Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 98: The Yin Spirit can travel at night, and the Yang Spirit can travel during the day to achieve harmony with the Tao

The path of demon cultivation, before becoming an immortal or god, consists of four realms: refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into harmony with the Dao.

Among them, refining essence into qi and refining qi into spirit, focusing on the body, strengthening muscles and bones, boiling qi and blood, condensing demonic energy, transforming into human form, etc.
The later stages of Refining the Spirit and Returning to the Void and Refining the Void and Combining with the Dao, during practice, the physical body is transformed into a demon soul. Among them, Refining the Spirit and Returning to the Void begins with the physical body nurturing the Yin Spirit, which has three stages: Out of the Body, Walking at Night, and Solidifying. When the Yin Spirit is completely solidified from the void, it enters the realm of Refining the Void and Combining with the Dao.

After the demon cultivators entered the realm of Lianxu Hedao, the Yin spirit in their bodies transformed into Yang spirit. The Yang spirit traveled every day and could travel thousands of miles away in a moment. It could appear as the sun and the moon, and could see Yin and Yang.
At this time, if one can find an object that is compatible with the Tao and refine it with the Yang Spirit, one can achieve the Tao of God, or the Tao of incense and fire can achieve the incense god, or the Tao of mountains and rivers can achieve the authority god.
Both can live forever in the world, but the God of Incense is restricted by incense and his foundation is not as solid as the God of Mountain and Water Authority. Therefore, the God of Authority can be freer.

When the old Dragon King took Hong Gu back, she was reluctant to leave Liu Qing and became ill from missing him all day. The old Dragon King had no choice but to make a bet with Hong Gu.
It is said that Hong Gu was allowed to go out only after she had achieved the state of Yang Shen through practicing the Void Merge Method.

What this means is that only after Hong Gu has achieved the state of Lianxu Hedao and has the ability to protect herself will she be allowed to leave the East China Sea and meet Liu Qing.

"But, my dear daughter, when did father ever tell you that you have achieved the state of Yang God through practicing the Void Merging Dao and can now be worshipped?"

"Silly girl, don't you know that after you become a Taoist incense god, you will be subject to restrictions. Once the incense is unstable, a thousand years of cultivation will vanish in a day. Moreover, you will be controlled by the Heavenly Court. You must never seek the God of Incense."

The old Dragon King was heartbroken and tried his best to persuade her. Concubine Li beside him also advised, "Hong Gu, just listen to your father and be patient before leaving. You are better off than your mother. Your true form is a dragon fish. It would be a shame to become an incense god. Why not wait a few more years and when you have the opportunity, merge with the authority of the Dao and become a god of mountains and rivers?"

Hong Gu said nothing, but just lowered her head and twisted a strand of hair in her hand, with a very sad expression.

The old Dragon King's chest was heaving with anger, and the long whiskers under his jaw were shaking, but in the end he couldn't bear to scold his youngest daughter who was left outside and suffered so much.

He had no choice but to suppress his anger, try to slow down his tone, and persuaded her earnestly: "My dear daughter, father knows that you want to go out early to see the little snake. Father is not stubborn and will not stop you from seeing it, but..."

Hong Gu suddenly raised her head, her eyes red as she choked, "Father is lying. When you first took Hong Gu in, Xiao Qing chased after her desperately, but you slapped her away with one slap. And you still say you're open-minded, but isn't it just because you despise Xiao Qing's lowly background?"

"Look at the power of that slap you gave me. I don't know how Xiaoqing managed to survive it, humph!"

The old Dragon King blushed. He did despise the snake's low birth at first, but then the snake turned into a demon and asked his nephew Weihe to help observe it. Later, the Weihe Dragon King sent a message, saying that the snake's luck, means, and mind should not be underestimated.

Afterwards, he secretly sent his dragons to observe and learned that Snake had made an alliance with the river monsters by boiling salt. His Taoism was improving rapidly and his methods were even more amazing. He was now considered a great monster in the water palace.

