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

Chapter 586 I Walk My Own Path

Yu Ding said calmly, "It's alright!"

The short, stout Taoist was undoubtedly Ju Liusun. It seems that Shen Gongbao somehow bumped into him and was caught by Ju Liusun and brought to Yuxu Palace for his master to deal with.

However, he also knew that as the mastermind behind more than ten "Investiture of the Gods" calamities, his master knew about the importance of Shen Gongbao in the original novel, so how could he punish Shen Gongbao this time?

"Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan!"

With a flick of his whisk, Yu Xu said to his left arm, “The Immortal Slaughtering Formation is activated, and my master’s decree has arrived. I must make another trip. I wonder what your plans are for the future? Will you rest in my Yu Xu Palace for a while, or do you intend to go back to protect the Yin Shang dynasty?”

"Intend……"

Kong Xuan pondered for a moment, shook his head slightly, and sighed, "Although my clan has some connection with the ancestors of the Yin Shang Dynasty, after this incident... I, Kong Xuan, have done my duty to them. Moreover, if it weren't for Fellow Daoist Yu Ding's rescue this time, I'm afraid I would have been imprisoned in Sumeru by the Western Sect Leader and would never be free again."

Yu Ding laughed and said, "As long as you don't get involved in this mess, your own tribulation will be over. However, just to be on the safe side, I suggest that you stay here at Yuxu Palace to cultivate your mind and body, and wait until the matter of the Investiture of the Gods is over before going down the mountain."

Kong Xuan sighed softly, "I never imagined that a conflict over human dynasties would lead several sect leaders to come out of seclusion. I've taken your suggestion, but I won't get involved in this mess."

He originally thought that with his unparalleled power in the primordial world, it would be a piece of cake for him to protect the Shang dynasty.

Even though later they saw that immortals from the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect had also come down the mountain to participate, they were just some true immortals and celestial immortals, so they didn't take them seriously.

Although the conflict between the Chan and Jie schools has a long history, the Three Pure Ones were originally one family, so it is normal for their disciples to have some friction and minor squabbles.

It wasn't until the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation, when eleven of the Twelve Immortals of Jade Void had their Three Flowers and Five Qi scattered, their vast cultivation turning into flowing water, that he realized something was wrong.

At that time, he was confident that he could still control the situation with his abilities, but as he said, he never expected that the matter would even involve the Holy Master, which was clearly beyond his control.

As he spoke, he hesitated and looked towards the direction of Jade Void Palace: "But is it alright to leave me here in Jade Purity Sacred Realm?"

He knew Yu Ding's intention in letting him stay in Yuxu Palace. This place was one of the safest places in the prehistoric world. Even the Western Sect Leader Zhunti couldn't do anything to him here.

"Look, my master hasn't objected after all this time, so that means he agrees."

Yu Ding smiled and said, "You can just stay here and rest peacefully until I come back, or you can leave anytime you want."

"But I've heard that the Heavenly Venerable..." Kong Xuan was still somewhat uneasy.

Yu Ding instantly understood and waved his hand, laughing: "That is clearly someone deliberately smearing my master and ruining his reputation. Under the Hunyuan realm, all beings are ants. What difference would they make in the eyes of the living beings?"

However, this rumor wasn't entirely unfounded. The reason for this claim was simply dislike of the conduct of some fellow Daoists in the Jie Sect, and a rather harsh reprimand he had given them in the past. "By the way, you've probably heard about the conduct of some of the Jie Sect members, haven't you?"

"I've heard some things about it..." Kong Xuan said.

Yu Ding smiled and said, "Then do you think our Chan Sect or the Jie Sect is better?"

"Your grandpa is so..." Kong Xuan was taken aback, then glared angrily at Yu Ding, who had given him the death-defying question, and couldn't help but wipe his sweat.

Although the reputation of the Jie Sect is very bad nowadays, and he disapproves of the behavior of most of the Jie Sect disciples, in his heart... he still identifies more with the Jie Sect.

"Hahaha, farewell, Fellow Daoist Kong."

Seeing Kong Xuan's embarrassed state, Yu Ding was satisfied. He stopped asking questions, turned around, laughed, and left the cave.

"If there's another chance..."

Seeing this, Qingyun, who was outside the cave, quickly followed behind Yu Ding.

Kong Xuan stared at the two figures in a daze, wondering if he had misheard. He felt that Yu Ding seemed to lack confidence in this trip.

This surprised him somewhat, considering that Yu Ding had even broken the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation.

However, he understood the formation somewhat now. After all, this time they were facing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, which was far superior to the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation. Its fearsome reputation even surpassed that of the later Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation of the Demon Clan and the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation of the Witch Clan. No wonder Yu Ding felt uneasy.

He wanted to say something to comfort him, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything for a moment.

