plumnovel Chapter 102 Red Cloud's Enlightenment: The Four Symbols Return to the Origin
Chapter 102 Red Cloud's Enlightenment: The Four Symbols Return to the Origin
Chapter 102 Hongyun's Enlightenment: The Four Symbols Return to Their Origin
As the last wisp of time's Daoist aura receded like the tide, the majestic Water Element Emperor Dao of the Ancestral Dragon and the profound Xuanhuang Qi of Zhen Yuanzi also subsided. This three-way Daoist debate, which had lasted for countless days, finally came to a slow close.
Inside the main hall, the ripples of law that had been stirred up by the clash of the Great Dao gradually subsided, and the precious light simulating the sun, moon, and stars resumed its normal flow.
Zhen Yuanzi, Zulong, and Zhulong, the three Hunyuan Golden Immortals, opened their eyes almost simultaneously. As they looked at each other, their eyes still held lingering insights and a hint of unspoken appreciation.
This discussion was exhilarating, and everyone gained something from it. Although their paths differed, they all left their mark on the Great Dao, influencing each other.
Zulong spoke first, his voice less of the pure imperial domineering tone before the discussion and more of a profound sense of depth: "The Dao of the two fellow Daoists is indeed profound and extraordinary, from which Zulong has benefited greatly."
He lingered on Zhen Yuanzi for a moment, and although he still couldn't see through the other's depths, he could sense that the other's Dao of Chaos of the Earth, having incorporated some understanding of time, seemed to have become even more profound and unpredictable.
Zhulong nodded slightly, his eyes, which held the weight of time, seemed to hold countless threads of the future converging.
It became clearer: "The Great Dao is boundless, and I am fortunate to have received inspiration from you, fellow Daoist." He also gained a new perspective from Zhen Yuanzi's concept of the earth that encompasses "traces of time".
Zhen Yuanzi returned the greeting with a cupped hand, his tone calm and sincere: "The Dao of you two fellow Daoists has also broadened my horizons. The vastness of water and the mystery of time are both the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. This experience has been very rewarding."
He knew in his heart that one of the greatest gains from this trip to the Dragon Palace was that he had successfully embedded the dimension of "time" into his own Earth Dao, making the evolution of the "Earth Chaos Scripture" more realistic and more promising.
Having finished discussing the Dao, it was time to fulfill the promise made earlier. With a thought, the First Emperor summoned the Turtle Prime Minister, who had been waiting outside the hall.
"Prime Minister Turtle, take my token and lead Fellow Daoist Hongyun to the outer edge of the East Sea Eye. Find a safe and quiet place for him to comprehend the Great Dao of Water. The Sea Eye is the source of all waters, and its Dao essence is the most primordial and pure, which should greatly benefit Fellow Daoist."
The Ancestral Dragon gave the order, and at the same time handed a more ancient blue token, exuding a strong aura of water's essence, to the Turtle Prime Minister. The East Sea Eye was an important place for the Dragon Clan, and even the outer perimeter was not easily entered. This gesture also showed the Ancestral Dragon's sincerity.
"This old minister accepts the decree." Prime Minister Turtle respectfully accepted the token.
Hongyun had been looking forward to this for a long time. Upon hearing this, a look of joy appeared on his face. He bowed to Zulong, Zhulong, and Zhenyuanzi, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Zulong! Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhulong! Brother Daoist, I'll be right back."
Zhen Yuanzi smiled and nodded: "Quietly contemplate and seize the opportunity."
After Hongyun left with the Turtle Prime Minister, Zulong said to Zhenyuanzi and Zhulong, "You two fellow Daoists have exhausted your minds and spirits in this discussion. Why don't you rest for a while in my Dragon Palace and consolidate your gains?"
I have already ordered a banquet to be prepared. When Fellow Daoist Hongyun returns victorious, we can drink together and thus fulfill the friendship gained from this discussion.
