Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 231 The Tightening Spell Subdues the Mad Monkey, Dragon Vein Marrow, a Top-Grade Treasure

Liu Qing waved his hand and unleashed a divine force, pulling the mad monkey that had sunk into the ground out.

The mad monkey stared at Liu Qing with wide eyes, seemingly about to roar and vent its indignation, but as soon as it opened its mouth, it spat out another mouthful of demonic blood.

Liu Qing chuckled.

"You've got some skills, but I don't want to kill you anymore, monkey. Are you willing to submit to me?"

A resolute glint flashed in the mad monkey's eyes. With his last remaining clarity, he tried to reverse the demonic energy, causing his heart to burst and leading to his suicide.

Liu Qing quickly unleashed a divine power to trap it.

This monkey possessed divine strength, far surpassing that of great demons of the same realm. Even Liu Qing, who cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, almost couldn't subdue it.

With such abilities, Liu Qing was actually a little reluctant to kill it.

In addition, this monkey is actually a golden snub-nosed monkey, with amazing strength and naturally strong bones, which made Liu Qing suspicious.

Is this monkey related to the Monkey King who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace?
Or is this it?
But the Great Sage Equaling Heaven is now trapped under the Five Fingers Mountain, begging for peaches from passersby all day long.

If this mad monkey is the Monkey King, then who is the one imprisoned under the Five Finger Mountain?
Liu Qing came from a previous life and had heard about some of the dark secrets of Journey to the West, so he had some guesses in his mind.

Thinking of his suspicions, Liu Qing looked at the mad monkey with a scrutinizing gaze, gave a meaningful smile, and completely abandoned the idea of ​​killing it.

Keep it; it might come in handy later.

But this monkey has gone mad. Although it has been severely injured and bound by divine power for the time being, this is not a long-term solution. I can't keep distracted and trapped like this forever.

We need to find a way to solve this once and for all.

Suddenly, Liu Qing had a flash of inspiration and remembered that when his teacher, Daoist Yu Yu, and his senior brother, Golden Hoop Immortal, left him a token for disciples of the Jie Sect.

This token of the Jie Sect disciple not only represents identity, but also functions as a message token, which can be used to transmit messages when needed.

The Golden Hoop Immortal, whose original form was made of bones and muscles, was inexplicably left behind by his senior brother in his original trajectory. This golden hoop became the cage that imprisoned the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

Now, although the trajectory has changed, its existing role should be brought into play at this time.

Liu Qing took out his Jie Sect disciple token and sent a message to Jin Gu Xian: "Senior brother, I need your help urgently! I've found a monkey and want to subdue it, but my beast-taming technique doesn't work. Do you have a way to solve this once and for all?"

Beast taming techniques can control wild beasts before they awaken their spiritual power, acting on their souls. Even if the wild beasts later transform into demons and become highly skilled, they cannot escape the beast taming techniques that were rooted in their souls when they were weak.

But this mad monkey is no good. It has now reached the stage of refining the void and merging with the Dao, and its beast-taming technique is too weak to control it.

A short while later, the senior brother, Golden Hoop Immortal, replied: "Junior brother, you've come to the right person. This is my forte."

"I will now teach you the three spells of Tightening, Golden, and Loosening. These three spells are techniques that were formed innately from my own body's golden hoop. They are extremely powerful. Once the spell is successfully cast, even a mortal can control immortals and gods by reciting these spells."

Then, the senior brother, Golden Hoop Immortal, sent over three spells: Golden, Tight, and Send.

Liu Qing immediately used his divided spirits to comprehend the teachings. With hundreds of divided spirits comprehending the teachings simultaneously, he quickly grasped the basics. If the Golden Hoop Immortal knew about this cultivation efficiency, he would surely be astonished.

Of the three spells taught by the Golden Hoop Immortal, the Golden Hoop Spell represents permanence and cannot be broken, the Tightening Spell represents confinement and control, and the Loosening Spell, as the name suggests, is a spell to break the spell.

Liu Qing chanted the Golden Hoop Mantra, and the divine power within his body transformed into a glittering golden hoop as he chanted the mantra.

Liu Qing pointed at the mad monkey and put the golden headband on its head. Then he chanted the Tightening Headband Mantra, and the golden headband tightened instantly. Countless fine roots grew from it and pierced into the mad monkey's soul.

The mad monkey immediately flew into a rage, grabbing the golden headband with both hands, trying to tear it apart, but no matter how hard it tried, the golden headband remained unmoved.

The golden headband represents the eternal nature of metal. Not to mention this mad monkey, even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven couldn't break free if he were bound by the golden headband.

As the mad monkey struggled to tear at the golden headband, it roared and cursed at Liu Qing. Liu Qing, annoyed by the noise, immediately began reciting the Tightening-Headband Mantra.

As the incantation was chanted, the golden hoop formed from divine power slowly tightened, digging into the mad monkey's head. The immense pain caused the mad monkey to scream repeatedly, fall to the ground and roll around, banging its head against the rocks in an attempt to relieve the headache.

After a few breaths, Liu Qing stopped chanting the incantation. If he didn't stop, the golden hoop would keep tightening until it crushed the mad monkey's head.

"Have you ever witnessed my skills?"

"If you submit, you will be spared the pain of the golden headband. If you do not submit, I will recite the Tightening Mantra several times a day to see how long you can endure it."

The mad monkey was panting heavily, its fur soaked with sweat. The few breaths it had taken felt like a century. The intense headache seemed to be exploding its head.

It looked at Liu Qing, and for the first time, fear rose in its eyes.

