"And because of this, the Emperor of Datang accumulated extremely heavy karmic sins. In his later years, he suffered a deviation in his cultivation that caused these sins to erupt. As it happened, wicked people within the palace were plotting, using evil arts to transmute the emperor's sins into a demon, throwing the Tang palace into chaos."
"The Tang palace fell into turmoil, and right at that moment, several small nations previously conquered by Datang also stirred up rebellion, launching a counter-offensive."
"With internal troubles and foreign invasions, Datang was in grave danger."
Chapter 35