Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

"Buddha, if you agree to join forces with me to eliminate that Yu Yu Daoist, I will be the first to launch a sneak attack on him. Even if he makes a counterattack before he dies, it will be me who suffers the most serious injury!"

"I have already said this much, Tathagata, give me a straight answer: will you do it or not?"

The Buddha Tathagata proclaimed a Buddhist chant: "This humble monk is ashamed; I am not as decisive as the Queen Mother of the West!"

"This humble monk will go with the Golden Mother Goddess to deal with that Yu Yu Daoist!"

The Jade Emperor has always been in charge of the Heavenly Court. The Queen Mother of the West usually keeps a low profile and only holds the Peach Banquet to win over the hearts of the people in the Three Realms on behalf of the Jade Emperor.

But upon seeing her today, the Buddha realized that he had underestimated the Queen Mother of the West. In terms of decisiveness and ruthlessness, she was even more so than the Jade Emperor.

While admiring him, the Buddha was also secretly wary. If this trip went smoothly and he killed Yu Yu Dao Ren and Liu Qing, then only Buddhism and the Heavenly Court would remain in the Three Realms. At that time, he must be careful of the Jade Pool Golden Mother.

Having made up their minds, the two top beings of the Three Realms did not hesitate any longer and immediately turned to the Ninth Heaven. On the way, the Buddha Tathagata and the Queen Mother of the West discussed some details and then stopped talking. They each used their magic power to hide their spiritual treasures and prepared to launch a full-scale attack when the time came.

Meanwhile, inside the Lingxiao Palace in the Ninth Heaven.

The Jade Emperor was holding a wine cup, casually sipping the monkey spirit wine brought by the Taoist Yu Yu.

This Monkey Spirit Wine was a gift from Liu Qing to Daoist Yu Yu. Within the Lesser Thousand Worlds, the eighteen snakes and pythons of the Liu family, along with the giant monkeys who migrated into the Snake Pool to boil salt, were working day and night using blood peaches to brew the Monkey Spirit Wine, in case Daoist Yu Yu ran out of wine.

It was originally a divine wine, no less than the celestial nectar, but in the mouth of the Jade Emperor, it was tasteless.

Now, how could he not know that the Taoist priest Yu Yu had come to heaven to invite him for a drink in order to keep him occupied and prevent him from paying attention to anything else?

He knew things were about to change after the Investiture of the Gods had shown unusual activity several times before, but he was threatened by Yu Yu Dao Ren and dared not look at it, which made him feel frustrated until now.

A day in heaven is equivalent to a year on earth. In the time it takes to drink, who knows how many things have happened in the mortal world.

Did the celestial beings of the Jie Sect, who descended to the mortal realm, obey their orders and fight against the Jie Sect's pilgrimage team to the east, thus obstructing their journey?

Did Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, take good care of Princess Longji, who insisted on descending to the mortal realm?
Has the Buddhist side sent anyone to offer assistance?
All these events made the Jade Emperor feel like he was being clawed by a cat, but the smile on Yu Yu Daoist's face and the occasional flash of sword intent in his eyes made the Jade Emperor dare not make a move.

"Haotian, come on, fill up your uncle's cup—"

"Alright, I'll fill it up for my martial uncle right away."

The Jade Emperor, with a forced smile, dealt with Yu Yu the Taoist priest, but he felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles.

Just as the Jade Emperor was feeling frustrated, the doors of the Lingxiao Palace suddenly opened, and the Queen Mother of the West, carrying a wine jar, gracefully entered.

"Uncle-Master, you came to the Heavenly Court without saying a word, so that your junior nephew could serve you wine?"

“A jar of ancient nectar was buried beneath the Jade Pool long ago, and now it is just right to offer it to you, my uncle.”

As Yaochi Jinmu chatted and laughed, she approached Yu Yu Daoren, but unexpectedly, a restriction flashed and blocked her.

"The Jie Sect's restrictive formation? What's the meaning of this, Uncle-Master?"

The Jiejiao's restrictive array can isolate the power of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, even though the Jade Emperor is the Heavenly Emperor, he cannot use the power of the Heavenly Dao to break through this restriction and send messages outside or detect changes outside.

