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

Chapter 401 The Primordial Multiverse (Long Chapter)
With a single finger strike from the Primordial Celestial Venerable,
Yu Ding's pupils contracted instantly, and then his eyes became empty, losing their luster and becoming deep.

Yu Ding felt the world spinning before his eyes. He was like a tiny speck of dust, weightless, rushing upwards. The surrounding space was distorted, and the aura of time flowed.

His speed surpassed the speed of light and transcended time.

He flew higher and higher...

In an instant, Yu Ding was shocked to discover that "he" had arrived at the very top of the primordial world.

This speed surpasses the speed of light, transcends time and space, and also exceeds his comprehension.

Then, Yu Ding realized that his eyesight was now terrifyingly good.

Looking around, the primordial world radiated light, standing out prominently in the dark and cold universe. All around were the stars, and in all directions, countless luminous worlds revolved around the primordial world like stars surrounding the moon.

The Primordial World is the center of the Three Thousand Great Worlds, while the Middle Thousand Worlds revolve around the Great World like stars surrounding the moon.

Surrounding this Middle Thousand World are star fields of varying sizes, with countless stars, like grains of sand in the Ganges.

As he looked at that star field, it instantly magnified countless times, as if it had been brought closer.
He saw that in that star field, star systems and planets were constantly being conceived, born, and destroyed...

Among them are planets where life has already been conceived, and in some places, beings have begun to cultivate, suggesting that cultivation methods have spread there.

Yu Ding stared wide-eyed at everything; these great and small worlds seemed so close at hand to him now.
The most powerful beings in the world were as insignificant as ants in his eyes.

These worlds possess spiritual energy, but compared to the primordial wilderness, it is so scarce that it is almost negligible.

On such a planet, the creatures cultivate diligently, fighting to the death for cultivation resources, all in order to ascend to a higher level of the world.

Small world, medium world, great world...

And the ultimate goal they dream of throughout their lives is the primordial wilderness!

These worlds are like breeding grounds for venomous insects; the strongest beings who emerge from this struggle are merely those who ascend to immortality.

But in the primordial world, immortals were as common as hairs on a cow, and were not worth much... Yu Ding thought to himself silently.

The number of immortals who ascended to the primordial world after surviving countless near-death experiences was actually quite small.

They either joined major sects, continued their solitary cultivation, or joined the Heavenly Court to become one of the Heavenly Soldiers...

"Fairy!"

For the first time, Yu Ding pondered this character.

One person, one mountain, constantly climbing, the end of the mountain is the end of the path.

He withdrew his gaze. Although he had never been to the outside world, he knew that the distance between star fields was actually very far. It would take immortals a long time to travel between the primordial world and various other worlds.

However, these distances were practically negligible in the eyes of his master.

Fortunately, a spatial teleportation array that ordinary people can pass through has been constructed between the primordial world and the Great World, connecting them.

As for other remote, unnamed worlds...

The immortals of the higher realms disdain to go there, and for beings in the lower realms who want to ascend, the only path left is the Ascension Channel.

The primordial world plus all these worlds, large and small...

Yu Ding felt a chill run down his spine.

This is no longer the primordial world, but a primordial universe that has been constructed and evolved.

He had read many books, so he could at least imagine what the primordial universe looked like, but the shock of witnessing it with his own eyes was something that could never be replaced by imagination.

Yu Ding was deeply shocked. If he hadn't known some secrets, who would have thought that this primordial world evolved from the world of Investiture of the Gods?

In each of these large and small worlds, there is a luminous river that flows like a thousand rivers into the sea, eventually converging into the primordial wilderness and transforming into a boundless, surging river.

This river is like a continuation of the past, present, and future.

At this moment, the jade cauldron was suspended on this long river, its reflection shimmering in the water.

Then Yu Ding saw his own reflection in the river.

In an instant, he saw his figure filling the long river, countless versions of himself reenacting past experiences before the jade cauldron's eyes.

Time flows!

Yu Ding was immediately shocked, and suddenly his gaze fell on a suspended island.

In an instant, the distant distance seemed to shrink in his eyes, allowing him to see the scenery on the flying island clearly.

A wooden fence, a low gate, a simple courtyard, and... a palace shrouded in purple mist.

Just as Yu Ding was about to look again, suddenly "he" was pulled down by that force again and fell downwards involuntarily, and the surrounding scenery changed again.

"what!"

Yu Ding exclaimed in surprise as his divine soul returned to his body on the precious jade floor tiles of Yuxu Palace, leaving him panting heavily, like a fish that had been out of water for a long time.

The profound look in his eyes gradually faded, and his gaze became clear.

It felt like he was suddenly pulled down from an infinitely high outer realm to the ground; the feeling was... incredible!

What did you see?

The voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable came.

Yu Ding composed himself and thought for a moment:
"The universe! I have seen the complete primordial universe!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable asked, "Are you sure you saw... the complete primordial universe?"

Yu Ding felt his master's gaze fall on him.

"Is not it?"

Yu Ding's expression changed slightly, and he was momentarily stunned.

Yuanshi Tianzun did not speak, but suddenly, Yu Ding froze and his gaze became deep again.

His soul, which had just returned and was not yet settled, was instantly pulled out of his body by an invisible force.

