"The problem is, can I, and this Mountain and River Map, hold out for half an hour?"
"Truly a matter of life and death, worthy of being the tribulation before my Transcend Mortality ascension. If I can overcome this, the rewards will likely be enormous."
"Right, the Mountain and River Map has such a significant origin; perhaps there is a method it can provide?"
Tao Qian found dark humor in his predicament, pondering for a brief moment.
Then, looking at the Ancestor Spirit in front of him, he pointed at his ghastly neck and the vicious fishhook, and with a wry smile, he directly asked,
"Daoist friend, as you see, I'm being treated like a little fish about to be reeled away."
"You're helping me flee like this; how much longer can we hold on?"
"If that person pulls, can the Mountain and River Map resist being dragged away in the slightest?"
He immediately received an answer to his consecutive questions.
