The Dragon Lord of Sui and Tang: The Biography of Yuan Tiangang

When Emperor Sui was young, he encountered Shi Yin, the goddess of the Tianyi Sect, and fathered a son with her: Yuan Tiangang. To escape the Empress Dowager Gu's pursuit, Shi Yin stole the sect's sacred treasure, the Hidden Dragon Pearl, and used it to preserve Tiangang's final spark of life. Eighteen years later, Tiangang's dragon veins awakened. The Empress Dowager Gu dreamed of seven dragons and realized Tiangang was still alive. She swore to kill him. To save Tiangang, Yang Yong was deposed, Emperor Sui died, and Emperor Yang ascended the throne. Before her death, the Empress Dowager Gu said that Tiangang's birth date clashed with those of Emperor Sui, the crown prince, and Yang Guang, and even conflicted with all the people of the realm. Tiangang's white dragon aspect had to be destroyed, or the realm could never be united and at peace. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he began hunting Tiangang...