After the discussion was over, Zhou Qingjiang left.
After tomorrow, whether it be Great Zhou, the Imperial Family, or even the entire Zhou Family, none of them will exist anymore!
Time passed, and soon the grand ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven began.
This ceremony was secretly watched by many.
The powers of all the Great Grandmasters, and numerous small and medium forces.
Would Great Zhou truly come back to life?
After the initial part of the ceremony, it was Emperor Zhou Qingjiang’s turn.
“May the heavens above…”
The preceding words were normal prayers, but what followed was not supposed to be part of a prayer.
“The former Crown Prince of Great Zhou, Zhou Qinghai, fled the battlefield, abandoning the people, removing his status from both Great Zhou’s Imperial Family and the Zhou Family lineage, loathed by the fate of the world, struck by the fortune of Great Zhou…”
Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley, was stunned.
What deep hatred, what grievance this was.
The status of the Great Zhou Imperial Family would soon bring only trouble, and having it removed by the Emperor might not be such a bad thing.
The problem lay in what followed.
The fate of the world, the fortune of Great Zhou, the Emperor as the Controller of this fortune while the empire was yet to collapse—this power only usable during the sacrifice to heaven.
Not long after Zhou Qinghai uttered those words, one of the onlookers in secret spat out a mouthful of blood—it was the former Crown Prince Zhou Qinghai himself.
He had been backlashed by something within himself.
This was his biggest trump card, given by the Master of Destiny, and in a flash, all that power was lost.
Even his state of cultivation became unstable.
Not just him, but the Hidden Guards who accompanied him also experienced a drop in their energy.
Some Grandmasters even collapsed outright.
With a few words, Zhou Qingjiang had brought down everything that belonged to the former Crown Prince Zhou Qinghai.
His own power had been diminished by an unknown amount.
Zhou Qinghai looked up at Zhou Qingjiang, eyes filled with disbelief.
How could this happen?
Why would his younger brother do such a thing?
He quickly noted that Zhou Qingjiang glanced towards his position.
But Zhou Qingjiang did nothing more and turned away.
Zhou Qinghai only saw what Zhou Qingjiang said, and he understood.
“It’s not over yet!”
“With my life as a sacrifice, I curse again… no descendants for the Zhou Family!”
Zhou Qingjiang drew his sword and swiftly dragged it across his own neck, blood instantly spraying out and drenching the sacrificial altar.
His life slowly ebbed away.
If only he had a little more power, perhaps his mother, enter the harem, would not have been the first to visit the Empress’s palace?
The Empress was not without her power, but it was hard to fight against overwhelming odds.
How hard it must have been for mother, pretending all this time.
He knew, everyone knew, but none could speak.
Now it was all over.
He was filled with hatred—didn’t they want to preserve his elder brother’s lineage? Didn’t they divert the power in the Empress’s palace to his elder brother as an excuse?
Well, he would insist on the demise of Zhou Qinghai’s line!
The Zhou Imperial Family would end by the hands of the Zhou Family itself, leaving none behind.
Blood sacrifice!
The already severely injured former Crown Prince Zhou Qinghai was struck yet again.
The power of the blood sacrifice was terrifying.
He fell straight down to the rank of Grandmaster.
Not only that, but he felt as if he could no longer go on.
Looking at the fallen young Emperor,
His gaze was filled with resentment.
Unfortunately, resentment was useless.
He also wondered, did his younger brother truly harbor such deep resentment against him?
Zhou Qinghai could not understand.
But it was no use trying to figure it out, as everything had already happened.
The young Emperor’s death shocked everyone.
It seemed as though everything had ended, but would the State Preceptor and the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley initiate the sacrificial ceremony for no reason?
He sighed.
“The blood sacrifice directly disturbs the fate, and its effect turned out to be even better than expected. Young Emperor, I owe you one, so!”
Boom!
The royal kin present at the sacrifice all exploded on the spot, nearly staining the entire altar red. All plans became futile.
“Your wish is fulfilled!”
After that, the remaining direct lineage of the Imperial Family was almost completely annihilated.
And then the officials, about eight or nine out of ten were gone.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The enduring Tai Mountain suddenly began to quiver.
The Valley Master of Stargazing Valley addressed the surviving officials, “Leave now, all of Tai Mountain will become a battlefield!”
His words were directed at everyone; no one dared to linger.
The words of a Great Grandmaster had to be heeded.
Otherwise, if caught in the aftermath, they would surely die!
The officials who had fortuitously survived left, and the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley began his own actions.