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

Chapter 500 Congratulations, Jade Emperor, you guessed right too!

Inside the Tongming Hall, auspicious light shone in countless rays, and auspicious energy flowed in thousands of strands. Flowers formed from the condensation of the laws of heaven and earth continuously bloomed and fell.

Against this backdrop, an imperial crown appeared on Zhang Youren's head, an imperial robe appeared on his body, an imperial wheel appeared behind his head, radiating boundless light, and his figure suddenly grew to a height of 36 feet and 5 inches, completing the transformation from a mortal to a heavenly emperor.

All the immortals began to kneel down to welcome the new emperor.

Because at this point, everything was settled, and the so-called final debate was meaningless.

The heavens and earth resounded, acknowledging the emergence of the new Heavenly Emperor and offering their congratulations.

It really is him, it really is the person I chose... The Kunzhong Divine General, bowing his head in worship, was trembling, his face full of surprise.

Although he had considered that the person he had chosen would become the new Heavenly Emperor, when his wish came true, he was so surprised that he couldn't find any words to describe it.

Li Jing stared in shock at the figure in the strange phenomenon, then glanced at the jade cauldron before sighing inwardly. He then knelt on one knee to welcome the new emperor.

Yuan Hong's brother's plan failed; to be precise, their plan failed after Yu Ding gave up on his own.

He still had some expectations for Longji because of his relationship with Yuan Hong, hoping that Longji would become the Heavenly Emperor, but everything settled down with the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth.

At this point, only a handful of people remained standing in the arena.

Longji watched in shock as Zhang Youren, who was supposed to be her final competitor, transformed from a mortal into the Heavenly Emperor before her very eyes…

This undoubtedly made her feel like a loser in an instant, but she couldn't care less about anything else. What surprised her even more was what the other party had just said.

At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor, who had returned to his position, was momentarily stunned as he looked at the group of immortals prostrate before him.

After the initial shock came a surge of anger.

In order to find a reason to quit, He even went through a tribulation and ran away to the mortal world to be reincarnated ahead of time.

Why go to such lengths?
Isn't the whole point to leave the Heavenly Court leaderless, to make them understand that if He doesn't want to do it, there are plenty of others who will, so that a new Heavenly Emperor can be chosen?
But how did I end up choosing myself again?
He stared at the deity in the main hall, lost in thought and speechless. At this moment, He had taken control of this physical body and was reviewing Zhang Youren's memories over the years.

Longji approached the jade cauldron with a heavy heart: "Master, what did Zhang Youren say he was again, Haotian something, could he be...?"

Yu Ding coughed dryly and said, "What do you think?"

Longji felt a little thirsty, swallowed, and tentatively asked, "Is that so?"

Yu Ding glanced at her: "Congratulations, you guessed right!"

Hiss... Upon hearing this, Longji felt as if a muffled thunderclap was about to explode in his mind, and he stood there dumbfounded.

Images of my past 'friendly' interactions with Zhang Youren flashed through my mind...

Even with Longji's current Dao heart, he couldn't help but be momentarily lost in thought and murmured, "That's right, the same hobby, the same personality... How come I didn't think of that?"

In an instant, a thousand words converged into three words—

The sky is falling!

She not only scolded her father terribly back then, but eventually ran out of patience and punched him, sending him flying a great distance.

Yu Ding chuckled and said, "Scared?"

Longji came to his senses, coughed lightly, and said defiantly, "I'm not even afraid of my mother anymore."

"You're really great..." Yu Ding gave her a strange look and nodded: "That's good!"

He turned to look at Yu Ding with a 'kind' smile: "Master doesn't seem surprised at all. It seems he already knew about this."

"I only found out recently. Just now, he bowed to Taibai, and Taibai couldn't bear it and suffered divine punishment. That's when I understood," Yu Ding said calmly.

Longji said quietly, "Really?"

"If it's not true, then is it fake? Don't insult your master's divine status with your skeptical gaze!"

Yu Ding snorted, "Besides, you didn't recognize me even after spending so much time with my own daughter, but I recognized you after only a few meetings? Don't bring up cultivation level; nowadays, all of you are at a level no lower than mine."

