[Clear River Commandery.]
[Deep within the Zhou Family residence, two gazes pierced through the lattice windows, looking toward the six brilliant pillars of light in the firmament.]
[Jing'er, the Ascension Platform has opened.]
[The one speaking was Zhou Tai, the Zhou Family ancestor and the traceable source of this lineage.]
[Years ago, Zhou Tai served as an outer disciple at Mount Fangcun. Failing to break through the Dao Embryo Realm, he descended the mountain to settle down in Clear River Commandery and establish a household. The Clear River Zhou Family originated thus.]
[At this moment, Zhou Tai stroked his long beard, his eyes filled with emotion: To think that among my descendants, someone like you, Jing'er, would emerge.]
[ Back then, I only hoped you would bring prosperity to the household, cultivating to become a cultivator who could break through the Dragon Court Realm, and that would have been enough.]
[ Who could have imagined—the Zhou Family has actually produced a Supreme Grandmaster.]
[You slowly withdrew your gaze from the auspicious phenomenon outside the window and looked at the old man: Grandfather, do you not blame me?]
[Zhou Tai naturally understood your implication. He shook his head, his expression peaceful:]
[ To heap the prosperity of the entire lineage onto your shoulders alone was never fair.]
[ Achieving the Supreme Grandmaster realm in a single sexagenary cycle—though Grandfather's cultivation is not high, I still understand the difficulty of it.]
[ How could I possibly have the energy to busy myself with these trivial household matters anymore?]
[ The prosperity of a lineage does not rest upon you.]
[Every word was full of consideration.]
[Zhou Tai paused, his tone growing increasingly gentle: *When I descended the mountain to establish the Zhou Family, it was because my Dao Path was devoid of