Today, Yu Ding has already broken through and established himself, attaining the Great Luo realm and reaching a height that stands shoulder to shoulder with him. In fact... he vaguely felt that Yu Ding's path to the Great Luo realm seemed to be more stable and further than his own.

Because he could no longer see through the person in front of him at a glance.

"I wonder how this unprecedented calamity will end..." Kong Xuan sighed softly as he stood with his hands behind his back.

Yu Ding and Qing Yun were walking outwards when they suddenly saw a person in the distance bound by glowing ropes, looking resentful, being pushed and shoved by two Yu Xu disciples toward a deserted place.

"Master Shen..."

Qingyun's eyes lit up and he raised his finger, but his expression quickly changed as he realized what he had done. He quickly covered his mouth with his raised hand and then glanced at Yuding guiltily.

Seeing that Yu Ding had no reaction, he breathed a sigh of relief. Speaking of which, this matter was all his master's fault. Yu Ding had never told him about Shen Gongbao being expelled from the Chan Sect. He only heard about it at Yuxu Palace. Calling him "Uncle-Master" as before would cause a big problem.

At this moment, the two Jade Void disciples and Shen Gongbao also saw the jade cauldron and immediately stopped bowing.

Shen Gongbao looked slightly embarrassed. He didn't want to meet Yu Ding's gaze, but Yu Ding's eyes were so intense that he couldn't avoid them. So he looked up and chuckled, "Senior Brother Yu Ding!"

"Pah! How dare you call me 'Senior Brother' like that, you traitor?" a disciple immediately shouted angrily.

Yu Ding waved his hand and said, "It's alright. Even if he has joined Biyou Sect, the three sects are still one family. It's not wrong for him to call him Senior Brother. What's going on?"

Shen Gongbao said smugly to his two disciples, "See that? This is called vision and realm. Learn from this."

The two disciples clenched their fists and gritted their teeth in anger. If Yu Ding hadn't been there, they would have definitely taught this arrogant fellow a lesson in what true character was.

Another disciple then said, "This Shen Gongbao went to assassinate Senior Brother Ziya and seriously injured him. If it weren't for Senior Brother Ju Liusun who saw him and captured him with the Immortal Binding Rope, Senior Brother Ziya would probably have been killed. So Senior Brother Ju Liusun brought him to Yuxu Palace to ask Master for his judgment."

He vehemently protested his innocence, claiming that his senior brother Ziya had been framed and that he had gone to rescue him. He said the sect leader, out of consideration for their past relationship, had only reprimanded him, made him swear never to cause trouble for his senior brother Ziya again, and then ordered them to send him down the mountain.

The two disciples glared angrily at Shen Gongbao as they spoke.

Qingyun looked around and said, "But this doesn't look like the way down the mountain!"

A hint of panic flashed across the faces of the two disciples.

Shen Gongbao not only betrayed his sect, but also opposed Jiang Ziya outside, ruining the important affairs of Yuxu. Everyone in the sect was indignant, so the two of them wanted to find a secluded place to teach this traitor a lesson and vent their anger.

Yu Ding laughed and said, "Since I'm going to Xiqi anyway, I'll take this person down the mountain with me!"

The two disciples exchanged a glance, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then we'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother."

Yu Ding nodded slightly and immediately led Shen Gongbao and Qingyun away from Yuxu Palace. They stopped at Qilin Cliff and stared at Shen Gongbao meaningfully.

"Senior Brother... why are you looking at me like that?" Shen Gongbao felt a little uneasy under his gaze.

Yu Ding smiled and said, "You were able to be captured by Ju Liusun even after he lost his power. Are you behaving yourself now?"

"That wasn't called capturing, that was a sneak attack!"

Shen Gongbao said indignantly, "I wasn't prepared..."

At this moment, his stuttering problem had improved a lot in front of Yu Ding.

"Alright, alright, no need for further explanation. I already know everything that happened," Yu Ding said with a shake of his head and a smile.

Shen Gongbao was taken aback: "How did you know, Senior Brother...?"

He wanted to ask a question, but he was met with Yu Ding's deep gaze. He immediately felt a chill in his heart, and only one thought came to his mind: Senior Brother Yu Ding is becoming more and more unfathomable.

Little did he know that in Yu Ding's eyes at this moment, the person he saw was not Shen Gongbao as an individual, but rather his life trajectory, his past, present, and future, and countless different points in time.

Therefore, Yu Ding only needed a glance to see the process of being captured.

When Shen Gongbao first saw Ju Liusun, he was startled. It must have been because the Twelve Immortal Leaders had such a high reputation in his mind that he forgot about their calamity and loss of cultivation. Ju Liusun seized this opportunity to use the Immortal Binding Rope to take down Shen Gongbao.