Longji was speechless for a moment. He looked at Yuding and saw that Yuding looked calm. He could only grit his teeth inwardly.

Although it's impossible to refute, it's one thing if Zhang Youren were just an ordinary mortal, but the fact is that Zhang Youren is the reincarnation of her father god.

To say there's nothing going on here... she'd never believe it, not even if you beat her to death.

"Chi Yao? Long Ji? The Heavenly Emperor Election? Same score..."

Haotian had read through Zhang Youren's memories spanning thirty or forty years in just a moment.

After watching it, Haotian felt dizzy, his head was spinning, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

No, He had already survived until the next round of the Heavenly Emperor election, and even his own daughter came to help him out of trouble, but in the end he still couldn't escape this fate.

and also……

His second reason for running away was that he had grown tired of spending so much time with the Queen Mother of the West, but he didn't dare to say it, so he wanted to experience the joys of mortal life.

Even after descending to the mortal realm, he still only has one wife? He doesn't have any other romantic luck at all?

He was captured and brought back to be the Heavenly Emperor?

So not only did he fail to achieve any of his goals on this escape, but he also got a scolding from his own daughter and nephew?

Haotian's body was trembling; he felt like a caged bird.

It had barely flown out of the cage and regained its freedom when it was grabbed by a hand and stuffed back into the cage.

Oh no, both hands!

His gaze turned deep as he looked at the two kneeling figures below...

Is that the Divine General Kun?!
Venus, right?!
I will remember you two great contributors.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Haotian..."

The White Emperor recognized Zhang Youren's identity, stood up, patted his buttocks, and made way for him, laughing, "Congratulations on your return after your tribulation, fellow Daoist. Alright, this place should be given to you now."

Haotian sat down on the throne and said, "I am... the Supreme Sage of the High Heaven, the Great Compassionate and Benevolent Jade Emperor, the Supreme Heavenly Venerable, the Mysterious Firmament Supreme God!" The White Emperor was taken aback. Why did he change his name after going out for a while?

"Blessings and Immeasurable Heavenly Lord!"

After a slight pause, Yu Ding reacted the fastest and was the first to speak, bowing and saying, "This humble Taoist, Yu Ding Zhenren, under the tutelage of Yuanshi Tianzun, on behalf of all the disciples of Yuxu Palace, congratulates the Jade Emperor on his return to his throne!"

Longji was stunned for a moment, not understanding how his father's identity had changed after going through a calamity, but at Yu Ding's prompting, he quickly bowed to Yu Ding.

"The entire Heavenly Court extends its congratulations to the Jade Emperor!"

The immortals immediately changed their tune, cheering and offering their congratulations with great joy.

With a leader in charge, the Heavenly Court had a backbone, and with a powerful figure like Li Tianwang in charge, the Heavenly Court's future looked increasingly promising.

Let those guys who said they saw no hope and quit regret it!
Haotian, or from this moment on, he should be called the Jade Emperor, already quite familiar with the ways of the Heavenly Court, and said: "Fellow immortals, please do not stand on ceremony!"

Only then did the immortals rise.

The Jade Emperor glanced at Yu Ding and Long Ji and asked, "Do any of you celestial officials have something to report?"

Venus said, "Your Majesty, when will you bring the Empress and the seven princesses back to Heaven?"

"Your Majesty? Seven princesses?"

Longji and the immortals were taken aback, only then remembering that Zhang Youren's information showed that he also had a wife and seven daughters in the mortal world.

Longji suddenly turned his head to look at the side, his gaze sharp: "Master, you still say you just found out?"

She remembered that Yu Ding had asked her what she thought about her father and mother having children again after their tribulations, but she never expected that they would have seven.

But when she turned her head, she saw that Yu Ding had turned his head to a forty-five-degree angle and was looking at the sky, refusing to look at her.

"Look me in the eye, Master!"

Longji gritted his teeth: "I need an explanation."

Yu Ding turned his head mechanically and said meaningfully, "Zhang Youren has seven daughters, but Haotian God is only one."

He looked up at the figure on the imperial throne and gradually began to speculate about why the title had been changed to Jade Emperor.

"Your Majesty... Chi Yao, Yaochi... Could it be..."