The scenery around him changed, the precious jade floor tiles of the Jade Void Palace shattered like a mirror, and his figure fell endlessly in a freefall motion.

Yu Ding tried his best to steady himself. As a peak Golden Immortal, he had not experienced the weightlessness that mortals felt for a long time.

Unfortunately, it's useless!
"Your cultivation level limits your vision, and your vision, in turn, limits your cultivation."

The voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable rang in his ears, but at this moment it calmed Yu Ding down completely.

There was no way around it; his master behind him gave him countless sources of confidence.

He seemed to have experienced countless years, yet it was also as if only a moment had passed before he arrived in a world shrouded in black mist and with a harsh environment.

This place is filled with strife and fighting.

The Demon Realm… Yu Ding instinctively thought of this place.

Because this dark energy clashed with the pure energy cultivated by his immortals, he instinctively felt uncomfortable.

The creator of the Demon Realm was also a legendary figure in the prehistoric world. He once engaged in the first prehistoric competition, cough cough, Dao Competition, with his ancestor.

As for the results...

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation in his uncle's hands was that person's relic.

In the blink of an eye, he was pulled by that force again, and the scenery around him changed once more. When he reappeared, he found that the sky here was blood-red.

The creatures here are similar to humans, but the men are incredibly ugly while the women are exceptionally beautiful. Furthermore, the people here are fierce and the women wielding clubs are in no way inferior to the male creatures.

"Where is this..." Yu Ding looked around the world in amazement.

But before he could see clearly, the force pulled him down, the ground cracked open, and after he fell, the ground closed up like water, as if nothing had happened.

In the center of this crimson world stands a high mountain, upon which sits a temple.

"Just now……"

At this moment, an ancient being on the throne in the temple paused for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "What thing just flashed by in a flash?"

The thing he was talking about had already passed through other great worlds.

Perhaps a long time has passed, or perhaps only a moment has elapsed.

Suddenly, the jade cauldron was pulled into a mysterious, unknown passage, shimmering with light and color, its destination unknown.

"Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless!"

"The universe as you perceive it is not the only one."

As the words fell, the jade cauldron was transported to a mysterious and unknown space, a space devoid of mass, space, and time.

Universes stood within, shimmering with light and color. Through a corner of his eye, he glimpsed the scenes within.

It contains the creation of the world by Pangu, the creation of humankind by Nuwa, and the great calamity of the dragon and phoenix...

"This is……"

Yu Ding was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

"The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, and one variable has been eliminated."

"The general trend of the Heavenly Dao may not be different in the past, but every time a variable appears, it will serve as a node that leads the prehistoric world in a different direction."

"And so these other primordial universes came into being..."

"The Primordial Multiverse?" Yu Ding's heart raced.

With some theoretical knowledge from his previous life as a foundation, he immediately understood the meaning behind these words after listening to them.

He's not a master; he just wants to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Why are you showing him these things...?

"In this vast multiverse, tell me, who are you?"

A loud voice came from all directions.

"I'm……"

Looking around at everything, Yu Ding's shock slowly faded, and his gaze hardened: "True Master Yu Ding!"

As he finished speaking, the world around him changed, revealing a glimpse of itself.

He saw a Taoist priest in a world who was dressed in a green Taoist robe, looked slovenly, and had a wretched appearance.

"I, Jade Cauldron Immortal, am truly too clever!"

Just as Yu Ding was wondering what was going on, the Taoist priest seemed to have a flash of inspiration, cheered, and began to write furiously.

The look of shock on Yu Ding's face slowly froze.

Then they fell silent.

this is me?
This isn't me at all!
His Yu Ding lineage has always prioritized good looks; even a bird descending from the mountain would be considered exceptionally beautiful in the avian world. This…

"Disciple Li Changshou pays respects to the two True Immortals, Taiyi and Yuding."

Before he could even complain, a seemingly composed young man from another world bowed to the two Taoist priests.

As he looked in that direction, the young man seemed to sense something and turned to look in his direction.

Yu Ding quickly looked away, his expression somewhat surprised. Had that kid seen him?
Meanwhile, in a cave in another world.

A Taoist priest sat on a cloud bed, and a boy led a young man in.

The young man bowed and said, "This disciple greets Senior Uncle Yu Ding."

The Taoist priest glanced at the young man: "Lu Chuan, how long have you been here?"

The young man said, "It's been more than two years. What happened, Uncle-Master?"

Master Yu Ding nodded slightly and said, "You should go down the mountain. Your master, Shen Gongbao, has sent a letter asking you to return. He has something to tell you."

The young man paused for a moment, then bowed and said, "Yes, Senior Uncle, this disciple takes his leave."

Another Jade Cauldron Immortal... Jade Cauldron's expression was strange. Suddenly, the junior who was walking out also seemed to sense something and looked up in his direction.

Damn it!
Yu Ding quickly averted his gaze, his expression one of surprise, and he was somewhat unsettled.

It's really strange. These people all call themselves juniors in front of "him," Master Yuding, but they are all more frightening than the last.

It seems that he can be sensed by them even when he is observing from here.

Without a doubt, these two juniors were the variables his master spoke of, which changed the timeline of the primordial world and created the other primordial world they envisioned.

When there are many such worlds, a vast and diverse universe is formed.

He looked at other universes, and unsurprisingly, there were also beings who called themselves 'Jade Cauldron Immortal', only their appearances were different.

