Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Liu Qing waved his hand, picked up the corpse of the Red Phosphorus Python, and threw it into the Lesser Thousand World. Its demonic soul was suppressed by the power of the world. If there is time, it can be converted by the Spiritual Treasure Sutra of Salvation.

Sha Wujing, who had been lost in a daze, finally snapped out of his reverie and realized that it was Liu Qing who had saved him. He was immediately filled with shame and dared not utter a word.

Liu Qing ordered Sha Wujing to retreat to his main camp.

He then turned to the walls of Tongguan and said, "Does anyone dare to come down and fight me?"

The group of great demons and spirits who were not gods of the Jie Sect standing beside Wen Zhong all changed color. A terrifying being who could crush a demon race minor saint in the late stage of the Divine Realm with one stomp was not someone they could deal with.

Wen Zhong and the other Jie Sect gods were also secretly shocked. Back at Dasanguan Pass, their Master Uncle had not had such combat power. How could his combat power have soared to such a level in such a short time? It was simply terrifying.

Originally, they only obeyed Liu Qing, the acting sect leader, because they were following the arrangement of Daoist Yu Yu. Now, seeing Liu Qing's strength, Wen Zhong and the others were all convinced.

With such strength, even without the appointment of Yu Yu Daoren, the position of sect leader would be accepted by the masses.

As arranged yesterday, the Red Phosphorus Python was merely an appetizer, used to elicit the reason why the Heavenly Gods of the Intercepting Sect would intervene later.

Therefore, upon seeing the sect leader Liu Qing challenging them from below the city, and understanding his intentions from the sound of the music, Wen Zhong did not, as before, cooperate with Shen Gongbao to bewitch the other great demons and wild gods to offer their heads. Instead, he gave a wink to the Golden Light Holy Mother.

The Holy Mother of Golden Light understood the meaning and immediately stepped forward to volunteer, jumping off the city wall to fight Liu Qing.

Before being deified, the Golden Light Holy Mother was one of the Ten Heavenly Kings, a second-generation outer disciple of the Jie Sect. She possessed extraordinary skills, especially in formations, and her cultivation had reached the Undying Realm.

However, after the Investiture of the Gods, a wisp of his divine soul was enshrined as the Lightning God, one of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Lords of the Thunder Department. Although his cultivation level remained at the Undying Realm, his combat power was greatly reduced due to the absence of a physical body, and he was roughly equivalent to the Golden Body Realm.

However, her Golden Body Realm cultivation was far stronger than that of ordinary Golden Body Realm experts. This was because after being named the God of Lightning, the Heavenly Dao granted her a divine artifact, the Lightning God Mirror, which could release lightning and enhance her combat power.

Now, the Lightning Goddess, the Golden Light Mother, came before Liu Qing, wiped her hands together, and each held a Lightning God Mirror. She shouted, "You evil Taoist, don't be so arrogant! Watch me capture you!"

But secretly, he asked in a voice transmission, "Sect Leader, how should I cooperate with you later?"

"Presumably, the Jade Emperor is currently observing this place through the Investiture of the Gods. When we fight later, we should go all out and make our act as realistic as possible."

"Okay, disciple understands."

The Lightning Goddess, the Golden Light Holy Mother, nodded almost imperceptibly, then shook her hands and unleashed a bolt of lightning from each of her Lightning God Mirrors, striking towards Liu Qing.

She wasn't worried that Liu Qing wouldn't be able to handle it, as Liu Qing had already demonstrated his strength when he killed the Red Phosphorus Python.

Although she was convinced that Liu Qing had been appointed as the acting leader, she subconsciously wanted to give it her all to assess the true strength of this acting leader and whether he could shoulder the great responsibility of reviving the Jie Sect.

Liu Qing was also prepared to use his skills, so he didn't hold back.

After breaking through to the Three Flowers Realm, my strength has increased significantly, and I urgently need a battle to test my strength and solidify my foundation.

