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

Chapter 460 Qiankun Cauldron

"Junior brother?"

Yang Jian said, "No wonder the techniques he uses do seem to be from the same lineage as ours, but... why is he so young?"

He frowned slightly as he looked Ao Bing up and down.

Judging from his age and bone age, this kid is no more than ten years old.

"So what if he's young? Ambition knows no age. Did you see his performance in Heaven?"

Yuan Hong raised an eyebrow with a smile and asked, "As expected of our junior brother, well done! You didn't embarrass Yuquan Mountain. Hey, Yang Er, if you were to rate him out of ten, what score would you give our junior brother?"

Then he took off his boots and put his feet into the cool pool of water.

Instantly, countless fish swam over and began nibbling at his feet, causing him to let out a comfortable groan, close his eyes, and reveal a look of enjoyment.

Yang Jian's forehead twitched. At this moment, he had no interest in fishing anymore. He raised his hand and flicked the fishing rod away from the water.

He glanced at Yuan Hong and said with displeasure, "What do you mean by being surnamed Yuan? Don't forget my identity. You want me to rate his performance in disrupting the Heavenly Court?"

Ao Bing immediately looked embarrassed and at a loss for what to do.

Yang Jian snorted coldly, "I'd give it a nine out of ten."

Ao Bing: (°ｏ°)?

"I give my junior brother full marks. The difficulty of his task this time is incomparable to what we did back then."

Yuan Hong chuckled and said, "Did you see that? He was carrying a big axe and hacking his way from east to west, just like someone else, but even more valiant than that person was back then."

Yang Jian's lips twitched slightly, and he let out a soft hum.

It has to be said that this junior brother really does resemble him from back then.

Yuan Hong laughed and said, "Junior brother, let me formally introduce you. The guy in front of you who likes to act cool is your second senior brother, Yang Jian."

Hey, do you know why those divine generals don't really like facing you? That's right, they were terrified of your second senior brother back then, so they've come to pay their respects to him.

In fact, Ao Bing was also observing the young man in front of him who had three eyes on his forehead, was heroic and extraordinary, and had a dignified appearance.

Based on their conversation and physical characteristics, he had already guessed their identities. Now that he had received confirmation, he couldn't help but excitedly step forward to greet them, saying, "Your junior brother Ao Bing greets your senior brother."

Yang Jian looked at Ao Bing with slight surprise: "No need for formalities. Your surname is Ao... Are you a dragon?"

Ao Bing exclaimed excitedly, "That's right, Second Senior Brother!"

He looked at Yang Jian, then at Yuan Hong, feeling both surprised and utterly shocked.

He never imagined that Yuan Hong, the legendary Great Demon King of Meishan who wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, was also a disciple of his master, the Jade Cauldron Immortal.

He never expected that the Heavenly Court would send his junior brother to defend his senior brother.

If the Heavenly Court knew about this, they would probably wake up in their dreams in terror!

"Second Senior Brother..." Yang Jian felt inexplicably disliked and resistant upon hearing this title: "Don't call me Second Senior Brother, use another name."

Yuan Hong is an ape, he is a human, Long Ji is a god, and now he has also taken in a dragon...

No, it seems that the range of races my master accepts as disciples is getting wider and wider?

“Let’s change the name…” Ao Bing pondered.

Yang Jian asked with some curiosity, "What was your reason for causing such a ruckus in Heaven?"

Ao Bing replied confidently, "Because of loyalty."

Yuan Hong chuckled and said, "This kid is sworn brothers with Li Jing's son, Nezha. They have a life-or-death bond. Nezha stormed the Heavenly Court to save his father, while this kid is doing it to help his brother. I think that's pretty good."

"Loyalty? Nezha?" Yang Jian pondered.

Ao Bing suddenly laughed and said, "I heard from Brother Nezha that his previous life, Lingzhuzi, was a sworn brother with my senior brother, so when we became sworn brothers, we included my senior brother in the ceremony. So, I'll call you Second Brother!"

Spirit Pearl… Yang Jian was shocked again. No, is this world really that small?

But he still hummed in agreement; after all, it was much more agreeable than what his second senior brother said.

"Junior brother, what are your plans next?" Yang Jian asked.

"Your question is completely unnecessary. Even a child knows to go into hiding after getting into trouble, let alone someone who has committed such a serious offense."

Yuan Hong looked at Ao Bing: "To avoid implicating your family, junior brother, how about coming with me to Meishan for a while and lay low for a bit?"

Ao Bing happily replied, "Great! Thank you, Senior Brother."

Yang Jian shook his head inwardly. The power of Meishan had grown stronger over the years.

Once he returns, he will report this matter to the Heavenly Court. As for how the Heavenly Court will handle it afterward, that will depend on the Heavenly Court.

Anyway, he only had 1,200 bandits under his command, a small force with few generals, so they were no match for the well-equipped and powerful Meishan bandits.

