The Twelve Emperors of Alchemists' deception finally couldn't withstand the assault of the Human Dao Torrent. As the populous awakened and came to understand the truth, their numbers swelled.
Gradually forming a wave, this eventually gave Tao Qian, an "old man," a hope for resurrection.
Mountain and River Ancestor Spirit!
Long ago at that Yang Sui, Tao Qian, in order to uproot the base of the alchemists, had not hesitated to let the recently obtained Mountain and River Map dissolve by itself, exposing the alchemists' true nature, and then using the voice of the last Emperor from Zhu's Heavenly Destiny Emperor, he abolished the millennia-old nation's name and the imperial system.
This was a great achievement, a magnificent feat.
However, the cost was also not small, apart from pitting Master Tao thoroughly against the alchemists, it also destroyed that treasure, resulting in the death of the Ancestor Spirit Daoist within the treasure.
By rights, that treasure had shattered into a million pieces and should have been irrecoverable.
However, who would have thought?
Tao Qian, had accomplished an even greater feat.
Amidst the boiling Human Dao Torrent, the Ancestor God Forbidden Technique was successfully recast.
And that Mountain and River Map was also the key Divine Treasure in the Forbidden Technique, so, it too received a slim chance of revival.
Only that treasure was, after all, thoroughly shattered.
Lacking a real object to carry, the Ancestor Spirit, though dead and revived, could temporarily not appear before Tao Qian and could only hide among the masses, calling him from afar.
Having received a response, the Ancestor Spirit smiled and called out from afar:
"Thanks to the Daoist's blessing, I indeed have hope for resurrection, but to truly recover, I still need the Daoist's help."
"Daoist speak quickly, I, Tao Mou, dare not shirk."
Tao Qian responded immediately upon hearing this.
Initially, to accomplish that great deed, which exhausted the Ancestor Spirit and led to his death, Tao Qian had always carried a feeling of guilt.
Now seeing that there was hope for the Ancestor Spirit's resurrection, he naturally felt joy and was determined to accomplish it before his own life ended.
In the projection of all people, the Ancestor Spirit seemed unaware of Tao Qian's current situation.
After hearing, he immediately said with a smile:
"Originally my body shattered into a million pieces, irreversibly merging into the Seventy-two Provinces, hard to collect completely."
"However, no matter, just refine a new body."
"It's also coincidental, the Imperial Edict sent by the Ancient Three Saint Emperors and delivered by the Heavenly Phoenix that the Daoist previously obtained, is actually my original body material, that object also has significance, it's real Divine Treasure made from illusory fortune, could be called the Heavenly Destiny Wordless Map, which matches the meaning of heaven's mandate."
"Only that map has a destiny, yet it's blank; it requires filling with Mountain and River."
"I can now only show some projections in the fortune of all people, unable to move, requiring the Daoist to act on my behalf."
"Visit this Mountain and River, measure everything clearly, and I will return unharmed."
"Hmm?"
Tao Qian clearly hadn't expected the Ancestor Spirit to propose such a plan.
It sounded extremely mysterious yet complete.
Tao Qian was somewhat wise and carried an immense Human Dao fortune within himself, and he immediately gained some insight.
Just as he was about to ponder in detail, the other end's Ancestor Spirit not only urged him but began to take direct action.
Only to see light and shadow converged in the obscure masses, and then there appeared a middle-aged man of even stature, wearing a tattered blue shirt, his hair mixed black and white, his features showing signs of a hard life, yet his eyes had a spirited glint.
Immediately, this man from an extreme distance bowed to Tao Qian:
"Daoist's generosity troubles you."
"Once I truly revive, there will definitely be a time for us to share a drink and converse joyfully."
As the sound of his voice fell, the Ancestor Spirit immediately deployed Mysterious Divine Skills.
His sleeve waved, and the "Three Emperors' Decree" originally held by Yuann Mingzhen with a bird-headed human body burst forth a million rays of Divine Radiance, spreading across the void.
Inside, it truly was wordless, yet inexplicably gave a sense of heavenly mandate imbued upon it, a wondrous feeling that all vast mountains, rivers, and countries could be encompassed within.
All blood mist and meat tides, any contaminated aliens, nearly couldn't approach.
Instead, Tao Qian, who was being surrounded and killed by a large number of Ultimate Happiness Realm Mutated Emperors, suddenly felt a vast, pulling Divine Power, as if ascending to immortality, harshly pulling him over and into it.
The next moment, a familiar feeling surged.
In past years, when he and Immortal Fish Daoist Li Wanshou had a fallout, and his soul was hooked, destroying his mouth, he hadn't been fished away immediately; instead, he was able to frantically rush about in various places of the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty's Seventy-two Provinces.
What he relied on was precisely the power of this Mountain and River Map.
That treasure could arbitrarily use the Heavenly Track of this realm; no Escape Skill could compare with it.
To say borrowing, isn't quite accurate.
Seizing, more appropriate.
Now that this Divine Treasure is re-refined, he, Tao Da True Master, would visit the Seventy-two Provinces again.
The difference is, this time he wasn't fleeing for his life, but was personally measuring this world, this country.
"Hmm?"
"When the Ancestor Dragon forged the Ancestor God Forbidden Technique Longevity Barrier, did it also..."
As Tao Qian pondered, the Heavenly Destiny Wordless Map that absorbed Tao Qian emitted a burst of Divine Radiance, and then disappeared from Qiantang.
Although at the scene, there were many strong people from the Ultimate Happiness Realm.
Among them, quite a few combined could even battle against the Daoist Transformation Realm.
But at this moment, not one could stop the Divine Treasure from escaping.
...
Meanwhile, at Tao Qian's location, everything in front of him suddenly accelerated.
A million rays of light and shadows, information madly injected into Tao Qian's Divine Soul, initially, Tao Qian could still realize what was happening: this Divine Treasure seized the Heavenly Track, taking him to the Imperial City instantly, and momentarily measured everything, including land, buildings, writing, the Human Clan... everything.
In that instant, the Imperial City, for Tao Qian, had virtually no secrets.
Even the previous tough problem Tao Qian faced: how to investigate whether Si Xixin, who had consumed the "Ancestor Dragon Dead Fetus," had hidden mechanisms within?
Also at this moment, easily found an answer.
Under the circumstances unknown to Si Xixin himself, Tao Qian simply measured him.