Therefore, upon taking up the fight, both sides held nothing back, each unleashing their true strength, seemingly like mortal enemies.

Meanwhile, deep within the sky, a pair of eyes were secretly watching the battle between Liu Qing and the Lightning Goddess, the Golden Light Mother.

Seeing that the Golden Light Mother had gone all out without holding back, she couldn't help but nod slightly: "You're quite clever, not holding back on purpose. That's good. Let these guys from the Jie Sect fight amongst themselves."

Two bolts of lightning shot out from the Golden Light Holy Mother, moving at an alarming speed, arriving almost instantly. Liu Qing quickly activated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, using her fourth-stage physical defense to withstand the two bolts of lightning.

Boom boom——

The lightning struck Liu Qing, and even with his powerful defense from the fourth level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, two black spots were still visible on his body, with wisps of black smoke rising faintly. Clearly, the flesh in those spots had been cooked by the power of the lightning.

Liu Qing was slightly startled, then overjoyed, finally able to fight without restraint.

As expected of the Golden Light Holy Mother, a veteran second-generation disciple of the Jie Sect, although her cultivation had not progressed for a thousand years after the Investiture of the Gods, her combat power was still not to be underestimated.

Liu Qing released the power of the Lesser Thousand Worlds to create an isolation shield around the battlefield, preventing the later battle from harming the mortal army and damaging the local ley lines.

Then, the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone appeared in his hand, and he poured in divine power before thrusting it toward the Golden Light Holy Mother.

The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone is now only half a step away from evolving into a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. It already faintly possesses some of the power of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. When this spear was thrust out, ghosts cried and gods howled, shaking the mind of the Golden Light Holy Mother. The innate killing aura contained within it terrified the Golden Light Holy Mother, turning her face pale.

With a shake of her right hand, the Golden Light Holy Mother unleashed a bolt of lightning from her Lightning Mirror, blocking the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone. Meanwhile, the Lightning Mirror in her left hand shot out two bolts of lightning straight toward Liu Qing's chest.

Although the divine artifact evolved from the divine authority of the Lightning God is different in name from a Spiritual Treasure, its power is in no way inferior to that of a Spiritual Treasure of the same level.

The Lightning Divine Mirror is a mid-grade divine artifact, which is equivalent to a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

Each bolt of lightning it unleashes is equivalent to a full-force strike from a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

After completing the fourth stage of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, Liu Qing could withstand attacks from mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures. However, this lightning was different from other attacks; once it struck, it caused numbness and pain, and even had a burning sensation. He really didn't want to suffer another blow. Therefore, when the lightning struck again, Liu Qing used his Wind Transformation Divine Power to evade it, transforming his body from solid to ethereal.

However, the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone that she had thrust out was underestimated by the Lightning Goddess Golden Light Mother, who thought that a single bolt of lightning could block it.

Little did they know that the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone easily shattered the lightning, and then, with its remaining momentum, continued to pierce towards the body of the Golden Light Mother.

Moved, the Golden Light Mother quickly used her divine artifact, the Lightning Divine Mirror, to block the head of the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone Spear.

Boom——

After a deafening thunderclap, the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone was finally blocked with difficulty, but the Lightning Divine Mirror was shaken and developed a crack.

The Golden Light Mother was horrified. The sect leader had only casually fired a shot, yet it possessed such terrifying power that it had actually shattered the Lightning Divine Mirror, which was equivalent to a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

Little did they know that although Liu Qing's shot was merely a casual one, it possessed the divine power of three to four million, which the Lightning Divine Mirror could not possibly withstand.

Moreover, the Lightning Mirror was not a dedicated defensive magical artifact, which is why it was shattered by Liu Qing's spear.

The Golden Light Mother felt a pang of heartache for her divine artifact and secretly asked via telepathy, "Sect Leader, isn't the act nearly over?"

"Don't rush, let's fight a few more rounds, then wait for my signal, and you can cooperate then!"

The reason why the Golden Light Mother was frustrated was that she knew she couldn't win but still had to fight. Who would want to fight someone they couldn't beat?