Among them were men and women, old and young, some human and some not...

Hmm... Upon seeing the female version of herself, Yu Ding couldn't help but remain silent.

Boom!

Suddenly, another distant universe with barriers caught his attention.

But then, a celestial stone atop one of the peaks exploded, sending rocks flying everywhere.

A celestial embryo was ejected, and it transformed into a radiant monkey in the wind. Its eyes shone with golden light as it began to worship in all directions, its radiance reaching straight up to the Lingxiao Palace in the Thirty-Three Heavens!

Journey to the West… Yu Ding was momentarily stunned; he was all too familiar with this scene.

and many more!

As Yu Ding looked at the scene, his expression suddenly changed slightly. He, Yu Ding Zhenren, appeared in the other worlds, but only in this Journey to the West...

Okay, although he doesn't actually have the title of Jade Cauldron Immortal in Journey to the West, he does have his master, Primordial Heavenly Venerable!
According to the Journey to the West universe, his grandmaster Laozi is the creator of heaven and earth, but in any universe, these masters of his are supreme beings that cannot be ignored.

As he pondered, in the Journey to the West universe,
Above the Thirty-Three Heavens, in the Great Crimson Heaven of the Taiqing Realm, the Yu Yu Heaven of the Shangqing Realm, and the Qingwei Heaven of the Yuqing Realm, three supreme beings simultaneously opened their eyes and looked towards this place.

In an instant, Yu Ding felt as if their gazes had traversed endless time and space and finally landed on him.

The old Taoist priest in the Great Crimson Heaven smiled slightly at him, the Taoist priest in the Yu Yu Heaven seemed somewhat surprised, and a Taoist priest in the Qing Wei Heaven who looked very much like his master nodded gently in his direction.

"Hi~"

Just as Yu Ding chuckled dryly and raised his hand to greet him, that damned pulling force reappeared.

His soul seemed to be forcibly pulled back and stuffed into his body, leaving him gasping for breath again, still somewhat shaken.

"Do you remember it?"

The voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable came.

So, is the master in front of him the same person as the master in Journey to the West...? Yu Ding looked up and saw that his master was surrounded by chaotic energy, with his eyes closed and his face expressionless.

According to his master, these jade cauldrons, Taiyi Sanxiao, and others in the universe are all separate and independent entities.

Only by attaining the Dao fruit of the Great Luo True Meaning can one attain eternal proof and ultimately become a human being.

At this moment, he didn't know what his master was asking him to remember, but just like when a teacher asks a question, he replied habitually, "Disciple remembers."

"I understand. Now you may leave!"

"This disciple... takes his leave!"

Yu Ding slowly stood up, bowed, and walked out with a look of reminiscence on his face.

It can be said that what he saw today completely opened his eyes; a true Grand Luo Golden Immortal is indeed not as simple as slaying a Three Corpse Worm.

As the saying goes, "If you don't open your eyes to see the world, it's like a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky; if you open your eyes to see the world, it's like a mayfly seeing the blue sky."

The appearance of the primordial multiverse also gave him hope.

The Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods is not unchangeable;

The primordial future is not immutable.

If he wanted to change some things in the Investiture of the Gods and change the unfortunate fate of his disciples, then using it as a variable point to lead the prehistoric world in another direction and thus open up a new multiverse prehistoric universe would undoubtedly be a good way.

But in this way...

Yu Ding recalled the palace on the river of time, and thus he had no choice but to prepare to face the Zixiao Palace.

This weighed heavily on his mind.

You must know that even his master, a supreme being in the primordial world who had attained the Primordial Dao Fruit, was subject to the constraints of that place, let alone him, who had not yet achieved the Great Luo realm?
Fortunately, there have been many successful examples, which let him know that this move is not without hope.

What he needs to do now is to change the course of some of the Investiture of the Gods calamities while seizing every opportunity to attain the true Great Luo Dao Fruit.

Time... is really tight!

"Greetings, Senior Brother Yu Ding!"

Along the way, disciples of Yuxu kept bowing to Yu Ding and looking at him with strange eyes.

Yu Ding was still savoring his recent cosmic journey, so he simply nodded politely in return without giving it much thought.

"Uncle-Master Yu Ding!"

Suddenly, Yu Ding heard a familiar voice. He looked up and saw that it was the White Crane Boy.

But the way he looked at me... seemed a little strange.

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Oh, Bai He, good lad... you're just one step away from becoming a Golden Immortal."

It seems that this kid has the highest cultivation level in the entire primordial world of children.

Even among the disciples of Yuxu Sect, he would stand out like a crane among chickens.

He doted on Bai Hetong'er quite a bit.

Bai He scratched his head and smiled: "Isn't this all thanks to the guidance I received from Uncle Yu Ding?"

Yu Ding laughed and said, "I'm just an assistant. You have to rely on yourself to truly improve. What, is there something you don't understand again?"

Baihe quickly replied, "No, no."

Yu Ding raised an eyebrow and scrutinized the White Crane Boy: "Really not?"

Something still feels off...

Upon thinking about it, Yu Ding suddenly realized that everyone's gaze towards him earlier seemed a bit off.

The white crane shook its head vigorously: "Absolutely not!"

Yu Ding's face darkened: "You little brat, Baihe Tong'er, tell me, what are you hiding from your uncle?"

