Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

"Liu Qing is only powerful because of his spiritual treasures. You don't need to worry about him. After we break the great formation and capture Liu Qing, we will force him to release the souls you have taken away."

"Continue the ritual!"

Seeing this, Buddha Tathagata and Guang Chengzi no longer allowed only the Heavenly Court to perform the ritual. They ordered Dingguang Huanxi Buddha, the Green Lion, the White Elephant, the Golden-Haired Roar, and the White Crane Boy to go to the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation to perform the ritual.

Considering that many people are performing rituals at the same time, and Liu Qing is only one person and is about to break through, he should not be able to concentrate on controlling the True Scripture of Earthly Devotion to gather the soul at the same time, causing him to be unable to attend to one thing at the same time.

Little did they know that Liu Qing had already become a five-clawed golden dragon and controlled the Myriad Dragons Palace, and could come out at any time. He just wanted to break through the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique a little more.

The White Crane Boy glanced back at Guang Chengzi with pleading in his eyes, but Guang Chengzi remained expressionless.

White Crane Boy felt a chill in his heart, gave a bitter smile, and angrily turned and charged towards the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

"Guang Chengzi, wait until the master returns and see how you explain this to him!"

Lady Yunxiao opened the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, released the White Crane Boy into the formation, and then looked at the Buddha Dingguang, saying hatefully, "Long-eared thief, come and meet your death!"

The other disciples of the Jie Sect also glared resentfully at the Buddha Dingguang Huanxi, their teeth clenched, wishing they could devour him.

If we were to ask who the disciples of the Jie Sect hated the most during the Investiture of the Gods, Dingguang Huanxi Buddha would undoubtedly be the first.

During the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, the Tongtian Sect Leader entrusted the Six Soul Banner to Dingguang Huanxi Buddha, who was then serving the Seven Immortals, in order to suppress the other four saints.

Unexpectedly, the Buddha of Dipankara betrayed the enemy at the last minute, ruining the grand plan of the Sage of Heaven, which led to the destruction of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and the near extinction of the immortals of the Intercepting Sect.

It can be said that the Buddha of Dipankara alone almost destroyed most of the Jie Sect.

How could the immortals of the Jie Sect not hate such a traitor who betrayed his master and sect?

After the Investiture of the Gods, whether it was the Pairu Immortal who feigned allegiance but secretly infiltrated Buddhism, or the Holy Mother of Wudang, they all had red eyes and wanted to find an opportunity to cut him into a thousand pieces.

However, this Buddha of Dipankara remained hidden inside the Great Thunderclap Temple and did not come out.

Only today, under duress from the Buddha, have I been forced to come and perform the ritual, and only now have I left the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Dingguang Huanxi Buddha smiled bitterly: "I know you all wish you could cut me into a thousand pieces, and here I am."

"In a moment of confusion, he was misled by the bald monk and betrayed the Jie Sect, thinking that he could make great progress in the Buddhist path and enjoy immortality. Who would have thought that he would be deceived."

"Dim Rinpoche? Hah, just a pitiful creature placed on the altar."

"The Jie Sect hates me for betrayal, and Buddhism despises me as a human being. I attained enlightenment in the primordial era, but due to a moment of confusion, I have come to this end. It is all my own fault."

"Master Tongtian, your disciple was wrong—"

Suddenly, the Buddha of Dipankara unleashed three streams of magical power, instantly releasing the restrictions placed on his three senior brothers, the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Haired Roar.

Then, a blood-curdling cry resounded throughout the three realms, and the power of his own immortal realm surged rapidly, shrinking and expanding in distance.

The Buddha's pupils constricted sharply: "Watch out, he's about to self-destruct!"

The Buddha of Dipankara, the Blue Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Haired Roar—the former defected from the Jie Sect to join Buddhism, but the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Buddhism despised him and never associated with him; the latter was captured by Guanyin, Samantabhadra, and Manjushri, had his manhood cut off, was placed under a restriction, and was punished by being made a mount and subjected to arbitrary humiliation.

At this moment, Dingguang Huanxi Buddha realized his mistake before his death. He first released the restrictions on the three bodies of the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-haired Roar. Then, he gathered his magical power and prepared to self-destruct, wanting to end his miserable life completely.

boom--

Dipankara Buddha rushed towards Dipankara Buddha and exploded.

