"Little one, who do you think is more beautiful: your little fairy or us sisters?" A soft, charming voice suddenly echoed in Shen Xiang's mind. It was Su Meiyao's voice.
Shen Xiang coughed twice and replied with a chuckle, "As long as she's my wife, she's beautiful. Hehe, and of course, you two are also stunning... Anyway, Sister Meiyao, you should start teaching me those divine arts, and alchemy too."
"You cheeky brat, what's that supposed to mean?" Su Meiyao playfully scolded.
"Nothing..." Shen Xiang scratched his head and laughed foolishly, though a strange glimmer flashed in his eyes.
To not disappoint Xue Xianxian, Shen Xiang planned to work tirelessly, day and night, to double his efforts in cultivation!
The finger wearing the invisible ring suddenly flashed with a faint light, and both Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao appeared before Shen Xiang. They were both dressed in purple robes, looking even more noble and elegant than before. Shen Xiang guessed that these clothes must have been stored inside the ring.
It was the afternoon, and the sun was scorching, yet these two stunning women seemed to enjoy the oppressive heat that most people would find unbearable.
"The spiritual energy here is so weak. Without relying on pills, it's nearly impossible to enter the True Martial Realm!" Su Meiyao muttered as she looked up at the blazing sun.
Shen Xiang was starting to feel overwhelmed. These two women could freely enter and exit the ring and even hear what was happening outside.
Shen Xiang followed them into the small house. Inside, there was only a living room and four bedrooms. Compared to the grand Shen family estate, this house was quite small.
In the living room, Su Meiyao and Bai Youyou were sipping on the spiritual tea that Shen Xiang had prepared. This was one of Shen Xiang's cherished possessions—something he usually couldn't bear to drink himself.
"In a place with such thin spiritual energy, the only way to advance quickly is through alchemy. But before that, you'll need to cultivate True Qi Fire. Since you have Yin-Yang Divine Meridians, it shouldn't be too difficult for you," Su Meiyao explained.
Shen Xiang nodded and said, "I'll rely on your guidance, Sister Meiyao."
"Come here, and I'll teach you the Taiji Divine Arts and the Four Divine Beasts Arts." Su Meiyao's voice was soft yet commanding. She gently stroked her hair, radiating an aura of enchanting beauty. Knowing that Shen Xiang had unlimited potential, Su Meiyao was eager to train him properly, hoping he would become a powerful ally in the future.
Su Meiyao placed her delicate hand on Shen Xiang's forehead and closed her eyes. Shen Xiang soon felt a flood of information flowing into his mind. The teachings were complex and difficult to comprehend at first, but gradually, they began to make sense.
"I've transferred the arts to you using my divine sense," Su Meiyao explained. "Not only have I passed on the techniques, but I've also shared my understanding of them. All you need to do now is follow the instructions and cultivate!"
Shen Xiang was astonished. He hadn't expected Su Meiyao to use "divine sense," a power typically achieved by martial artists at the sixth level of the Mortal Martial Realm. Divine sense is a mystical mental power formed by the fusion of spiritual and True Qi, an extraordinary and ethereal ability.
"Keep our existence a secret," Bai Youyou said coldly, her expression stern. "Don't tell anyone, not even your little wife."
Su Meiyao added, "We have many enemies, each one capable of crushing you with a finger. So, you must keep this secret. We won't reveal ourselves from the ring unless absolutely necessary."
Shen Xiang was stunned. He hadn't realized that the two women he had taken in were so dangerous. Nodding quickly, he watched as Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao disappeared back into the ring.
Taiji Divine Arts, Four Divine Beasts Arts! Even though he had only received a small portion, Shen Xiang was filled with excitement. After all, not everyone had the opportunity to cultivate divine arts!
In the world of martial arts, techniques are ranked from Mortal, Spirit, Profound, Earth, Heaven, Saint, to Divine, with each rank further divided into upper, middle, and lower levels. The same applies to pills, except they are categorized into upper, middle, and lower grades.
Heaven-ranked techniques were already incredibly rare, and Divine-ranked techniques were even more so!
Divine arts are the legendary techniques practiced by gods. They are overwhelmingly powerful, granting the practitioner the ability to summon lightning, overturn oceans, and even alter destiny. Some can even shatter the void and ascend to godhood!
The Taiji Divine Arts is the main cultivation method, focusing on refining both energy and the body. It is a profound and powerful martial arts mental technique.
The Four Divine Beasts Arts is divided into four parts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. Each represents different aspects of combat or defense. Once cultivated, they grant access to incredibly powerful martial techniques.
Shen Xiang went to the backyard, where the lush trees and fresh air helped him focus. He could now clearly sense the presence of the five elements' spiritual energy in the world.
While ordinary spiritual meridians are aligned with specific elements, Shen Xiang's Yin-Yang Divine Meridians represent the balance of the five elements, enabling him to cultivate all five elements of True Qi!