Under his threatening gaze, the White Crane Boy had no choice but to cautiously ask, "Uncle-Master, everyone is saying that you suffered a calamity and lost all your magical power. Is that true?"

Yu Ding was taken aback, frowned, and pondered, "Well, that is the case, but..."

Isn't that all from years ago?
However, he has now achieved the seventh level of mastery, breaking through and rebuilding, returning to his peak. It's just a pity that he hasn't had the opportunity to test his skills.

In other words... he knows he's strong, but he doesn't know exactly how strong.

And there is...

The compensation from that senior apprentice was paid in full, and he was satisfied and forgiving, and also promised not to spread the matter any further.

The only person on his side who knew about this was Old Taiyi, but Old Taiyi always kept his mouth shut and would not tell anyone.

So how did this news suddenly spread?
Could it be that someone at Biyou Palace has let their guard down?
Leaving aside the jade cauldron, at this moment, the white crane boy opposite him, looking at the jade cauldron, seemed to have seen the sky collapse, and stood there stunned.

It's really over... Bai He felt incredibly conflicted, experiencing both sadness and sympathy for the Jade Cauldron's demise.

But she was afraid that her senior uncle would notice her discomfort, so she had to endure it.

What a wonderful senior uncle! How come it was Senior Uncle Yuding who suffered the most first?

Does that make sense?!

Is there no justice left?!

"What are you doing, you little brat!"

Yu Ding snapped out of his daze, patted the white crane on the head, and laughed, "Don't worry, your uncle's Dao heart isn't that fragile. I've already regained my magic power."

Seeing that even his martial uncle was so discouraged that he started talking nonsense... White Crane Boy nodded hurriedly and chimed in, "Really? That's great."

Yu Ding saw through the boy's boastful tricks and his face darkened: "Uncle-Master, I'm telling the truth."

The White Crane Boy blinked his big eyes: "I believe you!"

Yu Ding: "..."

No, these days nobody believes the truth anymore?
Yu Ding sighed. Oh well, let it be. He was too lazy to explain anymore.

We'll see how things go when we take action.

Yu Ding asked curiously, "By the way, how did you know about this?"

“My master said it was Uncle Huanglong who spread it.”

The White Crane Boy said, "That's why my master reprimanded Uncle-Master Huanglong very severely."

“Huanglong…” Yu Ding clenched his fist. It’s that guy again.

He ran away when his brother got beaten up, but he still cared about his brother's apprentice; he revealed his brother's secrets...

"Ugh, Uncle-Master's laugh... it's so creepy!" White Crane Boy said fearfully.

Yu Ding came to his senses and was about to say something when he suddenly saw Huang Long and the Antarctic Immortal walking side by side in the distance.

"Hey, Yu Ding, you..."

Upon seeing the Jade Cauldron and Yellow Dragon, he happily raised his hand and greeted them with a smile.

Before the words were even finished, the White Crane Boy felt a gust of wind around him, and the Jade Cauldron's figure had already disappeared. When it reappeared, it was already in front of the Yellow Dragon.

Didn't they say this kid has lost all his magic power? How come... Huang Long's eyes showed panic, but before he could speak, an arm grabbed his neck and pulled him backward.

boom!
The yellow dragon crashed heavily to the ground, creating a large crater.

Yu Ding's arm was held against his neck like a knife.

Yu Ding squinted and smiled, "Thanks to Senior Brother Huanglong for keeping his mouth shut, the whole world knows that I have lost all my magic power."

"Old Taiyi and Shen Gongbao, you two tricked me..." Huang Longtou broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly laughed, "It's a misunderstanding, Brother Yuding, this is truly a huge misunderstanding."

"I didn't spread this news. I only came all the way from Kunlun Mountain to protect you after I found out about it. If you don't believe me, ask Senior Brother Antarctica."

He felt both grief and indignation, as well as shock.

While cursing Shen Gongbao and Taiyi, he felt wronged. He thought, "This whole thing is a mess, and he's the one who got away with his good intentions."

“Junior Brother Yu Ding, please stop. I can prove that this is a misunderstanding.”

The Old Man of the South Pole said, "It was indeed not Huanglong who told you this. He was afraid that you would be bullied if you lost your magic power, so he came to protect you."

Yu Ding looked at Huang Long, only to see Huang Long snort softly and turn his head away.

"Hey, look what's happened! It really was a misunderstanding. You should have said so earlier!"

Yu Ding then stood up, pulled Huang Long up, and said with a smile.

Huang Long roared, "Did you fucking give me a chance to speak?"

Yu Ding coughed lightly: "Senior Brother Huanglong has such a fiery temper. He should drink more tea to cool down, which is good for his cultivation."

It would have been better if tea hadn't been mentioned, but the moment Huanglong thought of Taiyi, he got even angrier: "I'll drink your grandpa's tea!"

At this moment, the White Crane Boy cautiously asked, "Uncle-Master, your magic power... has it really recovered?"

Upon hearing this, Huanglong also looked over and examined Yu Ding from head to toe: "Yes, your outburst just now... didn't seem like you had lost all your magic power at all. You've recovered?"

Yu Ding glanced at the two of them and decisively shook his head: "It hasn't recovered much, just a little bit."

