Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 230 Devouring the Authority to Forge an Immortal Body, the Mad Monkey's Unpredictable Mischief

The river flows gurglingly, raising mist that rises into the air, transforming into rain clouds. As the rain clouds grow larger, they rub against each other, eventually turning into raindrops that fall from the sky.

Within the Kounang Cave, the water cycle, representing the foundation of life's reproduction, is formed.

Meanwhile, after Liu Qing refined and integrated the power of the Jinghe River tributaries and the water veins of the Five Lakes and Four Rivers, the space of the Kounang Cave expanded once again.

At this moment, it has expanded to a radius of hundreds of miles.

Liu Qing was not in a hurry to comprehend the power realm, and planned to wait until today to use the Kounang Cave as a foundation to fuse the power of the Jing River water veins and evolve his own unique power realm.

As expected, the move was a great success.

In terms of spatial size, it is many times larger than the power and Dharma realm of the Weihe Evil Dragon of the same realm that was killed back then.

Moreover, the solidity of the space far surpasses the authority and legal realm of the Wei River Evil Dragon.

[Realm Level: Dharma Realm 78%]

Because Liu Qing fused the water vein authority of the five lakes and four rivers under the jurisdiction of the Jing River, he directly achieved the Great Perfection of the Authority Law Realm, and his realm also skyrocketed to the late stage of the Law Realm.

Now, the authority over the waterways of the five lakes and four rivers under the jurisdiction of the Jing River has been fully melted down, leaving only the authority over the waterways of the main Jing River that has not yet been melted down.

The first clone is gathering the power over the main water veins of the Jing River, but it has not yet been fully gathered.

However, it will probably be soon.

Sure enough, another month passed, and the first clone hurriedly returned, holding a serpent in his palm, which was suppressed by incense and divine power.

"Your Majesty, I have lived up to your expectations and have finally gathered all the power over the main water veins of the Jing River."

Liu Qing was overjoyed.

Immediately, this serpent, representing the main vein of the Jing River, was cast into the realm of authority and law.

Even though the serpent formed from the power of the water vein had become intelligent and struggled desperately, it could not escape the fate of being melted down by the divine power of authority.

At the very moment it was completely melted down, a long, winding river suddenly appeared within Liu Qing's realm of authority; it was the Jing River.

At this moment, within the realm of authority and law, the main vein of the Jing River is at the center, surrounded by five lakes and four rivers. Beyond the five lakes and four rivers, various ditches, canals, and pools extend out, flowing slowly within the realm of authority and law like the blood vessels of a person.

The space within the realm of authority expanded once again, reaching a radius of five hundred li, only half the size of the Jing River in the real world.

The space is more solid than before.

[Realm Level: Dharma Realm 96%]

Liu Qing was just a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Five Qi Realm, but he did not break through immediately. His realm had skyrocketed in a short period of time, and he still needed to consolidate his foundation to avoid his Dao foundation becoming unstable.

Once you have fully mastered the rapidly increasing cultivation level, then you can break through to the Five Qi Realm.

With the Shangqing Immortal Technique, Liu Qing can break through to the Five Qi Realm at any time.

Liu Qing surveyed his own domain of authority. In terms of both size and sturdiness, it far surpassed those of others at the same level. Even those two levels above Liu Qing were no more than this.

After observing for a moment, Liu Qing suddenly had a flash of inspiration and merged his perfected Devouring Elephant talent with his Authority and Dharma Realm.

In this way, the realm of authority and law possesses the potential to automatically absorb the spiritual energy of the outside world and slowly evolve and expand.

Whether it's the essence of the sun, moon, or stars, or the five elements of heaven and earth, all are being devoured by the Devouring Elephant talent.

Leave it to time. Liu Qing doesn't need to manipulate it deliberately. In the future, his authority and the Dharma Realm will gradually give rise to the sun, moon, stars, and complete the Five Elements.