……

At this moment, at the entrance of the Tushita Palace.

After Li Jing received the new pagoda and expressed his gratitude, Taixu saw him off at the door.

"Are you happy with the new pagoda?" Taixu laughed.

The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda! This pagoda was crafted by his master, the Sage Taiqing, by combining the root of the mother qi of all things with merit. Although it is an acquired magic weapon, its power is by no means inferior to the Haotian Pagoda, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

In the original novel of Investiture of the Gods, his master, the Sage Taiqing, once used this treasure to protect himself when breaking the Zhuxian Formation, and even the Zhuxian Formation, which was known as the number one killing formation in the prehistoric world, could not cause any damage.

Its defense capabilities alone are already maxed out.

Li Jing smiled and said, "This pagoda is good, but it is not my own after all, and I do not have that kind of resonance with it. I would like to ask Master to ask the Supreme Lord to repair my Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda."

Taixu nodded: "Don't worry about that."

It's just as well that the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda has collapsed. Let Laozi, the number one treasure-refining master in the primordial world, reforge it and give it a boost.

Li Jing was about to leave, but Taixu thought for a moment and suddenly pointed his finger at the Xuanhuang Pagoda. Instantly, a beam of immortal light fell on the pagoda, transforming it into the shape of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda.

“This…” Li Jing was stunned.

Taixu smiled mysteriously: "Now you can go."

With this tower in hand, even if Ran Deng came, he would have no choice but to watch helplessly.

"Disciple retire!"

Li Jing bowed deeply and turned to leave. Although he was somewhat ragged at the moment, he would soon become the legendary and majestic Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

Taixu looked at Li Jing's back and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Only today could Li Jing finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and the father and son were also very harmonious.

A moment later, Taixu returned to the Tushita Palace and came before Laozi.

He examined the Bagua Furnace and asked, "Teacher, does it really take eighty-one days to repair this Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda?"

Eighty-one days in heaven, and eighty-one years on earth have passed.

Laozi glanced at him and said, "If it were just for repair, forty-nine days would be enough. But didn't you ask me to make this treasure more robust and powerful?"

Taixu's eyes lit up and he said, "Do you need any divine metals or divine materials? I'll go find them right away."

He was a disciple of the Sage of Taiqing, and Laozi was one of the incarnations of the Sage of Taiqing. Simply put, the Sage of Taiqing was Laozi, but he was not the Sage of Taiqing, so he addressed him as "teacher" rather than "master".

Seeing that no one was around, Laozi chuckled and said, "No need for formalities. We're all family, so let's not stand on ceremony. Also, little Taixu, do you think I've been in Heaven all these years for nothing?"

Taoist Taixu: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
It seems that working in Heaven is really easy.

The implication is that this teacher must have fattened himself up quite a bit while working for the Heavenly Court.

"Thank you teacher."

He bowed deeply, then lingered, reluctant to leave, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Lao Tzu asked in surprise, "What, is there something else?"

Taixu smiled shyly: "Actually... I also have a tower that I'd like to ask you to repair."

Laozi pointed at Taixu and laughed: "You brat... what kind of tower is this? Show it to me."

Taixu chuckled dryly: "That tower is not with me right now, so I would like to ask if it can be repaired."

He then described the situation of the broken Haotian Tower.

After listening, Laozi pondered for a moment, his expression turning serious, which made Taixu Daoist's heart skip a beat.

Sure enough, Laozi quickly shook his head and said, "Even if you gather all nine pieces of the tower, it will be difficult to restore the Haotian Tower to its original power."

Taixu paused for a moment and then said, "Please enlighten me, teacher."

The Haotian Pagoda is one of the innate spiritual treasures that came with the Jade Emperor. It can be called a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, which is the most advanced magic treasure below the supreme innate treasures.

According to the ancient legends, there are only three innate treasures in the entire ancient world: the Chaos Bell, the Pangu Banner, and the Taiji Diagram, all transformed from the Heaven-Opening Axe.

Apart from these three items, even the Four Swords of Zhuxian are only among the top-grade innate spiritual treasures, which shows the rarity and value of this type of treasure.

Nowadays, most top-grade innate spiritual treasures are either the companion items of innate gods or have long been in their hands. This is the advantage of being born early.

Yu Ding was considered a primordial being, born earlier than those born later, but also much later than those primordial deities, thus losing the advantage.

Losing the initial advantage isn't so bad. Before he lost his memory, he knew some things about the prehistoric world. He could probably pick up some loot while traveling around the prehistoric world, but in the end, he could only travel the world with the innate spiritual treasure, the Immortal-Slaying Sword...

Trash, garbage!
Yu Ding grew angrier the more he thought about it, and even though it was himself, he still cursed him without hesitation.

You've been traveling for so long and haven't done anything productive. Instead of looking for amazing treasures, you've been involved in all sorts of ambiguous relationships with goddesses and fairies, causing quite a few scandals.

