Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

If Liu Qing were to unleash the Law of Heaven and Earth, along with the enhancement from the fourth stage of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, this full-force strike would likely possess seven to eight million jin of divine power.

This kind of divine power far surpasses that of the Giant Spirit God, the Mighty Bull Demon King, and even Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong.

It can be said that Liu Qing's physical strength is the strongest among the new generation in the Three Realms.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some ancient powerful beings possessed physical strength surpassing Liu Qing's. The Three Realms are vast, and who knows where hidden, extraordinary beings might be lurking.

For example, the Kunpeng and the Golden Crow Prince, who were renowned even in the primordial era, possessed physical strength that surpassed that of Liu Qing.

However, there is no rush. Liu Qing has only recently begun to make a name for himself in the Three Realms, and has only been cultivating for a few decades, which is much less than their cultivation time.

Once he has enough time to cultivate, and continues to increase his strength by taking the Myriad Dragon Pill, or by cultivating the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to the later stages, Liu Qing will be able to catch up and overtake others.

Speaking of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, Liu Qing has already cultivated to the fourth revolution. The cultivation of the fifth revolution will probably be achieved naturally once the three flowers of Heaven, Earth, and Man are fully nurtured.

What Liu Qing needs to think about now is the subsequent transformation into a dragon after his main body evolves into a Azure Dragon.

Should we follow the old ways and use celestial treasures to evolve, or should we follow the ancient system and transform from a dragon into a serpent?
Liu Qing was unaware of the merits of either approach, and therefore did not implement it.

But now, with the Jade Dragon Third Prince from the Western Sea right beside him, Liu Qing summoned him and questioned him thoroughly.

The Third Prince of Jade Dragon arrived as summoned: "Brother-in-law, why did you summon me here?"

"There is something I need to ask you."

"Brother-in-law, please speak freely. I will answer all your questions without hesitation. I dare not accept the word 'asking for advice'."

Liu Qing slowly spoke: "As you know, my brother-in-law evolved from a grass snake to the Azure Dragon he is today, and he will definitely transform into a dragon in the future."

"As far as my brother-in-law knows, the path to dragon transformation can be achieved by using celestial treasures or by following ancient traditions and transforming from a dragon into a serpent. Which of these two methods is better?"

After thinking for a moment, the Third Prince of Jade Dragon said, "Brother-in-law, considering the risks of transforming into a dragon, the first method is simpler and has almost no risk."

"The second dragon-walking is extremely risky; a slight mistake could lead to certain death."

"But in terms of potential, the first method is far inferior to the second. The dragon that travels through the river transforms into a dragon, inheriting the ancient system. In the process of traveling through the river, it can attract the dragon clan's fortune. If it succeeds, the dragon clan's fortune will surely be bestowed upon it, and it will leap into becoming a true dragon."

"Furthermore, the true dragon transformed from the dragon-walking dragon may have the possibility of reverting to its ancestral form. Brother-in-law must know that what we call true dragons of the Four Seas Dragon Clan today are nothing more than four-clawed creatures."

"Four claws do not qualify a true dragon. In the primordial era, four-clawed dragons were merely ordinary dragons. The truly superior dragons were five-clawed golden dragons."

"The above is a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the two methods of dragon transformation."

"The first method, which relies on celestial treasures, is risk-free, but at most it can produce a four-clawed true dragon, with limited potential, as can be seen from the current state of the Four Seas Dragon Clan."

"The second method, transforming from a dragon into a dragon, is more risky, with the constant risk of death. However, it can attract the blessing of the dragon race's fortune, and there is a very small probability that one can evolve into a dragon king with a five-clawed golden dragon body. After that, one's foundation is very strong, like an innate god or demon, and one's future path can be seen to the primordial chaos."

Liu Qing didn't reply, but simply waved for the Third Prince of Jade Dragon to leave.

But in his heart, he had already made up his mind.

