The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 186 The Magical Use of the Five Elements, Yin and Yang of the Four Seasons

Floating Cloud Mountain, a space of fire veins, the mountain walls are red, magma is surging, waves of fire are rolling, the heat is scorching, and the white hair, face, and robes are all reflected in a fiery red.

Sitting cross-legged on a rock formed by the accumulation of magma, Xuanming's eyes were focused, his fingers gestures flying, and a large number of runes and spells were integrated into the liquid transformed by the Bagua furnace. Hundreds of precious lights merged into one, the magnificent momentum was gone, but the light became more mysterious and obscure.

The precious light merged into the principles of Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams, and the liquid Hunyuan Tao image became more prosperous. Xuanming controlled the true fire and continued to burn the liquid.

The liquid that was perfect in his eyes in the past now contained many impurities. Under the burning of the Samadhi True Fire, wisps of black smoke emerged from the liquid. These were the impurities that were removed.

Half of the law of fire swims through the liquid like a fish, cooperating with the Samadhi True Fire to purify the liquid.

After several hours, the area of the liquid shrank by more than half, from the size of a yellow cow to the size of a calf, and the mysterious meaning increased instead of decreased.

Stroking his beard with satisfaction, Xuanming put the liquid aside temporarily and took out the five-colored toad bead fragments from the Ruyi bag.

In the past, when interrogating the remnant soul of the Golden Toad Demon King, I learned from him that the five-colored toad bead is one of the secret treasures inherited from the Five Spirit Envoys of the Taiping Sect. It contains the five elements law, and uses the five shapes of mutual generation and mutual restraint to resist five fatal injuries. The power depends on the user's level of cultivation. Generally speaking, it can protect itself by jumping across a small realm.

The Golden Toad Demon King was like this in the past.

Although the Toad Pearl is broken and the Five Elements principles no longer exist, its material is extraordinary and Xuanming takes a fancy to it, preparing to integrate it into the new Bagua furnace.

The power of the Five Elements can be supported by Yin and Yang above and connected to the Eight Trigrams below. It has infinite magical uses. With Yin and Yang as the core, the Five Elements as the link, and the Eight Trigrams as the foundation, the power of the Eight Trigrams Furnace must be extraordinary, far superior to ordinary magic weapons.

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The real fire is blazing and burning continuously.

The material of the five-colored toad beads was placed on the Bagua furnace, and Xuanming took a day and a night to melt it.

With the help of magic power, the five-colored spiritual liquid was slowly integrated into the spiritual liquid transformed by the Bagua furnace. The power of the five elements temporarily overwhelmed the Yin-Yang Bagua, and the gray spiritual liquid turned into colorful colors.

After the two adapted to each other, Xuanming took out a piece of earth-level spiritual material. This was a naturally formed spiritual stone in an octagonal shape. Its natural texture grew into the shape of the Eight Trigrams, which contained the principles of the Eight Trigrams. It was one of the awards given by the court to the Qiuzhen Temple.

The Bagua Stone entered the vortex of the sea of fire. Xuan Ming followed the same method and controlled the Samadhi True Fire. It also took a day and a night to melt the Bagua Stone. He then carefully merged the spiritual liquid into the spiritual liquid created by the Bagua Furnace.

The process was slow and required mutual adaptation. He was focused and meticulous, fearing that a minor omission would result in half the effort with twice the results, or even failure.

Fortunately, there was no danger, the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams blended in the collision, and even if there were occasional accidents, they were resolved by Xuanming. He had superb refining skills, rich experience, and sophisticated techniques. He could properly handle various problems, firmly control the rhythm, pay attention to the overall situation, and never ignore the details.

After the spiritual liquid is fused, part of the power of the Five Elements is transformed into the power of the Eight Trigrams. The principles of the Eight Trigrams prevail in the spiritual liquid, Qian and Kun are in operation, Zhen and Xun are at work, Kan and Li are in mutual generation and restraint, Gen and Dui are inclusive, evolving the wind, thunder, water, fire, and swamps of heaven and earth.

On the flaming rock, Xuanming closed his eyes and recovered his magic power and spirit. When he opened his eyes again, three days had passed. The spirit liquid had been conditioned, and he took out two pieces of spirit iron.

A piece that looks like blue crystal, rich in water power, obtained from the Dragon Palace, and is a ground-level spiritual material treasured by a real dragon.

A piece that is completely red like jade and has abundant fire power. It is an earth-grade fire spiritual material.

In the past, in the battle of Huoyang County, Xuanming suppressed the Lord of the Underworld, and Chaoguang Zhenjun killed Huodou. The latter collected the corpse, but never went deep into Chiming Mountain to explore the lair of the Huodou monster, leaving this harvest to Xuanming.

Of course Xuanming did not refuse. When migrating the fire vein from Huoyang County to Fuyun Mountain, he chose Chiming Mountain. By the way, he found the nest of Huodou and took away the monster's thousand-year collection.

This Red Bright Stone was found deep in the magma. The Huodou should be the guardian beast of this earth-level spiritual creature, but it was a pity that it was short-sighted and got involved in the Taiping Rebellion. Otherwise, it would not have died.

In fact, both pieces of spiritual iron were as big as millstones. Xuanming had other considerations and only cut them into pieces the size of a human head to use for refining the Bagua furnace.

