Chapter 780: Chapter 503: Tao Master was originally a good result, the 12 Emperors deserve punishment_2
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The conversation ended, and the Mountain and River Map had fallen back along the Heavenly Track to Qiantang Province City.
Inside the Divine Treasure, Tao Qian stood alongside the Ancestor Spirit.
Both could see inside the province city, the guise of the Twelve Bright Monarch Human Emperors that had deceived all people in the world, a scene of immortals from the Outer Realm.
A long time ago, at the Yang Sui Uprising.
Together, they fought with their lives on the line, ready to welcome death, all for the sake of the Human Clan’s myriad populace, abolishing the decayed imperial system and the country’s name, completely uprooting the rotten foundation of the Alchemists.
They had thought their efforts would ensure everlasting peace, yet unexpectedly, the Twelve Emperors themselves had descended into the realm to enact their play.
"It truly is a tangled fate and debt of karma. The last time it was I and my Daoist friend who together foiled those who subsisted by sucking the blood of the Human Clan, a bunch of decaying filth."
"This time, it is still I with my Daoist friend."
After the Ancestor Spirit finished speaking,
Tao Qian, now aware of many secrets and following the covert guidance of the Ancestor Dragon, also revealed a smile.
At the same time, a chilling killing intent appeared in his eyes as he straightforwardly said, "The final time, after today, the karmic debt will be altogether extinguished."
Hearing this, the Ancestor Spirit turned to look at Tao Qian, as if recalling something,
and then said very seriously,
"Daoist friend, having personally measured the Mountain and River, you know much and should have already realized there’s a path to attainment easily within your reach in this world."
"That is the Human Emperor’s Dao!"
"Those who cultivate this Dao are not many, but not few either; through ancient to modern times, many followed one after another, some succeeded while those who failed were even more numerous."
"The successful ones included the Ancient Three Saint Emperors, as well as the several bright monarch Human Emperors who succeeded their teachings."
"The Ancestor Dragon actually succeeded too, but it’s just regrettable that his path after becoming a Tribulation Immortal was quite troubled, with his life and death uncertain."
"As for the failures, they are these people."
As the Ancestor Spirit spoke, he gestured toward the immortals from the Outer Realm and the Twelve Emperors below, along with the other Mutated Emperors.
He paused and then continued,
"The imperial system and country name decayed because they used it to suck blood, to sustain their Longevity, and so gradually fell into ruin."
"But this does not mean that the [Human Emperor’s Dao] is wrong. Should the Daoist friend desire it, you could change the system, redefine the rules, switch to a different title, not calling it an emperor or a bright monarch, not acting as any master or slave, simply proceeding with the Human Emperor’s Dao, to administer the law of governance."
"With your Daoist friend’s rare kind nature, if you also cultivate the Human Emperor’s Dao, you have a great opportunity to reaffirm the path of the Ancient Three Saint Emperors."
"It must be because of this that those three were willing to go with the flow and were willing to send the Heavenly Phoenix Girl to your side."
When the Ancestor Spirit came to this point, Yuan Gong had also discerned his intention.
His expression unchanged, he wanted to rebuke.
But after contemplating carefully, he had to admit that this path indeed suited his disciple very well,
and that it would allow him to break through the Daoist Transformation Tribulation at the fastest speed and step into the Realm of Tribulation Immortal.
Though he felt it was very important to lure his disciple into the Secret Demon Sect, when it involved choosing a Dao Path, it was not for him to speak out, and so he kept silent.
And in the next moment, the Ancestor Spirit made an offer nearly irresistible to everyone, fraught with boundless enticement, and seriously asked,
"To let the Daoist friend be aware."
"With the Human Dao Fortune you currently possess, these many great deeds established,"
"Should you be willing to be a Human Emperor, the seventy-two provinces of this nation, the billions of people, can become your aid."
"Not to mention honoring you as the leader, even this Great Divine Power, will sooner or later be under your command."
"Within a hundred years, you shall enter the Tribulation Immortal Realm."
"Daoist friend, are you willing to enter the Dao?"
Truly, life is a cycle of reincarnation, connected by karma and consequence.
During the Yang Sui Uprising, Tao Qian solemnly asked the Ancestor Spirit if he was willing to embrace death.
Now, it was the Ancestor Spirit solemnly asking Tao Qian if he was willing to walk the path of the Human Emperor?
And the reaction of Master Tao was quite similar to that of the Ancestor Spirit back then. As soon as the question was posed, he burst into laughter and said,
"Why make such a fuss, Daoist friend? Not to mention you and I are close confidants, you should understand my, Tao Qian’s, aspirations."
