The Dragon Vein's Mandate: Become King

In the chaotic Republic of China era, smoke and gunfire fill the land. Lin Zhiyuan, a young feng shui master with his family's secret teachings from The Canon of Shaking the Dragon, only wants to live in peace. But warlord Xu Shixiong forcibly drafts him into the army. During an expedition into an ancient tomb, Lin Zhiyuan uses his precise Star-Peak Dragon-Finding Method and Qi-Reading Art to unravel mechanisms untouched for a thousand years. From then on, the warlord believes his destiny rests in Lin's hands.

His feng shui compass is now caught in a hail of bullets. He lays the Tiger Leaping Ravine feng shui death trap for Xu Shixiong, turning the few against the many; identifies the Ghost Gate Line to steady the troops; and pinpoints a mysterious Dragon Vein Acupoint, helping Xu's power expand at breakneck speed. But Xu Shixiong's ambition knows no bounds. The ominous sign of loneliness and childlessness is already written on his face, yet he still forces Lin Zhiyuan to build a City of the Rising Dragon, hoping to defy Heaven and claim the throne.

Meanwhile, evil forces from overseas quietly invade. Japan's Nine Chrysanthemums Sect joins hands with Western secret cults to set up a Spirit-Devouring Evil Array, intending to sever China's dragon veins and steal the nation's fortune. Forced to ally with the unfathomable Netherworld Cult, Lin Zhiyuan ventures deep into Mount Song in the north and Mount Song in the central region, facing one thrilling feng shui duel after another. He breaks the Star-Sealing Qi-Blocking spell with a Starshine Crown Infusion, then turns the Earth's Dragon Qi against the Dragon-Nailing Demon Art.

On one side is a brutal warlord who closes in step by step and wants to use him as a tool. On the other are sinister overseas forces with strange methods, bent on bringing disaster to the nation and its people. How will Lin Zhiyuan dance on the edge of a blade? Is the City of the Rising Dragon he planned with his own hands an emperor's foundation, or a trap of destruction? With his own life and the fate of his country hanging by a thread, can he remain true to himself and uncover the true meaning of feng shui?

Rooted in ten feng shui classics, including The Classic of Dwellings and The Canon of Shaking the Dragon, this is a meticulously researched novel. Every formation and every acupoint has a basis in the texts.