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

Chapter 73 What's wrong with Senior Brother?

Jade Void Sacred Realm.

The cave gate opened, and Yu Ding left the three-headed dragon inside before emerging to activate the barrier...

A ray of warm sunlight shone on Yu Ding, who had been staying at home for decades. After stretching, he began to wander around the Jade Void Palace with his hands behind his back.

Firstly, he hadn't yet visited the Jade Void Palace; secondly, he needed to choose a place to undergo his tribulation, and the fewer people there were, the better...

Nobody is the best!
This is the place that Yu Ding loves most.

"Senior Brother Yu Ding!"

"Greetings, Senior Brother Yu Ding..."

"Greetings, Senior Brother Yu Ding..."

Unfortunately, there were quite a lot of people in the Jade Void Palace, and they were all of very young age, so they all bowed respectfully upon meeting.

Yu Ding could only nod and smile professionally.

The sect is not only filled with open and covert struggles, but also with interpersonal relationships. I heard that he is quite popular in the Chan Sect now.

"Brother, are you out of seclusion?"

Just then, a joyful voice rang out.

Yu Ding turned around and saw Shen Gongbao's eyes shining as he strode towards him.

"You've become an immortal?" Yu Ding asked, somewhat surprised.

Shen Gongbao at this moment was completely different from the dejected man he had been when he was first seen. He exuded an aura of immortality and possessed a more refined and confident demeanor.

Shen Gongbao looked at Yu Ding gratefully: "It's all thanks to Senior Brother's guidance..."

"A mentorship?!" Yu Ding wondered to himself, "Was there one?"

After Shen Gongbao explained, Yu Ding realized that he was referring to their previous discussion on the Dao.

Shen Gongbao was originally stuck in the Returning to the Void Realm like him, and had been there for five or six hundred years, but after listening to the discussion of the Dao, he broke through to the True Immortal Realm in one fell swoop not long after returning.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Shen Gongbao expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

There are quite a few people in the Jade Void Palace who are stuck in the Returning to the Void Realm. Some have been stuck for thousands of years until their lifespan is exhausted, leaving them with regrets for the rest of their lives. They then turn to cultivating as ghost immortals or are reborn by seizing another body.

Of course, the possession mentioned here usually involves picking up a young, warm corpse on the road. Possessing a living person is an extremely immoral act.

Although Shen Gongbao was confident in his ability to become an immortal, he lacked direction and theoretical knowledge. If Yu Ding hadn't taken him to that Daoist debate, he really didn't know how much longer he would have had to wait.

"Haha, no need to thank me."

Yu Ding patted Shen Gongbao on the shoulder and laughed, then suddenly remembered something and his eyes flashed.

Shen Gongbao smiled shyly, then he suddenly noticed that his senior brother was staring intently at him.

"Junior Brother Shen..."

"Senior...Senior brother, wh...what's wrong?"

"Is your senior brother treating you alright?"

"Senior brother, you're too kind. Your kindness to me is immeasurable."

Shen Gongbao was so excited that he stammered a little when he said this.

Simply put, his life as a leopard can be divided into two stages: before he met his senior brother and after he met his senior brother.

Senior Brother Yu Ding was like a ray of gentle moonlight shining into his dark life...

"Then can you make a promise to your senior brother?"

"Senior brother, please speak!"

"Never call out 'Senior brother, please wait' behind your senior brother's back, and it is even more unacceptable to say 'Fellow Daoist, please wait'."

"Uh... okay, but why?!"

"Ahead, to the left, above, below, within the magic weapon—never, at any time, in any place. Remember, never shout at me..."

Yu Ding took all the factors into account.

"Uh, that works too!"

Shen Gongbao agreed, looking completely bewildered.

"You swear...you make an oath!"

Shen Gongbao: ∑(△｀)？!
Senior brother, what's wrong with you all of a sudden?
However, Shen Gongbao naturally fulfilled all of Yu Ding's requests.

After Shen Gongbao made the Daoist oath, Yu Ding then wandered around the Jade Void Palace again, looking for a secluded place.

Unfortunately, there were also a lot of people at Jade Void Palace.

"Junior brother, where in Jade Void Palace is the most secluded place, the most suitable for undergoing tribulation?"

"Transcending tribulation?" Shen Gongbao was taken aback.

There are three calamities for those who do not become immortals, and the tribulation for those who do become immortals.

This senior brother is one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, so he probably doesn't need the tribulation to become an immortal anymore.
Yu Ding said calmly, "Another junior brother that my senior brother knows..."

"Junior brother?" Shen Gongbao's ears perked up.

"Ahem, I have some connections with you, do you know any places like this?" Yu Ding asked.

Shen Gongbao nodded slightly and said, "Of course there is..."

……

A small mountain peak pierces the sky like a sword, with a platform about ten feet in diameter at its top.

There are three higher and larger mountain peaks around it.

Yu Ding had changed into an ordinary Taoist robe and removed the jade hairpin given to him by Taiyi. His Taoist aura plummeted, his appearance changed, and his looks decreased by a third.

Even so... her features were still delicate and beautiful! Her divine sense spread out, but there was no one in any direction.

Bathed in the warm sunlight, I felt a surge of spiritual energy flowing towards me with each breath, helping me to adjust my state.

Before long, Yu Ding seemed to merge with heaven and earth. Looking inward, he found that his magical power, realm, physical body, and primordial spirit were all perfect.

The foundation built with the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique is as solid as the roots of an old tree...

