Chapter 37: Establishing the Country's Pillar

  "What's our family heirloom?" Hearing Grandpa ask this, Jiang shook his head in confusion.

  Jiang Cheng was also very curious, but Jiang Cheng was really curious, what kind of treasure could this Ge Shan clan, who had almost no taboos for him, have?

  Or rather, what in the entire Geshan tribe could be considered precious? What thing could make the rich and oily Baihun tribe's second-in-command so fixated?

  "Don't know?"

  Grandfather chuckled and stroked his silvery white beard, saying with a smile: "Actually, this treasure, you can see it every day, and every member of our Ge Shan tribe can also see it every day. You've even knelt down and worshiped it several times."

  "Have you paid your respects? Ah Gong, are you referring to the ancestral spirit totem pole?" Jiang Cheng blurted out.

  The old man nodded, "That's right, the treasure that our clan has been guarding for decades is indeed the Totem Pole of the Ancestors."

  But the thing is, apart from this ancestral totem pole that's related to our tribe's inheritance, if the White Horde really had their eyes on some treasure of ours, I would have sent it over long ago. Why bother letting our tribespeople suffer?

  At this point, Ah Gong's expression turned stern: "For survival, anything can be given up, but ancestors cannot be given up, dignity cannot be given up! Jiang Cheng, you must remember this!"

  "Ah Gong, I don't understand!" Jiang Cheng scratched his head and asked again, "This ancestral spirit totem pole is possessed by each of the various tribes, and the White Horde has two of them. Why do they covet our tribe's ancestral spirit totem pole? Why not scheme against the ancestral spirit totem poles of the other seven branches of the White Horde?"

  "Jiang Cheng, don't just look at the totem poles of various tribes are all called ancestral spirit totem poles, but the ancestral spirit totem pole and the ancestral spirit totem pole also have differences!"

  In other words, the Totem Pole of Ancestral Spirits also has its own hierarchy, and the Tribal Spirit can tap into the power of the Totem Pole.

  "Our tribe has been able to keep the White Horde at bay all these years, and it's precisely because of this ancestral spirit totem pole standing guard in our midst!" Ah Gong said.

  "What's so special about our clan's ancestral totem pole? Is it really worth the White Swirl Tribe being obsessed with it for decades?" Jiang Cheng asked, his face filled with skepticism.

  "That's natural!"

  According to ancestral records, the ancestral spirit totem pole is divided into four grades: Tian, Di, Xuan and Huang. The totem pole served by Xiao Ling Gong Feng Qing of the Bai Hun Department is a Huang-grade totem pole. Those of the Ban Yue Department, Fei Yu Department and several other departments are mostly Huang-grade totem poles.

  Its protective spirit power can cover an area of ten miles if fully deployed.

  Like the white jade ancestral totem pole served by the great spirit of the White Jade Department, the tiger power tribe's ancestral totem pole is also a mysterious totem pole, its sheltering spiritual power can reach 100 miles!

  And our clan's ancestral totem pillar, which has been coveted by the White Horde for decades, is a top-grade totem pillar. If it has sufficient power, its protective spirit can shield thousands of miles. However, more importantly, a top-grade totem pillar can command all spirits and forge a Battle Spirit Hall!

  "War Spirit Temple?" Jiang Cheng blinked his eyes. He had heard these three words in Giant Elephant Sect, but now they were being said by Ah Gong in a somewhat confusing manner.

  "Hmph, never mind that, you only need to know one thing, the Totem Pole of the Earthly Tribe, also known as the Founding Pillar! No matter which tribe or family wants to establish a nation, they must have an Earthly Founding Pillar in order to successfully found a nation."

  "For decades, the Baihun clan has wanted to establish a nation, but they didn't have the sacred pillar for establishing a country, whereas our tribe does. Do you understand now?" Ah Gong said.

  "Established national pillar! I didn't expect that our clan's ancestral spirit totem pole would have such a high rank!" Jiang Cheng exclaimed in surprise.

  A faintly serene expression appeared in Grandfather's eyes. "Eighty years ago, I was in the Katsurayama Corps... Ah, never mind about the past."

  "Jiang Cheng, did you know why I specifically told you about this matter today?" Grandfather asked suddenly.

  Jiang Cheng shook his head again in confusion, what Grandfather said was indeed a bit too sudden.

