Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 150 Chang Hao, one of the Seven Freaks of Meishan, possesses the sword intent hidden in the Intercepting Sect's token.
Liu Qing walked up to the stone skin and, under Hong Gu's puzzled gaze, sawed it open.

Sure enough, on the left side of the stone skin, there was a palm-sized, flat stone core. It was truly a case of the darkest place being the darkest.
Generally speaking, the core of a stone is located in the heart of the stone, but unexpectedly, this stone core was hidden inside the outer layer of the stone. The thickness of the outer layer was just enough to hide a stone core.

Firstly, the stone's outer layer was shielded by an aura of impending doom, and secondly, it was a case of darkness beneath the lamp; neither Qu Yuan nor any other gambler would have thought to saw through it to examine it with their own eyes.

In this way, Liu Qing took advantage of the situation.

"Sister, you've lost! Come quickly and present the bet to your husband—"

Hong Gu was a woman of her word. With no one around and no one watching, she leaned closer and said, "Here, take it—"

Liu Qing waved his mouth wide, collected the bet, thought for a moment, and then collected the money he had mistakenly paid earlier as well. Feeling wronged, he also calculated the interest.

That's wonderful; the mouth and the dimples on both cheeks form an isosceles triangle.

Liu Qing carefully peeled away the outer layer of stone membrane, revealing the true nature of the stone.

It turned out to be a token.

Moreover, it is a disciple token that represents identity.

The token suddenly erupted with a terrifying, world-destroying sword intent, heading straight for Liu Qing's brow. Liu Qing's pupils constricted in terror; he tried to dodge the sword intent, but found himself completely immobilized by its oppressive force.
Out of the corner of his eye, he kept glancing at Hong Gu, but Hong Gu was still lost in shy reverie because of the earlier collision between their lips and face, and didn't receive Liu Qing's distress signal.
Liu Qing felt bitter inside, and could only let the sword intent drill into his brow.

A sharp pain shot through his brow. The black-clad, white-faced Yin spirit, however, had already received the message. Holding the Yin Jade Spirit Banner, with the Thousand Rivers and Myriad Waters Flag and the Yin-Yang Harmony Drum floating on either side,
Once the sword intent entered the Divine Treasury, they immediately waved the spirit banner, waved the treasure flag, and beat the war drums.
In an instant, the three magical treasures appeared simultaneously, each radiating its own light, and they all charged towards that sword intent with all their might.

Faced with the combined attack of three rare, high-grade spiritual treasures, the sword intent merely emitted a faint sword cry. The three treasures, like mice before a cat or dogs encountering a wolf, tucked their tails and fled in panic.
Moreover, its spirit trembled and shivered incessantly, as if terrified, hiding inside the body of the Yin spirit, and no matter how the Yin spirit tried to urge it out, it refused to come out.

Now, Liu Qing was finally in despair.

The black-clad, white-faced Yin God was also locked onto by this sword intent, standing motionless in the Divine Treasury. That earth-shattering aura could crush the Yin God without the Yin God making any move.

Under the overwhelming force of this sword intent, Liu Qing's Yin spirit could no longer maintain its human form. With a tremor of its soul, it transformed into a horned serpent and collapsed before the sword intent.

When the Yin Spirit was first born, Liu Qing subconsciously used the human imprint from his past life as the primary element, forcibly changing his form to human shape.

Afterwards, the Yin spirit left its body and traveled at night until it solidified, maintaining a human form throughout. However, unexpectedly, under the pressure of this sword intent...
It was suppressed and returned to its original form, revealing the original Yin spirit in the form of a horned serpent.

After the horned serpent's spirit emerged, its sword intent swiftly swept around, seemingly sizing something up. The next instant, it suddenly erupted with a sharp whistling sound.

The sword intent seemed excited as if it had met a relative. After a howl, it darted into the seven-inch mark of the horned serpent and stayed there quietly, without moving.

