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

Chapter 417 The Old Man Who Comes with Me - Dragon Ancestor

Rebuilding one's Dao heart sounds simple, but doing it... well, this is the first time Yu Ding has encountered such a situation.

Last time he was robbed, but fortunately, his memory loss turned out to be a blessing in disguise and he was not greatly affected. However, even if he had not lost his memory, with the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique he had prepared, the blow would not have been too great.

But Ao Bing's situation this time is somewhat different from his.

Regarding how to rebuild his Dao heart, he currently only has some, well, immature ideas, emm... the kind that haven't been put into practice yet.

Yu Ding looked into Ao Bing's bedroom and saw Ao Guang sitting at the table in the hall, his face filled with grief.

The other dragon queens, dragon princes, and dragon princesses were currently surrounding Ao Guang, trying to persuade him.

"Enough, all of you get out. I want to be alone."

Ao Guang waved his hand; the people's words of comfort did not reassure him, but instead made him even more agitated.

The dragon princes and princesses dared not hear him say such things and immediately withdrew from the palace, leaving only Ao Guang and the erratic Ao Bing who kept making strange noises.

Upon seeing the jade cauldron outside, the dragons dared not be negligent and all bowed before leaving.

"Empress, please wait!"

Yu Ding stopped the Dragon Queen of the East Sea: "This humble Taoist would like to inquire about the Dragon Prince's past. Does the Dragon Queen have the time?"

The Dragon Queen glanced at the still-standing Jade Cauldron and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Immortal, please come and sit here with me."

The East Sea Dragon Palace is vast, a huge complex of buildings centered around the Crystal Palace, radiant with light and exquisite beauty, with a massive light curtain covering the entire palace.

It looks like a nighttime amusement park from the dark seabed.

As the third prince of the dragon and deeply loved by Ao Guang, Ao Bing naturally had a separate small palace as standard equipment, which also included human-style furnishings such as coral reef rockery, pavilions, and swings.

Yu Ding was invited to the pavilion by the Dragon Queen, who then clapped her hands to summon her maids to serve fine wine and delicacies.

Seeing that there were already nearly thirty dishes and the meal was still going on, Yu Ding hurriedly tried to dissuade them, saying, "I just wanted to ask a few simple questions, so there's no need for such extravagance... Oh, and let's not have any singing or dancing either."

Upon seeing a group of dragon maidens with dragon horns on their foreheads, pretty faces, and simple clothes, along with a group of musicians, approaching, Yu Ding quickly called for a halt.

The Dragon Queen quickly explained, "As a disciple of a sage and the master of Bing'er, the immortal deserves the highest honors from my East Sea Dragon Palace. Besides, Uncle Jiu said..."

At this point, she glanced at the jade tripod and hesitated.

Yu Ding narrowed his eyes and immediately understood: "What did Huang Long say?"

That dog Huanglong is ruining my Yu Ding's reputation again...

The Dragon Queen quickly smiled and said, "My Ninth Uncle said that we must use the highest standards of our Dragon Clan to receive the Immortal."

Yu Ding said indifferently, "I have never liked these things, so there's no need to trouble yourself. Let's get back to the main topic. Tell me about Ao Bing's matter, as detailed as possible. Perhaps this will help him rebuild his Dao heart."

The Dragon Queen glanced at the jade cauldron from head to toe and nodded secretly.

Yu Ding was dressed in a sky-blue Taoist robe with cloud patterns. He was handsome and had an otherworldly air about him. This was the image of an immortal they had in mind.

Unlike their Ninth Uncle, who was unkempt, eccentric, and didn't look like a Taoist immortal at all.

The Dragon Queen said, "Actually, Bing'er's mother was the former Dragon Queen..."

Through the Dragon Queen's narration, Yu Ding learned that this Dragon Queen was Ao Bing's stepmother, and that Ao Guang doted on Ao Bing because of the Dragon Queen's presence and Ao Bing's success.

