Longevity Chronicles
Chapter 400 - 284: The Primary Meaning of Longevity is in Yang Sui, Tao Qian Finally Passes the 3rd Calamity (Part 1)

Imperial City, inside the Phoenix Chariot.

Tao Qian was riding with the newly admitted Primordial Consort of the Emperor, even though the latter was unaware of the man sitting in front of her.

The Mountain and River Map was indeed a mysterious treasure.

Hearing the words of the Ancestor Spirit, Tao Qian's gaze penetrated the curtain, knowing the procession was about to enter the Imperial Palace.

Should nothing unexpected occur, as long as this woman came into contact with the residual True Dragon Fortune within the palace, her Life Chart could be activated. Tao Qian, adding his touch at the right moment, could detach the connection of fortune immediately and in the future, could even support this woman to ascend to the throne, enjoying the addiction of being the man behind the Empress.

However, Tao Qian made no move.

"Emperor, I am not Uncle Qin Jiao, I have no interest in this matter."

"Besides, who knows if this could be a trap? If it were really a threat to that old geezer, he would cast a spell to stop me before I make a move. Yet there's been no action from him. If I were to act and it turned out to be a trap, I wouldn't even have the chance to regret."

After muttering to himself, Tao Qian turned his head and stared back at the Ancestor Spirit.

"Is there more?"

Although time wasn't slipping by too quickly and there was still ample distance from the life-and-death deadline,

Tao Qian had truly been kept busy by the Mountain and River Map, touring nearly half of the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty, including Wu Yue, Fumin, Ancient Qin, Qiantang, Jiangnan, Heavenly Mansion, Xiangxi, QiLu, Fengtian, Anqing, Ancient Yu, Bai Yue, Jing Chu... and other provinces, witnessing many major events.

But Tao Qian never made a decision. This one didn't satisfy him; that one was not possible.

Anyone else would have stopped waiting long ago.

The Ancestor Spirit, however, remained extremely patient.

Though patient, the answers it gave disappointed Tao Qian.

"Daoist, though the territory of the seventy-two provinces is vast and big events happen all the time, there aren't as many that meet your requirements as you would imagine."

"The ones just mentioned, including the one at hand, already have the strongest connections."

"Finding another event that involves fortune and shakes the foundations of the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty is extremely difficult, extremely difficult. Waiting a bit longer might present more opportunities, but I fear you don't have the luxury of time."

The response of the Ancestor Spirit was reasonable.

Tao Qian indeed couldn't wait.

Don't think that the master of the Immortal Fish Technique only stopped Tao Qian when he attempted to dig up his ancestors' graves; that didn't mean the old man was easy to deal with.

That old geezer must be enjoying the pleasure of fishing, deliberately letting Tao Qian run amok all over the world until he was tired, then just lift his rod and reel Tao Qian in.

"Broaden the requirements a bit. Those who are currently rebelling or about to successfully rebel will do."

"In that case, there would be more options. Follow me."

As the words fell, the ghost-like Mountain and River Map immediately vanished again, moving along the Heavenly Track to another location.

Yet Tao Qian did not know, he had just left.

That woman, called "Yuann Mingzhen," who seemed to have never noticed his presence, suddenly blinked her eyes, appearing to sense something as she looked towards where Tao Qian had been before their departure.

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On the other hand, under the guidance of the Ancestor Spirit, Tao Qian personally witnessed several rebellions.

Some were large, some small, but even the smallest involved a city with a population of millions.

From these scenes alone, Tao Qian could tell that in the current Longevity Heavenly Dynasty, saying that the beacon fires were everywhere wasn't an exaggeration.

Even incidents like the earlier one where "Song Tiecheng allowed his soldiers to massacre a city" were common.

Unfortunately, he still hadn't found anything satisfactory.

Watching as time flowed rapidly again, the scenes before him changed like a revolving lantern.

Suddenly, almost involuntarily, Tao Qian seemed to see something.

"Stop!"

As his voice fell, the treasure halted at a new territory.

Anqing Province, Capital City, Yang Sui.

This place was reflected because a major rebellion had occurred.

However, unlike other places, this provincial city wasn't chaotic.

On the contrary, Yang Sui City was bustling with excitement.

Just as there were thundering drums and blaring trumpets, vibrant crowds moved about, but this place wasn't hosting a wedding, rather, a special ceremony for ennoblement.

The reason Tao Qian suddenly stopped was because he saw a figure, receiving the attention of thousands, being supported by a grand army, slowly ascending to the top of a building so tall, it almost seemed able to pluck the stars and moon, a person he recognized.

It wasn't proper to call him an acquaintance, for they had only met and spoken.

During one Immortal Peach Banquet at the hall of Spirit Treasure Mountain, among the guests were two royal siblings.

They were the Thirteenth Prince Zhu Quan and Princess Bao Shou.

And now, slowly ascending the platform was none other than Thirteenth Prince Zhu Quan, who was dressed in a robe only the Emperor could wear, majestic beyond words.

From a distance, Tao Qian immediately noticed something.

Whether it was him or Princess Bao Shou, who sat high up early, appearing like a clay Bodhisattva, their expressions were unnatural, their eyes filled with anger and fear, as if they were coerced into being there, furious but unable to speak.

Besides them on the building were seventy-three seats, each occupied by a dignified guest.

Surrounding them were at least hundreds of reporters, holding cameras, ceaselessly snapping photos of the crowd below, the tightly guarded soldiers, and every detail of the ceremony. The flashes of light and the sounds of their cameras were incessant.

When Tao Qian saw this scene, he was momentarily stunned.

Such a spectacle, it was all too familiar.

Not long ago, when the Ninth Prince Zhu Qi was to become the Emperor, he had also forcibly gathered representatives from the seventy-two provinces, as well as old eunuchs from the Imperial City, and numerous newspaper reporters to witness the ceremony.

"Could it be that those from the old Zhu Family all love to do it this way?"

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