On the same evening, more than 500 miles northwest of the imperial palace, at Tianfeng Ridge and Yunding Mountain, Li Xian had a strange look on his face.
A few days ago, I felt that my cultivation had reached the peak of the early stage of the foundation-building period, but I was still unable to go any further; but just now when I finished my meal and was drinking tea, I suddenly felt an inexplicable throbbing, and then Li Xian entered the middle stage of the foundation-building period in one fell swoop!
Entering the middle stage of the foundation-building period in such a confused manner, Li Xian thought for a long time and only got one answer - Anyang conquered Luliang County! As the actual "dictator" and "centralized representative" of Anyang, he was combined with Anyang's luck.
Anyang's vision and reach have been broken through, and Li Xian's luck has naturally increased; as his luck has increased, Li Xian's cultivation has also broken through inexplicably.
When the last ray of sunset glowed in the western sky, Ge Zhengfeng looked up at the sky and was suddenly stunned.
"Senior Ge, what's wrong?" Ge Zhengfeng suddenly became dazed, which made Li Xian notice something was wrong.
Ge Zhengfeng did not answer, but was obviously observing the starry sky; then he asked his followers, or disciples, beside him to bring some items that Li Xian could not understand and started to work.
After a long time, about half an hour later, Ge Zhengfeng suddenly sighed and slowly sat down.
Li Xian quickly brought a cup of fragrant tea.
This time, Ge Zhengfeng did not mock Li Xian, but frowned, "The celestial phenomena have changed, and the imperial star is shining."
"The Imperial Star is shining? Does this mean that the Great Xia Kingdom will prosper?" Li Xian asked casually, as if he didn't take it to heart.
Ge Zhengfeng took the tea and drank it all, but he answered irrelevantly: "When do you think the candle flickers?"
Li Xian was stunned, and slowly uttered four words: "A candle in the wind!"
Ge Zhengfeng stopped talking and just picked up the teacup, staring blankly.
Li Xian sat quietly beside him, the mountain wind whistled, no one spoke. But Li Xian's heart was not at peace. An emperor who was high above, an emperor of the cultivation world, was just like this... dying.
Suddenly Ge Zhengfeng spoke, "It is said, just said, that the emperor's cultivation is based on the country, so if the country is strong, the emperor's cultivation will rise steadily. If the country is weak, the increased cultivation will certainly not fall back, but it will appear the Five Degenerations of Heaven and Man! Therefore, when some emperors see the country in decline, they will give up the throne to the prince and free themselves. Of course, I am not the emperor, and I don't know the specifics; but I think it is not groundless."
Li Xian did not speak, just listened quietly, but his heart was already filled with turmoil - is this the price that the emperor has to pay? Enjoying endless glory and wealth, but having to bear crises that others can't imagine.
He has to endure the crisis of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, and he may never be able to ascend to heaven. He also has to bear all the sins of a country...
Ge Zhengfeng waited for a moment and continued, "Just now I used a unique astrological method, a technique called 'astronomy' to observe the stars in the sky. Do you know what I saw?"
Li Xian knew that this was just Ge Zhengfeng's soliloquy, so he didn't need to answer and just waited quietly. Therefore, Li Xian just honestly poured tea for Senior Ge.