Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Fortunately, the Golden Mother of the Jade Pool merged with the Dao through the Ren Water Peach, one of the greatest innate spiritual roots, which possessed boundless vitality. Even though her physical body was cut in two, she had not completely lost her vitality; she was merely severely injured.

Despite this, the cultivation level of the Queen Mother of the West plummeted from the Great Luo Realm Perfection to the Great Luo Realm Mid-stage.

With the last vestiges of his sword intent, Yu Yu Dao Ren severed the tens of thousands of years of cultivation of the Queen Mother of the West.

Next was the Jade Emperor. The Jade Mirror, which was originally attacking Yu Yu Dao Ren, was recalled to protect his body at the critical moment when the sword intent was about to strike. It barely managed to deflect the sword intent and only lost an arm.

Because the Haotian Mirror of the Jade Emperor blocked his attack, and because his sword intent was successively blocked by the Queen Mother of the West, the Jade Emperor consumed a great deal of his energy. By the time he reached the Buddha, only a wisp of his sword intent remained.

Even with only a wisp remaining, the Buddha dared not be careless. He unleashed his strongest technique, the Palm Buddha Kingdom, intending to shatter this wisp of sword intent with the power of countless Buddha kingdoms.

But then the sword intent instantly shattered countless Buddhist kingdoms, destroying the Buddha's palm strike that destroyed the Buddhist kingdom.

The Buddha was horrified. If he hadn't been weakened by the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, and their defensive magic treasures, he would have suffered the same fate as the Queen Mother of the West.

This Taoist priest is terrifying.

Fortunately, the three attacked each other, and the magical treasures they unleashed struck Yu Yu Dao Ren one after another, annihilating the life force of Yu Yu Dao Ren's physical body, leaving only his divine soul, which was then severely injured.

Before our eyes, cracks appeared in Yu Yu Dao Ren's soul, like broken porcelain being forcibly glued back together. Clearly, if there were another round of attacks, Yu Yu Dao Ren would eventually perish, soul and spirit.

Just then, the void suddenly rippled, and the Holy Mother of Wudang, holding the Wudang Sword, appeared beside the Taoist Yuyu.

"Teacher, how are you?"

"You disobedient disciples, how dare you ambush your teacher! I will fight you to the death!"

Just now, Yu Yu Dao Ren shattered the Buddha's thousands of Buddhist kingdoms and the rosary beads that formed the Buddhist kingdoms with a single sword strike, causing the Holy Mother Wu Dang to escape from the Buddhist kingdoms that were being suppressed.

Upon emerging, the Holy Mother of Wudang saw her teacher's current miserable state and was terrified, wanting to fight the three, including the Jade Emperor.

"Wudang, do not act rashly. The teacher was originally a wisp of the original soul. There is no need to grieve now that he has perished."

"The most urgent task is not to fight them to the death, since you are no match for them and would only be throwing your life away. Instead, you must protect the hope for the revival of my Jie Sect, your junior brother Liu Qing!"

"Just now, our teacher searched the Three Realms and saw that your junior brother was about to break through. We will now descend to the mortal realm to protect your junior brother."

"As long as your junior brother is here, the Jie Sect's journey to the East will proceed smoothly, and the Jie Sect will eventually be revived!"

Yu Yu Daoist transmitted his voice to the Holy Mother Wudang, telling her what he had seen in the lower realm: Liu Qing had led the Ten Thousand Dragons Palace to the Ten Thousand Dragons Palace, intending to enter the palace and evolve into a five-clawed golden dragon.

The Holy Mother of Wudang gritted her teeth, glared fiercely at the three, including the Jade Emperor, and then used her escape light to protect the remaining Taoist priests as she flew down to the mortal realm.

The Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, and the Buddha all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If that Taoist priest were to unleash another sword strike, the three of them would surely perish on the spot today!

The Daoist Yu Yu, who possessed at most one ten-thousandth of the power of a saint, was actually terrifying to such an extent.

While still shaken, the three felt an even greater urgency to achieve the Primordial Dao Fruit; without it, they would remain nothing more than ants.

"Amitabha! This humble monk thanks you both for your joint assistance. You have finally severely injured that Daoist Yu Yu, bringing him to the brink of annihilation. He will have no more obstacles in his future endeavors!"