That time, I lost my magic power while covering your retreat. To protect myself, Taiyi made me eat some Hercules Pills, so now I only have superhuman strength. Before, he was crippled and was very afraid of others knowing that he was crippled.

Now that he's no longer in power, will other people's opinions still matter?
"real……"

Huang Long, who had initially been suspicious, felt ashamed to ask after hearing this and felt a little guilty. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, we'll settle this score with them sooner or later."

Looking at the righteous and chivalrous Huanglong, I was reminded of Huanglong's record of zero wins in the Investiture of the Gods...

Yu Ding advised, "Let it go!"

“It doesn’t count!”

Huang Long angrily said, "I thought you were just injured, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. They've gone too far. If they don't give me an explanation this time, I'm not done with them."

"Ahem, well, the explanation... my martial uncle has already given it to me," Yu Ding said leisurely.

"Huh?" Huang Long was taken aback, then looked interested and said, "What good treasures did your Uncle-Master give you as compensation? Show them to me."

Yu Ding then recounted the gains from his trip to Biyou Palace.

"The Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi, an innate spiritual root..."

Huang Long curled his lip: "What? Martial Uncle is too stingy. All he gave are impractical things."

You said if you wouldn't bestow the Four Swords of Zhuxian, you should at least compensate me with a few innate spiritual treasures. This beating wasn't worth it at all. I was originally going to…”

He realized what he was doing and quickly shut up.

"Do you believe that your martial uncle will cleave you in two with one sword?" Yu Ding glanced at him: "Old Yellow Dragon."

"Ok?"

"If you feel you've been cheated, how about we go back to Biyou Palace and ask our martial uncle for it?"

"Okay, okay..."

Huang Long said excitedly, but when he saw the mocking expression on Yu Ding's face, he angrily stepped forward and grabbed Yu Ding's neck: "You Yu Ding, I was thinking of you, but you tried to kill me."

"Isn't that a bit silly of you too!" Yu Ding chuckled.

Beside them, the Antarctic Immortal, who was the mastermind behind it all, watched the two of them with a smile but said nothing, and finally looked up at the sky.

These peaceful and idyllic days... won't last much longer!

Not long after, Yu Ding and Huang Long bid farewell to the Antarctic Immortal, descended from Kunlun Mountain, and rode leisurely on the clouds.

"All the fellow disciples looked very busy."

Huang Long glanced at the jade cauldron and shook his head, saying, "Only the two of us are acting like nothing's wrong."

Everyone else is preparing for the Investiture of the Gods calamity, you fool... Yu Ding said, "There's nothing I can do. I've already suffered this calamity, and you don't even take on a disciple or anything to help you go down the mountain."

"What do you mean by taking on apprentices? I don't even have enough money for myself, let alone for my apprentices."

He got angry at the mere mention of the Yellow Dragon, but then said nonchalantly, "As for the great calamity, that's even simpler... its fate has already been decided."

If it's a blessing in disguise, it's not a calamity; if it's a calamity, you can't escape it. What's the use of making more preparations if fate decrees it that you must face it? Disciples are just another life lost in the process.

"You actually have this kind of awareness?"

Yu Ding exclaimed in surprise, "Old Yellow Dragon, I have to think more highly of you."

As expected of someone with the worst record in the Investiture of the Gods, he still managed to survive unscathed and successfully navigate the three challenges of the Investiture of the Gods. His luck is truly exceptional.

Huang Long laughed smugly, "That's right, just like Yu Ding, this time even your master..."

Before he could finish speaking, the smug look on Huang Long's face vanished, and he instantly panicked, clasping his hands together and bowing repeatedly towards Kunlun Mountain, sincerely praying: "Disciple spoke without thinking, Master, please don't blame me, please don't blame me."

How to offend two people with a single sentence... Yu Ding glanced at Huang Long, and said, "Look, this is it."

"By the way, you said it was Junior Brother Shen who came to you to verify this matter?"

Yu Ding's expression was rather unpleasant: "Did he say who told him?"

Shen Gongbao and he had a good relationship ever since he was helped that time.

Now that Shen Gongbao knows about his crippled cultivation, he is worried about what Shen Gongbao might do to the Biyou Sect members.

Although this was something Shen Gongbao originally did, with him added to the mix, he didn't know if there would be any other variables.

Furthermore... why did he feel as if there was an invisible black hand behind the little leopard, pushing him toward the trajectory of the Investiture of the Gods?
Huang Long shook his head: "I don't know about that. He didn't say either, but according to Uncle-Master Nanji, this matter has been circulating in Yuxu Palace for the past few days. Perhaps Junior Brother Shen heard it from someone!"

Yu Ding nodded with a stern face, then calculated with his fingers: "Old Taiyi's disciple... is about to be born."

Huang Long nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's what Old Taiyi said too. So, how about we go and take a look?"

Nezha… Yu Ding’s expression suddenly turned strange. He knew that Manjushri and Samantabhadra would definitely come to join in the fun when Nezha was born.

Their purpose was quite simple: they had failed to recruit disciples, and they wanted to see Taiyi fail to recruit disciples as well.

Well then, his clones have been teaching Jinzha and Muzha inside the Mountain and River Map for quite some time now, it's time to let those two young men come out of the mountain and see the results.

What if we let them go with Manjushri and Samantabhadra?

This will just drain the Jade Void Palace of all its wealth, leaving those two traitors unable to take Run to the West.

