"The realm of the Upper Mystery is called the turning of the five qi, the return of the four seasons to their origin."
"Thus it is said: the spirits of the Five Elements, the souls of the five aggregates."
As Jiang Sheng's Dharma body saw the four off, his true body was refining his arts and contemplating the mysteries.
Specks of Five Elements Spiritual Resonance flowed around Jiang Sheng, casting ripples of five-colored light that stirred the Four Symbols Dao Wheel.
"When they gather as one, it is called the union of nature and life in truth, the body becoming one with the Great Evolution."
"East, west, south, north, and center; wood, metal, fire, water, and earth."
"To break through the barrier of Integration, one must condense the qi of immortal longevity and attain the power of the east's evergreen wood."
Inside Xuanqing Hall, Jiang Sheng slowly opened his eyes. His gaze met that of his Dharma body, which stood on the reception terrace at Little Penglai.
Everything about the Dharma body was a manifestation of the true body's Daoist arts and Divine Abilities.
If even Su Yutong and Zhuang Yi could tell that the Dharma body seemed on the verge of nurturing that elusive breath of longevity, then Jiang Sheng's true body was close to comprehending the barrier.
The barrier between the Void Refinement Extreme Realm and the Integrated Body Early Stage.
Their gazes met. In the secret chamber, Jiang Sheng's true body sat with his five centers turned toward the heavens and slowly chanted:
"A Void Refinement cultivator raises body and spirit into the Upper Mystery and ascends; an Integration cultivator fuses flesh and spirit to attain truth."
"The Five Tribulations of Integration and the Five Decays of Heaven and Man: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth; birth,