Mythical Three Kingdoms: Martial Arts Reach Divine Ranks, I Alone Rule the World

Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen County, seemed to sense the resentment emanating from Zhang Mu. He stopped pretending to be mysterious and said in a deep voice, "The first method to break through the realm is very simple and easy."

His gaze fell on Zhang Liao.

"Kongji!"

"You only need to have Wen Yuan take this prefect's talisman to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and through General He Jin's introduction to the emperor, if the emperor approves..."

"He will gain the approval of the five-clawed golden dragon, a manifestation of the imperial dynasty's fortune, deep within the Luoyang earth veins, and be granted the imperial dragon energy to temper his body."

"After the body is tempered, when Wen Yuan wants to break through to the Martial Phase level, he will not only be unaffected by the national fortune, but the imperial dynasty's national fortune will also help him resist the suppression from heaven and earth."

Should I send my second brother, Zhang Liao, to Luoyang?

Upon hearing Guo Qun's explanation, Zhang Mu felt an uncontrollable sense of absurdity, as if he were being mocked by fate.

In his previous life, Zhang Liao, who grew up in Bingzhou, had served in the army and was ordered by Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou, to serve under General He Jin.

Even though Ding Yuan hasn't appeared yet, in order to seek a breakthrough, the second brother Wen Yuan still has to go to Luoyang.

Is this a coincidence?

Or is it a reflection of another world?

Zhang Mu's thoughts wandered, and he thought of the multiverse concept from Marvel in his previous life.

"Prefect!"

Zhang Mu asked Guo Qun a question.

"Would the imperial court really give away such a huge benefit for nothing?"

"Imperial Dragon Qi tempering? But according to Mu, this kind of extraordinary treatment is an exclusive benefit that only direct descendants of the Liu family, who have been certified by the imperial clan, can enjoy."

The famous harem prince Liu Sheng of Zhongshan may have experienced what it was like to be tempered by the imperial dragon energy, but his fallen descendants are certainly not qualified.

At least, Liu Bei, who has yet to distinguish himself in the chaos of war, is not qualified.

If he is qualified...

There are far too many qualified descendants of the Han imperial family in the Zhuojun region of Youzhou.

When all those people attacked together, even the greatest imperial dragon energy couldn't withstand the depletion, not to mention the countless descendants of the Han emperors throughout the land.

"clever!"

When faced with Zhang Mu's questioning, Prefect Guo Qun first praised him, and then looked at Zhang Mu with a half-smile and said, "The body tempering with the Imperial Dragon Qi is certainly not for nothing."

"Regardless of whether a peak-level Qi Gathering Realm martial general who has undergone body tempering can successfully break through to the next realm or eventually reach the Martial Aspect Realm, their blood essence will be marked with the Dragon Qi of the Imperial Dynasty."

"Those who are marked will have no worries if they dedicate their lives to loyalty to the emperor and protection of the land."

"But if rebellious thoughts arise..."

Guo Qun sighed and shook his head, saying, "If he can only exert 70% of his strength when facing the Han army, that would be considered good."

"If a Liu family prince or emperor is killed during the rebellion, the backlash from the imperial dragon aura will cause the former's death to take half the life of a Martial Realm expert, and it will be impossible for them to recover without several years of recuperation."

"And if the latter collapses..."

"Under the double backlash of the dynasty's national fortune and the imperial dragon aura, unless the person who harms His Majesty has reached the legendary Overlord Realm in martial arts cultivation, where even a single drop of blood or a severed limb can be restored, or has reached the Quasi-Saint level in literary cultivation like Mencius, then no matter who comes, they will inevitably perish in the end."

"Wang Mang is a cautionary tale!"

Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen County, pointed out the drawbacks of using the dynasty's fortune and imperial power, but to Zhang Mu, it was essentially a contract of servitude.

If the Han dynasty can exist for a long time, then naturally everyone will be happy.

But what if something unexpected happens?

No one knew better than Zhang Mu what would happen at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Once the day comes when all the heroes vie for supremacy, this gift will become an invisible shackle.

This sent a chill down Zhang Mu's spine.

In his previous life, Cao Cao never declared himself emperor until his death, and his title at the time of his death was always King of Wei of the Great Han Dynasty. It was his son Cao Pi who succeeded him as emperor.

But what if it were placed in this mythical world?

According to Guo Qun, if Cao Cao had not declared himself emperor until his death, and his son Cao Pi had instead usurped the throne from the Han dynasty, it would have been a rather unsettling prospect.

Could the death of the great warlord Cao Mengde mean that he paid the price for the backlash of the Han dynasty's fate and imperial power, paving the way for his son Cao Pi to usurp the Han throne and establish the Wei dynasty?

Zhang Mu did not continue to let his thoughts wander, nor did he want his second brother Zhang Liao to be controlled by the Han court on his martial path. So he looked at Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen Commandery, again.

"What's the second way to break through?"

Upon hearing Zhang Mu's question, Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen County, understood that Zhang Mu had little interest in the first method of breaking through realms.

He then said, "Gongzhi, have you ever heard of the White Horse Alliance that Emperor Gaozu made after he gained the throne?"

"Prefect, do you mean that only those with the surname Liu can be called kings?"

Zhang Mu responded.

He's not a complete idiot; he's not unaware of the White Horse Alliance.

"Indeed, it is the covenant that no one but a member of the Liu family may be granted the title of king."

"From the moment the alliance was made, the descendants of Emperor Gaozu have carried part of the dynasty's destiny and blessings."