Therefore, she didn't dare to manage Ao Bing much, fearing she wouldn't be able to control the situation properly. Dragon King Ao Guang, on the other hand, was very strict with him and placed high hopes on him, so he would come to supervise him whenever he had time.

However, as the Dragon King of the East Sea, he was simply too busy, and the time he had to discipline him was quite limited.

This led to Ao Bing becoming increasingly reckless and arrogant, developing a willful and spoiled personality, because apart from the Dragon King of the East Sea, no dragon dared to do anything to him.

“I see…” Yu Ding nodded to himself.

Ao Bing was unruly, and coincidentally, Nezha in the original Investiture of the Gods was also unruly, eventually causing a great disaster.

The young tyrant of Chentang Pass encountered the Dragon Prince of the East Sea; it would be strange if these two spoiled brats didn't fight.

Originally, in terms of background, Ao Bing's father was the Dragon King who ruled the East Sea, and in terms of cultivation, Ao Bing had been born for a thousand years, so his power must be even more profound.

But little did the Dragon Prince know that behind Nezha was the hidden figure of "Tai 2 Zhenren"?
He was even too foolish and lacked martial ethics, giving away the treasure of Qianyuan Mountain to his disciple early on. Even a golden immortal like Lady Shiji almost fell victim to Nezha.

In this situation, Ao Bing, how can you win if you haven't even settled down?

As for this time... Yu Ding glanced at the palace and smiled somewhat unkindly.

It's likely that Li Jing's lesson to Ao Bing left a very deep impression.

"Bing'er is still young. If you say he's like this, how can I face my elder sister's trust in me?" The Dragon Queen said sadly, tears welling up in her eyes.

Yu Ding asked with a strange expression, "If I may ask one more question, who is the Dragon Queen and Ao Bing's mother...?"

He could tell that the Dragon Queen's sorrow seemed genuine, not feigned.

The Dragon Queen quickly wiped away her tears and said, "Please forgive my rudeness, Immortal. I was once Bing'er's aunt."

Aunt... Yu Ding glanced at the palace again, nodded, waved for the Empress to leave, and closed his eyes to organize the information.

Name: Ao Bing

Gender: male
Age: ten years old

Synopsis: The third prince of the East Sea Dragon Clan, he lost his mother at a young age. He possesses immortal bones and extremely high talent and comprehension. Ao Guang regards him as the hope of the East Sea Dragon Clan and therefore supervises him very strictly. Due to being left unsupervised, he has developed a very bad personality...

It is worth mentioning Ao Bing's age here.

Although this little dragon has lived for a thousand years, the dragon race has a long lifespan and a long growth and development cycle. A human's life is one hundred years, while a dragon's life is one hundred years, so it is only ten years old at this time.

As for the reason for Ao Bing's mother's death... Yu Ding, who was quite sensitive to this matter, specifically asked about it, as the Dragon Mother initially seemed unwilling to answer.

However, it was only through Yu Ding's insistence that they learned that the Dragon Mother had been seriously injured while suppressing the rampaging monsters under the sea eye, and had died giving birth to Ao Bing at the cost of her life.

"Ten years old!"

Yu Ding opened his eyes and pondered. At this age, he was the second youngest among his disciples, the youngest being Yang Chan.

As for the oldest one... it's Yuan Hong, that's right, the Yuan Hong who has been cultivating for several hundred years.

It's definitely not that Longji who respects his teacher. Yu Ding is a very fair teacher. It's definitely not because Longji gave him some nice things during the home visit that he said that.

After organizing the information, Yu Ding gradually had an idea, and then got up and walked towards Ao Bing's room.

"Bing'er, it's all your father's fault for being useless! It's all your father's fault!"

"If it weren't for your father wanting you to leave the prison that is the East Sea, and forcing you to cultivate, you wouldn't have secretly run away."

"If we hadn't run away, this wouldn't have happened. It's all Father's fault..."

