Four Symbols Divine Art

"Little guy, tell me—do you think your little fairy is prettier, or are we sisters more beautiful?"A charming voice suddenly echoed in Shen Xiang's mind—it was Su Meiyao's voice.

Shen Xiang gave a dry cough and laughed, "All my wives are beautiful, hehe. Of course, you two are very beautiful as well… Oh right, Sister Meiyao, you better hurry and teach me those divine techniques and alchemy stuff."

"You little rascal, what do you mean by that?" Su Meiyao playfully scolded.

"Nothing…" Shen Xiang scratched his head with a silly smile, though a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

In order not to disappoint Xue Xianxian, Shen Xiang planned to train day and night without rest—doubling his efforts!

Suddenly, the finger with his hidden ring emitted a faint glow. Su Meiyao and Bai Youyou appeared before him, both dressed in noble and elegant purple robes—Shen Xiang guessed the clothes were stored inside the ring.

It was afternoon, and the sun was scorching hot, yet the two stunning women seemed to enjoy the harsh sunlight immensely.

"The spiritual energy here is terrible. Without relying on elixirs, it's almost impossible to reach the True Martial Realm," Su Meiyao said, looking up at the blazing sun with a quiet murmur.

Shen Xiang felt a headache coming on. These two women could freely enter and exit the ring, and they could even hear everything happening outside!

He followed them into the small courtyard house. It wasn't very big—just one hall and four rooms. In the massive Shen Family estate, it was considered quite small.

Inside the little hall, Su Meiyao and Bai Youyou were drinking spiritual tea that Shen Xiang had brewed himself—his own treasured stash, something he was usually reluctant to drink.

"In a place with such thin spiritual energy, the only way to improve quickly is through elixirs. But before that, you must first cultivate True Qi Fire. Since you have the Yin-Yang Divine Meridians, it won't be very difficult for you," Su Meiyao said.

Shen Xiang nodded. "Please guide me, Sister Meiyao."

"Come over here, I'll first teach you the Taiji Divine Art and the Four Symbols Divine Art." Su Meiyao's voice was soft and charming as she brushed her hair back, radiating endless allure. She saw the vast potential in Shen Xiang and wanted to train him well, so that he could be a powerful ally in the future.

Su Meiyao placed her delicate hand on Shen Xiang's forehead and closed her eyes. Suddenly, words began to appear in Shen Xiang's mind. Though each sentence was complex and obscure, he somehow began to comprehend them.

"I'm transferring the techniques into your mind using divine sense," Su Meiyao explained. "I'm not only giving you the techniques, but also my understanding of them. You just need to follow the method and train accordingly."

Shen Xiang was slightly shocked. He didn't expect Su Meiyao to possess divine sense—a power only cultivators at the sixth level of the Mortal Martial Realm could develop. It was formed by the fusion of spiritual and true power—a mysterious and formless mental force.

"You must keep everything about us a secret. You absolutely cannot tell anyone—not even your little wife," Bai Youyou said coldly, her expression grave.

Su Meiyao added, "Let me tell you—our enemies are many. Any one of them could crush you with a finger. So, you must keep this secret. We also won't casually appear outside the ring."

Shen Xiang was stunned. He hadn't expected that he had actually taken in two such dangerous women. He quickly nodded in agreement. The next moment, Bai Youyou and Su Meiyao vanished into the ring once again.

Taiji Divine Art. Four Symbols Divine Art!Even though it was just a portion of them, Shen Xiang was thrilled. After all, not just anyone had the qualifications to cultivate divine-level techniques!

In this martial world, martial arts were ranked from lowest to highest as: Mortal, Spirit, Profound, Earth, Heaven, Saint, and Divine. Each rank also had lower and upper tiers. Pills were similarly categorized—only into low, middle, and high grades.

Heaven-rank techniques were already rare and precious. Divine-rank techniques were even more so!

Divine techniques—said to be cultivated by the gods themselves—were immensely powerful.Mastering them granted one the strength to overturn seas, summon lightning, defy fate, shatter the void, and ascend to godhood!

The Taiji Divine Art was the core cultivation technique—focused on refining both body and Qi. It was deep and powerful.

The Four Symbols Divine Art was split into four parts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, each representing different martial techniques for offense and defense. Mastering them granted the user powerful martial abilities.

Shen Xiang stepped into the backyard, surrounded by lush trees and fresh air. He could now clearly sense the five elemental spiritual energies of heaven and earth.

