Chapter 6 The Ancestral Grounds Shrine (1/2)

When the sun rose, the warm morning light shone on the Great Zhou City, shining resplendently.

Great Zhou Palace.

When Zhou Yuan, who had not slept for the entire night, rushed to the palace gate, there were already many people standing there. Thousands of imperial guards were dressed in heavy armor.

Zhou Qing sat on top of a fire red stallion and smiled at Zhou Yuan who was rushing over: ”Are you ready?”

Today was exactly the day of the Great Zhou's Ancestor Sacrifice.

Zhou Yuan vigorously nodded his head, a thick sense of hope in his eyes. He knew that whether or not the eight meridians in his body could reappear and start his Meridian Opening cultivation, would all depend on today.

A guard brought a fire red steed over. The horse's tail was burning with flames, but its head was actually a ferocious lion head.

This was a Fire Lion Horse, a first grade Origin Beast with a long history of endurance that allowed it to travel a thousand miles without stopping.

The originally irritable Fire Lion Horse had long been tamed, so when Zhou Yuan climbed up, the Fire Lion Horse only shook its tail a little and then became quiet.

”Royal Father, let's go.” Zhou Yuan pulled the reins of the horse, and the youth's pitch black eyes seemed to burn as he spoke.

Zhou Qing smiled and nodded, then waved his hand.

Woo!

A horn sounded out, and immediately after, over a thousand heavy armored warriors turned into a torrent, protecting Zhou Qing and Zhou Yuan within it. With a rumbling sound, they charged out of the palace, through the streets of the city, and headed out of the city.

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The location of the Imperial Family of Great Zhou's Ancestor Sacrifice was exactly where the Imperial Grave was. The Imperial Grave was several hundred kilometers away from the Great Zhou City, but with their speed, they would arrive in four hours.

Beneath a towering green mountain, Zhou Qing and Zhou Yuan dismounted, and the imperial guards spread out to guard the various tunnels, even if they were birds, if they tried to get close, they would be killed.

”This is where our Imperial Grave is located.”

Zhou Qing pointed to the towering green mountain in front of him and after a moment of silence, he slowly said: ”Back then, our Zhou Family started from here and finally formed a Great Zhou Empire. I just did not expect that the hard work of our ancestors would be restored to its original form in my hands.”

Looking at Zhou Qing's gloomy face, Zhou Yuan said softly: ”Royal Father need not blame yourself, Wu Family did not plan for this intentionally, no one could have predicted this after hundreds of years of scheming, thus, it was not Royal Father's fault.”

Zhou Qing laughed bitterly, and did not speak anymore. He only took a step forward and walked towards the stone stairs that were made of bluestone: ”Follow me.”

Zhou Yuan nodded and quickly followed.

The stone staircase led to the top of the mountain. There were 999 stairs that reached into the clouds.

The two of them slowly ascended the mountain with solemn expressions. After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, they arrived at the mountain peak. On the mountain peak, there was a black ancestral hall.

In front of the ancestral hall, Zhou Yuan turned his head and looked down from this height. His eyes suddenly lit up slightly, and on the ground, three mountain ranges towered.

The three mountain ranges snaked around like hidden dragons, protecting the green mountain beneath their feet. It was as if they were three dragons supporting a pearl, and a majestic aura arose involuntarily.

”What a strong aura.” Zhou Yuan sighed in admiration. Their Zhou Family's ancestral land must have had a good time, no wonder it was able to establish a dynasty.

”There are fortune between heaven and earth, and Feng Shui this place is considered one point. The reason my Zhou Family was able to increase his momentum was all thanks to Feng Shui this ancestral land.” Zhou Qing laughed.

Zhou Yuan pursed his lips and said: ”The Feng Shui of the Earth Meridian is one point, but it is still the hard work of the previous generation. The Heaven's Path Health Hero can't rest easy, as long as it is diligent and strong, no matter how bad the cards are, there will be a chance for him to turn the situation around.”

”And if we allow ourselves to get what we want, no matter how good the cards are, we will be in danger of toppling.”

Although the young man's voice was young and tender, the faint tenacity that was revealed caused Zhou Qing to have a whole new level of respect for him, and the smile on his face made him feel gratified.

”Looks like the experiences over the years might not all be bad.”

Zhou Qing touched Zhou Yuan's head, and then walked into the Ancestral Temple. Zhou Yuan followed, and saw that inside the hall, there were many spirit tablets, and they were all filled with fire and incense, and those were all the ancestors of the Imperial Family of Great Zhou. Under Zhou Qing's lead, Zhou Yuan bowed towards each and every spirit tablet.

In the end, Zhou Qing's footsteps stopped in front of a spirit tablet at the deepest part of the building. This was their Imperial Family of Great Zhou's first founding emperor, so after Zhou Qing respectfully paid his respects, he extended his palm and lightly turned the spirit tablet.

BOOM!