Inside the Palace of Peace and Happiness

"Use the Nine Needles Technique to stop the Sha Qi assailing me!"

"The needle technique will only numb your body. It won't stop your injuries from worsening. Unless you actively suppress and wear away the Sha Qi, your body will be in even worse condition after the needling!"

"Do it!"

In the Palace of Peace and Happiness, the Grand Empress Dowager raised her right hand, which was covered in poisonous sores, and motioned for Medical Officer Chunyu to insert the needles.

Fighting and killing outside the imperial mausoleum would not alert the Grand Empress Dowager to the Honored One's presence, but as soon as he entered the mausoleum and set the pottery dogs barking, she knew that a top-tier great cultivator had entered.

Those who were capable of entering the imperial mausoleum yet showed no regard for the Great Han Dynasty's rules deserved to die, and were worth using every means available to wipe out.

If she killed every one who entered, the Great Han Dynasty would be secure within.

The land of the Southern Jambudvipa Continent was in turmoil precisely because it had too many capable people.

Those with ability grew unruly and unyielding. None would submit to another, nor would they obey the Great Han Dynasty's rule. Many had their eyes on the highest seats, waiting for the wheel of fortune to turn and give them a turn.

The Han royal house had always kept a low profile, appearing harmless and bending the knee. Some emperors had even lived in obscurity. But keeping a low profile did not mean doing nothing. Once the imperial family had fixed on a target, it struck more decisively and ruthlessly than anyone, no matter the price.

"The dog that doesn't bark bites the hardest!"

The Grand Empress Dowager stretched her body, feeling