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

Chapter 464 My Master Summoned Me to Jade Void, Only Today Do I Realize Who I Am

Phoenix Mountain, where the Azure Phoenix Dipper stands.

There was a pond in the palace, next to which stood a simple thatched hut.

Yu Ding sat by the thatched hut, gazing at the pond. He then looked up at the many thatched huts that extended outwards, providing shelter from the wind and rain, and his expression became strange.

This reminded him of an old friend.

So he casually broke off a seven-foot-long bamboo pole, tied it with a string, hung it on a hook, and then took out a low-grade spirit pill, crushed it, and threw it into the water to create a fishing spot.

Before long, the water rippled, and several shadows rose from the pond.

Sure enough, there were fish... Yu Ding's expression brightened, but as the shadows slowly rose, his face fell.

In the pond, several fish-like creatures struggled to float to the surface. They were about the length of an arm, but their bodies were swollen beyond recognition.

Although they swim very slowly, they are quick to swallow the remnants of the elixir in the water. However, they soon spit them out, circle around the hook, and then disdainfully blow bubbles as they dive back into the water.

Yu Ding's face darkened, then turned black, and finally he flew into a rage, pointing his fishing rod at the water's surface.

With a whoosh, the water surface came to a standstill as his fishing rod fell, and the fish were unable to move. Then the fishing hook glowed, multiplied into two, then four, and many more darted into the mouths of the fish.

With a slight splash, he pulled all the fat fish out of the water, then gathered them into his left sleeve.

Those wretched fish! They've gone too far in bullying me. I'll just have to go back and give Qingyun and Xiao Yangchan an extra meal.

"Master, I'm done..."

Longji carried two small flowerpots over and arrived at the backyard gate, just in time to see the scene of Yu Ding holding fish.

"Apprentice, your fish are quite plump and round, not bad!" Yu Ding said with a dry cough.

Longji stared intently at Yu Ding, making Yu Ding feel guilty: "If I don't behave, I'll release you..."

"Master, how... how did you also catch my father's bad habit?" Longji asked in astonishment.

"A problem? Of course, everything has its limits. If you go too far, it becomes an addiction, and that becomes a problem."

Yu Ding smiled slightly: "I am different. I have been working hard in the Heavenly Court. I am fishing to relieve my physical and mental fatigue and to make my heart as still as water. I am cultivating myself."

He glanced at Longji and laughed, "Don't you know how I met your father, the Emperor?"

Longji looked at him strangely: "Master, don't tell me it's fishing!"

"Your father and I are fishing buddies, fishing buddies, understand?"

Yu Ding mimed a fishing motion and laughed, "If I hadn't fished that time, how would I have had you as my disciple?"

That's a high-EQ way of putting it. The truth is, the time he stole—oops, I mean, touched the dragon fish in Heaven and was discovered by the Heavenly Emperor.

"That's true. Master is indeed unlike my father, who is almost driven to madness. I really can't understand what's so fun about fishing. Isn't it boring to sit there for so long?"

Longji shook his head, indicating that he did not understand, and handed over two flowerpots: "Master, I've taken care of it for you. You just need to wait for them to grow on their own."

"You're too young to understand..." Yu Ding thought to himself, looking at the two small flowerpots.

One was a potted plant with half a branch buried in glowing black soil, and the other had a few seeds soaking in half a basin of unknown liquid.

All things are soil, heaven and earth are dew... Yu Ding was already used to his apprentice's inhuman extravagance, so he had no choice but to accept it and put it in his sleeve.

Although these two items are now acquired later, they still represent the disciple's good intentions, and he would feel guilty not to accept them.

Then, Longji asked someone to bring over a tea table and brew a pot of fine tea. The master and apprentice enjoyed this long-awaited reunion.

"By the way, Longji, where is that Zhang friend that I entrusted to you and Yang Jian back then?" Yu Ding suddenly asked.

Longji looked guilty: "Ah, well..."

Yu Ding sighed: "It's alright, go ahead and tell me, I won't blame you."

A moment later, Yu Ding stood there, stunned: "Which direction did you throw it?"

Longji pointed awkwardly in one direction.

Yu Ding asked, "The southeast?"

Longji nodded, then pointed uncertainly to the other side and said, "It could also be that side. Oh dear, I was in a hurry and can't remember clearly."

Yu Ding fell silent and raised his hand to calculate.

'Master is amazing! He even knows divination. It seems we've finally found him. Anyway, I can't teach him; let Master do it himself.'

Longji felt a sense of admiration, but at this moment, having done something wrong, he dared not utter a single defiant word.

Eight or nine years have passed... Yu Ding sighed and looked at Long Ji, saying, "Alright, I didn't mean to punish you. It seems this is fate."

"What destiny, Master?" Longji asked curiously.

"Longji, I have a question for you. You must answer honestly."

"it is good!"

"If, I'm just saying if."

Yu Ding looked at Long Ji tentatively and asked, "What would you think if your parents brought you some younger siblings next time you met them?"

There are countless cases where only children, who grow up pampered by their parents, experience a significant sense of loss when they suddenly have siblings who take away their parents' love.

