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

Chapter 469 Shen Gongbao, don't dig a pit for your senior brother!

It was clear that Shen Gongbao was quite happy at this moment. Lei Yingbao Wang landed on the ground in a few leaps, and Shen Gongbao nimbly dismounted and stepped forward to greet him.

Shen Gongbao rode a leopard... Yu Ding nodded and then his gaze fell on Lei Ying Leopard King.

Although he already knew that Shen Gongbao's mount was a leopard, a strange look still appeared in his eyes at this moment.

Although they are both leopards, their circumstances are different, and their fates are worlds apart.

"What are you doing sitting here, Senior Brother?" Shen Gongbao asked with a smile.

Yu Ding sighed with a desolate expression, "I've lost all the hard work I've put in over the years, and I'm feeling down. I came out here to get some fresh air. Oh, you've entered the Celestial Realm. Not bad, not bad."

Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao seemed to suddenly realize something, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "I have heard about what happened to you, Senior Brother. Please do not let this setback discourage you."

Huh? This kid found out that my clone disappeared... Yu Ding looked at Shen Gongbao in astonishment.

Shen Gongbao raised his head and said firmly, "The path to immortality is arduous. Temporary setbacks are nothing. Please cheer up, senior brother, and make a comeback. I believe that even if you lose everything, you will not lack the belief to start over and you will definitely be able to return to the Golden Immortal realm."

"No, Senior Brother not only broke through and then established himself, but he also severed his three corpses in one fell swoop, attaining the Great Luo Dao Fruit."

"You've even thought of this..." Yu Ding's expression was strange. He looked at Shen Gongbao and saw that the other man's eyes were sincere, and he was really encouraging him.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Shen. I will move forward in the direction you have planned," Yu Ding said with a dry laugh.

Shen Gongbao nodded happily, then his expression turned cold: "Those who harmed my senior brother should not be spared either."

"Ok!"

Yu Ding nodded, but then suddenly realized something was wrong. He looked up at the East China Sea and said earnestly, "Thank you for your concern, Junior Brother, but as for this matter, cough cough, we have already reconciled."

Shen Gongbao pondered for a moment and said, "Reconciliation?"

This matter did not spread throughout Jade Void Palace, but he heard a little about it from the disciples of Biyou Palace and Qiu Shou Xian.

He only remembered that the Tongtian Sect Leader had paid some compensation and suppressed Qiu Shou Xian and the others for some time.

"As long as the compensation is generous, it seems like there's nothing that can't be done."

Yu Ding laughed and said, "Your Uncle's handling of this matter was fair and just, so don't take it to heart."

Shen Gongbao countered, "Senior brother, are you truly not angry at all?"

Yu Ding felt sweat starting to appear on his forehead and quickly said, "I'm not angry anymore, I'm not angry anymore."

Holy crap, Shen Gongbao, don't you dare set a trap for your senior brother!

Even if they were whispering in front of their own door, a Great Immortal could still perceive the affairs of the universe, let alone an omnipotent Heavenly Saint.

But surely a sage would set up a way to shield himself from the sage near his home... right?

"Is it really gone?" Shen Gongbao asked, staring at the jade cauldron.

Yu Ding coughed lightly. If he had truly disappeared, he wouldn't have planned to have a heart-to-heart talk with those mount squads in the Investiture of the Gods.

The seven-man attendant group, right... Qiongqi attacks one, he attacks one, Taixu attacks one, he attacks one, Kongxu attacks one, and then he attacks again...

Shen Gongbao then asked, "Does Senior Brother really think this is a fair solution?"

Yu Ding sighed, "It can't be fair if those fellow Daoists end up like me, can it?"

Shen Gongbao's eyes lit up and he said, "What Senior Brother said makes sense."

Yu Ding laughed: "Right? By the way, do you have anything to do right now? If not, why don't you sit with your brother for a while?"

The rock he was on was very large, so he patted the empty space next to him.

"It's nothing, okay."

Shen Gongbao lightly leaped onto the rock and sat down, then pulled open his sleeve and said to his mount, Thunder Shadow Leopard King, "Come back!"

The leopard glanced fearfully at the jade cauldron. It sensed an overwhelming ferocity emanating from the cauldron, which made it weak in the knees and its legs go numb, causing it to lie there motionless.

"What's wrong with this good-for-nothing?"

Shen Gongbao laughed and cursed as he stuffed Lei Yingbao Wang into his sleeve.

Yu Ding asked, "Your fellow disciples from Yu Xu Palace didn't see your mount, did they?"

Shen Gongbao was somewhat surprised and said, "No, I've been traveling around these past few years and rarely come back."

Yu Ding nodded: "You should change your mount, junior brother."

Shen Gongbao was taken aback: "Why is that, Senior Brother?"

