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

Chapter 426 Bold Demon! I can tell you're not human at first glance!
On the cliff edge in front of Yuzhu Cave in Zhongnan Mountain.

Yun Zhongzi kept calculating with his right hand, his brows furrowed. After a long while, he finally stopped and muttered, "Three years late, but it has finally arrived. Is it truly that destiny cannot be defied?"

Beside him, the Golden Cloud Boy was playing with an infant in his arms. Hearing this, he asked, "Master, what's late or has arrived?"

Yun Zhongzi left behind the words "You don't understand" and shook his head as he headed towards the Jade Pillar Cave.

"Master, you've already explained it to me, haven't you?"
How can I understand if you don't tell me?

Jinxia Tongzi muttered to herself, then looked at the baby in her arms and teased with a smile, "Aren't you right, Lei Zhenzi?"

The baby in his arms was his master's apprentice, whom he had brought back from his recent trip.

"Waaaaah!" But Little Lei Zhenzi didn't buy it and started crying loudly.

Jinxia Tongzi panicked immediately and quickly grabbed Lei Zhenzi and ran into the cave: "Master, Master, Junior Brother won't stop crying, what should we do?!"

At this moment, Yun Zhongzi had already entered the research cave deep inside the Jade Pillar Cave.

In the cave dwelling, a solemn-looking Taoist priest sat at a large table, fiddling with a palm-sized crystal doll.

After Yun Zhongzi entered,

Without turning his head, the Taoist priest asked, "Was the journey smooth?"

Yun Zhongzi said, "It went smoothly. I have brought my disciple back and named him Lei Zhenzi."

"If everything is going smoothly, why do you look so troubled?" The Taoist priest still didn't raise his head.

Yun Zhongzi frowned and asked in confusion, "But senior brother, this disciple should have appeared three years ago, and the Marquis of Xibo should have appeared three years ago as well... But if we say that fate has changed, the Marquis of Xibo still couldn't escape this seven-year calamity."

He pondered, “It seems that everything in the human world has been delayed by several years. What is going on?”

The Taoist priest suddenly laughed and said, "Have you forgotten how you stopped the Killing Wolf Formation back then?"

Yun Zhongzi was suddenly stunned: "Could it be..."

He couldn't help but recall the time when the celestial phenomena changed and the stars in the heavens seemed to be searching for their lord, and the destiny of the stars descended upon the world, like a meteor shower.

It was also at that time that the three stars of the Killing, Breaking, and Wolf factions moved, and once the three stars converged, they would influence the world and cause great upheavals and changes.

He considered that the upheaval caused by the dynastic change of the human world coinciding with a great calamity for the gods would inevitably lead to widespread suffering, so he decisively took action to prevent the three stars from converging.

His fellow disciples, including Taiyi, Yuding, Huanglong, and Shen Gongbao, all helped him at the time.

The result was that... they all suffered the backlash from those three stars, but the meeting between Sha Po Lang was delayed.

The Taoist priest nodded slightly: "The things that Junior Brother led us to do back then were still somewhat useful."

The reason why all of this was delayed for several years is ultimately because of the coup of Emperor Xin.

Having learned the art of alliances, Emperor Xin did not resort to cruel tortures to indiscriminately kill his ministers as before, hoping to make an example of them. Nor did he lure and kill the rebellious lords as before; instead, he chose a more prudent approach...

"I see, that makes sense now. It's a pity that this calamity was beyond our power to stop, and it still came after all," Yun Zhongzi sighed.

He didn't doubt his senior's words at all.

After all... it really makes perfect sense!

The Taoist priest calmly said, "We should do our best and have a clear conscience. After all, even supernatural powers cannot defy fate!"

Yun Zhongzi sighed and nodded, then looked at the crystal doll in the Taoist's hand and asked, "How is this treasure being adjusted, Senior Brother? I always feel that this thing, after being in your hands... is becoming less and less like a communication tool."

The Taoist chuckled and pointed at the puppet.

The puppet immediately lit up, and a handsome young Taoist priest appeared inside.

The Taoist priest spoke, saying, "The Primordial Brand 2060 Communicator 'Jade Spring Mountain Gold Medal Mentor' is at your service. Please enter the activation password."

The Taoist priest said softly, "Eight or nine out of ten of the profound skills!"

"Password entered correctly!"

The puppet said, "Please select communication mode or real person mode."

