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

"Big...Senior Brother!"

Looking at Zhang Ren, who was speaking with such conviction, Zhang Xiu's lips trembled slightly, utterly astonished.

This was the first time in his life that he had seen his senior brother dare to defy their master, Tong Yuan, so much so that the change in his demeanor made him feel like a stranger.

"Master...!"

The young Zhao Yun called out to Tong Yuan.

The tense atmosphere under the pavilion made him feel uneasy.

He didn't know how to resolve the conflict between his master and senior brother.

So he instinctively called out "Master" to Tong Yuan, hoping that his master would forgive his senior brother's impulsiveness.

"Hahaha!"

Tong Yuan laughed, which was unusual for him.

That was a smile of satisfaction.

It was also a reflection of his feelings upon seeing his apprentice become successful.

"Public security official, you're right!"

"I was being too attached to appearances."

"Birds will eventually leave their nests, just as people cannot be without parting."

"Although I am strong, I will grow old and die one day. I can shield you from the wind and rain for a while, but I cannot protect you for a lifetime."

"The road ahead and the hardships that lie ahead..."

"Just as you said, it is up to you to pave the way with your own spears."

"Master, you agree?" Zhang Ren asked.

However, to Zhang Ren's surprise, Tong Yuan slowly shook his head when asked his question.

"No!"

"What I mean is..."

"If you want to break through to the Martial Prime realm, you don't actually need to go to Luoyang."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Yuan moved his right arm, which had been behind his back, to the front. As he opened his palm, two pills, one bright yellow and one crimson, intertwined and covered with cloud patterns, appeared before Zhang Ren, Zhang Xiu, and Zhao Yun. Inside, they seemed to contain a flame.

"Huh? A Qi-gathering True Pill?"

Hua Tuo's voice came, and he named the two pills that Tong Yuan had taken out.

Zhao Yun looked in the direction of Hua Tuo.

He had already finished examining Lü Bu's body and had just stepped out of the house.

"Qi... luck... true elixir?"

Zhang Ren stared at the pill in his master Tong Yuan's hand, his mind momentarily frozen.

Is this the elixir that Brother Zhang Mu has been longing for?

Unexpectedly, his master, Tong Yuan, actually possessed two of them. If Brother Zhang knew this...

Knowing son Moruo father.

Although Tong Yuan and Zhang Ren were nominally master and disciple, their relationship was practically no different from that of father and son.

Noticing Zhang Xiu's reaction, Tong Yuan guessed what he was thinking.

"My lord, this elixir was prepared for you by your master."

"What do you think...?"

"If that Brother Zhang you mentioned knew this, given his arrogance and character, would he ask me for those two Qi Luck Pills?"

Although Tong Yuan had only spent a short time with Zhang Mu, the ups and downs of life had made it easy for him to see through Zhang Mu's true nature.

Beneath his casual and cynical exterior lies a heart that is deeply loyal, affectionate, and exceptionally proud.

Besides these.

Tong Yuan could also sense the extraordinary importance Zhang Mu placed on his three disciples…

Based on this.

Tong Yuan didn't believe that Zhang Mu, who valued his three disciples, would abandon his pride and face to ask for the two Qi Luck Pills that he had prepared for Zhang Ren and Zhang Xiu when they first became his disciples.

and this.

That's why there are only two pills.

Because at that time, Tong Yuan never expected that he would later take Zhao Yun as his apprentice.

Before he could find a third Qi Luck Pill for Zhao Yun, his eldest disciple had already conceived the idea of ​​breaking through to the Martial Realm.

Zhang Ren stared blankly at the two Qi Luck Pills that his master, Tong Yuan, had taken out...

A flicker of longing flashed in his eyes.

however.

When he noticed his two junior brothers standing not far away, and remembered what Zhang Muyan had said earlier about the need for the person refining this pill to shorten their lifespan...

He then understood.

Master Tong Yuan's act of taking out these two Qi Luck Pills seemed effortless.

But behind this ease, there must have been a huge price to pay.

He didn't know what the price would be.

But what Zhang Ren knew was...

In order to obtain this pill, Zhang Mu, whom they considered invincible among his peers, was willing to incur a favor in exchange.

And this favor...

Zhang Ren glanced discreetly at Hua Tuo, who was standing at the entrance to Lu Bu's room.

Even the unparalleled physician Hua desires to possess it.

This clearly demonstrates the depth of this human kindness and the immense cost of refining this elixir.

"Master!"

Zhang Ren resolutely withdrew his gaze from the Qi Luck True Pill, and carrying the spear in his hand, he walked into his house.

"Let's leave these two pills for our junior brothers!"

"You have said that the nation will face upheaval and a catastrophe will befall us..."

"So."

"Those who have not yet grown up will need this pill even more in the future than this senior brother."

"and……"

Zhang Ren let out a self-deprecating laugh.

"My martial arts skills are far inferior to those of Zijin and Junior Brother Yun. It would be a real waste to use such good pills on me."

The door slammed shut.

