Chapter 147: The Abuhulin Spear

The Town-State Dharma Artifact beneath the longevity spirit tablet has been passed down for a thousand years; it is a heavy vessel that suppresses the Qi Luck of the Jin Clan and even the entire Great Jin Dynasty, and it is the repository of the worship and faith of hundreds of millions of Jin Clan people.

This Dharma Artifact was accidentally discovered by the ancestors of the Jin Clan amidst the vast Changbai Mountains; it is suspected to be a relic from the Middle Ages or even the ancient era, possessing incredible power, and was immediately enshrined by the entire Jin Clan.

Without the existence of this heavy vessel, the Jin Clan would never have been able to slaughter their way out from between the White Mountain Black Water, annihilate the many powerhouses of the previous dynasty, and thereby enter and rule the land of Shenzhou.

It is precisely because of the long passage of time and the countless great battles it has endured that this Dharma Artifact is severely damaged, which is why it has always been kept in the temple of the Ancestral Land, not to be easily activated unless it is a matter that shakes the foundation of the nation.

"I understand what Elder En says."

Facing the hesitation of Ennahai, Xici said decisively:

"The ancestral teachings state that the Clan Guardian Dharma Artifact must not be used unless the Jin Clan faces an existential crisis, and now that this unprecedented rebel has emerged, it is already a moment of life and death for our Jin Clan.

This person is young yet comparable to an eighth-realm Grandmaster; if given more time, it is unimaginable what level he could reach. I am now old and can still exert some strength to barely surpass this person by a thin margin. If we do not take this opportunity to completely execute him, then in ten or twenty years when my blood and Qi have decayed and my lifespan is nearing its end, this villain will be in his prime and no one in the world will be able to control him. The overthrow of our Jin Clan's empire will likely happen in an instant."

Ennahai was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply:

"This old man understands. In that case, please, Empress Dowager, present the Bone Command Token of the Sect Leader to retrieve the Clan Guardian Dharma Artifact."

Xici did not say another word; she flipped her palm, and a palm-sized bone token appeared in it, engraved with intricate patterns.

The Bone Command Token of the Sect Leader is naturally the symbol representing the highest authority of the Shaman God Sect. As the great-granddaughter of the Sect Leader from two generations ago, and the only Heavenly Dipper Grandmaster created through the Empowerment Great Method, Xici has always held the Bone Command Token in her capacity as the acting Sect Leader.

Ennahai stepped forward respectfully, received the Bone Command Token with both hands, and then walked slowly to the front of the statue of Changshengtian located in the incense altar, where he inserted the Bone Command Token into a slot in the stone pedestal of the statue.

Click—as the sound of gears turning echoed endlessly in the divine hall, the heavy statue slowly retreated several feet, and then a long, narrow object slowly rose up.

This object was strikingly a bone spear that looked ancient and crude, filled with the aura of time, covered in scars as if it had experienced countless battles.

At the same time, a bloody and fierce aura radiated from it, causing the temperature of the already cold hall to drop even further; one glance at it made one's heart and gallbladder freeze.

Seeing this object, Cang Jige and Bu Tiansuo immediately knelt on one knee to show their reverence.

Ennahai took out the bone spear, turned around, and presented it respectfully with both hands, and Xici received it with a solemn expression.

Woo, woo, woo.

Her arms bloomed with a faint light of Qi, as if she were pouring her own True Gang into the bone spear in her hand, causing it to immediately emit buzzing sounds like ghosts crying and wolves howling, releasing a fierce, sharp edge that seemed to pierce and kill all things.

Even though they knew it was not aimed at them, the three top Grandmasters—Ennahai, Cang Jige, and Bu Tiansuo—still felt their eyelids twitch, giving rise to a feeling of heart-stopping dread as if needles were pricking their backs.

Although Xici was the supreme ruler of the nation, an uncrowned queen, she had rarely had direct contact with the Abuhulin Spear over these years; she was excited and could not put the spear in her hand down:

"Good, good, good! With the Abuhulin Spear, I will surely be able to execute that rebel and extend our Jin Clan's empire for another five hundred years!"

