There were a total of nine giant dragon veins on the earth, representing the Tang dynasty of the Middle Plains and the fortune of the entire Divine Prefecture for a thousand years. Such a scene would only appear when the heavens changed and there was a great change. The dragon form of the dragon vein could sense the impending danger. Its pain and roar only meant one thing — the Divine Prefecture was about to change, and a great catastrophe was about to come!
"How can this be? The Divine Prefecture is in trouble! The Divine Prefecture is in trouble! I must leave and inform the sect as soon as possible, as well as the imperial family of the Tang dynasty! "
The green-robed elder felt a chill in his heart. With a sway of his body, he suddenly picked up the child on the back of the green ox and disappeared without a trace.
…
The dragon veins of the Nine States were not the only ones who sensed this danger.
Under the starry night, in the imperial palace of the Tang dynasty, on the observatory of the Northern Imperial Observatory.
On the huge sun-shaped observatory, an elder dressed in a luxurious dark blue robe sat motionlessly on the observatory, as if he had become one with the entire observatory.
The elder's hair and beard were all white, and he had the air of an immortal. Around him, specks of light that looked like stars floated in the night sky, making the elder's silhouette look incomparably mysterious. And if one looked closely, they would discover that the specks of light around the elder were faintly resonating with the stars in the sky, revealing a profound truth.
The elder seemed to have been petrified, and he did not move at all. After an unknown period of time. Boom, a violent wind surged, as if struck by an invisible force. The old man's body suddenly trembled, and the starlight around him suddenly dimmed, fluctuating violently. Some of the starlight even directly fell from the sky, disappearing into nothingness.
"The heavens changed, the stars are in chaos … How is this possible, how is this possible!"
On the observatory, the elder suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils contracted as he looked at the sky, his eyes filled with disbelief. Following the elder's gaze, he saw that the starlight in the sky was changing, faintly revealing a sense of chaos. But in the elder's eyes, this was not the case at all.
"The Crape Myrtle Star is moving, the Tai Yuan Star is moving … All the stars in the sky are dimming. This is the chaos of the Divine Prefecture, a calamity for the Nine States!"
The elder's hair and beard trembled violently.
"Let me see where cholera is coming from!"
The old man straightened his body and formed a spell with his right hand. The five fingers on his left hand seemed to have a life of their own, constantly moving and changing, deducing and calculating at an astonishing speed.
Weng, just as the old man was deducing, a deep and unparalleled power suddenly burst forth from the old man's body. With the old man as the center, the huge stargazing platform changed violently, and a huge astrolabe appeared first. As the astrolabe rotated, it emitted a sound that seemed to be condensed from solid steel. At the same time, in the dim light around the old man, all the stars in the sky appeared at the same time, and according to their own rules, they moved at a speed a hundred times faster than normal.
The old man's white eyebrows trembled. His eyelids drooped slightly as he mumbled to himself. He was completely immersed in the world of divination.
In just a moment, all the illusions disappeared. The old man suddenly opened his eyes. His bright eyes looked toward the sky above the northwestern defensive line.
The stars in the sky were normal, but the old man's gaze had long since pierced through the layers of starry sky and landed on a huge star that was isolated from the rest.
"Talas!"
On the stargazing platform, the old man's fingers suddenly froze, only one thought remaining in his mind.
"How … That place is so far from the capital!"
The old man was stunned, and then he began to calculate once more.
"Gao Xianzhi … Wang Chong … Arabia …"
Countless thoughts flashed through the old man's mind, and many images appeared in his mind. When the old man reached the deepest part of his calculations, his body suddenly trembled, and he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Not good! Talas is in trouble! This battle will affect the fortune of the Tang Dynasty for the next thousand years! And all of this is only the beginning of an even greater calamity! I must tell His Majesty as quickly as possible that the Tang Dynasty is in trouble! "
The blood on the old man's beard was a ghastly sight, but he stood up from the stargazing platform, not even bothering to wipe his beard before hurrying into the inner courtyard of the Imperial Palace.
… …
The rising of the Nine Provinces and the strange changes in the Eastern Lands were constantly being transmitted to the Imperial Palace, but all the news was suppressed.
Deep into the night, galloping sounds could be heard as a warhorse galloped through the palace gates, galloping towards the depths of the Imperial Palace. It was forbidden to ride horses in the Imperial Palace, but the sight of that majestic Tongluo steed and that golden dragon token caused all the palace gates to open. Only one person in the entire Imperial City possessed this token.
The Tongluo Great General Abusi!
The Tongluo Clan had served the imperial clan for more than two hundred years, and the Tongluo Clan was loyal and devoted to the Tang Dynasty. Because of this loyalty and their astonishing feats in the past, Abusi, the Tongluo Chief, had been given a token and a special honor, allowing him to gallop freely through the Imperial Palace.
