The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 196 Li Zizai's Foundation Building (Part )
The first step is the fusion of the yin and yang energies.

Then the two dragon energies merged.

Because they have the principle of yin and yang or share the same origin, it is relatively easy to integrate them.

Even so, Xuanming did not dare to be careless.

There is only one chance. Even though he is experienced and has a high level of refining skills, he is still cautious and focused.

Finally, there are pairs of mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining energies.

Under Xuanming's exquisite control, they slowly merged, seeking common ground in collision and maintaining differences in integration.

The principles of yin and yang at different levels and angles are revealed, including cold and heat, light and dark, hard and soft, contradiction, prosperity and decline, life and death, high and low, excitement and inhibition, etc.
The various movement forms of Qi, such as up and down, rising and falling, movement and stillness, also have the properties of the two yin and yang, and contain the principles of the two yin and yang.

Even gossip was thrown into the mix.

Inside the Bagua furnace, the two yin and yang are everywhere.

[Yang hexagrams are odd, Yin hexagrams are even]

[Qian Gua is Yang, Kun Gua is Yin]

[The upper hexagram is yang, the lower hexagram is yin]

……

Xuanming condensed his understanding of the Yin-Yang theory into laws and integrated it into the theory. In the process of integration, he also comprehended new Yin-Yang principles, expanded his thinking, broadened his horizons, and deepened his understanding.

The process of the magic weapon taking shape is also the process of Xuanming perfecting the theory of yin and yang.

The most obvious manifestation is that the Yin-Yang Law is progressing from half to one, and the Water and Fire Law, the Qiankun Law, etc. are slowly improving, and the Tai Chi Law is expanding even more rapidly.

[Yin and Yang share the same root, and the two principles are born]

Movement is Yang, stillness is Yin. Movement becomes stillness at its extreme, and stillness becomes rotation. Movement and stillness transform into each other, dividing Yin and Yang, and thus the two yin and yang are born.

[When the two energies interact, if they are in harmony, they give rise to all things; if they are in opposition, they return to being one, which is Tai Chi.]

……

All kinds of insights came to my mind.

Xuanming attained enlightenment while refining treasures, and refined treasures while attaining enlightenment. He forgot both himself and the world, and entered into an extremely mysterious realm.

When he woke up, the Tai Chi diagram had already taken shape, slowly unfolding from virtual to real. Various auras wandered and intertwined, forming a giant net, which then evolved into a huge air vortex, like a black hole, mysterious and vast, deep and boundless, showing the mystery of duality becoming one, as if it encompassed everything.

This treasure, which cost Xuanming a lot of effort, was just in its infancy, but its pressure was no less than that of the Bagua Furnace and the Yin-Yang Mirror, revealing its terrifying potential and terrifying power.

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The Tai Chi diagram takes shape.

The rest is just a matter of time and effort.

Xuanming handled it with ease.

The yin and yang of the sun and moon, the yin and yang of the four seasons, the yin and yang of heaven and earth...

He drew on various yin and yang forces to refine the Tai Chi diagram, alternating day and night and changing the four seasons.

When a year passes, the Xuanming Gate shines, and the soul communicates skillfully with the great way of heaven and earth.

The big and small heaven and earth resonate and communicate, complement each other, and improve each other. The evolution of the two principles in the Tai Chi diagram is more complex and diverse. Xuanming's eyes are shining with brilliance, and Tai Chi rises and falls in the depths of his pupils, and more insights come one after another.

[One yin and one yang is called Tao, and Tao is Tai Chi]

【Tai Chi is the greatest unity of heaven and earth】

[The yin and yang mixed but not separated into Tai Chi, the whole original energy is Tai Chi]

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There is both the innovation of old insights and the expansion and extension of new insights.

The laws in the Tai Chi diagram are taking shape, and the Tai Chi laws in the Tao realm are growing stronger.

The aura of Xuanming became mysterious and simple, complex and simple, ethereal and real, noble and ordinary.

When a law is born in the Tai Chi diagram, the Tai Chi diagram in the Bagua furnace changes into various shapes. There are Tai Chi diagrams with Yin and Yang fish swimming around, Tai Chi diagrams surrounded by Bagua, Tai Chi diagrams with uncertain reality and illusion, Tai Chi diagrams with changes in light and darkness, Tai Chi diagrams with raging water and fire, and so on.

Hundreds and thousands of Tai Chi diagrams eventually return to purity: an ordinary Tai Chi diagram, with black and white interlaced and embracing each other.

Xuanming raised his finger, and a law came out of the Dao Realm, traveled around the Tai Chi diagram, left a mark, and then returned to the Dao Realm.

This law is exactly the Tai Chi law he has realized.

In this way, the Tai Chi diagram has two laws, one bright and one dark, one real and one virtual. One condenses into the Dao symbol Tai, and the other evolves into the Dao symbol Ji, forming a special binary structure, and together constitute the Tai Chi diagram as a whole.

