Opponents who had previously clashed with Tao Qian all mistakenly believed that Master Tao was adept at cunning schemes.
In fact, it was not so; Tao Qian lacked significant wisdom and simply tended to exploit information asymmetries to gradually brew up unstoppable overt strategies.
Just moment, the Seventy-Two Provinces, any that had even the slightest ties with the mundane, were facing immense pressure and temptation.
"Compared to life forms with extraordinary power, ordinary members of the Human Clan are indeed too frail, without the slightest refuge."
"It's like two worlds, one high and one low, where no matter how one struggles, it seems meaningless."
"Fortunately, it hasn't really come to that point yet."
"All cultivators, including many divine beings of Alien Species, actually originated from the world of the Human Clan... Born from the Human Clan, they must be influenced by the Human Dao Torrent, and as long as the numbers are large and the momentum is strong enough, even the Taishang Dao, Primordial Sect, and the Spirit Treasure Sect of such rank must make a statement."
As if to prove what was in Tao Qian's heart,
just as the other Seventy-One Provinces envied and were jealous of the people of Qiantang Province,
following the Primordial Sect, an old man with an air of an Immortal, riding a large blue cow, suddenly appeared within those Spirit Mirrors.
His identity and the words he uttered once again plunged the provinces of the north and south and the entire Cultivation World into a frenzy.
"Having heard about the great vow made by the young friend Tao Qian from the Spirit Treasure Sect, I too, am willing to represent Taishang Dao to lend a hand."
"This object, called the 'Investiture of the Gods,' was personally requested by the Ancestor Dragon from the Dao Master in the Doushuai Temple back in the day. Since the collapse of the Forbidden Law Barrier, it has flown back to the temple."
"Now that there is a Blessing, it shall be gifted to the young friend, which is indeed more useful than the Ten Thousand Gods Banner."
After saying this, the old man took out an item that looked like a list of names.
He threw it through space towards Qiantang, where the item revealed itself in the world and willingly merged with the Heavenly Track. Shortly after, it appeared in Qiantang, falling into the hands of Tao Qian.
Almost instantly, the previously slowly expanding Forbidden Law Barrier,
as if it had swallowed a 'Great Replenishing Pill,' suddenly accelerated.
Half of the territory of Tiannan Province was instantly under Tao Qian's control.
This abrupt change happened too quickly, some Demons thought Master Tao had temporarily no way to deal with them.
Not only were their moving actions sluggish, but before fleeing, they even intensified their evil deeds, attempting to gather more resources.
Little did they expect, calamity was about to strike.
Tao Qian wasn't one to stand on ceremony; as soon as the new territory consolidated, the 'Human Dao Soul Refining Array' seamlessly released.
The Demons and Evil Cultivators within Tiannan Province immediately began wailing in agony.
Meanwhile, the many powers were still immersed in the shocking news, just realizing another significant event had happened.
"Master Xuandu? The one from Taishang Dao?"
"Indeed, and he even transferred the 'Investiture of the Gods,' which was originally given to the Ancestor Dragon, to Master Tao Qian."
"Madness, madness, could it be that the Spirit Treasure Sect is making a move? There is no other explanation, otherwise, who else could mobilize both the Primordial Sect and Taishang Dao for support?"
In the Cultivation World, other major forces, numerous cultivators, were merely shocked.
But the twelve Mutated Emperors, alchemists, were frightened.
They could never have imagined such reversals and transformations.
Originally, they thought it was just Gao Huan, that fool, being trapped by the cunning trick of the Spirit Treasure Sect, being utterly destroyed.
It was just right, allowing them twelve to have a full meal and replenish themselves.
As for passing out after too much rotten meat, that was also a pleasure.
But these changes came right after they had gotten drunk.
When the twelve reawakened and simultaneously fell into rage, their huge bloated, indescribable filthy bodies immediately began to wriggle, and the already drained cancerous Daoist Field burst open.
From the Outer Realm, the roars of the twelve thundered forth.
"Good rascal, could all this have been calculated from the start, killing Gao Huan just to lure us to indulge, so he could make his move while we were drunk."
"It must be so, in the world only that scoundrel could simultaneously summon the 'Nine Provinces' Twelve Treasures,' and only he would bother with such trivial matters."
"This is the second time, last time too, this child used the 'Mountain and River Map' to trap me once."
"Stop howling, we absolutely cannot let this scoundrel succeed, even if we really need to rebuild the Forbidden Law Barrier early, it should be someone we support who's in charge, definitely not this little thief from the Spirit Treasure Sect, otherwise neither you nor I can live."
"No! We cannot rebuild early, all twelve of us are still not healed, we need a large amount of flesh and blood to supplement, without decades of extraordinary wars, let alone breaking through to the Tribulation Immortal Realm, it's a big problem whether we can live another thousand years."
"If we don't rush to rebuild, we'll be making it cheap for that little thief."
"Don't panic, he can't do it unless the entire Spirit Treasure Sect is mobilized, which is impossible, not to mention the Primordial Sect is also around, the Primordial Sect won't possibly allow a Spirit Treasure Daoist to ascend to the Human Emperor's position."
The twelve emperors, alchemists, regardless of alive or dead, were all extremely smart people.
Although their brains were also burned by mutated pollution, their intellect and humanity were severely damaged, they were still twelve Transcendent Demons not to be provoked.
However, it was unfortunate that they were once emperors who had absolute authority.
Getting them to agree on something was also difficult.
Even though the overt strategies of Tao Qian had started effect, even provoking the Taishang Dao, the twelve were still arguing.
On the other hand, as Tao Qian was eradicating the Demons in Tiannan Province,
with the Human Dao Torrent becoming more intense, following Taishang Dao, more Sects started appearing, expressing their support for Tao Qian.