With a smile on his face, the Buddha bowed to the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West in gratitude. The Queen Mother of the West sneered and remained silent. Just now, when they joined forces to attack, the Buddha always waited until the very end to make his move, clearly intending for the two of them to be his scapegoats. In the end, it was as he wished.

Now he himself is severely injured and his cultivation has declined. He only has the power to save his life and no longer has the ability to fight. The Jade Emperor has also lost two of his natal spiritual treasures, leaving only the Jade Sword intact. He has also lost an arm and his strength has been greatly reduced.

The Buddha was perfectly fine, except for the loss of the Golden Lotus of Merit. His physical body and soul were unharmed, and his combat power was almost completely restored.

Buddhism, which originally held the position of Heavenly Emperor in the Heavenly Court and could only be suppressed by the combined efforts of Haotian and the Queen Mother, suddenly reversed its power after Haotian and the Queen Mother were injured, and could no longer suppress Buddhism.

The Jade Emperor picked up his severed arm and tucked it into his shoulder, barely maintaining his imperial dignity. But that was all; the damage to his power would not be recovered in a short time.

He smiled at the Buddha and said, "Buddha, there is no need for thanks. Getting rid of this Yu Yu Daoist is beneficial to both of us. Now that Yu Yu Daoist is not far from his demise, his hasty departure must be to go to the mortal realm to protect Liu Qing."

"We must not allow Liu Qing to break through again. I intend to join forces with Buddha to pursue him to the lower realm, completely sever the life of the remaining Daoist, and then kill Liu Qing as well. Is that alright?"

“Amitabha Buddha, what the Heavenly Venerable said is exactly what this humble monk is asking for.”

The Buddha nodded in agreement, uttered a Buddhist chant, and together with the Jade Emperor, headed down to the mortal realm. The Queen Mother of the West, meanwhile, planned to go to the Peach Garden of the Water of the Water to heal her injuries using the spiritual essence of the Peach of the Water.

Just as the three were about to leave the Lingxiao Palace, suddenly, the Jade Emperor slashed at the Buddha beside him with his sword.

In his shock, Buddha Tathagata hurriedly unleashed a palm strike to defend against the attack. Unfortunately, the palm strike had just been shattered by Daoist Yu Yu, greatly diminishing its power. Then, caught off guard by the sudden attack, Buddha Tathagata was unable to withstand the full force of the Haotian Sword.

The Buddha's golden body was forced to have his right hand severed, and the Buddha-land in his palm, which he had cultivated for countless years, could no longer be used.

The Buddha's face was ashen, and he used the Six Roots Purification Bamboo to protect himself, asking in a cold voice, "What is the meaning of this, Heavenly Venerable?"

"Buddha, do not panic. Now, the remaining Daoist is about to perish, and Liu Qing will surely be killed by you and me. In the future, there will only be the two of us in the Three Realms."

"I have been severely injured by Daoist Yu Yu and will not be able to break through to the Primordial Dao Fruit in a short time. In order to ensure the stability of the Three Realms in the future, I must also slay you on behalf of Daoist Yu Yu. Only in this way can the Three Realms be stable and maintain balance!"

"The Celestial Venerable has a brilliant plan; his thoughts are indeed far-reaching!"

"The great enemy has not yet been eliminated, yet the Heavenly Venerable has already attacked his allies. Aren't you afraid that this humble monk will lose heart and cease to ally with you?"

The Jade Emperor smiled and looked at the Buddha: "Buddha, you wouldn't do that."

The Buddha paused, unable to utter a word despite his burning hatred. Indeed, the Buddha dared not openly confront the Jade Emperor.

Even if Yu Yu Dao Ren perished, Liu Qing was killed, and the Jie Sect's eastward journey was aborted, Buddhism took over and launched the Journey to the West a second time.

However, the cooperation of the Heavenly Court is indispensable; otherwise, the second attempt by Buddhism to embark on the Journey to the West would not succeed.

If the second Journey to the West cannot be completed successfully, the Buddha will not receive the divine favor bestowed upon him, Buddhism will not flourish, and even the Buddha himself will be unable to break through to the Primordial Dao Fruit by utilizing the fortune from the Journey to the West. The Buddha understood that the Jade Emperor was trying to bring him to the same level as him.

