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"The five elements generate and overcome each other in a never-ending cycle, fullness leads to spillover, spillover leads to change, and unceasing change gives rise to vitality. Forcing the five elements to maintain absolute balance not only fails to accelerate the system’s speed but instead disrupts its original efficiency..."
"How could I not understand such a simple principle before?"
"Generation and overcoming, a ceaseless cycle... Isn’t that just the Yin and Yang fish?"
He suddenly remembered a passage from the "Tao Te Ching": ’The Dao produces one, one produces two, two produce three, three produce all things. All things bear Yin and embrace Yang. They achieve harmony by combining these forces.’
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Speaking of how the void generates chaos, chaos divides into Yin and Yang, their interaction brings about change, and change breeds all things under the heavens...
In his understanding, this was akin to how all information in a computer is made up of endless variations of 0s and 1s, yet could manifest endless variations and ultimately display text, music, images, videos, and more.
At that moment, Yang Ge integrated the many profound and obscure theories, suddenly gaining a moment of enlightenment in his heart.
’The five elements... They can be three or they can be all things!’
’And all the changes that arise from the endless cycle of generation and overcoming of the five elements can be summarized as variations born from the interaction of the two energies of Yin and Yang.’
’And this endless change is also the driving force behind the five elements’ generation, overcoming, and ceaseless operation!’
He blurted out, "That is... Taiji!"
The moment the words left his mouth, his soaring thoughts sketched out countless majestic scenes in his mind.
He envisioned Pangu, with each swing of his axe, creating heaven and earth—the pure ascending to form the heavens, the impure descending to form the earth—with their changing energies giving rise to fire, earth, metal, water, and wood...
When one principle is grasped, all laws are understood!
Yang Ge immediately opened the courtyard door, sat down cross-legged on the spot, inhaled deeply against the biting cold wind, and then slowly exhaled. A vast True Qi slowly dissipated with his breath, quickly filling the entire courtyard as if an inverted bowl covered it, keeping the biting cold wind out.
Huang, who was playing in the snow in the courtyard, cocked its head and looked at the light dome above with some confusion, not understanding why the yard had suddenly become quiet. Finally, it turned around and wagged its tail as it moved toward its master, but a gentle force prevented it from climbing the steps, forcing it to lie in the courtyard, gazing longingly at its master at the door, whining with disappointment.
Gradually, it noticed that the snowflakes on the ground were diminishing, and the courtyard was growing warmer. It looked around warily, but after a few circuits, it could not find the snow thief. Instead, it discovered with surprise that the grapevine in the corner had sprouted fresh green leaves.
It curiously approached and bit into a crisp grape leaf.
Huh... it’s even slightly sweet!
The grape leaves grew faster and larger before the naked eye, quickly providing shade over the stone table beneath the arbor.
Huang stopped nibbling on the grape leaves and lay down in the shade, still looking eagerly at its master... It hadn’t had breakfast yet!
Meanwhile, Yang Ge, after organizing his five elements True Qi, began to condense Taiji True Qi based on his understanding of Yin and Yang.
It sounded mystical, but in operation, it was not difficult and even had a sense of naturally occurring success.
It was probably because the five elements True Qi and the human body’s meridians, organs, and viscera naturally correspond to Yin and Yang.
Wood Qi of Jia is Yang, Wood Qi of Yi is Yin, Fire Qi of Bing is Yang, Fire Qi of Ding is Yin, Earth Qi of Wu is Yang, Earth Qi of Ji is Yin, Metal Qi of Geng is Yang, Metal Qi of Xin is Yin, Water Qi of Ren is Yang, Water Qi of Gui is Yin.
The gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, and sanjiao are the six Yang organs.
The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys are the five Yin organs.
Yin True Qi originates from the five organs, passes through the Three Yin Meridians of the hand and foot and moves along the Yin Qiao and Yin Wei vessels to converge in the Ren channel.
Yang True Qi originates from the six Yang organs, passes through the Three Yang Meridians of the hand and foot, and moves along the Yang Qiao and Yang Wei vessels to converge in the Du channel.
