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

Yanmen County.

The main hall of the garrison commander's residence.

Zhang Liao held the jade box containing the Breakthrough Pill. He did not rush to open it to take a look, nor did he ask his elder brother Zhang Mu where he obtained the pill.

The tacit understanding and kinship between the brothers had long led him to trust Zhang Mu unconditionally.

however.

When Zhang Liao heard Zhang Mu claim that even if a Tyrant Realm expert attacked when he broke through to the next realm, his elder brother could hold them off for a short while...

He was immediately amused.

Zhang Liao knew that his elder brother Zhang Mu was hiding great strength, but he didn't believe that his brother Zhang Mu was strong enough to directly confront a Tyrant Realm expert.

In Zhang Liao's estimation.

My elder brother's strength should be enough to make him a master in the Martial Realm, with few rivals in the same realm. However, he might be somewhat outmatched against those in a higher realm.

Moreover.

What merit or ability does Zhang Wenyuan possess to attract the attention of the Overlord Realm by breaking through to the Martial Phase Realm?

The claim that Zhang Liao, even without reaching the Martial Prime realm, could repel an army of 100,000 sounds more plausible than an attack from a Tyrant Emperor realm expert!

Therefore, Zhang Liao assumed that his elder brother Zhang Mu had said this on purpose to alleviate the pressure on him during his breakthrough.

"Brother!"

"Then... I'll first adjust my Qi and blood to their optimal state, and then take this pill at noon tomorrow to break through?"

Zhang Liao pondered for a moment and set the time for the breakthrough at noon the next day.

Noon is the time of day when Yang energy is at its peak, which complements the domineering nature of blood and qi martial arts.

"Can!"

"This is a good opportunity to let the soldiers in Yanmen County witness the scene of a person breaking through from the Gathering Qi Realm to the Martial Phase Realm."

"And these..."

Zhang Mu produced more than ten crimson blood crystals in his hand and casually tossed them to Zhang Liao.

"Okay, take these blood crystals, just in case."

"If you feel your energy and vitality waning during the breakthrough process..."

"Don't hesitate, just swallow this blood crystal and refine it into blood energy to replenish your body."

These blood crystals were naturally extracted by Zhang Mu from Tan Shihuai's corpse.

They were originally intended to be used as materials for refining Qi Luck True Pills, but Zhang, the sect leader, gave them away so readily that none of the blood crystals were used.

These blood crystals are useless to Zhang Mu anyway.

They simply gave it all to Zhang Liao, adding another layer of insurance for his breakthrough.

"Brother, this..."

Zhang Liao held a jade box in one hand and more than ten blood crystals, each about the size of a little fingertip, in the other...

He was so moved that he didn't know what to say.

The crystallized blood crystals signify the fall of a powerful expert at the Martial Realm or above.

This made it hard for Zhang Liao not to suspect that his elder brother Zhang Mu had secretly killed a powerful expert of the same realm in order to obtain these blood crystals for him.

"Why be so polite between brothers like us?"

"Once you break through to the Martial Prime Realm, your role as the town general will be a bit easier, won't it?"

Zhang Mu comforted Zhang Liao, but as he spoke, his smile slowly faded, and he solemnly said, "Wen Yuan, the world is most likely to descend into chaos."

"Once you break through, you might as well lead the eight hundred Black Riders that I have secretly trained to make a trip to the western border of Bingzhou, which borders the Qiang tribe."

"A newly forged sword still needs to drink blood."

"Now that you've just entered the Martial Phase Realm, how can you not show off a bit, and incidentally..."

Zhang Mu recalled what Yuan Ji had mentioned in the small garden north of the city, and a murderous intent surged within him.

"Let's teach those arrogant Qiang barbarians a lesson, so they won't think they can't be controlled."

Zhang Liao nodded heavily in agreement to his elder brother Zhang Mu's instructions.

If Yuan Ji and the emperor, who were far away in Luodu, knew about the uncontrolled Qiang rebellion, how could Bingzhou, which bordered Guanzhong and Liangzhou, not know?

In just these two days.

He then received numerous reports of Qiang rebels infiltrating Xihe County in Bingzhou, joining forces with the Southern Xiongnu tribes within Xihe County to plunder Han people.

Unfortunately, his elder brother Zhang Mu had not returned for a long time, and he needed to stay and guard Yanmen County, so he could only watch as the Qiang and Xiongnu rebels ran rampant.

Now that his elder brother has returned, he is about to break through to a higher realm...

If there is an opportunity.

Even without Zhang Mu's explicit instruction, Zhang Liao would teach these foreign tribes a bloody lesson.

Thinking about these things.

Zhang Liao's desire for a breakthrough the next day grew stronger. After chatting briefly with Zhang Mu, he returned to his room and locked himself in.

