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

Chapter 575 Waiting for an Opportunity (Happy New Year)

Mount Emei.

The void suddenly trembled, and then Yunxiao, leading Qiongxiao and Bixiao, stepped out and arrived outside Luofu Cave.

The trees around the cave were full of monkeys, which immediately started squeaking excitedly when they saw the three of them.

"These monkeys have done a good job guarding Big Brother's door."

Qiongxiao laughed, then raised her hand and scattered hundreds and thousands of spiritual lights.

Upon seeing this, the monkeys leaped up swiftly, each scrambling to grab the pills, which turned out to be spiritual pills.

Bixiao said smugly, "That's right, you don't even know who's protecting this monkey."

Yunxiao walked straight towards the cave, and Qiongxiao and Bixiao quickly followed. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the cave, a thunderous sound echoed.

Bixiao asked with a strange expression, "What was that sound?"

Yunxiao kept walking, and Qiongxiao silently shut off her hearing as she looked around. As they got closer, the three of them soon saw Zhao Gongming lying sprawled on the cloud bed, fast asleep.

"Fine, we're out there fighting to steal your soul, and you're sleeping so soundly here." Enraged, Bixiao went up and punched and kicked Zhao Gongming a few times.

Qiongxiao coughed lightly: "Third sister, eldest brother was ambushed, so it's not his fault."

Bixiao chuckled and said, "I know, but this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity to beat him up. Why don't you give it a try, Second Sister?"

Qiongxiao chuckled dryly and waved her hand to refuse. She looked at Yunxiao and saw that her eldest sister was staring at Zhao Gongming without making a move.

"Miss?"

“I have a pact with Yu Ding, promising my elder brother that I will no longer interfere in the conflict between the Shang and Zhou dynasties.”

Yunxiao looked at the sleeping Zhao Gongming and said, "I have an idea. Why don't we just let our elder brother continue sleeping like this?"

Qiongxiao and Bixiao: "Huh?"

“Xiqi is already a place of trouble. It would be better to wait until the Investiture of the Gods is over before waking him up,” Yunxiao said.

Qiongxiao: "I agree. Otherwise, given my brother's temper, he would definitely still want to go to Xiqi when he wakes up. Right now, Brother Yuding has already done his best. We shouldn't make things difficult for him."

Bixiao nodded: "I have no objection."

……

In just a few breaths, Yu Ding arrived at Kunlun Mountain from Xiqi, and headed up Qilin Cliff towards Yuxu Palace.

On his way there, he saw several of his fellow disciples struggling to get home to their respective temples, and he couldn't help but feel deeply moved, his eyes filled with memories of his own past.

"Uncle-Master Yu Ding?!"

As Yu Ding was crossing the central square, he happened to see the White Crane Boy sitting cross-legged, and immediately went to greet him.

"Wow, it's only been a short time since I last saw you and you've already reached the Golden Immortal realm?"

Yu Ding nodded and smiled in praise. After several of his guidances, he was not at all surprised to see Bai He break through to a higher realm.

The White Crane Boy was beaming with pride, but he still pretended to be modest and waved his hand, saying, "Not at all, it's just a small achievement, nothing to mention."

Yu Ding nodded: "Indeed, it's not worth mentioning!"

After saying this, he walked straight towards the Jade Void Palace.

White Crane Boy: "(O_o)??"

He quickly caught up with the jade cauldron and said to himself, "Ahem, actually I'm quite impressive. The sect leader said I was the first disciple in the prehistoric world to reach the Golden Immortal realm, and he praised me."

Yu Ding laughed and said, "That's because you've made our sect leader proud."

Among the disciples of all the sect leaders and saints in the primordial world, this kid is truly the most promising, along with the White Cloud Boy from the West, the Water and Fire Boy from Biyou Palace, and the Golden Spirit and Silver Spirit from Doushuai Palace.

Now that he's the first to step into the Golden Immortal realm, with his cultivation level comparable to the backbone of the three religions, he's truly a source of pride.

Of course, the teachings of Master Yu Ding were indispensable in this process!
"So it's still pretty impressive, right?"

The White Crane Boy raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "I know you're afraid I'll become arrogant, so you won't praise me. I understand your good intentions..."

Yu Ding interrupted him, saying, "My disciple has also entered the Golden Immortal realm."

