[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2319950,4537,"Chapter 18: The Four Beasts Diagram","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>The next morning, Wang Yu woke again in the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his spirit restored, he became interested in the four bas-reliefs on the cave walls and walked up to examine each one closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four bas-reliefs depicted, respectively, a four-legged wild wolf sprinting, a ferocious tiger lunging with bared fangs and claws, a mountain bear embracing with both arms, and a giant ape roaring upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Chongyun Daoist, these four bas-reliefs were left behind by cultivators and contained some kind of cultivation technique; with sufficient patience and insight, one could deduce something from them, and he specifically advised starting with the Wolf Sprint Relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could uncover something from them and bring it back to Blue Star, it would be a major achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wang Yu stood before the “Wolf Sprint Relief,” he fixed his gaze on the carving and did not move an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was an artifact of cultivators, he naturally released his spiritual sense; in his perception, the wolf image flickered between blurry and clear, and its four limbs subtly gave off a strange sensation of movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he concentrated deeply to sense it further, the wolf’s limbs became lifeless again, showing no change whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After repeating this several times, Wang Yu grew restless and could no longer focus, failing to deduce anything concrete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no surprise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chongyun Daoist had studied for years without achieving anything; for him to gain results in such a short time was unrealistic—but he now had a means to enhance his analytical and predictive abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hyper-synchronization activated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu immediately activated hyper-synchronization; with a “boom” in his mind, his five senses instantly amplified, and his thought processing speed surged manyfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he again used his spiritual sense to perceive the bas-relief before him, the previously blurry “Wolf Sprint Relief” became startlingly clear; under hyper-analysis, every line on the carving revealed hidden, profound patterns, triggering sudden enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu rejoiced and continued analyzing the relief with full focus; in his perception, the wolf image began decomposing logically into lines of varying lengths, reassembling into new figures—but after moments, something was wrong, the new image collapsed violently, and the lines reformed into another pattern…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in Wang Yu’s eyes, faint specks of crystalline light flickered; a complete miniature figure gradually formed clearly in his mind, followed by the construction of a second miniature figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu exited hyper-synchronization mode, but his mind now held four complete images: four miniature figures mimicking four distinct sprinting postures of the wolf from the “Wolf Sprint Relief.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Chongyun Daoist had struggled for years to uncover had been deduced by him in mere moments through system assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that in hyper-synchronization, he had become the kind of person with “supreme insight” and “photographic memory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, aside from hyper-synchronization, the Taiyuan Auxiliary System gave no response to any other Shitanxing  inquiries, as if it were merely a simple “system”—a far cry from its reputation as Blue Star’s top-tier intelligent brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what was this “unknown energy” mentioned when the system first activated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained deeply puzzled by this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the “Wolf Sprint Relief.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu pressed his hands and feet firmly against the ground, assuming a strange crouching posture, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this posture, he felt intense soreness in his limbs; every muscle in his arms and thighs trembled continuously, and his heart thudded “thump-thump,” beating faster and louder than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Wang Yu shifted his posture, arching his back and squatting low, transitioning into another strange stance with his hands reaching forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, sweat began to pour from his body; his exposed skin turned red…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing the fourth posture in his mind, Wang Yu collapsed onto the ground; after a long while, he slowly rose, gritting his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his current physical strength, far exceeding that of an ordinary person, allowed him to endure this; a normal person could barely hold the first posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet how wondrous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these four movements were difficult to perform, he clearly felt that after this ordeal, his entire body—especially the muscles of his limbs—had noticeably strengthened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this set of techniques the body-strengthening method Chongyun Daoist mentioned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, if he fully mastered this set, could he awaken the full potential of this body’s “Iron-Eating Crocodile” bloodline?