Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Vairocana Buddha wanted to break free from the sun and moon millstone, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not break free from the binding power of the sun and moon.

It was only then that Vairocana Buddha discovered that Liu Qing's newly appeared spiritual treasure was actually a top-grade innate spiritual treasure containing the power of the sun and the moon.

"What a snake demon! It actually hid such a terrifying spiritual treasure. I admire its forbearance. Amitabha, I was not wronged in my defeat."

Liu Qing found it difficult to explain. Should he tell him that he had just obtained this innate top-grade spiritual treasure after killing the Sunlight Bodhisattva and the Moonlight Bodhisattva?
Fine, if you think I'm as patient as an old dog, then so be it.

Vairocana Buddha knew that if he didn't fight desperately now, he would have no other chance.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he threw the nine-ringed staff at the Sun and Moon Wheel, causing the magical treasure to self-destruct without hesitation.

Unfortunately, the Nine-Ringed Staff was merely a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure. Even though its self-destruction power was comparable to a full-force attack from a mid-stage Great Luo Realm cultivator, it was as laughable as a child wielding a spear under the power of the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Sun and Moon Wheel.

The power of the Nine-Ringed Staff's self-destruction was restrained by the solar and lunar power of the Sun and Moon Wheel, and then ground and absorbed by the Sun and Moon Millstone.

Vairocana Buddha stared in disbelief, utterly shocked. He never imagined that even the power of the self-destruction of the Nine-Ringed Staff could not free him from this millstone of the sun and moon.

After the initial shock, my heart was filled with despair. Even these desperate measures were useless. What else could I do now?
The Vairocana Buddha looked grim and his eyes were dim as he watched the sun and moon wheel transform into a millstone, slowly grinding away at his protective Buddha light. Once the protective Buddha light was ground away, he would be gone.

"Amitabha Buddha, this old monk has failed Buddhism; I have the will to kill the traitors, but I am powerless to reverse the situation—"

Vairocana Buddha chanted a Buddhist mantra, sat cross-legged with the sun and moon millstone above his head, closed his eyes, and awaited death.

Seeing Vairocana Buddha in such a state, Bhaisajyaguru Buddha felt the same way and also felt the urge to die. Thinking of the Buddha's instructions before he left, a resolute look slowly appeared in Bhaisajyaguru Buddha's eyes.

Since we can't defeat this snake demon, we'll risk our lives to severely injure it so that our subsequent plans can proceed.

With the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Sun and Moon Wheel, suppressing the Vairocana Buddha, Liu Qing had already focused his attention on the Medicine Buddha.

Earlier, when he fought against the Bodhisattvas of Sunlight and Moonlight, the two Bodhisattvas attempted to self-destruct when they were in dire straits.

How could Liu Qing not be wary of this Medicine Buddha?

Upon noticing the determination in the eyes of the Medicine Buddha, Liu Qing immediately understood the Medicine Buddha's plan.

He hurriedly pointed at the human seed bag, causing it to come to the top of Medicine Buddha's head, which instantly increased its absorption power, forcing Medicine Buddha to use almost all of his magic power to resist the human seed bag's absorption.

Although this Human Seed Bag is only a high-grade acquired spiritual treasure, its ability to absorb and capture people is unparalleled in the entire Three Realms.

Even the Cloud Goddess's Hunyuan Golden Cauldron is no match. While the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron can capture and trap people, that's just a secondary function. Its main ability is to eliminate the enemy's cultivation level after capturing them.

Faced with the full force of the human-shaped bag, Medicine Buddha had to use almost all of his magical power to stabilize himself and avoid being swallowed.

In this way, the Medicine Master Buddha originally planned to first use the drumstick and the fish drum, a set of spiritual treasures, to self-destruct. While Liu Qing was busy dealing with the self-destruction, he would then rush in front of Liu Qing and use the power of the double self-destruction of his physical body and soul to severely injure Liu Qing.