This was a privilege that not even the scions of the Tang Dynasty could enjoy.
A few moments later, Abusi had passed through the palace and appeared in front of that lofty hall that represented the center of power of the Tang Dynasty.
"This lowly subject Abusi kowtows in salute to Holy Emperor! What decree does Holy Emperor have? This lowly subject will go through fire and water with all his might! "
Abusi leapt off his horse and dashed up the stairs. He lowered his head and knelt heavily in front of the hall.
Abusi's expression was extremely solemn. Everyone knew that the holder of that golden dragon token possessed supreme authority and could even ride a horse through the Imperial Palace in the middle of the night. But only the Tongluo Clan knew that only members of the Tongluo Clan could use it when an extremely important matter occurred.
This did not represent glory, but a duty and a mission. It represented the Tongluo Clan's loyalty to the imperial clan and an ancient agreement.
The hall was quiet. After a long time, a voice came from inside.
"Abusi, We have an important matter to entrust to you …"
"Your Divine Holiness, please instruct me!"
Abusi's expression chilled and his head drooped even lower.
"Tongluo Clan, immediately dispatch six thousand soldiers to Talas!"
The Holy Emperor's voice drifted out of the hall.
"Yes! … "
Abusi's pupils constricted. The Tongluo Clan had served the imperial clan for centuries and rarely left the capital, spending the majority of their time guarding the imperial capital. But when he heard the Holy Emperor's words, Abusi immediately responded without hesitation.
"This lowly subject receives the decree! This lowly subject will immediately lead the Tongluo Cavalry to the northwest and fight with Lord Gao against the Arabs! "
There was no one who did not know of the events at Talas. Although Abusi had clashed with Wang Chong during the Regional Commanders incident, Abusi would never disobey an order from the Holy Emperor. Whether it was Wang Chong or anyone else, the Tongluo Clan had sworn an oath to the imperial clan.
"There is no need. We only need you to dispatch six thousand Tongluo Cavalry to escort something for Us."
The Holy Emperor's majestic voice resounded through the hall.
"Ah!"
Abusi's expression froze as he finally raised his head. He had never imagined that the Holy Emperor had only sent him to escort a single item.
"Go!"
The Holy Emperor's voice resounded through the hall. Bzzz!
Bzzt! In the next moment, the entire palace rumbled, and right before Abusi's eyes, a massive foot covered in thick armor suddenly stepped out of the palace doors. This guard was dressed in thick armor that made him seem like a monster. Ordinary guards were not even a third of his size.
His entire body was shrouded in thick armor, and even his face was covered in a monstrous mask.
Abusi swore that in all his years of service in the palace, he had never seen this guard before. His body was shrouded in a thick aura of darkness, and even with Abusi's cultivation, he was unable to see through him. However, this was not what shocked Abusi the most. What shocked him the most was the long war flag in the monstrous guard's hand.
This war banner was as tall as two people and as thick as a wrist. It was forged from Deep Sea Xuan Iron and some other unknown metal, and what drew Abusi's attention the most was the massive banner on the pole. The war banner was red and black, so red that it seemed to be dripping with blood. The surface of the banner was mottled and old, a clear indication that it had existed for a very long time.
Most inconceivable of all was that Abusi could sense a pure and thick flow of Stellar Energy from the banner. The nature of this Stellar Energy was enough to make an Imperial Great General like Abusi pale in comparison.
"This is …!"
Abusi's heart skipped a beat and a thought flashed through his mind. His mouth opened but he did not say anything and he quickly lowered his head.
"I didn't think that His Majesty would take out this war banner!"
At this moment, Abusi's heart was in turmoil, like a raging storm.
… …
Rumble!
Several hours later, the earth quaked as six thousand Tongluo Cavalry escorted a black-armored guard out of the capital for the first time to the distant Talas.
… …
At the same time, while the six thousand Tongluo Cavalry were leaving the capital for Qixi, in the northern part of the empire, in the distant Western Turkic steppe, a battle was brewing.
"Ready!"
A loud voice resounded over the plateau. On the ground, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Beiting Protectorate army had formed a long human wall. Behind this human wall were countless shieldmen, spearmen, infantry, axemen, and archers, as well as a vast sea of cavalry.
All the cavalry were neatly arranged, ready to attack at any moment.
Across from them were even more Western Turkic cavalry, all of them unsheathed their sabers as they stared at the Beiting Protectorate army, their eyes seething with killing intent.
Battle could break out at any moment, and the air was fraught with tension. Finally …
Bwoooom!
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