Before long, the Yin Yang energy swirling around Yun Ting slowly merged into his body. He had reached the mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Then Yun Ting looked at Tong Tian and said, "Father, I want to travel and gain experience. You said I could take on a disciple, so I need to choose carefully."
"Fine, but shouldn't you return the Pagoda to your eldest uncle first?" Tong Tian asked with a nod.
"Return what? We're perfectly safe on Mount Kunlun. Let Yun Ting take it with him. If anything really happens, we'll be able to lend a hand, won't we?" Laozi said, waving his hand and allowing Yun Ting to take the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda on his travels.
Yun Ting chuckled and turned into a streak of light, vanishing instantly. Watching the direction in which Yun Ting disappeared, Duo Bao thought, I traveled outside before too, but Eldest Uncle never once lent me the Pagoda... Sigh.
After Yun Ting left, the Three Pure Ones discussed the Dao together for more than a hundred years. Once their discussion ended, Duo Bao thought that, as Yun Ting's senior brother, he had never really had a chance to put on airs before Yun Ting. So he said to Tong Tian, "Master, Junior Brother has gone out to take disciples. Maybe before long, he'll have even more disciples than you do. As his father, wouldn't that be rather embarrassing for you?"
Tong Tian nodded at those words and thought, Duo Bao has a point. Then he went out to take disciples as well... Watching Tong Tian leave, Duo Bao thought, Mm, now I'll finally have a chance to put on some airs. Meanwhile, Yun Ting suddenly felt a flash of inspiration and descended from the clouds. There, he found a huge egg wreathed in Yin Yang energy. Yun Ting immediately muttered, "Holy crap, I just gained the Great Dao of Yin Yang, and I run into an egg like this... Don't tell me this egg is a Golden Winged Great Peng?"
"Ding. Correct. It is the Golden Winged Great Peng. The Great Dao of Yin Yang you just cultivated is perfectly suited for this. Although you have not fully activated it yet, you can still hatch him quickly," the system's voice flashed through Yun Ting's mind as soon as he finished muttering.
"Holy crap... Me, hatch an egg? My dear System Boss, can't we do this another way? What if I stew him and absorb his Innate Yin Yang energy first?" Yun Ting asked doubtfully.
"Heh heh. You have already obtained the Great Dao of Yin Yang trait, so Innate Yin Yang energy is useless to you. If you take this fellow as your disciple, you can use him to befriend the Phoenix Race in the future. The benefits will be endless..." the system continued lecturing him. Then, seemingly afraid Yun Ting would not listen, it added, "Mission issued: Take Golden Peng as a disciple. Reward: High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Yin Yang Mystic Dragon Halberd, Cosmic Yin Yang Dao Robe."
Yun Ting thought, Mm, it seems this Golden Peng will indeed be of great use in the future. Otherwise, the system wouldn't have even prepared a greeting gift for my disciple. With that thought, Yun Ting directly carried the huge egg back to Mount Kunlun and began his egg-hatching life.
Seeing his nephew return while carrying a huge egg, Yuanshi was puzzled. "What... did you bring an egg back for?"
Yun Ting chuckled. "Second Uncle, I feel that this huge egg is fated with me. Once it hatches, I plan to take him as my disciple."
Yuanshi's face darkened. "What nonsense is this? Taking a huge egg as a disciple? It's already annoying enough that your father took in a rat. Now you've brought back an egg... You really..."
Rubbing his hands together, Yun Ting said, "A few days ago, I made a breakthrough in the Dao of Yin Yang. Then, as soon as I went out, I came across this huge egg. Second Uncle, take a careful look. What do you think of the disciple I picked?"
Yuanshi stared closely at the egg and said, "It is suffused with Innate Yin Yang energy and possesses Phoenix bloodline... Not bad. Its Origin is quite good. And you encountered it just as your Yin Yang laws broke through. Mm, this egg truly is fated with you. Taking it in is fine, but Second Uncle must remind you of something. You are of the Orthodox Lineage of the Three Pure Ones. You cannot take disciples casually; you must choose seriously... Understand? Mm, your father has gone traveling again lately. He may bring back a batch of strange treasures and exotic beasts. Don't you go learning bad habits from them."
Yun Ting chuckled. "Rest assured, Second Uncle. I've always been the most well-mannered child on Mount Kunlun. My disciple will be the most well-mannered sort too. Please don't worry." With that, he carried the huge egg nurturing Golden Peng back to his cave abode.
A little over a hundred days later, through Yun Ting's earnest efforts, Golden Peng successfully hatched. The instant he emerged, black qi began rising from him, startling Yun Ting. "System, inspect Golden Peng's traits."
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