His plan was good and decisive, but Liu Qing was one step ahead of him, and someone else planted a spiritual treasure like the Potion Master Buddha, causing the Potion Master Buddha's plan to fail.

Seeing that the Human Seed Bag had almost completely restrained the Medicine Master Buddha, Liu Qing pointed to the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone and the Qiankun Ruler, and the two spiritual treasures appeared simultaneously, attacking the Medicine Master Buddha.

It's a fight to the death; we must not hold back.

Medicine Master Buddha smiled bitterly. Since he couldn't get close enough to seriously injure Liu Qing, he would self-destruct now. Even if he couldn't severely damage Liu Qing's physical body, he would destroy the spiritual treasure that Liu Qing relied on for protection.

The Medicine Buddha suddenly uttered a Buddhist chant, instantly activating the magical power he had cultivated for ten thousand years, as well as the indestructible divine soul of his golden body.

Instantly, the Medicine Buddha's body began to expand irregularly, and his enormous divine soul twisted and changed. His physical body and divine soul carried destructive power at the same time, as if he wanted to self-destruct.

"Well done, Medicine Buddha! This is exactly what I've been waiting for!"

Liu Qing suddenly pointed at the Golden Bell, a high-grade innate spiritual treasure. The Golden Bell, which was originally split in two and used as a shield, suddenly appeared on the left and right sides of the Medicine Master Buddha.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Medicine Buddha was focused on self-destruction and had no time to spare, the two halves of the golden cymbals swiftly closed, trapping the Medicine Buddha, who was about to self-destruct, and the complete set of spiritual treasures, including the drumsticks and the fish drum, inside.

When Liu Qing engaged in battle, he had already taken precautions against the Buddhists self-destructing, so he used the golden cymbals as shields to distract them.

This was the moment they had been waiting for. Suddenly, they appeared and used the golden gong to trap the people who were about to self-destruct, preventing their explosions from harming Liu Qing.

The Golden Bell is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. The sound of its impact can disturb the mind, but this is only a side effect. The most important thing is the eternal and solid nature of its metal element, which makes it impossible for those trapped inside to break free.

The fact that the golden bell could not be broken free when it was trapped demonstrates the incredible strength of its metal element. Even its self-destruction could not damage the magical treasure, let alone affect the outside world. In terms of the golden bell's unbreakable metal element, no other magical treasure in the Three Realms can surpass it.

Boom, boom, boom—

The day after tomorrow, a mid-grade spiritual treasure, the Fishing Drum, exploded on its own. The drumsticks exploded, but only a muffled sound came from the closed golden cymbals. The golden cymbals were not shaken open, and the spiritual treasure itself was not damaged.

Subsequently, the Medicine Buddha's physical body and soul self-destructed, with a power far exceeding that of the Fish Drum and Drumsticks. It almost shook open the closed Golden Bell, but fortunately, the Golden Bell's spiritual treasure body was exceptionally sturdy and was not damaged by the Medicine Buddha's self-destruction, causing the spiritual treasure to drop in rank.

The power of the self-destruction of Medicine Master Buddha's physical body and soul swept out from the crack that had been opened. Fortunately, the surrounding spiritual treasures of the Human Seed Bag, the Qiankun Ruler, and the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone blocked most of the power, leaving only a small portion to affect Liu Qingqing's main body.

At this time, Liu Qing's Nine Revolutions Profound Technique had reached the fifth revolution, which allowed him to ignore the attacks of mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures. He was not harmed by the aftershocks of the explosion.

The aftershocks of the self-destruction carried fragments of flesh and bone, some of which shot towards the cliffs on both sides of the Dragon Gate Canyon, blasting holes in the cliffs.

Upon seeing this, Liu Qing felt a stirring in his heart, as if he were witnessing a miracle unfold before his own eyes.

The Longmen Grottoes, which will be famous in later generations, may have come about because of this day.

