Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

“Junior brother, you are inside, and I am outside. With the two of us protecting you, the days of our abducted junior brothers in Buddhism will not be so difficult.”

"It's just a pity about Qiu Shou Xian, Jin Guang Xian, and Ling Ya Xian. They suffered endless humiliation after being captured. Alas."

Mentioning the three immortals, namely Qiu Shou Xian, Wu Dang Shengmu, Jingu Xian, and Pi Lu Xian, all three showed anger on their faces.

"Since Senior Sister is here today, the three of us will capture this enemy and avenge our three junior brothers, Qiu Shou Xian!"

The Holy Mother of Wudang, having been pent up for a thousand years, needed to vent her frustration. Immediately, her expression turned cold and fierce. She patted the Lingbao Pearl Crown on her head, which emitted bursts of mysterious light to protect herself. Then, she pointed to Guanyin of the South Sea, and with the Wudang Sword, a superior innate spiritual treasure, on her back, she slashed forward with a whoosh.

Guanyin of the South Sea was greatly alarmed.

Even after she entered Buddhism and made great progress in her spiritual practice, surpassing the Golden Hoop Immortal and the Vairocana Immortal, she was still far inferior to the Holy Mother of Wudang.

Now that the Holy Mother of Wudang wants to take her, she has no chance of escaping. Thinking of the Holy Mother of Wudang's ruthlessness back then, Guanyin of the South Sea couldn't help but shudder.

She couldn't help but feel regret. If she had known this would happen, why did she abandon Taoism and join Buddhism, and then treat the disciples of the Jie Sect so cruelly?

Guanyin of the South Sea used her jade bottle to protect herself and used a hollow willow branch to entangle the Wudang sword. However, the Holy Mother of Wudang snorted coldly, and the next moment, a sword rang out, and the hollow willow branch was cut off.

Guanyin of the South Sea was heartbroken and hurriedly summoned back the hollow willow branch that had been cut off, but unfortunately she was a step too late and it was taken away by the Holy Mother of Wudang.

Seeing that Guanyin of the South Sea was at a disadvantage, the five hundred Arhats beside her released their divine domains, which connected with each other to form a world of thousands. Then the world flipped and pressed down on the Holy Mother of Wudang.

These five hundred Arhats, although newly promoted after the Investiture of the Gods, are also extraordinary in their cultivation, all of them being at the Divine Realm.

Five hundred Arhats joined forces and actually linked their respective divine realms into a world of thousands, intending to use the power of the world to suppress the Holy Mother Wudang.

Just as the Golden Hoop Immortal and the Vairocana Immortal were about to step forward, they heard thunder rumbling in the sky, and a Dharma body composed of lightning appeared before the five hundred Arhats.

"My two senior uncles, I will deal with these scumbags. They are not worthy of your help!"

It turned out that Wen Zhong, the Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin of Thunder and Universal Transformation Heavenly Venerable, was one of the four direct disciples of the Jie Sect and a disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother.

Immediately afterwards, divine light appeared in the sky again, and one after another, Dharma bodies appeared behind Wen Zhong. Liu Qing hurriedly looked over.

Those who can be somewhat identified include Duobao Daoren's disciple from the Jie Sect, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit who was enshrined as the Fire Palace Star, Wuyun Xian's disciple from the Jie Sect, Yu De who was enshrined as the Smallpox God of the Smallpox Department, as well as Yu Yuan, Yu Qing, Hu Lei, Ji Li and other third-generation disciples of the Jie Sect.

"Uncles, please rest aside. Let your nephews deal with these scoundrels—"

Seeing this, the Golden Hoop Immortal and the Pilu Immortal's eyes were a little moist. They looked at each other and laughed with relief: "Good, good, haha, your uncle will set up the formation for you. You can play around with it for a while."

It was truly exhilarating. A full thousand years had passed, feeling as long as an entire era, and finally, a glimpse of the prosperous days of the Jie Sect could be seen. How could this not bring great joy to the Golden Hoop Immortal, the Pilu Immortal, and the Holy Mother of Wudang?