"Younger brother and sister? That's great!" Longji smiled happily, a little excited.

Yu Ding asked cautiously, "Is this what you really think? Aren't you afraid they'll take away your parents' love?"

"Love? Master should know what kind of life I led before, right?"

Longji said with lingering fear, "This love is too heavy for me to bear. Let whoever wants to bear it bear it... Master!"

She suddenly looked at the jade cauldron.

"Huh? What are you doing?" Yu Dingmei asked irritably.

There's something off about this traitor's eyes.

Longji said eagerly, "I seem to have remembered that my father, the emperor, also has a treasure trove, so perhaps..."

Even Yu Ding couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Leave some for your father, the Emperor!"

What a tragedy! At this moment, he even felt sorry for the fisherman.

One garment was already so leaky, and now he's had seven more. I should have made this kid infertile when we met last time.

Oh dear, what a miscalculation!

Not long after, Yu Ding left Phoenix Mountain and split into two, searching in the two directions pointed out by Long Ji.

The Heavenly Court was also busy during this time.

The White Emperor, who was temporarily assuming the authority of the Heavenly Emperor, finally convened a general meeting in the Heavenly Court.

The theme of the meeting was... the new Heavenly Emperor!

The White Emperor said, "Gentlemen, a dragon cannot live without a head, and a bird cannot fly without wings. Can anyone tell me when your Heavenly Emperor will return?"

The gods below looked at each other, none of them able to answer the question.

"Can't answer that, huh?"

The White Emperor sneered, "I have a way."

Venus cautiously asked, "May I ask if Your Majesty has any solutions?"

"try to find!"

"Find?"

The gods looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Yes, you, you and everyone here, immediately, go down to the mortal realm and find them."

The White Emperor sneered, "Whether you seek out the Jade Emperor who has undergone tribulation or find a new Heavenly Emperor, I don't care. You just need to descend to the mortal realm and find a suitable candidate for Heavenly Emperor to bring to you."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the main hall.

"This...this won't do."

"This is absurd!" "The Heavenly Emperor's supreme status concerns the safety of the primordial world and countless other worlds; how can it be treated so lightly?"

The gods spoke in a chaotic manner.

The White Emperor snorted coldly, "This won't work, that won't work, then tell me a feasible method besides waiting around like an idiot."

Even the gods couldn't explain it.

I think it's a good idea!

Suddenly a voice spoke, and everyone looked over to see Li Jing holding a pagoda in his hands.

Li Jing said, "These are extraordinary times, and extraordinary measures must be taken. Otherwise, if the Heavenly Emperor does not return to his position, can we expect the entire Heavenly Court and the prehistoric world to stop and wait for him?"

His words were so powerful that they instantly silenced the chaotic hall, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Li Jing, how dare you utter such treasonous words! What is your punishment?" the guardian deity roared.

Before Li Jing could speak, the White Emperor sneered, "I was the one who came up with the solution, so why don't you question my crime?"

The guardian deity was speechless and could only retreat with a flushed face.

"Coward!" Li Jing sneered.

The guardian deity was furious upon hearing this, but with the White Emperor backing Li Jing, he dared not speak out.

"You have no way? Fine, I will give you a way."

The White Emperor surveyed the crowd below and asked, "Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

With Li Jing's support, more and more gods quickly came to support Baidi's method.

The remaining group stood in the middle, hesitant and undecided.

The guardian deity protested, "The Heavenly Emperor has shown me great favor, how could I possibly... Ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, the White Emperor, without even looking at him, raised his sleeve and unleashed a beam of white divine light, directly blasting the guardian deity out of the Tongming Palace and sending him flying to who-knows-where.

"Alright, no one objects, unanimous approval, proceed!" Bai Di waved his hand.

The gods were completely silent.

Venus said, “Your Majesty, the Heavenly Court cannot be empty. In my opinion, we should select some representatives.”

"That's right!"

Shortly afterward, a group of nearly ten people emerged from inside the South Heavenly Gate.

Among them are deities such as Venus, Li Jing, guardian deities, and the Antarctic Immortal, as well as the original Kunzhong Divine General.

After he successfully advanced to the Celestial Immortal Realm, he no longer needed to guard the South Heavenly Gate, but with the Heavenly Emperor absent, he didn't know what position to assign him.

So, taking advantage of his free time, he seized this business trip opportunity, along with a rugged-looking immortal with bare feet.

"Gentlemen, let's part ways here!"

Venus bowed solemnly: "In this search for a candidate for the Heavenly Emperor, virtue, talent, and a sense of responsibility are all indispensable. I entrust this task to you."

The gods returned the greetings and then prepared to disperse and depart.

"Oh, right! There's one more thing."

Venus, remembering something, warned, "Everyone, please remember that the people you are looking for must not have any strange habits."

Upon hearing this, the gods who were familiar with Haotian's character exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

Only the Kunzhong God was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.

The guardian deity's eyes were filled with determination and excitement. He had been favored by the Heavenly Emperor and made a special exception to become a guardian deity. He remembered this kindness and always wanted to repay it.

If he finds the Primordial Emperor this time, his immense merit will not only repay the debt of gratitude, but will also leave something to go.

