Chapter 69: The Way of Yin and Yang
"Huh? This painting is wrong, it shouldn't be like this!"
Wang Chen stood at the end of the corridor and stopped, his eyes fixed on an ancient painting on the wall.
The somewhat yellowed old painting didn't seem particularly special at first, and Wang Chen hadn't paid much attention to it. It wasn't until just now that he discovered the painting was painted in a way that defied logic, quite peculiar.
The theme of the painting is the sunrise, with a hint of fish belly white on the horizon and rays of light shining out from the edge of the sky. It seems as if in the next moment, a new sun will rise!
The other side of the picture is strange!
Under normal circumstances, although the sun has not risen, the sky is already bright and no longer dark and invisible. However, a part of the painting is indeed pitch black, and a crescent moon is about to disappear.
Bizarre! Illogical!
Wang Chen stared at the ancient painting for a while, but couldn't see any door or entrance. Logically speaking, anything that could be placed here must be an extraordinary object, yet it didn't give Wang Chen any special feeling!
Following the traditional rules, without feeling it's impossible to succeed. But this painting is not even in the transmission room, I wonder if it's also like that, being late and still don't know!
Quietly looking at this painting, Wang Chen felt more and more that this painting was extraordinary!
Anyway, there was still plenty of time, so Wang Chen took out a tatami mat and sat down in front of the painting, carefully observing it.
The first day, nothing was found, so I had to take out some time to meditate and cultivate!
The next day, after staring at the ancient painting for a long time, Wang Chen finally realized that the painting was extraordinary. A strange feeling had been conveyed to his heart through this painting, an inexplicable and mysterious intuition.
It's as if I'll understand it in the next moment, but no matter what, I just can't seem to understand.
Sitting on the cushion, Wang Chen suddenly felt a rare sense of anxiety, very anxious about what this painting was conveying. But as soon as he got anxious, he couldn't feel anything anymore.
After a long time, Wang Chen finally calmed down and gazed at the ancient painting.
On the third day, on the fourth day... Wang Chen stared motionlessly at the ancient painting. It wasn't until the seventh day that a black and white airflow flew out of the painting and shot into his eyes before he even felt it.
In an instant, Wang Chen's eyes became dull and lifeless, as if his consciousness had been stripped away.
At this moment, Wang Chen felt that the surroundings had changed suddenly while he was appreciating the ancient painting. In front of him were thousands of meters of early clouds, covering the sky, and behind him was endless darkness, with stars twinkling!
Time seemed to have stood still, and Wang Chen could feel that the world was about to change between white and black.
Finally, the white light in front of me grew more and more vast, while the darkness behind me was slowly devoured bit by bit. The entire world was gradually becoming brighter. Gradually, a hint of crimson appeared on the horizon, as vivid as fresh blood, and in an instant, the entire world was illuminated.
It's as if slowly climbing, the bright red sun rises slowly, bursting out with a million rays of light.
The sun rises with great splendor
Thousands of mountains and rivers are ablaze with fire.
In an instant, the sky was filled with clouds.
The stars fade away, leaving only the last remnants of the moon.
It was a peaceful morning, standing under the sunrise, Wang Chen quietly watched. The whole world bathed in sunlight, warm and peaceful, until the sun gradually rose higher, smaller, and the scorching breath finally swept across the land.
Majestic, masculine!
Passion, Justice!
Overbearing, oppressive!
……….
By noon, the sun had become like a furnace, spewing out fiery flames, filling the entire space with a unique aura, akin to the aura of Tao.
The scorching sun gradually faded away.
Extreme prosperity must decline!
Wang Chen suddenly thought of something, and after a slight ripple in his heart, he remained calm and continued to sense the aura in space.
As expected, the sun slowly sets, and the scorching heat between heaven and earth gradually disappears.
The majestic and powerful aura gradually became warm and peaceful until dusk fell.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west!
A strange piece of information burst into Wang Chen's mind, and a look of comprehension appeared on his face. Suppressing the urge to comprehend, Wang Chen continued to quietly ponder!
When the last ray of sunset disappeared over the horizon, the cool and serene moonlight also poured down from the starry sky, especially that one wheel of bright and crystal-clear moon, which was emitting a refreshing atmosphere.
But just like daytime, the cool and quiet breath slowly strengthened, and by midnight it had become gloomy and icy. In the end, similar to daytime again, the icy breath slowly dissipated.
As the sun was about to rise on the second day, a mysterious sense of enlightenment appeared in Wang Chen's mind.
