Under such circumstances, the ownerless Heavenly General and Earthly Destroyer Divine Power became even more scarce, and it was only natural that triggering hidden achievements became difficult."
With this realization, a glint of enlightenment flashed through Shen Yuan’s eyes, followed by a deep sigh:
"The closer one is to the limit, the more difficult it is to acquire the Heavenly General and Earthly Destroyer Divine Power. Perhaps I should start planning ahead."
Shen Yuan had initially intended to cleanse all demon realms within the Great Xia Territory in one fell swoop, but upon encountering several ancient demon realms, he sensed entities within them not inferior to his own power.
Because of their unique nature, members of the monster tribe, once stepping into the Immortal Realm, do not belong to the five paths of heaven, earth, humanity, ghost, and divinity, and are still called Demon Saints.
Only by stepping into the Major Heavenly Immortal Realm can one be qualified to be called a Great Saint, a name spread across all realms and heavens.
Within those ancient demon realms were hidden Demon Saints who had stepped into the Immortal Realm, their long lifespans beyond reckoning, and in Shen Yuan’s view, they were at least as powerful as Human Immortal Realm experts.
For Shen Yuan, he was merely clearing future threats for Great Xia while attempting to trigger hidden achievements; recklessly confronting Immortal Realm Demon Saints would only waste his own strength needlessly.
Even if he were to slay an Immortal Realm Demon Saint, showing any sign of weakness would make True Monarchs from major forces not hesitate to take the opportunity to turn against him.
Therefore, Shen Yuan gave up on those ancient demon realms with Immortal Realm Demon Saints in existence, only clearing a portion of the demon realms.
Reflecting on his past experiences, Shen Yuan pondered:
"If I could clear all demon realms guarded by Immortal Realm Demon Saints, sever the monster tribe’s lineage, I would surely be able to further trigger hidden achievements. At that time, the achievements gained might not be limited to Earthly Destroyer Divine Power but could be the Heavenly General Great Divine Power, much like the eradication of the Demon Path."
His heart held a flicker of anticipation, but now was not the time to obtain that Heavenly General Great Divine Power.
Still, this was ultimately a clue to acquiring the Heavenly General Great Divine Power, certainly much better than aimlessly wandering like a headless fly.
"Currently, I have mastered twenty-two of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Powers, and I am only two Divine Powers away from the next Earthly Destroyer Metamorphosis. Considering the Rain Conjuring Divine Power lost with the death of the River Ji Prince and the Moon Extraction Divine Power on Gong Buyu, I already have enough for another Earthly Destroyer Metamorphosis of the Great Tao Manifestation."
Shen Yuan stroked his chin, then dismissed the thought of undergoing the metamorphosis immediately.
"At this stage, the Great Tao Manifestation is enough to suppress all present enemies within the Primal Chaos Realm. Even Golden Immortal Bai Yun, with his covert actions, wouldn’t dare to act openly, so there’s no need to undergo the Earthly Destroyer Metamorphosis right away. Moreover, a simple Earthly Destroyer Metamorphosis won’t induce a metamorphic change in the Great Tao Manifestation as the first one did. The best approach would be to gather enough for six Heavenly General Great Divine Powers and induce the Heavenly General and Earthly Destroyer Metamorphosis together."
If this had been before, Shen Yuan would never have dared to entertain such a wild idea. But with the destruction of demon realms, he had a vague glimpse of how to obtain a Heavenly General Great Divine Power, which naturally gave rise to additional thoughts.
"Aside from extinguishing demon realms and cutting off the monster tribe’s lineage, the whereabouts of the last Heavenly General Great Divine Power have also been determined."
With this thought, Shen Yuan couldn’t help but glance at the system interface, flipping through past message records, among which was a relevant entry.
System: Please ask the host to kill the River Ji Dragon Sovereign and destroy River Ji’s lineage to complete the full hidden achievement.
Achievement reward, the fourth Earthly Destroyer Divine Power: Water Prohibition!
System: Congratulations to the host for successfully seizing the River Ji Dragon Seal. You are three steps away from completing the achievement "Waters Under The Sky." Please activate the Yellow River Dragon Seal, the Yangtze River Dragon Seal, and the Huai River Dragon Seal to complete the hidden achievement.
Achievement reward, Heavenly General Divine Power: Overturning Rivers and Shaking Oceans!
The fourth Earthly Destroyer Divine Power, Water Prohibition, did not catch Shen Yuan’s attention, as it was evidently not related to the Great Tao Origin and thus of little benefit to him.
However, the task of suppressing the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Huai River Dragon Palaces, and seizing their dragon seals to trigger the reward of the Overturning Rivers and Shaking Oceans Great Divine Power, was indeed highly coveted by Shen Yuan.
