Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Unbeknownst to them, when Liu Qing conferred the title of god upon Yuan Haowen, it was through the innate treasure, the True Scripture of Talking About Earth. The divine office evolved from the True Scripture of Talking About Earth, and after Yuan Haowen attained the Dao, he would naturally be subject to the control of the True Scripture of Talking About Earth.

When Yuan Haowen's soul was suppressed and replaced by a single obsession of the Buddha Mother Zhunti, the Tan Di Zhen Jing (True Scripture of the Earth) would sense it, and then turn against him, imprisoning him.

"Moreover, I also sensed that this restriction actually has the terrifying ability to obliterate the soul."

Seeing that Cundi Buddha Mother's expression was pale as she spoke, Tathagata Buddha felt a sense of foreboding and was horrified: "Uncle-Master, can it be that you too cannot withstand the annihilating power of this restriction?"

Cundi Buddha Mother shook her head: "In the end, it's just a little obsession. Even the obsession of a saint doesn't have much power and can't withstand it."

“Obsession is far less effective than a divided soul. It cannot borrow the power of the saint’s true form. Tathagata, it seems that I, your uncle, will soon disappear.”

He was initially pleased that his uncle's obsession was in charge, which could deter the remaining part of the Tongtian Sage's soul, Yu Yu Dao Ren, so that Buddhism and he could act without restraint.

Looking back now, I realize I was too optimistic.

Who could have imagined that Liu Qing was so cunning and suspicious that he would place a restriction on the body of his trusted subordinate?

The Buddha has wronged Liu Qing. This was not Liu Qing's intentional act, but rather because after being granted a divine position by the Tan Di Zhen Jing, everyone would be on the Tan Di Zhen Jing's guard.

However, compared to the Investiture of the Gods, the methods of discussing the True Scriptures are more secretive, and they will not appear unless in a critical situation.

The True Scripture of Talking About the Earth only has judgment. When the obsession of the Buddha Mother Zhunti replaced Yuan Haowen, it did not appear. However, when the Buddha Mother Zhunti took Liu Bai and deduced Liu Qing, and was about to glimpse the True Scripture of Talking About the Earth, the True Scripture of Talking About the Earth began to backfire, activating the restriction that was previously left in Yuan Haowen's soul. Sensing the obsession of the Buddha Mother Zhunti, it began to act.

"Buddha, I estimate that my uncle will not exist for long before he is annihilated."

"Fortunately, we managed to capture Liu Qing's clone. Now that you have Liu Qing's clone, you should know what to do next, right?"

Upon hearing this, the Buddha nodded: "Disciple knows how to do it."

"Well, then I can rest assured, Uncle-Master."

After saying this, the Cundi Buddha Mother (Yuan Haowen) slowly closed her eyes, and in the next instant, she was no longer alive.

This obsession of the Cundi Buddha Mother was hidden in Yuan Haowen's soul. When the obsession of the Cundi Buddha Mother was erased, Yuan Haowen's soul was also erased.

At the same time, Liu Qing watched as the inexplicably appearing Scripture of Talking Earth, along with the divine office conferred by Yuan Haowen, quickly dimmed.

In an instant, he realized that Yuan Haowen had been completely annihilated, both in body and soul.

Liu Qing frowned. Since the Battle of Tongguan, he had not paid attention to Yuan Haowen. At this moment, Yuan Haowen's sudden disappearance of his soul was quite unexpected for Liu Qing.

Liu Qing transmitted his voice to Shen Gongbao, asking, "Where is Yuan Haowen?"

"Reporting to the sect leader, my disciple Yuan Haowen has been missing since the Battle of Tongguan and has not returned since."

Liu Qing remained silent for a moment, then a guess suddenly came to mind: perhaps Liu Bai's disappearance was related to Yuan Haowen.

However, Yuan Haowen's soul has now perished, and Liu Bai is still nowhere to be found.

Time slips away silently.

Within a month, Li Shimin's Tang army marched out of Tongguan, conquering cities and seizing territories everywhere, gradually encroaching on the Sui Dynasty's lands. For a time, they were invincible and their momentum was overwhelming, and the name of Li Shimin was known throughout the land.

