Sword and martial arts gods

Chapter 263 Ancestral Worship Ceremony Begins

On the third day of March, it was sunny and sunny.

Early in the morning, members of the Xie clan came to Houshan one after another.

There are many mountains in the back mountain, but the altitude is not high, and the highest Sixian Mountain is only more than 300 meters.

The ancestral ancestral hall is located on Sixian Mountain, with thousands of steps stretching from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, which looks magnificent.

Members of the Xie clan walked up the steps from the foot of the mountain to the top of Sixian Mountain.

Seen from a distance, the black dots converge to the top of the mountain like a trickle.

Among these people, not only the tens of thousands of descendants of the Xie clan, but also representatives from various prefectures and counties on Xijiang Road, specially came to participate in this ancestor worship ceremony.

The ancestor worship ceremony is one of the most important events of the Xie family. It is held only once every five years. The ancestors are worshiped, the ancestors are remembered, the family tree is rebuilt, and those who have made great contributions to the family are included in the family tree. The young Patriarch will be trained as the next Patriarch.

This is a grand event that everyone in the clan pays attention to. Those who received the notice to attend all put down their work and came here. In fact, the ancestor worship ceremony has been prepared for several months.

After walking the steps, you will reach the top of the mountain. Here is a huge square paved with white stones, clean and flat, endless, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

In the center of the square is a huge altar, built into a tripod shape, with its mouth facing the blue sky, and the altar is filled with incense candles, as if praying to the Xie ancestors to protect the people.

And beside the altar, there is a temporary wooden high platform, which is used for martial arts competitions. Although it is made of wood, it is not made of ordinary wood, but white hardwood. This kind of wood is so hard that even an axe cannot cut it. .

Tens of thousands of people came to the sacrificial square one after another, and there was no sound.

Everyone was dressed in costumes, looking solemn, looking at the end of the square, a simple and magnificent building - the ancestral hall.

There are tablets of famous people in the history of the Xie family, which are the spiritual sustenance of the Xie family.

The nine elders of the Xie family stood at the gate of the ancestral hall, facing the clansmen in the square.

Great Elder Xie Zhen is the host of the sacrifice, but they are still waiting for someone.

"Wow!"

With a soft cry, a Qingyun Eagle appeared in the sky, hovering in mid-air.

"coming."

The nine elders looked at each other.

A white-haired old man jumped down from the Qingyun Eagle, who was over ninety years old.

"Elder Taishang."

When the nine elders saw the old man, they all bent down and saluted.

"Ah."

The visitor nodded, with no expression on his face.

He is one of the elders of the Xie family who lived in seclusion and practiced in seclusion. He came here on behalf of the group of elders to supervise the sacrificial ceremony. His name was Xie Jian.

"Let's start." Xie Jian said to Xie Zhen.

"Okay." Xie Zhen walked up a few steps and said loudly, "The ancestor worship ceremony begins now!"

Immediately, someone took out prepared animals, melons and fruits, flowers, incense candles, etc. and placed them around the altar, as well as on the table inside the ancestral ancestral hall, and lit firecrackers at the same time.

"Crackling crackling..."

With the sound of firecrackers, the person in charge of the performance blew the suona and beat the gongs and drums. The sound shook the sky, and the atmosphere was festive and lively.

……

The ceremony lasted for an entire hour before it came to an end. Afterwards, Great Elder Xie Zhen stepped forward again and said loudly, "Now, the second item of the grand ceremony, the arena competition, will determine the young Patriarch, who will be the successor of the current Patriarch!"

Whoa!
The crowd was sensational, the ancestor worship ceremony was the most eye-catching, and the most exciting thing was the dispute between the young patriarch.

There are not always young Patriarchs, only when the current Patriarch is old, or when he is about to resign due to illness or injury, will he be selected. Once he becomes the Young Patriarch, he will be the next Patriarch.