Yu Ding said, "Junior Brother, don't you think there's something wrong with your mount...?"

“I originally caught this guy to give to my senior brother as a mount, but he didn’t want it. I figured I was just killing time and it was a fast way to get around, so I rode it myself. If you have any objections…” Shen Gongbao frowned and pondered without saying a word.

Yu Ding said meaningfully, "Junior brother, although our Jade Void Palace doesn't have this rule, don't forget your roots!"

"Forget your roots?"

Shen Gongbao was startled, and cold sweat instantly poured down his back.

He was already ashamed because he was a leopard who had attained enlightenment, and he was ostracized and alienated by his fellow disciples when he was learning his skills at the Jade Void Palace because of this identity.

If his fellow disciples saw him riding a leopard, they would definitely say something about him, but the phrase "forgetting one's roots by riding a leopard" would certainly apply.

He was covered in sweat and looked at the jade cauldron in a panic: "Then Master..."

"You don't need to worry about Master. Also, remember that Master has never said anything about hating any races of other races."

Yu Ding said, "Master only despises those who have cultivated for many years and shed their superficiality, but are still unscrupulous, reckless, and completely lacking in the virtues and rules of immortals."

After Yu Ding's words of persuasion and comfort, Shen Gongbao, who had been sweating profusely, calmed down.

He said with heartfelt gratitude, "Thank you, senior brother, I will remember it."

Yu Ding gave Shen Gongbao a deep look: "So, stop feeling inferior or sensitive because of your status. Even as your senior brother, I can't make everyone like you, believe it or not. You should think about how many people hate us, so who does he matter?"

Thanks to that good disciple, there are quite a few people in Heaven who have a problem with him now.

Shen Gongbao smiled and nodded, then opened his sleeve and released the Thunder Shadow Leopard King, asking, "Does Senior Brother need a mount right now?"

Seeing that no one was around, Yu Ding mysteriously pulled open his left sleeve, and Shen Gongbao looked down.

"Roar!"

A long howl, mixed with overwhelming ferocity, burst forth from his sleeve like a hurricane, twisting Shen Gongbao's expression and disheveling his hair.

When the storm subsided, Shen Gongbao, looking horrified, saw a ferocious beast with wings on its back, resembling a white tiger, lying in Yu Ding's sleeve, emanating an aura that made even him tremble.

The Thunder Shadow Leopard King was already paralyzed with fear, trembling on the ground.

"This...this is..." Shen Gongbao was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

Yu Ding coughed lightly and said, "This is my mount!"

Shen Gongbao blushed, and upon seeing such a powerful mount as Yu Ding, he couldn't bring himself to offer it as a gift.

“You wretched creature, you once ruled the mountain as king, and now that you have burdened me for so many years, it is time to give you your freedom.”

Shen Gongbao said, "This is Kunlun Mountain. Find a place to cultivate diligently and wash away your demonic aura. You may have a chance to attain enlightenment."

The leopard king stood upright on its hind legs like a human, bowed with its front legs, and then leaped down the mountain.

Immediately, Yu Ding and Shen Gongbao headed towards the Jade Purity Sacred Realm atop the mountain.

"By the way, senior brother, do you still remember Jiang Ziya?" Shen Gongbao asked.

Yu Ding was slightly surprised, but nodded without showing any emotion: "I remember, his foundation was a bit weak. My master once ordered me to teach him in his place. I went down the mountain a few years ago. What happened?"

“After he went down the mountain, I went to see him. By then he was married and had a wife named Ma.”

Shen Gongbao said angrily, "Senior brother, you don't know, that old woman is really fierce. She's a complete shrew. She not only scratched Jiang Ziya's face, but also chased him with a broom until he ran away in the village with his tail between his legs. Nobody dared to stop her."

I love hearing that… Yu Ding raised an eyebrow and gossiped, “Go on and on!”

“I couldn’t stand it and knocked the broom out of her hand. Before I could do anything to her, she started throwing a tantrum on the ground, accusing me of being a wicked woman and crying and cursing that I, a grown man, was bullying her, a woman.”

Shen Gongbao said, both angry and helpless, "Senior brother, you don't know, so many people were watching me. This was the first time I visited Jiang Ziya's door and I encountered something like this... I really wished I could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it."

Yu Ding nodded gently: "Mmm, and then?"

Shen Gongbao said speechlessly, "Jiang Ziya was afraid of losing face, so he went up to persuade her to go home. But that old woman got excited again, got up and started scratching and clawing at us. The number of people chasing us with brooms increased from one to two."

As he spoke, he silently touched his cheek.

Pfft… Yu Ding tried hard to suppress his laughter and asked in surprise, “You, an immortal, got scratched?”