This is called protecting the treasures and assets of the East.

“Let’s go!” Yu Ding said.

……

At this moment, in the backyard of the Li family, inside the landscape painting.

"Haha, we passed the test!"

Muzha and Jinzha cheered with joy as they looked at the perfect score on their political and ideological exam papers.

The Taixu Daoist, who was transformed from Yu Ding's clone, smiled and said, "That's right. Come on, let's go see your third brother."

"Third brother? Our third brother... is about to be born?"

Jinzha and Muzha were dancing with joy when suddenly they froze.

"We've been here for almost ten years, how could my third brother have been pregnant for ten years?" The two looked completely bewildered.

Yu Ding's clone smiled slightly, swept his whisk, and Jinzha and Muzha felt the world spinning before their eyes again. When they came to their senses, they were already in the backyard of the Li residence.

The Landscape Painting had already flown over and landed in Yu Ding's hand, then he put it into his sleeve.

"Ah, boss, you're not..."

Muzha was surprised to find that the children, who were originally teenagers, had shrunk in size again, which greatly surprised him.

"Let's go, don't keep people waiting."

Yu Ding looked up, smiled, and headed towards the front yard.

High in the sky, three figures stood, and upon closer inspection, they were none other than Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and Taiyi.

“Junior Brother Taiyi, look, that’s him. That’s Master Taixu, a disciple of our Grand Master Uncle.”

Manjushri said bitterly, "He is Li Jing's master, and he is the one who is blocking us from taking on disciples."

"Master Taixu?"

Taiyi frowned as he watched the "Taixu" True Man walk towards the front yard: "Still a disciple of Grandmaster Uncle? How come I've never heard of him before?"

At this moment, inside the delivery room, Yin Guangling was giving birth, while Li Jing was anxiously pacing back and forth outside, clutching his hands.

"Grandmaster, please bless mother and child so they may be safe..." Li Jing prayed.

"It's coming out, General, the baby is coming out..." came the midwife's joyful voice from inside.

"Out?"

Li Jing was overjoyed: "Will it come out head first or feet first? Is it a boy or...?"

"The ball is out first!" the midwife exclaimed. "Ah, General Li, the lady has given birth to... a ball!"

"The lady gave birth to a ball?" Li Jing was dumbfounded.

……

High above the clouds, Taiyi Zhenren, Puxian Zhenren, and Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun stood side by side.

"You just said... this Taixu is very strong?" Taiyi stared intently at Taixu on the ground.

Puxian said, "Of course, even my senior brother Manjushri suffered a loss at his hands."

Manjushri scoffed, "He merely used a trick to exploit the Golden Immortal Tribulation. If it were a real fight..."

He stopped talking at this point, his expression turning somewhat grim.

He dared to say that he had never met the Taoist Taixu before, but for some reason, the other party seemed to know him very well.

During the battle, he remained completely under his opponent's control. Even when he pulled out his trump card, the Dragon Pillar, his opponent seemed completely unsurprised and easily neutralized his treasure...

It should be noted that he doesn't usually use his Dragon-Binding Pillar; his main strategy is to strike unexpectedly and catch the enemy off guard. This is the first time he has failed.

"This is a bit tricky. Taixu is a disciple of our senior master, so it's not easy to make a move against him."

Taiyi frowned and said, "But from what you're saying, he seems very resistant to our taking on disciples."

"really."

Master Puxian frowned as well: "So that's why we're waiting for you to come and discuss this."

Although "Tai Xu" had already announced that he could accept disciples, they thought it over and decided not to act rashly.

Firstly, that guy took Jinzha and Muzha away, so the two of them couldn't find anyone to take them back.

Secondly, they discovered that Lao Taiyi's disciple had also been reincarnated.

Don't be fooled by Taiyi's good temper; he's always amiable with everyone. They know that Taiyi is definitely the most ruthless of the Twelve Immortals of Jade Void.

After Taiyi's disciple was also reincarnated into the Li family, the three of them became inseparable—or rather, master and disciple.

They wanted to see how Taiyi Zhenren would handle this matter.

"It's difficult, but we can't avoid doing it. A great calamity is coming, and taking on disciples is a matter of our own survival. We need disciples to go down the mountain to carry out our mission."

Puxian sighed, "There are three options now. The best option is to go and negotiate peacefully with this Master Taixu."
If we can't reach an agreement, then we'll have to fight Taixu again. If that doesn't work, then we'll have to go find our senior uncle. What do you all think?

Taiyi and Manjushri nodded solemnly upon hearing this.

Seeing their reaction, Puxian said, "Since you have no objections, let's get ready. We'll go find him together later."

"Wait a minute!" Taiyi said.

Manjushri and Samantabhadra looked at Taiyi.

"Originally, with the combined strength of the three of us, there was nothing to fear in this primordial world, but what you're saying now makes me a little uneasy."

Taiyi pondered for a moment and said, "To be on the safe side, I'd like to call someone else over."

"Who?" Manjushri and Samantabhadra looked at each other in bewilderment.

Last time, even after they invited someone to light the lamp, they still couldn't resolve this matter.

Of course, to save face for that teacher, they didn't tell Taiyi about this.

"Jade tripod".

Taiyi smiled slightly, took out the first-generation communication scroll for calling for reinforcements, and started sending messages to call for reinforcements.

