Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Impatient with the fight, Liu Qing secretly used the Qiankun Ruler to draw upon a portion of the power of the Lesser Thousand Worlds to suppress the Scorpion Demon.

He immediately increased his devouring power, opened the portal to his minor world, and brazenly swallowed the scorpion demon, along with her minor world, into his own.

The scorpion demon, along with countless scorpions of all sizes that had been swallowed earlier, was suppressed in the minor world. The scorpion demon's minor world was then obliterated and shattered by the Qiankun Ruler, which carried the power of the world and the power of devouring, turning it into its origin as resources for its own minor world.

Liu Qing moved his collection from the Lesser Thousand Worlds aside and placed it together with his previous gains. He then used the power of the world to create a huge treasure trove, which would be used specifically to store his collection.

Thus, the scorpion demon was completely devoured, its small world became the resources for the evolution of Liu Qing's world, its collection was taken away, and its offspring were suppressed, later becoming living beings within Liu Qing's small world, flourishing and thriving.

He himself was later converted by the Lingbao Dushi Jing, which led him to change sides and join the Tang army.

Firstly, it was because the scorpion demon's venom was potent, and after subduing it, it was necessary to detoxify Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing. Secondly, it was to increase the fighting strength of the Tang army.

Liu Qing had no intention of seeking help from the Pleiades Star Lord to cure the scorpion demon's venom, so he had no choice but to convert and subdue it.

This would also increase the fighting strength of Li Shimin's Tang army.

Although this scorpion demon was only at the Divine Realm level, her combat awareness and deep cunning were among the best in the Three Realms. Caught off guard, even the Great Sage Equaling Heaven fell victim to her poison, demonstrating her formidable combat power.

After capturing Dasanguan, Li Shimin's Tang army also subdued many fierce generals and powerful demons and wild gods who came to join him.

However, even mortal warriors like Yuchi Gong, Qutu Tong, and Yin Kaishan, despite their considerable martial prowess, were unable to defeat demons, gods, and Buddhas. Other opportunistic mountain demons and incense-burning wild gods were also of mediocre fighting strength.

With Li Shimin's journey to the east, the difficulty of his struggle for the throne increased many times over. Therefore, Liu Qing planned to reduce the killing in the future, leave some worthy opponents, convert them, and send them to Li Shimin as henchmen.

We can't always rely on Sun Wukong, Sha Wujing, and Zhu Bajie. When faced with the obstruction of immortals and Buddhas, the three of them are too weak and alone. We also can't always rely on Liu Qing for help. It would be beneath our dignity, and it would become tiresome if we did it too often.

Now, Liu Qing has almost perfected his understanding of the Lingbao Dushi Jing (Scripture of Salvation through Spiritual Treasures). Facing a mere scorpion demon in the Divine Realm, he only needed to recite the scripture once or twice to subdue and convert her.

The scorpion demon flashed with demonic energy and transformed into a beautiful young woman dressed in black. She knelt down and bowed, saying, "Disciple Scorpion Spirit greets the Sect Master."

After Liu Qing converted the scorpion demon, considering her extraordinary background and decent combat strength, and also thinking that the Jie Sect was currently small with only a handful of members, he accepted her as a third-generation disciple of the Jie Sect.

As the acting sect leader, but in reality the sect leader, he accepted a disciple under a nominal title, and even his teacher, Daoist Yu Yu, wouldn't have anything to say about it.

"Get up."

"Go and cure Sun Wukong and the others of their scorpion venom first, and then stay in Li Shimin's army to serve him."

"Disciple, obey."

Liu Qing gave the scorpion demon its three-pronged fork, and also gave it the scorpion demon's offspring that it had kept to be used as clones. Afterward, he sent the scorpion demon with his message to Li Shimin's army.

As the Great Dragon God, Liu Qing held immense prestige in Li Shimin's army. As the acting leader of the Jie Sect, his position was high enough for Li Shimin to look up to him. Now, with a message delivered, he sent a general, and Li Shimin was overjoyed. How could he possibly refuse?

It was already dark when Li Shimin, having gained a new general, was overjoyed and sounded the retreat to return to his camp to celebrate.

The next day, Li Shimin led his army to Tongguan again.

Sun Wukong was once again the first to charge forward and challenge them.

On the city wall of Tongguan, Wen Zhong looked around at the great demons, gods, and arhats around him, searching for the heads he was going to send over.

Shen Gongbao's transformation technique is tainted with bad luck. Anyone who tries to investigate his background will be affected by this bad luck and fail. Therefore, his true form has never been discovered by the two Venerables who have the highest Taoist cultivation, the Dragon Subduer and the Tiger Subduer, as well as Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and Nezha.

Seeing that Wen Zhong wanted to find a head to send over, Shen Gongbao quickly followed suit and used the "Aid for Misfortune and Calamity" technique to finish him off.

Buddhism has the greatest karmic debt and needs to be settled the most. The abbot also has this intention, so let's continue to exploit Buddhism.

Having made up his mind, Wen Zhong said, "I remember that the Scorpion Saint was a Buddhist ally. Now that the Scorpion Saint has been captured, which of you Buddhists is willing to avenge the Scorpion Saint?"

Seeing the current behavior of the pilgrim team, which has completely deviated from Buddhism and joined the Jie Sect, how could the seventeen Arhats not know that the pilgrim team has been converted and subdued?
Yesterday, Liu Qing personally intervened, not immediately killing the Scorpion Demon, but merely suppressing and taking it away. Today, seeing that the poisoned Sun Wukong is unharmed, it is clear that the Scorpion Demon has also been converted and subdued.

