Five Elements Mountain Discussion on the Dao! Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Takes Shape!

Five Elements Mountain!

Gu Xi couldn't fathom the intentions of Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, so he proposed:

"The Great Dao is difficult to seek; mutual exchange may foster comprehension."

"Why don't we discuss the Dao here today and verify our understanding with each other?"

"Fellow Daoist Gu Xi, an excellent suggestion!" Daoist Jieyin chuckled.

"Mutual verification is indeed beneficial to the Great Dao," Daoist Zhunti nodded.

"Hahaha, if we discuss the Great Dao here today, it will surely be a beautiful tale passed down in the future."

Ying Long let out a hearty laugh, his voice shaking Five Elements Mountain.

"What? The Holy Father wants to discuss the Dao with Daoist Jieyin, Daoist Zhunti, and Old Ancestor Ying Long?"

Suiren Shi and the other Human Race powerhouses were overjoyed upon hearing Gu Xi and the others' conversation.

"Four great divine-minds are actually going to discuss the Dao at Five Elements Mountain... we came to the right place."

"This... this is our opportunity!"

The multitude of Gods and Demons who had come to Five Elements Mountain to congratulate Gu Xi were all inexplicably excited and ecstatic.

A great divine-mind lecturing the Dao was an opportunity that the Primordial Populace could only hope for by chance.

Especially since, when many great divine-minds lectured, they wouldn't allow just anyone to listen; they would often screen the beings who came to hear the Dao.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun spoke of educating all beings, but in reality, only the three thousand great divine-minds who could reach Zixiao Palace in Chaos were qualified to listen to Dao Ancestor Hongjun's Great Dao.

As for other beings, they were naturally without such fortune.

Public lectures like this, without any prerequisites, were not unheard of in the Primordial Era, but they were rare.

Especially this time, with four great divine-minds lecturing simultaneously, it was even rarer.

Whether it was Suiren Shi and the other Human Race powerhouses, or the multitude of Gods and Demons who came to offer congratulations, they all knew this was an extremely rare opportunity.

Therefore, they immediately found good spots on Five Elements Mountain and sat down, focusing their attention, ready for Gu Xi and the others to begin discussing the Great Dao.

"Today, I shall offer a humble stone to attract jade," Ying Long said.

Ying Long sat cross-legged on a cushion. His Daoist robe suddenly revealed streaks of silvery-white Star Constellation Dao patterns.

"What I have comprehended is the Innate Star Constellation Great Dao!"

As Ying Long spoke, it was as if his words carried the weight of cosmic law. The heavenly laws of Five Elements Mountain shifted.

A corner of the Primordial Starry Sky suddenly appeared above Five Elements Mountain.

Countless stars twinkled, and billions of starlight cascaded down.

In an instant, the entire Five Elements Mountain transformed into a place where stars resided.

Innumerable colossal Primordial Stars seemed to be right before their eyes.

"The Star Constellations are the manifestation of the Great Dao!"

"The Great Dao operates, the stars rotate, Yin Yang alternates, the Five Elements cycle, and the Myriad Things transform!"

"The myriad stars of the cosmos revolve around the Sun Star and the Moon Star, along with the Five Elements Stars (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth)."

"Beyond the Sun, Moon, and Five Elements Stars are the other stars, which form the Twenty-Eight Mansions, namely the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions, Vermilion Bird Seven Mansions, White Tiger Seven Mansions, and Black Tortoise Seven Mansions."

"The Azure Dragon in the East, the Vermilion Bird in the South, the White Tiger in the West, the Black Tortoise in the North... these are the Four Symbols!"

"There are also the Big Dipper's seven stars: Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang!"

"The Four Symbols, the Twenty-Eight Mansions, and the Big Dipper all revolve around the Sun, Moon, and Five Elements Stars in a cycle, which in turn causes the changes in heavenly laws, primal energy, and the rise and fall of all things."

"By discerning the patterns of the Star Constellations, one can grasp the transformations of the Great Dao!"

Ying Long's voice resonated in all directions. The Divine Power surrounding him surged like the ebb and flow of tides, resonating with the Innate Star Constellation Great Dao in the unseen void.

The vast starry sky before everyone's eyes, with its billions of stars, began to move along profound trajectories.

Furthermore, the Sun Star, Moon Star, and the Five Elements Stars (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth) manifested one by one, emitting immeasurable radiance and illuminating the great universe.

Subsequently, the Big Dipper also shone brightly, forming a ladle shape.

The Four Symbols and the Twenty-Eight Mansions also appeared, with the shadowy figures of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise vaguely manifesting within them.

The profound mysteries of the endless star constellations were displayed before everyone in this direct manner.

For a time, the multitude of Gods and Demons gained much insight.

Even Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti showed smiles, having benefited greatly.

"This Way of the Star Constellations is of great importance to the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches that I am about to establish."

Gu Xi was even more pleasantly surprised.

He firmly remembered the Great Dao that Ying Long had expounded, and poured all his effort into imprinting the celestial phenomena before him into his Primordial Spirit.

After perfecting the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms, his next step was to deduce the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches based on the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

The Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches encompassed more Great Dao Laws and had a more profound impact on the Primordial Era.

Once he established and perfected the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the merit he could obtain would far surpass that gained from establishing the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms.

Furthermore, the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches was closely related to the laws governing the changes of the Heavenly Stars.

