Chapter 45

The dawn’s first light spilled across the glazed tiles of the imperial palace’s many halls, setting them aglow with a brilliant, dazzling radiance. At the northernmost end of the central axis of the palace stood the majestic Fengxian Hall. It was not only a sacred site for the imperial house to offer sacrifices to their ancestors, but also a symbol of the empire’s dignity and glory—and, more importantly, it held the Great Ancestor's Inheritance. Two hundred years had passed since the founding of the Xia State, and aside from the Grand Ancestor himself, no emperor had ever obtained that inheritance. In the present day, it had become little more than a legend.