The seventeen Arhats remained silent, secretly alarmed by the terrifying power of the Lingbao Dushi Jing, a legendary text from the Jie Sect. They wanted the powerful demons they had brought with them to verify it, so they did not object and all acquiesced.

The seventeen Arhats were the teachers of the five hundred Arhats. Since the teachers tacitly agreed, the disciples naturally did not interfere.

Wen Zhong understood immediately and looked at the remaining powerful demons on the Buddhist side: the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, the Seven Spider Demons, and the Three-Headed Rhinoceros Demon. Shen Gongbao understood as well and secretly entangled his bad luck around these powerful demons. He was already struggling to suppress the effects of the three killing calamities, as if he were suppressing a volcano that could erupt at any moment.

Now, with Shen Gongbao's bad luck triggering their attack, the seven spider demons with the lowest cultivation levels couldn't hold back any longer. Ignoring their sworn brother, the Many-Eyed Monster, they stepped forward and volunteered to go to the front lines.

Wen Zhong was naturally happy to agree.

Then, seven spider demons descended from the top of Tongguan City, riding on demonic clouds.

"You impudent monkey! My seven sisters and I have come to capture you!"

Sun Wukong looked over and saw that the seven spider demons had all transformed into human form, all of them looking like beautiful young girls.

But under keen observation, the beautiful exterior conceals a host of grotesque, venomous spiders.

"You seven are merely at the Divine Realm level, and being mere imitations, you are no match for me, Old Sun. You'd better hurry back and send someone else, lest you be unable to withstand my big stick."

"Hmph, you impudent monkey, stop talking big! You only have one stick, how can you possibly deal with seven of us sisters?"

The seven spider demons hated being called "mother" and looked down upon. Hearing Sun Wukong's teasing words, they were immediately enraged.

The next instant, the seven spider demons tore open their shirts, revealing their navels. With a delicate shout, they sprayed out strands of spider silk from their navels, which then wrapped around Sun Wukong.

At the same time, their own little worlds secretly opened, releasing countless poisonous spiders of different sizes and species, which climbed along the spider silk and bit Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong's golden cudgel is not afraid of head-on collisions, but it has no way to deal with these spider silks that are completely impervious to force and have an exceptionally tough texture.

Just as the golden cudgel was about to strike, it was entangled by countless spider silks. Despite possessing divine power, it could not be used, which was truly frustrating.

At the same time, the poisonous spiders climbing on the silk also came closer. Sun Wukong had been stung by the scorpion demon yesterday and was in pain for half the night. He was still traumatized.

Seeing countless poisonous spiders swarming in now instantly triggered a sense of dread in my heart, and I wished I could immediately drop the stick and run away with my head in my hands.

Liu Qing shook his head inwardly, dissatisfied with Sun Wukong's performance, and then sent a telepathic message to Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing to go out and assist in the battle.

Pigsy, wielding his rake, shattered a strand of spider silk with a single stroke, then spat out a jet of water, chasing away the poisonous spider that was rushing towards Monkey King. He shouted, "Brother Monkey, don't let that spider silk entangle you again!"

Sha Wujing had previously lost face at the hands of the Red Phosphorus Python, which stirred up his deepest, most sinister thoughts. This had caused Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie to ridicule him these past few days. In his shame and anger, Sha Wujing now hated women the most. When he saw the spider demons in front of him, he glared at them and raised his Solo Staff to smash them down, showing no mercy whatsoever.

Faced with the combined efforts of the three pilgrims, the seven spider demons were not afraid at all. They sprayed out spider silk to form a net, which surrounded the three pilgrims and blocked them from all sides.

Immediately, each of them summoned more poisonous spiders from their own small worlds, which swarmed towards the net, determined to devour Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, who were trapped inside, until they were reduced to bones.

In the Three Realms, all supernatural powers, spells, and even magical treasures have a principle of mutual generation and restraint. Faced with the spider demon's spider silk web, Sun Wukong and his companions' powerful magical treasures had no place to be used.

Yesterday, in the battle against the Scorpion Demon, Sun Wukong almost plucked all his monkey hair. So when Pigsy and Sandy urged him to transform into a monkey to fend off the swarming spiders, Sun Wukong had no choice but to pluck a large handful of monkey hair to transform into a monkey and fight off the numerous spiders.

But these spiders, like scorpions, are highly venomous. Every time a spider is stepped on and killed, a transformed ape is poisoned to death. There are hundreds of millions of spiders, but the monkey's fur is being plucked until there is almost nothing left. Sun Wukong is almost a bald monkey.

Sun Wukong was a monkey who loved beauty. He had given himself the nickname "Handsome Monkey King." Now that he had become a bald monkey, he could no longer bear it and repeatedly sent a telepathic message to Liu Qing for help.

Liu Qing immediately ordered the scorpion demon to go and help.

The scorpion demon possesses potent venom, rendering it immune to spider venom. It also has the ability to transform itself, making it impervious to spider webs. However, its small world was eventually destroyed, and its scorpion offspring were suppressed. Faced with a large number of poisonous spiders, it could only defend itself and was powerless to defeat the enemy.

Liu Qing frowned, thought for a moment, and then sent a telepathic message to the Bull Demon King, asking him to summon Red Boy.

Red Boy, along with his mother Princess Iron Fan and his stepmother Jade-Faced Fox, all stayed in the Bull Demon King's Little Thousand World.

Not long after Liu Qing sent the message, the Red Boy was delivered to Liu Qing by the Bull Demon King.

"Red Boy greets his master—"

Red Boy appeared to be five or six years old, but was actually hundreds of years old. He wore a red bib and red lantern pants, wielded a fire-tipped spear, and rode on a five-element flying wheel, looking truly majestic. (End of Chapter)