"Destiny is broken. My blood is boiling. The alpha's prophecy came true." The priest looked very excited. He allowed the blood rain to fall on him. He knelt before Qin Jing Zhen and said, "My King, the alpha's prophecy has appeared. This is a sign that the Qin Kingdom is going to prosper. My King, please follow the instructions and perform the blood sacrifice ceremony."
Qin Jing Zhen looked conflicted. He stared at the Destiny Well, which was spewing out blood. He did not say anything.
The king thought a lot more than ordinary people. Although this was a prophecy from the alpha king's legacy, Qin Jing Zhen was not sure if the prophecy would be true or not. Perhaps, this was a trap that had been set up a long time ago.
As a king, even if they were father and son, he had to be careful. This was an alpha he had never met before.
If the prophecy came true, it would be very attractive to Qin Jing Zhen.
Thinking about the prophecy of becoming a king for a thousand years, Qin Jing Zhen felt his blood boil.
"Unify the universe and become a king for a thousand years. Can I really do that?"
Qin Jing Zhen clenched his fists. He stared at the Destiny Well, which was still spewing out blood. His face was weirdly red.
Qin Jing Zhen always thought of himself as a good king. He had a lot of ambition. If he could unify the universe like the prophecy said, that would be the biggest goal of his life.
As a king, Qin Jing Zhen knew he should not do something he was not confident in.
While he was hesitating, he suddenly heard the priest and the others, who had been drenched by the blood water, scream. Their bodies were glowing with god light. Their bodies were glowing. It was like they had gained a lot of power.
"My King, the Destiny Spring Water is strengthening my body," the priest said with surprise. "I feel like I do not need to use gene races or God Spirit Blood-Pulse powers. I can beat many elites."
Qin Jing Zhen and Qin Bai retreated to the back. A servant created a light curtain to block the blood water for them.
After hearing the priest say that, Qin Jing Zhen's heart started to waver. He stared at the priest and the priests. Their bodies were getting stronger and stronger. He said to himself, "Is the prophecy true? Is the thing in Destiny Well really able to make a person's body holy?"
"Your Majesty, please start the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity." The High Priest requested again.
According to the prophecy, the Bloodline Spring was only a sign. The real treasure in the Destiny Well would only appear after a blood sacrifice.
Qin Jing Zhen's face kept changing. Even though he was a king, there were times when he had to make a decision.
If it was Jun Zhi Dao, he should not have taken such a risk. If he missed this opportunity, he might have missed out on the opportunity to unify the universe. Qin Jing Zhen did not want to miss out on such an opportunity. He was in a dilemma.
Seeing that the blood from the Destiny Well was diminishing, the high priest begged again, "Your Majesty … this is a great opportunity …"
Qin Jing Zhen still could not make a decision. He gnashed his teeth and bowed to the wall behind Destiny Well. "What should I do? Please, teach me."
Han Sen was shocked. He did not see anyone there.
He looked at the wall. Han Sen's attention was on Destiny Well. He did not pay attention to the walls of the palace. Now, he noticed there was a giant painting on the wall.
The painting depicted a plum blossom tree. The plum blossom was in full bloom. Many petals were falling. Under the plum blossom tree, a few white deer were eating the petals.
On the roots of the plum blossom tree, there was an old man in white robes. The old man had white hair and a white beard. He was wearing a white robe and holding a black cane. The cane had a wine bottle attached to it.
The person Qin Jing Zhen was bowing to was the old man in the painting.
The old man in the painting spoke like a living person. "I am only in charge of protecting this place. I do not care about anything else. It is up to you whether you want to sacrifice or not."
"If there is danger," Qin Jing Zhen asked, "can you protect me and Bai 'er?"
"This old man has been in the painting for trillions of years, and has also been guarding this place for trillions of years. I have witnessed the rise and fall of the Qin State. There have also been many invaders who have attacked this place, and there have also been supreme experts who have come here. However, this temple has never been damaged.
The old man in the painting sat under the plum blossom tree. His voice was cold, but there was a certain overbearingness to it.
"With you saying that, I am not afraid." Qin Jing Zhen's eyes looked bright. His face was red with excitement.
He wanted to unify the universe while he was still alive. He wanted to become a king that would last forever. That was Qin Jing Zhen's dream.
If things stayed the way they were, he would not be able to unify the universe in his lifetime. He had to give it his all to have a chance.
Of course, the most important thing was that he had the protection of the old man in the painting. That was why Qin Jing Zhen had the confidence to try.
The old man in the painting had protected the Qin Kingdom for many generations. He had saved the Qin Kingdom from being destroyed many times. He was the Qin Kingdom's biggest supporter.
If the old man in the painting wanted to destroy the Qin Kingdom, the Qin Kingdom would have been destroyed many times over. Every king treated him like a god. He was even more important than the Qin family's Blood-Pulse God Spirit. If a person like that said he would protect him, even if it was dangerous, it should not be a disaster.
"Big priest, prepare for the blood sacrifice." Qin Jing Zhen's eyes looked bright as he gave the order.
The big priest was so happy. He knelt in the blood water and said, "Yes, sir."
The priests were preparing for the blood sacrifice. Han Sen stood next to Qin Bai. He looked at Destiny Well and the blood spring water on the ground.
Although he could not tell why the blood spring water could change the bodies of the priests, he felt a bit uneasy.
Han Sen thought, "Qin Xiu is a person who will do anything to achieve his goals. I would not be surprised if Qin Xiu did something to his heirs."
He was just Qin Bai's servant. He did not have the right to speak. Even if he used Han Sen's identity to persuade Qin Jing Zhen not to do the blood sacrifice, Qin Jing Zhen would not listen to him. He might even kick him out.
First, it was the Qin family's business. Second, Han Sen could not tell what the problem was. If he said the Qin family's alpha king was not a good person and might harm them, Qin Jing Zhen would definitely order someone to kill him first.
The power of the old man in the painting was unpredictable. Even Han Sen could not tell what his true power was. He did not know who he was. There was only one person. Han Sen did not think he could beat him while his body was suppressed by the rules of the universe. Plus, there were many elites in the Qin Kingdom. There were many scary people with God Spirit gene races.
The big priest was not an ordinary person. He should have been an inheritor of a God Spirit Blood-Pulse.
Han Sen thought the blood sacrifice required the blood of the Qin family's Blood-Pulse, but Han Sen quickly realized that was not the case. The big priest ordered someone to bring in a young lady. The young lady looked 13 or 14 years old. Seeing her scared face, he knew she was not a member of the royal Qin family.