Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 186 The true form is a ten-zhang-long dragon, aiding in the long-lasting calamity and chaos of the sutra.

What the shrimp travelers didn't know was that even if they offered sacrifices to Heaven and begged for titles, no divine office would be appointed by the Heavenly Court.

The Way of Heaven is obscured by the murderous aura of the human world, and the situation will only worsen. As the Sui Dynasty descends into chaos and war, the Li Tang Dynasty transforms itself from a family into a nation.
Only then will the aura of calamity in the mortal realm gradually dissipate, but after that aura dissipates, the great calamity of the Journey to the West will follow.

The murderous aura in the mortal realm only affected the Southern Continent, while the great calamity of the Journey to the West swept across the entire Three Realms.

The calamity of the Journey to the West will likely be even greater than the calamities of the mortal realm, and the Heavenly Order will be in even greater chaos.

Therefore, the shrimp merchants' long-awaited plan to offer sacrifices to heaven and beg for blessings is likely to be stillborn.

However, with the Lord of the Mansion around, they will not be prevented from becoming gods.

Worshipping the Jade Emperor is the same as worshipping the Lord of the Prefecture. So why not worship the Lord of the Prefecture as the deity?
With all matters settled, Liu Qing finally found peace of mind and retreated to her mansion in Da Wan Lake to live a life of quiet contemplation.

After slaying the evil dragon of the Wei River, Liu Qing only took the dragon's tendons, which he desperately needed, leaving behind the enormous, thirty-foot-long corpse of the dragon.
This enormous treasure remains untapped.

Liu Qing separated its flesh and bones; the spine, horns, scales, and teeth were all excellent materials for refining weapons.

They were carefully separated and stored away, to be used to forge magical artifacts once the basics of weapon crafting were mastered. These could be used to forge bone chains, horn spikes, flying swords, or armor made of monstrous scales.

As for its flesh and blood, Liu Qing searched through all the pill formulas in his mind and finally found a main ingredient in the Dragon Elephant Pill formula that required the flesh and blood of a serpent.
He kept most of it, intending to use the flesh and blood of the Wei River Evil Dragon to refine the Dragon Elephant Pill after he had mastered the basics of alchemy.

Thinking outside the box, the fact that the Weihe Evil Dragon only managed to refine one fourth-grade Dragon Elephant Pill suggests that it might not be due to a lack of the main ingredient, the flesh and blood of the dragon snake, but rather because it was unfamiliar with the pill formula.

That makes sense; even the most mad alchemist wouldn't cut off his own flesh and blood to make pills.

The remaining half of the serpent's flesh and blood consisted of parts with limited spiritual energy, making it unsuitable for refining the Dragon Elephant Pill.

Liu Qing then decided to give it to the white snake to see if its true form could evolve after swallowing the serpent.

Hong Gu, Xiao Ya, and Shui Er also gave some. Although the original body is not very compatible with the snake, it can still have a nourishing effect, and the effect after consumption is no less than that of ordinary river delicacies.

Finally, Liu Qing kept the internal organs of the Wei River Evil Dragon: its intestines, stomach, heart, and liver. These two organs were rich in spiritual energy and could be used as the main ingredient in alchemy, or cooked into delicious dishes to satisfy cravings.

Currently, Liu Qing does not have a recipe for alchemy using the dragon's heart and liver, but he will keep it for now and search for recipes later.

The other internal organs were given to the Liu family along with eighteen snakes and pythons.

To them, a late-stage Dharma Realm serpent is a treasure trove. Despite its filthy internal organs, consuming it represents an immense bounty.

Those with abundant blessings can take this opportunity to evolve their physical form, while those with shallow blessings can still enhance their cultivation, much like consuming rare river delicacies.

Liu Qing also buried some snake organs, bone fragments, and flesh in Sang Qingjun's body. Of course, Ji Ping'an, the doorman of the manor lord, also got a share.