At that time, the five elements will rotate and the three powers will govern the world. My own authority and legal realm will surely be able to evolve into a true microcosm.

The Five Qi Realm, the Three Flower Realm, and then comes the Divine Realm.

The most distinctive feature of the Divine Realm is that it transforms the Incense Realm of the Incense God and the Authority Realm of the Authority God from the Grotto Heaven into a Small Thousand World.

It can be said that Liu Qing has already embarked on the path to the Divine Realm.

Liu Qing withdrew his divine sense with satisfaction, a powerful sense of confidence rising from the bottom of his heart.

He stretched out his hand and gestured towards the Jinghe River. Under an invisible force, the river water surged into towering waves. Then, he pressed his palm down, and the once turbulent river surface instantly returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

This is Liu Qing's core ability after forging the Jinghe authority.

It is not only for the purpose of evolving one's own authority and legal realm, but also to integrate one's own Tao with ditches, rivers, lakes, and the entire Jinghe River basin.

At this point, Liu Qing can be understood as the human form of the authority over the Jinghe River basin.

If Liu Qing is killed, the entire Jinghe River basin will surely perish along with him.

Do you remember when the evil dragon of the Wei River was killed, the Jingwei Gate was destroyed, and the Heavenly Slave killed the Dragon King of the Wei River, which caused a new sea eye to appear in the South China Sea? And after the death of Benboerba, Baboerben, and Linggan King, the rivers and lakes that appeared in Bibo Pool and Luojia Mountain in the South China Sea were destroyed?
Unlike Liu Qing, after they were killed, their authority as Dao cultivators vanished, and they became insignificant figures within the Three Realms.

Liu Qing holds power over the entire Jinghe River basin. If Liu Qing dies, the entire Jinghe River basin will surely perish.

The Jinghe River stretches for thousands of miles, teeming with fish, shrimp, flowers, grass, beasts, and birds, and home to millions of people living in its basin.

If Liu Qing dies, they will perish along with him.

Liu Qing's scheme has been aimed at gaining control of the Jinghe River basin, thus binding his own life and death to those of millions of people.

Killing Liu Qing would inevitably endanger millions of lives.

The boundless karmic force generated from it was something even the Jade Emperor and Buddha could not withstand.

Unless they are willing to risk falling from their rank and Dao fruit, they dare not harm Liu Qing's life.

Liu Qing has essentially found himself a get-out-of-jail-free card.

From this point on, Liu Qing was no longer afraid of any powerful beings in the Three Realms who dared to challenge him to a fight. He threatened to kill Nai Gong along with countless other living beings if he dared to do so.

If you dare not, then I will kill you.

Compared to clinging to the Jie Sect and becoming a disciple of Daoist Yu Yu, neither of these methods can compare to Liu Qing's scheming and meticulous planning.

The story of Cao Lingguan and Wei Zheng beheading the Jing River Dragon King in a dream will probably never happen again. Even if I offered my head to his blade, he wouldn't dare to kill me.

From this moment on, Liu Qing was no longer in danger of dying.

The power that aligns with the Dao encompasses the Jing River basin and the lives of countless beings. Liu Qing's actions, taking advantage of the chaos and calamity in the mortal realm that obscured the Heavenly Court's vision, were the result of years of secret preparation before he achieved his goal in one fell swoop.

If the heavenly secrets were not in chaos, Liu Qing would not have been able to exploit this loophole. Just look at the dragon kings of the four rivers and eight streams; their authority in according to the Dao is at most limited to some waters overseas, which are places rarely visited by humans and devoid of life. If anyone disobeys, they will be killed without any scruples.

But now, looking across the Three Realms, who dares to lightly speak of killing Liu Qing?

Overwhelmed with excitement, Liu Qing couldn't help but burst into laughter, raising his middle finger towards the sky and yelling, "Fuck—!"

The sky was cloudless, not even a breath of wind dared to stir. Liu Qing frowned and retrieved a token from within the Realm of Authority.