  "The ancestral totem pillars of all ethnic groups are the supreme spiritual objects, containing endless spiritual power, especially for our tribe's earthly ancestral totem pillar, which is unmatched in its mighty power and possesses many unfathomable divine powers."

  And letting his clansmen bathe in spiritual might and increase their cultivation is one of the most ordinary divine abilities." The old man's tone suddenly changed as he said this.

  "Improve cultivation?" Jiang Cheng was somewhat perplexed.

  "Yes, with my spiritual power driving this ancestral spirit pillar, I can forcefully raise your cultivation by one level or even more. I called you here today just to upgrade your cultivation, but before that, you must agree to a condition!" Ah Gong said.

  "Grandfather, please speak!" Whether to enhance his own cultivation or to urge the ancestral spirit's pillar to grant him power to enhance his cultivation, Jiang Cheng almost didn't consider it before agreeing.

  "Third place, the worst-case scenario, even if you risk your life, you must win third place in this martial arts competition to get those fifteen carts of lifesaving grain for our tribe! With that fifteen carts of lifesaving grain, we can hang on and maybe make it through this winter!" Grandfather said.

  "Grandfather, I promise you, even if it means risking my life, I will..."

  "Don't be in a hurry to make an oath." The old man interrupted Jiang Cheng's words and turned to say: "This is borrowing the power of the ancestors' spirits to enhance your cultivation. If you want to make an oath, you should also swear a blood oath to the ancestors. If you can't fulfill it, the ancestors will punish you themselves!"

  Before Jiang Cheng could say anything, Master Yeh continued, "Open your chest, I want you to swear an oath with your own heart's hot blood!"

  With a loud rip, Jiang Cheng tore open his clothes, revealing his sturdy chest with bulging muscles. His hands moved like knives, and in the flash of an instant, he had cut a gash on his own chest. Hot blood surged out from the wound.

  "I, Jiang Cheng, swear with this blood..."

  Just as Jiang Cheng was about to make a vow, a brilliant light suddenly flashed on Grandmaster's left hand, and a pillar of spiritual light appeared in his palm.

  At a glance, that pillar looked exactly like the ancestral totem pole of the Ge Shan Department, only shrunk countless times.

  Compared to the ancestral spirit totem pole on the Gedshanbu sacrificial altar, the pillar held by Agong is even more flavorful, as if it contains endless mysteries, making one's gaze unbearable to move away.

  Just as Jiang Cheng was staring at the small and exquisite ancestral spirit column, Grandfather suddenly thrust the sparkling ancestral spirit column into the fresh blood gushing out of Jiang Cheng's chest.

  Suddenly, spiritual light surges!

  A loud rumble, Jiang Cheng only felt a massive amount of spiritual energy crazily surging into his body. Oddly enough, this time, the Black Tower Pillar inside Jiang Cheng's body didn't make any movement, allowing that massive amount of spiritual energy to crazily rush into his body.

  "Stir up your battle spirit, absorb spiritual energy!" Ah Gong's voice sounded in Jiang Cheng's ear.

  At the moment when Jiang Cheng urged on the War Soul Blood Tooth Pig King, the spiritual power in Jiang Cheng's Spiritual Ocean was almost expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

  That pure spiritual energy, without a single speck of impurity, was just like something that had been cultivated by the warrior himself.

  It was as if the most delicious food was being devoured by Jiang Cheng's war soul, causing his cultivation to rapidly soar.

  It was unknown how much time had passed when Jiang Cheng's spiritual sea could no longer hold a single thread of spiritual energy, and the meridians all over his body began to swell and open up. The light in front of him suddenly dimmed, and the white-haired old man appeared once again before Jiang Cheng.

  The ancestral spirit tablet that had just floated in front of Grandpa's hands has vanished into thin air.

  "Jiang Cheng, how much has your cultivation improved? Let's take a look?" Ah Gong seemed to be somewhat tired, but his eyes were filled with even more joy.

  When he slightly stirred the War Soul Pearl, the spiritual power in his Dantian Spirit Sea suddenly surged like a tsunami, and the turbulent power made Jiang Cheng involuntarily tremble with excitement.

  "Sixth stage, sixth stage peak! Grandfather, my cultivation has reached the Sixth Stage Peak of the Realm of Benevolence!" Jiang Cheng exclaimed with surprise.

