The Secret Scripture Returns to Its Rightful Owner and Embraces the Eight Trigrams

"Under heaven, there are many other paths that strike out in new directions."

"Take Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. More cultivators follow its complete, harmonious methods than those of any other tradition under heaven. With so many practicing them, the struggle for those ten Dao Fruits is the fiercest!"

"In fact."

"Some prodigies are less exceptional than others. They can neither reach the heights nor settle for less, yet their talent is still enough to call forth a Dao Fruit. Some even cut ahead on a bend, beating most others to one of the ten and turning it into the Dao Fruit of their lifebound spiritual treasure!"

"As a result."

"Even at the highest levels, not everyone can possess the full Yin-Yang and Five Elements at the level of Dao Fruits, achieving perfect harmony without the slightest flaw."

"And so, many ways arose to settle for the next best thing."

"For instance, besides the Dao Fruit essences of Bing Fire and Ding Fire, heaven and earth also hold those of pure Yang Fire and Yin Fire."

"The former distinguish between the Five Elements, the latter between Yin and Yang, but both serve the purpose."

"Some must settle for less still."

"When even those Dao Fruits have been claimed, they can only break down the twelve Earthly Branches, which few cultivate to completion, and use yin branches and yang branches in place of yin stems and yang stems."

"Finally, they choose two of the four earth branches. It is not as complete as Yin Fire and Yang Fire, but it barely suffices."

"Others go further yet."

"Unable to obtain Bing or Ding, Yin or Yang, stems or branches, they abandon their essences altogether and begin with outward forms instead. They gather ten images of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, then work