The Taoist priest said, "Real Person Mode!"

Then the crystal doll in his hand turned into golden light and landed on the ground, transforming into an enlarged version of the Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest laughed and said, "Connect with Yun Zhongzi!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Zhongzi seemed to sense something and took out the communication jade tablet from his sleeve. He saw that the precious pearl belonging to Yu Ding Zhenren was glowing.

Yun Zhongzi asked incredulously, "You really did it?"

He exclaimed in shock, "Senior Brother Yu Ding, you are simply a genius!"

That Taoist was actually a clone left behind by Yu Ding to assist him in developing a communication device.

However, this senior brother suddenly had a brilliant idea, which led to a disagreement with him, so they split up and conducted their own research on their respective sides.

He's still working in the same direction, shrinking the size and adding more features, but he hasn't done anything quite like what his senior colleague did...

That's absolutely trash!
He had already discerned some of the object's subtle wonders.

For example, in its human form, this object is a puppet comparable to a magical artifact, possessing considerable combat power.

Yu Ding smiled and pointed to his head: "Genius is just a spark of inspiration plus a lot of sweat, but that spark of inspiration is far more important than sweat."

He originally wanted to make a palm-sized phone, but as he worked on it, he remembered this futuristic phone.

Although the development of this primordial world differed from that of the world depleted of spiritual energy, he discovered that applying those magical powers to daily life resulted in productivity far exceeding that of mechanical behemoths.

Moreover, it also possesses abundant spiritual energy.

As for the intelligence within... well, he's not a programmer by training, so he can't write AI programs.

But this is the primordial world where immortals flourish!
There were no programs or software, but he separated a wisp of his primordial spirit and refined it into a system for processing tasks, which was quite different.

Even a tiny wisp of a powerful primordial spirit possesses a computational processing capability far exceeding the imagination of electronic systems.

Yun Zhongzi deeply agreed with Yu Ding's words. Indeed, without even a spark of inspiration, all efforts would be in vain.

He went up to the 'Yuquanshan Gold Medal Mentor' and touched it again and again, his eyes shining as if he couldn't put it down, just like a child seeing a toy for the first time.

Yu Ding smiled slightly: "Identity verification!"

The 'Gold Medal Mentor of Yuquan Mountain' immediately fixed his eyes on Yun Zhongzi with a faint golden light.

Immediately, Yun Zhongzi's expression changed, and he took two steps back, looking the gold medal instructor up and down with suspicion and uncertainty, as if he had been seen through.

Immediately afterwards, the 'Gold Medal Mentor of Yuquan Mountain' said:

Taoist name: Yun Zhongzi
Sex: Male
Age: Very old

Place of origin: Yuxu Palace
Occupation: Qi Refiner
Realm: Late Golden Immortal…

Yun Zhongzi stared wide-eyed at the jade cauldron: "No, Senior Brother, this...this...this thing actually saw through me?"

He suddenly felt completely naked.

Yu Ding patted Yun Zhongzi on the shoulder and said confidently, "What's inside is a wisp of my primordial spirit. It can see everything below the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. In addition, I also have extensive knowledge of the Jade Void Palace's vast collection of books..."

Furthermore, he had previously read the books in Biyou Palace and Yuxu Palace; what an incredible amount of information that must have been.

If this thing existed in a world beyond the primordial era, it would be an absolute cheat code, an absolute must-have for the chosen ones.

While it still has some effect on him now, it's not as significant anymore.

Yun Zhongzi opened his mouth, then suddenly gripped Yu Ding's hand tightly, his face full of expectation, and said, "Please, senior brother, you must teach me!"

Yu Ding smiled slightly: "That's exactly what I was thinking. Junior brother gave me the innate sword embryo, how could I be stingy?"

Compared to him, Yun Zhongzi has a more genuine scientific research spirit.

It was just limited by the times, or rather, the world!

The next issue is the speed of information transmission... Yu Ding's eyes flashed; compared to the communicator, this was a minor problem.

He had already analyzed it; the communication jade slips, message talismans, and mystical mirrors in this world were either slow or had delays, far inferior to electromagnetic waves.

As for electromagnetic waves... well, in his past life, they were a completely foreign concept to him.

However, once he cultivated to become a Golden Immortal and learned about the concept of electromagnetic waves and was willing to understand it, all knowledge about electromagnetic waves was as transparent to him as a naked girl, posing no challenge whatsoever.

Electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light, a speed that even a giant bird with a wingspan of 90,000 miles cannot match, no matter how hard it tries. While discussing science in a prehistoric world might seem foolish...

But Yu Ding discovered that some things in this world were quite interesting.

Take Earth's gravity, for example. Well, this thing existed in the primordial world too, it's just called the power of the earth here.

The rest... cough cough cough, it's terrifying to think about!

……

After a long and arduous journey, Ji Chang, the Marquis of Xibo, finally arrived in Chaoge.

"Chaoge!"

Ji Chang looked at the bustling city outside, sighed, and lowered the carriage curtain.

He was received that very day, and at the banquet, Emperor Xin mentioned that Marquis Jiang Huanchu of the East had also rebelled.

Startled, Ji Chang hurriedly knelt down and repeatedly pledged his loyalty.

Di Xin helped him up and expressed his trust in Ji Chang, creating a scene of a wise ruler and a virtuous minister.

After that, Emperor Xin ordered someone to bring Ji Chang to live in Youli, where they would have a small gathering once a month and a large gathering once every three months, but he never mentioned when Ji Chang would return to his hometown.

At this point, everyone understood that the king no longer trusted the Marquis of Xibo, and therefore tricked him into coming here and placing him under house arrest in Chaoge.

However, it's understandable. With two of the four powerful lords turning against them, no one could trust them anymore.

At the same time, a brightly colored bird with fiery glow streaked across the sky, flying over Qishan Mountain towards Xiqi City.

Behind the birds, a tall, slender figure stood with a sword in his arms, his expression solemn. The wind howled, making his clothes flutter behind him.

Boo!
With a clear cry, a bird flew over the Xibo Marquis's residence, and a figure gracefully landed on the ground, blocking the way of a maid.

"Second...Second Young Master!"

When the maid saw the Second Young Master, who was usually joking and laughing with her, today he seemed like a completely different person, exuding an indescribable sense of oppression, leaving her speechless with shock.

"Where is Boyi Kao?" he asked directly.

The maid stammered, "The...the young master is in the backyard."

The young man strode into the backyard without saying a word, where he saw a hundred flowers in full bloom and a handsome young man playing the zither with his eyes closed.

On a peach tree, a white-faced monkey with fiery eyes is dancing to the sound of a zither.

“Bo Yikao!”

The young man gave a soft shout, and the music stopped abruptly. The ape on the tree quickly disappeared into the woods.

"Second brother?" Upon seeing who it was, Boyi Kao was not annoyed, but said happily, "You're back."

The young man was none other than his younger brother, Ji Fa.

Ji Fa grabbed Boyi Kao by the collar and said, "Didn't I tell you before I left that whatever you did, you had to wait for me to come back?"

Bo Yikao nodded sadly.

Ji Fa was even angrier: "Why did you send Father to Chaoge? The south has rebelled. Do you think the Shang king had good intentions in sending Father to Chaoge?"

Bo Yikao was silent for a moment before saying, "This is my father's decision, and even my grandmother couldn't dissuade him."

Ji Fa was taken aback upon hearing this, and slowly released Bo Yikao.

Bo Yikao added, "After the messenger arrived with the imperial decree, my father consulted the oracle."

Ji Fa hurriedly asked, "What did the divination say? What did Father say?"

Bo Yikao said, "Father said that his journey is fraught with danger, and although he will not die, he will face seven years of hardship. He told us brothers to stay in harmony, not to change the government, and to protect the people of Xiqi."

I pleaded with my father not to go, or to go instead, but he said this calamity was ordained by fate and could not be escaped. He said that listening to him was the greatest act of filial piety, and we should not cause any further trouble.

After listening, Ji Fa was lost in thought for a long time before shaking his head and sighing.

After he declared his opposition to the Marquis of Nanbo, he did not dare to stop and flew all the way to the State of Jiang to persuade the Marquis of Dongbo with his silver tongue.

Unexpectedly, while he was causing trouble, his senior brother was also busy, and he pulled a fast one, taking control of his father.

His father was hesitant to act against the will of the people of Xiqi in Chaoge, unable to form an alliance with the three southeastern factions, and dared not take any action.

"Passive! So passive! It's infuriating!"

Ji Fa paced back and forth before finally sighing, "From now on, we can only rely on Uncle E and the others."