Although his cultivation has not progressed since he defected from the religion and joined Buddhism, and he is only at the peak of the Undying Realm, the self-destruction of his physical body and soul has still caused considerable damage to the half-step Primordial Chaos Ancient Buddha, Dipankara Buddha.

The three attendants of the Seven Immortals of the Jie Sect—the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Haired Roar—had their restrictions forcibly removed by the Buddha of Dipankara, and they all viciously pounced on Guanyin, Samantabhadra, and Manjushri.

"Cihang Daoist, you neither-male-nor-female beast! I'll fuck your mother! For a thousand years you've humiliated me! Now that I'm free from the restrictions, I can't wait to die with you in my arms!"

"Wenshu, where are you going? Grandpa is looking for you!"

"Samantabhadra, you hypocritical scoundrel, you've made me lose all face in the Three Realms, so you'll die with me!"

Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra Bodhisattvas never expected that Dipankara Buddha would suddenly erase the restrictions he had placed on the three immortals.

They hadn't expected the three immortals—the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Haired Roar—to be so fierce, pulling them along to self-destruct as soon as they were freed from the restraints.

The disciples of the Jie Sect, including the Holy Mother Wudang, the Holy Mother Jinling, Zhao Gongming, and the Three Immortal Maidens, all cried out in alarm.

"Junior Brother Qing Shi, no, no—"

"Senior Brother White Elephant, no!"

However, the three immortals, Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden Roar, were all extremely fierce. In the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, they were captured by Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, had their male symbols cut off, and were also punished by their mounts.

Such humiliation could not be washed away even by pouring out the waters of the Milky Way. If their souls had not been restricted and unable to self-destruct, the three of them would have already dragged Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra down with them.

Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra wanted to escape, but it was too late.

Although Guanyin and the other two were all powerful beings at the early stage of the Great Luo Realm, the three others—the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-haired Roar—were also at the early stage of the Great Luo Realm.

When he was captured, he was only inferior in combat strength, but his cultivation level was by no means inferior.

Faced with the sudden attack of the three immortals—the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Haired Roar—they were prepared to self-destruct halfway through their attack. It was too late for Guanyin and the other two to escape; they could only close their eyes and await their deaths.

Not far from Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, several Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, including Chijingzi, Taiyi Zhenren, and Daoxing Tianzun, originally had the opportunity to save the three of them.

But they did not take action and chose to sit idly by.

To simply watch a traitor perish is already an act of kindness; to actually try to save him would be something only a fool could do.

Boom, boom, boom—

Three violent explosions caused the physical bodies of Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra to scatter like dust.

That cracked soul seemed so fragile that it could be blown away with a single breath.

All three of them showed bitterness in their souls. Looking around, they saw the hatred of the Golden Immortal of the Chan Sect, the pleasure of the Immortals of the Jie Sect, and the indifference of the Buddhist power. Guanyin and the other two were all miserable.

Back then, he betrayed the sect and bullied his fellow disciples at the Jie Sect; he truly made a mistake.

"What a magnificent roar of the Azure Lion, White Elephant, and Golden Mane! As expected of a disciple of my Jie Sect, how can I stand by and watch your souls be annihilated!"

"Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra have not yet repaid the debts they owe you three. Therefore, you three are not allowed to die, and neither are they!"

Liu Qing pointed at the Talking Earth True Scripture, which emitted boundless profound light, covering the shockwave from the self-destruction of the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-Haired Roar, as well as the fragmented souls of Guanyin and the other two, and absorbed them all.

In the blink of an eye, a century has passed in the Wanlong Palace.

Liu Qing broke through to the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

His physical defense was so strong that, even when only using the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, he could ignore attacks from high-grade acquired spiritual treasures. But at this moment, the strength of Liu Qing's physical body was not only due to the seventh revolution of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, but also to the five-clawed golden dragon.

If the true form of the five-clawed golden dragon were to manifest, coupled with the seventh stage of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, it would be enough for Liu Qing to ignore the attacks of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

This is for defense. On the other hand, Liu Qing's physical strength, roughly estimated, has surged to trillions of jin.