The Medicine Buddha self-destructed, his body and soul were destroyed, and his spiritual treasures were also destroyed. Ten thousand years of cultivation turned to ashes and he was removed from the Three Realms. However, despite his desperate efforts, he still could not harm Liu Qing's true form. Even his plan to severely damage several of Liu Qing's spiritual treasures later failed.

It can be said that, thanks to Liu Qing's combat wisdom, Medicine Master Buddha gained no victory other than his own demise.

Vairocana Buddha looked at the mangled flesh of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha in despair, then closed his eyes again. His condition was even worse than that of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha.

Even though the Medicine Buddha King's demise did not harm Liu Qing, it was still quite a dramatic event, a truly spectacular fall.

Unlike myself, even if I wanted to self-destruct, I couldn't. I could only be crushed bit by bit under the Yin-Yang Wheel.

The protective aura of Buddha has long been crushed, and the physical body has begun to be ground down. After a while, the soul will also be crushed into powder and disappear into the Three Realms.

Bound by the supreme innate spiritual treasure, all his abilities were suppressed by the power of the sun and moon, rendering him unable to use them. He could only watch helplessly and painfully as his physical body and soul were ground into powder bit by bit.

"Amitabha--"

Vairocana Buddha uttered a final Buddhist chant and then accepted his ultimate fate with a bitter smile.

Liu Qing pointed, causing the Sun and Moon Wheel to carry the Vairocana Buddha to the Lesser Thousand Worlds. At this point, the Vairocana Buddha had no power to resist and no longer needed Liu Qing's attention to control it.

Within the Lesser Thousand Worlds, the Golden Light Holy Mother and the Sixteen Heavenly Kings of the Intercepting Sect, who were idly wandering around and incidentally helping the sect leader take care of the migrating beings, were utterly shocked when they saw the Yin-Yang Wheel suddenly appear in the sky, and the huge millstone that the Yin-Yang Wheel transformed into, grinding the Vairocana Buddha.

Vairocana Buddha was a top-tier Buddhist master whose cultivation and abilities were comparable to the Four Holy Mothers and Eight Outer Disciples of the Jie Sect in the past. Now, a thousand years later, Vairocana Buddha's cultivation must have improved even more, but despite this, he was still killed by the sect leader.

Just how terrifying must the sect leader's current combat power be?

The fact that the sect leader was able to suppress and kill the Vairocana Buddha, who was at the mid-stage of the half-step Great Luo Realm, gave us a new understanding of his terrifying combat power.

They watched as the Vairocana Buddha, with his eyes closed, awaited death, and watched as his physical body and soul were crushed, ultimately vanishing into nothingness.

The Golden Light Saintess and the others all shuddered, their fear of the sect leader deepening even further.

Liu Qing used the water puppet to collect the scattered bone and flesh fragments from the self-destruction of the Medicine Master Buddha, and then poured them into the widened section of the Grand Canal to reinforce the riverbank.

With the help of the water puppets, the silt in this section of the Longmen Gorge has been cleared, and the river channel has been deepened and widened.

Liu Qing left a seventh-rank clone here to serve as the river god of Longmen Gorge, while his main body let out a dragon roar and continued south, traveling along the Jiaoyun River.

After passing Longmen Gorge, there is a vast expanse of water, or rather, a flood caused by torrential rains that has turned the already low-lying fields on both sides of the canal into a swamp.

The Daze River stretches for nearly one or two hundred miles from north to south. Liu Qing first widened and deepened the canal channel, greatly increasing its flood discharge capacity.

Afterwards, he used his water-controlling powers to sweep the floodwaters from the two great marshes into the river channel.

Even though the vast marshes on both banks spanned a radius of one or two hundred miles and contained hundreds of millions of tons of floodwater, Liu Qing, with his current strength and the supernatural power to control water, managed to drain them little by little, and the water all flowed into the canal.

It took Liu Qing several days to finally drain the floodwaters from the great swamp, leaving him utterly exhausted. (End of Chapter)