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though time was short, he didn’t need to truly cultivate it—he only needed to deduce the remaining three bas-reliefs and bring the results back to Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, he no longer hesitated; he stepped before the next bas-relief—the “Tiger Pounce Relief”—and activated hyper-synchronization once more to deduce it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before the final bas-relief, Wang Yu saw four distinct postures mimicking the ape’s roar form in his mind, and finally exhaled deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Four Beasts” cultivation technique was now fully acquired: each relief could be broken into four postures, totaling sixteen forms—but except for the first four “Wolf Sprint” forms, the remaining twelve could not yet be practiced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with hyper-synchronization and full muscular coordination, he could barely manage the first two forms of the “Tiger Pounce Relief,” let alone the subsequent eight forms of “Bear Embrace” and “Ape Roar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these past days, Wang Yu had repeatedly practiced the four “Wolf Sprint” forms; his strength and stamina had surged again, proving this technique held real power—its value was no less than the “Yin Water Technique.” Returning to Blue Star with this would be another major achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, estimating the time, it seemed roughly a month had passed; even with error, it could not exceed a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu suppressed his anticipation, prepared sufficient water using crude wooden basins he’d made, sealed the cave entrance, and waited quietly inside for his consciousness to return to Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had only spent one month in this world, his life on the modern world already felt like a distant memory; sometimes he even dreamed of the happiness he’d known on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day passed. Nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu felt slightly disappointed but didn’t dwell on it; he occasionally practiced the Four Beasts technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second day passed. Still nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu grew slightly anxious but still held back, silently waiting inside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third day passed. Still nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu became restless, occasionally tempted to open the door and rush out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fifth day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sixth day…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One morning, half a month later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sealed mountain wall slowly opened from within, and a gaunt figure emerged slowly—it was Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were bloodshot, his hair wild and unkempt, as if he hadn’t slept in days; standing outside the mountain wall, he looked up at the blue sky he hadn’t seen in so long, his face unnaturally pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirteen full days have passed—I can no longer deceive myself! Even if there was an error, it couldn’t be this extreme.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems the worst-case scenario has occurred: the time flow between this world and Blue Star is completely out of sync—not the slight discrepancy mentioned in training, but a massive divergence. Could it be because my arrival method here was flawed?” Wang Yu muttered, then suddenly punched the nearby mountain wall with his left fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a muffled “boom,” rocks shattered and flew outward, leaving a shallow dent an inch deep in the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood streamed from Wang Yu’s fist, yet he felt no pain whatsoever; instead, his eyes burned brightly, faint flames flickering within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what caused this, he must survive and return to Blue Star—it was his homeland, where his parents and family waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training had warned that if a dreamer perished in another world, their original consciousness on Blue Star might be damaged; since he had directly replaced the other world’s consciousness, dying here would likely be far worse—possibly causing catastrophic damage to his original mind on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he didn’t know how long it would take to return, he must first ensure his survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding in the cave was acceptable for a short time, but not long-term; he knew little of cultivator methods and must remain cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was going to hide, he might as well hide thoroughly—leave the Huangshi City region entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Huangshi City Lord had died here; the Huang family ruled this region and would never easily let the killer go. If this killer’s apprentice fell into their hands, his fate was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Wang Family Village, he could never return there either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these thoughts settled, Wang Yu made his decision, silently murmured “hyper-synchronization,” and instantly, the blood flowing from his hand ceased before his eyes; the muscle tissue around the wound contracted rapidly, already beginning to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt no surprise at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the latter half of these past days, when anxiety became unbearable, he had repeatedly activated hyper-synchronization to force himself calm; his mastery over it was now far beyond what it had been just days ago—he could now activate or deactivate it instantly with the briefest utterance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu turned and reentered the cave; moments later, he emerged carrying a large pack, activated the mechanism to seal the mountain wall, found a dead branch, swept away obvious traces from the ground, then hurried down the mountain toward the nearby large town.\u003C\u002Fp>",1556,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ade7afaf2420c5d2c2624dce45a2b8ae962597640e4ee53663fd9bd7c8302f78","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-19","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-17",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]