Now that Ying Long was explaining the Innate Star Constellation Great Dao and visually presenting the laws of change for the Heavenly Stars before him, it was a tremendous help to him.

With today's gains, Gu Xi believed he could soon deduce and perfect the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

At some point, Ying Long had finished his lecture.

The billions of stars before everyone's eyes also vanished like an illusion.

Gu Xi, Daoist Jieyin, and Daoist Zhunti all wore expressions of lingering satisfaction.

As for the many Human Race powerhouses and visiting Gods and Demons, they were even more lost in thought.

The essence of the Star Constellation Great Dao just now was so profound that they were reluctant to emerge from that state of enlightenment!

"Fellow Daoist Ying Long's Innate Star Constellation Great Dao has left me amazed and greatly benefited," Daoist Zhunti praised. "Next, I shall lecture on the Innate Nirvana Dao!"

"Nirvana means tranquility! To be free from all phenomena is Nirvana!"

"Nirvana refers to transcending life and death and entering a state of silent non-action. This state is far from the deluded world and contains happiness, hence Nirvana is called bliss."

"All existence is impermanent; what is born will die; what is not born will not die, and this cessation is the greatest bliss. In contrast to the restless turmoil of life and death, the tranquil stability of not being born and not dying is called Nirvana."

"Nirvana is not death! 'Nirvana' means tranquility, and 'destruction' means the elimination of afflictions and deluded thoughts!"

"If one attains Great Nirvana, there will be no worries, no anxieties, no biases, no false thoughts; all will be tranquil, drawing close to the Great Dao, and one may enter Nirvana and become a Saint!"

Daoist Zhunti's voice resounded like thunder.

The phantom image of a giant Bodhi Tree appeared behind him.

Billions of worlds also manifested, arising and perishing.

At that moment, everyone's minds, guided by his Zen-filled voice, seemed to enter a realm of absolute peace and bliss, where the Great Dao felt within reach.

Countless insights surged into their hearts like a spring.

Many Gods and Demons broke through on the spot.

Several Heavenly Immortals of the Human Race, who had been stuck at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm for nearly ten thousand years, now manifested their Three Flowers, condensing them into Dao Seeds, and unexpectedly broke through to Golden Immortal.

"Fellow Daoist Zhunti's comprehension of the Dao is even more profound than Ying Long's."

"The Nirvana Dao he speaks of is indeed the path to becoming a Saint."

"Unfortunately, he has basically fully grasped the Innate Nirvana Dao. On this particular Great Dao, no one is his match. He will undoubtedly be the one to become a Saint through the Innate Nirvana Dao in the future."

"As for those who come later, they can at most become Quasi-Saints. Furthermore, they will be naturally suppressed by Daoist Zhunti!"

Gu Xi marveled, once again benefiting greatly.

After Daoist Zhunti finished his lecture, Daoist Jieyin took over.

"What I shall lecture on is the Innate Nirvana Dao!"

"The so-called Nirvana means eliminating the causes and effects of life and death, transcending life and death, and achieving a different kind of rebirth!"

"Since all sentient beings suffer from afflictions, desires, and other torments, falling into endless suffering, and are bound by the karma of life and death, Nirvana is the final overcoming of afflictions, desires, and the suffering of life and death..."

"Nirvana is also divided into 'Nirvana with Remainder' and 'Nirvana without Remainder'."

"...Nirvana with Remainder means that afflictions have been severed, desires are gone, and the spirit has entered the realm of Nirvana, while the physical form still exists. Nirvana without Remainder means that both spirit and body are gone, having completely escaped the cycle of life and death in the world..."

The Innate Nirvana Dao expounded by Daoist Jieyin was no less profound than Daoist Jieyin's Innate Nirvana Dao.

Countless golden lotuses floated from him and landed on everyone.

Many members of the Human Race and visiting Gods and Demons broke through one after another.

"These two are indeed the destined Saints... They have gone further than I have, almost fully comprehending the Great Dao they cultivate. They likely only need one more catalyst to prove their Dao and become Saints."

Ying Long looked at the figures of Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti and sighed, admitting his inferiority.

Even though he had gained fame earlier.

In terms of accumulating Divine Power, he believed he was not inferior to these two.

However, in terms of understanding and mastery of the Great Dao, these two clearly surpassed him.

"These are the top Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates in the Primordial Era!"

Gu Xi was also amazed. During their lectures, Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin seemed to have completely transformed into the very embodiment of the Great Dao, which was terrifying.

Of course, it also benefited him greatly.

"The next one to lecture will be me!"

"As the lord of this place, I cannot fall too far behind them."

"However, although I cultivate many Great Daos, my level of comprehension and mastery is far inferior to these three Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates."

"Perhaps, I should throw out the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches!"

"This way, I can definitely give them a big 'surprise'!"

Gu Xi pondered in his heart. With a thought, he immediately activated the 'Enlightenment' system of the Heavenly Dao Faith Card.

He activated the Enlightenment function and entered the Enlightenment state.

Then, he began to combine his own thoughts on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches with the Way of the Stars he heard from Ying Long, deducing the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

Countless insights into the Great Dao surged into his heart like a tide.

It felt like an instant had passed.

Yet, it also felt like billions of years had passed.

Gu Xi awoke, and the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches had taken shape in his heart.

Although this chapter is not long, only 3000 words!

It took me half a day to research the information to write it.