The terrifying, world-destroying pressure disappeared, Liu Qing's Yin spirit regained its movement, and with a tremor of its soul, it transformed back into human form.
Meanwhile, the physical body outside also regained its freedom.

Liu Qing's face was frighteningly pale, she was breathing heavily, her forehead was covered in cold sweat, and she was still feeling extremely apprehensive.

That was terrifying; I almost lost my body and soul just now.

At this moment, looking again at the token in his palm, made of some unknown material, it melted away rapidly, like snow meeting boiling water.

Before it completely dissolved, Liu Qing hurriedly checked the front and back of the token, only to find a line of words on the front: "The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, and all things have a glimmer of hope."

On the north side of the token is a snake and python pattern, with the character '常' (chang) in the center.

Upon reading it, Liu Qing was immediately filled with shock and disbelief.

As time travelers, who hasn't heard of the Jie Sect? The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine, and one is hidden away, determined to seize a sliver of life for all living beings and defy fate!

Whether born from moisture or from eggs, or with fur and horns, all who worship my Jie Sect are treated equally, and all seek the Great Dao to attain immortality.

Cut off the teaching!

No one could be more admired and respected by an eccentric like Liu Qing!

Unfortunately, it became a doctrine, and it also led to its downfall. The phrase "all beings are equal" attracted countless demon cultivators, and the phrase "defying fate" drew crowds of followers.

On the vast Golden Turtle Island, countless creatures with fur and horns, born from wet eggs, gathered from all directions.

They brought a yearning for the Great Way, but also a sense of recklessness;

They brought with them the pursuit of immortality, but also a mix of good and bad. Ultimately, during the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, the Jie Sect, due to its reckless and unruly behavior and the consumption of too much of its fortune, collapsed.

This token represents a disciple of the Jie Sect who perished along with his sect.

who is it?
Given his surname Chang, his status as a snake-python who attained enlightenment, and his status as a disciple of the Jie Sect, Liu Qing suspected that he was likely Chang Hao, one of the Seven Monsters of Meishan.

If the previous speculation was merely conjecture, then once Liu Qing opened the second tribulation stone and found the stone embryo again in the purple stone skin, he obtained a section of dragon bone from the stone embryo.
This provided the most authentic evidence to support the previous speculation.

It is known that the calamity stones produced in Beizhong Mountain originated from the ancient battlefield during the Great Calamity of the Investiture of the Gods. Enveloped in the killing aura of that calamity, stone embryos were born within. These embryos are incredibly diverse, containing ancient elixirs, magical artifacts, celestial treasures, and magical weapons.

And the fragments of flesh, bones, and blood of the powerful beings who perished on the battlefield, and this section of gnarled bone...
This confirms Liu Qing's guess.

The token representing his identity as a disciple of the Jie Sect, along with a fragment of his original bone, belonged to the Old Ancestor of the Dragon Serpent, Chang Hao, one of the Seven Monsters of Meishan.

It is said that the Chang family, one of the seven families of the Jing River, is a snake-like clan that worships Chang Hao, a disciple of the Jie Sect, as their ancestor.

Legends are just legends, but Liu Qing obtained Chang Hao's Jie Sect identity token and a section of Chang Hao's original bone.
In terms of lineage, the Liu family of Shetan is probably far superior to the Chang family of the Seven Families of Jinghe.

This coccyx, no more than half the size of a palm, is probably the tip of the coccyx; even a single segment of the coccyx is this large.
This shows how enormous the true form of the serpent ancestor Chang Hao was.

That makes sense. As a disciple of the Jie Sect and one of the Seven Monsters of Meishan, if the serpent ancestor Chang Hao were not strong and his methods were insufficient, he would not have been recognized by the other six monsters, nor would he have become a major obstacle on Jiang Taigong's road to conquering Shang.

The entire body of the dragon-like bone was jade-colored, clearly having reached the realm of the 'Sixteen-Foot Golden Body of Glazed Jade Bones,' even though it was only a single segment.
However, the terrifying aura it faintly exudes, and the vitality it contains, despite the ravages of nearly two thousand years, remain immense.