This token is the water-reporting token of the Lord of Dawan Lake, and it has not been used for a long time.

[Lord of the Manor, this is Crab Left Hand. There's an emergency at my Snake Pond. A mad monkey that appeared out of nowhere is causing trouble. I can't defeat it, so I beg your assistance.]

Liu Qing was surprised. There was a ninth-grade river god with a clone who had merged with the Dao stationed at the Snake Pool, and there was a mad monkey causing trouble. Why didn't it report this?
"My Lord, a mad monkey has sprung out from the depths of the Qinling Mountains. Its cultivation level is only at the Refinement of Emptiness and Integration of Dao, but its divine power is astonishing. When I fought it, it sent me flying with a single blow, and my divine body almost collapsed. I beg my Lord to come and help me."

Liu Qing exclaimed in surprise, a look of interest appearing in her eyes.

A mad monkey that emerged from the depths of the Qinling Mountains, whose cultivation was only at the Refinement of Emptiness and Integration of the Dao, possessed innate divine strength. With a single blow, it nearly caused the divine body of the Divine Power Realm clone to disintegrate.

Just when I was worried about how much my strength had increased and I had no opponent to vent my frustrations on, this mad monkey came at the perfect time.

With excitement in his eyes, Liu Qing spread his fiery wings and took to the air, flying excitedly towards the snake pool.

The Fire Wings at the Perfected Stage flew hundreds of miles in just a few dozen breaths, arriving at the Snake Pool.

Liu Qing looked down from his vantage point.

Inside the river god temple at Snake Pool, a monkey was squatting. Its fur was golden and tangled with mud. It was thin, no more than five feet tall, with a pointed snout and no flesh on its cheeks.

It carried a dark, black stick on its shoulder, made of some unknown material, with a faint black aura emanating from it, making it a ferocious creature.

The monkey's eyes were not clear, and its expression was confused. Sometimes it would shriek, sometimes it would chuckle foolishly, and sometimes it would casually catch a fish or shrimp spirit from the pool, dip it in salt and chew it raw. After chewing a few times, it would complain that it had no taste, so it would throw away the whole spirit's corpse that it had just eaten, and then catch another one, dip it in salt and continue to eat it raw.

The crab guarding the Snake Pool, on its left hand, collapsed to the side, its shell bearing a dent, perhaps from being hit by the mad monkey's stick.

Crab's left hand collapsed to the ground, spitting out large mouthfuls of demonic blood. Its expression was listless, and its demonic energy was surging wildly within it. It had no power to resist and could only watch in sorrow as the mad monkey rampaged through the snake pond.

The River God's clone inside the River God Temple was sent flying hundreds of miles by the Mad Monkey's staff. He was using his divine power to heal his injuries while rushing towards this place.

The deputy garrison commander of Snake Pool, a large macaque that had been subdued by Liu Qing's beast-taming technique, along with several other gibbons, macaques, and golden monkeys, stood guard beside Crab Left Hand, watching the mad monkey with tense expressions.

Liu Qing communicated with the River God through telepathy, telling him not to rush over, as he had already arrived and that he would handle the mad monkey.

"That monkey dares to cause trouble on my turf? Doesn't he know the meaning of death?"

Liu Qing looked down at the monkey and beckoned to it: "Come here, let me, your master, test your skills!"

Liu Qing stretched out his hand, and the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone instantly appeared in his palm, pointing down at the mad monkey from above.

"Squeak, squeak, I hate it when people are above me! Roar, come on, die!"

The mad monkey's already chaotic eyes suddenly turned red, and it leaped into the air, soaring hundreds of feet high, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.

"So fast!"

Liu Qing praised him, then shook the dragon-patterned eight-tone cone in his hand and smashed it down on the mad monkey.

This time, Liu Qing only used the physical strength of the third stage of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, but it was still enough to weigh 500,000 jin. With one strike, a sharp shriek was generated, and even space was torn apart.

