Chapter 1 Python and Sparrow Swallow the Dragon (1/2)
Inside the brightly lit inner hall, it was resplendent and imposing. There was a bright lamp burning within the hall and a blue stone was burning within the hall. Smoke rose up and coiled around the hall.
It was a Qing Tan Stone, and it released a strange fragrance when ignited. It had a calming effect, and was essential for cultivation, but its price was not low. Being able to be used as fuel meant that the owner had quite a bit of status here.
Within the inner hall, a middle-aged man dressed in a bright yellow robe stood with his hands behind his back. He had a resolute expression and a dignified look in his eyes; it was obvious that he had been in a high position for a long time.
However, when one looked at his right arm, it was completely empty. It was actually a broken arm.
Beside him was a beautiful woman dressed in palace clothing. She was slender and had a graceful and beautiful appearance. However, her face appeared exceptionally pale and weak.
At this moment, this man and woman, who clearly had quite a high position, were looKing forward with a trace of nervousness on their faces. At this moment, this man and woman, who clearly had quite a high position, were looKing forward with a trace of nervousness on their faces.
That strange bloody aura spread under his skin. It was as though there was a vicious dragon roar being emitted.
Accompanying the dragon's roar, the veins on the youth's forehead began to bulge as his body trembled uncontrollably. His face turned malevolent, as if he was enduring a pain that was difficult to put into words.
Beside the youngster, there was a white-haired elder holding a bronze mirror. A gentle light was emitted from the bronze mirror, illuminating the youngster's body. Under the light, the strange bloody aura on the youngster's face gradually calmed down.
The blood Qi continued for an incense stick of time before completely withdrawing. Finally, it returned to the palm of the young man.
When the white-haired old man saw this scene, he instantly let out a sigh of relief. Then, he turned around and bowed to the middle-aged man and the beautiful woman, ”Congratulations King, Queen. Your Highness has finally endured the tribulations of the past three years and should be fine for the next three years.”
When the middle-aged man and the beautiful woman heard that, both of them revealed joyous expressions and their tightly clenched fists gradually loosened.
”Master Qin, now that Yuan’er is thirteen, most youngsters at this age can already form eight meridians, so we can begin to cultivate. What about Yuan’er?” A dignified man wearing a bright yellow robe asked as he looked expectantly at the white-haired old man in front of him.
Upon hearing this question, the white haired old man's expression immediately darkened. He shook his head slightly and said, ”King, this time, this old man has still not detected the eight meridians in Your Highness's body …”
The dignified man's eyes similarly dimmed when he heard this.
In this world, the path of cultivation began in the human body, and the most important part of it was the eight great meridians. In this world, the path of cultivation began in the human body, and the most important part of it was the eight great veins, and the most important part of it was the eight great veins.
This was the opening of the meridian, the beginning of all cultivation.
As for cultivators, because they absorbed and breathed in the origin energy of heaven and earth, they became their own. Therefore, they were also known as Origin Master.
When Master Qin saw the middle-aged man's gloomy face, he could not bear to see it anymore. He softly sighed and said: ”Your Highness is originally the life of a holy dragon. You should be stunning and look down on the heavens. Who would have thought that he would meet with such a calamity?! ”
The middle-aged man clenched his fists tightly. The eyes of the beautiful woman beside him also turned red as she covered her mouth and coughed twice.
”Queen, take care of your body, you had lost a large amount of blood essence to nourish Your Highness, don't be agitated.” Upon seeing this, Qin shi hurriedly spoke up.
She said: ”The poison in Yuan’er's body will only erupt once every three years, and every time, it will become more and more powerful. If he wants to eradicate the poison once, he can only rely on himself, but now that he has not manifested his eight meridians, what can he do after three years?”
Master Qin was silent for a moment, then said slowly, ”Three years later, the external suppression will lose its effect. If it's still like this, I'm afraid Your Highness's life is in danger.”
With that said, the hall instantly became silent. The middle-aged man clenched his fists and his body slightly trembled. As for the palace beauty, she even covered her mouth and let out a low cry.
”So you're saying... I only have three years left? ” In the midst of the silence, a young but calm voice suddenly sounded.
When the three people in the hall heard this, they were shocked. They hurriedly raised their heads only to see that the youth on the bed had already opened his eyes and was looKing at them.
