Chapter 333 Intimidation
Yuanshi said: "The Heavenly Rules are strict, just like the precepts of Taoism. Even I am no exception. You think the Heavenly Court's enforcement of the law is too strict. How do you know that I also hope day and night that the Heavenly Rules and Precepts can be changed?"
“Master…” Yu Ding was shocked and speechless. Did his master agree with his opinion?
"Master, I wish to take Yang Jian as my disciple..." Yu Ding thought this was a sign that his master was relenting. After all, his master's words implied that he disapproved of the Heavenly Rules.
However, Yuanshi suddenly changed his tone and coldly rejected the jade tripod.
"Precisely for this reason, I cannot let you accept Yang Jian as your disciple, even though I think Yang Jian is indeed a promising talent. However, I cannot go against the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Rules because of Yang Jian."
Yu Ding, unaware of the inside story, was utterly perplexed. "Master... why is this? This disciple does not understand."
Why did the situation suddenly turn so bad? Just a moment ago, the atmosphere was quite harmonious, and his master was very kind to him.
Yuanshi: "The Heavenly Rules are the will of Heaven, and cannot be decided by the Heavenly Court. Even I, your teacher, am powerless at times. Yu Ding, do you understand?"
Yu Ding did not understand. His master was a rare saint in the world. What could he not do?
Yu Ding had not yet reached that level, while Yang Jian was filled with hatred.
"Send Yang Jian down the mountain." Yuanshi turned his back.
It wasn't that he was cold-hearted or biased; he simply couldn't let Chang Hao think that he harbored resentment or was intentionally challenging the authority of Heaven and the Heavenly Court. He also couldn't let Yaochi lose face or ruin Chang Hao's plans.
If Yu Ding wants to take Yang Jian as his disciple, that's fine, but he must use his own abilities to persuade the Queen Mother to lift the kill order against Yang Jian and to get the Heavenly Emperor and the Queen Mother to agree to Yang Jian joining the Chan Sect. Otherwise, there's no point in discussing it.
Unfortunately, Yu Ding lacked such a clever mind. He bowed three times to Yuanshi Tianzun, then turned and left without a word, his steps unsteady and hesitant. How could he possibly explain this to Yang Jian, who was full of anticipation?
If I had known this would happen, I would have advised Yang Jian to go with Goddess Nuwa; it would have been better than having no one to rely on.
"A True Man?" Yang Jian looked at the emerging True Man Yu Ding with great anticipation.
Yu Ding looked away, not daring to meet Yang Jian's gaze. "Yang Jian, get up, let's go down the mountain."
Yang Jian's heart sank. He silently followed behind Yu Ding Zhenren. Even the Three Pure Ones dared not protect him. He had nowhere to go in the world, and saving his mother was now a pipe dream.
"Master, this is enough. Yang Jian will take his leave now. Thank you for your care these past few days." Yang Jian's eyes were slightly red as he solemnly kowtowed to the jade cauldron in farewell.
Even though Master Yu Ding never formally accepted him as a disciple, Yang Jian had already acknowledged Yu Ding as his master in his heart.
Without the protection of Jade Cauldron Immortal, his life was in constant danger, and this parting might be forever.
"Get up, what are you doing?" Yu Ding helped Yang Jian up. Looking at the child in front of him, whose clothes were tattered but whose spirit was still bright, Yu Ding gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, I will take you back to Yuquan Mountain. Jinxia Cave is my training ground. There are many books in the cave for you to read. You can cultivate in peace there."
Even if his master disagreed with him accepting a disciple, he believed that Yang Jian was his only disciple in this life, and he would protect Yang Jian even if it meant his death.
“Master, Yang Jian will definitely cause you trouble,” Yang Jian said stubbornly. The people of Heaven were still hunting him down, and he didn’t want to implicate Master Yu Ding.
"What a joke! I'm not afraid. Let's go back to Jade Spring Mountain." Yu Ding pulled the suddenly hesitant Yang Jian towards the Golden Cloud Cave on Jade Spring Mountain. "My master won't let me take you as my disciple. I can't disobey his orders. If you don't mind, would you be willing to acknowledge me as your father?"
"Yang Jian pays respects to his godfather." Yang Jian bowed down without hesitation. The Jade Cauldron Immortal's plans for him were no less than those for his parents.
