Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

"I have arrived, bathed in sunlight and moonlight. Why hide yourself? Come out and fight!"

As soon as Liu Qing finished speaking, two bodhisattvas flew out of the water and hovered on the surface of the Grand Canal.

Among them, the Bodhisattva of Sunlight is male, tall, wearing a kasaya, and standing barefoot on a sixth-grade lotus platform.

The Moon Bodhisattva manifests as a woman with a graceful figure and a serene expression, also standing barefoot on a sixth-grade lotus platform.

The lotus pedestals beneath the feet of these two Bodhisattvas are transformed from the lotuses in the Buddhist Merit Pond. The lotuses have six grades, equivalent to the middle grade of the acquired spiritual treasure.

It has the effects of calming the mind and avoiding water and fire, but more importantly, it is used as a defensive magical artifact.

Liu Qing checked with his divine sense and found that both the Bodhisattvas Sunlight and Moonlight were at the early stage of the Great Luo Realm.

In Buddhism, the Buddha's spiritual attainment is not necessarily higher than that of a Bodhisattva, especially the eight great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism, who are an exception.

The eight Bodhisattvas were all at the Great Luo Realm. Among them, the two Bodhisattvas Sunlight and Moonlight, who were the weakest in combat, knew that their combat power was inferior to Liu Qing's, so they simply joined forces to turn the situation into a challenge.

The fact that Liu Qing was able to come here means that the Six-Eared Macaques that were blocking the way ahead have already been suppressed by Liu Qing.

The Six-Eared Macaque was one of the four mischievous monkeys that the Buddha found after traveling throughout the Three Realms. He originally intended to become an obstacle on the journey to the West.

Or, if they ultimately cannot subdue Sun Wukong, they will replace him with the Six-Eared Macaque.

In any case, the Six-Eared Macaque had a profound background and was secretly and carefully taught by the Buddha. He possessed the cultivation of the Undying Realm and the combat power of the early stage of the Great Luo Realm.

Even the Six-Eared Macaque, who possessed the combat power of the early stage of the Great Luo Realm, was suppressed by Liu Qing. The Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva were confident that their combat power was comparable to that of the Six-Eared Macaque. They believed that one of them was no match for Liu Qing, so they joined forces to overcome the difficulty.

"Serpent demon, the sunlight has been waiting for a long time!"

"If you want to escape the dragon, you must pass the test of our Sun and Moon!"

The Bodhisattva of Sunlight and the Bodhisattva of Moonlight faced Liu Qing, waiting intently.

At this point, the Buddhist bodhisattvas and Buddhas no longer only looked at Liu Qing's realm. Realm does not represent combat strength, and Liu Qing's combat strength had already reached the Great Luo Realm.

Facing Liu Qing, who possessed the combat power of the Great Luo Realm, even the Bodhisattvas of Sunlight and Moonlight dared not be careless in the slightest, even when they joined forces.

"In that case, please wait a moment, Bodhisattvas, I will now proceed with the trial!"

With a dragon's roar, Liu Qing, carrying towering waves, soared into the air and crashed down on the Bodhisattvas of Sunlight and Moonlight.

The Bodhisattva of Sunlight and the Bodhisattva of Moonlight both emitted boundless Buddhist light, each raising their palms to jointly block the towering waves carried by Liu Qing.

With a loud boom, the massive torrent, dozens of feet high, was blocked, creating a cloud of mist. Liu Qing, hidden in the mist, viciously clawed at the Sunlight Bodhisattva from beneath his belly.

The Bodhisattva of Sunlight pointed to the sun in the Grand Canal beneath him, and instantly the sun rose from the water, transforming into the Sun Essence Wheel, a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, which blocked Liu Qingjiao's attack.

The Moon Bodhisattva did the same, pointing to the bright moon in the water beneath her feet, transforming it into a moon wheel, and launching a sneak attack on Liu Qing from behind.

Liu Qing immediately manifested a three-headed, six-armed dragon body, with each of the three heads controlling a coiled dragon eight-tone cone, a Qiankun ruler, and a nine-dragon divine fire cover.

