Afther I Take The Position As The Patriarch, All Of My Family Members Become The Fated Protagonists

Chapter 24: A Pawn That Once Trampled Through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

At the very moment he swallowed that Blood of the River Styx, everything in the world began to change before Su Zhou’s eyes.

All so-called matter began to dissolve into its essence.

The source of everything, the beginning of everything, had but one name—

Dao!!

In that instant, he entered a realm both mysterious and profound.

All things in the world were nothing but fleeting moments; under the passage of time, all things decay. Su Zhou raised his head and gazed upon the sky.

Those indifferent eyes looked upon the heavens, as though they could pierce through all illusions. His perspective continued to rise.

He saw family members of the Su family transporting chests of bloodstained treasures back to the family.

He saw Su Buku sitting in the courtyard, bitterly cultivating his technique.

He saw Su Chao, gazing into the distance, full of longing.

He saw Su Yang, cautiously exploring the mysteries of the Nine Tribulations Sword Spirit.

His vision continued to ascend—everything in his gaze quickly became insignificant, minuscule.

Eventually, he saw a meandering, flowing great river. The waters drifted gently, occasionally sending up splashes—within those splashes existed endless lifeforms and boundless ages…

“So it turns out, within the long river of time, all sentient beings are but a speck of dust… a single drop of dew.”

Su Zhou spoke softly, his aura growing ever more ancient, desolate.

At last, he saw the silhouettes of a mere few figures sitting calmly by the river’s edge. They looked at Su Zhou—and Su Zhou looked at them. In that moment, their gazes crossed the boundless ages and met from afar.

Then…

Everything shattered like a mirror.

That sliver of insight from the Ancients… dispersed.

Yet the aura of desolation and antiquity remained upon Su Zhou, making his whole being appear even more enigmatic and ancient, like an unfathomable abyss.

So profound that one dared not gaze directly at him, and yet so intriguing that it stirred a voyeuristic desire to peek within—but anyone who stared too long would inevitably fall into that abyss, unable to extricate themselves.

“This world… truly is incomparably wondrous…” Only after a long while did Su Zhou speak again, slowly.

As his voice fell, the originally silent space seemed to come alive once more.

“The insights of an Ancient are no joke… even though it was but a sliver, the benefits are endless.” He murmured with some emotion—it had been too mystical.

Though it had lasted less than a breath, his entire being had undergone a complete transformation inside and out.

The true essence within his body became even deeper and more profound; the strength of his flesh had been elevated by several levels. Even the newly acquired Reincarnation Creation Art was now as easy to wield as his own limbs.

Moreover, within Su Zhou’s ancestral aperture, a faint golden bridge manifested from his true essence.

Unbeknownst to him, his cultivation had broken through to the Eighth Stage of the External Manifestation Realm.

Next, he began to assess his other rewards.

[Nameless Sword Talisman: Originating from beyond the stars. Bears a single sword scar. Upon shattering, grants mastery of Sword Intent.]

With a subtle motion of his palm, Su Zhou crushed the sword talisman. Instantly, his aura turned incomparably sharp—countless invisible sword qi interwove and slashed through the air around him.

In mere moments, his comprehension of Sword Intent reached Perfection.

[Family Artifact – Diagram of Supreme Heavens: Contains the mysteries of the heavens, infinite insights. Allows those of great fortune in the family to comprehend their own potential. Can record the Life Flames of family members with Purple Destiny or above. As long as the Life Flame endures, even in death, revival is possible through the Diagram.]

[Family Artifact – Divine Blood Cauldron: Crafted from divine bone, inscribed with divine blood patterns. Can enhance the physique of the family’s disciples. Any beast blood or medicinal herbs placed inside will receive a hundredfold amplification. For disciples under the age of 18, there is a small chance to awaken a special constitution.]

These two family artifacts brought monumental benefits to the family.

The Diagram of Supreme Heavens recorded the Life Flames of family members—essentially granting Su family elites a second life. Even if they died, they could be resurrected from the Diagram, while also helping them understand their latent potential.

The Divine Blood Cauldron enhanced the physiques of the family’s younger generation with a hundredfold amplification. And in a family, the most crucial asset was precisely that—its promising descendants.

Only with endless waves of newcomers and pioneers blazing the trail could a family grow stronger and stronger.

With the Divine Blood Cauldron, even the bones and tendons of children could be refined from an early age. The benefits and profundities of such a tool were unimaginable.

“Not bad. This finally has some semblance of a great family.” Su Zhou swept his sleeve.

The profundity of the Heavenly Origin Realm manifested—the two family artifacts vanished instantly.

Then, within the Su Family’s ancestral compound—

A massive black bronze cauldron quietly emerged. With four pillars and eight handles, it was engraved on the outside with vicious beasts, and within, inscribed with immortal herbs and sacred medicine.

And in the deepest part of the ancestral hall, a calligraphy scroll materialized out of thin air.

It bore no characters, no images, not even a single brushstroke—but in the eyes of ten thousand people, it appeared as ten thousand different forms.

After placing the two family artifacts, Su Zhou turned his attention to the Allworld Blind Box he had plucked from Su Bukǔ’s possessions.

[Low-Grade Allworld Blind Box: Upon use, randomly grants various rewards from the myriad realms.]

“I wonder what kind of surprise this blind box will bring me.” Su Zhou chose to activate the box.

[Ding!!! First time opening a low-grade blind box—mysterious grand gift obtained!]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has acquired an Epic-grade Companion!!]

[Dao Protector: Zu (Epic) – A warrior who once slaughtered in the chaotic ancient era. He bore witness to the darkness and chaos, followed Emperors into battle against the unknown.

He was one of the eight hundred old soldiers.

He was a Zu—a nameless pawn, a foot soldier with no path back across the river, and one who once shattered a forbidden land… a Zu!]