Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

The Bull Demon King was startled and quickly jumped away, not daring to accept Liu Qing's thanks. He hurriedly shouted, "Junior Uncle, please don't be so polite. I, the old bull, can't accept this."

Liu Qing was bewildered again. "You call me Junior Uncle? Where does this come from?"
"Junior Uncle, my father is the Kui Niu, the mount of our Grandmaster."

Hey!
Liu Qing was stunned. It turned out that this Great Sage Bull Demon King had such a background and origin. He was the son of Kui Niu, the mount of the Sage Tongtian!
Holy crap, who would have thought? Kui Niu is the mount of Tongtian Sage, and in terms of status, he is on par with Liu Qing. That's why the Bull Demon King calls Liu Qing "Junior Uncle" and dares not accept Liu Qing's thanks. Moreover, it is only natural for a junior brother to save his senior brother, the Golden Hoop Immortal, so there is no need to express gratitude.

After the Investiture of the Gods, wasn't the Kui Niu imprisoned in Zixiao Palace along with the Sage Tongtian? According to the Bull Demon King, the Kui Niu was not imprisoned, but still hid in the Three Realms, and even secretly gave birth to the Bull Demon King, raising him to become a great sage among the demon race.

What a powerful Kui Niu! Its hidden strength rivals that of the Golden Hoop Immortal, the Pilu Immortal, and the Holy Mother Wudang.

Liu Qing's heart stirred, and he vaguely guessed the truth, estimating that Kui Niu's actions were arranged by the Sage of Tongtian.

It is said that Tongtian Shengren is straightforward and lacks scheming, but he is, after all, a sage, and he has experienced the brutality of the Investiture of the Gods. Even the most straightforward person has learned to scheme.

Before the Sage Tongtian was imprisoned in Zixiao Palace, he secretly released Kui Niu, arranged for Kui Niu to hide in the Three Realms to teach the Bull Demon King, and placed the Bull Demon King's lair in Cuiyun Mountain, right under the nose of Buddhism.

It's impossible that there was no intention to supervise Buddhist activities or interfere with the Journey to the West. If the original Journey to the West trajectory had been followed, the Bull Demon King would have eventually gathered great demons from the Three Mountains and Five Peaks, becoming the most difficult obstacle on the journey and almost overturning the original story.

Thinking about it this way, Liu Qing understood the purpose of the Sage of Heaven in arranging the Kui Niu and the Bull Demon King.

Furthermore, the fact that Tongtian Shengren was able to escape a wisp of his soul from Zixiao Palace while other saints could not shows that Tongtian Shengren had already begun to plot after the Investiture of the Gods.

Liu Qing was secretly alarmed, perhaps admiring him, perhaps wary.

The Bull Demon King publicly revealed his origins, indicating that he was no longer planning to follow the original path and was going to severely sabotage the Buddhist Journey to the West.

That makes sense. Now that the pilgrims are all in Liu Qing's hands, the Daoist Yu Yu, a fragment of the Tongtian Sage's soul, must already know.

By controlling the pilgrims, they gained control over the start of the Journey to the West. Allowing the Bull Demon King to lurk in the Cuiyun Mountain right under the nose of Buddhism would no longer be effective.

Why not summon the Bull Demon King to provide assistance when the Jie Sect is currently short of manpower and its disciples are in grave danger?

The Bull Demon King, also known as the Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven or the Mighty Bull Demon King, is infamous throughout the Three Realms. He is not only highly skilled in Taoism and possesses divine strength, but his combat prowess is also comparable to that of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong. He is exactly the kind of protective force that the Jie Sect urgently needs right now.

The eighteen Arhats all looked grim, their eyes filled with resentment as they glared at the Bull Demon King, but they dared only remain so and dared not utter any more words of abuse.

The Bull Demon King's fighting strength was no less than that of the snake demon Liu Qing in front of them. The Eighteen Arhats had just exchanged a few blows with Liu Qing and were well aware of Liu Qing's fighting strength, which shocked them greatly.