"Just consider that as the spirit of the Human Dao, you should know that since the Yang Sui’s time, this country and its people no longer need any damned emperor or master."
"What the world and system will be like afterward, while still unclear at present, these billions of the Human Clan are not fools; with countless outstanding individuals constantly emerging, they’ll find new paths for themselves."
"What we must do now is merely to shatter this last layer of decayed husk."
"Act swiftly and stop the chatter."
"Begin!"
Still those two words, still that Ancestor Spirit.
Upon hearing this, he couldn’t help but laugh and once again bowed to Tao Qian. This time, however, he didn’t disintegrate into billions of pieces.
Instead, he wielded the Mountain and River Map and directly revealed his true form.
Above the Heavenly Track, a radiant light burst forth.
This familiar scene immediately drew the attention of the people across the Seventy-two Provinces.
At this very moment!
The Human Dao Torrent was already boiling again, starting to resist the "Concealment and Deception" of the Twelve Emperors of Alchemist, with many people beginning to wake up.
Now, this Divine Treasure brought forth the majestic pressure of having measured the Mountain and River, like a star that pierced through the Seventy-two Provinces, its brilliance stabbing into the eyes of all the world’s people before crashing down with force.
Each of the Twelve Emperors, though they were Daoist Transformations, had laid down twelve layers of immortal grandeur—the likes of which even Duobao, after reaching the Daoist Transformation, couldn’t break through.
But no matter how dense, how could anything withstand the weight of the Mountain and River!
A thunderous boom was heard, and the Seventy-two Provinces trembled along with it.
Across the entire sky, projections appeared:
First, the twelve layers of Mutated Illusions were mercilessly torn apart.
Behind them, the true forms, one by one, were revealed.
The true appearance of the Immortal Realm, those emperors of the Ultimate Happiness Realm with unspeakably ugly, nauseating Mutated Dharma Bodies...once stripped of their contamination, were projected onto the sky above every province, every city.
Billions of people were stunned.
And this was merely the beginning—more terrifying, more unbelievable, more brutal images followed in quick succession.
One saw the Ancestor Spirit act again, with a wave of the hand, the twelve Ancestor Dragon’s Eyes burst open, from inside flew countless images, along the Heavenly Track, cast into every corner of the Seventy-two Provinces.
These scenes depicted Liu Pei, Li Wanshou, Yang Longxi, Zhao Xuanglang... and other Twelve Emperors of Alchemist, as well as their descendants.
Their deeds over the past two millennia!
After entering Alchemy, the sinister arts they practiced, each and every evil deed they committed, the flesh and blood they devoured...no detail was too small, the cause and consequences, almost nothing was omitted.
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In the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty at this moment, from the elderly to children a mere few years old, everyone looked to the sky, and they were all frozen in shock.
Many of the past two millennia’s sins, for which "creditors" could not be found in this realm, all found their claimants now.
Suddenly, an unprecedented tide began to form.
Outside the realm!
The Twelve Emperors of Alchemist, who were killing Duobao True Monarch, all sensed the coming catastrophe.
Even monsters like Liu Pei and Li Wanshou, who achieved some form of Undying Longevity, had their expressions completely change.
They all roared together, abandoning Duobao.
Instead, they wished to re-enter the world.
At this time, their thoughts were no longer on devouring Tao Qian alive, but on destroying the evidence as swiftly as possible.
All twelve were absolutely Great Divine Powers.
But strong as they were, they couldn’t have imagined such a turn of events in their wildest dreams.
Their entire lives!
Had actually been recorded?
And not in a "Diary" sort of way, but more detailed, with absolutely no privacy.
The twelve rushing Emperors all fell into frenzied rage.
Their anger, which had once been directed at Tao Qian, was now turned towards the Ancestor Dragon, despite each of them having lived carefree lives by inheriting the legacy of the Ancestor Dragon.
"Ying Zheng, you unfilial scoundrel!"
"You old beast, I will flay you alive."
"If the Ying’s Family scoundrel were to resurrect, I would risk death and Daoist annihilation to see to it that we both perish together..."
Some of the Twelve Emperors of Alchemist could still roar and curse in anger, while others could only emit extreme angry growls and murmurs.
They abandoned Duobao, thinking of returning to the world to destroy those billions of images.
Unfortunately, once the Ancestor Spirit had acted, how could such an opportunity still exist?
As the images were distributed everywhere, a Divine Ability from within the Ancestor God Forbidden Technique that had existed for many years was triggered.
Billions of people felt as if they heard a voice in the depths of their souls:
"The Human Dao has a spirit, to judge merits and faults."
"Reward for merit, punishment for sin."
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