This single section of the dragon bone was enough to completely transform Liu Qing's entire body of dragon bones into dragon bones.

Liu Qing was overjoyed. He never imagined that he would be accompanying the old man Qu Yuan to the sacrificial altar at the Jing River today. He had only intended to broaden his horizons.

Yet, we reaped such a great harvest.

First, he acquired rare Five Grains Spirit Seeds, and then, for a mere ten taels of incense silver, he snagged two purple-skinned tribulation stones worth hundreds of thousands of taels.

After the Tribulation Stone was opened, Chang Hao first obtained the Intercepting Sect token representing his identity, which contained a sword intent that temporarily resided in the seventh inch of his Yin Spirit. If a life-or-death situation were to occur, this sword intent could ensure the safety of his Yin Spirit.
Later, he obtained a piece of the tailbone of the original body of the ancient serpent ancestor Chang Hao, which could help Liu Qing transform. With such a great gain, he was overjoyed and could only marvel at the good fortune of creation.

Liu Qing opened his mouth and swallowed the section of the dragon bone. His fully-developed Elephant Swallowing Talent immediately took effect, absorbing and refining its essence.
However, this section of the dragon bone is made of glazed jade, used by ancient immortals. If the Devouring Elephant talent wants to completely refine it, it will take a long time.

It sounds like a long story, but actually only a very short period of time has passed, so short that Cherie Chung has just woken up from her daydreaming, girlish reverie.
She hadn't planned to wake up so soon, but Xiaoqing kissed her. Oh dear, she must be pregnant. What kind of child will the dragonfish and the python have? Will it be viviparous or oviparous? Will it give birth to one or many at a time?

And also, after the baby is born, will someone else take care of it or will he? Never mind, let's leave it to Xiaoya and Bai She'er.
But what should we name the baby after he/she is born? Oh dear, I don't know how to name a child. How about naming him/her according to the color he/she was born with?

Liu Qing—ugh, she can't have the same name as her father. Liu Hong, Liu Bai, Liu Hei—these don't sound good!

Hong Gu's eyes were filled with a sweet daze as she was lost in her sweet daydreams when she was jolted awake by the worry of not being able to come up with a name for her child.

Seeing Liu Qing's probing gaze, Hong Gu blushed and lowered her head to secretly wipe away the drool that had escaped her lips.

So shameful.

Liu Qing briefly told Hong Gu about what she had gained from the robbed stone, but Hong Gu was not paying attention and just mumbled "uh-huhs" in response, which made Liu Qing roll her eyes in annoyance.

This sister is probably lusting after me, but unfortunately the old Dragon King insists on marrying off his daughter only after I transform into a dragon, so poor Sister Hong Gu is left to suffer.

Of course, the old Dragon King was far away in the East Sea, and it couldn't stop him from doing anything. It only thought that the stronger the main body was, the stronger the offspring would be.

In order for his offspring to be born with the body of a dragon, Liu Qing had no choice but to endure it for now, waiting until after his grand wedding. At that time, when the offspring were born, they would have the dragon's essence, a powerful body, and extraordinary talent. With the teachings and guidance of their parents, they would be able to stand at the pinnacle of their class from birth.

Compared to Liu Qing, who didn't need to awaken his spirit and transform into a demon, nor had he have to pass those three trials, he easily gained cultivation. Parents love their children and plan far ahead for them even before they are born.

Perhaps to divert her embarrassment, Hong Gu wiped her mouth and took out the spell scroll that she had received as a reward for completing the task.

"The spells rewarded by Heaven do not violate the taboos of the Heavenly Court. Let's see what kind of spells they are?"

Hong Gu unfurled the scroll, and a beam of mysterious light shot out, containing countless ancient seal characters that whooshed into Hong Gu's brow.

(End of this chapter)