The sun and moon lay hidden in a gourd; Heaven and Earth were held within a sleeve.
This Heaven and Earth Art was a spatial secret art Xuanming had created after making some progress in comprehending the divine ability Universe in the Sleeve. Though somewhat crude and inferior to the Heaven-in-a-Gourd Art, it still possessed extraordinary power and considerable profundity.
Now, as he employed it to draw currents of energy from the void and pour them into the Mountains and Rivers Diagram, the treasure immediately began to change. Its mountains and rivers evolved violently, and its illusory Daoist Visions showed signs of solidifying. There were even indications that a space was opening within it.
This filled him with unexpected delight.
If this flash of inspiration truly succeeded, not only would the Mountains and Rivers Diagram come closer to the Mountains and Rivers, Society and Millet Diagram, but he might even touch upon the true essence of Earth Immortals. Drawing connections from that insight could advance his own cultivation and nourish his Dao Domain Prototype. Daoists discerned all things and glimpsed the Great Dao within their transformations.
At this thought, Xuanming's spirits soared.
He took a deep breath, calmed himself slightly, and raised his hand to continue drawing spirit mechanisms from the void.
From that day onward, besides setting Yin and Yang in motion and gathering the earth's spirit mechanisms, Xuanming also had to manipulate Heaven and Earth to refine and nurture the Mountains and Rivers Diagram.
On the thirty-sixth day, a number that accorded precisely with four times nine of the Heavenly Stems, he cast a strand of void energy into the Mountains and Rivers Diagram and contemplated the changes within it. He saw the Dao grow more profound, its principles more mysterious, and its methods more wondrous. Yet beneath