Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Dian Wei's unexpected turn of events angered him somewhat.

Although he was mentally prepared for this, he was still a little annoyed when it actually happened.

The combined strength of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Liu Bei's high-ranking generals was inferior to Lin Mu's, so why did they still follow him to conquer the tomb? It's because they had a trump card; they weren't afraid of him, hence their actions…

Furthermore, Yuan Shao showed absolutely no signs of murderous intent!

It should be noted that he possesses a method similar to "knowing one's destiny," allowing him to foresee the safety of his subordinates, such as Dian Wei and Huang Zhong.

There were signs that Li Ru had a premonition when he plotted against Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.

Avoiding this intuition is what makes him wary!
At the same time, an unease arose in Lin Mu's heart, and as time went by and he went deeper into the Epang Palace, that premonition of unease grew stronger...

At the same time, a murderous aura gradually enveloped him...

The blood-red talisman that Yuan Shao threw out before leaving was like a poisonous thorn stuck in his heart, something he could never let go of.

The talisman seemed to fall silently, but Lin Mu could sense that an extremely subtle yet unusually sinister power was quietly permeating some kind of power rule, as if the air itself had become a bit colder.

Targeting the Epang Palace? Targeting the national treasury? It doesn't seem likely!
It's more like it's targeting other things... and here, other things... only the dragon vein!

"Could they be using the Dragon Vein Incident to plot against me? Or are they using Dong Zhuo's men to ambush me?" Lin Mu pondered.

……

In Luoyang, the capital city, lies the desolate ruins of the Yuan family mansion.

Two dazzling white lights burst forth, forming two enormous circular teleportation arrays.

After a flash of brilliant white light, dozens of people appeared.

"I never expected you to use that item on Dian Wei." After Yuan Shu teleported back, he immediately turned around and shouted at Yuan Shao.

"I thought you would use him on Guan Yu, do you not think much of him?" Yuan Shu asked before Yuan Shao could respond.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao snorted coldly. He too wished he could use this on Guan Yu and capture him. But given the situation, only Dian Wei could do it; otherwise, even Wen Chou, who was closest, would be in mortal danger.

“However, that prop is a double-edged sword. If Dian Wei survives this ordeal, the path to heaven might be opened... turning a bad thing into a good thing…” Yuan Shu added.

When Yuan Shu's words reached the ears of Ji Lingyan and the others, a mixture of fear and longing appeared on their faces.

They all knew the properties of that item... It was like a gate between life and death; passing through meant life, not passing through meant death!
"Hmph! Even Lü Bu wouldn't be confident of surviving this calamity, let alone Dian Wei..." Yuan Shao sneered.

"What if Lin Mu has that rare item in his possession?!" Yuan Shu asked again.

"The Liu family has been searching for that rare item for so many years, and even the Yuan family doesn't have it... How could Lin Mu, an extraordinary person, possibly have... the Other Shore Flower... Hmph!!!" Yuan Shao sneered.

"Furthermore, I made my move, why didn't you act as agreed?" Yuan Shao demanded.

In fact, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had already secretly reached an agreement. Otherwise, how could they have been so tacitly in working together with Lin Mu to deal with Liu Bei?

Then, they tacitly joined forces with Liu Bei to deal with Lin Mu!

Liu Bei had the advantage of entering first, so they would deal with him first, and then Lin Mu later. Lin Mu had many top-tier generals under his command, but they had ways to deal with them, so they weren't afraid. They even wanted to use Lin Mu's strength to break into Liu Hong's tomb!
But unexpectedly, Liu Hong proved to be unreliable even in death; the tomb was only half-finished! He couldn't force Lin Mu to reveal his trump card at all…

They walked for only a short while before passing all the checkpoints and arriving at the harvest ground, leaving them speechless. If they had known this would happen, they should have dealt with Lin Mu at the very first checkpoint, crippling his right and left arms to see if he dared to gamble with the lives of his other subordinates to continue fighting them and pushing forward!

They had already discussed and planned how to deal with Liu Bei and Lin Mu, and of course, they had also taken into account the situations of Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, and Taishi Ci. They had even prepared targeted items... but they never expected it to happen so suddenly...

"I can't afford to worry about that..." Yuan Shu said awkwardly, glancing at Ji Ling and the others.

He didn't have many top-tier generals under his command; even Taishi Ci couldn't hold out for long before collapsing. It was incredibly embarrassing!
Another reason they decisively withdrew was the special event rule that reduced their Dragon Luck. Their Yuan family's luck had been bad lately, and if their Dragon Luck was randomly reduced by double digits next time, it would be a huge loss, so they decided to withdraw.

"You'll be out if you just try again..."

"Did you sense something? Have they succeeded?" Yuan Shu suddenly asked.

"Let's go...it's about to erupt!" Yuan Shao said quietly, his words carrying a hidden meaning.