"he?"

Manjushri and Samantabhadra were greatly disappointed upon hearing this, and Manjushri even felt some disgust.

You two know nothing... Taiyi glanced at them, speechless. You two still think Yuding is a single person now!
It's no exaggeration to say that Yu Ding is the most successful of the twelve immortal leaders of Yu Xu.

These guys have no idea how widely Yu Ding has cultivated and trained apprentices over the years.
Yang Jian, Long Ji, and Yuan Hong are three Golden Immortals in the sect. They shone brightly in the last battle to seize the heavens. They all cultivate the domineering War Immortal path, and their combat power is incredibly strong.

If they still can't take him down this time, he can use a little more maneuvering to see if his junior disciples will spare this Taoist Taixu.

Taixu Zhenren is so powerful, yet he can't even defeat a great power!
Then let's have the three of them; if three isn't enough, then we'll add more.

He simply refused to believe that so many people couldn't defeat a mere Taixu.

……

In the backyard of the Li residence, Li Jing could no longer remain calm. He drew his sword and prepared to rush in.

"Jing'er, what happened?"

Yu Ding led Jinzha and Muzha into the courtyard and asked a question he already knew the answer to. Jinzha and Muzha also looked at Li Jing with curiosity.

"Master, you've emerged from seclusion?"

Li Jing was overjoyed to see the 'Taoist Master Taixu' whom he hadn't seen for two years, but his joy quickly turned to worry: "Master, you don't know, strange things have happened in the manor."

"Nonsense! I foresaw the imminent birth of your third son and came out of seclusion to offer my congratulations. What strange thing could possibly happen?"

Yu Ding scolded, "You've followed me in cultivation for so many years, yet you panic like this over such a small matter. What kind of behavior is that?"

After being reprimanded, Li Jing calmed down and said, "Master is right."

"What exactly happened?" asked the Jade Cauldron clone.

Li Jing said, "Master, you don't know this, but last night Madam dreamed that a Taoist priest entered the room and told her to welcome the baby..."

"You old lecher, Taiyi, how dare you trespass into my disciple's wife's boudoir..." Yu Ding smiled inwardly. "That's right, things are still developing according to the Investiture of the Gods."

"Guangling woke up and told me about it. She was about to give birth right after she finished speaking." As Li Jing was speaking, a strange fragrance suddenly wafted out of the room.

Muzha, standing beside Yu Ding, chuckled, "Really? Father, did Mother give birth to a boy or a girl?"

Jinzha's voice came: "He gave birth to a ball."

Mu Zha chimed in, "Really? So, did you give birth to a boy or a girl... wait, why did I say 'ball'?"

He sensed something was wrong and turned to look at Jinzha, only to see Jinzha staring at the delivery room in shock.

Following Jinzha's gaze, Muzha saw a fleshy ball glowing red, carrying a strange fragrance, bouncing and flying out of the house.

"Giggle!"

The joyful laughter of a baby came from inside the ball of flesh.

"General, it's a... a monster..."

The midwife followed her out, looking horrified.

Even with Li Jing's extraordinary experience, he was stunned for a moment upon seeing this ball of flesh. He then raised his hand to protect Jinzha and Muzha behind him and asked, "How is Madam?"

The midwife said, "General, the lady is alright."

"My goodness, what kind of thing did you give birth to, Li Jing?"

Bifang, inside Li Jing's body, also sat up abruptly, somewhat startled even as a demon god.

Even he had never heard of such a thing!
Muzha swallowed hard: "Eldest brother, how did Mother give birth to such a thing?"

He glanced at the top of his father's head and felt something was off.

"How should I know?" Jinzha glared.

"Giggle!"

The fleshy ball laughed and bounced around like a rubber ball.

"What kind of monster dares to be so insolent in my Li residence? You're courting death!"

Looking at the scene before him, Li Jing, who had been carefully observing, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Then, recalling the hardships he had endured for three years and six months before this...

At that moment, Li Jing's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he channeled his inner energy, his spiritual sword emitting a blazing and sharp sword light as he slashed at the fleshy ball.

"Buzz!"

The once playful, bouncy ball of flesh, faced with this sudden sword strike, seemed to be terrified, standing motionless on the spot.

"Not good!" Seeing the murderous aura emanating from Li Jing, Yu Ding's expression changed drastically, realizing that Li Jing was serious.

Yes, a huge change!
It's important to know that Li Jing, who is now the pillar of the Bifang, is not the useless person who couldn't achieve immortality in the original Investiture of the Gods.

Even without relying on Bifang's demonic power, Li Jing himself was already close to the strength of a martial arts immortal. This sword strike, with decades of accumulated power, would be enough to overwhelm even Lingzhuzi. How could the newly born Nezha withstand it?

Even though he had a good relationship with Taiyi Zhenren, given Taiyi's personality...

If something were to happen to Nezha, it's hard to guarantee that Taiyi wouldn't raise his sword and try to kill him, whether in heaven or on earth.

"you dare?!"

On the other side, Taiyi, who was shaking people in the sky, suddenly changed color. He swept his whisk, and a torrent of water poured down like the Milky Way from the heavens, engulfing the fleshy ball.

"No...don't hurt my child..."

Yin Guangling, dragging her weak body, appeared at the door, her face filled with despair upon seeing this scene.