At that time, thunder roared, firelight dyed the middle of the world red, plague broke through the protective Buddha light, and swallowed the life force of the Arhats. The three generations of disciples of the Intercepting Sect from a thousand years ago vented all the pent-up frustration of the past thousand years in one supernatural power and spell, and attacked the five hundred Arhats with all their might.

With a wisp of the soul of their grandmaster, the Sage Tongtian, appearing in the Three Realms, these disciples of the Jie Sect had a powerful backer and no longer wanted to suffer in silence. Even if their souls were shattered by the Investiture of the Gods, their grandmaster would avenge them, so they could act without any restraint.

Besides, with a wisp of the soul of the Grandmaster Tongtian Saint appearing in the world, how dare the Jade Emperor, who holds the Investiture of the Gods, make trouble for me?

The Holy Mother of Wudang slashed at Guanyin of the South Sea with her sword, and it looked like she was about to break through the protective aura of the Jade Bottle.

After a few Buddhist verses were recited, several more figures appeared here.

Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and Kṣūṭa Buddha!

"Senior Sister Wudang, would you please stop?"

The Holy Mother of Wudang raised her eyebrows and pointed her Wudang sword at the three of them: "You've come at the right time. Let's settle accounts with you all today!"

As the Holy Mother of Wudang threw her Wudang sword to strike, another unexpected event occurred. In the endless light of Buddha, the Buddha Tathagata appeared.

The Holy Mother of Wudang asked solemnly, "Buddha, are you going to stand up for these traitors and disloyal disciples?"

The Buddha's spiritual attainments and methods are far beyond those of Guanyin, Manjushri, the three great Bodhisattvas, and even the Buddha Kuru.

Even though the Holy Mother of Wudang was confident, she dared not claim that she could defeat the Buddha. The Wudang sword that was about to strike her stopped in her tracks.

Liu Qing swallowed hard. He had a real feast for the eyes today, as he was able to see many famous and powerful figures from the Three Realms.

Before they could finish expressing their feelings, the clouds changed again, and a middle-aged Taoist priest dressed in a purple robe with the Eight Trigrams tore through space and appeared in the scene.

"This humble Taoist priest, Guang Chengzi, has come to pay respects to an old friend—"

Guang Chengzi stood beside the Holy Mother of Wudang, seemingly intending to assist her. He bowed to the Holy Mother of Wudang, who turned her head away without a word of reproach. It seems that although she harbored resentment towards Guang Chengzi of the Chan Sect, she was also grateful for his help.

Guang Chengzi was somewhat embarrassed, knowing he wouldn't get a good look from the disciples of the Jie Sect, so he turned to look at the three great bodhisattvas, Guanyin and the Buddha Julusun. "I spend my days ringing the bell on Kunlun Mountain, but it's a pity I can no longer see the former prosperity. Do you four fellow Daoists know why?"

Guanyin, Samantabhadra, Manjushri, and Julusun all blushed and lowered their heads in silence.

Whether it's cultivating Taoism or Buddhism, it's essentially a human practice. Even if one becomes an immortal or Buddha, it's difficult to deceive human nature. As long as one has human nature, one will know shame.

The appearance of Guang Chengzi signifies the entry of the Chan Sect. He alone suppressed the three Bodhisattvas and one Buddha, turning the situation in favor of the Jie Sect. Wudang Shengmu, who was originally hesitant, now had an uncertain look in her eyes, as if she was considering whether to strike the Buddha with her sword.

Suddenly, the bright sunshine of the day was replaced by a sky full of stars, among which the brightest star shone with endless starlight.

"Junior Sister Wudang, you're still the same as before, not decisive enough. Why think so much? Let's kill this bald monk first."

"Don't be afraid, your senior sister is here to help you. Today, we'll settle the score with these bald monks and make sure they suffer a terrible fate!"

As the voices spoke, surrounded by a constellation of stars, a powerful fairy maiden emerged from the endless starlight. This fairy maiden had the Four Symbols Pagoda on her head, held the Dragon and Tiger Ruyi Scepter, and rode in the Seven Fragrances Chariot. She was none other than the Golden Spirit Holy Mother, the leader of the female immortals of the Jie Sect and the Investiture of the Gods Doumu Yuanjun.