The Jade Emperor was stunned, a deep fear showing in his eyes, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

No, no, no, no, no?
He suddenly saw the jade cauldron below, their eyes met, and the jade cauldron nodded gently at him.

The sky collapsed... The Jade Emperor's vision went black, and he felt that his trip to the mortal realm for tribulation had been for nothing.

He waved his hand weakly, letting Venus make the arrangements himself.
Venus then invited Barefoot Immortal and Kunzhong God General, and the others to go happily.

Furthermore, since the Heavenly Court has a new ruler, it is only right to celebrate. Thus, the Jade Emperor dismissed the court and allowed all the immortals to go and make their own preparations.

heaven.

The Imperial Garden, by the pond.

The Jade Emperor went straight here after court, looked at the pond and sighed softly, "You've all lost weight!"

After a moment's thought, he whispered, "Please invite Master Yuding and his disciples over."

At this moment, somewhere in Heaven.

Yu Ding said speechlessly, "Now you know why your master didn't participate in the Heavenly Emperor election? Who knew that instead of your master going, you went yourself."

Don't you think the position of Heavenly Emperor is one that just anyone can sit on? The primordial world is so deep, do you think you can control it?

Longji said unwillingly, "Although he is so-and-so, I've fought my way to the very end, just one step away from that position, just one step away!"

Yu Ding glanced at her: "Wait, when did you become so ambitious, girl?"

"It's not that I'm ambitious, Master. Think about my fellow disciples. Apart from me, who doesn't have a prestigious reputation?"

Longji counted on his fingers: "What Erlang Zhenjun, and Mei something something, right? But me, no matter what I do, I feel that as the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor, it's what I should do, or that I should rely on my parents' legacy. Since that's the case, then it's not too much for me to just call myself the Empress, as my master said, right?"

The common problem of children of officials… Yu Ding’s lips twitched: “It’s not a big problem. Anyway, we’re all family. There are plenty of good positions in the Heavenly Court, right?”

Longji shook his head and said, "Since we can't do it, let's fight our way to it and talk about it later. Master, why didn't Father Emperor use his original title instead..."

Yu Ding shook his head: "Then you'll have to ask him yourself."

Just then, a spirit official arrived, saying that the Jade Emperor had invited them.

The master and disciple exchanged a glance, and then followed the spirit official all the way to the Heavenly Palace's Imperial Garden, where they saw the Jade Emperor standing by the pond with his back to them.

Yu Ding bowed and said, "Greetings, Jade Emperor!"

The Jade Emperor turned around and smiled, "Jade Cauldron Immortal, it's been a long time... Actually, it's only been a little over a month, not that long. Longji, what's wrong, don't you recognize your father?"

He looked at Longji, who had been staring at him, and said with a 'kind' smile, "During my time in the mortal realm, I received a lot of care from you and Yang Jian!"

Longji snorted, "I didn't know Zhang Youren was you, what a pity..."

Unfortunately, he encountered the reincarnation of his father, the emperor, rather than his mother.

The Jade Emperor looked at Longji in amazement and said, "You've already reached the Golden Immortal realm while I was undergoing my tribulation in the mortal world? No wonder you speak so confidently. Not bad, not bad. It seems your mother found the right master for you."

I just hope you won't change your positive review to a negative one after you find out about the secret stash... Yu Ding smiled guiltily, "I wouldn't dare say that. Welcome back, fellow Daoist. Was your descent to the mortal realm smooth and enjoyable?"

"Don't you know whether I'm happy or not, you old bastard..." The Jade Emperor's face twitched, and he forced a smile, "Let's not talk about it anymore, hahaha, let's not talk about this anymore. Seeing you nodding just now, could it be that my mortal wife really is..."

He asked, clinging to his last glimmer of hope.

Yu Ding gave him a deep look: "Congratulations, Jade Emperor, you guessed right too!"

No, you've already scratched out the word "Thank you," why are you still so determined to scratch out "One More Bottle"?

Then he saw the last glimmer of light in the Jade Emperor's eyes completely extinguish upon hearing the news, and he excitedly danced around, shouting, "Ah! Ah! The lingering spirit will not let go, the lingering spirit will not let go..."