Li Jing's sword momentum was unstoppable. Just as the sharp sword light was about to strike the bounced flesh ball, two slender, jade-like fingers caught the sword tip.

A figure appeared in front of the longsword.

A large river, formed from a whisk, glowed and tightly wrapped around the fleshy ball.

"Why did Master stop me?" Li Jing was stunned.

Yu Ding, with his long sword between his legs, tilted his head slightly and stared at Li Jing: "Born a saint, your birth is bound to be marked by extraordinary phenomena. You have been cultivating with your master for so many years, yet you now act as recklessly as an ordinary person who has never learned the Dao or heard the scriptures. You are truly disappointing to your master."

You're really something else, kid! I'm not stopping you, I'm saving your life!

Li Jing suddenly realized and said, "Master, please forgive me, I dare not."

"Why aren't you putting your sword away yet?"

Yu Ding loosened his fingers, then paused slightly, glancing at his own fingers and then at Li Jing's sword.

The moment he released Li Jing's sword, he felt a strange and subtle sensation.

He did have the idea of ​​making a move just now, but... it seems he wanted to use the 'receive, neutralize, and release' technique, so why did he end up using his fingers to pinch it?
Is it an illusion?

Or did he originally intend to use his fingers to pinch instead of applying hair?

Yu Ding shook his head, looked at the fleshy ball in the whisk, and said anxiously, "Old Taiyi is indeed anxious."

"Alas……"

Seeing that his own fleshy ball below was unharmed, Taiyi Zhenren in the sky breathed a sigh of relief and wiped away his sweat.

To be honest, what he just witnessed really gave him a fright.

What exactly is going on with Li Jing?

He's clearly only slightly better than Xiao Jiang in terms of physical constitution, yet look how incredibly strong he is!

With a strong father and a weak son, how will his precious apprentice survive in the future?

However, unexpectedly, Taixu actually stepped in to protect his disciple... Taiyi felt a slight sense of goodwill towards "Taixu".

The whisk was pulled away, revealing the fleshy ball inside. The once bright red, joyful fleshy ball was now trembling incessantly.

"Uh, I hope... nothing unexpected happened?"

Yu Ding coughed lightly, made a sword-finger gesture, and gently sliced ​​the fleshy ball apart, revealing an adorable infant with a rosy complexion and fair skin.

The child was about six months old, with red glowing hair as if it were burning. He wore a gold bracelet on his right hand and a red silk ribbon around his belly, which shone brightly.

“This…” Li Jing was stunned when he saw this scene.

Everyone was stunned to see the child emerge from the ball of flesh, but Yin Guangling, who was leaning against the door, smiled lovingly and said, "My child, my child."

She quickly came out and picked up the child. When the child saw Yin Guangling, a smile appeared on his face, and he giggled.

"Mother, Mother, let me see my little brother."

Jinzha and Muzha excitedly rushed over to tease the child, who then giggled.

“If I hadn’t stopped you, you would have almost accidentally killed your own son.” Yu Ding glanced at Li Jing.

Li Jing said with remorse, "This disciple knows he was wrong."

“Yes, let’s go check on the child,” Yu Ding said.

Li Jing nodded, walked to Yin Guangling's side, and said guiltily, "Let me hold the child too!"

After hesitating for a moment, Yin Guangling placed it in Li Jing's arms.

The father and son locked eyes!

then……

Both father and son were stunned.

Li Jing watched as the red light above the child's head gradually faded, but the fiery hair, the red bib on his body, and the gold bracelet on his wrist...

When the child saw Li Jing, he paused for a moment, then his face filled with terror, his whole body trembled like a leaf, and the next moment he let out a heart-wrenching cry.

Seeing this, Yin Guangling quickly snatched the child into her arms, and after coaxing Jinzha and Muzha a couple of times, the child immediately stopped crying and started laughing happily again.

Only Li Jing stood there, stunned.

He felt like his head was a jumbled mess.

Did he see it wrong?

Why did he think that this newborn third child looked somewhat like his sworn brother Lingzhuzi?

A long-lost figure suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Could it be that I...

No, no, no, it won’t.

Li Jing quickly shook his head to shake off that terrible thought; he had lost contact with his sworn brother for many years.

but……

He couldn't help but look at Jinzha and Muzha.

These two children look a lot like him. They were also conceived for ten months, but they didn't have this problem when they were born.

that,
How do you explain that the third child was pregnant for three years and six months, and then looked just like Lingzhuzi when he was born?

"what!"

Li Jing clutched his head in despair, feeling as if his brain was about to explode.

At this moment, Yu Ding himself and Huang Long were still on their way.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, Yu Ding took out a scroll from his sleeve, opened it, and a line of text appeared.

"What?" Huang Long asked curiously.

Yu Ding said with a strange expression, "Old Taiyi said that there might be a change in his acceptance of disciples. Someone wants to stop him from accepting disciples, and invited me to fill in for him."

"Ah, is it possible to prevent Old Taiyi from accepting a disciple?"

Huang Long said indignantly, "Let's go, let's go and support Taiyi. I want to see who this guy is who doesn't give Taiyi any face."

It's me too, brother... Yu Ding felt a little helpless. This is the downside of having too many aliases.

It's easy for a flood to wash away the Dragon King Temple!

(End of this chapter)