"So that was it!"
Prompted by his World-Shaking Wisdom, Lu Yang was struck by sudden enlightenment. It felt as though he had finally swept aside the veil that had always shrouded his mind.
Dragon Shade Water—Chen Earth was originally Yang!
Thinking back now, which four Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches did the Fruit Position Chongguang sought to attain, Covered Lamp Fire, require? And how were they paired?
Immortal Toon: Jia Wood, Yang.
Dragon Shade Water: Chen Earth, Yin.
Fear of Felling: Yi Wood, Yin.
Rigid Flame Furnace: Si Fire, Yin.
Three Yin and one Yang—how could they possibly harmonize? A truly complete and flawless Fruit Position should have paired Yin and Yang! Chongguang's path had been wrong at its very root!
"The key lies in Chen Earth. Within Dragon Shade Water, this Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch should have been Yang Earth, yet someone reversed its nature into Yin Earth. That is why, even after Chongguang's Dao Path received the guidance of Covered Lamp Fire, he could not merge with it—and would instead even provoke rejection!"
Lu Yang nearly understood it at once.
"Moreover, the Primordial True Person probably fell victim to this as well! He sought Long Flowing Water, and that Fruit Position likewise requires the aura of Chen Earth!"
What was Long Flowing Water?
Only when Ren Water and Gui Water of the Heavenly Stems combined with Chen Earth and Si Fire of the Earthly Branches could it be achieved. But Chen Earth had been reversed into Yin.
This Fruit Position, too, was ruined!
Besides these, which other Fruit Positions also required Chen Earth?
For a moment, the Heaven Investigating Instrument between Lu Yang's brows spun at high speed, deducing the secrets of Heaven. His fingers rubbed together so fiercely they were practically throwing sparks. "Besides these... there