With the assistance of six great protectors—Li Xuanba, Luo Shixin, Li Jing, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, and the Bull Demon King—Li Shimin possessed overwhelming strength in both the celestial and mortal realms, enough to crush the Sui Dynasty's city garrison.

Although there were minor difficulties and disasters along the way, they were all resolved by the Great Sages such as Sun Wukong and the Bull Demon King. While conquering cities, the predetermined tribulations of the journey to the east were also successfully overcome one by one.

During this period, both Li Shimin's eastern expedition and the Jie Sect's eastern journey proceeded smoothly, without requiring Liu Qing's attention or personal oversight.

Wen Zhong regrouped the last remaining elite troops of the Sui Dynasty, and secretly summoned the celestial gods of the Jie Sect to descend to the mortal realm, as well as Shen Gongbao, to various places to trick the trusted celestial gods who had descended to the mortal realm in accordance with the will of the Jade Emperor.

In an instant, Wen Zhong commanded tens of thousands of soldiers, along with dozens of Heavenly Gods from the Jie Sect and trusted Heavenly Gods from the Jade Emperor. His strength was even greater than it had been at Tongguan.

Just then, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui received a report that the Wagangzhai rebels, Dou Jiande of Hebei, Wang Shichong who occupied Luoyang with his own troops, and Li Shimin who led his troops out of Tongguan were all attacking cities and seizing territories everywhere, gradually encroaching on the Sui Dynasty's territory.

When Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty saw that Wen Zhong (Yang Lin, the Prince of Kao Shan) had a strong army, his hopes were rekindled. He then issued an edict ordering Wen Zhong to guard the Grand Canal and ensure that the waterway would not be lost.

As long as the canal waterway remained intact, it would be able to connect the north and south of the Sui Dynasty, transport money, grain, and taxes, and ensure the continuation of the Sui Dynasty's political system.

At the same time, Wen Zhong, who controls the Grand Canal, can also take advantage of the canal's waterways to quickly reach the rebel strongholds throughout the country, wipe them out, and revitalize the Sui Dynasty.

After secretly informing the sect leader Liu Qing, Wen Zhong received the order to set out on the expedition.

The Grand Canal, excavated during the Sui Dynasty, started from Zhuojun in the north and went all the way to Jiangdu in the south. It connected the Haihe River, the Yellow River, the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, making it a magnificent feat that has been passed down through the ages.

Because Jiangdu, the terminus of the Grand Canal, was under the command of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, Wen Zhong, following imperial orders, arrived at Zhuojun, the starting point of the Grand Canal, intending to travel south along the waterway to take advantage of the high ground and punish the rebellious officials. Meanwhile, at the Great Thunder Temple...

After the last bit of attachment of the Cundi Buddha Mother was erased and disappeared, the Tathagata Buddha took over the subsequent planning.

He first converted Liu Bai to Buddhism, and then spared no expense in using up many Buddhist treasures to elevate Liu Bai's cultivation to the Five Qi and Three Flowers Realm.

Then, feeling it wasn't safe enough, he took out a precious Buddhist treasure, a Bodhi seed formed from the spiritual roots of two saints who attained enlightenment, and fed it to Liu Bai.

After Liu Bai refined and absorbed the essence, his cultivation level surged once again, breaking through from the Three Flowers Realm all the way to the Divine Realm Realm, and even reaching the peak of the Divine Realm Realm.

If it is not the Golden Body Realm after the Divine Realm, which requires comprehending the concept of eternal metal element, one must rely on oneself and cannot rely on the help of outsiders.

They've probably already been elevated to the Golden Body Realm.

"This humble monk, Liu Bai, thanks the Buddha Tathagata for his great kindness in creating this world."

Liu Bai, dressed in a monk's robe, clasped his hands together and bowed to the Buddha in gratitude. The Buddha saw that Liu Bai's expression was devout and that he had deep wisdom, so he couldn't help but nod in approval.

If it weren't for the need to replace Liu Qing with Liu Bai, which was crucial to the plan for the flourishing of Buddhism, I really wouldn't have been willing to let him take the risk.

Such talent and wisdom are truly rare in the Three Realms.

Even though his cultivation level was boosted by various spiritual medicines, because he had wisdom that surpassed all other realms, his understanding of each realm could keep up with his progress in cultivation, and his foundation in cultivation did not become unstable due to the rapid increase in his cultivation level.