Thus, the enormous corpse of the Wei River Demon was utilized completely, without a single ounce wasted, even from the battle fought at the Jing River.
The dragon blood that this fellow spat out, and the dragon scales that were shattered, were all collected by Liu Qing afterward and given to Eel Master and Shan Xiongxin.
The two were actually eels, belonging to the same dragon family as the serpent, so they were distant relatives. The serpent's blood and scales were considered a great blessing.

The corpse of the Weihe Evil Dragon was too large and very tough, making it very time-consuming to process. It took Liu Qing several days to finish.

These past few days have been just enough time for the swallowed tendons to be absorbed and digested. Liu Qing is only half a step away from transforming into a serpent.

Taking this opportunity, Liu Qing attempted to awaken his talent once again using the accumulated Heaven and Earth Origin Qi before evolving into a serpent.
Unfortunately, the cool Qi body formed from the primordial Qi of Heaven and Earth circulated within the body for a long time, but it failed to discover any talent that could be awakened.
So I had to give up.

The stronger the body evolves, the harder it is to awaken one's talent. Otherwise, everyone would not need to cultivate various Daoist scriptures and could just focus on awakening their talents.

Of course, the more difficult it is to awaken a talent, the stronger the talent will be once awakened. Take the talent "Twisting" as an example; it has now become Liu Qing's strongest technique.

A few days later, after Liu Qing's horned serpent body had completely absorbed and digested the sinews of the Wei River Evil Dragon, it grew to a height of nine zhang and nine chi.

As predicted, it has reached the limit of the horned serpent's original form. If it were to grow any further, it would have to shed its skin and evolve its original form.

The intense itching that spread throughout his body arrived as expected. Liu Qing's scales were now exceptionally hard, comparable to magical artifacts, and ordinary rocks could no longer break through his skin.

So he had no choice but to call Hong Gu and have her cut a gash in his jaw with the Gentleman's Sword, a rare spiritual treasure from the lower realm, while he was shedding his skin.
Only in this way can the skin be shed successfully.

As soon as it shed its skin, its size increased to ten zhang.

Its single horn on its head is split in two, no more than three feet long, yet it resembles a forked deer antler. Its snout protrudes forward, with fine scales on both sides, and fish whiskers under its jaw.
The lion's mane, extending from its back to its tail, is white, half a foot long, and moves without wind. The most significant change is seen in its tail.
Instead of being flat and elongated, it has become flat and resembles the tail of a red snapper, with a forked tail fin.

Its body was covered in deep blue scales, and it was ten zhang long, winding and undulating. Overall, Liu Qing's current serpentine body could already be called a dragon.

Compared to a dragon, it only lacks dragon claws.

Hong Gu looked at Liu Qing with sparkling eyes and dimples on her cheeks, her beauty intoxicating even before she was intoxicated.

Fulong Lake.

An underwater cave.

Turtle spirit Yuan Haowen paced nervously back and forth. Just now, the great general of the Water Palace sent a little demon to deliver an order, summoning him over, saying that there was something to discuss.

Since the old eel, the master of the Water Palace, was beheaded by Liu Qing, all the affairs of the Water Palace have fallen into the hands of General Black Fish, Steward Green Fish, and Lady White Eel.

I just led my troops to a defeat today, and then General Blackfish summoned me. What does this mean? Does he want to kill me, this 'plague god'?
"Plague God" is a nickname the river demons of the Water Palace have been using in private lately. Yuan Haowen is very dissatisfied with this. "Isn't it just that you are leading them to fight against the Water Palace demons of the Great Bay Lake? You always suffer defeats!"

But it's not my fault, old turtle! Every time we charge, you either twist your own ankle or poke the backside of the person in front of you with your spears. Even when you retreat and run away, you trip over the seaweed and fall over.
You're just having bad luck, why blame me?

I'm innocent! I was just doing what an undercover agent should do.

"Master, you are all-powerful. Can you tell me if my life will be in danger on this trip?"

