If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 995 The Divine Path of the Nine Provinces is Now Completely Under Their Control
Xiaoyu is now the "head" of the Imperial Observatory.

She wanted to write a petition, and without her having to give the order, a celestial master immediately brought her the "heavenly book," the dragon beard brush, the nine-spirit cinnabar, and other items "used by the Grand Tutor."

Ordinary Taoist priests would carefully select the paper and pen when burning "offerings" to ghosts and gods.

As the Grand Tutor of Qin, Xiaoyu was to write a petition to a great deity of the Five Sacred Mountains, so of course he needed to use the best paper and pen in the human world.

This is one of the benefits of being the Grand Tutor of Qin.

She doesn't need to search everywhere; the things she needs are the finest in the world.

For example, the "Heavenly Book Golden Book" is a light golden paper made by immortals collecting clouds from all over the Nine Provinces and tanning them with the energy of the ancestral dragon.

It can be presented directly to the Jade Emperor.

Xiao Yu picked up the Dragon Beard Brush, dipped it in the red "ink" ground from the Nine Spirits Cinnabar, and began to wield the brush on the unfolded Heavenly Book.

"I humbly beseech Your Majesty the Five Sacred Emperors: Heavenly Supreme Benevolent Sage Father, Heavenly Illuminating Sage Father, Central Heavenly Venerable Sage Father, Golden Heavenly Wish Sage Father, Peaceful Heavenly Mysterious Sage Father, and the Five Sacred Heavenly God Fathers who are reading this document."

I, Yu Fengxian, am unworthy to hold the position of Celestial Master of the Great Qin Dynasty. I am filled with trepidation and bow twice to all the venerable celestial fathers, and I risk my life to report this!
The Five Sacred Mountains guard the universe, wield power over mountains and rivers, and govern the yin and yang, serving as the pillars of heaven and earth and the fathers of all living beings.

Although I am a barbarian from a foreign land, now that I have entered China, I should be like the people of China, and revere the gods as if they were my father.

Since we know reverence, how dare we disobey God's will?
Today's events were truly beyond my control. As the Celestial Master of the Great Qin Dynasty, I have sworn an oath to Heaven and Earth, received my mandate from the King, and been entrusted with the fate of the people; this is my duty. Only the four words "the fate of the nation" are etched in my heart, and I dare not forget them for even a moment.

"This junior dares not speak falsely. The Great Qin is currently in turmoil. There was a prophecy that 'When the First Emperor dies, the Great Qin will perish.' If we lose the true plan today, rumors will surely spread and the foundation of the state will be shaken."

Xiaoyu wrote over seven hundred words, enough for a college entrance exam essay, before finally concluding: "The Great Emperor is like a father to all people. Please have mercy on the common people of Qin. This junior prostrates himself on the ground, weeping blood to plead his case."

"Third Holy Mother, is this feasible? Is there anything taboo or offensive to the Emperor?" she asked Yang Chan beside her.

Yang Chan's expression was strange. "There's absolutely no problem. If I really want to find fault, I can only blame you for being too obsequious."

The surrounding Qin Celestial Masters all blushed and looked embarrassed: they had thought that Celestial Master Yu, with his fearsome reputation, would be smug and triumphant after single-handedly holding off the combined forces of all the gods. They hadn't expected him to be so shameless and cowardly.
They were about to describe her as "cowardly" when they couldn't forget the Great Tooth True Lord and Huang An Great Immortal who died with their eyes wide open.

—If they say she's a coward, will Da Ya and Huang An be so angry they come back to life, grab their bone clubs, and smash their heads?
So Master Yu wasn't truly cowardly; she was genuinely shameless.

Xiao Yu said seriously, "Flattering the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors is not called flattery, it is called 'appropriate expression of respect'."

Just like flattering one's parents, it's called 'filial piety'.

Based on the contributions the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors made to the Chinese land, they are fully deserving of such recognition.

Furthermore, today alone, on the summit of Mount Hua, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak, along with his five marshals and thirteen bodyguards, has been performing the mountain-worshiping dance since morning until now.

They must be so tired!

How embarrassing it must be for them to be watched by countless immortals!

Exhausted and resentful, who is this feeling directed at?
If I don't lower my stance, how can I dispel the resentment in the hearts of you all?

Yang Chan nodded in agreement and said, "I have seen your sincerity, Master Yu."

If you harbored even the slightest bit of cunning or hypocrisy, you wouldn't have considered things so thoroughly.

I assure you, all the great emperors will see this petition and will certainly give you a reply.

I can't guarantee what they're thinking, but I can guarantee I'll speak well of you and help resolve this conflict.

"Thank you, Holy Mother!" Xiao Yu bowed respectfully, picked up the vermilion brush again, and quickly wrote four petitions, one for each of the Four Dragon Kings, and stamped each with the seal of the Grand Tutor.

She also earnestly explained: "It is not that I particularly value the Dragon King while belittling the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors."

Although the four rivers are often mentioned together, they are far apart and cannot be directly connected.