The three of them looked at each other, obviously not expecting the youth to wake up so quickly. In the past, it would have taken him two to three days of deep sleep to recover.
”Yuan’er...”
The young man called Yuan’er was called Zhou Yuan, and the middle-aged man and beautiful woman in front of him was the King and Queen, Zhou Qing, Qin Yu.
Zhou Yuan pursed his lips, his young and tender face somewhat pale. Perhaps it was because he had been thin since he was young, so he could only read often, maKing him look somewhat bookish. After a moment of silence, he slowly extended his hand.
That blood color seemed to have been branded into the deepest part of his flesh. It slowly wiggled, and it looked just like a blood dragon that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Faintly, there seemed to be a rich hateful aura emitting from it, causing one to shiver.
”Royal Father, mother … This time, you should at least tell me what exactly happened to me, right? ”
Zhou Yuan stared at the blood dragon-like object in his palm, and could not help but clench his teeth, this was the thing that made him feel pain worse than death.
Every three years, this thing would start to do something strange, as if it was going to devour every inch of his flesh and blood, bringing about endless pain.
Hearing Zhou Yuan's words, both Zhou Qing and Qin Yu's faces lost all color, especially the former, who clenched their fists tightly, as their faces revealed a strong sense of remorse and remorse.
The silence lasted for a while, and even the air seemed to have frozen. Zhou Qing finally took a deep breath, and said with a hoarse voice: ”This is a Dragon's Venom.”
”Dragon's Venom?” Zhou Yuan frowned, he did not understand.
Zhou Qing's hand trembled a little as it stroked Zhou Yuan's head, and he said: ”All of these things, you should be aware of it by now. Yuan’er, do you know, you are my Zhou Family's Holy Dragon!?”
Zhou Yuan could not help but let out a bitter laugh. He couldn't even find the eight meridians in his body.
Zhou Qing sat beside Zhou Yuan and said with a low voice: ”Yuan’er, our current Great Zhou Empire, in this endless Vast Expanse Continent, might only be considered a small country. However, you do not know this, fifteen years ago, our Great Zhou was a towering nation, with various empires that came and went to shake the whole world.”
Zhou Yuan's small face revealed a look of surprise. On Vast Expanse Continent, there were many empires, and their Great Zhou Empire was not very eye-catching amongst them. She did not expect to have such a position in the past.
”Do you know that Great Wu Empire?” When Zhou Qing mentioned this name, every word was paused, as if it was engraved in his memory.
”Great Wu Empire?” Zhou Yuan nodded his head, the Great Wu Empire was one of the top empires in the Vast Expanse Continent, with the best luck in the country and countless of Origin Master, compared to the other Great Zhou, it could be said to be a giant or a dwarf.
Zhou Qing's eyes, however, started to turn red little by little at this moment, as deep hatred appeared in his eyes. ”Then do you know that fifteen years ago, the current Great Wu was only a subordinate of our Great Zhou Empire?”
A trace of shock finally appeared in Zhou Yuan's eyes. Today, the Imperial Family was actually a subordinate of their Great Zhou? their Great Zhou was actually this powerful fifteen years ago?
”Then... Then why did it become like this? ” Zhou Yuan could not help but ask.
”During the hundreds of years of the establishment of my Great Zhou, the Wu Family had always been following us, the four sides of the Zhou Family, to war, and was extremely loyal. Afterwards, when my Great Zhou established his country, I took credit for his contributions and gave him the title of a successor as the King Wu, enjoying limitless rights.
Zhou Qing's body trembled slightly, the blood in his eyes continued to gush out, ”However, no one expected that fifteen years ago, the Wu Family would suddenly launch a rebellion. Only now, did the Zhou Dynasty discover that after all these years of hiding their strength, the Wu Family already possessed an extremely strong power, and many of the emperors in the empire were pulled over.”
”In less than a year, our Zhou Family has been defeated. We have fled all the way to the south, to the ancestral land where our Zhou Family flourished. This is the territory of our Great Zhou.”
”I don't know why the Wu Family turned traitor, but the position they enjoy in our Great Zhou is not any weaker than that of the royal family …”
”Later on, the spies obtained some information from the Wu Family. It was a prophecy that had been circulating within the Wu Family for hundreds of years …”
”Prophecy?” Zhou Yuan was slightly startled.