"Get up, get up. With your talent, as long as you cultivate diligently, your realm will definitely surpass that of a True Person in a few years. At that time, you might be needed to protect a True Person." Yu Ding joked, seemingly serious but not really taking his words to heart.
Yu Ding took it as a joke, merely to ease Yang Jian's mind.
However, Yang Jian took it seriously, listened attentively and kept it in mind. From then on, he diligently cultivated without fail, and in just one hundred years, his realm leaped to the Great Luo Golden Immortal, on par with Yu Ding.
Yu Ding's heart was filled with a bittersweet mix of emotions, a feeling that defied description. "Yang Jian, come here."
"Godfather, what is it?" Yang Jian opened his eyes, still sitting cross-legged, his Great Heavenly Cycle not yet completed for the day.
“Here you go,” Yu Ding said, taking out the three-pointed double-edged sword he had carefully prepared. “How can we cultivators be without divine weapons for self-defense?”
Yang Jian had long since repaid what he owed Yu Ding, so he didn't need this divine weapon. He accepted the three-pointed double-edged sword and solemnly said, "Thank you, godfather."
“No need,” Yu Ding said casually. “You call me godfather, so naturally I should prepare everything for you.”
Yang Jian pursed his lips. "Father, I plan to go to Lishan to rescue my mother."
Yu Ding was greatly alarmed. "No, no!"
"Why? I am already a Great Luo Golden Immortal..." Yang Jian glanced at Jade Cauldron True Man. He and his adoptive father were already at the same realm. When sparring with his adoptive father, Yang Jian was very careful to save face for his adoptive father, making sure his adoptive father won well.
However, Yang Jian was confident that he could defeat his adoptive father within thirty moves.
My adoptive father is a direct disciple of the Three Pure Ones. From what he usually talks about, his eldest brother is only at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. My current cultivation level is on par with that of the disciples of the saints. As a son, he watches his mother suffer while he himself is carefree and at ease. This is definitely not the way of a son.
“A Great Luo Golden Immortal is no match for you. There are countless experts in Lishan. Even Great Luo Golden Immortals are nothing new to you. You will be captured before you even reach Lishan.” Although Yu Ding knew that Yang Jian had not given up on saving Yao Ji, he never expected that Yang Jian would want to die.
Yang Jian's expression changed slightly. "Are there many Great Luo Golden Immortals in Lishan?" Didn't his adoptive father say that Great Luo Golden Immortals are already rare masters in the world?
Yang Jian felt that something was wrong.
"Many, at least a dozen." To dissuade Yang Jian from his suicidal thoughts, Yu Ding exaggerated the number he knew.
"How many Great Luo Golden Immortals are there in the Heavenly Court?" Yang Jian asked curiously, concealing his true thoughts.
“The Heavenly Court…” Yu Ding’s ears turned slightly red. “The Heavenly Court is full of Great Luo Golden Immortals.” In short, Great Luo Golden Immortals are not valuable in the Heavenly Court. “Quasi-Saints are even more common.”
Quasi-Saint...
Yang Jian's heart sank. He looked at the jade cauldron, hesitant to speak. So, his cultivation was still insufficient, and the Jade Void Palace was just a group of immortals with weak combat power...
"The Queen Mother of Heaven is a quasi-saint?" Yang Jian said coldly.
“That’s right, so you must not act impulsively.” Yu Ding was afraid that his good son would act rashly and go to his death.
"Then I will cultivate to the level of Quasi-Saint and then go to save my mother." Yang Jian's expression was resolute, and his determination to save his mother was not shaken by the fact that he had only just seen the tip of the iceberg.
“Even a Quasi-Saint is no match for you,” Yu Ding threatened Yang Jian to dispel his thoughts. “Even if you become a Quasi-Saint, there are countless Quasi-Saints in the Heavenly Court. You are just going to your death unless you can become a Saint.”
Yu Ding paused slightly, his eyes darting around. He didn't know how many Quasi-Saints there were in the Heavenly Court, but he would just say more than that.
If Yu Ding knew that all those qualified to attend the Heavenly Emperor's court assembly in the Lingxiao Palace were Quasi-Saints, he would probably be so frightened that he would immediately tie up Yang Jian, and would certainly not dare to let Yang Jian go to his death.
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