"Between yin and yang..."
This Dao Discourse resounded through the hall like great bronze bells, making his ears tingle.
"Yin is diminution, deficit, lack, and concealment; yang is increase, fullness, growth, and manifestation. Undercurrents, silence, and nurturing follow yin; Transformation, abundance, and manifestation serve yang..."
Every sentence from the True Lord's lips seemed a pronouncement of gold and jade. Each word struck the hall, and in an instant, the fragrance of exquisite blossoms and osmanthus filled the air.
"Those who serve yang seek proof of their Dao in the merits they achieve in the world, while those who follow yin lean more toward their personal wisdom of the Dao..."
"Which are you, yin or yang?"
Xuan Guang's back was ramrod straight. This was an opportunity that came once in a thousand years, and his eyes flickered as he strained to absorb it all.
Viewing the Five Virtues through yin and yang, Xuan Guang naturally belonged among those who followed yin, since he cultivated Yi Wood.
And seekers of the Dao in this world followed either the Five Elements' path of Gold-Seeking or the method of following yin and manifesting yang.
The question was not asking whether he was yin or yang, but whether he wished to enter the world and earn merit, or withdraw from it to accumulate cultivation and wisdom of the Dao.
Xuan Guang had no worldly merits, and even if he did, he doubted he could surpass the True Lord Tian Yi of old.
Only if he truly reclaimed the imagery of the Four Seasons could he perhaps restore Yi Wood's radiance and wield authority over the turning cycle.
But that was plainly a fool's dream. Leaving aside the attitudes of the three houses, Geng Metal alone would certainly snuff him out before he could sprout.
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