I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of this dilemma between life and death. Oh well, it's just about surrendering. I'll appease them for now, and when I find a way to remove this golden band, I'll settle all the old and new scores together.

The mad monkey, experiencing a rare moment of clarity, immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Master, I am willing to submit and worship you as my master. Master, please have mercy and stop reciting that damned headband spell."

Liu Qing understood the fleeting hatred in the mad monkey's eyes, but he didn't care. Once the golden headband was on, no one in the Three Realms could remove it except himself. Not even the Golden Headband Immortal could, for although he knew the incantation, the divine power that created the headband was unique to Liu Qing.

From now on, you monkey will only become more obedient under the guidance of the golden headband, and you will never dare to have any disloyal thoughts again.

After dealing with the mad monkey, Liu Qing waved his hand, and a portal appeared in front of him, which was his own domain of authority. He then threw the mad monkey into it.

In any case, this realm of authority and law has already become a grotto-heaven, not far from the true minor world, and can already support sentient beings, so there is no need to worry about the mad monkey suffocating.

“You little monkey, you’re in there helping the master tend the peach trees, but you mustn’t steal any blood peaches or drink any monkey spirit wine. If the master finds out, he won’t let you off easily and will give you a headache for three to five days.”

The mad monkey was drooling with envy as it looked at the blood peaches on the spiritual root and the monkey spirit wine in the wine vat.

But as soon as Liu Qing said that, it immediately gave up the idea.

Compared to cravings, the golden headband is far more terrifying.

Liu Qing waved his hand to disperse the portal to the Dharma Realm, and then unleashed a divine power to capture the black stick used by the mad monkey.

[Today's Information: Gold Level. The staff used by the Mad Monkey is formed from the marrow of a dragon vein deep in the Qinling Mountains. Break the outer stone skin covering the staff to obtain the dragon vein marrow inside.]

Liu Qing's eyes lit up. Another unexpected gain?

Liu Qing quickly stuck the stick into the soil, held the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone in his hand, and smashed it with all his might. With a clang, the stick was unharmed.

The outer layer of stone covering this dragon vein marrow is incredibly hard.

However, no one uses it now, and the stone skin on the outside of the stick can't withstand many blows from me.

Liu Qing was not impatient. He immediately used the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone to strike the stick repeatedly.

After more than ten blows, the stone covering the stick finally gave way and was smashed to pieces.

The golden light suddenly intensified, and a faint dragon's roar resounded. A dragon with horns on its head and three claws on its belly flew out from the golden light.

Liu Qing quickly released his divine power to trap the dragon vein marrow.

[Note: This Dragon Vein Stone Marrow is a top-grade local treasure nurtured over a thousand years in a mountain range in the Qinling Mountains. Its function is to help the original body evolve from a gnarled bone to the bone of a dragon.]

Liu Qing was immediately overjoyed.

Previously, my senior brother, the Golden Hoop Immortal, gifted me a Flood Dragon Pearl, which contained a bit of the essence blood of a Flood Dragon. Over countless years, the remnant soul of the Flood Dragon within the pearl has been worn away, leaving only the purest essence blood of the Flood Dragon.

After consuming it himself, the dragon blood in his body had completely transformed into dragon blood. Now, with the addition of dragon vein marrow, the dragon bones in his body can evolve into dragon bones.

He has already completed most of his journey to transform into a dragon.

With a surge of divine power, Liu Qing erased the spirituality of the dragon vein marrow. Instantly, the golden light vanished, the illusory dragon disappeared, revealing the original substance within.

It was a jade-colored marrow shaped like the spine of a dragon.

Liu Qing opened his mouth and swallowed it into the Realm of Authority. After his talent for swallowing elephants reached its peak, Liu Qing merged it with the Realm of Authority.

If needed now, one can simply throw the treasure that needs to be refined into the Realm of Authority.

Because of his perfected talent for swallowing elephants, his efficiency in refining was far greater than before. In just half a day, this top-grade earth treasure, the Dragon Vein Stone Marrow, was completely devoured.

The dragon bones within Liu Qing's body completely evolved into jiao bones. Thanks to the transformation of the jiao bones, his body also received some good fortune and grew stronger once again.

Now, Liu Qing's true form has reached a length of fifty-nine zhang.

At the same Dharma Realm, the Wei River Evil Dragon was only about thirty feet tall back then, but Liu Qing is now twice that size.

A powerful physical body signifies a deep foundation, with strength, defense, and speed far surpassing others, indirectly influencing comprehension and even future achievements on the path of cultivation.

As his body grew to fifty-nine zhang, Liu Qing once again felt his snake scales tighten and his whole body itch. He knew that he was about to shed his skin again.

Liu Qing looked around and saw that he was deep in the Qinling Mountains, surrounded by towering peaks and jagged rocks, which would be a perfect place for other snakes and pythons to molt and hone their skills.

However, Liu Qing's cultivation was too high and his physical body too strong, so these ordinary rocks could not help him shed his skin.

The last time it shed its skin, it was only with the help of Hong Gu's low-grade spiritual treasure that it was able to shed its skin successfully. Now that it has cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, its original body can ignore low-grade spiritual treasures. Even if it went to Hong Gu to borrow a treasure, it would not work.

Fortunately, he had a mid-grade innate Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, the tip of which was sharp enough to cut through the skin.

However, its main body is extremely large, as thick as a tree that five people can hug, and as long as fifty-nine feet. The spearhead of the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone is too small. What should be done?
Liu Qing suddenly laughed, realizing how foolish she had been.

Didn't you comprehend the Heavenly Gang Divine Power of "Size at Will"? Just shrink your true form, won't that solve the problem?

(End of this chapter)