The clansmen of the entire lineage will be valued accordingly, this is no longer just a personal dispute, but a struggle for strength among the various lines within the Xie family!
The winner, the main branch will rise and grow, and will have greater say in the Xie family, and even be able to influence the future of the Xie family!
Every young patriarch is an outstanding, powerful, and talented person among the younger generation, and no one who is idle can dream of becoming a young patriarch.

Therefore, the battle for the Young Patriarch is destined to be extremely fierce. Once successful, it will be of great help to himself and the people of his own clan. Many people with some strength want to try.

Sure enough, as soon as Xie Zhen finished speaking, someone couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and jumped onto the ring.

"I come!"

It was an outstanding son who came to power.

Within the Xie family, the younger generation is divided into outstanding children, outstanding children, and genius children.

Those who have reached the early stage of the Gang Qi Realm, those who are under the age of 30 are considered outstanding disciples, those who have reached the middle stage of the Stellar Qi Realm are outstanding children, and those who have reached the later stage are the late Gang Qi Realm.

To be able to reach the late stage of Gang Qi Realm under the age of 30 is enough to be called a genius.

You must know that the deacons and elders of the Xie family are only at the late stage of the Gangqi Realm, and only the Patriarch is in the Transformation Qi Realm!
"Why isn't Xie Chen here?"

"He won't really have an accident!"

"What should I do!"

"I have sent people to look for it everywhere, but I still can't find it, alas!"

"Xie Chen told me that he came to Hongzhou to participate in this ancestor worship ceremony, and his greatest wish is to become the Young Patriarch. If he is well, he will definitely not stop coming, unless..."

……

Among the crowd, Xie Yuqing was concerned about Xie Chen's safety.

His grandfather, Xie Xuan, the elder of the Qianzhou sub-clan, also came to the main clan.

Beside Xie Yuqing and Xie Xuan, there are many Qianzhou children, many of whom are known by Xie Chen.

When they gathered together, they couldn't help being worried when they heard Xie Yuqing's words.

Xie Yuqing's eyes were red. He has been thinking about Xie Chen for the past few days, looking everywhere, but there has been no news of him. He is very worried that something will happen to Xie Chen, and so are the others.

"Let's look for it after the ceremony is over. At that time, please order the patriarch to mobilize more people to look for it."

Xie Xuan also said helplessly.

"He doesn't really care about Xie Chen's safety, it's good if he doesn't get hurt..." Xie Yuqing curled her lips.

"What did you say?" Xie Xuan frowned.

Xie Yuqing said nothing.

When the Xie Family's ancestor worship ceremony started, Xie Chen had already arrived at Hongzhou City.

However, he was not in a hurry to return to the family, but visited a few places first.

Xie Chen changed into a black cloak and came to Ou's house first.

"I want to see your Patriarch."

"You are...Master Chen?!"

The guard at the gate recognized the person and did not dare to be negligent, and immediately invited Xie Chen in.

After a while, Xie Chen left from Ou's house.

The head of the Ou family, Osha, personally sent them off.

Looking at the back of Xie Chen, Ousha sighed: "It turns out that Master Chen is him, he is Master Chen, who would have thought..."

Such scenes took place in Dabei Temple, Fengyunhui, and Tianji Pavilion in sequence.

When Xuanzheng, the abbot of the Great Compassion Temple, Ma Boqi, the master of Qingyun Hall of Fengyunhui, and Zhou Chen, the master of Tianji Pavilion, were all shocked when they heard what Xie Chen said, and then sighed with emotion. They all agreed to his request.

"Now that's the way it is, it's safe..."

Xie Chen thought to himself.

This grand ancestor worship ceremony was no small matter. He knew that to fulfill his wish, he would inevitably face many obstacles, and he had to make arrangements in advance to avoid any mistakes.

"Xie Chen... It looks like you're about to act..."

On the way Xie Chen rushed to the family, Fu Lao's voice sounded.

　Orgasm begins!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)