  "Good, very good! You truly are a worthy successor of the Heaven's Awakening Warrior Soul. With just one infusion of ancestral spirit energy, your cultivation has increased explosively, excellent!" A hint of a smile appeared on Ah Gong's normally stern face.

  It was just Grandpa's face that made Jiang Cheng look a bit strange, no matter how he looked at it, Jiang Cheng always felt that Grandpa's eyes had lost a bit of their spirit and vitality compared to before.

  "Alright, go rest now. Your cultivation has increased explosively, you must work hard to consolidate your cultivation over the next day or two." said Grandfather.

  Jiang Cheng was slightly tongue-tied and opened his mouth, but Grandfather actually let him go back directly like this, making Jiang Cheng feel a little strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what exactly was strange.

  But Grandfather has spoken, Jiang Cheng can only leave.

  And when he left, Jiang Cheng still had a feeling as if he was in a dream.

  His cultivation suddenly skyrocketed by nearly two levels, from the fifth level of Cheng En Realm to the peak of the sixth level of Cheng En Realm. This gave Jiang Cheng an unreal feeling.

  After Jiang Cheng left Ah Gong's wooden hut and walked far away, Zong Lao Ge Xiong and Song Yue appeared in the wooden building at the same time.

  Song Yue hastily stepped forward to support the somewhat shaky figure of Ah Gong, and the clan leader Ge Xiong hurriedly asked: "Ah Gong, how are you? Are you alright?"

  Grandfather slowly shook his head, "Nothing, it's just that the treasure has been with me for decades and suddenly took root in Jiang Cheng's body, I'm just a bit unaccustomed to it."

  When he finished speaking, Ah Gong's expression turned solemn: "Ge Xiong, you must have seen the transmission of the spiritual lord just now. From now on, if I die and sever the last connection between the ancestral spirit totem pole and me, Jiang Cheng will be the new spiritual lord of the Ge Shan tribe!"

  The clan leader Ge Xiong nodded heavily: "Ah Gong, I remember! But, but you haven't reached the end of your lifespan yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

  Grandfather slowly shook his head: "You don't understand, as a spirit master, there is a special feeling in the underworld..."

  He paused for a moment, and Grandpa's expression suddenly turned stern: "Remember, this is a top secret, not to be revealed until my death!"

  At the same time, in the distant White Horde's tribal temple, it was also brightly lit.

  Twelve blocks of ice were neatly placed in the grand hall of the White Swirl Department, and everyone, including the senior and junior Ling Gong of the White Swirl Department, all looked serious!

  "Ling Gong, I've carefully examined them. The two Soul Warriors were both killed with a single punch. One of them was at the Sixth Level of the Cheng En Realm and the other was at the Fifth Level. The cultivator who came should be very powerful." In the great hall, Xiao Ling Gong Feng Qing reported to Da Ling Gong Bai Ce.

  "Ling Gong, the scouts from our clan have been searching in all directions, but haven't found any trace. The heavy snow fell all night yesterday and hasn't stopped until now, covering up all tracks."

  After the report of the white flying leopard, the eyes of everyone gathered on the Great Spirit Master, and then there was no sound.

  Da Ling Gong's face turned gloomy and his eyes seemed to be dripping with water, those who knew him understood that Da Ling Gong was already on the verge of anger.

  "Search, search for me, no matter the cost, I must find out who the murderer is! Twelve brave warriors, silently killed. If it's proven to be the work of a nearby tribe, I, myself, will take action!" After a brief pause, the roar of Da Ling Gong Bai Ce echoed throughout the grand hall.

  "Yes, Lord Ling, I'll lead the search myself!" The clan leader Bai Fei Bao responded cautiously and then led a large group towards the grand hall.

  Just as Bai Feibao, the chief of the White Horde, was about to walk out, Da Ling Gong Bai Ce suddenly shouted: "Come back!"

  The clan leader Bai Fei Bao was startled and immediately turned back.

  "Leopard, the martial arts conference is about to be held in two days. Summon all our men back for me. The big event in two or three days concerns my Bai Hun department's efforts of several decades and whether we can obtain the qualification to establish a country. Absolutely no mistakes are allowed!" said Da Ling Gong Bai Ce.

  Finally, Grandmaster Bai Ce pointed at Little Spirit Master Feng Qing and said: "The martial arts tournament will be personally overseen by you. As for the subsequent actions, I have already made arrangements!"

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