As soon as the three innate top-grade spiritual treasures appeared, the expressions of the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva instantly became extremely solemn.

Whether in terms of grade or quantity, Liu Qing's spiritual treasures completely overwhelmed theirs.

Already outmatched in combat strength, and now with Lingbao at a disadvantage, the two bodhisattvas quickly exchanged a glance, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone emitted a deafening sound of ghosts wailing and gods howling, tearing through the rain curtain and piercing towards the chest of the Sunlight Bodhisattva. Before the spearhead even arrived, the terrifying innate killing aura stimulated the Sunlight Bodhisattva, causing him to feel a chill all over his body.

The Qiankun Ruler, carrying the power of the entire Lesser Thousand Worlds, shattered the Moon Wheel, and with its remaining force, slashed towards the physical body of the Moon Bodhisattva.

Moonlight Bodhisattva hurriedly activated the sixth-grade lotus platform beneath her feet, releasing spiritual light to barely block the attack from the Qiankun Ruler.

The two bodhisattvas were immediately at a disadvantage as soon as they clashed with Liu Qing.

This is only the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone and the Qiankun Ruler. The two Bodhisattvas did not forget that Liu Qing was transformed into a three-headed dragon, one of whose heads was also wielding the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover.

Taiyi Zhenren's protective spiritual treasure was actually taken away by Liu Qing.

Taiyi, you are utterly useless! A dignified guardian spirit treasure, snatched away by Liu Qing, needlessly increasing Liu Qing's combat power, leaving my fellow monks and I in dire straits.

Nine fire dragons darted around the Bodhisattvas of Sunlight and Moonlight, carrying the power of ten thousand fires from the Three Realms. Whenever the two Bodhisattvas were distracted while defending against the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone and the Qiankun Ruler, they would immediately pounce and launch a surprise attack.

Helpless, the Bodhisattvas of Sunlight and Moonlight channeled their full magical power, transforming the six-tiered lotus platform beneath their feet into a protective shield around their bodies. They dared not slacken their efforts, lest they be subjected to the fierce attack of the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Shield.

However, this would require constant distraction to control the lotus platform and continuously infuse it with magical power, otherwise it would be difficult to withstand.

The threat of the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover was blocked, but while they were distracted in their defense, Liu Qing launched a continuous, tidal wave of attacks using the Coiled Dragon Eight-Tone Cone and the Qiankun Ruler. The Sun Essence Wheel was blasted away and chipped by the Coiled Dragon Eight-Tone Cone, and its spiritual light was visibly diminishing, its power reduced by half.

The Moon Wheel was also covered with impact marks and several cracks. If the impacts continued, it would not be long before the Moon Wheel was shattered.

Even worse off are the Bodhisattvas of Sunlight and Moonlight, because they have to allocate a portion of their magical power to control the lotus platform beneath their feet, and also use their magical power to control and activate the power of the Sun Essence Wheel and the Moon Essence Wheel. Therefore, their magical power is consumed extremely quickly.

On the other side, Liu Qing possessed a powerful physical body and boundless divine strength. Without needing to use much magic, he overwhelmed the Sun Bodhisattva and Moon Bodhisattva with his physical strength alone.

Seeing this, the Bodhisattva of Sunlight and the Bodhisattva of Moonlight tragically concluded that if they continued fighting, their stamina would not be enough to hold off Liu Qing.

They thought that even if the two of them joined forces and couldn't win, they could at least fight Liu Qing to a standstill, deplete Liu Qing's magic power, and provide an opportunity for their companions to deliver a fatal blow.

But now it seems they were being too naive.

This snake demon, Liu Qing, actually transformed into a dragon all the way through, refining his physical body to this point, and his physical strength is incredibly powerful.

Even after fighting to this point, it's estimated that Liu Qing hasn't lost much of his combat strength.

Before they arrived, the Buddha had instructed that those who were about to undergo tribulation should do their best to deplete Liu Qing's fighting power. Later, they could severely injure Liu Qing in one fell swoop, creating an opportunity for Liu Bai to replace him.

Liu Qing has become a major concern for the flourishing of Buddhism.

