Chapter 6 The Ancestral Grounds Shrine

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!

As the spirit tablet spun, a low and deep sound suddenly came out. Then, Zhou Yuan was surprised to see that on the stone wall behind the spirit tablet, a thick and hidden stone door had actually slowly cracked open.

Within the stone door, it was slightly dark and deep, appearing mysterious.

Zhou Qing looked behind the stone door, his expression complex, and said: "Whether you can open your meridian and cultivate or not will depend on this place."

No matter how young or old he was, in the end, he was still a youth. In the face of such a huge matter, which concerned whether or not he could cultivate the Meridian Opening, he was still unable to maintain his absolute calm.

Zhou Qing glanced at Zhou Yuan, and then, walked through the stone door. Behind the stone door, was a long, stone wall corridor, which was burning with lanterns, bringing about a dim light.

The two of them did not make a sound. Only the faint sound of footsteps could be heard in the entire corridor.

After walking for around 10 minutes, Zhou Qing and Zhou Yuan stopped in their tracks, because they had reached the end of the corridor, what appeared in front of them was a wide ancient cave.

At the end of the cave stood a stone platform.

Zhou Qing immediately walked to the front of the stone platform. Only now did Zhou Yuan realize that the ground of the stone platform was actually engraved with many ancient Origin Mark s, and these Origin Mark s had formed an unfathomable pattern.

With Zhou Yuan's current attainments in Origin Mark, he was simply unable to differentiate what grade these Origin Mark were. He could only vaguely picture it in his mind, and immediately felt that the Divine Soul had expended a lot of energy.

"Royal Father..." Zhou Yuan looked at Zhou Qing. Could it be that if he were to stay here, he could solve the problem that his eight meridians did not manifest?

Zhou Qing looked at the ancient Origin Mark s on the stone platform, his expression becoming more solemn, he said: "In our Zhou Family, there has always been a Secret Message mouth, that Secret Message said, in this secret room, there is a hidden great opportunity, it can truly help our Zhou Family flourish for generations."

"And the key to this great opportunity is the bloodline of the inheritors of my Zhou Family. However, even though generations of emperors from our Zhou Family have come here in an attempt to open it with their bloodline, in the end, they all failed without exception."

As he said till here, he looked at Zhou Yuan and said: "So I brought you here to see if you can open this great opportunity. If you succeed, I believe it shouldn't be difficult for you to solve the problem that you have hidden in your eight meridians."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yuan looked at the ancient stone platform in front of him and was surprised. Obviously, he did not expect that in their Zhou Family, there would be such a Secret Message.

"Go." Zhou Qing patted Zhou Yuan's shoulder and said.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, his heart was also pounding, but he mustered his courage and walked up the stone platform, then sat cross-legged in the midst of the ancient and mysterious Origin Mark s.

He took out a sharp knife and gritted his teeth as he slashed it across his wrist. Immediately, fresh blood flowed out from the wound on the Origin Mark.

In just a few breaths, the Origin Mark s on the stage turned into a bright red color.

Outside the stone platform, Zhou Qing watched the scene unfold, and could not help but clench his fists, his eyes filled with anxiousness.

Sensing the flow of fresh blood, Zhou Yuan's young and tender face, which seemed somewhat weak in the first place, instantly became even paler.

"Is this my last chance …"

Zhou Yuan gritted his teeth as he endured the dizziness that came to his mind. At that moment, the scene of his mother vomiting blood once again appeared in front of him, causing him to feel pain in his heart.

"For me, the Queen Mother's vitality was greatly damaged, and her lifespan was ruined!"

"For me, Royal Father lost an arm to the King Wu!"

"My own fortune have been seized, holy dragon. The root has been broken, and the poison gas is devouring it! "

"My Great Zhou is troubled both internally and externally, and is in danger of being overturned at any time!"

"So, I want to change everything. I want to help mother recover her lifespan, help Royal Father recover her ambition, so that my citizens won't have to be afraid anymore, and I can take back everything I lost!"

"..." This great opportunity, I, Zhou Yuan, am doomed! "

A roar suddenly resounded in his heart, and in that instant, Zhou Yuan's body seemed to tremble violently. Faintly, an angry and unwilling dragon roar sounded out from the deepest part of his body.

Buzz! Buzz!

It was also at this moment, on the stone platform, the ancient Origin Mark that was covered in fresh blood actually erupted with a bright light. The light converged over, and like mercury, it quickly enveloped Zhou Yuan.

The sudden change caused Zhou Qing, who was outside the stage, to be shocked as well. He hurriedly looked towards Zhou Yuan, and then, he was shocked to see that when the light gathered, Zhou Yuan, who was seated cross-legged, had actually disappeared without a trace at this moment …