If the Jade Emperor is injured, he will also be injured. Even if he succeeds in his second journey to the West and gains the power to boost his primordial energy, the two of them will still attain enlightenment together.

The Buddha asked himself, if he had broken through to the Primordial Dao Fruit before the Jade Emperor, he certainly wouldn't have been able to tolerate the Jade Emperor.

Having figured all this out, the Buddha could only smile wryly: "Great Heavenly Venerable, you are overthinking this. How could this humble monk be a faithless person? I will certainly stand with the Great Heavenly Venerable through thick and thin."

The Jade Emperor smiled but remained silent. Then, the two distanced themselves, each on guard, and went down to the mortal realm.

Liu Qing was about to step into the Wanlong Palace.

But then, the void before them rippled, and the Holy Mother of Wudang suddenly appeared, supporting her teacher, Daoist Yuyu.

The remaining Daoist's aura was filled with death; his physical body was devoid of life, and only his almost shattered soul remained, struggling to keep him moving.

"Teacher, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Qing's expression changed drastically. Yu Yu Dao Ren went to the Heavenly Court to intimidate the Jade Emperor. Even if the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, and all the gods of the Heavenly Court rushed up together, they could not cause Yu Yu Dao Ren such injuries.

"It was that little bald monk Tathagata who, together with the two scoundrels Haotian and Jinmu, joined forces to ambush the teacher. The teacher was caught off guard and that's why they were able to successfully attack him."

The Holy Mother of Wudang explained angrily, then said, "Junior Brother, you just go into the Ten Thousand Dragons Hall to break through, and take your teacher with you. I'll go and kill those three villains right now!"

Liu Qing was instantly overwhelmed with shock.

Yu Yu Dao Ren was ambushed by the combined forces of Tathagata, Haotian, and others, and was not far from his death. Overwhelmed with grief, Liu Qing had to consider how he could be a match for the Buddhist and Heavenly Court alliance without the protection of his teacher, Yu Yu Dao Ren.
"Junior brother, don't worry. Even if it means self-destruction, I will definitely get rid of those three for you!"

Liu Qing quickly stopped her: "Senior Sister, you mustn't."

"Leaving aside whether Senior Sister can kill the three of them by herself, even if Senior Sister were to self-destruct and kill the three of them, could Junior Brother handle the remaining enemies alone?"

"The cultivation of Dipankara Buddha is in no way inferior to that of Tathagata or Jade Emperor. Not to mention that Buddhism also has Mahasthamaprapta, Guanyin, Bodhisattvas and other great powers. On the Heavenly Court side, there is also Erlang Shen, the nephew of Jade Emperor, and his subordinates such as Gouchen Emperor?"

Yu Yu Dao Ren, his voice weak, stopped Wu Dang Shengmu: "Don't be impulsive, let's hear what Liu Qing has to say."

The Holy Mother of Wudang stopped, halting her journey to seek revenge against Haotian Tathagata, and looked at Liu Qing.

Liu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Senior Sister Wudang, you should quickly go to Wen Zhong's army and bring all the gods from my Jie Sect here. I will first pull them out of the Investiture of the Gods. In this way, my Jie Sect can quickly increase its manpower and strength."

The Holy Mother of Wudang paused, incredulously saying, "Junior Brother, don't try to deceive your Senior Sister. Can you really rescue the Holy Mother of Golden Spirit, Zhao Gongming, and the others from the Investiture of the Gods?"

Liu Qing nodded, then summoned the Primordial Treasure, the True Scripture of Talking Earth, which hovered above his head. Fearing that the Holy Mother of Wudang and Daoist Yuyu might not believe him, he released the sixteen Heavenly Lords, including the Holy Mother of Golden Light, Fairy Hanzhi, and Fairy Caiyun, whom he had previously rescued, from the Small Thousand World.

Now that the threat from Yu Yu Dao Ren is gone, the Jade Emperor will likely soon realize the strangeness of the Investiture of the Gods and, before he can attend to the Jie Sect gods bound by the Investiture of the Gods, quickly rescue the Jie Sect gods.

Otherwise, once the Jade Emperor realizes the truth, these Jie Sect gods will inevitably perish one by one.

