0108 - Ancestral Trials.
Lu Ming, silently observing, felt a light of enlightenment. He now understood the conversations he had with his father, grandfather, and the Grand Patriarch. Every decision was tied to the Lu Bloodline's legacy and responsibility toward the land.
Pride swelled in him as he looked at Lu Sheng, seeing not the previous lazy glutton but a new, awakened son.
"Now stand up and open the gate," Lu Zheng commanded suddenly.
Lu Sheng obediently stood and stepped toward the grand wheel, the lock mechanism of the ancestral vault door. The giant wheel lock resembled a ship's helm, glowing with the flowing Life Meridians. He touched the thick metal, feeling the veins coursing through it, a tangible connection to his bloodline heritage and the land he was destined to protect.
He gripped the metal like a small child would do to a big object and then swung it as per the Life Meridian's flow.
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