Chapter 2591: Chapter 532: Unity of Knowledge and Action, Part 5
"The two complement each other, mutually dependent; only the balance of Yin and Yang can ensure harmony and stability in the universe."
Yin Yang Sect Hierarch listened to his own voice resonating in the air, with a clear expression of shock on his face. This is... Xiang Ziyu directly operated the Yin Yang Qi, altering the surrounding Yin Yang composition, so his Yin Yang Qi transformed into sound!
This...
Earlier when Xiang Ziyu was speaking, he himself could not accomplish this—revealing the sound of Xiang Ziyu’s words directly like this.
Moreover, despite everyone cultivating the Way of Yin and Yang, his method of using Yin Yang Qi must be different from Xiang Ziyu’s Way of Yin and Yang.
But Xiang Ziyu managed to understand his Way of Yin and Yang and even decipher it in such a short time; this is truly terrifying!
Although it cannot thus be said that Xiang Ziyu’s understanding of Yin and Yang certainly surpasses his own, one thing is clear: Xiang Ziyu’s Way of Yin and Yang surpasses his own in certain aspects.
He is a Half-step Golden Immortal, and even among half-step Golden Immortals, he is immensely powerful, almost close to the Golden Immortal Realm.
Yet Xiang Ziyu hasn’t even reached the Peak True Immortal Realm, but Xiang Ziyu’s Way of Yin and Yang has already reached such a degree!
This...
Once Xiang Ziyu reaches the Golden Immortal Realm, to what extent will Xiang Ziyu’s Way of Yin and Yang ascend!
Amidst Yin Yang Sect Hierarch’s astonishment, his face revealed a hint of joy. He came here because of Immortal Lord’s words; because Xiang Ziyu inherited the yin and Yang Immortal King’s legacy; because he had tried every possible method yet still couldn’t break through into the Golden Immortal Realm, so he visited Xiang Ziyu.
He merely wanted to see if Xiang Ziyu’s Way of Yin and Yang, or rather Yin Yang Immortal King’s Way of Yin and Yang, could provide him some inspiration. Never did he expect, even before formally beginning their discourse, Xiang Ziyu would bring him such a surprise!
As long as Xiang Ziyu surpasses him in any aspect of the Way of Yin and Yang, his journey will certainly bear fruit.
With harvest in hand, upon returning, he will have the chance to find the road forward.
Xiang Ziyu, however, looked at the Yin Yang Sect Hierarch and shook his head slightly, saying, "The Way of Yin and Yang you speak of is the one everyone sees. The Way of Yin and Yang you speak of is too narrow."
If anyone were to tell the Yin Yang Sect Hierarch that his Way of Yin and Yang is too narrow, he would surely display his Way of Yin and Yang, leveraging his true cultivation base to discuss where exactly his Way of Yin and Yang is narrow.
He is, after all, a Half-step Golden Immortal; his Way of Yin and Yang narrow? Then he would like to see what a non-narrow Way of Yin and Yang looks like.
But now, he merely watches Xiang Ziyu, signaling for him to continue.
Xiang Ziyu slowly began to speak: "The Way of Yin and Yang, in essence, is a philosophical thought. Oh, you might not know what philosophy is.
This is a term invented by my master.
Philosophy is said to be the contemplation and research into universal, fundamental, and critical issues.
An approach to thinking and a life attitude."
"Philosophy?"
For a moment, the Yin Yang Sect Hierarch was immersed in the word philosophy, vaguely feeling that he seemed to grasp the crux of some problems.
And before he could fully comprehend, Xiang Ziyu’s voice came again.
"Alright, let’s continue. Actually, Yin and Yang articulate the two extremes of the universe and all phenomena generated by their interactions.
The profoundness of the Way of Yin and Yang lies in that it is both a description of the physical world—what we can see and touch, and an embodiment of the spiritual world.
In the spiritual realm, Yin and Yang refer to the two aspects of human nature, namely gentleness and strength, introversion and extroversion, stillness and dynamism, etc. Only by balancing the Yin and Yang extremes within oneself can one achieve true inner harmony and stability.
My master once told me four words: ’Integration of knowledge and action,’ we can through these four words..."
The Yin Yang Sect Hierarch didn’t know why, despite not understanding the meaning of these four words, when hearing them, he felt a sudden awakening.
He hurriedly asked, "What does Integration of knowledge and action mean?"
At this moment, he seemed less like a Sect Hierarch of a Great Teaching, a Half-step Golden Immortal expert, but more like a student.
Xiang Ziyu pondered for a while and explained, "Everyone has their different understanding of Integration of knowledge and action; my understanding is that all the knowledge a person learns about the Dao, such as how to eat, how to perform swordsmanship, these are a person’s knowledge.
All knowledge must be unified with action; a person cannot merely know the knowledge but not try, not understand why one must do so.
This is what my master has consistently emphasized to us, that everything must be practiced, be done!
One must not remain merely at the theoretical level.
Of course, merely staying on the action level is also inappropriate, for instance, a spell, you can cast it, but you don’t know why you need to cast it this way!
Then you still don’t understand this spell.
You must both cast the spell very proficiently, powerfully, but simultaneously understand why the spell needs to be cast thus!
This is what I believe to be Integration of knowledge and action!"
Xiang Ziyu spoke, paused slightly, then continued: "I believe Integration of knowledge and action achieves harmony between the mind and the external world.
