Five Elements Mountain.
Gu Xi looked up at the Ocean of Merit circling above the clouds, slightly taken aback.
He naturally knew that the emergence of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches would have an enormous impact on the Primordial World.
But he had not expected that before he even began explaining it, the Heavenly Dao had "impatiently" prepared Merit for him in advance, as though urging him to spread the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches as quickly as possible.
He had faint ties to the Heavenly Dao, that great creditor of his.
He vaguely sensed that the Heavenly Dao seemed somewhat anxious at this moment.
"It seems the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches is even more important to the perfection of the Heavenly Dao Laws than I imagined!"
Gu Xi smiled.
This was a wonderful thing.
He had never thought there could be too much Merit.
The more, the better!
Moreover, the more important the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches was to the Heavenly Dao Laws, the greater the fortune he, as its creator, would receive from the feedback of heaven and earth in the future—an endless stream of it.
"Still, the commotion caused by the Heavenly Dao is rather too great."
"I fear every Great Supernatural Being in all of Hong Huang is watching me right now!"
"Heh, who knows how many people are green with envy over me!"
"However, I am now one of the Great Supernatural Beings myself, and once the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are established, my strength will increase greatly as well... So there is no need to worry too much."
Gu Xi took a deep breath and looked toward the crowd.
"Please, Dao Lord Gu Xi, expound the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches."
Suiren Shi and the other powerful members of the Human Race, along with the many visiting Gods and Demons, bowed deeply.
Ying Long, Daoist Jieyin, and Daoist Zhunti also looked at Gu Xi eagerly.
They desperately wanted to know what kind of Great Dao Gu Xi's Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches was, to have triggered such a shocking phenomenon.
"Very well!"
Gu Xi smiled and formally began expounding the Great Dao.
"In ancient times, the seasons of Hong Huang were indistinguishable. Living beings did not understand the sequence of time, did not know the changes in Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, nor how to follow the seasons..."
"Thus, I created the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms, remedying a missing link in the Heavenly Dao and allowing the Primordial Beings to live according to the Four Seasons Sequence."
"Yet even with the Four Seasons Sequence in place, it still had limitations. It could not fully reflect the operational laws of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, nor fully encompass the transformations of the stars of the heavens, yin and yang, and the Five Elements throughout the universe, along with their influence upon all things. The sequence of time still had flaws..."
"Therefore, upon the foundation of the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms, I created the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches."
He spoke in a clear voice, every word carrying profound truth.
The moment he explained his original intent in creating the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, countless golden flowers descended from the heavens.
The billions of stars within the Primordial Starry Sky began trembling in unison.
Even the Star Gods dwelling within many of those stars could neither stop nor control the tremors.
Vast starlight gathered together, and rivers of stars like Nine Heavens Silver Waterfalls cascaded down upon Five Elements Mountain.
Tens of thousands of star rivers resembling Nine Heavens Silver Waterfalls fell upon Five Elements Mountain.
The sight was incomparably magnificent.
The powerful members of the Human Race and the many Gods and Demons within Five Elements Mountain were ecstatic.
Golden flowers containing Dao resonance and gentle starlight continuously merged into their bodies, rapidly increasing their Magic Power.
The flowers, grass, and trees atop Five Elements Mountain also began growing wildly.
Even Five Elements Mountain itself shone brilliantly beneath the tempering of the vast starlight, as though it were about to transform into a true sacred mountain.
"The Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches consists of the Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches!"
"The Ten Heavenly Stems are: Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui!"
"The Twelve Earthly Branches are: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai!"
"The Ten Heavenly Stems reflect the laws governing the changes of the five yin-yang qi in the heavens."
"Jia and Yi carry wind qi; Bing and Ding carry fire qi; Wu and Ji carry damp qi; Geng and Xin carry dry qi; Ren and Gui carry cold qi. This indicates that the Five Elements Qi in the heavens undergoes changes according to the laws of mutual generation among the Five Elements."
"The Five Elements Qi is further divided into yin and yang aspects!"
