The other Daoist Fields and Secret Realm micro-worlds were utterly indistinct.
Only the twelve incredibly ugly and disgusting, cancer-like Secret Realms—oh no, it should be fourteen, but two had shrunk and were in ruins.
Tao Qian could not only see these Secret Realms with utmost clarity, but the Mountain and River Map even directly took Tao Qian into them for a meticulous measure.
Such a turn of events!
No one would have anticipated it.
Duobao True Monarch and the Twelve Emperors of Alchemist, who were engaged in fierce battle, were all startle by this.
At the same time, they, along with Tao Qian, heard a profound and domineering ancient sound from over two millenia ago.
If mortals were to listen, they would only hear roars that shattered the soul and whispers that tore apart the mind.
Yet Duobao, the Twelve Emperors, and Tao Qian could hear it distinctly.
That voice, it was astonishingly an Imperial Edict that thundered out from every cancer-like Daoist Field, resonating and echoing:
"Under the heavens, all is the Emperor's land, on the banks of the soil, all are the Emperor's subjects."
"Whoever possesses My relic must be subject to My Dharma Eye's surveillance."
...
Upon hearing this sound, the Twelve Emperors were dumbstruck.
Duobao Daoist, as though confirming something, laughed heartily and said,
"Hahaha... My Divination Formula truly is the foremost in the world, I had predicted the Ancestor Dragon's suspicion and prepared contingencies, and now it has indeed come to pass."
"However, I hadn't expected this Ancestor Dragon to be so deviously cunning."
As Duobao laughed,
The twelve cancerous Secret Realms suddenly surged and heaved, and from the writhing mass of flesh and mud, emerged inky-black spheres – like living things, massive as mountains, with billions of tentacle-like protrusions - vile eyeballs.
These alien beings, in the blink of an eye, entered the Mountain and River Map.
As the master of the Divine Artifact, Tao Qian, when these eyeballs approached and began automatically projecting innumerable images, had already understood the origin and function of these matters.
In his mind, an incredible Record burst forth:
[Name: Ancestor Dragon's Eye.]
[Record Type: Alien.]
[Record: This is an organ personally excised from the Dharma Body by the Ancestor Dragon himself. At that time, the Ancestor Dragon had just entered the realm of 'Tribulation Immortal,' already possessing divine powers that could penetrate heaven and earth, a lifespan vast and nearly an 'Undying,' even when removed from the main body, it could still live, maintaining powerful functions and even reproduce by splitting. The Ancestor Dragon implanted it within the Alchemist's foundational Secret Realms; eunuchs, close ministers, and great generals at his side all remained unaware.]
[Note One: This object can silently monitor and record all that occurs within the Secret Realms and the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty; below the rank of 'Tribulation Immortal,' none can perceive it.]
[Note Two: The Ancestor Dragon left this behind in case the Ying Family Emperors who followed could contain those cruel generals, mysterious Qi Refining cultivators, and other forces, to ensure the continuity of the Ying Family's rule over the world. Unfortunately, he himself encountered an unforeseen event, and so this arrangement never came into use.]
[Note Three: This object possesses the ability to monitor, the authority to depose and appoint, and the power to judge; it can be used in conjunction with the 'Ancestor God Forbidden Technique,' and 'Human Dao Destiny' to eliminate all loopholes in authority, and to execute traitors and rebels within the Longevity Realm.]
[Note Four: Devouring this object can temporarily transform one into the Ancestor Dragon, gain a portion of the Ancestor Emperor's mana, some cultivation secret records, and there's also a certain chance of being seized by the Ancestor Dragon in a reverse Body Seizing, leading to its resurrection... but part of the price can be waived, reducing the chance.]
...
As all the Records flowed past, Tao Qian fully realized what Ancestor Dragon had added in the Forbidden Technique and among the Alchemists—for what reason.
"Surveillance?"
"Continuous surveillance for over two thousand years?"
"It truly is... quite the game, once released, no one could deny it, forced to submit and lose their authority."
"Master was not mistaken, the Ancestor Dragon is indeed the pinnacle of cunning."