research progress over the years.

"Oh? You've achieved results?"

Upon hearing this good news, Yu Ding was immediately invigorated and quickened his pace.

There were only two beads on either side of the cave, but they illuminated the entire passage, creating a misty, ethereal atmosphere. The ground was paved with white jade, and at intervals along both sides of the passage, there were saplings as tall as a person, radiating spiritual energy.

Some of these saplings have trunks that are as red as dragon scales and as red as dragon blood, some are as green as jade, and some are as yellow as gold... There are as many as thirty-six saplings.

Yu Ding took a deep breath, trying hard not to look to either side.

Although this was his second time visiting Yun Zhongzi, he had to restrain himself when he saw all these things on both sides.

Because he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist pulling up the saplings and tearing off the pearls on the wall.

After all, the pearl is the dragon pearl of a true dragon, while the sapling is the spiritual root of heaven and earth...

This was only a small part of the entrance; soon they arrived at the Jade Pillar Cave Main Hall.

The furnishings inside the hall looked quite simple, at least in Yu Ding's opinion; the cave dwellings of all his fellow disciples were arranged in much the same way.

At the very top of the main hall was a jade bed shrouded in mist, and a precious sword hung on the wall behind the bed.

The hall was filled with bookshelves on both sides, and small pots containing pine and bamboo were placed on the ground, creating a serene and elegant atmosphere.

Of course, unsurprisingly, every single item here is... a magical artifact.

The most valuable items in the main cave are undoubtedly the Nine Heavens Lamp in the center of the cave ceiling and the sword on the wall.

The sword is named Demon-Slaying, but Yun Zhongzi rarely used it. Secondly...

Yu Ding looked up at the cave ceiling with longing. The Nine Heavens refers to the heavens and the nine fields. The main lamp in the center is called the Juntian Lamp, and the eight smaller lamps around it are named after the other eight heavens.

This is not only a treasure, but the lamp body is also engraved with an extremely powerful array.

"Master Yu Ding, this way please," said the Golden Cloud Boy quickly.

He always felt that the way this old man looked at their lamp was somewhat unsettling.

"Alright!" Yu Ding nodded and sighed inwardly.

This is simply... outrageously extravagant!

Deep within this cave dwelling lies another world, complete with refining and alchemy rooms—all standard features, of course.

Soon, as a stone door leading to a cave within a cave opened, Yu Ding saw Yun Zhongzi holding a jade tablet and examining it closely.

"So it's Senior Brother Yu Ding." Yun Zhongzi hurriedly stood up and bowed.

Yu Ding returned the greeting with a smile and said, "Junior Brother Yun Zhongzi, it's been a long time. I wonder how your progress is?"

"Many versions have been completed, and I am quite satisfied with the latest version."

Yun Zhongzi handed over a jade tablet that was one foot long and three inches wide: "But it seems there are still some problems."

"Hmm?" Yu Ding took the jade token and his gaze sharpened. He then looked at the distance and his lips twitched slightly.

There, piles of strangely shaped failed attempts lay, some made of wood, some of metal, some of clay, some of magma, and some of ice...

It basically covers all five elements, and the shapes are all strange and varied, such as pots, bowls, ladles, basins, mirrors, tripods, towers...

"Ahem!" Seeing that Yu Ding's gaze was fixed on that side, Yun Zhongzi coughed and said, "Those are all failed attempts by Junior Brother in refining treasures."

He was too proud to admit it... Yu Ding saw through it but didn't say anything. He examined the jade tablet in his hand and saw that it was engraved with a talisman.

There are five gemstones, each the size of a soybean, on either side of the edge of the talisman, in shades of green, yellow, red, white, and black.

"How...how do you use this?" Yu Ding asked curiously.

Yun Zhongzi gave Jinxia Tongzi a wink, and Jinxia Tongzi immediately understood, picked up another jade token, and left the cave.

A moment later, the red gemstone on the jade plaque in Yu Ding's hand began to glow.

"Please infuse your magic power into the red gemstone, senior brother," Yun Zhongzi said.

With a strange expression, Yu Ding infused his magic power into the talisman, and a red gemstone emitted a point of light like a red thread that traveled along the patterns and flowed into the talisman.

The talisman immediately shone brightly.

"Master Ding, can you hear me, Master Yu Ding..."

The voice of the Golden Cloud Boy came from the talisman.

It actually worked... Yu Ding looked at Yun Zhongzi with delight: "Hey, it's me, Master Yu Ding, I heard you."

"Alright, Jinxia, ​​come back." Yun Zhongzi said after finishing his demonstration.

Yu Ding said excitedly, "Junior Brother Yun, you really are... a genius."

Yun Zhongzi glanced at the jade cauldron with a strange expression, then shook his head and said, "I told you, senior brother, I don't think this thing is ready yet."

Yu Ding calmed down, frowned, and pondered, "Is there a distance limit?"

Yun Zhongzi shook his head.

Yu Ding stared at the jade tablet for a moment and said, "Can't I input text?"

Yun Zhongzi nodded slightly: "This is one of them. Besides these seven gems, did you see them?"

Yu Ding asked with a strange expression, "Only five people can be contacted?"

Yun Zhongzi exclaimed in surprise, "Senior brother is indeed insightful; he saw the problem at a glance."

"Sure enough!"

Yu Ding weighed the jade tablet in his hand and pondered for a moment.

Holding this thing in your hand feels like carrying a giant mobile phone. I never thought that after all these years, Yun Zhongzi would create the first "primordial giant mobile phone".

Of course, in the non-electronic world, it is already quite remarkable that Yunzhongzi could create such a thing by himself.

The inability to input text seems to have little impact, but the limited number of people to connect with is a problem.

Thinking about what would happen in the future and how he would call for help, besides Taiyi, Huanglong, and Yunzhongzi, the three members of the Jade Void F4, there would also be his disciples.

Five contacts... that's too few.

"Well, senior brother, do you have any suggestions or solutions?"

Seeing Yu Ding staring at it in contemplation for a long time, Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm, I do have some thoughts on this matter, but I need to organize them. Also..."

Yu Ding glanced at him and said, "I think you've been too focused on developing this for so many years, and now you've reached a bottleneck. What you should do now is take a break."

Yun Zhongzi was taken aback: "Rest? But I'm not tired!"

"Aren't you tired? That's perfect. I need a feather fan. Go and make one for me."

Yu Ding said matter-of-factly, "It can also distract me, and maybe I'll have some inspiration while refining something else."

"Feather fan?"

Yun Zhongzi pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "Should I refine it according to Senior Brother Qingxu's Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan?"

P.S.: Sorry, I had a fever yesterday and the day before, but I'm much better today. I've restored yesterday's content and am now adding it back.

(End of this chapter)