The Abuhulin Spear, translated into the Han language as the Heavenly God Spear, was a Dharma Artifact whose true power even Xici had never witnessed personally. However, according to the records of the Jin Clan's grand canon, this vessel contained extraordinary divine power; only a True Martial Grandmaster possessing True Qi could unleash a portion of its power, and holding it made one invincible at the seventh-tier.

The most illustrious battle record of this spear was when the Jin Clan army broke through the passes five hundred years ago. The Jing Dynasty court, already beset by internal and external troubles, mobilized troops to block the Jin army and dispatched a full eight True Martial Grandmasters to carry out a decapitation strike, which even included a supreme powerhouse who was about to step into the realm of Grandmaster.

Facing this astonishing lineup for the decapitation strike, the founding Emperor of the Jin Clan, Huang Taiji, held the Abuhulin Spear and fought back fiercely. After a bloody battle, he relied on his own strength to kill all eight of these Grandmaster-level powerhouses, establishing supreme fame and making the people of the world tremble with fear!

It was precisely through this heaven-shaking battle that the Jing Dynasty's top forces were almost completely wiped out, and the morale of their various armies plummeted. Huang Taiji, carrying the momentum of this great victory, drove straight in; wherever he passed, blood flowed like a river, and the Jing soldiers were all terrified and surrendered one after another.

In the end, led by Huang Taiji, the Jin Army of only two hundred thousand people broke through the Capital like a hot knife through butter, destroyed the Jing Dynasty, and became the masters of Shenzhou.

According to the clan records, in that heaven-shaking battle, Huang Taiji was only at the peak of the True Martial Realm. The Abuhulin Spear deserved the primary credit for being able to kill eight Jing Dynasty Grandmasters in one battle. Now, Xici is a genuine Heavenly Dipper Grandmaster; holding this spear, she will surely be able to exert power even greater than that of Huang Taiji in the past, and there will be no one in the world who can defeat her!!

"With the Clan Guardian Dharma Artifact in the hands of the Empress Dowager, it is like a Heavenly God wielding punishment; any rebel is nothing but a joke."

Ennahai frowned and said:

"But the court is currently facing the covetousness of the Western Powers. If we use the Clan Guardian Dharma Artifact on this person, we will have one less trump card when we face the threat of the Powers in the future..."

Xici, however, let out a dismissive laugh:

"The foreigners only want some privileges and a little land. As long as we of the Jin Clan are still the masters of this land, giving up a few benefits is nothing; there will always be opportunities to take them back later. But if the Han people were to turn the tables, that would be the sky collapsing and the earth sinking—the consequences would be unimaginable."

Cang Jige and Bu Tiansuo could not help but nod:

"The Old Buddha is absolutely right. The foreigners only rely on the advantage of their guns and cannons. The court has countless skilled craftsmen; as long as our clan remains the master of the land of Shenzhou, with everyone united, there will always be a time when we catch up, and then we can take back all the humiliation we have suffered in the past."

"But the Han people have never forgotten to restore their own empire over these hundreds of years. Once they turn the tables, our clan may face the danger of extinction; this must never be overlooked."

Since the founding of the dynasty five hundred years ago, the Jin Clan has always maintained high-pressure rule over the Han people, forcing them to shave their hair and change their clothes to distort and suppress the Han people's identity from the roots. As for the secret policies of exclusion and suppression, they are too numerous to count.

Whether it was the civil service examination or the Martial Examination, Jin Clan people were always prioritized. Seventy percent of the officials above the third rank in the court were Jin Clan Banner People; almost no Han people could enter the power center of the Great Jin Dynasty.

It was not until recent years, when the Great Jin court's national gates were blasted open by the cannons of the Western Powers and new ideas flowed in, that the mountains and rivers were shaken and the situation changed drastically.

Under such a millennial change, coupled with the fact that the Jin Clan Banner People had been at peace for too long and were addicted to pleasure and unfit for service, the court had to gradually relax some of its suppression of the Han people, allowing Han officials to gradually regain some say.

But even so, the Jin Dynasty's guard against the Han people had never been completely relaxed.

For these rulers, the empire was stolen to begin with. Even if they ceded more territory or signed more treaties, it was of no consequence. Any foreign enemy like the Westerners was far less important than suppressing the Han people to maintain their rule!

(End of chapter)