Although this 'fall' was not a complete demise, it merely shattered the divine body while preserving the original imprint. However, for a short period of time, it could only be trapped within the Investiture of the Gods and could no longer manifest.

Now that the Daoist Yuyu is about to perish, the Jade Emperor will soon realize that he has the ability to save the gods of the Jie Sect. He will also be able to no longer conceal the existence of the True Scripture of the Earth and continue to use Wen Zhong and the gods of the Jie Sect to deceive the Jade Emperor's trusted gods and Buddhists into coming to their deaths.

Since that's the case, let's take advantage of the fact that the Jade Emperor hasn't realized the truth yet and rescue all the Jie Sect gods in the Investiture of the Gods to increase our power.

In addition, without the presence of Daoist Yu Yu to keep things in order, powerful figures from the Jie Sect such as Zhao Gongming, Jinling Shengmu, and Luo Xuan might not be convinced by him as the acting leader. It would be good to have the Tan Di Zhen Jing secretly place restrictions on their souls when rescuing them from the Investiture of the Gods, in order to prevent any unforeseen events.

The unique aura of the innate treasure that was the Talking Earth True Scripture immediately caused Yu Yu Daoist's pupils to tremble. Despite his severe injuries, he forced himself to deduce it, and in an instant, Yu Yu Daoist understood the origin, function, and background of the Talking Earth True Scripture.

Liu Qing looked straight at Daoist Yu Yu, her eyes showing no fear, only sincerity.

“Master, although I have concealed something, my feelings for you and for the Jie Sect are sincere. I hope you can see through this.”

After Liu Qing finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then added, "Without rules, there can be no order. I can swear to the heavens that if I take charge of the Jie Sect in the future, I will treat all the disciples of the Jie Sect sincerely and will never arbitrarily drive or humiliate them."

This means that Liu Qing knew that Yu Yu Dao Ren had deduced the function of the Tan Di Zhen Jing (True Scripture of Talking About the Earth), and was worried that Liu Qing, like the Jade Emperor, would humiliate the disciples of the Jie Jiao (Intercepting Sect), causing them to be trapped in Liu Qing's Tan Di Zhen Jing again after just escaping from the Investiture of the Gods, thus losing their freedom.

Liu Qing told Yu Yu Dao Ren that if the disciples of the Jie Sect did not commit evil and followed the rules, he would never punish them with the Tan Di Zhen Jing.

Having said that, Liu Qing said no more. He seemed to be following Yu Yu Dao Ren's decision, but he was extremely vigilant. If anything seemed amiss, he would immediately flee into the Wanlong Palace.

Just as Yu Yu Dao Ren hesitated, the surrounding space suddenly rippled again, and a handsome young Dao Ren and a one-horned Kui Niu walked out.

This young Taoist priest was dressed in a Yin-Yang duality Taoist robe, with the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda on his head, the Primordial Treasure Taiji Diagram under his feet, and a golden gourd hanging from his waist.

When Liu Qing saw the man and the ox appear, he was immediately incredulous.

Only one person in the Three Realms possesses both the innate supreme treasure Taiji Diagram and the acquired supreme treasure Xuanhuang Pagoda; that person is the sole true disciple of the sage Laozi, the Grand Master Xuandu.

The one-horned Kui bull beside him was perhaps the mount of the Sage of Heaven, and the father of the Bull Demon King.

During the last battle at Liusha River, the Bull Demon King came to help, saying that his father, Kui Niu, was going to find Laozi's mount, the Green Horned Ox. However, instead of the Green Horned Ox, the Grand Master Xuandu arrived.

Liu Qing found it unbelievable. This Grand Master Xuandu never concerned himself with the affairs of the Three Realms, and almost never appeared in the Three Realms. How could he be here today?

In contrast to Liu Qing's confusion, Yu Yu Dao Ren was more delighted.

The fact that the main deity's mount, the Kui Niu, went to Lao Tzu's Daoist temple to find the Banjiao Qing Niu was arranged by him.

The purpose was to make Kui Niu find out where Duobao Daoist, his first disciple who was taken away by his senior brother, was now.

Now that Grand Master Xuandu has come, could it be to inform me of news about my disciple, Duobao? (End of Chapter)