Although the Taiji Divine Arts was complex, Shen Xiang was able to grasp it thanks to Su Meiyao's divine sense transfer. He began circulating the Taiji Divine Arts, and the Taiji Yin-Yang diagram in his dantian started to rotate, drawing in spiritual energy from the surroundings.
Top-tier spiritual meridians already absorb energy quickly, and divine meridians were even more efficient. As Shen Xiang sat cross-legged at the cave entrance, the spiritual energy flowed into his body, where it was purified and transformed into a warm, white stream of True Qi. This True Qi flowed through his bones, muscles, and meridians, nourishing his internal body.
To become a powerful martial artist, one must cultivate both internally and externally. Shen Xiang was now strengthening his internal body, generating a powerful stream of energy—True Qi!
Unknowingly, Shen Xiang entered a deep state of cultivation. Spiritual energy poured into him, and anyone witnessing this would have been astonished.
With his Yin-Yang Divine Meridians and the Taiji Divine Arts, Shen Xiang could rapidly absorb spiritual energy. The Taiji Divine Arts quickly refined the energy into True Qi, enabling him to progress at an extraordinary rate.
Shen Xiang now possessed both the Taiji Divine Arts and the Four Divine Beasts Arts, both divine-level techniques. To fully harness the power of these arts, he needed an even greater reservoir of True Qi.
The Azure Dragon and White Tiger Arts focus on offense, the Vermilion Bird Arts deal with fire, and the Black Tortoise Arts specialize in defense.
When Shen Xiang reaches a high level of True Qi mastery, he will be able to manifest the forms of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise in his dantian! This means that Shen Xiang would essentially be cultivating the strength of four martial artists, a challenging but rewarding path.
As vast amounts of spiritual energy surged into his body, the Taiji Divine Arts refined it into pure True Qi, which flowed through his increasingly robust meridians.
The next morning, the warm sunlight bathed the small house's backyard. Shen Xiang opened his eyes, and the white mist surrounding his body dissipated. His skin was covered in black impurities, a sign that he had successfully reached the fourth level of the Mortal Martial Realm!
The fourth to sixth levels of the Mortal Martial Realm form a distinct phase. Shen Xiang had now reached the fourth level, the Meridian Opening stage, overcoming a barrier that had troubled him for years.
Closing his eyes, Shen Xiang focused on the Taiji Yin-Yang diagram in his dantian. He noticed that five True Qi vortices had appeared: four at the corners and one in the center! Normally, a martial artist only had one vortex, but Shen Xiang had five. The thickness of his True Qi was extraordinary.
With the depth of his True Qi, Shen Xiang's power now rivaled that of someone at the fifth level of the Mortal Martial Realm.
"Finally, I've broken through to the fourth level! I don't have to gather herbs for those old geezers anymore!" Shen Xiang thought with excitement. In just one night, he had made a significant breakthrough.
However, when he thought about Xue Xianxian, who had reached the sixth level at only fifteen years old, his excitement cooled. Then, remembering that alchemist from the Yao family who had his eyes on Xue Xianxian, Shen Xiang's heart hardened. He vowed to train even harder, defeat that young alchemist in a challenge, and claim victory.
"Time to start cultivating the Azure Dragon Arts!" Su Meiyao's voice resonated. Her divine sense had recovered enough to observe the outside world again.
The Four Divine Beasts Arts, though a single technique, encompassed everything—fist techniques, palm techniques, leg techniques, movement skills, and more. Once Shen Xiang mastered it, he would be able to wield it in countless ways.
The Azure Dragon represents the wood element,
which also contains wind and thunder elements. By cultivating the Azure Dragon Arts, Shen Xiang could eventually unleash techniques imbued with the powers of wind and thunder.
After washing up and eating a hearty meal, Shen Xiang returned to the backyard to continue his cultivation of the Azure Dragon Arts!
The Taiji Divine Arts and the Four Divine Beasts Arts were now deeply embedded in his soul. No matter how profound or complex they were, Shen Xiang understood them intuitively.
Half a day later, Shen Xiang was following the Azure Dragon Arts to circulate his True Qi. A gentle green light emanated from his body, with faint sparks of lightning flickering within. At the same time, a light breeze began to flow from Shen Xiang's body.
Shen Xiang had successfully learned how to release the wind and lightning powers from his wood-element True Qi. However, the power was still weak. To fully utilize the Azure Dragon Arts, he needed to transform the wood-element True Qi into powerful lightning and fierce winds, only then could he unleash the true martial techniques of the Azure Dragon.
Shen Xiang controlled the wood-element True Qi within his body, circulating it through his meridians in a strange pattern—sometimes fast, sometimes slow, at times like a raging river, and at other times like a gentle stream...
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