As soon as Yu Ding approached, he heard Ao Guang's mournful voice from inside the room.

Yu Ding coughed once, and after a brief silence, Ao Guang, who was in the room, said, "Immortal, please come in!"

As Yu Ding entered the room, he saw Ao Guang standing by the bed with his hands behind his back, still exuding the majesty of the Dragon King, but his red eyes and unnatural expression betrayed him.

Yu Ding paused for a moment, also somewhat moved by this most sincere emotion.

As for Ao Bing... he remained neurotic, like a frightened rabbit.

"Please excuse my rudeness, Immortal." Ao Guang chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Yu Ding waved his hand: "The Dragon King's love for his son is deeply moving, but now we must ask the Dragon King to leave."

Ao Guang asked in surprise, "Could it be that the immortal wants to..."

Yu Ding nodded slightly. Ao Guang, both surprised and delighted, bowed deeply to Yu Ding before turning and leaving the palace.

Looking at Ao Bing, who was easily startled, Yu Ding couldn't help but shake his head. How could Ao Bing possibly forge his heart in his current state?

To overcome fear, one must confront and conquer it.

Faced with a method that involves fighting poison with poison, but given Ao Bing's current state and temperament, he worried that seeing Li Jing again would scare the kid to death.

How can he help Ao Bing, this good-for-nothing, to successfully forge his mind and truly grow up?
How did those seemingly useless protagonists in novels from the past grow into successful characters?

Hmm? I've got it!

Give this kid a personal old man!
"Little Dragon, don't be afraid anymore, the bad guys have been chased away."

Yu Ding sat down by the bed again and extended a stream of magic power into Ao Bing's head to help him calm down.

Gradually, Ao Bing calmed down, stopped trembling and shaking, and slowly raised his head under the covers, revealing a pair of eyes still filled with fear.

Yu Ding immediately seized the opportunity, forming a sword gesture and pointing a finger at Ao Guang's brow, which then pierced into Ao Bing's brow like a blazing sun, entering his sea of ​​consciousness.

Ao Bing's eyes gradually became vacant.

"It really is a sea of ​​consciousness..."

Yu Ding stood silently above Ao Bing's sea of ​​consciousness. Generally, the sea of ​​consciousness of a cultivator is a celestial platform on which the primordial spirit sits.

And Ao Bing's sea of ​​consciousness is truly... a sea.

What came into view was torrential rain, dark clouds covering the sky, and raging waves on the sea, just like Ao Bing's condition.

However, as soon as he, the 'sun,' entered, he immediately took action, radiating golden light that dispelled the dark clouds and torrential rain, and gradually calmed the sea.

He glanced around and saw a small white dragon, about ten feet long, huddled in a corner deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, head bowed, trembling in fear. Rainwater had somehow seeped through the seawater and reached its entire body.

Yu Ding: "..."

That Li Jing is a terrible bastard!
Immediately, his "great sun" swiftly approached the sea surface, and he chanted in a long voice: "Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless!"

The little dragon in the sea seemed to sense something, and slowly raised its head, revealing its eyes and half its head above the water, saying, "Who is... playing tricks on the Crown Prince?"

Amidst the rising and falling of the sun, a loud laugh echoed: "I am a god, I am a demon, why bother pretending to be a god or a demon?"

"you……"

Ao Bing angrily asked, "Who exactly are you?"

A desolate and ancient dragon roar echoed from the midday sun: "I am... the Dragon Ancestor!"

Who is the Dragon Ancestor?

"Your ancestors!"

"I am your ancestor!"

After hearing this, Xiaolong rebuked, "My dragon clan only has one ancestor, the Ancestral Dragon. When did we get another ancestor?"

"Da Ri" said, "You little brat, you're making a fuss over nothing. Do you even know how many phoenix ancestors there were in the ancient three races?"

Xiao Long was taken aback: "Tian Feng and Yuan Huang."