"Senior Sister Jinling is right. Senior Sister Wudang, you're just not decisive enough. Anyway, we've all died once, so what's there to be afraid of!"

Amidst the roar of a tiger, Zhao Gongming, the God of War and Wealth, descended to the mortal realm riding a black tiger.

Afterwards, three more goddesses descended to the mortal realm, who were none other than the powerful Three Immortal Maidens of the Jie Sect, and were deified as the Immortal Maidens Who Respond to the World.

The Buddha's face turned deathly pale.

This wasn't the end of it. It was as if they had stirred up trouble in the heart of the Jie Sect. After Zhao Gongming and the Three Immortal Maidens, the Plague Department's Righteous God, the Plague Emperor Haotian Lü Yue, the Fire Virtue Star Lord Luo Xuan, the Ten Heavenly Lords of the Thunder Department, the Four Saints of Nine Dragon Island (now the Four Saints Grand Marshals of the Lingxiao Palace), and other Jie Sect deities all descended to the mortal realm to assist in the battle.

The Buddha's face was contorted with worry, as if he were constipated.

He looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction, as if asking the Jade Emperor, "How do you manage your subordinates? How do you let them descend to the mortal realm at will?"
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West, who dared not go to the Lingxiao Palace and had all hidden in the Jade Pool, felt a chill run down their spines as they looked at the Taoist Yu Yu, who was drinking half-heartedly.

The Jade Emperor glanced down at the mortal realm, then nudged the Queen Mother of the West beside him. The Queen Mother rolled her eyes at the Jade Emperor and stepped forward gracefully: "Senior brother, you are merciful, don't you think it's time to stop?"

Yu Yu Daoist chuckled: "In countless eons, this is the first time someone has praised me for my compassion?"

"You two are really something. While I was away, you've been tormenting your nephews and nieces for the past thousand years. You are their elders, and although they were disappointing and fell into the path of gods instead of immortals, they still helped you two. Why don't you remember our past relationship and arbitrarily humiliate and drive them around?"

The Queen Mother of the West glared fiercely at the Jade Emperor, who then swallowed hard.

Yu Yu Dao Ren glanced sideways and flicked the rusty iron sword at his waist: "I'm just trapped in Zi Xiao Palace, not dead."

"You two children, do you really think I'm dead?"

"Your Majesty!"

With a sharp shout, the sound of swords suddenly rang out, and the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West trembled and knelt down involuntarily.

The power that was once protected by the Heavenly Dao and carried by the Heavenly Dao's power has completely disappeared in front of a wisp of the Heavenly Sage's soul.

Yu Yu Dao Ren flicked his fingers against the rusty iron sword at his waist, and the sound of the sword ringing out was like a death knell, echoing in the ears of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West.

Those who held the most power in Heaven were stripped of their divine authority by the sages, becoming like lambs to the slaughter.

Cold sweat slowly seeped from their foreheads. After breaking through to the Great Luo Realm, their bodies had long since reversed their innate state, yet now impurities were turning into cold sweat.

Before Yu Yu Dao Ren even made a move, the mere sound of his sword had already plunged the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West into a perilous situation of celestial and human decline.

After a long while, the Taoist priest finally stopped drawing his sword, took out his wine gourd and took a sip: "This wine is really good."

"Although you two call me senior brother, in reality you are nothing more than disciples under our teacher. Calling me senior brother is an honor for you."

"Given your identities, I'm not afraid to take action personally. People will naturally come looking for you in the future."

That's enough for today.

Yu Yu Daoist smiled disdainfully, turned and left. Just as he left Yaochi, he remembered something, turned back and went to the Peach Garden. He saw that the Ren Shui Peach Tree was full of countless peaches, and with a flick of his sleeve, he picked them all.

"All the spiritual treasures on my body are with the original body. I didn't even give any treasures when I accepted disciples. It was quite embarrassing. I just picked some peaches, which can be considered as regaining some face."

The remaining Taoist priests then descended from the heavens to the mortal realm.

After the remaining Taoist priests left, the Jade Emperor slowly rose, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his face extremely grim. (End of Chapter)