The old Dragon King gradually began to appreciate the snake's talent, so he didn't do anything too extreme and left the snake a chance to ascend to the Dragon Gate.

The old Dragon King smiled bitterly, "My dear daughter, your father is at least a resident golden immortal. If he had slapped it, that snake was just a spirit, how could it have withstood it? Even if it had become a great demon that had achieved the status of a Yang God, your father could have easily slapped it into a pulp."

"Father simply fanned it away with his hand."

The old Dragon King fanned away the dust with his hands and looked at Hong Gu pitifully. Only then did Hong Gu look happy.

"My dear daughter, now you know, that snake father didn't hurt it. Not only did he not hurt it, he even asked your cousin, the Weihe Dragon King, to take care of it." "Just listen to your father and stay in the Dragon Palace until you improve your Taoism. Wouldn't it be better to use the Yang God to combine with the Tao? Otherwise, if you insist on leaving now, the incense of the combined Tao will be burned.

Firstly, the foundation of the Dao is unstable and the future is bleak. Secondly, the fight for incense is also very brutal. Father can't bear to see his beloved daughter suffer any harm. We have a better choice. We don't want to fight with them for incense. Let's take the path of power and harmony with the Dao."

Hong Gu remained silent, appearing very stubborn. The old Dragon King felt tired and threatened, "My dear daughter, don't disbelieve me. In a few days, during the Jing River Festival, some river monsters, including fish, shrimp, turtles, and crabs, will compete for the incense in order to achieve enlightenment and become gods. It will be a tragic scene. I wonder how many monsters will make it back alive."

Hong Gu was startled, her eyes reddening again. "I also ask my father to allow me to go to Jing River, unite the incense offerings of Jing River, and become the water deity of Jing River."

Tianluo Xiaoya heard that Xiaoqing also followed Dayawan Lake Water Mansion to Jinghe River to participate in the river sacrifice. If the fight for incense is really so brutal, then Xiaoqing is in danger. No matter what, I must go to Jinghe River to help Xiaoqing.

The old Dragon King chuckled and almost died of anger. He regretted being too talkative. He had almost finished persuading the girl, but he had offended her again.

Hong Gu fell to her knees with a plop, her eyes filled with determination: "If my father doesn't allow it, I will abandon my own practice and return to ignorance, so as to save my father from worrying."

"Anyway, Hong Gu shouldn't exist."

These words touched the hearts of the old Dragon King and Concubine Li. Concubine Li thought about how she went back to the Yellow River to visit her relatives and was attacked by a mysterious man on her way back, which led to the loss of Hong Gu and caused her to suffer many hardships. When she thought of this, she burst into tears and felt very sad.

"Lord Long, please fulfill Hong Gu's wish and let her go to Jing River. At most, we can give her some treasures to protect her. I don't want Hong Gu to suffer any more grievances. Woo woo—"

Well, the little one started crying and the big one started crying too. The old Dragon King was completely at a loss. He looked at this one and tried to persuade that one, which made him feel very frustrated.

Alas, men, you haven’t learned how to coax your wife yet, but you want to coax your daughter. What a sin.

But who made me, Old Long, give birth to three sons before finally having a daughter? Never mind, she is my own daughter, so I have to pamper her no matter what.

The old Dragon King gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "Alright, alright, my beloved, don't cry. My dear daughter, please get up too. Father has promised you, isn't that enough?"

Concubine Li quickly wiped away her tears, and Hong Gu hurriedly stood up from the ground, but she staggered with a cry. It turned out that she had been kneeling for too long and her legs were numb, which made the old Dragon King feel distressed again.

"Father promised you to go to Jinghe, but it's not the Hedao Jinghe incense god. That kind of rubbish incense god is not worthy of our good girl. Since I have become a god, I will become a god of power!"

Imperial Concubine Li's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "Lord Dragon, the power of the Dao? The power of mountains and rivers is extremely precious. Right now, whether in the sea or on land, in rivers and lakes, or in the mountains and dangerous peaks, all the power has been taken by others. Where can Hong Gu find the power of the Dao?"

(End of this chapter)