Shen Gongbao coughed and asked in bewilderment, "I'm also wondering how a mere mortal woman could break through my protective immortal light and injure my true immortal body. What do you think of this, senior brother?"

"She's carrying the bad luck of a jinx, what else can I say..." Yu Ding said seriously, "Maybe it's because Junior Brother Jiang's wife is exceptionally talented. Didn't you use magic to teach her a lesson? You've given her too much face!" He wouldn't have such a good temper; if he offended her, he'd chop her up and put her on the list first.

If Xiao Jiang isn't satisfied yet and still wants a wife, then he'll find another opportunity to act as a matchmaker.

"How could I, a dignified immortal, lay a hand on a mortal, especially since she is Ziya's wife... Fine, I cast a spell on her before I left, making her choke on her food and water."

Shen Gongbao's lips twitched as he muttered, "I don't know if she was alright after that, but after I left, my luck went really bad. I fell off a cloud, ran into enemies when I went out... In short, all sorts of bad luck happened."

Yu Ding was speechless for a moment. This was the first time he had ever seen Jiang Ziya, that good-for-nothing, fall from the sky.

He was just too embarrassed to tell anyone, so no one knew. This Junior Brother Shen really doesn't treat him like an outsider, telling such an embarrassing story.

Shen Gongbao muttered, "I knew it. That's why the sect rules forbid disciples from getting close to women. There are no rules without a reason. What use is that thing to Ziya? Isn't he just asking for trouble?"

Yu Ding said slowly, "There are some things you won't understand unless you've experienced them."

Shen Gongbao curled his lip and said, "Senior brother, you've been cultivating alone for longer than me, do you understand?"

Hey kid, why are you swearing like that... Yu Ding shook his head and sighed: "It's all in the past, let's not talk about it."

His days in the prehistoric world were truly extraordinary and enviable!
"I never went to see Ziya again after that. I only heard that he killed a pipa spirit and was therefore favored by Ya Bigan and recommended to be an official, becoming a doctor."

"It can be said that his luck has turned around, and his bad luck has turned into good luck."

"What? Later, he flirted with Consort Su, the concubine of King Di Xin of Shang, and was chased away and disappeared without a trace."

"Teasing Consort Su... this kid is really wild!"

"What? Senior brother, you don't also think Ziya is that kind of person, do you?"

After the two returned to Jade Void Palace and spent a few days together, Shen Gongbao received an invitation from a fellow Daoist to a gathering.

"Senior brother, weren't you feeling down before? Why don't you come out for a walk with me?"

Shen Gongbao came to invite you, saying, "Being alone will only make you feel more and more depressed. I'll introduce you to some fairies later. They are gentle, beautiful, and have lovely voices..."

"Next time for sure, next time for sure," Yu Ding shook his head.

The Primordial Qi of the Three Pure Ones, which these three masters sent to refine the three incarnations, was not given for nothing.

Now that he's got the stuff, he has to get things done. Besides, he also has to prove the principle of pluralistic unity...

Even with his mastery of clone techniques and avatar manipulation, he felt it wasn't enough at this moment.

Shen Gongbao left Kunlun Mountain and headed towards the banquet venue. As he was walking, a sudden gust of wind arose below, stirring up dust.

Immediately afterwards, a whooshing sound resounded through the sky, scattering Shen Gongbao's clouds and leaving him standing in mid-air.

Shen Gongbao looked down and saw a large tiger with piercing eyes and a white forehead standing on the mountain below. It was as big as a small mountain, and its kingly aura awed all directions, making all beasts submit.

Upon seeing Shen Gongbao, the tiger leaped into the air, causing the small hill beneath its feet to collapse and creating wind and clouds. In a few moments, it soared into the sky and pounced on Shen Gongbao.

“Great! I’m missing a mount, so you’re perfect for getting me on my way.”

Shen Gongbao was not surprised but delighted. This white-browed tiger was a beast king, comparable to a true immortal, and it was even the same breed as Senior Brother Yu Ding's mount.

He immediately dodged the white-browed tiger's pounce and sat down behind it, where he saw that the tiger had two small wings, each the size of a palm, growing from its ribs.

"And wings...it's even more like, no, even more wonderful."

Shen Gongbao laughed heartily, took out a talisman from his sleeve, and pointed it at the white-browed tiger's forehead.

Instantly, the white-browed tiger, which had been fierce and menacing, became docile with clear eyes, and Shen Gongbao directly untied his belt and tied it around the tiger's neck.

Shen Gongbao immediately tugged on the belt, and the tiger king with its piercing eyes and white forehead turned around and headed towards the banquet venue.

……

Now let's talk about Xiqi.

On that day, Ji Chang was able to escape thanks to Bo Yikao's connections and influence, but was pursued and killed by Lei Kaiyin and his two generals, who led the Xuan Niao Division and a large army.