Without further ado, Yuan Shao led his men and quickly left the Yuan family residence. Before leaving, he took one last, wistful look at the place where he had lived for so long…

Yuan Shu pursed his lips and quickly led his men away.

At this point, of all the warlords in the Guandong Coalition, only Lin Mu and Liu Bei remained!

No... Liu Bei is gone too...

Having just acquired the Crimson Dragon's body, they intended to quickly head to the treasure vault to collect some precious items. However, they encountered an obstacle just as they reached the edge of the hall where the dragon's body was stored.

An invisible barrier blocked their way!
"Damn it, what's going on?" Zhang Fei exclaimed angrily.

The next moment, he swung his eighteen-foot spear and thrust it, but it was as if he had stabbed into thin air, with no reaction whatsoever.

"Oh no, Lin Mu and the others are catching up!" Zhu Xuan had already spotted Lin Mu and his group rushing towards them.

Liu Bei frantically pulled out a token from his robes, only to find it useless. He then pulled out a jade talisman, which also proved ineffective. Finally, he took out a heavy book from his spatial storage, gently handed it over, but that too was to use.

Afterwards, he quickly tried several other props, but to no avail. He sighed and said, "The Epang Palace is not meant for us!"

"Brother, how about we fight it out?!" Guan Yu said unwillingly.

"That's right, brother, if we fight them, we have a chance of winning!" Zhang Fei was equally unwilling.

This is the national treasury they opened; it rightfully belongs to them!

Now, not only have we wasted so much time, but we've also lost a whole bunch of elites. We've tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead!

"Well, we've already obtained the remains of that dragon, so it's not a complete loss," Liu Bei comforted him.

Before anyone else could speak, Liu Bei took out a white jade talisman, squeezed it tightly, and a burst of white light enveloped the four of them.

The next moment they all vanished. And the instant they disappeared, a beam of light shot out, but missed.

The arrow stopped abruptly about ten feet ahead, then vanished...

"We still lack methods of restraint..." Lin Mu, who had just rushed up, sighed inwardly as he watched Liu Bei and the others teleport away.

The Great Wilderness Territory lacks far too much foundation and means!

Before long, they arrived at the spot where Liu Bei and the others had been standing, only to find that they too were blocked.

"My lord, the Epang Palace is now complete and belongs to us!" Huang Xu said with great joy.

One by one, the feudal lords could not hold on and withdrew from the battlefield... Of all the feudal lords in the Kwantung Coalition, only our lord remained!

Just then, the system notification appeared again:
"Ding!" "System notification: Dragon Lord Lin Mu, due to the influence of special rules, the time you spent in the special scene has met the conditions, and your dragon luck has been randomly reduced by one dragon."

It was just a random loss of one dragon's fortune... He was lucky. He had a feeling that the lost dragon's fortune might return during the upcoming exploration... and maybe he could even get his hands on the dragon's fortune that Yuan Shao and the others had lost!

"My lord, conventional methods won't work!" Huang Zhong said solemnly.

While Lin Mu was pondering, they also tried various methods.

Lin Mu used the Dragon Observation Technique, only to find that it had failed...

"No rush, take your time," Yue Jin said in a low voice.

"Could this be a conspiracy? To make us think the tomb is incomplete and lower our guard?" Just then, Taishi Ci's voice rang out.

These words sent a slight jolt through everyone. This possibility was indeed real… Yuan Shao's sudden attack on Dian Wei was also unexpected…

"A tomb palace, a tomb palace. Since it's a tomb palace, let's hand it over to professionals!" Lin Mu said solemnly.

"Wenqian, Zichen, Wenze, Xuangao... you guys won't be participating anymore. I have a feeling the trip ahead will be difficult!" Lin Mu whispered.

Upon hearing this, Yue Jin, Yu Jin, and the others frowned. However, seeing the solemn expression on their lord Lin Mu's face, they ultimately remained silent.

Lin Mu summoned the Liangzhou Cauldron and took them all inside.

After that, Lin Mu took out the Kun Stone and used it, and then he disappeared.

If the ordinary teleportation methods of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, and others can be used, then Kunshi certainly can too.

Sensing that familiar aura, Lin Mu opened his eyes, and the True Dragon Pavilion came into view.

Lin Mu walked out of the True Dragon Pavilion and summoned Yue Jin and the others.

"My lord, Gong Tu's problem has become even more serious!" As soon as Le Jin came out, he immediately reported what they had seen to Lin Mu.

Lin Mu focused his mind and sensed the situation inside the Liangzhou Cauldron.

Dian Wei was sitting cross-legged at this moment, and his aura had actually plummeted from the peak of the Nine Yuan Divine General to... the peak of the Heavenly Rank Martial General!!!
That's right... he's not even a divine general anymore!!!
"A single prop can cripple a peak-level Nine Yuan Divine General like this... Impossible..." Lin Mu's expression changed drastically.

Afterwards, he quickly left and went to the treasure cave. He wanted to see if there were any treasures there to help Dian Wei.

