Imperial Capital Yaoyang City, the Tower of Worship, the heavy gate slowly closed, the light was blocked out of the door, the whole space suddenly darkened, after a while, there was a fire rising around the tower, and the inside of the Tower gradually lit up.

The two tall figures walked silently along the spiraling passage, this road to the top of the Heavenly Sacrifice Tower, they were very patient, walking slowly and hurriedly, as if this passage had no end, they could go all the way to the heavens and the earth.

After a long time, Emperor Li, who was walking in front of him wearing a golden robe, finally broke the silence, his dark red pupils seemed to be able to pierce the darkness, he looked up and looked up, and said: "Walking in this passage can always calm my heart, but this is not the time, presumably the Great Star Master has been waiting for a long time, let's go up." ”

Liu Fengdu behind him nodded yes, and then the two disappeared into the darkness.

At this time, in the largest compartment of the Heavenly Tower, there is a bright image of Tianhe stars at the top, there are countless stars in the image that keep flickering, and sometimes there are stars that suddenly shine brightly, releasing dazzling brilliance in the night sky, and some are gradually dimming, falling from the sky, and the whole starry sky is circulating the process of birth and death.

Under the star chart, there are more than ten people looking up, each star change will attract their attention, some people are frowning, some people are writing hard, quickly recording everything they see, and in front, there is a person with white eyebrows and beard, but his hair is black, he looks like a middle-aged man, but his eyes and the aura emanating from his body are like a person who has experienced a long time, he is sitting on the cushion at will, looking up at the image, has been out of his mind.

Emperor Li and Liu Fengdu walked in, everyone bowed and saluted, Emperor Li came to the black-haired and white-bearded man, looked at him for a long time, and said in a low and majestic voice: "The worry in your eyes reveals that you are uneasy, it seems that this time the signs of the star orbit sun will not be too good, let's say." ”

"The tidal forces are more volatile than ever before, and although the signs are chaotic, they are generally increasing, and the trend of strengthening is more rapid than in the past. The black-haired and white-bearded man's voice was dry and hoarse, like a man who hadn't spoken for a long time, he looked at Emperor Li, and then said, "There is no end to the change in sight. ”

Emperor Li was silent in thought.

Liufengdu would often climb the Celestial Tower, but most of the time it was at the top of the tower, where he would get a moment of peace away from the vortex of strife. He had known for a long time that there was a stargazing pavilion in the Heavenly Sacrifice Tower that watched the heavens to show the blessings and misfortunes of natural disasters, and there was no qualification for him to enter except for the Star Master and the Dragon Emperor, and for many years, even as the crown prince.

Now it was the first time that Liu Fengdu had entered the Stargazing Pavilion with Emperor Li, and he had seen the black-haired and white-bearded man in front of him, who was the head of all the Star Divisions, the Imperial Great Star Master. In charge of all the affairs of the Stargazing Pavilion, although the power is not large, but the status is noble, and no one in the empire does not respect him, and he only obeys the orders of the Dragon Emperor.

It was the first time for Liu Fengdu to see Emperor Li with such a solemn expression, and he knew that it must be a major event related to the fortunes of the empire, and the conversation between the two just now also puzzled him, he looked at the Great Star Master and asked tentatively, "The power of the tides changes?"

Seeing the inquiring gaze cast by the Great Star Master, Emperor Li said, "It's okay, since he is the prince of the Youyun Empire, nothing in the empire should be a secret to him. ”

The Great Star Master bowed slightly to Convection Fengdu and said, "I think Your Highness should know the daily high and low tides of the sea. ”

"The sea rises and falls, but everything changes in nature, why did the Great Star Master ask?"

"It is not surprising that the tides of the sea are seen every day, like heavy rain from the sky and the gushing of magma, but the changes in them are a reflection of the changes in the forces of heaven and earth. ”

Hearing this, Liufengdu's brows furrowed slightly, and he fell into a moment of contemplation, but he was still a little unsure, and then asked, "Since this is the case, what does that have to do with the power of the tides mentioned?"