Deep within the cave, a black leopard, soaking wet, chuckled upon hearing this: "Don't worry, you're plagued by bad luck, even worse than my master back in the day."

You must understand that bad luck not only harms yourself but also others. If it were smart, it would avoid you at all costs, let alone dare to harm you.

"If you really want to harm me, hehe, my disciple, your bad luck will rebound."

Bie Jingyuan felt slightly relieved. Although his leopard master had a mysterious background, his supernatural abilities were extraordinary.
When I first left Da Wan Lake, my master insisted on taking me as his apprentice, immediately recognizing that I was destined for bad luck.
It is said to have extraordinary bone structure, a once-in-a-millennium occurrence, and is simply born to be its disciple.

After becoming his disciple, Master Leopard treated him well, not only teaching him a technique called "The Scripture of Helping Amidst Calamities and Disorder,"
Worried that his current cultivation level was too weak, he followed him all the way to Fulong Lake to infiltrate and act as his protector.

"Then, Master, shall I go?"

"Go, go, my disciple, you'll be alright."

The black leopard looked impatient. Yuan Haowen, who had just finished looking troubled, left the cave and swam along the bottom of the water towards the residence of the Lord of Fulong Lake.

Upon entering the mansion of the lord, in the main hall, Madam White Eel sat in the center, flanked by General Black Fish, who was in charge of the Water Palace's war, and Steward Green Fish, who was in charge of all the Water Palace's internal affairs.

These three demons were all powerful demons who had reached the Void Refining stage. Turtle Essence Yuan Haowen was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation. Facing the three powerful demons of the Water Palace who were stronger than him, he was always very cunning.

"This little demon greets the matriarch, the general, and the old steward—"

As Yuan Haowen entered, he was about to step forward and kowtow when the three great demons of Fulong Lake shouted in unison, "Don't come within three zhang. Just stand there."

Lady White Eel, seeing Yuan Haowen, couldn't hide her disgust in her eyes. She frowned and said to General Black Fish, "People said to just capture it and cut off its head, but you insisted on summoning it for questioning first. What is there to ask?"

The White Eel Lady spoke in a tone somewhat like a wife complaining about her husband who hadn't done his job properly. The Black Fish General, disregarding the presence of the Green Fish Steward, approached the White Eel Lady and put his arm around her shoulder. Upon seeing this, the Green Fish Steward quickly pretended not to notice and looked down at his feet.

Yuan Haowen secretly glanced up and watched the scene unfold. As soon as the old eel in Fulong Lake died, the Lady of the Manor hooked up with the Black Fish General. She was really craving it.

Ok?
This old beggar woman wants to kill me! Damn it, does she really think my "Scripture of Helping Those in Calamity and Disaster" was practiced for nothing?

Turtle Essence Yuan Haowen secretly circulated his cultivation technique, and a trace of bad luck emanated from his fingertips, silently burrowing into Lady White Eel's body.

After thinking it over, not wanting to favor one over the other, he separated two strands of bad luck and flicked them into the bodies of the Black Fish General and the Green Fish Steward.
Since practicing the "Aid Against Misfortune and Prolong Calamity Sutra" taught by his master, Bie Jingyuan Haowen has been able to initially control his bad luck and has gained some protective abilities.
But this was only the beginning. The bad luck was too intense, and apart from the master, the other river demons still couldn't get within three zhang.

General Blackfish laughed, "Madam, rumors say this fellow is a spy sent by the Lord of Great Bay Lake. We should find out the truth before killing him."

Recently, the Lord of the Great Bay Lake has been renowned for granting wishes and bringing rain. I heard that the Five River Gods also assisted him that day. If he really is a spy sent by him, we can't afford to offend him.

"Old turtle spirit, tell me, are you a spy sent by the Lord of Dawan Lake?"

Yuan Haowen looked conflicted. "You ask me directly without torturing me. If I just answer, wouldn't that make me seem spineless?"
"No."

(End of this chapter)