Future Helper
After obtaining the Second Heavenly Dao, He Ping finally had the chance to calm his mind and comprehend its mysteries. In the end, his consciousness wandered through myriad worlds, passing through one fantastical great thousand-world mirror image after another.
Throughout this process, he gradually became closely connected to the Primordial Immortal Embryo within his body, linking himself to the heavens and earth around him as well. Like a shattered mirror made whole again, he attained an even more spiritually lucid and complete state than before.
"To gaze long is to live long; one must forget all worldly affairs. The heart-macaque is easy to quell, but the mind-horse is hard to rein in... Lead the tiger to dwell in the dragon's lair, guide the dragon to reside in the tiger's chamber. When the two become one, ride a crane to the Isle of Peng."
He Ping abruptly snapped his eyes open and let out a leisurely, resounding chant. At the same time, the countless particles in his Primordial Spirit exploded, transforming into surging dharma power.
These particles, hundreds of times smaller than motes of dust, gathered again after a few breaths. The injuries to his Primordial Spirit, the many flaws and cracks in his mind, all wriggled and mended without cease, brimming with powerful vitality.
The transformation brought by the Second Heavenly Dao surpassed He Ping himself in an instant.
"Good... I've finally succeeded!"
"In my view, the workings of heaven and earth amount to nothing more than the two words 'balance.' Dense clouds bring rain; accumulated floods become waterlogging; the cycle never ceases. Thus, nothing under heaven is kinder than water. Teeth, being hard, break easily; the tongue, being soft, endures. The Five Elements generate and restrain one another, yin and yang wax and wane—nothing reigns alone... By