Chapter 774: Chapter 29: Mutual Generation and Restraint, Post-Heaven Bagua
"The Saint watches the heavens, the Three Realms bow their heads!"
On the ferry to the Flying Heaven Stronghold, Wu Xian looked up at the scene of the Shanggui Star smashing into the Gouchen Celestial Palace and couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.
Since the timeline changed, Li Boyang did not alter his origins.
But the legend of the Tao Ancestor has already crossed the River of Time.
The Doushuai Temple has even existed for twenty thousand years, almost simultaneously with the Celestial Realm.
In these twenty thousand years, whenever the Three Realms were in turmoil, the situation of "The Saint watches the heavens" would occur.
Wu Xian, who has lived for thousands of years, had personally experienced "The Saint watches the heavens" twice.
Therefore, when he noticed the change in the starry sky, he almost immediately confirmed what it was.
"The Saint watches the heavens?"
Following Wu Xian all the way, Qiong Xiao tilted her head in confusion and asked.
Since meeting this peculiar old man, it was the first time Qiong Xiao saw him show such a clear change of expression.
Although he repeatedly claimed not to be a Mountain Person.
Still, Qiong Xiao instinctively thought there must be some close connection between him and the Mountain People.
This point turned from speculation into reality when he boarded this ferry to the Flying Heaven Stronghold, marked as a "Forbidden Zone" by the Navigation Map.
"I say, you two girls don’t need to keep following me, do you?"
Turning his head somewhat helplessly, Wu Xian regretted his bluntness at that moment.
Over thousands of years, this inclination to teach had almost become Wu Xian’s instinct.
"If we proceed a little further, we’ll reach the actual Flying Heaven Stronghold, which never allows outsiders."
Upon hearing this, before Qiong Xiao could say anything, Bi Xiao, who was eating food beside them, came up proactively.
"Mmm mmm... Don’t try to change the subject..."
"Mmm mmm mmm... I’m also curious about what ’The Saint watches the heavens’ means..."
Puffing her cheeks like a hamster, muttering around.
Bi Xiao also realized for the first time how delicious the food outside could be.
Especially here at the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, the meals prepared on the ferries and bronze trains were far more delicious than those from the wild lands of the Longbo Kingdom.
Bi Xiao even made preparations that before returning, she must buy a large quantity of spices concocted by the Mountain People.
With the enhancement of those spices, even simple roast meat could make one’s mouth water.
Of course, the knowledge of "spices" was also taught to them by Wu Xian, who also introduced some alternative cooking methods.
At least for Bi Xiao, who was half a primitive person a few days ago, those stir-frying, cooking, and grilling cooking methods were indeed unseen before.
"’The Saint watches the heavens’ simply means ’The Saint watches the heavens’."
Heaving a soft sigh, Wu Xian eventually spoke again.
After all, these two women weren’t ordinary; one was a genuine Celestial God, and the other was an Innate God who had already cultivated into a Yin Spirit.
"The Celestial Realm is divided into Thirty-Three Heavens, forming an order completely different from the present world."
"Among these Thirty-Three Heavens, there is one heaven called ’Douluo Heaven,’ which is where the incarnation of the Tao Ancestor resides, also known as the ’Dimension Ascension Place.’"
Looking at the blank faces of Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao, this time Wu Xian offered an explanation without their prompting.
"I believe you all know that the Three Realms are constantly evolving and transforming."
"Just like living beings continue to grow, the Three Realms system constructed by the Tao Ancestor also possesses similar traits."
"The three-world system is like a contradictory spiral, where a change in one side triggers changes in the other two, contributing to the overall Yin-Yang balance."
"The Tao Ancestor calls this process ’Dimension Ascension.’"
"It’s a healthy symbiosis and dynamic balance elevation, a harmonious ascension through mutual influence."
Simply put, it’s a sort of ascension mechanism working in tandem, elevating together.
From Wu Xian’s perspective, he always felt this so-called "balance mechanism" was fairly miraculous.
Whose Yin-Yang balance would spiral upwards?
It’s not just a global mechanism; applying it at an individual level remains incredibly puzzling.
To Wu Xian’s knowledge, some daring folks among the Spirit Mountain Ten Witches started attempting to replicate such a balance mechanism on individuals.
"In this process, ’Douluo Heaven’ plays a key role."
"Once the ’Yin-Yang balance mechanism’ of the Three Realms is broken, ’Douluo Heaven’ will respond immediately..."
"At that time, the Tao Ancestor’s incarnation in Douluo Heaven may personally intervene to create a new balance."
"Thus, there’s the so-called ’The Saint watches the heavens.’"
At this point, Wu Xian suddenly paused, his expression slightly puzzled as he gazed back at the sky.
"What’s wrong?"
Acutely aware of Wu Xian’s pause, Qiong Xiao, who was absorbed in the narrative, instinctively asked.
"I once had the privilege of witnessing the grand spectacle of ’The Saint watches the heavens’ twice..."
"But neither time was like this."
Seeing Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao simultaneously reveal puzzled looks, Wu Xian retrieved an Eight Trigrams Compass from his pocket.
The needle on the Eight Trigrams Compass rotated continually as Wu Xian murmured incantations under his breath.
It didn’t take long for Wu Xian’s confusion to gradually transform into astonishment, realization, and speechlessness.
"Is that the Eight Trigrams Compass?"
Carefully not wanting to disrupt Wu Xian’s contemplation.
Only saw Bi Xiao chewing her food while gently tugging Qiong Xiao’s sleeve.
In today’s era, the Eight Trigrams Compass is practically the introductory magical artifact for learning the Divination Method.
However, the future Tongtian Sect Leader wasn’t adept at this method, so Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao never truly studied the Divination Method.
"What have you divined?"
Ignoring her sister, Qiong Xiao thoughtfully observed the hexagrams on the Eight Trigrams Compass.
Unfortunately, Qiong Xiao couldn’t understand the implication of those hexagrams, only faintly sensing that they seemed to convey an abnormality against logic.
"Can you understand it?"
Aware of Qiong Xiao’s gaze, it was now Wu Xian’s turn to look at her with frustration.
"No, I haven’t learned this..."
Momentarily speechless, Qiong Xiao voiced hesitantly.
"However, I can feel that these hexagrams seem rather... peculiar."
Unable to find an exact adjective, Qiong Xiao resorted to using "peculiar" to describe her current feeling.
"You’re quite talented in this aspect."
Wu Xian had a brief silence before continuing.
"This isn’t the ’Innate Eight Trigrams’ crafted by the Tao Ancestor, but rather the ’Postnatal Eight Trigrams’ evolved by Great Xia’s current Witch King, Fu Kui."
"The Innate Eight Trigrams originated from the Tao Ancestor’s perspective, emphasizing the grand scheme, harmony, balance, and the orderly symmetry of all things."
"In contrast, the Postnatal Eight Trigrams focus on the mortal perspective, emphasizing rotation, mutual promotion and suppression, and how to rewrite unfavorable situations."
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