The gods bid each other farewell, then transformed into divine light and scattered in all directions, heading towards the human world.

After approaching the human world, a divine light headed straight towards Meishan and Guanjiangkou.

……

Inside the Jade Void Palace.

"But this isn't right."

Yu Ding opened his eyes, a hint of confusion in them.

People often say: There are only wrong names, no one gives you a wrong nickname.

They are different; their names are not arbitrary, but rather have some basis and origin.

His master's Daoist title represents His Dao, and why is Huanglong called Huanglong? His true form is Yun Zhongzi...

He always thought he was a primordial magic treasure, the Jade Cauldron, that had taken human form and attained enlightenment, but how could he be the Qiankun Cauldron?

Furthermore, besides being extremely balanced in both offense and defense, the Qiankun Cauldron also possesses the ability to reverse one's innate nature, which even the Supreme Being considers too heaven-defying.

The goddess Nuwa once used the Qiankun Cauldron as a furnace and the Lotus Lantern as fire to refine stones and mend the sky.

Among the top-grade innate spiritual treasures, the Qiankun Cauldron is one of the most outstanding and heaven-defying existences, after all, its first owner was extraordinary.

If Master Yu Ding truly attained enlightenment through the transformation of the Qiankun Cauldron, then with the defensive power of the Qiankun Cauldron, he could stand there and let the seven immortal attendants smash him with the innate spiritual treasure Hunyuan Hammer without even blinking. How could he have been crippled like that?
Furthermore, Nuwa mended the sky after the war between the witches and demons, when Gonggong angrily rammed Buzhou Mountain.

According to Houtu Niangniang, he ascended Buzhou Mountain when the ancestral witch was at its peak and asked for the true blood of the ancestral witch.

The timing didn't match up, and Yu Ding shook his head secretly. Otherwise, it couldn't be that after he attained enlightenment, he revealed his true form, and then Nuwa used the Lotus Lantern to roast him in his belly and refine the five-colored stones to mend the sky, could it?

Master just said that sometimes a casual remark can turn the mundane into the miraculous, helping people to attain enlightenment...

The fact that he trained such outstanding disciples was a result of his being crippled by the Seven Immortals who served him...

Destroyed...

The jade cauldron suddenly trembled. Using its divine eye to look inside, all the internal organs within the cauldron were reduced to boundless darkness, leaving only the ancient, simple cauldron with three legs and round ears standing tall. Jade light and innate divine light intertwined, and chaotic energy permeated the air.

Sure enough... Yu Ding opened his eyes, his eyes shining brightly.

I take back the insults I used to hurl at you.

Aside from creating scandals, you did some worthwhile things, so your early transmigration wasn't in vain.

Yuanshi said leisurely, "Do you understand?"

Yu Ding nodded slightly, all doubts in his eyes dissipating: "My master summoned me to Yuxu, and only today do I realize who I am."

Yuanshi said, "You were originally the Heavenly Origin Jade Cauldron, which took human form and attained the Dao. You are also known as the Ten Directions Sacred Void Cauldron."

It's just a false alarm again... Yu Ding's lips twitched. He was very weak when he was injured, but he's not weak at all now, okay?
The Heavenly Origin Jade Cauldron is a primordial spiritual treasure. He transformed into human form and attained enlightenment in the world, and later obtained the legendary treasure, the Qiankun Cauldron.

This explains why Nuwa spoke to him in that way during their first meeting.

"Before you went to Kunlun, you already possessed two supreme treasures: the Qiankun Cauldron and the Immortal-Slaying Sword. Therefore, I did not pass on any more magical treasures to you."

Yuanshi said, "Later, you tried to merge the Qiankun Cauldron with yourself, but your cultivation was too high, and the two could not contend with each other. Last time you suffered a calamity, you successfully merged them into one, becoming an even more powerful cauldron, which can be named..."

He glanced at the jade cauldron and exclaimed, "Heavenly Origin Universe Cauldron!"

"Luckily, I didn't bring Xu..." Yu Ding pondered. What his master said was pretty much what he had guessed.

So... that's why he has the ability to turn the rotten into the miraculous.

And it wasn't even shattered by the attack from his master, a sage...

Regardless of how much force was used, just tell him whether he carried the jade tripod down, whether it was strong enough, and whether he can brag about it for a lifetime!
"But, even if I don't remember merging with the Qiankun Cauldron, why didn't I notice anything afterward?" Yu Ding asked in confusion.

Not only him, but later he met with great gods such as his Uncle Tongtian and the Heavenly Emperor, and none of them could figure it out.

Could it be that my master did this again?
Yuanshi gave Yu Ding a deep look: "It's fine if you are Yu Ding, but it won't work if you become Tianyuan Qiankun Ding. I'm afraid you'll bring trouble upon yourself, so I've hidden it for you."

As expected… Yu Ding sighed, his feelings complicated.

Finding the Qiankun Cauldron, which was far away yet right before his eyes, should have been a great thing, but the bad news was that he had refined it into himself.

So the question is, how can we harness the power of Heaven and Earth to reverse the innate nature of things acquired later in life?