The White Crane Boy paused for a moment, then waved his hand and laughed, "I know, I know. Senior Sister Longji and Senior Brother Yang Jian, they are indeed the pride and role models of the third generation of disciples of Jade Void. I must learn from them..."

"It wasn't either of them."

Yu Ding smiled and said, "He is a disciple I recently took in as my last disciple. By the way, he is only ten years old."

"Ten years old?"

The boy's smile froze instantly, followed by shock as he exclaimed, "Ten years old? Uncle-Master, don't try to fool me just because I'm young..."

His voice suddenly stopped, because he saw Yu Ding just quietly smiling at him.

The Dragon Clan's age system is correct... Yu Ding smiled and said, "A few days ago, yes, just before I came back, he beheaded Qiu Shou Xian, one of Bi You's seven attendant immortals, without using any magic weapon, relying solely on his own strength."

"what?"

The White Crane Boy stood there dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.

My mood, which was originally clear and sunny, now felt like dark clouds gathering, lightning flashing and thunder roaring, with wind and rain raging. All the pride and smugness I felt after achieving the Golden Immortal status vanished in an instant.

Yu Ding reached out and put his hand to his ear as if listening, then clicked his tongue and said, "I think I heard crying, Bai He, can you hear it?"

The White Crane Boy clenched his fists tightly, turned around, and walked away into the distance without saying a word, his steps becoming faster and faster.

"Remember to find a secluded spot!"

Yu Ding shouted with a smile, and only after walking far away did he secretly smile and nod in satisfaction.

If my nephew isn't going to use it for fun, what's the point of keeping it?
What? His apprentice is also someone else's nephew?

It's okay, play as you like, he has no objections.

Upon arriving at the gate of Jade Void Palace, Kongxu was inside to announce his arrival.

"Yu Ding greets Master and wishes you a long and healthy life. Master previously sent his disciple down the mountain to break the Yellow River Formation. Now that the Nine Bends Formation has been broken, all members of the Jade Void Sect have been freed. I have come to report back!" Yu Ding said, bowing.

Above the Eight Treasures Cloud Light Seat, amidst the chaotic energy, Yuanshi said calmly, "You have also passed on the Golden Light Technique of Earth-Soaring to the ground to them."

Yu Ding said, "Yes!"

He definitely didn't intend to hide it, since it was impossible to hide it anyway.

His master was extremely familiar with these plot points from the Investiture of the Gods.

All this is because this primordial world evolved from the world of Investiture of the Gods.

This world is constantly being destroyed and reborn, repeating this cycle endlessly, which is called a chaotic year.

Apart from saints, all living beings, even Great Immortals, must undergo destruction and rebirth.

To date, this primordial world has undergone eighteen cycles of destruction and rebirth to reach its current scale, and its content has also been expanded from only the Shang and Zhou Investiture of the Gods to include familiar primordial storylines such as Pangu creating the world, the Dragon and Phoenix Calamity, and the Lich Calamity.

This means that, in the story of the Investiture of the Gods alone, his master, his senior uncle Tongtian, and the two Western Saints all experienced it eighteen times.

Eighteen times... This level of familiarity would be noticed if there were any changes to the Investiture of the Gods, let alone something like him saving Zhao Gongming and the Three Immortals.

Yuanshi opened his eyes and his gaze pierced through the chaotic energy, landing on the jade cauldron. He glanced at it and said, "Strive to cultivate diligently and do not slack off."

"Hmm? Emm... This disciple has encountered some bottlenecks in cultivation."

Yu Ding nodded quickly. He was prepared to explain things to the Three Immortals, but since they weren't asking, he wouldn't say anything.

Anyway, with his master's level of cultivation, there's nothing in this primordial world that can be kept secret.

Yuan Shi said, "One should resolve one's own affairs by oneself."

Yu Ding was slightly taken aback, then excused himself from Yu Xu Palace. However, he did not return to Yu Quan Mountain, but chose to stay in Yu Xu Palace to cultivate.

After sitting cross-legged in his cave for a while, he took out a small Taoist figure and uploaded some videos to it. The videos included scenes from Jade Void Palace, Jade Spring Mountain, the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation in Xiqi, and other prehistoric scenes.

The scene shows a view overlooking the earth, with huge mountain ranges undulating and lined up side by side, shrouded in ethereal mist, like dragons and snakes rising together, vast and magnificent.

Purple mists wafted across Kunlun Mountain, auspicious energy filled the air, and the mountain was covered with sacred herbs and lingzhi mushrooms, exuding an aura of peace and holiness. As soon as he uploaded these images, the group chat immediately buzzed with excitement.