Such performance greatly pleased and impressed the Buddha. If he hadn't been an incarnation of Liu Qing, the Buddha would have truly wanted to cultivate him into a true successor of Buddhism.

However, even though he knew that Liu Bai was an incarnation of Liu Qing, he had now been converted and converted to Buddhism. He planned to let Liu Bai return to the Great Thunderclap Temple and become a Buddha after Liu Bai replaced Liu Qing.

Liu Bai was born with a spiritual essence, and his wisdom was rare in the Three Realms, which made the Buddha Tathagata want to take him as a disciple and pass on his teachings.

"Liu Bai, now that you have accomplished your good deeds, it is time to leave the mountain and go down to the mortal realm to retrieve your avatar Liu Qing, so that he will not continue to wreak havoc on the three realms."

"This humble monk, Liu Bai, will respectfully obey the Buddha's decree."

Subsequently, the Buddha Tathagata summoned Maitreya Buddha and instructed him to bring Liu Bai down to the mortal realm.

After Maitreya Buddha brought Liu Bai down to the mortal realm, he followed the instructions of Tathagata Buddha and deliberately let Liu Bai reveal a trace of his original aura.

Then he immediately sped up and rode the clouds all the way to Zhuojun, where he handed Liu Bai over to Wen Zhong.

Following instructions, Maitreya Buddha handed Liu Bai over to Wen Zhong, but did not leave. Instead, he tore open space and hid in the chaos, keeping a constant watchful eye on Liu Bai with his divine sense.

According to the Buddha's plan, Liu Bai's descent to the mortal realm was to merge with Liu Qing, replace Liu Qing, and at the same time weaken the power of the Heavenly Court.

According to the Buddha's plan, Liu Bai will definitely replace Liu Qing, causing the Jie Sect's eastward journey to fail. At that time, Buddhism will take the opportunity to launch a second westward journey to seize the destiny.

As an ally of Buddhism, the Heavenly Court will certainly share some of the fortune, leading to an increase in its strength. At that time, only Buddhism and the Heavenly Court, whose strength has increased, will remain in the Three Realms. By then, the Jie Sect will have already completely declined due to the premature end of its journey to the East.

Buddhism and the Heavenly Court control the Three Realms. Without the participation of the third party, the Jie Sect, Buddhism and the Heavenly Court will inevitably clash over the dominance of the Three Realms and eventually become adversaries.

Therefore, at this time, the Buddha had already thought of weakening the power of the Heavenly Court in advance, so that it would be unable to compete with Buddhism in the Three Realms in the future.

As the Heavenly Venerable of the Thunder Department, Wen Zhong is the leader of the Heavenly Court's forces descending to the mortal realm. If Liu Bai is handed over to Wen Zhong, Liu Qing will definitely come after him. At that time, Liu Qing will fight with Wen Zhong and other gods. While they are both exhausted, Liu Bai will merge with Liu Qing and replace him. At the same time, Liu Qing will be used to weaken the Heavenly Court's strength.

A two-birds-with-one-stone strategy.

The Buddha's vision was far-reaching and excellent, simply because he was certain that Liu Bai could replace Liu Qing.

But what he didn't know was that Wen Zhong had already been rescued from the Investiture of the Gods by Liu Qing. How could he be controlled by the Investiture of the Gods again, obey the Jade Emperor, and fight against Liu Qing? In the end, would the facts be as he wished?
Liu Qing suddenly sensed a familiar aura. Although it was many times stronger than before, the aura was extremely familiar and there was no mistake. It was Liu Bai, the clone he had been searching for.

Following the energy flow, Liu Qing arrived at Zhuojun, the starting point of the Grand Canal and also the garrison of Wen Zhong's army.

As soon as the space was torn open and Wen Zhong's aura was used as an anchor point, Wen Zhong's voice transmission was received.

“Uncle-Master, just now the Buddhist Maitreya Buddha sent a person to my army named Liu Bai. I feel that there is something fishy about Liu Bai.”

It was indeed Liu Bai's aura; he had finally found his clone.

There's more than just something fishy going on; that Liu Bai is actually my alter ego.

But this cannot be told to Wen Zhong.

Having found his clone, Liu Qing was no longer in a hurry. He hid himself back in the chaos, intending to observe the situation first. (End of Chapter)