"The power of heaven and earth is ethereal and invisible, but we have long been accustomed to it, and we will not repeat it in old age. The Great Star Master straightened his expression, looking at the starry sky image above his head, his gaze became a little deep, "There is a broader universe beyond heaven and earth, we are just a small grain in the universe, when the power of the universe changes, our heaven and earth will also be affected." The Sea Clan began to rule this land, and the stars have observed and recorded it, and the power of the universe is constantly changing like a tide, which is the power of the tides as mentioned earlier, and the trajectory of the stars is the embodiment of the change in power. It's just that the tidal power of the universe has a long change cycle that ordinary people can't feel, but its impact is also even greater. According to the ancient scrolls that have been handed down, there have been two tidal changes in the universe in the past 10,000 years, one is the decline of the Jujin Kingdom and the replacement of the Sea Clan, and the other change is when the empire begins to rise and the Sea Clan is defeated. ”

Liu Fengdu pondered the words of the Great Star Master, and suddenly there was a gust of wind in his heart, which made him tremble, but after the wind, the doubts in front of him gradually dissipated, and he saw the hidden meaning in the words.

He suppressed the horror in his heart, and asked in an uncertain tone: "So the changes of the tides in the universe will ......" He pondered for a long time, but still couldn't say "change of empire", he eased his mind, and continued: "Now the power of the tides has begun to change?"

"Not only has it begun to change, but it is stronger than the last one, as shown by the current astrological trajectory. After the Great Star Master finished speaking, the whole person seemed to have aged a lot.

For a moment, all three fell silent.

"Does the Kingdom of Jujin really exist?" asked Liu Fengdu after a long time, which was also his long-standing question.

"Although no definite records have survived, it is speculated that they may well exist. The Great Star Master said.

"But according to rumors, the Jujin Kingdom was so strong at that time that even we can't do it now, and 100,000 years is not too long for a long historical time, why didn't it leave any traces?"

"This is also a question that has been bothering everyone for years. ”

"In that case, let's not talk about that for now. Even if the power of the tides in the universe changes, what does it have to do with the change of the empire, our ancestors and the other four clans defeated the sea clan after years of hard war, and they did not see the power of the tides have any effect in it. ”

"That's true, and the reason for this is that the power of the tides has brought about changes that ordinary people can't see. ”

"More than 7,000 years ago, the Sea Tribes were so powerful that tribes and races had to compete with beasts for land and food in the barren and treacherous lands on the fringes in order to survive. At that time, a large number of clansmen from various tribes died in battle every day, not to mention small tribes, even the five most powerful tribes at that time, the golden dragon, phoenix, blue scorpion, white ape, and blue wolf, could only survive in the cracks, and they had to be chased and killed by the sea tribe, and it was not even known whether the tribe could survive, let alone overthrow the rule of the sea tribe. Emperor Li's gaze became distant, as if he had returned to that long era, and he did not deliberately avoid this cruel history, "However, it was in that most difficult period that all the tribes seemed to suddenly become stronger, not only did the clansmen of each tribe grow far faster than before, but even everyone's strength was stronger than before, especially the patriarchs of the five tribes, each of whom was a genius, and no one surpassed him in the history of his tribe. Later, the ancestor Emperor Shenwu also said that although his talent and bloodline were indeed superior to those of other clansmen at that time, it was not enough for him to achieve his later brilliant achievements, and he even attributed everything to God's mercy. ”

Liu Fengdu was dumbfounded, everything today was too shocking to him, it turned out that there was such a secret in the old years, he gathered his mind and said: "That means that the power of the tide will increase the power of the individual?"