"Great Sun" then asked, "And how many are the ancestors of the Qilin?"

Xiao Long paused, then said, "The Holy Kirin and Snow Kirin are naturally two..."

It suddenly stared at the sun in astonishment and asked, "Could you really be the mother of my dragon race?"

"Great Sun" was clearly taken aback for a moment, then roared, "You brat, how dare you be so insolent! I am the Dragon Ancestor, the Primordial Dragon God. When did I become the mother of your dragon clan?"

Its roar startled the cowardly dragon, who scurried away into the sea.

After a long while, the little dragon poked its head out and said unconvinced, "The ancestors of the Phoenix and Qilin clans were both two, one male and one female. I used to wonder why my dragon clan only had one ancestor."

If there is another ancestor of my dragon race, it must be the mother of the Dragon Ancestor, isn't it?

"Big Day": "..."

Damn! I thought they were too young to be fooled.

I didn't expect this kid to have some education.

It seems that these days you can be a personal "grandpa," but you can't just pretend to be someone's ancestor.

Am I right?

Xiao Long lay in the seawater with only half his head showing, and said.

"Da Ri" coughed and said, "In the beginning of chaos, when heaven and earth were in turmoil, two innate dragon gods were born. We created the dragon race by absorbing the combined energy of heaven and earth. Can't I be called the Dragon Ancestor?"

Xiao Long poked his head out in surprise: "You're male too?"

"The Great Sun": "The innate deities are different from you acquired beings; they have no distinction between male and female."

Xiao Long asked curiously, "But Tianfeng and Yuanhuang can be male or female!"

"Great Sun" said, "They are them, and the true self is the true self."

Xiao Long pondered for a moment and said, "But what about the Qilin clan..."

"Great Sun" could no longer contain himself and roared, "Are you ever going to stop? Did I appear here to discuss your in-laws' affairs with you... huh?"

It discovered that the little dragon had somehow slipped into the safe zone in the sea, blinking its big eyes at him, blowing bubbles one after another on the surface of the sea through its nostrils.

"Great Sun" seemed to be furious. Its whole body trembled, and with a dragon's roar, chaotic energy spread. A ten-thousand-foot-long divine dragon, flashing with lightning, roamed and coiled between heaven and earth.

"Do you have to do this for you to believe I'm your ancestor?"

The dragon god spoke, looking down from above, his eyes, as large as a lake, fixed on the small dragon in the sea.

Xiao Long: "Σ(дlll)"

Seeing that it had subdued the little dragon, the divine dragon released a blazing light and transformed into a god-like figure with a dragon's head and human body, bare-chested and exuding an ancient and primordial aura.

The Dragon Ancestor said, "Why haven't you come over to pay your respects to the Ancestor yet?"

The little dragon was overjoyed. With a swift movement, it flew over, knelt down, and kowtowed repeatedly, calling out "Ancestor!"

Who has ever seen a dragon kowtow...? The Dragon Ancestor let out a soft sigh and smiled, raising his hand and stretching out a hand with long fingernails as if to touch it.

But no sooner had his hand reached out than the dragon scales on the lowered dragon's body suddenly burst open, and it flashed and disappeared into the seawater below.

Dragon Ancestor: ヾ(﹏)
In the seawater, the little dragon looked at himself in surprise and said, "Strange, how did I run back by myself?"

The Dragon Ancestor reached out his hand again in a daze, and the little dragon immediately darted into the sea and reappeared in another part of the sea. He reached out to touch it again and flashed to another place.

The little dragon was filled with wonder in the seawater and wanted to play, but when it tried, it couldn't do it as fast as it wanted.

It seems that the excessive trauma has caused him to become passive... The Dragon Ancestor's expression was strange, but it was not surprising, since this was Ao Bing's sea of ​​consciousness.

If it has a high level of cultivation, it can instantly appear anywhere in this sea of ​​consciousness.