The piercing wailing of ghosts and gods entered the mad monkey's ears even before the gun was fired, but the mad monkey seemed unaffected, raising the stick in his hand and striking the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone.

clang--

A tremendous metallic clang rang out, the sound waves exploding outwards like a tangible explosion, churning the mist and sending up waves several meters high.

Crab Left Hand and Big Monkey, the two guards of the Snake Pool, hurriedly covered their ears, their faces showing pain.

The mad monkey was sent flying backwards and crashed into the ground, sinking several feet into the soil. Liu Qing, on the other hand, was also thrown dozens of feet upwards by the force of the impact.

Liu Qing exclaimed in surprise, "What a monkey! What incredible strength!"

Although Liu Qing did not use his full strength, the blow still weighed 500,000 jin, and he managed to fight the mad monkey to a draw, which shows that the mad monkey had amazing strength.

As Crab Left Hand had said, the mad monkey's leaked aura indicated that he was only at the Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao realm.

It's simply unbelievable that someone at the Refining Emptiness and Merging with the Dao realm could possess such divine power.

Liu Qing became interested in the mad monkey. Seeing it jump out of the ground, he beckoned to it: "Dare to fight me somewhere else?"

Snake Pool is their own territory, and they bear the heavy responsibility of boiling salt. Crab Left Hand and Big Monkey below are all their own people, and they dare not let the aftermath of the battle affect them.

"Roar! Fight! Fight!"

The mad monkey pounded his chest with one hand, going berserk. Liu Qing waved his hand and threw a Grade One Water Essence Pill to Crab's left hand, then spread his fiery wings and flew towards the depths of the Qinling Mountains.

The mad monkey followed closely behind Liu Qing. Although it did not fly, it leaped between the mountain peaks and forests at great speed, keeping Liu Qing from falling behind.

Liu Qing flew for hundreds of miles, but when he saw that the mad monkey was still following closely, he stopped.

When the mad monkey saw Liu Qing stop, it bared its fangs, stomped its feet on the ground, leaped a hundred feet into the air, and then swung its club at Liu Qing.

Liu Qing used the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone to block, but was actually knocked away. He was immediately enraged and used his supernatural power to instantly add ten supernatural talismans to himself.

Adding ten Zhang Lishi talismans will increase one's strength by 100,000 jin.

"Mad monkey, take this shot!"

Liu Qing flapped her fiery wings and flew back, unleashing a powerful shot. The mad monkey blocked with his staff, was knocked away and landed on the ground, but was unharmed.

Liu Qing was truly astonished that even a single shot carrying 600,000 jin (300 kg) couldn't subdue this mad monkey.

In addition, after several head-on collisions, Liu Qing noticed the stick in the mad monkey's hand. It was dark and made of some unknown material, but it was exceptionally hard. It clashed with the mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, several times without sustaining any damage.

Putting everything else aside, just based on its hardness, this stick is no ordinary object.

Liu Qing then added ten more Zhang Lishi talismans to himself, this time possessing the strength of seven hundred thousand.

"Good monkey, if you can withstand this spear thrust from me, I will spare your life!"

Liu Qing roared and slammed his spear at the mad monkey on the ground with all his might. The mad monkey looked up, showing no fear in its eyes, roared a few times, gripped the stick with both hands, and charged straight at the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone.

boom--

The surrounding air exploded instantly, and the shockwave snapped all the trees and plants within a radius of a hundred feet, even overturning the several-foot-tall reclining ox stone.

The mad monkey had long since vanished from the ground, and in the distance appeared a bottomless black pit, at the bottom of which lay the monkey.

The mad monkey remained standing upright, blood continuously gushing from the corner of its mouth, wetting its fur. Clearly, Liu Qing's attack had severely injured it.

But it gritted its teeth, didn't cry out in pain, its eyes wide open, glaring angrily, without showing the slightest fear.

They would not beg for mercy from Liu Qing.

(End of this chapter)