"Historically, this is true, but it does not discriminate equally, in fact, the power of the Sea Clan was also growing back then, but it was far less rapid than that of the Five Clans. ”

Emperor Li suddenly said, "You come with me." ”

After a while, the three of them came to the top of the sacrificial tower and walked to the center of the altar, where there was a bronze giant tripod, the body of the tripod was carved with intricate patterns, each line was criss-crossed, and it looked ever-changing from afar, and changed into different patterns with different viewers. Juding is simple and heavy, go forward, the breath of the long years is blowing in the face, there is red blood in the tripod, that is the blood of the five clans for the alliance and the blood of the three hereditary kings with different surnames who were later sealed, the blood in the tripod lasts for a long time, the wind and rain are seen and avoided, the scorching sun can not shine on it, and it is still bright red after thousands of years.

Liu Fengdu was a little puzzled, as the prince, he often came here, and it was precisely because of this that in addition to keeping the blood in the tripod as before, he didn't think there was anything special about this bronze giant tripod.

Emperor Li turned his head and glanced at the Great Star Master, who immediately understood, bowed to Juding, and then stretched out his hand to caress the pattern of the Ding's body.

Suddenly, Liu Fengdu felt a strange and huge power emanating from the ding, connecting with heaven and earth.

There are ripples in the blood in the ding, the color of the blood slowly fades, and after a while it turns black, like a dark night sky, there are eight lights in the sky in the ding, like eight bright stars, the brightest one is located in the center, and the remaining seven stars are slightly dim and evenly located in the seven directions.

At this time, Liu Fengdu knew that Juding still had such a use, but he couldn't see the strangeness after looking at it for a long time, so he cast an inquiring glance at the Great Star Master.

Instead, Emperor Li asked first, "Wu'er, what do you see?"

"There were eight stars in the dark night sky. Liu Fengdu replied truthfully.

"Well, this is the great star master pulling and projecting the image of the stars into the ding, the seven stars are seven kings with different surnames, one of which is my golden dragon clan, what is special about it?"

"Our stars are brighter. Liu Fengdu observed carefully, and after a moment of silence, he said, "The other seven have a different light under a closer look. ”

"That's right, the two competing stars are the Phoenix Clan and the Shura Palace, the three Guanghua are the Blue Scorpion Clan, the Blue Wolf Clan, and the Netherworld, and the two darkest are the White Ape Clan and the Shadow Palace. ”

"The brightness of the stars is also a reflection of their strength?" Liu Fengdu guessed, he already knew about the various forces.

"This Fang Ding stores the blood of the seven kings with different surnames and our clan, and the blood in the Ding begins to pull the luck of their forces when they are sprinkled, and the stars are bright when the luck is prosperous, and the stars are dim when they are prosperous. Emperor Li looked at the two brightest stars and said: "The stars of the seven directions were originally dim, but in just over a hundred years, the light has flourished, especially in the past ten years, the two most prosperous stars have faintly been able to compete with our clan. ”

Liu Fengdu looked at the stars in the Ding and was silent, at this time he finally saw the changes brought about by the power of the tides, and also felt the invisible pressure of the other seven forces, and in addition to this, there were also the sea tribes who had been fighting with them for seven thousand years, intending to return to the land.

"That's why you were made the crown prince early. Emperor Li let out a rare sigh and turned his head to look at the sky in the distance.

Liu Fengdu was stunned, many years ago, Li Dili rejected the public to appoint him as the future king of the empire, this approach that does not conform to the "tradition" has been opposed by many forces in the empire, they prefer to see the future emperor step on the throne on the road of blood and fire, that is the "tradition" of the empire. However, Emperor Li did not explain much about the position he set up when he was in his prime, and suppressed all opposition voices with strong means, and it was not until now that the empire slowly accepted the identity of Liufengdu.

Liu Fengdu also had doubts as a person concerned, and he didn't even feel the slightest joy at the moment when he was canonized as the crown prince. Now he finally understands that the early canonization of the imperial crown prince is to avoid the "tradition" of bloodsheding for the king in the future, and also to prevent other forces from taking advantage of the situation.

At this time, they need to use this time to weaken the stars that will compete with them.

Liu Fengdu turned around suddenly, he wanted to ask if it was helpless to make himself the crown prince, but he looked at Emperor Li's tall back and gave up.