It has to be said that the Immortal Binding Rope is quite a nemesis to Shen Gongbao.

Yu Ding raised his hand and pointed, his index finger glowing. He touched the light rope binding Shen Gongbao, and the rope immediately shattered, turning into specks of golden light that disappeared.

Shen Gongbao was overjoyed to regain his freedom and was about to thank Yu Ding when Yu Ding raised his hand to stop him. Looking at Shen Gongbao, Yu Ding said seriously, "I should be thanking you."

Shen Gongbao was taken aback: "What makes you say that, Senior Brother?"

Yu Ding patted Shen Gongbao on the shoulder, saying nothing, everything understood without words. He hadn't expected that his casual act of helping Shen Gongbao out of a tight spot would have such a significant impact.

Although Shen Gongbao is still one of the gods in the Investiture of the Gods, tasked with gathering all the gods, this time things are different. His motivation is no longer to spite Jiang Ziya, but to avenge him and to fulfill his master's instructions.

This kid is indeed clever. From some of his master's reactions and his past words, he has already vaguely guessed some of his master's intentions.

“Junior brother, there’s no point in saying more now. I will settle my own karma. I will remember your kindness.”

Yu Ding said, "Master has issued a decree ordering us to descend the mountain and join the Immortal Slaughtering Formation. It is inconvenient for me to stay for long, but you are safe and sound in this calamity. However, you must think twice before acting in the future."

Shen Gongbao had originally become the Water Dividing General and blocked the sea eye, so at least his safety wasn't a problem, which was much better than those people from the Jie Sect.

Yu Ding led Qingyun, rose into the sky on the clouds, and suddenly disappeared into the horizon, leaving Shen Gongbao standing there in a daze.

"No, what my senior brother just said... does he know about it?"

Shen Gongbao suddenly looked shocked: "This isn't right, I haven't told anyone..."

He gazed at the distant horizon and was suddenly overjoyed. Although he did not know what realm this Senior Brother Yu Ding had reached, he had rarely experienced that kind of gaze that could almost see through people.

The night is deep.

Inside the General's Mansion at Sishui Pass, Jiang Ziya, his face somewhat pale, was wearing an outer robe, holding an oil lamp, and gazing at the hanging military battle map.

Inside the hall were a group of third-generation disciples of Jade Void.

A gentle night breeze blew by, and Jiang Ziya couldn't help but cough twice, which worried everyone.

"That despicable Shen Gongbao, seeing that he couldn't win openly, actually resorted to underhanded tactics. Next time I see him, I'll definitely kill that bastard..." Muzha roared.

Jiang Ziya shook his head and smiled, "It's alright. After taking your master's elixir, I'm fine. This is a tribulation that I was destined to have."

Over the years, although he has been careful and cautious, he has been in danger and encountered difficulties many times. At these critical moments, Guang Chengzi and others happened to appear to save him on the orders of their master.

Jiang Ziya was not a fool. After a little thought, he realized that what was meant to be a blessing in disguise was not a curse, and what was meant to be a curse could not be avoided. He immediately accepted this.

“Uncle-Master, this Jiepai Pass is the only way to conquer the Shang Dynasty from the east. Now, with the Immortal Slayer blocking the way, the army is blocked and can hardly move an inch. If this continues, I am afraid that something big will happen,” said Wei Hu.

"At Jiepai Pass, we encountered the Immortal Slaughtering Formation; at Chuanyun Pass, we suffered from the Plague."

Beware of 'Da Zhaoguang Xiande'; after passing through Wanxian, your body will be healthy.

Jiang Ziya sat on the grand master's chair and said slowly, "These are the four lines of prophecy that your grandmaster gave me when I was appointed general at Jintai. The first line is here. This formation has a terrible reputation. I have heard your Uncle Yuding mention it. It is not something we can handle. We must not act rashly."

After he led Xiqi to repel the Yin Shang's attack, he was appointed general at Jintai, assembled his troops, and sounded the horn for a counterattack.

When the generals were appointed at Jintai, Yuanshi Tianzun appeared with his disciples to support Xiqi. They also took the opportunity to ask their masters about the future. Yuanshi Tianzun left behind a few lines of eulogy.

Of course, some people were absent, such as Yu Ding, and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, whose disciple had betrayed him.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Just as they were all worried, Ao Bing suddenly seemed to sense something and exclaimed with great joy, "Uncle-Master, Uncle-Master Huanglong has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered his men to invite the Yellow Dragon into his residence.

Huang Long had clearly tidied himself up this time, with a whisk draped over his arm, his appearance no longer sharp. As soon as he entered, he stated his purpose: "This humble Taoist has come down the mountain to meet the Immortal Slaughtering Formation on the orders of the Jade Void."

This pleased Jiang Ziya, but then Huanglong asked, "Ao Bing, has your master arrived yet?"