After Zhang Liao left, Zhang Mu looked at the empty hall and realized that he had not yet informed Prefect Guo Qun of his return.

He immediately notified Guo Qun telepathically, and then calmly waited for the man to arrive.

really.

It wasn't even half an incense stick's time.

Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen County, rushed into the garrison commander's mansion in a great hurry. When he saw Zhang Mu sitting in the hall waiting for him, he was immediately furious.

"You, Zhang Gongzhi, neglecting your duties and leaving Yanmen County without authorization is one thing!"

"He did not immediately apologize to the prefect upon his return."

"You actually sent me, the prefect, to your doorstep? Who is the real leader of this prefecture, you or I?"

Zhang Mu picked at his ear, completely unconcerned by Guo Qun's rebuke.

Guo Qun's shouts may seem loud, but they are really just loud.

Blame?

In other words, they're all talk and no action; they're all bark and no bite.

In the five years since Zhang Mu took office as the commander of Yanmen Town, Old Guo has reprimanded him countless times, but in the end, none of the reprimands have been resolved.

Seeing through Guo Qun's reprimand to his underlying concern, Zhang Mu waited until Guo Qun finished speaking before saying, "Your Excellency, Wen Yuan will break through to the Martial Prime Realm tomorrow!"

Guo Qun was stunned for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he had no mind to pursue Zhang Mu's mistake anymore.

"Okay, okay!"

"This is fantastic news!"

"When Wen Yuan breaks through tomorrow, I can activate the defensive town of Yanmen County to protect him."

"After all, we are located in a border region, and the surrounding alien tribes do not want to see another supreme expert emerge from Yanmen County."

Zhang Mu did not refuse Guo Qun's kindness, for it was ultimately Guo Qun's heartfelt gesture.

"And you!"

"After causing chaos at the Xianbei royal court and killing Tan Shihuai, were you injured?"

Guo Qun steered the conversation toward Zhang Mu, a look of concern in his eyes.

Zhang Mu had no recollection of mentioning the killing of Tan Shihuai when he sent someone to inform Guo Qun and Zhang Liao. He knew without a doubt that Guo Qun must have learned about it from Guo Jia.

"Your Excellency, if Mu Ruo is injured, how could he possibly be sitting here unharmed?"

"Didn't Fengxiao tell you?"

"Actually, it was Lu Bu who was injured. He was the main force when fighting Tan Shihuai, and Mu was just helping out."

Zhang Mu spoke in a relaxed tone, making no mention of his heartless act of borrowing people.

He didn't mention it.

Since Guo Qun, the governor of Yanmen County, had not yet reached the level of a literary master and was only at the "establishing a righteous spirit" level, he could not see through the abnormality in Guo Qun's body.

Just like the four realms of Bone Forging, Blood Condensation, Meridian Opening, and Qi Gathering below the Blood Qi Martial Dao Martial Aspect Realm.

Below the realm of the Grandmaster of Literature and Dao, there are also four realms.

These are respectively: nourishing the Confucian scholar, absorbing literary spirit, connecting the classics, and establishing a righteous character.

The so-called "nourishing the body with Confucianism" refers to immersing the physical body in the true meaning contained in the Four Books and Five Classics and the writings of ancient sages, washing away the superficiality and allowing the body to better bear the literary spirit that pervades the world.

this step.

It is the foundation upon which scholars build their spiritual practice.

A Confucian scholar's initial formation is marked by a photographic memory, which can also help resist some low-intensity bloodthirsty energy.

Absorbing literary energy is like a martial artist condensing their blood and qi into their life essence, allowing the body to absorb external literary energy as its own energy, circulating it day and night to nourish the body and mind.

Having reached this level.

Reciting short poems and half-line proverbs from ancient sages can soothe the morale of soldiers, calm the spirits, and ward off evil spirits.

As for Guan Zhangluo and Li Haoran who followed...

This involves using one's own understanding of the true meaning of articles to connect the seventy-two meridians of literary cultivation, and then further comprehending a literary realm that is uniquely one's own.

Thus, they forged their own path and created their own unique style.

and this.

This is precisely the difference between Guo Jia and Cai Yong, both masters of literature and Taoism, after they reached the level of master of literature and Taoism.

The air was eerie and ghostly; this was the path Guo Jia had embarked on after opening up all the meridians in his body and comprehending the essence of the ghostly way.

The spirit of literature transforms into the spirit of ghosts.

Based on the ghostly energy, all sorts of incredible ghostly supernatural powers have been derived.

Upright and righteous spirit – this is the path that Cai Yong, and most literary cultivators, take after comprehending the concept of righteousness and righteousness.

Literary style is literary style.

When he uses his literary and spiritual powers, it is as if a sage has descended upon the world, and wherever he goes, all living beings find peace.