Chapter 45

Wuyi Mountain!

Ding Yue returned to Wuyi Mountain with a satisfied heart, seeing the three women who were cultivating.

The three women naturally received a large amount of merit, their Daoist cultivation greatly increased, and Ao Lan was just one step away from reaching the Taiyi realm!

While Hanzhi Xian and Shiji were a bit behind, they were still at the peak of the Golden Immortal stage, and with their splendid spiritual treasures, they could truly be considered powerful!

"Why are you so happy?" Ding Yue saw the three women chatting and laughing, their clear and pleasant laughter echoing, and couldn't help but ask.

When did their relationship become so good? Ding Yue was puzzled!

"Senior Brother, I really subdued a demon king as a mount for Senior Sister? Isn't that amazing?" Shiji exclaimed, extremely happy, even she hadn't expected to actually subdue a demon king!

Although it was a lucky find! Shiji added in her heart.

"Oh?" Ding Yue was very interested and quickly looked at Hanzhi Xian.

Hanzhi Xian's face was slightly flushed, and she softly explained, "That demon king was severely injured, so my junior sister saved him. He is a Qingluan!"

Is that possible? Ding Yue looked at Shiji with a bitter smile!

Man, I worked so hard to catch a mount, and it was a lazy one, while Shiji picked up a Qingluan on the road.

A Qingluan! That's a remarkable being in the primordial chaos, a divine beast in the later world!

"That Qingluan was running fast, and I just happened to run into him. Otherwise, he might have perished in that endless storm!" Shiji said.

Well, after calculating, except for Ao Lan who doesn't need a mount, among the few, Ding Yue's mount is the weakest.

This made Ding Yue think about changing his mount as soon as he returned!

Or go back and give that lazy one a good scolding! Ding Yue thought to himself.

However, Ding Yue vaguely remembered that in the legends of the later world, Shiji's mount was a Qingluan! Now it's all mixed up!

Ding Yue asked Ao Lan about the previous battle and learned that after this battle, nine out of ten of the dragon clan's Great Luo experts were dead or severely injured, and the dragon clan's army suffered heavy casualties!

In the end, the Four Sea Dragon Kings activated the Donghai Ancestor Dragon Pearl to protect the dragon clan's army, barely saving the remaining people!

The Four Sea Dragon Kings led the remnants back to the East Sea, while Ao Lan, worried about Ding Yue, came to Wuyi Mountain!

As for the human race, the three Sage Ancestors all perished, and the human army on the scene was almost completely wiped out, with only a few survivors.

After this battle, the human race suffered a great blow, its foundation shaken, and countless elites fell. Even though there were still many humans in the primordial chaos, it would take a long time to recover!

At this moment, the primordial chaos was desolate, although the Three Realms had just been established, and the world was more stable than before, it had experienced a devastating disaster, and countless primordial races were exterminated, with only a tenth remaining!

On the contrary, a human tribe under Wuyi Mountain survived, with a population of hundreds of thousands!

In the primordial chaos, these hundreds of thousands of humans were almost a large tribe!

The humans under Wuyi Mountain even placed the tablets of Ding Yue and the others on the altar, regarding them as great immortals protecting the tribe.

This situation was not uncommon in the primordial chaos.

Therefore, the merit Ding Yue received was much more than others, almost several times that of ordinary people!

After chatting for a while, Ding Yue held Ao Lan, who was about to leave, tightly by the hand, regardless of her embarrassed and angry face, and said with a smile, "Everyone's cultivation has increased a lot, so let's close the door and cultivate to catch up."

Saying this, he forcibly dragged Shiji, who was pouting, into the cave.

Hanzhi Xian followed behind, speechless, her face flushed: "Junior Brother is really a bit impolite?"

After several decades, Ding Yue was the first to emerge from seclusion, carrying countless spiritual elixirs and medicines. Just to increase his magical power, he could cultivate to the peak of the Taiyi stage, naturally faster than the other three.

Ding Yue, now a Taiyi Golden Immortal, exuded a steady and dignified aura!

Pouring himself a cup of tea, Ding Yue waited alone.

But Ding Yue didn't have to wait long, as the three emerged from seclusion one after another, their magical power greatly increased, their spirits high, and their beauty unmatched, making Ding Yue almost drool, unaware of it!

The four gathered in the pavilion, discussing Dao, exchanging ideas, sipping tea, and eating spiritual fruits!

But not long after, Ding Yue's mind was shaken, and he looked at Hanzhi Xian and Shiji!

"Our teacher is calling us, let's go quickly!" Ding Yue said.

Then to Ao Lan, he said, "Go back to the South Sea first, I'll come to your door!"

This directly made Ao Lan blush, her beauty almost dripping, and she disappeared without a word.

"Senior Brother, you're so affectionate?" Shiji said with a sour and cold snort.

Ding Yue smiled bitterly, pulled the unwilling two, and left Wuyi Mountain, heading straight for the East Sea.

"Of course, I'll also knock on your senior brother's door!"

"Senior Brother!" Shiji called out, angry.

Although the Three Realms had just been established, the primordial chaos had become much smaller, but the world was more stable. Ding Yue felt that his speed at full power was only about 70-80% of what it used to be!

It seems the world has changed greatly!