Liu Qing must be removed from the list of those who have been expelled from the Three Realms.

Sunlight Bodhisattva and Moonlight Bodhisattva exchanged a glance, both seeing the determination in each other's eyes. What does it matter if they give up this stinking body for the sake of Buddhism?
Liu Qing saw through the plan in the minds of the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva, and was immediately shocked. If the two Bodhisattvas at the early stage of the Great Luo Realm self-destructed, even with the defense of the fifth stage of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, they would probably be severely injured.

Once he is severely injured, how could the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas waiting ahead let him go? Even with the sword intent left by the Daoist Yu Yu, he can only kill one person. Facing the rest, he will only perish.

What's the point of dreaming about transforming into a dragon or about the good fortune of traveling east? If we can't overcome the current crisis, everything will be over.

Liu Qing felt a chill run down his spine; he absolutely could not let these two self-destruct.

Unexpectedly, the eight great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism were willing to give up their positions and lives, and made the resolute decision to self-destruct.

This move truly shocked and impressed Liu Qing.

As an opponent, Liu Qing could admire them, but he couldn't let that admiration ruin his plan to stop them from self-destructing and force them to be suppressed.

Liu Qing's eyes turned cold, and he immediately summoned the Human Seed Bag to use its boundless suction to restrain the two of them. Still not at ease, he used his Water Control Divine Power to turn the floodwaters of the Grand Canal into chains, which wrapped around the two of them.

He then used his ice-melting magic to turn the water chains into ice chains, making it impossible for them to break free instantly.

Several supernatural powers were unleashed in a flash, temporarily halting the self-destruction of the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Qing immediately activated his perfected demonic speech talent, and words of evil intent poured from his mouth:
"Sunlight Bodhisattva, are you prepared to self-destruct for the sake of Buddhism? Heh, you sacrifice yourself for righteousness, but others benefit from it all."

"When you die, your soul and spirit will perish, and you will no longer exist in the Three Realms. But the great prosperity of Buddhism that you brought about by your death will never be seen again."

"You are wrong. You think that as long as you self-destruct and severely injure the main body, you can disrupt the Jie Sect's Eastward Journey plan, start your Buddhism's Westward Journey for the second time, and gain the fortune to greatly promote Buddhism?"

"You're wrong, completely wrong. You've been tricked by that Buddha. He wants to use the fortune of Journey to the West to achieve his own Primordial Dao Fruit."

"The Buddha would never use the energy from Journey to the West to promote Buddhism. He is selfish, greedy, shameless, and incites you to your deaths while he alone enjoys the fortune of Journey to the West and achieves his own path to enlightenment!"

Liu Qing used his silver tongue to secretly unleash his talent for sorcery, sending words of venomous intent into the hearts of the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva.

"Snake demon, you dare to corrupt my Daoist heart!"

The Bodhisattva of Sunlight retorted loudly, and Liu Qing clearly saw the hesitation and doubt in the Bodhisattva of Sunlight's eyes, which made him overjoyed.

Despite saying he didn't believe it, he hesitated for a moment before revealing his true intentions.

When Liu Qing used his talent of demonic speech, he had already secretly opened the portal to the Lesser Thousand Worlds and quietly aimed it at the Bodhisattva of Sunlight and the Bodhisattva of Moonlight along the bottom of the Grand Canal.

Teng Ran and Liu Qing used all their power to control the power of the Lesser Thousand Worlds and the suction power of the Human Seed Bag to pull the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva into the Lesser Thousand Worlds.

Immediately, he used the power of all the smaller worlds to suppress the Bodhisattva of Sunlight and the Bodhisattva of Moonlight, preventing them from self-destructing again.

A fierce glint flashed in Liu Qing's eyes as he struck down the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone and the Qiankun Ruler simultaneously, shattering the physical bodies of the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva.

Without a physical body, it is completely unable to self-destruct, leaving only its soul, which is suppressed by the power of the minor world and cannot move or cause trouble.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Qing narrowly suppressed the self-destruction of two early-stage Great Luo Realm Bodhisattvas, averting his own danger. (End of Chapter)