Yu Ding No. 1: This...this is Kunlun Mountain?

Yu Ding grinned. This Number One was the Yu Ding from the prequel to The Lotus Lantern. He could imagine how shocked this guy was.

To be honest, the scenery in Baoqianli was too simple. Kunlun looked like a loess hill, and it didn't look like a fairyland at all.

Yu Ding No. 2: Hiss, is this the real Kunlun Mountain?
Then, all the voices of agreement came from the crowd. As the group leader, Yu Ding couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Then his expression turned serious, and he began to consider his future cultivation.

At this moment, all the jade cauldrons in the group came from worlds derived from the Investiture of the Gods, such as the prequel to The Lotus Lantern. The primordial world he was in evolved from the Investiture of the Gods world, so they belonged to the same universe.

Simply put, if the world of Investiture of the Gods is likened to a great river, then the worlds like Lotus Lantern are like tributaries flowing down the river, belonging to a lower plane of existence.

That is why his master exists in these worlds and is unique in this universe. Now that his cultivation has reached the limit of this primordial world, the next stage requires him to connect with other multi-dimensional primordial worlds to meet with the Jade Cauldron True Person in those places.

"Lu Chuan, Li Changshou..."

Yu Ding's eyes flickered as he whispered, recalling the younger generation he had seen in two primordial worlds when he first peered into the multiverse.

These two young men addressed the Jade Cauldron of their world as "Senior Immortal" repeatedly, but when they looked up, it was as if they sensed his presence—it was utterly absurd.

According to his master, the early stages of the primordial world were basically in line with the general trend of heaven and earth, but with the emergence of 'variables' later on, it took a completely different path, thus giving rise to the so-called multiverse primordial world we know today.

Therefore, there is basically one such variable in every world that changes destiny by becoming the "one" that escapes.

Yu Ding gently clenched his right fist, and the surrounding void immediately cracked open, spreading outwards like a spider web.

Seeing this, Yu Ding shook his head in dissatisfaction: "It's still far from good enough..."

The worlds in the prequel to Lotus Lantern are derivative of the Investiture of the Gods, with less resistance and boundary barriers that cannot compare to the multiverse and primordial world.

The biggest problem facing him right now is not the unknown about those worlds, but that with his current magical power, he seems unable to break through the barriers and obstacles between these worlds.

Last time, it was only through the power of his master that he was able to glimpse the existence of the multiverse.

Breaking through the cosmic barrier between this vast and boundless world is no easy feat. After careful calculation, he discovered that not only he, but even his master's power might not be able to achieve it.

It's not easy... Yu Ding sighed inwardly, closed his eyes, and gently tapped his knee with his index finger as he pondered. He couldn't rely on his master, so he had to rely on himself.

"Master Zhong!"

"Ok?"

“Do me a favor!”

"Ah? What..."

After Yu Ding finished speaking, without giving Chaos Bell a chance to ask questions, he immediately formed hand seals, and fragments of time flew around him. The laws of time and space transformed into an immeasurable halo behind his head.

As the halo appeared, Yu Ding's brain began to work frantically, summarizing all the information and looking for an opportunity.

"Yu Ding, what are you doing?"

Seeing the spatial distortion caused by the outward spread of spacetime power within the Jade Cauldron's sea of ​​consciousness, the Chaos Bell became anxious and had no choice but to exert its power. With a 'thud,' golden bell waves transformed into fine ripples, instantly smoothing out the distorted spacetime.

"You stupid cauldron, you clumsy cauldron, you jade-like cauldron, you're not the kind of person who would betray our seniors like this..." Chaos Bell cursed angrily.

Although Yu Ding met it by chance, the reason it later chose to follow Yu Ding—no, it should be said that it chose to protect Yu Ding—was because...

Besides some serendipitous connection, the biggest reason is that the jade cauldron was also a magical artifact, which gave it a very special feel.

"Have it!"

After a long while, Yu Ding opened his eyes. The clear light around his body and the boundless halo behind his head went out, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What's gotten into you all of a sudden?"

The Chaos Bell was very unhappy: "Do you know what will happen if Old Yuanshi finds out?"

"We're all family, don't stand on ceremony," Yu Ding said with a smile.

The Chaos Bell scoffed, "Who's family with Him?"