Not a single bit of discomfort, as if it were born to be so, a piece of kung fu appeared in Wang Chen's heart.
"The greatest of all things is the heaven and earth, yet they also have their limits. The greatness of heaven lies in the complete manifestation of yin and yang. The greatness of earth lies in the complete manifestation of hardness and softness. When yin and yang are fully manifested, the four seasons come into being; when hardness and softness are fully manifested, the four directions come into being. These four seasons and four directions are what is meant by the utmost greatness of heaven and earth."
"Heaven is born of movement, Earth is born of stillness. One movement and one stillness interact, and the Way of Heaven and Earth is fully expressed. At the beginning of movement, Yang is born; at the extreme of movement, Yin is born. One Yin and one Yang interact, and the function of Heaven is fully expressed. At the beginning of stillness, softness is born; at the extreme of stillness, hardness is born. One softness and one hardness interact, and the function of Earth is fully expressed."
"The great movement is called Tai Yang, the small movement is called Shao Yang. The great stillness is called Tai Yin, the small stillness is called Shao Yin. Tai Yang corresponds to the Sun, Tai Yin corresponds to the Moon, Shao Yang corresponds to the Stars, and Shao Yin corresponds to the Planets. When the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets interact, the body of Heaven is fully revealed."
"The great stillness is called the Great Softness, the small stillness is called the Little Softness. The great movement is called the Great Hardness, the small movement is called the Little Hardness. The Great Softness is water, the Great Hardness is fire, the Little Softness is earth, the Little Hardness is stone. Water, fire, earth, and stone interact, and the body of the earth is complete. Day is heat, night is cold, stars are daylight, constellations are nighttime. Heat, cold, daylight, and nighttime interact, and the changes in heaven are complete. Water becomes rain, fire becomes wind, earth becomes dew, stone becomes thunder. Rain, wind, dew, and thunder interact, and the transformations of the earth are complete."
………..
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west!
The stars and moon reflect each other, going back and forth without end!
Wang Chen quietly watched the scene, day rising and falling, moon rising and darkening, yin and yang constantly changing. Suddenly, a black and white airflow appeared in Wang Chen's heart, flowing slowly!
On the ninth day, Wang Chen looked at it, on the tenth day, Wang Chen still quietly looked at it!
The understanding of the Tao of Yin and Yang in my mind is deepening bit by bit.
On the thirtieth day, when Wang Chen observed the entire space situation again, he frowned slightly.
On the thirty-fifth day, Wang Chen's eyebrows were furrowed together, "No, there must be something wrong!"
The sun and moon take turns, yin and yang are born together!
This is the correct and unerring way of yin and yang! It's just that Wang Chen stared at the entire earth and sky, feeling like something was still missing.
……..
The 48th day!
"Wrong, everything is wrong!"
Wang Chen let out a loud cry in his heart, stretched out both hands, and the black and white air flows appeared between them. At the same time, golden, cyan, blue, red, and yellow moons surrounded Wang Chen's hands.
The Way of the Five Elements!
Wang Chen has always had some insight into the way of the five elements with the help of the action of creating and transforming gas, although he is not even a beginner in the way of yin and yang, but can also slightly understand that the way of the five elements is closely related to the way of yin and yang.
The most precious thing in Luoyunzong's heritage is actually this painting, which can pass on the way of yin and yang!
Everything starts with difficulty, and the same is true for enlightenment! After getting started, there's hope to take another step forward. As a legacy that allows ordinary cultivators to comprehend the Tao of Yin and Yang, one can see how extraordinary this ancient painting is!
Unfortunately, Wang Chen did not witness the forty-ninth day. Only on the forty-ninth day can the most important core of Gongfa and the secret method of Shentong be passed down!
A great opportunity was missed, but Wang Chen simultaneously grasped the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, two grand ways between heaven and earth. If these two can be combined, then true gains and losses will be hard to calculate!
After waking up from the ancient painting, Wang Chen felt a tinge of regret in his heart, if only he had been able to obtain the true inheritance. However, as soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he also discarded it.
"Since it's flawed and doesn't suit me, I won't continue to appreciate it!"
With a clear mind and a more relaxed body, since there was nothing else to do, Wang Chen decided to leave.
When he looked back at the painting again, the yin-yang Taoist seal in it had faded a lot. However, because Wang Chen did not receive the complete inheritance, the ancient painting still existed; otherwise, this kind of inherited object would have turned to ashes once and for all!