Once he leaves the sea of ​​consciousness, he probably won't have this ability anymore... The Dragon Ancestor thought to himself, and suddenly spoke up: "Li Jing has arrived!"

Whoosh!
The little dragon, which had been playing around, suddenly bristled, its scales popping out. It darted into the sea with a whoosh, then reappeared in the air with another whoosh, flying around in a panic like a fly with its head on its brow.

The Dragon Ancestor shook his head speechlessly, then suddenly raised his head and let out another dragon roar, the sound like thunder and waves crashing over, directly shocking the panicked little dragon so that his whole body trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

This was the Dragon Roar Divine Power he learned from Huanglong. It was a mere representation of the dragon, but it didn't possess much power; its strength was just enough to not harm his primordial spirit.

With his hands behind his back, the Dragon Ancestor said, "Do you know why I have appeared to find you?"

Xiao Long's teeth were still chattering as he said, "I don't know!"

"Fool!"

The Dragon Ancestor unleashed a torrent of furious abuse: "A descendant of my dignified dragon race, terrified by a mere human! Useless trash! Fool! A good-for-nothing..."

When he opened his mouth, the sound waves were like a storm, almost blowing the little dragon away.

Xiao Long struggled to steady himself and whispered in defense, "I am not a waste. My father praised me as a genius who appears only once in ten thousand years."

The Dragon Ancestor glared and said, "You dare to talk back? How long have you lived?"

"Ten years old!"

"I didn't ask your age!"

"One...one thousand years!"

"A thousand years? Even a pig would have become something by then. The general of Chentang Pass is around forty years old this year, and he has been cultivating Taoism for less than twenty years. Aren't you ashamed?"

"what?"

Xiao Long was immediately stunned: "It can't be real, can it? How is that possible?"

"Don't you know whether my knowledge of what happened 100,000 years ago is true or false?" the Dragon Ancestor snorted.

After all, he was the one who trained them!
Xiaolong paused for a moment: "No, you've lived for so long since the creation of the world, and all you know is 100,000 years?"

The Dragon Ancestor coughed lightly: "Later, I fought with others for the Dao, lost a move, and have been sleeping ever since."

Xiao Long asked with a look of reverence, "Who is our ancestor?"

The Dragon Ancestor glanced at him: "I'm talking to you. What are you trying to change the subject about? You've lived for over a thousand years and you're scared like this by someone who's lived for less than a hundred years. Aren't you ashamed of being a dragon?"
"A genius that appears only once every ten thousand years? Ten thousand years is only enough for a dragon to grow to a hundred years old. What are you so arrogant about? Throughout the entire history of the dragon race, I have never seen a dragon worse than you..."

The little dragon covered its ears in pain, but the Dragon Ancestor's voice passed through its claws and into its ears.

"Ah!" Xiaolong cried out in pain.

The Dragon Ancestor scoffed, "You're not happy even after I say a few words to you? If you don't listen, go drown yourself."

Xiao Long said with a distressed expression, "Ancestor, my father said that you shouldn't hit a dragon in the face, and you shouldn't expose someone's shortcomings when you're insulting them."

The Dragon Ancestor sneered, "Did you listen to your father's words?"

Ao Bing was stunned when he recalled his past harshness. Finally, he dived back into the sea and drew circles with his claws, becoming withdrawn.

The Dragon Ancestor said calmly, "If you want to continue to be so depressed, fine, but your life is over."

You will disappoint your father, and you will never be able to defeat that general of Chentang Pass, or even his son.

"His son?" Xiaolong looked up in surprise.

The Dragon Ancestor said, "Yes, the youngest is three years old this year!"

Xiao Long perked up, patted his chest confidently, and said, "Three years old? Even if his son is five, I can easily handle him."

"Is that all you've got?" Even the Dragon Ancestor was stunned for a moment, then shook his head speechlessly and said, "You can only survive in this age group."

(End of this chapter)