Now that the Bull Demon King, whose fighting power is not much less than Liu Qing's, has arrived, the Eighteen Arhats realize that it will be very difficult to capture Liu Qing alive today. Therefore, they dare not scold him, lest they completely anger the Bull Demon King.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable's eyes flashed, suppressing his anger, and he said slowly, "Great Sage Bull Demon, your Green Cloud Mountain and my Buddhist sect are close neighbors, and have lived in harmony for hundreds of years. How come you are helping this snake demon today and becoming an enemy of my Buddhist sect?"

The Bull Demon King glared at him: "Are you stupid, you bald donkey? Didn't you hear me, the old bull, explain my origins?"

"What outsider? This is my junior uncle, Lao Niu's junior uncle!"

Venerable Fuhu frowned and said, "But you are ultimately not a disciple of the Jie Sect and are a demon. Now that you insist on helping the Jie Sect, aren't you afraid that Buddhism will cause you trouble later?"

"When Buddhism descends upon Mount Cuiyun, do you think the Jie Sect will help you? Moreover, Great Sage Bull Demon, don't forget that you still have your wife Princess Iron Fan, your young son Red Boy, and your concubine Jade-Faced Fox, all of whom are within the territory of my Buddhism in Xiniu Hezhou!"

The words of Venerable Fuhu were full of threat.

Liu Qing increasingly looked down on the Buddhist patriarch, and upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Even if we fight, my wife and children will not be harmed. This is a principle that even ordinary people know. You bald monk, you are unworthy of being called an Arhat, yet you dare to threaten my nephew's wife and children. You are utterly shameless!"

"If you dare to harm my nephew's family, I, Liu Qing, hereby swear on behalf of the Jie Sect that I will slaughter your hundreds of millions of Buddhist followers!"

Upon hearing Liu Qing's words, all eighteen Arhats paled. The disciples of the Jie Sect were ruthless and vicious, and they always kept their word. When they said they would slaughter your followers and sever your roots, they were never just talking.

The Dragon-Subduing Venerable glared fiercely at the Tiger-Taming Venerable.

We dare not act arrogantly towards the Jie Sect. You scoundrel, do you not even think before you speak? How dare you say in public that you would threaten someone's wife and children, provoking them to slaughter our believers.

Even if you must do it, do it quietly. If you insist on telling the truth, you fool, this humble monk is ashamed to associate with a fool like you.

The Bull Demon King was extremely grateful. He had thought that the Jie Sect looked down on his demonic origins by coming forward, but he never expected that his junior uncle would be so protective of his own, even going so far as to threaten to slaughter Buddhist believers to force Buddhism not to target his wife, children, and concubines. Fortunately, he hadn't listened to those foolish bulls in his clan. Offending his junior uncle over a mere salt commodity was not only unacceptable, but also a betrayal of his junior uncle's kindness today.

Yeah, I'll go beat up those stupid oxen in the tribe when I have some free time.

When my junior uncle was in dire straits, he sold salt to earn incense money. Instead of helping him out, you stupid oxen dared to retaliate. You are simply audacious.

Fortunately, you didn't succeed, otherwise I, Old Niu, would definitely be resented as well. I can't afford to offend this junior uncle. His combat power is now stronger than mine. Besides, he is my father's junior brother and has the Saint of the Jie Sect as his backer. I, Old Niu, haven't lived enough yet.

"I am deeply grateful for your kindness, Uncle-Master."

The Bull Demon King hurriedly bowed in thanks, and Liu Qing helped him up, saying, "Nephew, your family is in Xiniu Hezhou. To prevent the bald monk from getting angry and resorting to underhanded tactics, you should not make a move today. Instead, set up an array for your uncle and watch your uncle kill a few bald monks to relieve your boredom!"

Upon hearing this, the Bull Demon King laughed heartily: "Uncle-Master, don't panic. I, Old Bull, have long known the character of these bald monks. Since they've decided to reveal their true colors, how can they not make proper arrangements for their families?"

Immediately, the Bull Demon King reached out and slashed open the void in front of him, revealing a vast miniature world within it.

In the very center of this small world, there is a mountain that stretches for hundreds of miles, covered with lush, verdant vegetation—this is none other than Mount Cuiyun.

Near Cuiyun Mountain, there is another volcano that erupts lava year-round, causing unbearable heat; it must be the Flaming Mountain.