Returning to Jinqiao Island!

Ding Yue found that there were more disciples on the island, but most were low-level cultivators, some of whom hadn't even achieved immortality. These people probably came to seek the protection of the Sage!

After all, the brutality of this disaster made all surviving primordial cultivators shudder!

Moreover, only the截教 (Jie Jiao) had the lowest threshold, with the sect leader widely opening the mountain gate, allowing anyone to listen to the Dao freely!

These disciples didn't even qualify as named disciples, but they made Jinqiao Island somewhat chaotic and noisy, lacking the atmosphere of a celestial realm!

Ding Yue shook his head, seeing the four major disciples, including Duobao Daoist, who looked somewhat displeased, and quickly greeted them with Hanzhi Xian.

"Junior Brother, Junior Sister, go back to your residences first. The teacher will reopen the Daoist school in three years to teach and impart knowledge!" Duobao Daoist, who admired Ding Yue's cultivation, had a much gentler expression and nodded, saying.

The three major holy mothers beside him also showed surprise and curiosity, not expecting their low-key junior brother to have advanced so quickly to the Taiyi realm, which was rare!

"Senior Brother, what about this island?" Ding Yue hesitated, looking at the noisy disciples in the distance.

A trace of anger appeared on Duobao Daoist's face, and he coldly said, "No problem, after the teacher finishes teaching, Senior Brother will personally supervise all the junior brothers!"

Ding Yue sighed for those disciples and then parted ways with the four major disciples and Hanzhi Xian, turning to enter his own mountain.

After many years of not coming, he tidied up and sat quietly to cultivate.

"Clang!!!" Three years later, a bell sound echoed in all directions, shaking Jinqiao Island!

Instantly, beams of light shot out from various caves on Jinqiao Island, some with radiant divine light, some with colorful rays, and some with dark and sinister demonic energy!

Biyu Palace was still so vast, even though the Jie Jiao disciples had increased in number, it still seemed spacious!

The sect leader was already seated on the cloud bed, and after the numerous disciples entered, they all bowed and sat down quietly, not daring to chat!

Upon closer inspection, there were now more than 3,000 Jie Jiao disciples, a formidable force!

After a moment, the sect leader began to teach, but there were no more lotus flowers descending or celestial maidens scattering flowers. Instead, he calmly explained the Upper Qing Immortal Techniques and the profound Dao.

Ding Yue listened with rapt attention, the principles explained by the sect leader were naturally clear and easy to understand, making one feel refreshed and at ease!

After a long time, the sect leader finished teaching, and the four major disciples were skipped, with Zhao Gongming starting to ask questions!

Zhao Gongming was the leader among the many indoor disciples, his magical power always leading the others. Now, he was already at the mid-Taiyi stage, with great abilities and a dignified aura!

Then the Three Xiao. Among the Three Xiao, only Yunxiao had reached the Taiyi realm, while Bixiao and Qiongxiao were still at the peak of the Golden Immortal stage, but not far from the Taiyi realm.

Ding Yue looked around and found that most of the indoor disciples were at the Golden Immortal stage, but among them, Dingguang Xian, Pilu Xian, Jingu Xian, Yuyi Xian, and the always low-key Beishan Xian had reached the Taiyi realm, their auras strong, indicating deep magical power!

Including Ding Yue, there were eight Taiyi realm disciples among the indoor disciples, clearly showing the prosperity of Jie Jiao.

What surprised Ding Yue even more was that among the named disciples, there was one who had also reached the Taiyi realm, clearly not a weakling!

As for the four major disciples?

When Ding Yue first joined the sect, they were already at the Golden Immortal stage. Although he couldn't fathom their cultivation, they were probably not far from the Great Luo stage!

Now, the momentum of the largest sect in the primordial chaos was gradually showing!

The other disciples were also secretly observing, and they were somewhat surprised by Ding Yue's Taiyi realm cultivation, not expecting this senior brother (or junior brother) to reach the Taiyi realm before the others!

"Three Realms just established, the Dao Ancestor has appointed Hao Tian and Yao Chi as the Heavenly Emperor and Empress! Now the Heavenly Court is empty, with many positions vacant. Hao Tian, the Heavenly Emperor, wants to recruit cultivators from the world to join the Heavenly Court, and the three sects are naturally not excluded. Are you willing to ascend to the heavens to take on divine positions and govern the Three Realms?" Finally, the sect leader spoke, revealing the main point of this teaching!

Although it sounded good, it was clear that the sect leader didn't think much of the Heavenly Emperor, not showing any respect in his words!

The reactions of the numerous disciples varied. The four major disciples didn't move, sitting calmly, while the many indoor disciples, although surprised, clearly had no interest in ascending to the heavens.

After all, why give up the freedom of being a Sage's disciple to become an official in the heavens? It sounds good, but isn't it just following orders? Who wants to be called and ordered around every day?

However, among the named and unnamed disciples, there was a murmur of private discussion, many showing interest and pondering the pros and cons?

After all, becoming an official in the heavens is not bad, as it allows one to exert influence over the Three Realms, gain merit, and have the Heavenly Emperor as a backer?

The temptation is not small, making people eager to act!

"Teacher, I am willing to go!" At this moment, Ding Yue, who was in the front row, suddenly stood up and said.