They are linked together to form various Tai Chi.

This was the result of Xuanming's painstaking planning. In order to refine this magic weapon, he worked hard and made detailed arrangements and simulation studies from material collection to refining methods to the connection between the two yin and yang.

Fortunately, Xuanming was not disappointed.

The power and grade of the Tai Chi diagram far exceeded expectations. It is considered a top-notch magic weapon and has the potential to be a heavenly-level spiritual treasure.

As soon as it was taken out of the Bagua furnace, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, and an extremely huge Tai Chi diagram covered the entire Fengyang County.

Accommodate everything and take charge of the universe.

There are thousands of rays of light and thousands of auspicious auras.

Fuguang Mountain, Rising Sun Sect.

True Lord Chaoguang stood under the Fuguangtong tree, looking up at the Tai Chi diagram in the sky, then turned to look at Fuyun Mountain, and said with a bit of bitterness: "It seems that Daoist Fellow Xuanming has refined an incredible treasure."

A vision covering the entire county!

According to the historical records of the Xu Ri Sect, this was only recorded when the great master Chao Mu Da Zhen Jun was refining the Ming Xin Ruler.

The Xingyue River is surging with waves.

Zhenjun Xianyue stood on the crest of the waves, gazing at the vast and strange scene, then turned his head to look at Fuyun Mountain, his bright eyes shining.

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"Come!"

Xuanming waved his hand, and the Tai Chi diagram slowly rolled up. The magnificent vision disappeared, turned into a scroll, and fell into his palm.

Carefully feeling the great power contained in the Tai Chi diagram, he smiled with satisfaction: "Great goodness!"

This treasure was refined by Xuanming according to his own needs, imitating the Tai Chi diagram in the myths and legends of his previous life. Although its power is not even one-tenth as strong as the original, it still has the power to move mountains and rivers, quell unrest, and suppress an area.

With this treasure in hand, Xuan Ming was like a fish in water, his strength doubled, and he was more confident in protecting himself against the enemies. Even when facing Yang Shen, he could be on equal terms with him, or even have a slight advantage.

Xuanming put the Tai Chi diagram into the Tai Chi Heaven to continue nurturing it, concentrated his mind and regulated his breathing, and only walked out of the refining room after his energy and spirit were restored to normal.

Just as they walked outside the Feihuo Palace, there was a whooshing sound, and more than a dozen beams of light fell down, and Xuanxu, Xuankong and other masters of the Qiuzhen Temple gathered together.

They all remembered vividly the grand vision from the previous two days. They had been staring at Feihuo Palace, and when they saw Xuanming coming out of seclusion, they immediately rushed over.

"Congratulations, senior brother, for coming out of seclusion."

"Congratulations, Master, for successfully refining the treasure."

"Master, I'm sorry for the trouble this time."

All the real people congratulated him.

Xuan Yang smiled so hard that his teeth were not visible. He came close to Xuan Ming with a flattering face, took out a wine jar, and offered it with both hands. A flattering look appeared on his honest face:
"Brother, this is the spiritual wine that I have treasured for half a century. It has a mellow taste and pure spiritual power."

"Junior brother is thoughtful."

Accepting it without hesitation, Xuanming took out the Yin-Yang Mirror and the Tai Chi Diagram and handed them to Xuanyang.

A blush appeared on the latter's dark face. He took the two magic weapons with trembling hands, his eyes filled with obsession, and he couldn't let go.

Xuanxu and the others cursed Xuanyang in their hearts for being cunning, thinking that the honest man had become more cunning, and gathered together to observe the magic weapon attentively.

The laws are contained in the treasure.

Although they cannot see or touch it with their current level of cultivation, the occasional Taoist rhyme and rune combinations that are revealed are also beneficial to their practice.

Ignoring everyone, Xuanming walked aside, drinking and enjoying the scenery. After finishing the pot of wine, he put away the Tai Chi diagram and left under Xuanyang's reluctant gaze.

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Li Zizai continued to be detained in the Daoyuan at night, while Xuanming meditated on the principles in the Tai Chi diagram and savored it slowly.

Winter goes and spring comes, the ice and snow melt.

At the beginning of March, Xuanming came out of seclusion.

It was the early morning hours, the sky was about to brighten, the sun and the moon were in the same sky, and heaven and earth were in harmony. Li Zizai sat cross-legged on a towering sacred pine tree, his chubby little face focused, drawing the energy of the sun and the moon, the mysteries of yin and yang surrounding his body, being breathed in and refined by him.

Opening the door, Xuanming saw his disciple who was building his foundation. He stroked his beard, feeling pleased, and raised his hand to send out a stream of Huangting Qi.

As for whether one can build the foundation of Hunyuan Taoism, it depends on one's luck.

Success is best.

The failure was also expected.

The worst case is a superior foundation of Taoism, but I don’t know what level of achievement I have achieved.

(End of this chapter)