In the midst of the chaos, he was fortunate to be rescued by his two sons, Ji Fa and Lei Zhenzi, but Bo Yikao was unfortunately mortally wounded and died.

Ji Chang lost his son, and Xiqi lost its heir, causing grief throughout the country. Therefore, Ji Chang built a memorial altar in the west of the city to commemorate his son.

Many people spontaneously came to help with the construction, and a pond was dug under the platform to symbolize the mutual support between water and fire.

After the celebrations on the day the altar was completed, it was too late, so Ji Chang had to set up a bed on the altar and stay overnight.

At the third watch of the night, Ji Chang was in a dream when he suddenly heard a long roar. A large white tiger with wings rushed out from the southeast, jumped onto the platform, and pounced on him.

Ji Chang shouted for protection, and his men rushed out. But then a loud noise came from behind the platform, and flames shot into the sky.

Ji Chang awoke in shock and remained in a daze for a long time.

At daybreak, Ji Chang returned to his country. During the morning court session, he recounted his dream from the previous night and asked San Yisheng, the wisest man in Xiqi and a physician skilled in dream interpretation, to inquire about the dream.

Upon hearing this, San Yisheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed with delight, "Congratulations, Your Excellency! Congratulations, Your Excellency!"

"What is the source of your joy?" Ji Chang asked.

San Yisheng laughed and said, "The winged tiger is a flying bear. In the past, during the reign of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty, a flying bear appeared in a dream and Fu Yue was found among the rammed earth. The flying bear came from the southeast, so the wise minister who appeared in your dream must be in the southeast direction."

The firelight behind the platform is an omen of a great fire forging things. The west belongs to metal, and metal, when exposed to fire, will inevitably be forged. Forging and tempering cold metal will surely create great things. This is a great omen for the rise of the Zhou dynasty; is this not a joyous occasion?

After hearing this, the courtiers all congratulated each other, saying that the great undertaking was about to be accomplished.

“Flying Bear…” Ji Chang pondered without speaking.

Ji Fa said, "Father, if what the doctor says is true, then it is truly Heaven's will to destroy the Shang Dynasty. Have you forgotten the grudge against my elder brother?"

Ji Chang glanced at Ji Fa, who was full of rebellious spirit, and then at the ministers who were looking forward to his uprising. He couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness in his old age.

But in fact... he is indeed not young anymore.

That's just how things are in this world; it's not up to him to decide.

As the Shang dynasty's power waned over the past century, while Xiqi flourished under the rule of several generations, its population grew and its power increased. The Shang dynasty's vigilance against Xiqi reached its peak.

Other feudal lords only had one obstacle, but Xiqi alone set up five passes, and beyond those five passes were the Yellow River, Mengjin, Mianchi, and others.

It can be said that Xiqi was a major threat that the Shang kings of recent generations had been eager to eliminate, a thorn in their side and a nuisance to them.

However, he always showed weakness, endured humiliation, and bore heavy burdens, which is why he outlived several generations of Shang kings.

Yes, the Shang people wanted to protect their ancestors' legacy and their kingdom, but they were also protecting the legacy of their ancestors.

If they obediently surrender, according to the current rules, the only fate awaiting their entire family is death, and the people will be reduced to slavery.

However, the Shang king who succeeded to the throne this time was different from his ancestors.

He is young and wise, decisive and powerful... but this time he probably won't make it through.

But there was another thing that made him hesitate this time: many things that have happened to this day have been accomplished under the guidance of divine will.

Yes, he was born with the extraordinary ability to master the Eight Trigrams and could deduce many divine instructions.

But now it seems that this is just to make him more obedient to God's instructions.

And this wasn't the first time he'd had such a dream...

"Fate's will...?" Ji Chang sighed inwardly. He had also acted against such divine omens, but only to be met with misfortune.

His life was like being constantly pushed forward by the waves.

Ji Chang said, "Let's find the so-called Flying Bear first. Court is adjourned!"

San Yisheng smiled and exchanged a glance with Ji Fa. Their eyes met and then looked away.

……

at this time.

On Jin'ao Island in the East China Sea.

With a loud rumble, a stone door to a cave opened, and a Taoist priest emerged.

"Troublesome!" He glanced at Kunlun Mountain, somewhat annoyed.

After glancing at the distance, it transformed into a long rainbow and headed towards Jambudvipa (the southern continent).

Mount Emei, Luofu Cave.

"Is your Master Zhao not here?" Tianxu frowned.

The deity told him to come and talk to Zhao Gongming about his feelings first, but he came up empty-handed at the first stop.

The boy said, "Yes, according to Master, Fairy Yunxiao invited him to come and help her find some kind of enemy..."

Tianxu: Σ(°△°|||)? !