Yu Yu Daoist had no doubts, but ultimately he was concerned about his reputation and felt somewhat embarrassed. He quickly opened a gap in the restrictive array to let Yaochi Jinmu in.

Yaochi Jinmu pretended not to care about anything else and immediately came to Yuyu Daoren, pretending to smile and serve him wine. At the same time, she secretly transmitted her voice to Haotian Shangdi about what was happening outside and her and Tathagata Buddha's decision to assassinate Yuyu Daoren.

The Jade Emperor was shocked and furious, but as the ruler of the Three Realms, he quickly realized that the Queen Mother of the West's actions were the best choice.

Thinking of Princess Longji being suppressed by Liu Qing, the death and capture of his trusted celestial being whom he had sent to the mortal realm, and Liu Qing's attempt to become the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and take over the Myriad Dragon Palace, a fierce glint flashed deep in his eyes.

He is as decisive as the Buddha!

You old fool, you're nothing but a fragment of the Heavenly Sage's soul. We were wary of you in the past because you hadn't crossed the line. Now that you're courting death, don't blame us for sending you to your demise!

With the approval of the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West did not hesitate any longer. Taking advantage of the moment when Yu Yu Dao Ren was indulging in wine, she suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the golden hairpin, which pierced towards Yu Yu Dao Ren.

The Jade Emperor roared, unleashing his full power and summoning his natal spiritual treasures: the supreme innate spiritual treasures, the Jade Mirror, the Jade Tower, and the Jade Sword.

The Haotian Mirror immobilized Yu Yu Dao Ren, the Haotian Pagoda protected itself, and the Haotian Sword viciously slashed at Yu Yu Dao Ren.

When Yu Yu Dao Ren saw that the Queen Mother of the West had come looking for him, he knew something was amiss, but he never expected that the Queen Mother of the West would be so audacious as to dare to attack him.

Just as the protective sword intent shook off the golden hairpin, and he was about to retaliate, he saw that the Jade Emperor had also made a move.

Yu Yu Daoist was startled. Without thinking, several sword intents instantly appeared around him, severing the bindings of the Haotian Mirror and shaking off the Haotian Sword, intending to teach Haotian brat a lesson. Unexpectedly, a beam of spiritual light suddenly flew out from the wine jar brought by the Queen Mother of the West, striking Yu Yu Daoist in the heart with lightning speed.

It was actually the Buddha himself who hid in the wine jar and used the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Six Roots Purification Bamboo, to launch a sneak attack.

Normally, the Buddha could not harm Yu Yu Dao Ren by using the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo.

However, Yu Yu Dao Ren did not expect that the Queen Mother of the West would dare to attack him. Caught off guard, he was only concerned with blocking the attacks of the Queen Mother of the West and the Jade Emperor. He did not expect that the Buddha Tathagata, as the dignified leader of Buddhism, would disregard his dignity and hide in a wine jar, which happened to be right in front of Yu Yu Dao Ren.

Suddenly, the remaining Taoists were struck by the Six Roots Purification Bamboo, which was infused with all the power of the Buddha, piercing their hearts and causing them severe injuries.

The Six Roots Pure Bamboo was originally a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and it was also a protective spiritual treasure of the Sage Zhunti. It was imbued with a trace of the Sage's aura, making it far superior to other spiritual treasures of the same level. Therefore, under this attack, the life force of the remaining Daoist's body instantly dissipated.

Only his soul remained, barely holding up his physical body. He had not yet perished, but having suffered such severe damage, he was not far from falling.

Yu Yu Dao Ren was filled with remorse, lamenting that he was ultimately not a saint, lacking the omniscient power of a saint, and that his carelessness had led to this calamity.

But now that things have come to this, regret is useless. Thinking of his beloved disciple Liu Qing's grand plan for the Jie Sect to travel east, he felt a growing sense of resentment.

Even if he were to perish, he would clear away the obstacles that hindered his beloved disciple's path before his demise.