Liu Qing had long abandoned the idea of ​​using rare and precious treasures. If he wanted to transform into a dragon, he would choose the path of the Jiaolong, hoping to gain the favor of the dragon clan and potentially evolve into a five-clawed golden dragon.

The five-clawed golden dragon can glimpse the Primordial Dao Fruit, just like innate beings. Liu Qing is now an innate being and has a certain probability of glimpsing the Primordial Dao Fruit. If he can evolve into a five-clawed golden dragon, this probability will increase again.

Having cultivated immortality to this point, who wouldn't want to finally glimpse the Primordial Dao Fruit and live forever?

As for the risks, high returns naturally come with risks, but Liu Qing was prepared. He now possesses two innate spiritual treasures for protection, as well as many acquired spiritual treasures.

With his supernatural powers, talent, and the Heavenly Gang Great Technique, Liu Qing possesses formidable combat strength, capable of fighting across two or three realms. He is not afraid of the mere risk of transforming into a dragon.

After making up his mind, Liu Qing closed his eyes and pondered for a while, his mind racing, and he made a plan for all the risks of the dragon-transforming journey.

He only thought that he would find a good opportunity to transform from a dragon into a dragon in one fell swoop.

After planning the subsequent dragon transformation, Liu Qing began to deal with the gains from these several battles.

He slew the Five Directions Protectors of Buddhism, the Mountain God of Five Finger Mountain, the Buddhist spirit beast Yellow Wind Monster, and the Gatekeeper Arhat, one of the Eighteen Arhats.

Although the number of people was small, they were all powerful beings. The collections in their small worlds were all accumulated over thousands of years, and all of them benefited Liu Qing.

The most common offering was incense money. This is because these people were all Buddhists, and the fundamental practice of Buddhism is based on faith and vows. In essence, Buddhist faith and vows are the same as incense money.

Incense money is formed from incense offerings, and can also be formed from the power of faith and vows. Therefore, killing these powerful Buddhist figures yielded a great deal of incense money.

Liu Qing scanned the area with his divine sense and roughly counted the amount, estimating that there were approximately several billion incense silver coins and over a hundred million in power gold coins.

Besides incense money and gold for authority, there were also some unique Buddhist medicinal herbs, materials, and ritual implements, enough to fill several mountains thousands of feet high.

The cash, the shards that Liu Qing split off last time, have reached the perfection of Yang God and can merge with the Dao again. And having gained so much incense silver, after absorbing and refining the incense divinity, they can evolve into new divine positions.

Thus, having both the divine divisions capable of achieving Dao and the divine offices that could be used to achieve Dao, Liu Qing planned to establish a divine office system for the Wei River system. Soon, Liu Qing consumed billions of incense silver, and the incense divinity frantically evolved divine offices, bringing forth the divine offices of the river gods of each water system belonging to the Wei River.

At Liu Qing's command, all the divided spirits merged with the Dao and achieved the position of River God.

"We pay our respects to the Venerable One and to the Divine Lord."

The river gods greeted him in unison, and Liu Qing nodded and said, "We are one, and you should know my will. Quickly go to the Wei River system and gather the authority of each river system together."

The avatar of the River God received the order and busied himself gathering the power over the water veins of the various water systems of the Wei River, which would eventually be handed over to Liu Qing to refine into the Lesser Thousand Worlds.

After refining the various powers of the Wei River system, the Lesser Thousand Worlds will expand once again.

The expanded Lesser Thousand Worlds possess greater power, and when mobilized by the Qiankun Ruler to fight enemies, their might will be even greater.

After being increasingly valued by Daoist Yu Yu and granted the token of leadership of the Jie Sect, Liu Qing was no longer too worried about his easy demise.

With the Jie Sect as his backer, and as the acting leader of the Jie Sect, Yu Yu Dao Ren (the Daoist) believes that there will be no one in the Three Realms who would dare to kill Liu Qing.

They could not afford the consequences of killing Liu Qing.