To say that they didn't get anything would be a bit of an overstatement; at least they still had the true blood of the Ancestral Witches.

To get back to the point, top-grade innate spiritual treasures, whether in the past or present, are extremely rare resources, far surpassing any other innate spiritual treasure.

"The Haotian Pagoda was one of the Heavenly Emperor's most precious treasures. When the pagoda was destroyed, it was to protect the Heavenly Emperor from a fatal calamity."

Laozi said, "Now that this tower has lost its innate divinity, even if you find the nine-story tower and repair it, it will only be an acquired object and will not be able to restore the power of an innate treasure."

Taixu remained silent, lost in thought.

Laozi continued, "However, legend has it that there was once a treasure that seized the creation of heaven and earth, and invaded the mysteries of the sun and moon. It was infinitely mysterious and was once owned by an extremely ancient being. That treasure even had the heaven-defying power to reverse one's innate nature."

He sighed again, "However, with the fall of that ancient being, that treasure disappeared. Perhaps it was too heaven-defying. It is a pity that I never had the chance to see this treasure in my life."

Taixu seemed to be deep in thought when he said, "The Qiankun Cauldron!"

While the Qiankun Cauldron may not be as powerful as the Taiji Diagram or the Pangu Banner in terms of combat effectiveness, its wondrous uses are in no way inferior to innate treasures.

Upon hearing this, Laozi was taken aback, then laughed and said, "That's right, it's the Qiankun Cauldron. It's rare that you know about it. Many people yearn to possess the Chaos Bell, but I've always wanted to find the Qiankun Cauldron."

Just think about it, being able to reverse one's innate constitution through acquired means—what an incredible ability that is!

If it falls into his hands, when he forges magical weapons and artifacts, they will all be transformed into innate spiritual treasures after being placed in the cauldron.

He wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing...

Master Taixu bowed to the Supreme Master and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master. I understand. I will take my leave now... Oh, Master, there is one more thing."

Lao Tzu, who was in high spirits at the time, laughed and asked, "What is it?"

Taixu said, "This student would like to borrow one of your treasures from the teacher."

"What do you want to borrow?"

"Diamond Bracelet!"

……

Inside the Hall of Universal Brightness in the Heavenly Court.

At this moment, Randeng, Xuandu, Taiyi, Huanglong, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, and their disciples, who had just finished repairing the Heavenly Palace, all appeared here.

"Of the five magical treasures that guarded the Sun Palace, one was recovered, one was damaged, and three were lost. There were also several damaged items, as well as 129,600 Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones as compensation for the deities within the palace to calm their nerves!"

"Yunlou Palace has no treasures to protect the palace, and some items have been damaged. Someone lost three treasures due to fright, totaling 28,584 Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones."

"Within the Five Bright Palace, there are no damaged tables, chairs, or office supplies, totaling 33,500 spirit stones..."

Upon hearing the report of the celestial realm's losses, the great immortals and celestial beings, including Randeng, Taiyi, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, experienced a surge in blood pressure, a buzzing in their heads, blurred vision, and swaying bodies, almost unable to stand.

Nezha, Jinzha, and Muzha were bound and kneeling in the hall, listening to the count being announced. The three brothers looked at each other in bewilderment.

The solemn atmosphere here made them afraid to utter a single word.

Finally, a high-ranking official reported: "The Heavenly Court has suffered a total loss of 2.4 trillion, 96.52 trillion Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones. Rounding it down, the compensation is 2.4 trillion Heavenly Grade Spirit Stones."

"Two trillion four hundred billion..."

Upon hearing this, Dipankara's vision went black and his body swayed, almost causing him to fall. Manjushri's vision went black and he fell forward, while Samantabhadra closed his eyes and fell straight backward.

Fortunately, Yu Ding gave Huang Long a signal, and Huang Long helped the group up.

"Pinch the philtrum!" Yu Ding said, immediately reaching out.

"You...you wretched creature!"

The three of them listlessly waved their whisks, intending to give the little devils a good beating.

Even if they dug up all the spiritual veins beneath their temple, it wouldn't be enough to repay the debt.

The three Jinzha brothers lowered their heads in fear, looking guilty, and huddled together.

“Wait a minute, everyone, the accounts you’ve submitted… seem a bit off!” Yu Ding said, standing up.

……

Biyou Palace.

"Tian Tong, get over here right now."

With a furious shout, Tian Tong Dao Ren scrambled to the front of the Bagua Platform in the center. Looking at the angry figure in the chaotic energy, he cautiously said, "I've arrived, Master."

He didn't do anything, so what's the master doing?

His emotions were not as stable as those of the two division commanders.

Tongtian stared at the Heavenly Daoist in front of him and sneered, "You know everything?"

Tian Tong asked in surprise, "Huh?"