Bo Yikao looked at Ji Fa, hesitated several times before finally saying, "Second brother, why do you insist on causing trouble, disrupting the world, and plunging the people into the midst of war and suffering? Wouldn't it be better to let them live in peace and prosperity?"

"Foolish! Outdated! Idiot!"

Ji Fa said bluntly, "The world is a dog-eat-dog world. The strong become strong and the weak perish. We great lords will always be a major concern for the king. Do you understand?"
The Shang dynasty was like a tiger, but this tiger is about to die of old age. If we wait for it to recover its strength, we will be the ones who die. Do you understand?
The Shang kings wanted to attack us a long time ago, even back to the time of Emperor Xin's grandfather. But why didn't they act? Because our Xiqi had grown strong enough for them to conquer. Otherwise, how could you, the crown prince, be enjoying your leisurely days playing the zither? Do you understand?"

Bo Yikao was rendered speechless by the three questions in a row.

Ji Fa said, "Besides having a noble and upright gentleman like you, our Xiqi also needs a villain to do those dirty and rotten things in order to ensure the long-term survival of Xiqi."

This isn't because your brother is inherently wicked and evil, wanting to watch so many people die; I don't have the right to choose between good and evil.

Bo Yikao was stunned.

Ji Fa gave Boyi Kao a deep look, then turned and left. When he reached the door, he paused and said quietly, "Actually, I envy your life of playing the zither every day without having to worry about so many things."

Bo Yikao stared blankly at his younger brother's departing figure.

……

At this moment, on Chaoge Street.

A long queue formed in front of the fortune-telling stall of an elderly man in his seventies.

"My luck has finally turned around, Jiang Shang!"

Looking at the long queue in front of him, Jiang Ziya, sitting behind the fortune-telling stall, felt a sense of relief after all his hardships.

After descending the mountain, he found himself with nowhere to go. Later, he remembered that he had made a sworn brother during his travels, so he came to seek refuge with him.

The elder brother's name was Song Yiren. He was the owner of Song Family Village, not far from Chaoge City, and was quite wealthy.

Before coming, he was still a little unsure. Now that he was seventy-two, he didn't know if that older brother was still alive.

To his surprise, the man was not only still alive, but also warmly took him in.

What frustrated him was that the man was too enthusiastic and even acted as a matchmaker, arranging a marriage for him.

Strangely enough, after getting married, he tried to do some business with the help of his elder brother, but he failed at everything he tried, which led to many fights with his domineering wife.

Of course, his luck wasn't great before either.

About half a year ago, by chance, he displayed his talent for exorcising evil spirits and telling fortunes, which reminded him of his old profession and he started setting up a fortune-telling stall. Unexpectedly, he, who was bad at everything else, became surprisingly popular when he started telling fortunes.

"Hmm? There's a demonic aura?"

Suddenly, Jiang Ziya's nose twitched, and he immediately looked in the direction of the breath.
But then they saw a brightly dressed woman at the back of the procession. She was wearing white mourning clothes, looked to be about twenty-nine years old, and had a charming appearance. Her graceful figure attracted the attention of the men.

The woman not only didn't find it offensive, but instead teased the men with a smile.

"Damn it, this demon's demonic aura is not weak, she has at least a thousand years of cultivation. I'm afraid my thirty or forty years of cultivation are not enough to subdue her..." Jiang Ziya's face remained expressionless, but his heart sank.

As he pondered, the people in line, prioritizing appearance over justice, made way for the woman to sit opposite Jiang Ziya. She said provocatively, "Taoist priest, everyone says you're a master fortune teller. Is that true?"

Jiang Ziya had no choice but to say, "If it doesn't work, you don't have to pay!"

The woman sneered, "Fine, you said it. If your calculations are wrong, don't blame me for overturning your stall. So, how do you plan to calculate it?"

There was no other way but to take a gamble... Jiang Ziya gritted his teeth and said, "Let me look at your palm first, then I will tell your fortune. The two will be more accurate. Please extend your hand so that I can see your palm."

The woman smiled and extended her hand.

Suddenly, Jiang Ziya's left hand swiftly reached out and seized the woman's wrist at a vital acupoint. His gaze sharpened, and he stood up, shouting:

"Hey! You audacious monster! I can tell you're not human at first glance!"

P.S.: Ahem, these are the results of Yu Ding's teaching on behalf of his teacher.

(End of this chapter)