The Primordial Beginning is the three transformations of Pangu's primordial spirit, and it is the three transformations of Pangu's axe that split the heavens and earth. From this perspective, the Jade Cauldron is indeed a generation younger than it.

Yu Ding could only cup his hands and smile, "Thank you so much. My cultivation has reached a bottleneck and I have no other choice but to use divination to find an opportunity."

Chaos Bell asked suspiciously, "How many times have you performed these calculations?"

"not much!"

A glint of light flashed in Yu Ding's eyes: "There are only about four thousand nine hundred kinds."

Chaos Bell asked curiously, "Then what opportunity did you deduce?"

Yu Ding's smile vanished, and his expression gradually turned serious: "Wait!"

He needs to wait for an opportunity.

A chance that only comes once in a chaotic year!
It's a very simple principle: if the power of one sage is not enough to break through the barriers of diversity, then add another sage.

If that's not enough, then add more...

On the Eight Treasures Cloud Platform inside the Jade Void Palace, Yuanshi glanced in the direction of the Jade Cauldron, then gently closed his eyes, revealing a faint smile.

He finally experienced the joy of teaching a disciple with high comprehension.

Qishan, a commercial enterprise.

Just as Wen Zhong and the others were preparing for battle, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the main tent.

"Little uncle?"

Wen Zhong looked at Tian Xu in surprise: "Where have you been these past few days?"

Tianxu coughed lightly, saying he had something to do and was too embarrassed to tell him that he shouldn't bother Yuding these days, so he went off to slack off.

Wen Zhong didn't ask any further questions upon seeing this, but only mentioned that the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation had been broken, the Three Immortals had left, and the Jade Void Sect members would soon come to break the formation.

“Wen Zhong, you now have two paths before you.”

Tianxu said, "One is a path to life, the other a path to death. Which will you choose?"

Wen Zhong was taken aback: "May I ask, Uncle-Master, what is the way to survive?"

Tianxu said, "The way to live is to cast aside your current glory, wealth, and burdens, return to the ranks of the Azure Immortals, and live a carefree life thereafter. As for the way to die..."

The lamp has completely blocked Wen Zhong's escape route.

If Shen Gongbao hadn't tricked Jin Guangxian and Chang'er Dingguangxian into joining him, Jiang Ziya would have organized his forces and launched a full-scale attack, sending Wen Zhong to his doom.

Wen Zhong remained silent for a long time, then sighed deeply and shook his head, saying, "I understand what Junior Uncle means, but it's easy to enter the court... but difficult to leave."

Tianxu said, "Back then, your master sent you to assist the Yin Shang Dynasty only to help you comprehend the Dao. In essence, it was an exchange!"

Wen Zhong nodded slightly: "Yes."

A gentle breeze blew by, and he couldn't help but recall the appreciation King Wen Ding had shown him after he descended the mountain, sharing meals and sleeping quarters with him, and how they had envisioned the future together and created a prosperous Shang Dynasty. He also thought of the entrustment Emperor Yi had given him before his death, and the reliance, respect, and trust Emperor Xin had shown him...

“I almost went back to the mountain back then, really, Junior Uncle, I was just a hair’s breadth away,” Wen Zhong murmured.

Tianxu glanced at him: "And then?"

Wen Zhong paused for a moment and then said, "I granted the dying king a request..."

Just as he attained enlightenment and became an immortal, achieving his goal of descending the mountain, and took off his official robes to resign, Emperor Yi's life was about to end.

As is well known, the transfer of power is often fraught with risks.

That time, Emperor Yi asked him to carry him for a while, just like when they were children, and made a request, which he agreed to, lingering on their past affection.

What a deep scheme... Tianxu couldn't help but twitch his lips after hearing it. Wen Zhong's biggest weakness was also his greatest strength: he was loyal and righteous.

Clearly, Di Xin's father cleverly grasped this point and tricked Wen Zhong before his death, directly trapping Wen Zhong—no, trapping him to death.

P.S.: Oh, and Happy New Year everyone! Because I'm not feeling well, finishing this before the New Year means I've broken my promise again, I'm so frustrated ╮(╯▽╰)╭. Lately, I've been thinking about how to write the rest of *Fengshen* (a novel/fiction), and I can't just copy everything. There's also the ending and the New Year... my head is spinning. I don't know why, but I was so tired when I went back to my hometown that I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow and haven't had insomnia since. Anyway, I'll finish writing it soon. Don't worry, Luo is still here!