The Ren and Du channels meet at the Chong meridian, descend to the Dantian, and utilize the Visualization Skill to transform the clear and turbid energies into the Yin and Yang fishes, and condense the Taiji True Qi!
Time flew, and the outside snowstorm grew fiercer, while inside the courtyard, it was as warm as spring.
In the courtyard, there arose the sound of wind and thunder.
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Suddenly, a thick pillar of light, interwoven with shades of blue and yellow, soared into the sky from the crown of Yang Ge’s head, piercing the heavy lead clouds and reaching into the blue heavens.
Above the firmament, the yin and yang fish of the Taiji made a faint appearance!
After sitting quietly for a long time, Yang Ge suddenly opened his mouth, inhaling the majestic True Qi that filled the courtyard in a single breath, as if a giant whale drawing in water. The pillar of light above his head also retracted into the crown of his head, as if it had never appeared.
Only a brilliant golden ray of sunlight remained, streaming straight down through the large hole in the lead clouds and falling upon the courtyard...
Yang Ge, who had awakened from his meditation, focused inward and saw that within the Dantian, where the five forms of Five Elements True Qi had sat quietly, there was now a small figure that looked exactly like him. The small figure, just like him at the moment, was sitting cross-legged with closed eyes, with a Taiji symbol of yin and yang fishes rotating in the air behind it, automatically drawing in the natural energy of the world and transforming it into pure Taiji True Qi.
He stared at the small figure for a long time and finally let out a long sigh of relief, "I’ve finally achieved Grandmaster Realm!"
Yes, it was not until this moment that he could truly call himself a Grandmaster.
Since the completion of his expedition to the East, his mental strength had already far exceeded the Grandmaster Realm.
But his Qi Cultivation progress had always been stuck at the "unity of the Five Elements," unable to break through.
The biggest difference between a Grandmaster and someone in the Qi Sea Realm is that a Grandmaster can manipulate natural energy to greatly amplify the power of their moves, while a Qi Sea Realm practitioner can only rely on their own True Qi to unleash power...
His mental strength far exceeded that of the Grandmaster Realm, naturally granting him explosive power beyond that of ordinary Grandmasters, and the Five Elements True Qi he cultivated was known for its depth and having no weaknesses.
Furthermore, no Grandmaster had ever been able to withstand his relentless attacks...
That’s why the outside world mistook him for having already entered the Grandmaster Realm.
However, if there were a Grandmaster capable of taking a beating, who could withstand a few more of his strikes, he would have been able to exhaust himself.
Luckily, Grandmasters weren’t common as cabbages. Each one of them had the awareness of a top-notch expert and no one was willing to step into the fray rashly.
Until now, his last weakness had also been remedied.
His Taiji True Qi, evolved from the foundation of the Five Elements True Qi... can sustain, can erupt, can endure.
From now on, whether it’s outlasting or outright killing his enemies.
He could do it with ease!
The title of Lord Zhongshen, as of today, was truly deserved!
Yang Ge stood up, and Huang rushed over with a whining sound, clearly famished and drooling.
Yang Ge bent over to embrace the dog’s head and rubbed it vigorously, laughing joyfully, "We have good news today, two extra dishes!"
Saying so, he glanced at the grapevine in the courtyard, dancing with green leaves in the chilly wind, and he sighed softly.
This grapevine would not survive the coming year...
Practicing martial arts to this extent today, he had indeed achieved many things that seemed miraculous to ordinary people.
If he were to be shameless, he could close the doors, honor himself as a supreme patriarch, and play tricks, fooling everyone without leaving any flaws.
But he himself knew very clearly that he was still just an ordinary martial artist, at most a bit faster, a bit stronger, a bit more resilient...
He couldn’t contend with the grand forces of nature, nor could he easily alter natural laws.
Just like the grapevine, he could indeed stimulate its vitality, causing it to sprout and bloom out of season.
But it was challenging to help it survive the long winter, or replenish the essence that had been completely depleted.
No matter how others viewed him.
He himself knew that what he practiced was martial arts, not immortality...