Ao Bing pursed his lips and said, "No."

"Which senior or junior brother has arrived?" Huang Long asked, looking at the crowd.

Everyone shook their heads.

Huang Long was taken aback: "Am I the first one here again?"

He was initially a little angry, but then he suddenly remembered that others hadn't received the same treatment as those who had the Jade Cauldron to help them restore their magical power. It was normal that they arrived late because their magical power was low.

After years of being at the bottom of the class, Huang Long finally got his chance to shine. With this thought, Huang Long couldn't help but grin with secret joy.

Jiang Ziya also said, "Since Senior Brother has come on the orders of Yuxu, then we will follow Senior Brother's arrangements from now on."

Huang Long coughed lightly and said, "Alright, the Immortal Slaughtering Formation ahead is no ordinary formation, and we cannot proceed rashly. Moreover, while our disciples can pass through this formation, mortals cannot. Ziya, have someone set up a thatched pavilion and wait for our fellow Daoists and the Master to arrive before we proceed."

Jiang Ziya immediately ordered his men to build a reed shed overnight.

By the next morning, the reed shed had been repaired. Jiang Ziya then ordered the generals of Xiqi to guard the pass. After reporting to Ji Fa, he and Huang Long led their disciples away from Sishui Pass and traveled forty li to reach the reed shed.

The reed awning was decorated with flowers and colorful decorations, and the brocade was spread out on the mat. After everyone sat down on the awning, a figure floated in after a short while.

It was Taiyi Zhenren. Before he could even greet Huanglong, Guangchengzi and Chijingzi arrived.

The group greeted each other and sat down on the reed hut.

In the afternoon, Julusun, Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun, Samantabhadra Zhenren, Cihang Daoren, Yunzhongzi, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, Daoxing Tianzun, and Lingbao Dafashi all arrived one after another.

Ziya greeted them one by one, and they all sat down in the reed hut.

"Huh, why hasn't Yu Ding arrived yet?" Taiyi pondered.

Huang Long chuckled, "That show-off will probably do the same thing as last time again... Ugh, that guy!"

Jiang Ziya looked into the distance, his expression brightening with joy. He hurriedly went to the reed shelter and saw two figures slowly and leisurely approaching.

"I'm sorry, everyone, Qingyun was playing on the way, so I'm a little late," Yu Ding said with a smile.

Qingyun：ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

Oh yes, yes, I was just being playful. Actually, it was Yu Ding who led me to take a look at the Zhuxian Formation.

Then Yu Ding took his seat next to Huang Long, Yun Zhongzi, and Taiyi, a place that had been reserved for him.

Huang Long sneered, "Why didn't you create the same extraordinary phenomenon of sword energy stretching for thousands of miles as last time?"

Yu Ding rolled his eyes: "Master is here this time, how can I steal the spotlight?"

Huang Long was taken aback, then asked, "Then why did you come all this way without even riding a cloud?"

Yu Ding spread his hands and laughed, "Riding the clouds? Wouldn't that be the same as you? As the saying goes: I follow my own path and do not conform to others. My path is different from yours."

"Hey you, I... I'll beat you up, you believe me?" Huang Long was speechless for a moment.

Taiyi and Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but chuckle. Then, Yun Zhongzi's gaze fell on the divine sword behind Qingyun and he said with a smile, "Congratulations, Senior Brother, on having another divine weapon to roam the world with."

“Almost there…” Yu Ding said.

As they were talking, Ran Deng floated over and looked at everyone, saying, "After the Immortal Slaughtering Formation is completed, we will have to go through the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation once more. Then our tribulations will be over, and we can return to our mountains to continue our progress and attain the true Dao."

The Taoist priests nodded: "What you say is very true, Master."

The Immortal Slaughtering Formation wasn't broken, yet they even knew about the Myriad Immortals Formation that followed... Yu Ding looked at everyone and wondered to himself, "Was it my master who told me? But he didn't inform me."

Suddenly, Yu Ding felt a gaze fall on him. He looked up and saw that Randeng looked different in his eyes than in the eyes of others.

He stared at him with a half-smile, his expression carrying a hint of profound meaning.

Their gazes met in mid-air.

After a glance, Ran Deng looked away and said, "The Immortal Slaughtering Formation is just ahead. Yu Ding, you came to observe the formation, have you discovered anything?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the jade tripod.

They had been wondering how the jade cauldron came from the direction of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, and now they knew why.

Yu Ding shook his head and said, "The great formation is enveloped in a red light, making it difficult to see the details inside, but the killing intent within is boundless and beyond our ability to handle."

Just then, a thunderclap resounded across the heavens and earth below the boundary gate. Immediately afterward, the red light that filled the sky below the gate was shattered by the thunder, revealing an unparalleled and ferocious formation.