The widely circulated Nine Provinces map was very rudimentary and contained many errors. People often crossed the Nine Provinces based on this map, but found themselves entering mortally dangerous places and losing their way, risking their lives. Cultivators traveling in the Nine Provinces often relied not on maps, but on their cultivation level.
A hundred years after ascending to the position of the Emperor, Jiang Li decided to redraw the map of the Nine Provinces, a commendable endeavor, but it was obstructed by the Tianji Tower.
The reason was simple: the Tianji Tower possessed a detailed map of the Nine Provinces and sold it in sections at a high price to cultivators.
There were once powerful figures who wanted to redraw the map of the Nine Provinces, but they were all stopped by the Tianji Tower.
Although the Tianji Tower was not one of the six major sects, it held many secrets. Many cultivators were extremely cautious of them. Provoking the Tianji Tower could lead to them spreading secrets about your cultivation, making it easy for enemies to find your weak spots and meet their doom.
However, Jiang Li was not afraid. He had already reached the Great Vehicle stage at that time and was invincible in the Nine Provinces. Where would he find an enemy daring to cause trouble? If he managed to avoid them, he would be praised as the "Benevolent Emperor".
天机楼 had no means to threaten Jiang Li, so they had to swallow their pride and let him redraw the map of Jiuzhou.
Jiang Li summoned the nine great dynasties, the six major sects, and the four sea dragon kings, as well as other major sects and countries, to discuss the mapping matters. They set precision standards and tasked each group to be responsible for mapping their own regions, while the remaining blank areas would be completed by the Ren Huang Palace.
Under Jiang Li’s coordination, a map of Jiuzhou that was several times more detailed than that of the Tianji Tower was presented to everyone.
Jiang Li was generous, having the Ren Huang Palace imprint the map onto jade pieces and selling them at a slightly higher cost.
From then on, no one had to worry about maps anymore.
Afterward, the Daoist sect told Jiang Li that his actions were meritorious and that he should receive meritorious baptism. However, Jiang Li did not receive any merit, which was quite strange.
Moreover, the guards of the Jiuzhou from the past should also have gained great merit, yet there was no trace of it.
The Daoist sect speculated that the source of merit lay in the immortal realm. After the disappearance of the ladder to immortality, Jiuzhou lost contact with the immortal realm, which resulted in no merit descending to the mortal realm. If Jiang Li were to ascend to the immortal realm in the future, it might lead to a massive meritorious baptism.
[New mission: The five-yearly Tianqingfu Martial Arts Competition is about to begin. You will represent the Huayun sect in this competition and have been assigned to the early stage of foundation building zone, because the Huayun sect has ranked at the bottom in the past and has been mocked by other sects. Please win the first place in the early stage of foundation building zone in this competition.]
[This mission can be abandoned]
[Reward for this mission: Opportunity to complete any damaged book, a Dragon-Tiger Golden Dan, a substitute death symbol]
Jiang Li found the rewards for this mission to be quite lucrative. Not to mention the suggestive opportunity to complete any damaged book, the Dragon-Tiger Golden Dan could increase the success rate of Nascent Soul formation for any cultivator to 80%, which was quite terrifying.
And the substitute death symbol – who could guarantee that they wouldn’t be secretly attacked when traveling across the rivers and lakes? With the substitute death symbol, it was like having an extra life. The tangible value was reflected in the exorbitant price at auctions, enough to make a Yuan Ying stage cultivator give up half of their property!
Furthermore, only cultivators below the Golden Core stage could use the substitute death symbol.
The rewards were abundant, so Jiang Li chose to give up this mission.
“Abandon this mission.”
[Are you sure you want to abandon this mission?]
“Yes.”
[To prevent any mistakes, the system will confirm once again. Are you sure you want to abandon this mission?]
“Yes.”
[Do you want to abando…]
“Yes.”
Jiang Li found this broken through system to be very much like the rogue software from his previous life.
[Abandon this mission successful]
After the system uttered this sentence, it fell silent.
Jiang Li blinked and waited for a new mission, but nothing came after a long while.
"System, where's the new mission?"
[Please be patient, host.]
Jiang Li was speechless, realizing that he couldn't directly move to the next mission after giving up one.
"Hey, hey, hey, is Jiang Li there? I was too excited just now and forgot to tell you something."
The remote communication symbol rang, and before Jiang Li could answer, the other party just appeared in projection without waiting for Jiang Li to pick up.
The projection of the Sect Master of the Daoist sect appeared in front of Jiang Li. Jiang Li thought to himself that this jerk again was using his position as the creator of the remote communication symbol to forcefully control him.
"What's up?" Jiang Li asked very politely.
"You are a dignified disciple of the Daoist sect, how can you talk to the sect master like that?" The Sect Master of the Daoist sect pretended to be angry, but seeing that Jiang Li was ready to explode, he quickly changed the subject.
"The Yin Yang Heavenly Seal is going to be refined again. According to my observation, it will take less than a year. At that time, our Daoist sect will hold a grand event to appreciate immortal treasures. As a contemporary emperor, you should come to show some face to us, right?"
In view of the fact that it was a serious matter, Jiang Li's attitude improved a bit, and he responded in agreement.
"Then it's settled. I will send you an invitation at that time and let you sit in the premium seat."
The Sect Master of the Daoist sect hung up the remote communication symbol promptly.
The Yin Yang Heavenly Seal was going to be refined again.
It was indeed a major event, and the Daoist sect had to prepare for it for a year. Jiang Li might have been the first person to know about this event.
Some people called the Yin Yang Heavenly Seal of the Daoist sect the number one treasure of Jiuzhou, and at least Jiang Li believed that it was deserving of this title.
After establishing the sect, the founding ancestor of the Daoist sect was named Dao Ancestor, a title with extreme terror. It shared the same name as the one in the immortal realm and should have incurred heavenly punishment, but Dao Ancestor himself remained unharmed. Some speculated that the founding ancestor of the Daoist sect was the reincarnation of the true Dao Ancestor or that he was closely related to the true Dao Ancestor in terms of fate, three corpses, and others.
The Yin Yang Heavenly Seal was refined by this Daoist sect Dao Ancestor. Once refined, it became an immortal treasure with boundless power.
After the Daoist sect Dao Ancestor ascended, he left the Yin Yang Heavenly Seal in Jiuzhou, as a treasure to suppress the Daoist sect's luck.
The magical thing about the Yin Yang Heavenly Seal was that it could refine itself. Each subsequent refinement would elevate its power by one level.
The last time it was self-refined was three thousand years ago, and most of the influential people in Jiuzhou participated in the grand event, making it extremely lively.
After three thousand years, how could Jiang Li miss the opportunity to witness the refining of an immortal treasure?
...
Jiang Li did not leave the Great Zhou, but instead went into seclusion to consolidate the gains he had made during the heavenly tribulation.
Two months later, when Jiang Li came out of his meditative state, the system finally had some activity.
【New mission: the profound and mysterious secret realm is about to open. Only those with a bone age under 25 and a cultivation level of Foundation Building Stage can enter. The Huayun Sect has one spot. Defeat Yunbo and you'll obtain this spot. However, people from other sects only see you at the middle stage of Foundation Building, don't take you seriously, and even scoff at you. Please aim to win this profound and mysterious secret realm this time.】
【This mission can be abandoned.】
【Mission rewards: Activate space teleportation function, activate origin point reading function, a storage ring with a capacity of 500 cubic units.】
According to Jiang Li's estimate, it would take two months. If it were himself, he could just reach the middle stage of Foundation Building.
He smiled faintly when he saw the mission rewards. Just for activating the space teleportation function, he couldn't give up on this mission alone!