Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 965 - 497: Jade

Tie Dan stared sharply at the wall.

He was very narrow-minded and certainly wouldn’t forget. It was in this treasury, on this wall, that a scroll was hung, connecting to the Realm of Void, which used the Mustard Seed Sumeru Divine Power and Heaven and Earth Changing Skill to hide a Cave Heaven Secret Realm and escape an Outer World Demon.

As a result, Tie Dan accidentally opened it, almost causing a disaster twice! In the end, it relied on the intervention of Lord Xiao and Kun Jun, who expended five hundred years of lifespan to barely seal it and bring it to Thunder Ancestor for suppression.

He wasn’t sure if with his current skills, he could defeat the demon inside the scroll; obviously, this grudge would have to be avenged sooner or later. He just wondered how the person who helped him at that time was doing now...

Shaking his head, he threw those past memories behind him, gathered himself, and began a careful search in the treasury.

This task was indeed quite troublesome. It wasn’t that it was particularly dangerous; it’s just that there were too many Jade in the treasury!

After all, what other appearance could Jade have? It’s merely a matter of differences in jade material, color, pattern, and size. That ghost-like company section chief was a damn puzzle master who wouldn’t clearly explain what was strange about the monster being sought, insisting that Tie Dan would know at a glance...

Looking over, it was practically piled up like a goddamn mountain! No kidding!

Well, Jade, as one of the six traditional ritual tools, is essentially a ring.

Alright, Jade is Jade, and ring is ring. According to the "Erya Explanation of Tools," the meat is good, called Yue, and the good meat is called Yuan. If the meat is good and the hole is small, it is called Bi; if the edge is narrow and the hole is large, it is called Huan.

As it is said, offering sacrifices to the Emperor with incense sticks, offering wood sacrifices to the stars, burning sacrifices to wind and rain, and blood sacrifices to the lands. Using pythons as sacrifices to mountains and rivers, and using sacrifices to the four directions. Using six ritual tools for Heaven and Earth and offering all beings to enjoy the former kings.

As early as in ancient times before the Immortal Palace, when the Human Clan was still in the city-state tribal era, the most solemn ceremony in traditional folk culture was the sacrificial ritual. Naturally, the priest who presided over the ceremony was also the legitimate tribal leader.

Among the six auspicious tools, Jade, as a medium for communicating between Heaven and Earth, was the token held by priests. The circle of Jade symbolizes "Heaven" in the concept of a round Heaven and square Earth, and the hole in the center represents the road to Heaven.

Ancient people believed Jade was the essence of mountains and rivers, a heavenly gift, possessing the spirituality to connect Heaven and Ghost God. It could also preserve corpses. Thus, Jade was considered a medium for communion, able to guide the soul of the deceased smoothly to Heaven. It was typically placed on the back, chest, or between the coffin and body to protect the corpse, pray for immortality, and guide the soul’s ascension.

Although people nowadays think this is merely folk superstition, Tie Dan, having encountered so many celestial Gods and Demons, doubts it’s actually true.

After all, those company section chiefs and managers are reincarnated everywhere, especially choosing to be reborn as emperors and dukes, manipulating the great trend of the world behind the scenes. Eventually, they’ll have a day to return, won’t they? Hence, perhaps this so-called Jade is indeed some kind of soul quantum communication device connecting with the Immortal Palace spaceship?

Ahem, off-topic. In any case, since the Immortal Palace generations, from the Immortal Venerable to the Heavenly Emperor and Vassal Kings, clan members and nobles have continued to follow ancient rituals, playing the role of the Human Clan’s chief priest, the Emperor. Representing all beings, they communicate with the stars, offer sacrifices to former kings, uphold the Heavenly Dao, and pray that one day they can return to the stars.

All Imperial Family descendants from the Four Sects country, regardless of gender, as long as they bear the blood of the Emperor, are eligible to sit in that seat. No matter how small the possibility, they must be strictly recorded, from birth forward, in clan archives, bearing Jade, and regularly offering sacrifices to the Heavenly Dao.

And the essence of a hierarchical society is simply: Who are you to be using the same thing as me?

Therefore, corresponding to different levels and noble bloodlines, nobles must also be equipped with different sizes and decorations of Jade to distinguish themselves, as a symbol of identity and a token of power.

In this way, each promotion and upgrade, from clan sons to titled princes, then to vassal or emperor selections, and when sacrificing and ascending the throne, even if only the Immortal Emperor or Vassal King is qualified to sacrifice to Heaven, each ceremony still requires a different specification of Jade.

Add to that military victories, significant achievements, changes in the year number, marriage, childbirth, and any major event; naturally, it must be engraved on the Jade and regularly updated, sacrificing to Heaven and reporting to the former kings there. It’s practically like clocking in and submitting performance reports at work... Well, truthfully, maybe they’re really writing reports.

Thus, over time, although outsiders can’t comprehend what that group of Immortal Emperors is up to, constantly engraving on a piece of Jade, perform ceremonies day in and day out, but after all it’s a matter of following the example set by those above. Slowly, even the ordinary noble Gate Valve started to learn this.

As a result, up to now, Jade has become an essential ritual tool for noble Gate Valve gatherings; red and white events, moving houses, weddings and funerals all require a new set. Simply find an opportunity, seek a reason, hold a party, and everyone gets lively, fostering connections.

By and by, throughout generations, countless Empresses and Imperial Concubines marrying in, they each bring their own set. Engrave birth characters, indicating whose daughter they are, who their ancestors were, who their maternal family comprised, in which auspicious day and month and year she married whomever, and was granted a title like a beauty or lady, and had one, two, or three children, all needing detailed records and updates, referencing and modeling after the Immortal Emperor and Vassal Kings’ ceremonies to report to the heavens.