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

Chapter 20 Good intentions
Golden light shone from Yuan Hong's pair of divine eyes.

Then he saw that the two sides involved in the battle were many heavenly soldiers dressed in silver armor and a group of minor demons.

The main force consists of five heavenly generals and six great demons.

"Yang Xianzhu and Zizhen?"

Yuan Hong frowned, recognizing his neighbors.

Each of these six oddballs has cultivated for at least a thousand years, making them far stronger than him.

But that was in the past.

At this moment, the realm of the Six Eccentrics of Meishan, who were once far stronger than him, was fully revealed in his eyes.

One returns to emptiness, six refine spirit.

Those four heavenly generals were one who had returned to the Void and three who had refined their spirits.

There was also a true immortal, dressed in golden armor, holding a celestial sword in both hands, gazing at the battlefield ahead without making a move.

Despite this, he unleashed his True Immortal aura, suppressing the Six Monsters of Meishan and causing them immense suffering, forcing them to retreat steadily under the combined might of the four Heavenly Generals.
"How did Meishan end up going against the Heavenly Court?" Yuan Hong frowned.

He wanted to stop the conflict, but he also knew that although the Heavenly Court was not as glorious as the ancient Demon Court and had few experts, it was still very difficult to deal with.

Therefore, he did not want to provoke trouble easily, especially since his master had told him to avoid trouble as much as possible.

After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Hong transformed into a gigantic golden eagle, its wingspan blotting out the sky, and flew towards the battlefield ahead.

"What a monster!"

Upon witnessing this scene, the Heavenly General of the True Immortal Realm had a flash in his eyes. He drew his immortal sword with a clang and unleashed a sharp sword aura that cleaved through the void.

Click!

With a flap of its wings, the golden eagle shattered the sword energy, and with its two claws it grabbed the six monsters. With a flap of its wings, it disappeared into the sky.

Only a group of heavenly soldiers and generals, now without their opponents, remained on the ground, staring at each other, wondering where they were and what they were doing.

"Heavenly Sea General, what do we do now?"

A celestial general looked at the golden-armored divine general.

The general said with a stern face, "First, capture those lesser demons and hand them over. The rest won't be able to escape. We'll go and destroy their lair, Meishan."

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Soon after, the golden eagle arrived at a mountain peak, released its talons, and the six figures gracefully landed.

The golden eagle also transformed into human form in the sky and landed on the ground, its back to the Six Eccentrics of Meishan.

The Six Eccentrics of Meishan exchanged glances, sensing the unfathomable aura emanating from Yuan Hong, and their expressions all hardened.

A man with a goatee cautiously clasped his hands in greeting and asked, "What is your name, fellow Daoist? What brings you here without prior notice?"

Yuan Hong turned around.

He recognized him as Yang Xian, a wild goat spirit.

After seeing Yuan Hong's face, the six oddballs exchanged glances, each with a look of confusion in their eyes, and still none of them recognized Yuan Hong.

After all, when Yuan Hong left Meishan to study Taoism, he had not yet taken human form and was not in his current form.

"The Six Eccentrics of Meishan?" Yuan Hong asked.

A fat man said, "Wrong, wrong, we are not the Six Eccentrics, we are the Six Saints of Meishan."

Yuan Hong recognized him as Zhu Zizhen, the wild boar spirit.

Hearing Zhu Zizhen's words, Yuan Hong couldn't help but find these arrogant fellows amusing.

"I ask you, why did you clash with the Heavenly Court and become their target?"

"You need to figure something out."

Yang Xian shook his head and said, "We cultivate in the mountains. It's not that we're in conflict with the Heavenly Court; it's that they've come to our doorstep."

"The Heavenly Court is attacking our doorstep?" Yuan Hong's expression changed slightly.

At this moment, the burly man stared at Yuan Hong and frowned, saying, "This fellow Daoist seems to be quite familiar with our Meishan. May I ask your name?"

Yuan Hong smiled slightly: "My name is Yuan Hong. Do you gentlemen still recognize me?"

"Yuan Hong?"

The burly man, Jin Dasheng, asked in surprise, "That little white ape from back then?"

Yuan Hong coughed lightly and said, "It's me!"

"Oh it's you!"

Upon learning that Yuan Hong was one of their own, the Six Eccentrics' wariness and vigilance immediately dissipated.

Zhu Zizhen exclaimed in astonishment, "You're amazing, White Ape! You've learned such incredible skills after just one trip. Even the Heavenly Sea God General couldn't hold you back just now."

The others were also deeply moved, their faces filled with undisguised envy for Yuan Hong's abilities.

"By the way, something happened to your apes," Yang Xian suddenly said.

Yuan Hong was taken aback: "What happened?"

Yang Xian said, "That day, the Sea God General came by imperial decree to exterminate my Meishan demon clan. Some of your monkey descendants, as well as many of our subordinates, were captured by that God General and his heavenly soldiers and taken back to the Heavenly Court to receive their reward."

Yuan Hong: "???"

In his astonishment, it was as if an electric current had struck him, and something suddenly became clear to him.

He had never quite understood why Yu Ding had suddenly sent him back when he was doing well at Yuquan Mountain.

It turns out that my master already knew about my children's accident back then...

Upon understanding this, Yuan Hong felt a warmth in his heart.

He was the king of the monkeys in Meishan, and the monkeys were not only his kind but also his family and friends.

He arrived at Qingyang Village a step too late last time, which ultimately led to the child's death at the hands of the mountain spirit.

