Dragon Kingdom.
Capital.
Late at night.
A dragon's roar shook the heavens.
Everyone in the northern Dragon Kingdom was startled awake.
The dragon's cry was filled with misery and grief.
Guotai and Min'an rushed out of their rooms at the same time.
The sky was crimson, the blood moon as bright as daylight.
Three stars burning with blue light circled the blood moon, amplifying its light countless times.
The bizarre celestial phenomenon also foretold an imminent upheaval.
"Three Stars Accompanying the Moon."
The Wang Family's elderly patriarch leaned on his cane, gazing gravely toward the northern Dragon Kingdom.
In astrology, such a sight was considered an ill omen.
Whenever it appeared, natural disasters and human calamities followed.
Whoosh!
While the powerful figures fretted, a comet streaked a white trail across the sky.
It plunged straight into the northern constellations.
"Guest Star Enters Fate."
Old Man Guan's expression changed drastically.
Three Stars Accompanying the Moon and Guest Star Enters Fate-two ill omens recorded in ancient texts had appeared at once.
Throughout history, the appearance of even one such celestial phenomenon had signified dynastic change, chaos across the land, and the destruction of homes and nations.
"The guest star falls into Black Tortoise; calamity rises in the north."
Far away, cultivating deep in the mountains, the Heavenly Venerable looked back in bewilderment.
Behind him stood an ancient, dilapidated Daoist temple.
Heavy snow had collapsed most of its buildings, leaving a scene of decay.
A tear slid down the face of a divine statue long covered in dust.
"That dragon's cry..."
The Heavenly Venerable lowered his head and calculated on his fingers. His face instantly turned pale.
"The Dragon Vein... has been severed."
"How is that possible?"
"Who destroyed our Dragon Vein? How dare petty villains covet the Dragon Kingdom's thousand years of