The Five Sacred Mountains are of one spirit and connected branches; a petition can be directly passed between the Five Sacred Mountain Emperors.

Yang Chan nodded again and gently comforted him, "I understand. You are, after all, the Grand Tutor of Qin. You don't need to be so careful. It's also because the commotion caused by the emperors today was too great and frightened you."

"Yes, I am terrified. Please, Holy Mother, help me defend myself. Thank you!" Xiaoyu bowed again.

Yang Chan picked up the petition, her expression as resolute as a soldier charging into an enemy bunker with a satchel charge.

"Don't worry, I'll go and send you a message right away!"

"Good work!"

Fifteen minutes after Yang Chan left the Imperial Observatory, the volatile Five Sacred Mountains True Form Map began to calm down.

If the Great Destroyer is a "system".

If the Great Destroyer is triggered, there will be a "ding-dong" sound.

At this moment, the ding-dong sound in Xiaoyu's mind will continue incessantly.

Not only was the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain affected, but many of his generals also triggered the Great Annihilation.

"I'm rich! I'm rich!" Xiaoyu was overjoyed.

—A letter written to the gods can indeed activate the Purple Palace!
As long as I hold the position of Grand Tutor of Qin, as long as Qin has not completely collapsed, as long as the "Grand Tutor of Qin" writes a memorial to the gods in the name of sacrifice, it will almost always be effective, without even needing to meet them in person.

A legitimate deity, who receives offerings and prayers from the people, would certainly not refuse the Grand Tutor of Shangbang China.

After the initial elation, Xiaoyu felt a lingering fear.

Based on the deductions from the Purple Mansion, the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and his five marshals are extremely powerful.

Each of them possesses the combat power of a Star Lord, and the divine abilities of the Great Emperor of the Western Peak are even stronger than those of the Water Virtue Star Lord.

The key is that they can also form a battle formation.

After waiting another quarter of an hour, a new "Method to Destroy Father" popped up in her mind's Purple Mansion.

For a moment, Xiaoyu couldn't tell which category they belonged to.

But she didn't need to distinguish between them at all, because soon another "grain" was harvested.

Half an hour later, another batch arrived. This continued in waves, and within a short hour, all five sacred mountains, except for the Eastern Peak system, were complete.

"Why isn't the Eastern Peak pantheon mentioned? Did Huang Feihu not read my petition?"

Xiaoyu was puzzled, but not particularly disappointed.

Huang Feihu had already triggered the Great Destruction of His Father.

Because Huang Feihu had already fallen into her trap, she was able to suppress the Five Sacred Mountains True Form Map as quickly as she had grasped the true form map of the Yellow River system.

She possesses the "Yellow River Sword Manual," which allows her to unite with the True Form Diagram of the Yellow River.

But she hadn't created the "Five Mountains Divine Sword" beforehand. Creating it on short notice would definitely be too late.

Less than half an hour after the River God failed to seize the true map of the Yellow River system, the Five Sacred Mountains joined him.

Half an hour was not enough to create the Five Sacred Mountains Divine Sword from scratch, and he also cultivated it to the point of spiritual essence.

Fortunately, she could cheat.

Huang Feihu is the "God King" of the Five Sacred Mountains pantheon.

Before seeing the True Form Map of the Five Sacred Mountains, the Purple Mansion's deduction of "Huang Feihu's method of killing" was actually very slow.

The True Form Map of the Five Sacred Mountains appeared before her, allowing her to freely observe and analyze the spirit and power of the Five Sacred Mountains. In just half an hour, the "Huang Feihu's Powerful Killing Method" was already 30% complete!

It wasn't until this point, when the completion rate reached 70%, that things slowed down again.

It's not that the database doesn't have enough information; there's more than enough data.

Xiaoyu's raw strength became the "shortest plank in the barrel," insufficient to support the continued development of the brute-force killing method.

After all, the target of the forceful killing method was "Emperor Huang Feihu" in the Taishan Underworld.

It was not to kill "Immortal Huang Feihu" who had left Mount Tai and lost the power and influence of the Five Sacred Mountains.

Killing the immortal Huang Feihu is relatively simple, but forcibly breaking through the authority of the Five Sacred Mountains is very difficult, extremely difficult.

However, based on the data that has been derived so far, Xiaoyu is more than capable of completing the "Mount Tai Divine Sword".

In this way, one can "falsely unite with the true form of the Five Sacred Mountains".

In the state of "false union with the Dao", she is the true form diagram itself, and the true form diagram is her.

How could the gods of the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers possibly take it away!
Furthermore, since the Five Sacred Mountains and the Four Great Rivers are the leaders of all the mountains and rivers in China, as long as she "pretends to be in harmony" with the Five Sacred Mountains and the Yellow River, the landscape paintings in the treasure room will all become her obedient little brothers.

Other water gods and mountain gods vied for their own true forms, as if they were fighting against the authority of the Yellow River and the Five Sacred Mountains.

The more followers the gods of the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers summon, the more severe the internal strife becomes.