Zhang Ren had already returned to his room and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Xionfu!"

Hua Tuo gazed admiringly at Zhang Ren's room.

He said, "It seems you've truly taken on a good apprentice!"

"hehe."

"There are extremely rare people in this world who can remain unmoved even when facing a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator with a True Core of Qi."

"This boy's temperament is truly formidable!"

"This child's nature..."

Hua Tuo's gaze swept over Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun. "You are both worthy of respect!"

After expressing his feelings, Hua Tuo returned to his room.

"Master, I don't want this elixir... I don't want it!"

"You'd better take it to your senior brother right away!"

When Zhang Xiu spoke, his face did not show the righteous indignation that he had when he claimed the True Pill of Fortune, but rather a dissatisfaction with Zhang Ren's unauthorized decision to distribute the pills.

"Master, Second Brother is right!"

"Yun'er is still too young to need such a precious elixir. Our senior brother needs it more than we do."

Zhao Yun also expressed his opinion.

There was not the slightest bit of possessiveness towards one's destiny.

Tong Yuan looked at his two modest disciples, then at the two Qi-enhancing pills in his hand...

A mix of emotions welled up inside him, and he couldn't tell whether he should feel gratified or melancholy.

"That's enough!"

"Since your senior brother said it was for you, then you should accept it!"

next moment.

Tong Yuan flicked his fingers.

The two Qi Luck Pills ended up in the hands of Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun.

"Keep it safe for yourselves."

"It is crucial that you do not reveal this to others. When you reach the bottleneck of the Gathering Qi Realm in the future, you can swallow it to break through on your own."

Tong Yuan did not mention that he wanted to find a third Qi Luck Pill for his eldest disciple, Zhang Ren.

It's not that he can't kill the foreign races or obtain the royal blood.

It's not that he didn't know any highly skilled Taoist masters who could refine this elixir.

However, this elixir ultimately involves the unpredictable concept of fate and destiny.

Those who meddle with it.

Eventually, at some point in the future, they will receive the judgment of fate and the end of their destiny.

Shortening one's lifespan is merely the visible cost of refining it.

The unseen cost...

This reminded Tong Yuan of his senior brother Li Yan, who had obtained the Qi Luck Pill at the same time, but whom he was unable to save at the crucial moment and was poisoned by the Xianbei Tan Shihuai.

After killing a member of the Xianbei royal family, the two of them actually asked a Taoist master to use the Xianbei people's fortune as fuel to refine three true fortune pills.

He got two, and his senior brother Li Yan got one.

That one.

It was prepared for his nephew, Lü Bu.

As for why Lü Bu fell into demonic possession and broke through the realm.

Tong Yuan guessed that his senior brother Li Yan had not yet had time to hand over the Qi Luck Pill to Lü Bu before he was killed by Tan Shihuai.

As a result, even that precious Qi fell into the hands of the Xianbei people, creating a new Martial Prime Minister.

And that new Martial Realm expert...

Tong Yuan thought of Kebineng, the commander of the Xianbei Golden Wolf Guard, who had been killed by Lü Bu on the grasslands not long ago.

Senior brother Li Yan died because of Qi Yun Zhen Dan, and Ke Bineng was also purged by his nephew Lü Bu because of Qi Yun Zhen Dan.

Every sip and every bite is like a cycle of reincarnation.

If it weren't for the entanglement of fate and fortune, who could believe it?

and.

Tong Yuan never told anyone this...

When his senior brother Li Yan died in the past, he actually rushed to Wuyuan County to rescue him.

but.

It's as if fate wouldn't allow it.

Just as he was about to enter Bingzhou, an unparalleled expert who appeared out of nowhere and whom he had never seen before blocked his way, making it impossible for him to advance even an inch.

That's fine.

Tong Yuan also learned that when the various prefectures and counties of Bingzhou and Guanzhong were about to head to Wuyuan County for reinforcements...

Coincidentally.

The Qiang rebellion broke out again in Liangzhou, and the Southern Xiongnu who had migrated into Han territory within Bingzhou were becoming restless.

As a result, the imperial army was unable to move.

When he met the Taoist master who had helped him refine the Qi Luck Pill again, the master only said eight words to him.

Fate is unpredictable!

"Cause and effect are predetermined!"

and this.

This is also why Tong Yuan specifically told Zhang Mu when he left that if he encountered someone he couldn't defeat, he could come to him for help.

He knew that Zhang Mu would also refine Qi Luck Pills, just like he had done in the past.

And they were prepared to lend a helping hand to Zhang Mu at any time.

however.

When Tong Yuan thought of the figure of "He" that emerged from Zhang Mu's martial arts divine runes and literary chapters on the night of the terracotta warriors' night march...

A question arose in his mind:

That being who possessed the status of the First Emperor of Qin, and whom even the portrait of the Qin Emperor treated with utmost respect…

Can it withstand the unpredictable fate and predetermined karma indirectly caused by Zhang Mu's refining of the Qi Luck True Pill?