The greatest saint of all time!

Chapter 48 Ancestral Legacy

Lu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the royal steward in front of him, without much surprise on his face.

"Why has Eunuch Wei come to visit so late at night? What brings him here?"

Wei Jiuqian's smile remained unchanged, and he bowed slightly.

"Your Highness."

"This old servant has come on His Majesty's orders to summon Your Highness to the palace."

Upon hearing the words "Summon Your Highness to the Palace," Shen Qiansan and Su Qinghuan felt a chill run down their spines.

Lu Xuan frowned slightly.

He looked up at the night sky.

The moon was already high in the sky, which was midnight.

By this time, the palace gates were already locked.

"Why did my father summon me to the palace so late at night?"

The summons in the middle of the night was clearly not for casual conversation.

It couldn't possibly be a celebration for the daytime trial.

If it's a celebration, we can wait until tomorrow's morning court session.

Such urgency must mean something big has happened.

Wei Jiuqian straightened up, his smile vanished, and his expression became extremely solemn.

He stepped forward, lowered his voice, and said in a tone only the two of them could hear, "Your Highness, this matter... concerns a secret realm of our Great Yan royal family."

"A secret realm?"

Lu Xuan's eyes narrowed.

The Great Yan Dynasty was merely a secular dynasty. Although it had the Ziyang Sect behind it, it was poor in resources and lacked spiritual energy.

How could a secret realm exist in such a place?

"Exactly."

Wei Jiuqian nodded, a hint of awe flashing in his eyes.

"This secret realm was left behind by the ancestors of the Lu family, and it is extremely mysterious."

"What exactly is inside, what opportunities or dangers lie within, this old servant has no idea."

"Because the method to open this secret realm and its internal details were passed down orally from emperor to emperor, it was the highest secret of the royal family."

"Even this old servant only heard His Majesty mention it once when he ascended the throne."

At this point, Wei Jiuqian gave Lu Xuan a deep look.

"His Majesty's sudden announcement tonight that he wants to open the secret realm clearly indicates that he has something big planned."

"and……"

"Besides Your Highness, His Majesty also summoned His Highness the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince."

"At this moment, the two of them are probably already in the Imperial Study."

Are the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince going too?

This is not just as simple as exploring a secret realm.

During the day in the Demon Hunting Forest, the three brothers had just had a big fight, and Lu Xuan had thoroughly humiliated the other two.

Now, the emperor has summoned the three of them at the same time late at night and intends to open the royal secret realm.

They're clearly up to something!

After listening to Wei Jiuqian's words, Lu Xuan remained silent for a moment.

"The Royal Secret Realm..."

"A secret known only to emperors throughout history..."

"That's interesting."

In his previous life, he was a holy lord; what secret realm hadn't he seen?

But in this barren lower realm, the fact that a secular dynasty harbored a secret realm that even Heavenly Origin Realm experts kept secret did indeed pique his curiosity.

Moreover, since Lu Heng and Lu Ming have both gone, how could I be absent?

"Since Father has given the decree, I will naturally obey."

Lu Xuan waved his sleeve, his expression indifferent.

"Eunuch Wei, let's go."

"Your Highness!"

Lin Wan'er couldn't help but call out, her eyes filled with worry.

Lu Xuan turned around and gave her a reassuring look.

"It's alright."

"I will be right back, you need not be alarmed."

After saying that, Lu Xuan did not hesitate any longer and followed Wei Jiuqian out of the palace.

Watching the two figures disappear into the night, Shen Qiansan sighed deeply.

"These are turbulent times..."

……

Inside the imperial study, candlelight shone brightly.

As Wei Jiuqian led Lu Xuan through the palace gates, a sense of oppression immediately enveloped them.

Inside the spacious imperial study, Crown Prince Lu Heng and Sixth Prince Lu Ming were already lined up on either side.

Although the two were impeccably dressed, the bruises on their faces that had not yet completely faded and their slightly anxious expressions still betrayed the unease in their hearts.

Upon seeing Lu Xuan enter, Lu Heng's eye twitched violently, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.

Lu Ming narrowed his eyes and a fake smile appeared on his lips.

"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."

Ignoring the different gazes of the two men, Lu Xuan walked straight into the hall and bowed to Lu Tianxing at the head of the table.

Lu Tianxing sat upright on the dragon throne, quietly scrutinizing his three sons below.

His gaze lingered on Lu Xuan for a moment, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, before he nodded slightly.

"Rise."

Lu Xuan straightened up and turned to look at his two "good" brothers beside him.

"Big brother, sixth brother, why are you so energetic so late? It seems the trials during the day didn't tire you out too much."

This somewhat sarcastic greeting instantly turned Lu Heng's face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Thanks to my third brother, I'm doing very well now!"

Lu Heng gritted his teeth and replied, "If we weren't in front of the emperor, I probably would have already drawn my sword."

Lu Ming gave a forced, insincere bow.

"Third Brother is joking. How could a son dare to be late when Father has summoned him?"

Lu Tianxing observed the undercurrents between the three, but he did not utter a word of rebuke.

Royal children are raised in a world of struggle.

If you don't even have this much temper, then you're truly a useless person.

"alright."

Lu Tianxing spoke calmly, instantly silencing the tense atmosphere in the hall.

"I have summoned you here late at night because there is a very important matter concerning the future of the Great Yan royal family that I need to inform you of."

Upon hearing this, the three men stiffened, quickly composed themselves, and respectfully lowered their hands.

Lu Tianxing stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the screen that depicted the map of the Great Yan territory.

"Do you know how my Lu family ancestors established this vast Great Yan Dynasty?"

The three looked at each other and shook their heads.

Historical records only state that Emperor Taizu was a peerless warrior who unified the eight directions, but the specific details are only mentioned briefly and are not described in detail.

Lu Tianxing turned around and looked at the three of them, then slowly revealed a shocking secret.

"That's because my Lu family ancestor once obtained a heaven-defying inheritance in an ancient ruin!"

"Inheritance?!"

Lu Heng and his companion's pupils constricted sharply, their hearts filled with shock and disbelief.

Ancient relics! A heaven-defying legacy!

"good."

Lu Tianxing nodded, his expression unusually solemn.

"Based on this legacy, our ancestors expanded their territory and established the Great Yan Dynasty."

"But before his death, to prevent this legacy from bringing about annihilation, and to inspire future generations, our ancestor used his supreme divine power to seal that ruin, transforming it into a secret realm that only those with the bloodline of the Lu family can open!"

"And left behind an ancestral instruction: Any descendant of the Lu family who possesses exceptional talent may enter the secret realm to try their luck."

"If we can gain the approval of our ancestors and inherit their legacy, then we will truly be destined for the Great Yan Dynasty!"

At this point, Lu Tianxing's gaze swept over the three of them one by one.

"This secret realm can only be opened once every few years."

"I have decided that the three of you will enter the secret realm together tonight. Each of you must rely on your own abilities to see who can obtain... the ancestral inheritance!"

Lu Heng and Lu Ming's breathing suddenly became extremely rapid.