Sometimes Yu Ding even wondered if he had used the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to build his foundation back then, would he have been more resilient when he encountered those guys?
If he were less vulnerable, he wouldn't have to go through the arduous process of rebuilding his cultivation... he could directly inherit the powerful title and become a Golden Immortal...

Yu Ding took a deep breath and dismissed the idea.

The past cannot be retrieved, and such thoughts only add to the troubles. Inheriting the cultivation of a Golden Immortal is certainly good, but the path that one takes step by step is the most suitable for oneself.

It's just that the journey was a bit difficult.

Fortunately, along the way, Senior Brother Taiyi provided a lot of support in terms of magical power, and he received a series of lectures from his master, even though he hadn't heard about these topics in the tutorials...

Gradually, a strange Daoist aura appeared on his body.

In the realm of Qi cultivation, the four elements of essence, qi, spirit, and emptiness, besides strengthening one's own essence, qi, and spirit, also involve learning and comprehending the Dao of Heaven, and inscribing one's own Dao in the world.

The Ascension Tribulation is like the college entrance examination; it is the final test and evaluation process by the Heavenly Dao of the Qi Refining students to assess their learning outcomes.

The difference here is that there is no chance to retake the exam; if you fail, you turn to ashes.

Qi cultivators can choose to pursue either the Path of Celestial Immortals or the Path of Earthly Immortals.

The Heavenly Immortal Path is characterized by numerous heavenly tribulations, high risks, and great rewards; the Earthly Immortal Path is characterized by fewer heavenly tribulations, lower risks, and lower rewards.

If a Qi cultivator lacks confidence in themselves, choosing the path of the Earth Immortal and becoming an Earth Immortal is undoubtedly the best option.

The Path of Celestial Immortals allows one to directly attain True Immortal status, surpassing even Earthly Immortals in strength…

At this moment, a faint but powerful pressure appeared here, forcing other creatures to stay away.

Gradually, dark clouds gathered in the sky, darkening the world and forming a vortex with arcs of electricity moving within it.

Should we learn from that adorable child who thanked the Heavenly Tribulation Master for taking the time to strike during their tribulation?
Yu Ding looked at the vortex with a guilty conscience. But surely this wasn't the first time he had met the Heavenly Tribulation? Should he say hello first?

At this moment, on a tree that grows horizontally from the cliff in the distance.

Shen Gongbao stood calmly, frowning as he looked over and asked, "Who is this person? I've never seen him before. What is his relationship with Senior Brother Yu Ding?"

I wonder how many tribulations I will face...

Yu Ding couldn't help but think that, no matter what, the starting point for the Heavenly Immortal Path is twenty-five lightning tribulations, while the Earthly Immortal Path is below twenty-five. These two points will never change.

Boom!

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning, like a thunder serpent, struck down from above.

Yu Ding activated his magic to protect his entire body, and then he was swallowed up by the thick lightning serpent.

"Not bad..." The electric arcs crackled and popped on the stage. Yu Ding looked inward and felt nothing after being struck.

The primordial spirit showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever...

You can rest assured about the first twenty-five bolts of heavenly lightning!

"Judging from the commotion over there, it seems some of my fellow disciples are undergoing tribulation?!"

"Everyone should go and take a look!"

Seeing the commotion here, the gatekeepers said happily.

Even for a great sect like Jade Void Palace, such opportunities to observe tribulation are not available every day.

It happens roughly once a month, so it's definitely not to be missed.

Shen Gongbao remained standing on that tree, his face expressionless, quietly watching the person undergoing tribulation.

Previously, Yu Ding was looking for a secluded place... He originally wanted to say that it didn't matter where he was in Yu Xu Palace, since there would always be people to watch him undergo tribulation.

But... if it were someone else, he wouldn't bother reminding them.

"I'll show you what you're capable of, to be friends with Senior Brother Yu Ding..." Shen Gongbao's eyes gleamed with arrogance.

Needless to say, the Twelve Golden Immortals each endured forty-nine lightning tribulations, the absolute limit, representing the highest level of talent.

Most of the other disciples after that hovered around the thirtieth level.

He was different; he had undergone forty-two tribulations of heavenly lightning, making him the most talented person in the Jade Void Palace in nearly a thousand years.

He was somewhat looking forward to this guy.

In the blink of an eye, the lightning tribulation struck down relentlessly, with thirty-six bolts falling in succession.

"Finally, I can feel it..." As the thirty-seventh strike landed, the immortal aura emanating from Yu Ding's body became apparent.

The physical body remained as solid as a rock, but in the sea of ​​consciousness, as the primordial spirit rose and fell, arcs of electricity coursed through it, as if receiving electrotherapy, causing a tingling sensation.

“My primordial spirit is a bit weak…” Yu Ding frowned, realizing his own shortcomings.

At this moment, the physical body could not be struck by the lightning tribulation, but the primordial spirit could already sense it.

However, since the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong primarily cultivates the physical body, even though its method of refining the primordial spirit and qi is superior and achieves perfection, it still cannot compare to the Nine Revolutions Profound Gong.

A round cauldron with three legs and two handles was floating beneath the primordial spirit in the sea of ​​consciousness, in case of unforeseen circumstances.

"Thirty-seven paths, who exactly are they?"

In the distance, Shen Gongbao's face finally lost its previous indifference, and his hands, which had been behind his back, slowly clenched into fists.

Judging from the other person's expression, they seemed to be handling so much lightning with ease.

But he had already vomited blood when he received Thirty-Seven earlier, and he looked rather disheveled...

A disciple whose talent surpassed his and who had an even better relationship with Senior Brother Yu Ding appeared before him.

When did Jade Void Palace produce another disciple with such exceptional talent?

(End of this chapter)