"Even if the nation's fortunes decline one day, under the protection of that portion of the nation's fortune and blessings, those who would save the crumbling edifice and revive the Han dynasty will emerge from among the descendants of Emperor Gaozu."

"Emperor Wen, who quelled the Lü Clan Rebellion, was like this; so were Emperors Zhao and Xuan, who ultimately quelled the Xiongnu invasion."

"Emperor Guangwu, who quelled Wang Mang and restored the country, was also like this."

Guo Qun glanced at Zhang Liao and said with a smile, "Gongzhi, if you could find a descendant of the Han imperial family with great fortune, and have Wen Yuan swear an oath of brotherhood with him, establishing a pact of brotherhood..."

"With the blessing and good fortune of that Han dynasty descendant, breaking through the realm will naturally not be difficult."

"However, this method has a drawback."

"One prospers, all prosper; one perishes, all perish. Bound by fate, no one can survive."

"Moreover."

Guo Qun sighed.

"If there truly were such a descendant of the Han imperial family in this world, that person would surely be a hidden dragon destined to rule alone in the future."

"How could such a person be willing to share their blessings and good fortune with others!"

"If it really exists..."

Guo Qun interrupted himself and asked Zhang Mu another question.

Do you know why Emperor Guangwu died young?

"It was because he shared his own fortune and luck with the king's generals that the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai were granted titles and that they possessed the formidable martial prowess to quell the chaos of the world."

"With Emperor Guangwu's example as a precedent, no Han dynasty descendant would ever do the same thing again unless they were stupid."

Guo Qun spoke with a resolute tone, but Zhang Mu, who was standing to the side, disagreed.

If the Martial Emperor of this world is truly as Guo Qun described...

So.

The descendants of the Han emperors who shared their own destiny with others, like Emperor Guangwu, will certainly not be the last.

Because in the coming chaos, there really was a descendant of the Han emperor who possessed such qualities.

Emperor Zhaolie of Han.

The creator of the romantic spirit of Shu Han, and the last vestige of dignity for the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei, also known as Liu Xuande, was a good brother who never betrayed the Peach Garden Oath and was willing to sacrifice the country to avenge his brother's blood feud.

Throughout the annals of history, there has only been one emperor like him.

Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen County, keenly noticed the subtle changes in Zhang Mu's expression and his disagreement with what he said.

"What? Do you think what I, the prefect, said is wrong? Or have you, Zhang Gongzhi, ever encountered such a person before?"

Faced with Guo Qun's questioning, Zhang Mu neither shook his head nor nodded.

He didn't nod because he knew Liu Bei might be a descendant of the Han imperial family; he didn't shake his head because he hadn't yet met Liu Bei in person to verify his suspicions.

But in Guo Qun's view, Zhang Mu's behavior was tantamount to admitting that he had interacted with such a person.

"Gongzhi, please hear me out."

"If such a descendant of the Han emperor truly exists, then Wen Yuan's method of breaking through realms, whether he chooses one or two, will greatly benefit his martial arts cultivation."

"Taking advantage of the reshaping and changes in the imperial dynasty, it is not impossible to break through to the Overlord Realm, which was once held by Xiang Yu, based on the Martial Prime Realm."

After hearing this, Zhang Mu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

What is his current status?

What was Liu Bei's identity?

If you send him to join Liu Bei now, what's the difference between that and him eagerly licking his boots?

He couldn't even imagine what an absurd scene it would be if his second brother, Zhang Liao, were added to the Oath of the Peach Garden.

Also.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

Liu Bang and Liu Xiu had already exhausted the Han Dynasty's fortune and destiny. Zhang Mu did not believe in his heart that Liu Bei could rebuild the world and revive the Han Dynasty for the third time.

Its greatest possibility.

Just like in his previous life, he inherited the name of the Han emperor, but in reality, he was only the emperor of Shu, who controlled a small territory.

"Prefect, please tell me about the third method and that half-method for breaking through to the next realm!"

When Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen Commandery, saw that Zhang Mu did not want to talk about the matter further, he had no choice but to continue talking, following Zhang Mu's questioning.

"The remaining methods of breaking through realms are far more dangerous than the two mentioned above."

"One wrong move could mean certain death, Gongzhi, are you really going to listen?"

This time, it was Zhang Liao, not Zhang Mu, who replied to Guo Qun.

He said with a determined look, "Please, Your Excellency, do not hesitate to tell me."

"Even more dangerous..."

"Liao has nothing to fear."

Seeing his younger brother's achievements, Zhang Mu, the elder brother, felt a sense of relief and pride.

Martial arts cultivation is like rowing against the current; without the courage to brave the rapids, how can one reach the other shore?

Zhang Mu wanted to see his second brother, who, like in his previous life, trampled the 100,000-strong army of the King of Wei and dominated Xiaoyao Ford, not Zhao Hu of the late Han Dynasty, who was ruined by the appearance of his variable elder brother.

"You two brothers are practically identical."

"No wonder Fengxiao said you two brothers are like donkeys, you have to stroke them the right way, once they get stubborn, no one can cure them."

Guo Qun scolded Zhang Mu and Zhang Liao, but as he finished speaking, his expression gradually became serious.

"In my opinion, rather than referring to the remaining half of the breakthrough method, it would be more appropriate to use two names to refer to it."

Guo Qun paused for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Lu Bu of Wuyuan!"

"as well as……"

"Imperial Tutor Wang Yue!"