Chapter 69: Ancestor Worship and Ancestor’s Summons
With the Su clan in Yuzhong, the grand ancestor worship ceremony held every ten years has officially begun.
He got up before dawn that day. After dinner, his mother packed his clothes. Su Ze said goodbye to his mother and left the house.
My mother also went to worship her ancestors, but she was not in the same place as Su Ze.
When I got out of the door, I saw the gate of the opposite manor not far away wide open. Two teenagers, a girl and a beautiful middle-aged woman waved goodbye.
After leaving this area, I saw various households going out and walking toward the center of the clan.
There was no one flying in the sky. On the day of the great ancestor worship, no matter who or what cultivation level in the family, including the Jindan clan members, they could only walk on two feet.
Su Ze looked up and could see a transparent light curtain above his head. This was the ancestral protection formation of the family's ancestral land. On the day of the ancestor worship, the mountain protection formation would be activated for a day, forming a thin transparent light curtain that covered the entire Su Zhongyu. The ancestral land of the family is included in it.
If someone stands high in the sky, he can see figures walking out of their residences and joining the crowds of people.
Small tributaries converge into large tributaries, and finally converge on the main road of the manor, just like the branches of a tree.
Su Ze walked forward along with the flow of people, merged into the main road, passed through the huge family manor, and followed the flow of people slowly towards the back of the family.
The ancestral home of the Su family in Yuzhong is located in the Jinlong Mountains on the outskirts of Jinling City. It consists of the central ancestral home and many surrounding branch estates, spanning hundreds of kilometers and covering a total area of more than 200,000 square kilometers.
The family possesses a fourth-order high-grade spiritual vein and multiple third-order spiritual veins, and a fourth-order top-grade formation encompasses the entire family.
The ancestral hall is located in the center of the ancestral land, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and only connected by a canyon.
Su Ze's second house is not far from the ancestral temple, only more than 20 kilometers away. With the strength of their practitioners' feet, they can get there in an hour or two.
If the branches distributed in the periphery are one or two hundred kilometers away, then you need to rush on your way early. Some of them had already started on their way yesterday evening.
An hour and a half later, Su Ze finally saw the gate of the Ancestral Valley.
As the crowd poured into the valley, they could see a spiritual light that undulated like water waves over the valley.
The ancestral temple is protected by a large formation alone.
The inner valley is very large. In the center is a complex of exquisite buildings stretching for several kilometers, with pavilions and attics, and high and low classes. Surrounded by a wall in the center, there is a multi-story building similar to the Temple of Heaven, which is also protected by a layer of spiritual light.
He couldn't see inside anymore and couldn't get in.
Su Ze was just a concubine and was not qualified to go inside to worship his ancestors. He could only worship in the square outside.
At this time, a large number of tribesmen had gathered in the square, gathered together in twos and threes, but they were generally divided according to each house and vein. When Su Ze came to the square, he saw the big sign of the second house and walked over. Like everyone else, he took the money from the storage bag. He took out a small bench and sat down.
There were not a few familiar people around, some he recognized but not familiar with. With nothing to do, Su Ze took out a notebook and read it.
Many socially awkward peers around him were reading books or playing games with a tablet like him.
Su Dingwen and Su Qibi are not here. Although they are not as powerful as Su Ze, they are direct descendants and are qualified to worship in the big ancestral hall.
There is nothing to say next, just wait.
As time passed, at a certain moment, Su Ze heard a clear ringing of bells. He looked up and saw everyone standing up and looking in the direction of the Ancestral Hall. As the bells rang, an inexplicable aura came from the direction of the Ancestral Hall. , everyone cheered up and lowered their heads.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
Nine bells rang in a row, and a dazzling spiritual light rose into the sky, quickly transforming into the shadow of an old man with white hair and white beard.
Su Ze could see clearly that the old man with white hair and white beard looked exactly like the founding ancestor of the Su family in Yuzhong.
"kneel!"
As solemn sounds rang out, all the common people in the square knelt down and began to kneel down to worship their ancestors under the guidance of the chief of ceremonies.
No one had any out-of-the-ordinary ideas or dared to do so. They were all obedient and honest.
After four worships, the ancestor-worshiping process for these concubines and side branches is basically over. The remaining processes have nothing to do with them, and they can theoretically go home.
Su Ze also put away his letters and stool and followed the flow of people away.
But just after walking out of the valley, I suddenly received a message from my father:
"Don't leave. Wait outside. Ancestor may want to see you." Su Ze was shocked:
"Ancestor, see me?"
Su Dingfang quickly replied: "I'm not meeting you alone, but all the outstanding concubines of this generation are qualified."
"oh!"
Su Ze breathed a sigh of relief. He had just been frightened, and he thought he was really being summoned alone. His first reaction was whether he had exposed something.
This kind of situation is not common, but it is not uncommon. The ancestor worship is once every ten years. The ancestor has lived for more than a thousand years and has experienced more than a hundred times. During this period, he has summoned outstanding concubines and side branches no less than twenty times.
To sum up, it is just a whim of the ancestors who wanted to meet outstanding concubines. It has no additional meaning.
Su Ze felt relieved, took out the small stool and sat down on the edge of the square, waiting for the ancestor worship to be completed.
"It's a little bit disturbing!"
The step-by-step grand ancestor worship was no trouble for the common people like them.
After waiting for three hours, I received a message from my father: "Please contact Chen Guang and he will come to pick you up."
"good."
He directly sent his location to his father's secretary Su Chenguang. Within five minutes, Su Chenguang came to him, followed by two teenagers about the same age as him.
"Uncle Chen Guang."
"Well, come with me."
Su Chenguang nodded, and took the three of them to pick up two more people. A total of five people entered a main hall building in the inner garden from the side door.
Hundreds of people have gathered in the thousand-square-meter hall in the temple, gathering in twos and threes with expressions of excitement and anticipation.
The lowest cultivation level is in the late stage of Qi refining, and at least 30% has already established the foundation.
In the tenth generation, many of them are students who have been admitted to higher education institutions and have specifically asked for leave to come back.
There were two rows of boys and girls standing on both sides of the central staircase. Su Ze spotted Su Dingwen and Su Qibi, one standing at the top of the stairs and the other in the middle.
Su Dingwen, who was standing in the middle, blinked when he saw him and said via voice: "I knew there would be you."
Su Zeqi said:
"Ancestor is on the second floor?"
"Yes."
"Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
"There's nothing to pay attention to. It's not like we're summoning them individually. They should be summoned in groups of ten."
"oh!"
Su Ze felt relieved. He summoned ten people in batches. It must be a routine meeting. If he kept a low profile, he would not be noticed.
He doesn't want to keep silent all the time. He doesn't reject it when it's time to be high-profile, but he just doesn't want to be exposed to such a high-level existence prematurely.
If the ancestor pays attention to him, the family will definitely pay close attention to him. Every move in the future will be in the spotlight, and it will be inconvenient to keep a low profile and improve his strength.
Others are easy to fool, but a Nascent Soul Lord who has lived for more than a thousand years is not easy to fool.
As everyone arrived one by one, a middle-aged man came down from upstairs and shouted:
"The ancestors have issued an edict that the concubines should go out to visit us in groups of ten and not make any noise."
(End of chapter)