Even compared to a powerful being in the late stage of the Great Luo Realm, in terms of controlling the power of heaven and earth, he is in no way inferior.

Overall combat strength has increased countless times compared to before.

Now, it would probably only take one round to kill that Buddha of Precious Light.

Liu Qing spent a hundred years finally breaking through to the seventh level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, while only a single breath had passed in the outside world.

Meanwhile, outside, the Jade Emperor was forcing five hundred spirit officials and the Four Saints of the North Pole to break through the Heavenly Annihilation Formation and the Earthly Rift Formation.

Liu Qing was distracted by the reminder and just then woke up. He used the True Scripture of Talking Earth to collect Qin Wan and Zhao Jiang's souls. They only needed to be nurtured in the True Scripture of Talking Earth for a period of time to be reborn.

The souls of the hundreds of dead spirit officials were also taken by Liu Qing. They would be good candidates to convert the gods or serve as Yellow Turban warriors in the future.

After a short delay, Liu Qing once again altered the flow of time within the Wanlong Palace, preparing to break through to a higher realm.

Currently, the Golden Body Realm has been perfected, and both the physical body and the soul have reached the limit of this realm. It is time to break through to the Undying Realm.

The Pagoda of Many Treasures, left behind by Daoist Duobao, contains many of Daoist Duobao's insights before he reached the half-step Hunyuan Dao Fruit stage, as well as the content of the sermons he heard from the sages on many occasions, which he recorded.

Liu Qing spent over a hundred years absorbing these insights and transforming them into his own foundation.

After absorbing the insights of these Daoist Duobao, Liu Qing also found the key to breaking through from the Golden Body Realm to the Undying Realm: how the Undying Spiritual Light is born.

The most crucial element in breaking through from the Golden Body Realm to the Undying Realm is the generation of an undying spiritual light within oneself.

Liu Qing's physical body and soul have both grown to 9,900 feet, reaching the limit that the Golden Body Realm can contain. His physical body and soul are extremely powerful. He only needs to resonate with his physical body and soul to generate an indestructible spiritual light.

Knowing the specific method for breaking through, Liu Qing began to attempt it.

Ten years have passed, and Liu Qing has mastered how to vibrate his physical body.

Fifty years later, Liu Qing has regained control over how to shake the soul.

Two hundred years later, Liu Qing was multitasking, simultaneously manipulating his physical body and soul to resonate, and trying to find their common resonance frequency.

Five hundred years later, after countless attempts, Liu Qing finally achieved a great resonance between his physical body and his divine soul.

A wisp of chaotic light slowly emerged as the physical body and the divine soul resonated.

[Realm Level: 1% of the Undying Realm]

After five hundred years of cultivation, Liu Qing finally broke through from the Golden Body Realm to the Undying Realm.

Liu Qing paused for a moment and looked outside. He saw that Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, Qing Shi Bai Xiang Jin Mao Hou, and the three others were ordered by the Buddha to go to the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation to perform a ritual.

Hmm, we haven't gone in yet, there are still a few breaths left. Not wanting to waste time, Liu Qing changed the time flow of the Myriad Dragons Palace again and continued to bury himself in cultivation.

This time, Liu Qing is determined to cultivate the Undying Realm to perfection in one fell swoop.

Inside the Pagoda of Many Treasures left by Daoist Duobao, countless spiritual herbs and golden pills accumulated over countless eons all became resources for Liu Qing's cultivation in the Undying Realm.

Three hundred years later, Liu Qing finally absorbed all the spiritual herbs and golden pills in the Treasure Pagoda, transforming them into magical power and cultivation, and even left enough time to solidify his foundation.

[Realm Level: 99% of the Undying Realm]

Meanwhile, outside, the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-haired Roar had already pulled Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra into self-destruction.

Liu Qing made no further progress in a short period of time, and it was time for him to appear outside. With a thought, he walked out of the Wanlong Palace.

First, he used the True Scripture of Talking Earth to forcibly capture the shattered souls of the Green Lion, White Elephant, Golden-Haired Roar, and the six beings of Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra. He nurtured them for a while, and after the souls were nurtured, he conferred the titles of gods upon the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-Haired Roar.

