On Phoenix Perch Mountain, inside the quiet chamber.
Once his soul was whole, the Spirit Flower bloomed within the mystic pass.
The upper, middle, and lower dantians became fully connected, their energies resonating. The essence flower rose into Emptiness, and the qi flower shifted, meeting the Spirit Flower within the mystic pass.
The three flowers of essence, qi, and spirit moved in the arrangement of the three powers—heaven, earth, and humanity. Their energies grew ever more profound, their principles deeper, their Dao resonance richer.
After eighty-one rotations, Taiji Heaven trembled. A strand of the supreme polarity law mingled with yellow court qi and merged into the essence flower.
The three flowers slowly unfurled, each blooming with nine crystalline petals. As the flowers opened, he beheld himself: his original heart, his own heart, and his Dao heart became one.
The three flowers surrounded his primordial spirit, presiding over the mystic pass and anchoring his being, impervious to all arts. Cracking sounds rang out as a seedling sprouted atop the nine-petaled essence flower.
The seedling rooted itself in Taiji Heaven, drawing upon the supreme polarity law and yellow court qi, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Nine breaths to mature, nine breaths to flower, nine breaths to bear fruit, and nine breaths for the ripe fruit to fall from its stem. The fruit dropped, splitting open on its way down.
An old Daoist in black robes sprang out, his hair, brows, beard, and skin all white. He had the bearing of an Immortal and the bones of a sage, with kind brows and gentle eyes.
He stood upon the essence flower, yet looked like an ordinary mortal old man, plain and unadorned. Solemnly, he proclaimed:
"I am Taishang Dongzhen. I shall be Dao Lord of Taiji Heaven, governing Yin