"Therefore, the Ten Heavenly Stems are likewise divided into yin and yang aspects: Jia, Bing, Wu, Geng, and Ren are yang stems; Yi, Ding, Ji, Xin, and Gui are yin stems!"
"The Twelve Earthly Branches reflect the laws governing the changes of the five yin-yang qi on earth."
"The Twelve Earthly Branches are likewise divided into yin and yang aspects: Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen, and Xu are yang branches; Chou, Mao, Si, Wei, You, and Hai are yin branches!"
"When the laws of change of the five yin-yang qi in the heavens are combined with those of the five yin-yang qi on earth, then supplemented by the Four Seasons Sequence and Star Rotation, they can accurately reflect the laws of the great cycles of heaven and earth, the laws of the cycles of time and space, and the laws governing the changes of all things..."
"The Twelve Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches, with yang stems matched with yang branches and yin stems matched with yin branches, form sixty fundamental units. This creates the complete Ganzhi Calendar, also known as the Ganzhi Era Method!"
"It establishes an operational cycle of sixty double-hours, sixty days, sixty months, and sixty years, endlessly repeating in orderly succession to form stable periodic laws. It fully explains the patterns of change in the five qi of heaven and earth within those cycles!"
"The Ganzhi Calendar mainly consists of four parts: Ganzhi year reckoning, Ganzhi month reckoning, Ganzhi day reckoning, and Ganzhi hour reckoning. It takes Start of Spring as the beginning of the year and the solar term transition day as the beginning of the month. The Twenty-Four Solar Terms and twelve-month system are the fundamental contents of the Ganzhi Calendar; they govern both years and months, while also incorporating the Twenty-Four Solar Terms."
"The Heavenly Stems bear the Way of Heaven, while the Earthly Branches bear the Way of Earth. In heaven they become phenomena; on earth they take form; among humans they become fortune. The Heavenly Dao and the Way of Earth determine the human path, thus the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches were established to accord with the fortunes of heaven, earth, and human affairs. Heaven and earth are set in their places, the stems and branches determine time and space, and time and space determine the world."
"Qian symbolizes heaven, while the branches symbolize earth. Though all things grow upon the earth, their flourishing, prosperity, decline, and decay cannot be separated from heaven. The combinations of the Ten Heavenly Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches form the Sixty Jiazi, and the Sixty Jiazi is used to explain heaven, earth, and humanity."
Gu Xi thoroughly explained the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to everyone.
As his explanation continued to deepen, the unseen Heavenly Dao Laws underwent intense changes.
It was as though, in accordance with the Way of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches he described, countless Great Dao Laws were being rearranged and adjusted.
After World Creation in Hong Huang, although Pure Qi rose to become heaven and Turbid Qi sank to become earth, some Pure Qi and Turbid Qi still filled the void, remaining intermixed. This caused chaotic climates and vital energy, frequent natural disasters, and environmental instability.
At this moment, as countless Great Dao Laws were rearranged in the unseen realm, wisps of invisible Great Dao ripples swept across the universe.
In an instant, vast amounts of Pure Qi and Turbid Qi separated once more.
Pure Qi rose to the heavens!
Turbid Qi entered the earth!
Many natural disasters that had been erupting quietly subsided.
The operating paths of the billions of stars in the Primordial Starry Sky also adjusted slightly, and a thunderous roar resounded throughout all of Hong Huang.
As countless Great Dao Laws were rearranged, the environment of all Hong Huang became better and more suitable for life.
"Th-this... What exactly did Gu Xi do? He actually caused the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to rearrange itself!"
The Three Pure Ones, Zhen Yuanzi, Fuxi, Ancestor Minghe, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, and many other Great Supernatural Beings sensed the changes in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and all of them turned pale in horror.
They were beyond shocked!
Even when Nuwa attained the Dao and became a saint, she had not accomplished something like this!
A mere Gods and Demons Dao Lord had actually caused the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to rearrange itself...
This was simply unbelievable!
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