Normal spiritual meridians had elemental attributes, but his Yin-Yang Divine Meridians represented the five elements themselves—allowing him to cultivate five-element True Qi!

Though the Taiji Divine Art was profound, thanks to Su Meiyao's divine sense transmission, Shen Xiang quickly understood it. As he activated the Taiji Divine Art, the Taiji Yin-Yang diagram in his dantian began to rotate, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body.

Even top-grade spiritual meridians absorbed energy quickly, but divine meridians far surpassed them!Shen Xiang sat cross-legged at the entrance of the cave, circulating the Taiji Divine Art. The spiritual energy refined into pure, warm white Qi that coursed through his bones, muscles, and meridians, nourishing every part of his body.

To become a powerful martial artist, one must cultivate both externally and internally. Shen Xiang was now strengthening his inner body, nurturing the flow of True Qi within him.

Unaware of time passing, he had entered a deep cultivation state. Spiritual energy madly surged into him.If anyone saw it, they would have been shocked out of their wits!

With his Yin-Yang Divine Meridians and Taiji Divine Art, Shen Xiang could absorb spiritual energy at a terrifying rate. The Taiji Divine Art also refined it into True Qi rapidly, causing his cultivation to skyrocket.

The Taiji and Four Symbols Divine Arts he possessed were divine-level martial arts. To fully unleash their power, he needed massive stores of True Qi.

Azure Dragon and White Tiger were primarily offensive; Vermilion Bird focused on fire, and Black Tortoise on defense.

Once he cultivated his True Qi to the major success stage, his dantian would begin to form manifestations. If he mastered the Four Symbols Divine Art, he would eventually manifest images of the four divine beasts—Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise—within his dantian!

That meant Shen Xiang alone would be cultivating the workload of four people. It would be exhausting, but his power would far exceed that of any ordinary cultivator.

Large amounts of spiritual energy poured into his body, which was rapidly refined into pure True Qi via the Taiji Divine Art. The Qi coursed through his meridians, making them stronger and more robust.

By the next morning, warm sunlight shone into the small courtyard, landing on Shen Xiang.He opened his eyes, which gleamed like lightning. The white mist around him instantly dispersed, revealing his body covered in black impurities—he had advanced to the fourth level of the Mortal Martial Realm!

The fourth to sixth levels of the Mortal Martial Realm marked a new stage. He had finally stepped into the Meridian Opening Stage, overcoming the obstacle that had troubled him for years.

Shen Xiang closed his eyes again and focused internally. In his dantian's Taiji Yin-Yang diagram, he discovered five spiraling vortexes of True Qi, one at each cardinal direction and one at the center—most people only had one!

His True Qi reserves were unimaginable.

With such abundance of Qi, his combat power could rival someone at the fifth level.

"I finally broke through to level four. No more gathering herbs for those old geezers!"Shen Xiang was ecstatic. Just one night had brought this transformation.

Then he thought of Xue Xianxian, who was already at level six at just fifteen. His mood settled. He remembered the genius alchemist from the Yao family who wanted to steal his fiancée. Shen Xiang gritted his teeth—he would train even harder, challenge that alchemist, and defeat him!

"Time to begin training the Azure Dragon Divine Art," said Su Meiyao.Her divine sense had recovered enough to observe changes in the outside world.

Though the Four Symbols Divine Art was a single divine technique, it encompassed various martial styles—fist, palm, leg techniques, light-footwork, and more. Once mastered, it could be used in countless creative ways, profoundly mystical.

Azure Dragon represented the wood element, which included wind and lightning. So training it would allow Shen Xiang to use powers of wind and thunder.

After cleansing his body and enjoying a hearty meal, Shen Xiang returned to the courtyard to train the Azure Dragon Divine Art!

Having fully integrated the Taiji and Four Symbols Divine Arts into his soul, no matter how profound, he could comprehend them.

After half a day, Shen Xiang followed the Azure Dragon Divine Art's method to circulate his Qi. His body began to emit a soft green light, within which streaks of lightning flickered. A gentle breeze also drifted from his body.

Now, he had learned to release wind and lightning from his wood-element True Qi—but it was still weak.To fully unleash the Azure Dragon techniques, he would need to transform this Qi into raging storms and devastating lightning.

Shen Xiang controlled the wood-element Qi in his body to circulate in a mysterious rhythm—sometimes rushing like a mighty river, sometimes flowing like a gentle stream…