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

Chapter 70 Transformation into Mortal Realm and Enlightenment
White clouds drift by.

As Yu Ding walked through this fairyland, he headed straight for a cave. Along the way, countless disciples encountered him, and their smiles vanished as they immediately became respectful, greeting him and bowing to him.

Yu Ding nodded slightly and responded with a smile.

As a qualified senior, no matter how high your seniority is, you still need to respect your juniors. At the very least, you can't just ignore living, breathing people!
"Is that Senior Brother Yu Ding?"

"She's just as approachable as the rumors say!"

"That's right, Senior Brother can even walk..."

When Yu Ding passed by, the disciples were somewhat flattered, and... surprised.

hum!
Just then, a beam of golden light descended from the sky and entered the body of the jade cauldron.

"Merit?!"

Before Yu Ding could react, the disciples exclaimed in surprise.

"Merit..."

Yu Ding's expression shifted. "They've finally arrived!"
Merit is the reward for doing things that are beneficial to the stability of heaven and earth, and its uses are quite extensive.

However, the method of obtaining it is extremely difficult.

Educating the masses is one way, and eliminating demons and monsters is another. Therefore, acting on behalf of Heaven is not just empty talk.

Of course, the prerequisite for slaying demons and gaining merit is that the demons are those who have committed many evils and are burdened with sins.

The deeper and heavier one's karmic obstacles, the higher the reward.

As for its function...

Some mortals do good deeds throughout their lives and cultivate themselves for many lifetimes, just to accumulate the merit to become an immortal. Others are Qi cultivators who slay demons and monsters just to resolve their own cultivation obstacles.

Of course, those who have accumulated great merit and are protected by the heavens and earth are destined to be blessed by the heavens and earth, and can remain safe and sound in the face of any calamity.

Even a highly powerful person would have to consider whether it's worth it to scheme against these people...

Actually, the time Yu Ding enlightened the people of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect... he had the intention of teaching them, so that when the Sword Sect killed humans and demons and gained merit, cough, he could also get a tiny bit of a share.

In fact, believers can also accumulate merit, provided that the disciple has done good deeds for heaven and earth. As for him... well, let's not talk about it!
I was too young back then!
"May I ask, senior brother, how does one accumulate merit?"

One of the disciples said enviously.

This merit is definitely a good thing, but it is extremely difficult to obtain, and it is even more difficult to obtain the greater merits.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just enlightened a group of Qi cultivators who were lost in life once!" Yu Ding smiled.

He then shook his head and left, leaving the disciples behind him exchanging glances with shining eyes.

Everyone should learn from Senior Brother Yu Ding!
After Yu Ding entered the cave on a small peak, he let out a long sigh. The cave still contained the three main items: a futon, a whisk, and a bookshelf, with furnishings similar to those in the Jinxia Cave on Yuquan Mountain.

And this place was indeed the original immortal abode of Jade Cauldron Immortal in Jade Void Palace.

He has a cave dwelling at home and a temple outside... From this perspective, even if Huanglong were placed in the human world, he would be considered a hidden tycoon. But alas, they are in different circles!
The only pity was that the cave lacked a bed or cloud bed. Compared to sitting, Yu Ding preferred to lie down. Feeling the merit within his body, Yu Ding sighed softly.

It's too little, especially during the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, when even saints were involved in scheming and plotting. It's impossible to obtain the merit that even saints have to be wary of.

However, upon slightly sensing the source of the merit... Yu Ding's expression turned strange: "Xuantian Sword Sect? The founder?"

After the previous incident, the Xuantian Sword Sect, through a unanimous decision by its elders, enshrined him as the sect's patriarch.

As for the original founder of the mountain...

Life and death unknown.

"What are these guys thinking?"

Yu Ding fell silent. He simply wanted to be a middleman and take a cut of the merit, but he didn't want to be tied to them.

There's already a wayward disciple ahead of him, and if this Sword Sect member causes trouble... he'll sooner or later become a man burdened with bad karma.

……

However, when he was alone, Yu Ding felt a sense of freedom from the inside out.

Outside, he is Jade Cauldron Immortal, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, but when he is alone, he is simply himself, and when he is quiet, he can think about things.

What gives him the greatest sense of crisis right now is undoubtedly the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

The Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods was not merely caused by the killing of the Twelve Golden Immortals; it also involved the shifting of dynasties in the Southern Continent, the demon race in the Northern Continent, the Heavenly Court, the Three Religions in the Eastern Continent, and the Western Religion in the Western Continent…

It can be said that it affected the entire prehistoric Three Realms.

Judging from the starting point of this great calamity, it seems to be a process of disbanding the three religions, imprisoning saints with super-level combat power, and allowing the Heavenly Court to establish its ruling authority.

Looking at the outcome regardless of the process, the Jie Sect ultimately collapsed and its members scattered, while the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were reduced to mortal bodies. So, they weren't exactly winners...

