Twelve Emperors, raving and roaring,
"Devour it all for Us."
"Devour, and let not a morsel slip by."
As copious amounts of filth-ridden flesh surged into his mouth, Hu Hai's already bloated demon body began to swell boundlessly. Corrupt tides and filthy storms surged violently, causing the numerous Sealing Spirit Demon Locks to begin falling off by themselves.
It was as if a Demon God was roaring, coming from beyond the Outer Realm.
Although the projections of the Heavenly Track that once filled the Seventy-two Provinces were nowhere to be seen, inexplicably, billions of people felt a tremor of fear at this moment.
And those like Si Xixin, Zhang Jinluan, Yu Yanshi, and Yin Yuehua, who held the authority over Forbidden Techniques, simultaneously sensed a catastrophic disaster, a life-and-death crisis.
In a daze, they all seemed to witness a future scene, a horrifying one: the foolish, tyrannical son left by the Ancestor Dragon had transformed into a never-satiated Taotie, a demon god infant, whose craving for flesh and fat led him to view all of the Human Clan as his blood food.
He, desired to devour all people under the sky.
This dreadful omen instantly made the four and the many great forces within the realm forget about their struggles for power and the battle for the Central Plains.
Decision was made instantly: set aside other concerns, it was better to deal with Hu Hai first.
Just as the whole world shuddered again at the whim of a tyrant,
Suddenly at this moment, Tao Qian, who also sensed this abnormality, abruptly looked up at the sky.
He, too, saw the calamity, saw the swelling Hu Hai Demon Lord.
But he ignored it, perhaps knowing some Heavenly Mechanism, he simply did not regard the struggle of the Twelve Emperors as consequential.
Just watching a very familiar "Spirit Treasure Divine Light" flying towards him from the depths of the Outer Realm Abyss, directly pouring into his Dharma Body.
Before the Divine Light entered his body, Tao Qian couldn't help but cry out in his heart:
"Heavenly Venerate above!"
"Do not hang your disciple in the Heavenly Lantern this time."
He cried out thus, but the Divine Light paid him no heed.
Wrapping around his Spirit Treasure Sublime Body, it ascended towards the Outer Realm.
At the same time, the Ancestor Spirit, having also sensed the Heavenly Mechanism, was startled for a moment before once again utilizing the ability of the Heavenly Track, projecting the upheaval here to the Seventy-two Provinces.
Only to see within Qiantang Province, suddenly among falling blossoms, gushing Spiritual Springs, continuous celestial music, and rising purple lights...amid many phantasms of Innate Divine Beings, there stood a True Cultivator at the center, rapidly ascending and seeming to be taken to the Immortal Realm beyond the Outer Realm.
In an instant, the terror brought by Hu Hai dissipated.
Everyone couldn't help but cheer, for Tao Qian dispelled the ignorance, and naturally, all people now understood who was vile and who was virtuous.
"Is Master Tao ascending to Immortality?"
"It's indeed deserved, Master Tao's merit is boundless, apt to achieve the Dao and ascend."
"Compared to the twelve Founding Emperors who after death became maddened and greedy, Master Tao's ascent to immortality truly is a great blessing for the world."
"Good! So very good, let us all wish that Master Tao will forever enjoy the blessings of immortality, longevity, and enduring sight."
"From today onwards, a temple shall be built in my city for Master Tao, to offer tribute to his divine position."
"That is the true Daoist Talent, the True Master."
These cheers represented an increasingly boiling Human Dao Fortune.
Once before, when Tao Qian promoted the Yang Sui Uprising, he had experienced something similar.
Immense fortune directly propelled him to break through the Transcend Mortality Realm, instantly crossing a Third Rank Realm that usually took ordinary people decades or even centuries to cultivate.
This time, it was even more formidable.
During his ascension, Tao Qian's Cavernous Mystery Profound had instantaneously been breached.
Tao Qian did not even have time to feel why, his movement gathered momentum, unimpeded.
In an instant, he stepped into the Ultimate Happiness Realm.
Even more astonishingly to Tao Qian, the Three Stages of Ultimate Happiness, which he had not even contemplated before, were all transcended in a moment.
He soared up just below the Daoist Transformation Realm!
And yet, he did not stop there.
In Tao Qian's mind, a notion of Spiritual Resonance emerged:
"Although I do not cultivate the 'Human Emperor's Dao', this enterprise of mine is indeed extraordinary. Ultimate Happiness Realm counts for little; the remaining mighty force of fortune could break through the barriers of Daoist Transformation Tribulation in a moment, tearing down the old and pulling up the weak, allowing me to stand firm in the Daoist Transformation Realm."
"Should I so wish, the next moment I could become a Daoist Transformation Master, a true Great Divine Power, and may rightfully call myself a Daoist Lord."
No sooner had this notion arisen than Tao Qian could make no decision.
Watching as that immense to the utmost Human Dao Fortune was about to forcefully propel him, Tao Da, into Daoist Transformation.
Suddenly, a grand Dao voice came:
"The time is not yet ripe!"
"This treasure medicine of Human Dao, let us first keep it with Ancestor Spirit Daoist."
"When this child overcomes the tribulations and achieves the Dao, it can be used to assist greatly."
This Dao voice, as if endowed with infinite force,
stunningly made that irresistible Human Dao Fortune voluntarily recede, instead flowing towards the Mountain and River Map.
Ancestor Spirit first was taken aback, then chuckled as he accepted it.
Simultaneously, Tao Qian had no time to guess who the owner of that grand Dao voice was, as his Spirit Treasure Sublime Body had already broken through the Heavenly Track, soaring to even higher places.
In his mind, a succession of visions began to emerge.
This familiar change, momentously enlightened Tao Qian: the tribulation was over, and Heavenly Venerate must be giving his disciple many great benefits.
But this time, the manner of giving benefits was quite unexpected.
Inside Tao Qian's spirit emerged a perception transforming into a record: [Spirit Treasure True Inheritor Tao Qian entering the world to save the Human Dao from great disaster...with the gods as witnesses, specially bestowed Spirit Treasure Unlimited Salvation Refining God Demon Suppressing Immortal Ascension Array.]
If based on previous experiences, after the first record, there would be more continuous records to come.
However, this time was different.
Just as the record settled, another pinpoint of Spirit Light approached from the depths of the Great Abyss.
Initially, the light was as small as star dust.
But as it approached, between brilliant flashes, an immensely vast array suddenly formed.