They were locked in a fierce internal struggle, while Xiaoyu moved with ease and without much effort.

The Imperial Observatory trembled slightly. It was indeed she who deliberately set a trap, giving the River God and his companions the illusion that "if we put in a little more effort, Yu Fengxian won't be able to hold on."

If we disregard the growing hatred in the hearts of those emperors, marshals, and dragon kings, Xiaoyu actually looks forward to them continuing their all-out "divine sacrifice."

For example, the Great Emperor of the Western Peak led hundreds of deities to open the Heavenly Gate and, together with the Heavenly Star Lords, offered sacrifices to Mount Hua. Xiaoyu and Mount Hua were "falsely united," she was Mount Hua, so their sacrifices to Mount Hua were, in effect, a sacrifice to her indirectly.

A large portion of the power that the gods used to worship the great rivers and mountains entered the True Form Diagram.

After all, they originally relied on sacrifices to sense and resonate with the True Form Diagram in order to reclaim it.

However, that strange divine sacrificial power can be absorbed by Xiaoyu after entering the True Form Diagram.

She is the landscape itself.

They all transformed into "experience points" for Xiaoyu to comprehend the true forms of the Five Sacred Mountains and the Four Rivers.

She seemed to have entered a deeper state of enlightenment, as if the gods themselves were demonstrating their divine ways to her.

The River God practiced the way of the Yellow River, and the Great Emperor of the Western Peak practiced the way of Mount Hua.
This "direct enlightenment," which was even more exaggerated than cheating, allowed Xiaoyu to thoroughly grasp the true form and meaning of the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers in just one day.

No one taught her; she dissolved her physical form, transforming into a pure primordial energy that merged with the True Form Diagram, becoming the Yellow River itself and the Five Sacred Mountains themselves.

She created her own immortal technique, "The Refining Spirit Through Wind and Mountain Water".

She and Zifu together contributed 30% to the creation of this immortal technique, Zhenxingtu took another 30%, and the remaining 40% went to the Five Sacred Mountains God System and the Four Rivers God System.

They are doing everything they can to help her attain enlightenment.

However, Xiaoyu cannot exploit them indefinitely.

They are not wooden stakes; they will retreat on their own when they can no longer hold on.

The arrival of the Holy Mother of the Third Princess indicates that they have reached their limit and can no longer afford to waste time with her.

So she decided to make use of the waste and asked the Third Holy Mother to deliver a petition.

The effect was unexpectedly good. Once the Five Sacred Mountains Divine System triggered the Great Annihilation Father, it began to contribute to her "Mountain and Water Refining God" again.

"They're all good people! The Third Holy Mother is a good person, and all the great gods of the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Rivers are also kind-hearted," Xiaoyu exclaimed.

As dusk approached, even the cunning River God triggered the Great Destruction Father (who saw and acknowledged her petition).

Xiao Yu burst out laughing inside the treasure map room, "Hahaha, the Divine Path of the Nine Provinces is now entirely under my control!"

The next morning, while Xiaoyu was still cultivating in the Treasure Map Room, the Third Holy Mother came looking for her again.

She looked tired, as if she had been busy all night.

"Master Yu, your petition has been sent to the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors and the Four River Dragon Kings. At my suggestion, they all wrote their comments in vermilion ink and affixed their divine seals. Finally, the talisman envoy sent it to the Heavenly Court's 'Memorial Hall' for safekeeping."

Although there is no explicit contract, no one will be willing to lose face.

They shouldn't hold another divine sacrifice to forcibly summon the True Form Diagram while you're serving as Grand Tutor.

Xiaoyu wrote a petition, not a contract.

However, even the great gods have pride. They accepted her petition and even sent it to the Heavenly Court for archiving. They certainly wouldn't take advantage of Xiaoyu's departure from Xianyang to launch a sneak attack on the Imperial Observatory—and forcibly summon the True Form Diagram again.

Moreover, with the Three Holy Mothers acting as intermediaries, even the most shameless deities had to give face to the famous lady of the Guanzhong celestial realm, Erlang's sister, the Jade Emperor's niece, the owner of the Lotus Lantern, and Nuwa's disciple.

Xiaoyu bowed three times respectfully to her, saying, "I am deeply grateful for your kindness!"

This time, Yang Chan neither stood up to stop her nor returned the greeting.

She sat calmly in the chair, slowly sipping her tea, a look of satisfaction and enjoyment appearing on her tired but pretty face.

It was as if she had truly quelled the "greatest conflict between the divine way and the human dynasty" all by herself.

"Master Yu, the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors are kind and benevolent, you should also be aware of the times!"
The dragon's aura of the Qin Dynasty is gradually weakening; you can't possibly wait until the Qin Dynasty is destroyed before releasing the true map of the land's landscape.

Xiao Yu readily agreed, saying, "The Third Holy Mother is right. To repay the Third Holy Mother's kindness, I can make a promise."

Even if the rebel army fails to capture Xianyang, I will immediately release the True Form Map when they enter Guanzhong.

Is this feasible?

(End of this chapter)