However, the leader has given an order, which must be obeyed.

Although the Golden Light Mother still doesn't understand that the sect leader asked her to cooperate in the charade, to put on a show for the Jade Emperor, so that he would think that she and the other celestial beings of the Jie Sect in the mortal realm were doing everything they could to obstruct the journey to the East.

But what about the surprise? Weren't we supposed to give Haotian and us a surprise? Where is the surprise?

Despite having doubts in his mind, he dared not be careless in his actions. He brought his hands together, and the two lightning mirrors collided. Instantly, a lightning beam as thick as a child's arm shot straight toward Liu Qing's chest.

Is this some kind of ultimate move?

Liu Qing's eyes lit up with joy. He immediately took a step forward and dodged, then gripped the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone with both hands and smashed it with all his might towards the lightning pillar.

boom--

The pillar of lightning was shattered, and the broken lightning bolts, like countless frightened snakes, darted wildly in all directions.

Fortunately, Liu Qing used the power of the world to set up a protective barrier; otherwise, this burst of lightning would have wiped out all living beings within a radius of dozens of miles and caused the earth's veins to collapse.

Afterwards, Liu Qing fought several rounds with the Lightning Goddess Golden Light Saint Mother. Although he only revealed a portion of his strength, he still managed to make the Golden Light Saint Mother suffer greatly, shocking her with the sect leader's formidable power.

Unable to withstand the onslaught any longer, he cried out in a voice transmission, "Sect Leader, is that enough? If this continues, I can't take it anymore."

Liu Qing was a little embarrassed: "Okay, that's fine. In the next round, I'll take you!"

The Holy Mother of Golden Light breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting through it. Even acting alongside the Sect Leader was so arduous.

The Jade Emperor was reading the Investiture of the Gods and nodding in approval when he saw Liu Qing suddenly knock the Lightning Mirror out of the Golden Light Holy Mother's hand with a spear. Immediately, his hand grew larger, grabbed the Golden Light Holy Mother, and stuffed her into the Lesser Thousand Worlds.

Liu Qing's move of enlarging his hand to capture the Golden Light Holy Mother was not the same as when he casually changed his body to kill the Red Phosphorus Python; rather, it was the use of the Heavenly Gang Great Divine Power 'Plucking Stars and Seizing the Moon'.

When the Jade Emperor saw this, he was startled and thought to himself that Liu Qing had quite the skills.

However, they were not worried at all about the capture of the Golden Light Mother. The reason was that the Golden Light Mother was controlled by the Investiture of the Gods. Although she was not free and had many shortcomings, she had one advantage: her soul was imprinted on the Investiture of the Gods, so no one could kill her.

The Golden Light Mother is now merely an incarnation of divine power; her original divine soul imprint is in the Investiture of the Gods. As long as the Investiture of the Gods remains intact, the Golden Light Mother will not die.

After Liu Qing defeated the Golden Light Saint Mother, he sent her a telepathic message telling her to stay safe in the Lesser Thousand Worlds. Then, Liu Qing challenged the city walls of Tongguan.

Wen Zhong naturally cooperated, ordering Han Zhixian, the Wind Goddess of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings of the Thunder Department, and Caiyun Fairy, the Cloud Goddess of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings, to go into battle against Liu Qing.

The Wind Goddess Hanzhixian possessed the powerful artifact Wind Bag, while the Cloud Goddess Caiyunxianzi possessed the divine artifact Cloud Whip. After descending, the two cooperated with Liu Qing and fought for several rounds. However, they were no match for Liu Qing and were captured by him, taken into the Lesser Thousand World.

The Jade Emperor in the sky frowned slightly upon seeing this, but he was only surprised by Liu Qing's strength and did not expect that it was a performance for him.

After capturing three Tongguan 'guard generals' in succession, Li Shimin was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the strongmen of the army to beat the drums to cheer Liu Qing on.

"Master, what should we do next?" (End of Chapter)