Zhen Yuanzi and Zhulong readily agreed. The three of them then found quiet rooms deep within the Dragon Palace to digest and consolidate what they had learned from their discussion.
Inside the Dragon Palace, solemnity and tranquility returned to normal. Only the invisible Daoist aura lingered in the secluded retreat areas of the three great masters, indicating the transformation they were undergoing.
The East Sea Eye, located deep beneath the Dragon Palace, is the ultimate source and destination of the water elemental power of the entire primordial world's four seas.
This place is not a simple vortex, but a place where laws manifest and concepts condense. Even before truly getting close, one can feel the water pressure that seems to assimilate all things and crush everything, as well as the pure and boundless Daoist charm that contains all the true meaning of "water".
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Prime Minister Turtle led Hongyun to a reef platform on the outer edge of the sea eye, isolated by a natural water element barrier. Here, the original aura of the sea eye could be clearly sensed, but the violent water element power would not directly impact it.
"Fellow Daoist Hongyun, this place is the safest and most secure. You may meditate here in peace. This old minister will protect you outside the barrier. If you have any needs, please feel free to call me." After making the arrangements, Prime Minister Turtle withdrew outside the barrier.
Hongyun took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and sat cross-legged in the center of the platform. As soon as he calmed his mind, the vast, pure, and primordial Dao of water, carrying the meaning of the source, surged in like a tide, completely enveloping him.
Unlike the macroscopic insights he gained while listening to the ancestral dragon's sermons, he was now directly immersed in the environment of the water's origin, personally "touching" the pulse of the Great Dao.
He opened his mind and body, guiding the four elements within him that had already reached a balance, especially the water element, to interact and resonate with the water element's Daoist principles in the outside world.
"The highest good is like water. Water benefits all things without striving." Lao Tzu's future moral truths may not yet have been revealed, but the true meaning of water's virtues of "softness" and "non-contention" is clearly manifested here. Hongyun felt the water's elemental power nourishing all things and moistening them silently, gaining a deeper understanding of its "vitality" and "moistening" aspects.
"However, nothing in the world is more yielding and weak than water, yet nothing can surpass it in attacking the hard and strong." At the same time, he also truly experienced the "hardness" of water, which, though seemingly weak, actually contains unparalleled power.
The terrifying power deep within the sea eye, seemingly capable of obliterating everything and resetting the earth, water, fire, and wind, made him realize just how astonishing the power of water to "destroy" and "reshape."
"Water has no fixed shape; it adapts to any shape." This fluid and ever-changing nature, guided by circumstances, gave him a direct understanding of "adaptability" and "flexibility."
He compared these insights with his own understanding of the "unrestrained" and "swift" nature of the Way of Wind.
The wind amplifies the water's momentum, and the water shapes the wind; the interplay of wind and water can generate endless variations.
At the same time, he used the "softness" of water to balance the "fierceness" of fire, and the "bearing" nature of water to echo the "weight" of earth. The four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind operate and merge in his body in an unprecedentedly harmonious way, forming a stable and vibrant internal cycle.
Time loses its meaning in this profound enlightenment. The red clouds seem to transform into water, sometimes like a trickle, permeating all things; sometimes like a mighty river, rushing to the sea; sometimes like a vast ocean, encompassing everything; and sometimes like the source deep within the sea's eye, silent yet powerful, containing the power to overturn the world.
The slight imbalance within him, initially amplified by the preemptive influence of the Wind Dao, was swiftly smoothed and replenished under the ultimate cleansing of the Water Source. The true essences of the four Daos—Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind—finally achieved a flawless, perfectly balanced state, where none could claim supremacy!
The Four Symbols return to their origin, and the Great Dao is perfected!
At this moment, Hongyun is already standing on the threshold of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal. As long as he has a thought and activates his perfect Four Symbols Origin to break through the bottleneck, he will have a great chance to immediately achieve the Hunyuan Dao Fruit!