As for Guanyin, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra, Liu Qing felt that it would be just right to punish them by making them the mounts of the Green Lion, White Elephant, and Golden-haired Roar.

The cycle of cause and effect in this world means that if you have humiliated others for a thousand years, others will repay you for ten thousand years. It is a matter of retribution, which is very fair.

At this moment, the True Scripture of Earthly Conversation floated above Liu Qing's head, and he held the Palace of Ten Thousand Dragons in his hands. Behind him, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas and thousands of dragon-related creatures manifested their true forms, kowtowing and cheering for the Dragon Emperor.

Before him, the immortals of the Intercepting Sect shouted in unison, "Welcome back, Senior Brother, our Sect Leader!"

The four great figures—the Jade Emperor, the Buddha, the Dipankara Buddha, and Guang Chengzi—all wore grim expressions upon seeing Liu Qing appear.

The fact that Liu Qing could appear indicates that he has evolved into a true dragon and has completely taken control of the Myriad Dragons Palace. He has also gained an innate treasure out of thin air, and his strength has increased once again.

Haotian and the others quickly sensed the surroundings with their divine senses and all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Liu Qing's strength has increased, it is still under control. His realm has been raised to the perfection of the Undying Realm, and his true form has transformed from a dragon into a serpent, obtaining a supreme innate treasure.

Even if each of us attacked individually, we could suppress him. Although we had recently acquired a supreme innate treasure, the Myriad Dragon Palace was not an offensive treasure and its contribution to combat power was limited.

"White Crane Boy, quickly activate the formation!—"

"Four Saints of the North Pole, five hundred Spirit Officials, you must ignore what's outside and quickly break through the Ten Deadly Formations!"

Guang Chengzi and Haotian Shangdi urged them on sharply, and then the remaining three hundred or so spirit officials charged forward again, using the power of flesh and blood to suppress the remaining eight great formations of the Ten Deadly Formations. The Four Saints of the North Pole each held a spiritual treasure, and after the power of the great formations was suppressed, they quickly attacked and broke through the great formations.

On the other side of the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, the White Crane Boy was about to self-destruct, but Liu Qing transmitted his voice for three nights, using the power of the Nine-Bend Yellow River to trap the White Crane Boy and prevent him from self-destructing.

The White Crane Child possesses the cultivation of the Undying Realm, which is barely acceptable, and as a white crane, he can be used as a mount.

Liu Qing is now the leader of the Jie Sect, so how could he travel without making a grand entrance? This White Crane Boy is just the right vehicle for him to ride.

Afterwards, Yuanshi Tianzun blamed him. Not to mention whether Liu Qing would still care about him at that time, even if he blamed him, it would be Guang Chengzi.

The White Crane Boy was Liu Qing's spoils of war.

Without the person to perform the ritual for the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, it could only be broken by force. On the other hand, with the Grand Master holding the True Scripture of Earth and guarding the Ten Deadly Formations, the eight Heavenly Lords, including the Golden Light Holy Mother, were not worried about losing their souls and became unrestrained.

If the remaining spirit officials wanted to self-destruct, so be it; the eight Heavenly Lords of Golden Light Holy Mother, on the other hand, would only target the Four Saints of the North Pole.

Then, a series of booming sounds rang out from within the Ten Deadly Formations as the spirit officials self-destructed. However, the power of the Ten Deadly Formations bypassed the spirit officials and focused its full force on the Four Saints of the North Pole.

Moments later, all five hundred spirit officials in the Lingxiao Palace perished, their souls captured by Liu Qing into the Tan Di Zhen Jing. The Four Saints of the North Pole and the eight Heavenly Lords of the Golden Light Holy Mother perished together.

However, the Ten Heavenly Kings, including the Golden Light Holy Mother, have been resurrected through the True Scripture of Earth and will soon appear in the Three Realms, while the Five Hundred Spirit Officials and the Four Saints of the North Pole will never have a day of freedom again.

Liu Qing looked at Tathagata, Dipankara, Haotian, and Guangchengzi, and shouted fiercely, "Now, it's your turn—" (End of this chapter)