With Chang Yin's assistance, disregarding everything else, they collected many precious treasures into the Liangzhou Cauldron to see if it would be effective.

After several attempts, nothing worked...

At this moment, Dian Wei's aura suddenly dropped, and he became a low-ranking Earth-level Martial General!

Lin Mu had a premonition that if the fall continued at this rate, Dian Wei might perish!
Not a fall that can be resurrected, but a complete and utter demise!
This feeling is extremely strong!!!

If Dian Wei falls below the rank of a junior general, he will die!

This made Lin Mu's heart leap into his throat... He could accept Dian Wei being seriously injured, even dying, but he truly couldn't accept him actually dying!
"Looks like I'll have to resort to Mount Tai!" Lin Mu finally decided to bring out his most important backer!
"Finally figured it out. Although it was destroyed, it still had some things..." Just then, Lin Yu's voice rang in Lin Mu's mind.

"Lin Mu, use [Red Spider Lily]!!!"

"The item Dian Wei possessed should be the one called the [Heavenly Mark Resurrection Talisman]!"

Lin Mu was startled by Lin Yu's words. He didn't delve into the details of the destruction or anything else, nor did he pay attention to the [Heavenly Mark Rebirth Talisman]. He only saw the solution—the [Other Shore Flower]!
Without hesitation, Lin Mu turned around and dashed out, then rushed towards the passage at the bottom of Shenlong Peak.

The Red Spider Lily is available in the Great Wilderness Territory's inventory!
However, it was not kept in the treasure vault, but planted in the Yellow Springs Legion's camp and watered occasionally with Yellow Springs water!

The Yellow Springs Legion's base was located within that vortex.

Finally, just as Dian Wei's aura dropped to the level of a Xuan-rank Martial General, Lin Mu arrived at the Yellow Springs Legion's base. Ignoring all etiquette and the invading aura surrounding the [Other Shore Flower], Lin Mu grabbed it and put it into the Liangzhou Cauldron.

Then he shoved the words directly into Dian Wei's mouth, not even bothering to verify whether Lin Yu's words were correct.

After Dian Wei swallowed the [Red Spider Lily], his aura slightly solidified, and then the faint blood mist surrounding him intensified...

"If that's true... then everything's alright!" Lin Yu's voice rang out.

Hearing this, Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief, putting his heart back down.

Although I knew Yuan Shao's trump card was formidable, I didn't expect it to be this formidable and bizarre... If it weren't for Lin Yu's help, Dian Wei's crisis might not have been so easily overcome!

“Yuan Shao, Bohai Commandery… Hmph!!!” Lin Mu snorted coldly.

Just then, Lin Mu sensed that Dian Wei, who was sitting cross-legged, had become more intense, a high-level Xuan-rank martial general... a mid-level Xuan-rank martial general...

His breath was still fading!
"Lin Yu, what happened?" Lin Mu, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, frowned again.

"Danger and opportunity... The danger has passed, the path to rebirth has been paved, and only through destruction can one rise again. Perhaps Dian Wei can break through to the Heavenly General level!" Lin Yu's voice rang out again.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Lin Mu frowned: "Is that really so? No way..."

As he spoke, Dian Wei's life force had already vanished... he was no longer even a junior general...

Seeing that Dian Wei, who had transformed into an ordinary human, was unharmed, Lin Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Buzz!!~~~" Just then, a thick blood mist rippled out, enveloping an area of ​​dozens of feet around it.

"Send him out. The rules of the world inside the Liangzhou Cauldron are too thin and incomplete..." Lin Yu's reminder came again.

Lin Mu didn't ask any questions and quickly left the Yellow Springs Legion's camp. Afterwards, he traveled quickly to Kuaiji Little Cave Heaven.

If we're talking about the best place for Dian Wei to recover and advance, the most promising place in the Great Wilderness is undoubtedly Kuaiji Xiaodongtian!
Returning to the familiar and now larger Kuaiji Little Grotto, Lin Mu expelled all those cultivating within.

With his mind focused on the Liangzhou Cauldron, he instantly vanished with a thought, the blood mist carrying Dian Wei disappeared.

The next moment, it appeared in the Kuaiji Small Cave Heaven.

After settling Dian Wei in, Lin Mu left the Kuaiji Little Cave.

Gazing at the mist-shrouded lake, Lin Mu was filled with emotion... He truly hadn't anticipated this would happen... It was so exciting!
I thought I had overestimated the Yuan family's resources, but I underestimated them after all.

[Heavenly Mark Rebirth Talisman]!
After pondering for a while, Lin Mu quickly returned to Shenlong Valley.

When he returned to the base camp, the Tomb Raiders had already assembled and were waiting for him.

This time, he didn't bring Yu Jin and Yue Jin with him, but only Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, and the Tomb Raider Corps.

After some twists and turns, Lin Mu returned to Liu Hongzhi's tomb at Huang Zhong's summons!
(I got home too late today, so this is only 4000 words.) (End of Chapter)