This is also the key reason why Liu Qing decided to take the risk of transforming himself into a dragon.

Now that the risk of his demise is gone, Liu Qing will continue to refine the power over the Wei River system, no longer for the sake of the billions of living beings near the Wei River system, to bind themselves to him and prevent the enemy from daring to touch him.

Rather, it is for the sake of the path.

Liu Qing had a vague premonition that his future path would be closely related to the power over the water veins.

Now, by having his clone become the River God and continue to gather the power over the water veins of the Wei River system, he is doing so for the sake of his future path.

The evolution of the Lesser Thousand Worlds—from the Five Elements and the Three Flowers to the Divine Realm—has reached its peak, signifying that this stage of cultivation has reached perfection.

Next, Liu Qing needs to consider in advance the key points of cultivating the three major realms: Golden Body, Immortality, and Great Luo.

The golden body is said to be eternal and indestructible, depending on the spirit and soul. The Great Luo returns all laws to oneness. These three realms are the laws that one must guess for cultivation.

The law is the authority.

Liu Qing's current gathering of power over the Wei River system is a way of collecting laws.

There are countless laws, which can be metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; wind and thunder; yin and yang; life and death, and so on. But the most basic and fundamental law is the Five Elements.

The Water Vein Authority is one of the laws of the water system. If Liu Qing wants to break through the Golden Body, achieve immortality, and even become a Great Luo, this law of the water system is the easiest to obtain and the most fundamental requirement.

This is all Liu Qing can guess for now. As for the rest, he will need to ask his teacher, Daoist Yu Yu, for guidance later.

Each of the river gods went to the Wei River system to gather the power over the water veins. This could not be accomplished overnight, so Liu Qing waited patiently.

While waiting, Liu Qing noticed that he still had a considerable amount of the incense and divine essence he had absorbed and refined. His eyes flickered, but he did not allow it to evolve into a new divine function.

Whether it was assisting Li Shimin in his campaign against the Sui Dynasty or taking the opportunity to embark on an eastern tour, there would inevitably be many twists and turns along the way.

How could Buddhism and the Heavenly Court sit idly by and allow the fortune and merit that rightfully belonged to them to be seized by the Jie Sect and Liu Qing?
They will definitely do everything in their power to stop him. The process of stopping him will also be the time for Liu Qing to announce to the Three Realms that he, the God Lord, has been born. At that time, he will inevitably bestow titles upon others.

In addition, the final flower of Liu Qing's Three Flowers plan, Heavenly Flower, should also be included.

heaven.

Lingxiao Palace.

The Jade Emperor used his natal treasure, the Jade Heaven Pagoda, to set up layers of restrictions around the Lingxiao Palace. Inside the palace, only he and the Buddha Tathagata were present.

The Lingxiao Palace was already shrouded by the power of the Heavenly Dao, and now it is further protected by the restrictions set up by the Haotian Tower, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Even Yu Yu Dao Ren, a fragment of the Tongtian Saint's soul, would find it difficult to see through it.

"Buddha, what brings you here today?"

Buddha chuckled: "Haotian, you were able to set up a restriction with the Haotian Tower to prevent eavesdropping, so you must have already guessed what I'm about to say. Why pretend you don't know?"

The Jade Emperor looked somewhat embarrassed.

“Previously on the Flowing Sand River, I dared not show myself easily, lest I provoke that senior brother.”

The Buddha rolled his eyes: "Then let Buddhism be suppressed by the Yu Yu Daoists and lose the pilgrimage team?"

"We are allies, yet you sit idly by while your ally is in trouble. This is disheartening."

The Jade Emperor tried to defend himself: "It wasn't that I stood idly by. If I hadn't ordered Venus to intercept us with the Investiture of the Gods, how could the many gods from the Jie Sect in the Heavenly Court not have descended to the mortal realm to help? At that time, your Buddhism's situation would have been even worse than it is now." (End of Chapter)