The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 354 Guidance
Ding Lin pondered. If he were to summarize and synthesize this, drawing upon his past life's accumulated knowledge and possessing a comprehensive understanding, he could connect and integrate the various different laws. He should be able to do it...

It's not difficult... right?

"I should have at least a 50% or 60% chance," Ding Lin said vaguely. He had already made a calculation in his mind and was originally going to say 70% or 80%, but then he remembered that he had never tried it before, so to be on the safe side, he lowered the probability even further.

Sure enough, there were only five...

Five...six percent?
Not one or two percent, but... fifty or sixty percent!

Princess Iron Fan was suddenly startled. She was born into the Rakshasa clan. Although there was no Grand Luo Immortal in her clan, she was not lacking in Taiyi realm inheritances. When she married, she had not yet stepped into the Golden Immortal realm. In order to ensure her smooth cultivation in the future, the clan's ancestor refined the superior laws of the inheritance into a fan as her dowry. This was the Banana Leaf Fan. Naturally, she had never seen it before. Her clan studied the Samadhi True Fire and Samadhi Divine Wind every day, and the laws they compiled to match them could at most provide one or two benefits when advancing to Taiyi realm. This person in front of her actually said that he had a fifty or sixty percent chance of helping her succeed. If it was true...

Ding Lin became increasingly unfathomable in Princess Iron Fan's eyes, and at the same time, she inevitably became more and more suspicious because of this outrageous number.

“Tell me, what are the nine laws you have comprehended?” Ding Lin said.

"Venerable One, I have only just cultivated nine laws, and I am still far from condensing the Taiyi Dao Law..."

Princess Iron Fan's voice sounded normal, but her words alone were enough to explain the situation.

Immortality is noble and private.

Even though Ding Lin had already stated beforehand that it was for guidance, Princess Iron Fan still instinctively showed resistance when asked about her cultivation foundation.

Ding Lin's eyes flickered, but he didn't press the matter. He knew that sometimes pursuing someone else's secrets was even more difficult than making her risk her life. Trust was something that was cultivated and accumulated little by little, and his plan could not tolerate the slightest betrayal. Everything still needed to proceed step by step.

“There is still one law missing,” Ding Lin said. “Some time ago, I borrowed the Banana Leaf Fan to study it and have already comprehended the wind and fire within it. Now I will tell you about the Samadhi Divine Wind.”

"Thank you, Venerable One," Princess Iron Fan said, slightly relieved. She regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth, not because she regretted what she had said, but because she was worried that Ding Lin would blame her for being too direct.

"Taiji gives rise to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang give rise to the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols evolve into the Eight Trigrams. This is the ultimate truth of the sages. During the time of the Investiture of the Gods, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang, deduced the Sixty-Four Hexagrams, of which the Xun Hexagram is one. Its symbol is wind, and its element is wood. Its characteristics are gentleness and penetration, implying flow, communication and growth..." Ding Lin said slowly. He would still have a use for Princess Iron Fan later, so he would naturally not hold back and would explain his understanding of the Samadhi Divine Wind in detail.

Princess Iron Fan listened with rapt attention.

In fact, it is impossible to help others comprehend the laws simply by using words. The laws are the ultimate principles of heaven and earth and cannot be quantified. Therefore, different people will have different understandings. If you try to apply the understanding of others to others, you will often go astray and may even confuse your own path of enlightenment, which will be more harmful than beneficial.

Princess Iron Fan's situation was different. She carried the Banana Leaf Fan with her every day to meditate on it. In fact, she had already accumulated enough knowledge and was only one step away from mastering the Samadhi Divine Wind.

What she needs is inspiration.

Ding Lin's experience could serve as a starting point for this line of thought. Six months later.

Ding Lin waved his hand, and a burst of demonic energy flew out, isolating the inside and outside of the thatched hut and concealing the fluctuations.

Princess Iron Fan opened her eyes, her gaze filled with gratitude as she looked at Ding Lin. After half a year of cultivation, she had finally taken the last step in the Samadhi Divine Wind Dao, condensing the chains within the Inner Realm Cave.

"Your Excellency," Princess Iron Fan bowed gracefully.

"With this Samadhi Divine Wind, you will have comprehended ten laws. You can begin to work on breaking through to the Taiyi Realm," Ding Lin said. He didn't continue, but Princess Iron Fan was so clever that she naturally understood the implication.

"I will have to trouble you again, Venerable One. Apart from that Samadhi Divine Wind just now, as you know, I have already comprehended Samadhi True Fire. These two are high-level laws. The remaining eight laws are all mid-level: one water-based, six fire-based, and one wood-based law..."

Princess Iron Fan carefully began to speak. Having learned about Ding Lin's help in comprehending the Samadhi Divine Wind, her words now seemed devoid of any selfish motives. Although she still vaguely felt something was amiss and hesitated slightly, she knew that this was just her subconscious defensiveness and not the truth. Finally, she began to slowly explain her situation.

“According to the clan’s tradition, it is best to comprehend the same system of laws before advancing to the Taiyi level, so that we are of the same lineage and can achieve twice the result with half the effort by governing with higher-level laws. Now, although I have comprehended ten laws, they have four different attributes. Such a mixture is probably…” Princess Iron Fan continued, her words unfinished.

“It’s alright.” Ding Lin pondered for a moment. “Fire magic belongs to Yin, and wind magic belongs to Yang. As the saying goes, isolated Yang cannot produce, and isolated Yin cannot grow. If we really do it this way, we can certainly avoid the constraints of attributes when forging the Taiyi Dao Law, but there will also be other obstacles. The three thousand laws, although they seem unrelated, are actually interconnected in essence…”

Princess Iron Fan listened intently. Ding Lin's insights were completely different from the way of thinking passed down in her clan. In addition, considering the previous events, although not explicitly stated, she had unknowingly developed some trust in Ding Lin. Furthermore, not knowing Ding Lin's true background, she felt that Ding Lin was profound and that every word he spoke was precious. Her expectations for Ding Lin to help her break through to the Taiyi realm increased even more.

"Water and fire complement each other to maintain a delicate balance, and wood fuels fire. With the help of wood, the power of fire magic can be further enhanced after the Taiyi Dao is perfected..." Ding Lin explained. He sat high up, and at this moment, a ray of sunlight fell through the skylight above his head, enveloping him and revealing every speck of dust in the room, which added to the sense of returning to simplicity.

When those eyes fell upon Princess Iron Fan, a feeling of awe and reverence arose spontaneously.

Seven days later.

Ding Lin stopped talking.

"Thank you, Venerable One," Princess Iron Fan said, still somewhat reluctant to leave. She bowed to Ding Lin once more, expressing her heartfelt admiration. "Today, I realize how narrow-minded I was before. With your guidance, Venerable One, if I can truly achieve Taiyi..."

Princess Iron Fan stopped speaking, perhaps feeling that she had already made too many promises, yet had only been taking without giving any substantial return, and did not continue.

"Let's talk about it after you achieve Taiyi. If you can, that would be the best. Otherwise, it's time to put an end to everything," Ding Lin said. "Try this route first. If it doesn't work, I'll think of another way."

(End of this chapter)