"The Four Waterways Dragon Palaces are branches of the same vine; previously, by virtue of the imperial decree allowing anyone to be the River Ji Dragon Sovereign, I was already opposed to the Four Waterways Dragon Palaces. A direct confrontation is just a matter of time. If I can resolve both the Four Waterways Dragon Palace and the monster tribe together, that would satisfy the requirements for the Heavenly General and Earthly Destroyer Metamorphosis of the Great Tao Manifestation."
While such an idea was in his mind, Shen Yuan had no immediate intention of implementing it.
Guiding the monster tribe to struggle against the grotto heavens sacred ground has already won the Great Xia’s Imperial Court some breathing space; for the short term, we should not rashly provoke the monster tribes and the Four Waterways Dragon Palace.
As he pondered over this, Shen Yuan’s gaze suddenly turned toward the entrance of Lang Huan Garden.
He saw Xia Yunqiu shedding the imperial robes that symbolized an Emperor’s majesty, entering the place in a leisurely step, dressed in a golden-red long skirt.
"Yunqiu pays respect to Master!"
Xia Yunqiu’s demeanor was gentle and respectful as she saluted Shen Yuan.
"Sit!"
Shen Yuan beckoned with his right hand, gesturing for Xia Yunqiu to take a seat.
Since clearing over thirty Demons’ Realms, Shen Yuan had been cultivating his body and mind in Lang Huan Garden, sorting through his gains, and during this time, Xia Yunqiu had also visited many times.
After numerous exchanges, the sense of unfamiliarity from not seeing each other for several years gradually dissipated.
Looking curiously at Shen Yuan, Xia Yunqiu spoke softly:
"I just heard a report from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau that within the Imperial Capital, hundreds of thousands dreamed of playing chess with Immortals, and I knew it must be Master who emerged from seclusion with success.
Within the Imperial Capital, only Master possesses such divine skills and cultivation."
Shen Yuan smiled faintly, glancing at a scroll in Xia Yunqiu’s right hand and with a slight raise of an eyebrow, he said:
"Your visit today must be about more than just offering compliments, right?"
"Master indeed has the insight of a divine being."
Xia Yunqiu raised her hand to take the pale golden scroll, slowly unrolling it before Shen Yuan.
This scroll turned out to be a map of Great Xia Territory, with mountains, rivers, and cities of the Human Clan clearly visible as if the entire realm were miniaturized tens of thousands of times and then engraved within it.
Moreover, with Pot’s Heaven Divine Power, Shen Yuan could clearly sense that this scroll was not as simple as a mere model; it had already taken on the embryonic form of a small world.
"Half a month after Master reached an agreement with various powers, I joined forces with the Netherworld’s supernatural beings to arrange the reclamation of jurisdiction over the states and counties.
With Master above us exterminating the Demons’ Realms, deterring the powerful experts of various factions, and the strong presences of the Netherworld descending to suppress the sects, the task of reclaiming control over the major states and counties went very smoothly.
Especially in some areas, due to the various powers’ exploitation of the Great Xia populace, many people were long hoping that the Great Xia Imperial Court could regain control of the situation.
As of today, the humanity’s fate of the eighteen states has already been preliminarily integrated. There are only a few areas remaining in stalemate, but we largely hold the initiative."
"The superintendent personally inspected the eighteen states, seeking out methods handed down from the previous human Emperor Dynasties, combining them with the dynasty’s fortune to forge this magical treasure named the Mountain and River Map.
The Mountains, Rivers and Grain God Map can carry humanity’s fate, transforming into a Human Path magical treasure, possessing the marvelous use of suppressing fortune.
It is said that if one could reach the peak golden age of a human Imperial Dynasty, one could use the grand tendency of the Human Path to transform it into the Mountains, Rivers and Grain God Map and make it into a precious treasure of the Human Realm.
At that time, wherever the Human Path extends, the Mountains, Rivers and Grain God Map could create its own realm, capturing everything!"
At this point, Xia Yunqiu’s expression was filled with regret.
"Unfortunately, it is now hard to see such a peak human Emperor Dynasty’s fortune in the World again; Great Xia had to use the entire nation’s efforts to engrave the veins of mountains, rivers, and the will of all life to barely forge this Mountain and River Map.
Even though the Mountain and River Map is just a rather special magical treasure, which might not be of any use to Master, it represents the gratitude of our Great Xia Dynasty for Master’s effort in ’saving us from collapse, supporting a failing empire.’
Please, Master must accept it!"
During her words, Xia Yunqiu had already stood up, her hands respectfully presenting the Mountain and River Map to the white-robed Immortal before her.
Looking straight at the scroll, Shen Yuan’s Star Astrology Divine Power allowed him to clearly see the interwoven infinite fortune and Human Path’s fate veins upon it.
This small scroll seemed to symbolize the struggles of a near-doomed Human Emperor Dynasty.
Shen Yuan reached out his hand and slowly accepted the scroll, his eyes revealing an unmistakable admiration.
"I will accept it!"

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