Yu Yu Daoist's murderous intent surfaced as he glanced around at the Golden Mother of the Jade Pool, the Jade Emperor, and the Buddha, who stood opposite him, all of whom were waiting intently.

"Fine, fine, you lot have quite the nerve to attack me?"

"Since you launched the sneak attack first, disregarding all human ethics, then don't blame me, your senior uncle, for taking action and killing you!"

Yu Yu Dao Ren drew the rusty iron sword from his waist. The iron sword rubbed against the scabbard, making a piercing sound. To the ears of the three—the Jade Emperor, the Buddha, and the Heavenly Emperor—it sounded like the sound of the Great Dao being destroyed.

Suddenly, the remaining Taoist priest unleashed a sword strike.

With a sword intent that could destroy everything, it slashed towards the Jade Emperor, the Buddha, and the Queen Mother of the West.

The Queen Mother of the West felt a chill run down her spine and shouted sharply, "Join forces to defend!"

The illusory innate spiritual root, the Ren Water Peach, behind the Queen Mother of the West immediately became solemn. Its branches and leaves were lush and green, radiating boundless Ren Water power, blocking the sword intent.

The Jade Emperor then threw out the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Jade Pagoda. Even the Buddha Tathagata dared not hold back, and used the Nine-Rank Merit Golden Lotus to protect the three of them.

The sword intent of the Daoist Yu Yu, carrying the power to destroy everything, first shattered the Dharma form manifested by the Ren Water Peach, and with its remaining momentum, it also shattered the Haotian Pagoda. Finally, with the last remaining sword intent, it cut down the ninth-grade Golden Lotus of Merit by three grades!
The Queen Mother of the West, the Jade Emperor, and the Buddha were all filled with horror.

Unexpectedly, Yu Yu Dao Ren, whose physical life force had been destroyed by a sneak attack and who was left with only his divine soul power, was still so terrifying.

With a single sword strike, he shattered three top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

The Ren Water Peach Dharma Image was split in two, its origin damaged. The Haotian Pagoda was cleaved in two, its power greatly reduced, and it wailed in agony. The Ninth Grade Merit Golden Lotus fared even worse, being directly cleaved down three grades and falling into the ranks of mid-grade spiritual treasures.

"You are not even at the Great Luo level, so seeing me is like looking at the moon from the bottom of a well; you are only at the half-step Hunyuan level, so seeing me is like a floating creature peeking at the bright moon!"

Yu Yu Dao Ren scoffed, and then unleashed another sword strike.

The power of this sword strike was even more terrifying than the previous one. The space along its path was instantly crushed into powder by the power emanating from the sword intent, and even the chaos within was cleaved away to the sides by the sword intent.

The Jade Emperor, the Buddha, and the Queen Mother of the West all felt the destructive aura of the Great Dao when facing this sword intent. It seemed that in the next instant, the three of them would be annihilated by the sword intent.

"Let's fight him! If he doesn't die, then we will die!"

The Queen Mother of the West shouted sternly, disregarding the heartache over the innate spiritual root, the Ren Water Peach, and once again stood in front of the sword intent. The Jade Emperor and the Buddha also threw out the Jade Pagoda and the Golden Lotus of Merit.

At the same time, the three of them also attacked Yu Yu Dao Ren with their magical weapons, such as the Haotian Mirror, Haotian Sword, Golden Hairpin, and Six Roots Purification Bamboo.

The innate spiritual root, the Ren Water Peach, was crushed by the sword intent. The Haotian Pagoda was split in two and destroyed. The Golden Lotus of Merit fell from the sixth rank to the third rank, with no possibility of recovery, and was practically useless.

The sword intent, undiminished, continued to slash at the three.

Yu Yu Dao Ren was also ruthless. Ignoring the spiritual treasures that Haotian Shangdi and the other two attacked, he still urged his sword intent to continue slashing down, intending to kill the three of them with his sword.

Puff puff--

The remaining sword intent struck, and the Golden Mother of Yaochi was the first to be hit, her body cleaved in two. Instantly, a sword intent wound appeared from her head to her waist, blood gushing out, her body severed in two. (End of Chapter)