Only the ever-active Western religion, without contributing anything, took away a large number of Jiejiao disciples and Chanjiao elites, making it a very lucrative venture.

Originally, Yu Ding Zhenren's loss of cultivation was not a bad thing. He could cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to rebuild his foundation and secretly cultivate it back later.

He achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation realm thanks to the teachings of his Primordial Father, cultivated his magical power himself, and consumed elixirs and immortal fruits...

If you think this is too slow, just ask Huanglong Laotie or Taiyi Shixiong for a freebie. They are dignified Golden Immortals with boundless magical power.

Unfortunately, this happened just before the Investiture of the Gods, making his secret return to the Golden Immortal realm unrealistic... Especially since there were many who wanted to take advantage of the Chan and Jie sects.

"It all comes down to strength..."

Yu Ding's eyes flashed as he let out a long breath.

For him, the most pressing thing right now is strength. He can easily comprehend realms and borrow magical power, but the hurdle of enlightenment is difficult to overcome.

After all, he was physically quite old, but mentally he was just a young man in his early twenties. He had no profound understanding of the Tao, let alone the meaning of life.

For over twenty years, he has only gained profound insights into the hardships of life.

therefore……

"Transform into a mortal!"

Yu Ding's eyes flashed; this matter was now of utmost urgency.

After a long while, a golden light flew out of the cave and headed straight down to the foot of Kunlun Mountain.

……

Inside the cave, Yu Ding sat quietly with his eyes closed.

After the spiritual light flew out of Kunlun Mountain, it turned out to be another jade cauldron, which was his clone.

He thought for a moment that going down the mountain to become an ordinary mortal didn't seem like the only option; he could create a clone instead.

As long as the feeling is the same, that's fine!
Of course, to avoid any unexpected events, he didn't dare to do two things at once, and focused intently on controlling his clone to reach the human city in Dongsheng Shenzhou.

Yu Ding's clone carried a portion of his magical power, so the sensations were clearly transmitted to Yu Ding.

Yu Ding's clone did not inherit his inhumanly handsome looks. The clone looked quite ordinary, the kind that would go unnoticed in a crowd.

Walking down the street, looking at the elegantly dressed pedestrians, listening to the endless hawking and the luxurious buildings... the Jade Cauldron itself was slightly lost in thought.

This is not the ancestral home of the human race—the Southern Continent Great Shang—but a small country located in the east of the land.

However, the prosperity of this small country gave Yu Ding the illusion that he was in the Tang and Song Dynasties, rather than the distant Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

As for the reason, he had read many books on immortals and naturally knew that Earth was not like this place.

The Earth has been civilized for five thousand years, but the human race here has been guided by sages and immortals for tens of thousands of years...

Simply put, since the beginning of time, dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, witches, demons, and other mythical creatures have all created their own prosperous civilizations.

These civilizations still exist today, though in decline, they are still as powerful as a dying camel.

Humans were born standing on the shoulders of giants, and as the most intelligent of all beings, they have a strong learning ability. After countless years of development, even small countries are quite advanced.

In order to maximize the effect of transforming into a mortal, the jade cauldron naturally did not allocate much magical power to the clone... which is enough to maintain it for a hundred years without dissipating.

Firstly, frugality is a virtue he cultivated in his previous life.
Secondly, the effect of pretending to be weak while actually being strong is nowhere near as realistic as the experience of actually sending out a pig...

Yu Ding's clone walked down the street, bringing back the long-lost human presence to Yu Ding. At the same time, Yu Ding began to ponder what kind of business Hua Fan should find.

As they walked, Yu Ding's clone wandered into the busiest street.

As dusk settles, the streets are filled with the sounds of traditional Chinese string and wind instruments, accompanied by clear and melodious singing voices. Groups of well-dressed men, their faces beaming with smiles, discuss the wonderful nightlife that is about to begin.

"Infinite Heavenly Venerable..."

Yu Ding's clone's face darkened, and he turned to leave.

Wow...so handsome!

"Ah, that young master is so handsome..."

Yu Ding's clone suddenly turned around; he seemed to hear someone talking about him.

then,

He saw a handsome young man with a face like jade, wearing a blue robe, and so pretty he looked like a woman, enter a brothel with five or six girls on his left and right.

This aroused the jealousy of countless men.

Just before entering, the pretty boy suddenly turned his head and glanced at Yu Ding's identity, his gaze slightly narrowed.

At that moment, Yu Ding felt as if his clone had been completely seen through.

But so be it...

Yu Ding met his gaze calmly.

It's just a disguised clone, not his original self, so what's there to be embarrassed about?

Then the man turned around, took the girl, and discreetly entered the brothel.

Yu Ding's clone turned around and squeezed out of the bustling street without hesitation.

He, Yu Ding, is a proper cultivator, about to become an immortal. He came here to transcend the mortal realm, attain enlightenment, and become an immortal, not to visit brothels.

(End of this chapter)