On the other side of the Flaming Mountain, separated by the Emerald Cloud Mountain, there is another large mountain with lightning flashing year-round at its summit and numerous foxes living there. This is the Moyun Cave of the Jilei Mountain.

Flaming Mountain and Thunder Mountain are located to the left and right of Emerald Cloud Mountain. In front of Emerald Cloud Mountain, there is a small mountain called Hao Mountain. In the mountain, there is a Dry Pine Stream, and in the stream, there is a cave. At the entrance of the cave, there is a plaque that reads "Fire Cloud Cave".

“Uncle, look, before I came here, I had already taken my wife Princess Iron Fan’s Flaming Mountain, my concubine Jade-Faced Fox’s Thunder Mountain, and your grand-disciple Red Boy’s Fire Cloud Cave into the Lesser Thousand Worlds.”

"Iron Fan, Jade Face, Red Boy, come out quickly and pay your respects to my old ox's martial uncle!"

After the introductions, the Demon King summoned his wife, children, concubines, and son, who were meditating in the mountains, to come out and pay their respects to Liu Qing.

Liu Qing followed the gaze and saw that Princess Iron Fan was dignified and majestic, with profound cultivation, possessing the Golden Body Realm cultivation. If one were to add the banana leaf fan in her hand, her combat power would probably be no less than that of the Bull Demon King, but not by much.

The Jade-Faced Fox truly lived up to her reputation as the Bull Demon King's beloved. Even though she was subjected to countless domestic violence by Princess Iron Fan because of it, he never broke off the relationship. The reason was simply that she was too alluring. Liu Qing compared her to the White Snake, and found that the Jade-Faced Fox's allure was not much less than that of the White Snake.

Generally, those who are beautiful don't have very high cultivation levels, and this Jade-Faced Fox is no exception; she is currently only at the Dharma Realm level.

Besides his wife and concubine, he also had a child wearing a red bib, holding a spirit weapon fire-tipped spear, riding a five-element flying wheel, and cultivating a Samadhi True Fire in his chest. Although his cultivation was only at the Dharma Realm, his actual combat power was no less than that of the Three Flowers Realm.

If an opponent is caught off guard and gets hit by his Samadhi True Fire, even the indestructible Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, would not be able to withstand it.

Liu Qing watched as Red Boy respectfully bowed to him, and sighed that new talents emerge in every generation. Red Boy's aptitude, background, and even destiny were no less than his own, and he thought that his future path would surpass that of the Bull Demon King.

According to the original Journey to the West story, Red Boy was eventually taken away by Guanyin Bodhisattva and kept by her side as a page, thus completely ending his path to enlightenment.

Otherwise, given Red Boy's performance today, he might be able to gain some insight into the Great Luo Realm in the future.

Speaking of Red Boy, Liu Qing also thought of the Bull Demon King, Princess Iron Fan, and the Jade-Faced Fox family's experiences.

In Journey to the West, their family suffered a terrible fate: the Jade-Faced Fox was killed, and the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan were taken away by Buddhism and used as Buddhist mascots.

But things are different now. Because of his intervention, he snatched the pilgrims from Buddhism and seized control of the Journey to the West, completely changing the fate of the Bull Demon King's family.

Not only will they avoid the tragic ending of their family suffering as originally planned, but they will also be able to latch onto the powerful Jie Sect, ensuring a bright future for them.

The Bull Demon King had already made preparations and settled his family, so he had no more worries. Liu Qing then took up his gun and was ready to fight the eighteen Arhats. There was no use in running away today. If he didn't subdue Buddhism, he was afraid that the consequences of them stealing the pilgrims would be endless.

"Uncle-Master, please wait a moment. I, Old Niu, have a few brothers who are coming to help."

Liu Qing was taken aback again, and the Bull Demon King quickly explained, "Uncle-Master should have heard of their names as well: the Great Sage of Overturning the Seas, the Great Sage of Hun Tian, ​​the Great Sage of Moving Mountains, the Great Sage of Wind, the Great Sage of Wind-Changing, and the Great Sage of Driving Away Gods, the Yu Rong King!" (End of Chapter)