The Sea of Bitterness lay below the navel, roughly the size of a palm. The Dao Palace rested above it, corresponding to the five internal organs enclosed by the ribs.
The five organs gave birth to five gods, and the five gods manifested five forms of qi. They stored vital essence without letting it escape, nurturing life without decay, enduring endlessly in the world.
This secret realm governed lifespan.
How could one enter the Dao Palace before perfecting the other shore?
Rumble...
Shatter the darkness with lightning!
That was Lin Xian's answer. He crossed the Sea of Bitterness, traversed the Divine Bridge, and reached the other shore. Amid swirling clouds and billowing immortal mist, an immense Dao Palace suddenly manifested.
Black and white lightning flashed. With auspicious clouds beneath his feet, Lin Xian resembled an unrivaled Thunder God carrying out the heavenly mandate. With tremendous momentum, he charged toward the divine palace, seeking to take his place within.
The Five Thunder Righteous Method bore the name of five thunders, but its essence was five forms of qi.
Pure yang governed fire and was called heart qi; pure yin governed water and was called kidney qi. Lesser yang within yin and lesser yin within yang governed wood and metal, called liver qi and lung qi respectively. What harmonized yin and yang governed earth and was called spleen qi.
The wheel and the sea generated yin and yang; the five divine repositories transformed into the five elements.
How could one derive the five elements from yin and yang, step beyond one secret realm, and soar into the next? The profound secret lay therein—nothing more than the transformations of yin and yang.
Ordinary cultivators cultivated the Dao Palace by housing the five gods, connecting the five forms of qi, and linking themselves to