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The two pieces of spiritual iron, water and fire, were thrown into the vortex at the same time, burned by the earth fire and the Samadhi true fire, and roasted by the law of fire. Xuanming was familiar with this step. When the spiritual iron was transformed into two balls of spiritual liquid, he first fused them together.

"go with!"

Lifting the whisk, he sketched the Tai Chi pattern in the air, infused it with the principles of Yin and Yang, and Xuan Ming flicked the whisk lightly. The Tai Chi pattern merged into the spiritual liquid, and the fiercely fighting forces of water and fire were guided, gradually becoming harmonious and different. The spiritual liquid, like boiling water, quickly calmed down.

Water and fire were in balance, and Xuan Ming struck while the iron was hot and melted the spiritual liquid into the spiritual liquid in the Bagua furnace. After some adjustments and running-in, the spiritual liquid was successfully integrated into it, and the other part of the five elements' power returned to the two elements in reverse.

Water and fire intertwine, yin and yang transform into each other, the yin and yang principles in the spiritual liquid begin to exert their force, slowly becoming equal to the principles of the Eight Trigrams. Because of the buffering power of the Five Elements, the flow between yin and yang and the Eight Trigrams is smoother and more natural.

There was still a tough battle to be fought next. Xuan Ming let the spiritual liquid sink and float in the fire, and multitasked, practicing "Hunyuan Yiqi Jue" and "Zhoutian Yangshen Jue" to restore his spirit, energy, and magic power. When his state reached the peak again, he mobilized his magic power and spiritual consciousness to begin shaping and sculpting.

The overall style of the Bagua furnace has not changed, and Xuanming is familiar with it. Yin and Yang connect to the sky, and the Bagua connects to the earth. It is similar to the Bagua furnace in the previous life's "Journey to the West", but some of the patterns and rune carvings are more delicate and complex, and more secretive and low-key.

This step took nine days.

After it was finalized, Xuan Ming injected half of the Law of Fire and the Samadhi True Fire into the Bagua Furnace. At the same time, he looked up, his eyes piercing through the space and falling outside the earth vein space.

He raised his hand and made a seal, collecting the Qi of the first month of summer and injecting it into the Bagua furnace. In the past few years, Xuanming had observed the four seasons and gained a little. In addition to his mastery of the Way of Time, he also gained insight into the changing laws between the four seasons and yin and yang.

Spring is Shaoyang: the Yang within the Yin.

Summer represents the sun: the yang among yangs.

Autumn is Shaoyin: the Yin within the Yang.

Winter is Taiyin: the yin among yins.

In addition to nourishing the Bagua Furnace with true fire and earth fire, and refining it with the power of the sun and moon's yin and yang, Xuanming also plans to collect the power of the three springs, three summers, three autumns, and three winters to refine the Bagua Furnace, strive for excellence, and further improve the quality of the magic weapon.

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Summer passes and autumn comes, autumn ends and winter comes.

Xuanming has been staying in the earth vein space. Refining tools is also a form of cultivation. In addition to refining the Bagua furnace, he would also observe the changes in the principles involved. Whenever the Yin and Yang forces of the four seasons entered the furnace, new principles that Xuanming had never seen or thought of would be derived, which gradually deepened his understanding of the Yin and Yang principles.

The collision and fusion of the yin and yang of the sun and the moon and the yin and yang of the four seasons also made Xuanming's eyes light up. While walking further and further on the Yin and Yang Avenue, his comprehension of the way of time also deepened. The Hunyuan Dao domain automatically opened in the earth vein space, and the Dao tree became more vigorous and luxuriant. All kinds of principles turned into branches and leaves, or into roots, or into Dao soil. With the change of the four seasons, the aura of Xuanming became more and more simple and natural.

When the last ray of late spring energy was added, the Bagua furnace shook violently, and its light suddenly dimmed. Xuanming looked serious, knowing that it had reached the most critical step.

The Niwan Palace was shining, and the primordial spirit in the entrance hall was communicating with heaven and earth. It then pointed its finger lightly towards the Bagua Furnace. In the dark, the principles of Yin and Yang and Bagua between heaven and earth were aroused, and the Bagua Furnace resonated with it.

The Yin-Yang Bagua of the great universe and the Yin-Yang Bagua of the small universe have a subtle connection. The former absorbs the latter and in turn gives feedback to the latter.

The principles of Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams in the Bagua furnace are gradually increasing. Either old principles give birth to new wisdom, or incomplete principles are perfected, or they are extended in more directions.

The principles in the furnace gradually evolved into laws. This process was mysterious and complicated, giving rise to all kinds of principles that Xuanming had never seen before. In addition to being overjoyed, he was also filled with inspiration.

However, Xuanming did not comprehend it immediately. The most important thing right now was to refine the Bagua Furnace again. As long as it was successfully transformed into a magic weapon, he could slowly comprehend the truth behind it.

He looked more focused than ever before, his soul and body were both serious, and his hands were moving non-stop.

Hard work pays off. Nine days later, a law was born in the Bagua Furnace and it was successfully promoted to a magic weapon. Although it looked simple and ancient, it had a brand new feeling. The whole furnace was shining with thousands of rays of light and auspicious phenomena appeared on the Floating Cloud Mountain.

(End of this chapter)