It wasn't his fault, but he felt guilty all the time, and it became an indelible obstacle in his heart before he could deal with the mountain spirit.

He estimated he would have gone mad if he had arrived any later and discovered that his kind were dead.

"Master has really gone to great lengths."

Yuan Hong was filled with gratitude, and at the same time, he once again felt the immeasurable supernatural power and cultivation of the Jade Cauldron.

Yuquan Mountain and Meishan Mountain are separated by countless miles, yet the people of Yuding Mountain know about Meishan Mountain...

What terrifying supernatural power this is?
At that moment, shouts of battle came from not far away.

Jin Dasheng glanced at it, gritted his teeth, and said, "Damn it, those bastards are attacking Meishan again. Brothers, let's go, let's fight them!" "Let's go!"

None of the others were afraid of trouble.

Jin Dasheng glanced at Yuan Hong and asked, "Brother Yuan Hong, what about you?"

“I’ll help you,” Yuan Hong said after a moment’s thought.

That Heavenly Sea God is a true immortal; the Six Monsters of Meishan definitely can't stop him.

These six oddballs are of bad character, so he came back this time with the idea of ​​educating them to get back on the right path.

Honestly, he didn't want to fall out with the Heavenly Court, nor did he want to escalate the matter, but he was determined to rescue those younger members of his clan no matter what.

This is his bottom line.

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Yuquan Mountain, Jinxia Cave.

Yu Ding was still fiddling with the gold coins with great interest.

This item is not currency; it is merely a tool used by immortals for divination.

"Master, I'm back from sword practice."

Qingyun said, "I'm going down the mountain now to fetch water for the spiritual root."

"Qingyun, let me tell your fortune!" Yu Ding said with great interest.

Qingyun was taken aback: "What's there to calculate about carrying water?"

He noticed that the master had recently become somewhat obsessed with divination, consulting the oracle before doing anything.

Yu Ding asked, "Is there anything you'd like to calculate?"

Qingyun pondered for a moment, then his expression changed: "Master, I found a golden-winged bird's nest in the back mountain."

"and then?"

"I was thinking of getting one to keep as a pet, but that big bird is very fierce and keeps a close watch on me. It's always there when I go there. Sir, could you please check if that big bird is in its nest right now?"

"What? You're letting the master's divination skills tell your bird's story?"

"I want to raise it to be the master's mount."

Qingyun said cautiously, "In that case, I won't count it."

It was you, sir, who told me to say it!

"A mount? No way, I can't go back on my word. Come, let me tell your fortune right now."

After Yu Ding took the tortoise shell and put the gold coins inside, he shook it with the aura of a gambling god.

Finally, several gold coins slid off the tortoise shell.

Yu Ding began to examine the divination results.

Qingyun asked expectantly, "How is it?"

Yu Ding laughed and said, "The divination indicates that your trip will be very auspicious and your wishes will come true. It seems that the big bird is not in the nest and has gone to find food."

"Really?" Qingyun was overjoyed.

He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

Yu Ding nodded, giving the child an affirmative answer.

"Master, I'll go and get back to work now."

Qingyun rushed out.

Yu Ding lowered his head and continued to fiddle with the coin divination.

Not only was he talented in cultivation, but he also had exceptional talent in divination, mastering it very quickly.

Such a wonderful divination technique is being used to determine whether the adult bird is home when a child is raiding a bird's nest... What a waste!
Yu Ding sighed.

"Why did you sigh, junior brother?"

Suddenly, a figure wearing a Taoist robe with fire-patterned Bagua walked in and asked with a smile.

"Senior Brother Taiyi?!" Yu Ding was overjoyed.

Taiyi turned around and laughed, "I saw Qingyun running hurriedly towards the back mountain. What did he go to do?"

Yu Ding laughed and said, "Kids are naturally playful, they went to raid bird nests."

"This……"

Master Taiyi couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

Yu Ding invited Taiyi to sit down on the cloud bed.

“Junior brother, I have also gone to Yuxu Palace to investigate your cultivation level…” Taiyi sighed as he spoke.

Yu Ding said, "Is it difficult to return to the original state?"

Taiyi nodded silently, then sighed and said, "Senior brother has disappointed you."

He was somewhat afraid to meet Yu Ding's gaze.

He first looked for a solution in his own collection of books, but when he couldn't find one, he went to the Jade Void Palace, but he still couldn't find a way to preserve his cultivation.

This result disappointed him, let alone Yu Ding.

The spiritual cultivation gained through tens of thousands of years of meditation and arduous practice has vanished like water. Who could accept this willingly?

Last time, my junior brother looked very unwilling but had no choice but to accept it.

On the way here, he racked his brains to come up with many comforting words for Yu Ding to say when he was upset, just in case his junior brother heard the news and did something foolish.

Then he saw Yu Ding calmly smile and say, "It's nothing, it was all expected."

"You must be feeling really bad, right? Don't try to tough it out. If you're feeling bad, talking about it might make you feel better."

"I'm not upset at all. What's there to be upset about? I've found that there's nothing wrong with it now," Yu Ding said with a smile.

Especially after he met Yuan Hong.

This means that the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods is not far off. Anyway, everyone will soon be the same, so why is he upset?
"Junior brother, you..." Taiyi was speechless for a moment.

I've prepared a whole host of comforting words for you, so why don't you give your brother a chance to show them off?
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(End of this chapter)