Everyone talked among themselves as they arrived together at the great square in Spirit Vine City. It lay at the city's center and was set aside specifically for sermons on the Dao.
It was an enormous square, with a towering Dao Platform at its very center and a meditation cushion atop it.
Lin Tian immediately ascended the Dao Platform and sat cross-legged.
More and more people gathered in the square, all sitting cross-legged.
Lin Tian looked at the crowd and said calmly, "Having obtained Hongmeng Purple Qi, I have gained a deeper understanding of the Heavenly Dao. In this sermon, I shall impart it to you all!"
"Boundless Heavenly Venerable!"
Everyone bowed in salute and chanted, "Boundless Heavenly Venerable!"
After gathering his thoughts for a moment, Lin Tian began expounding his Dao.
"Observe the Dao of Heaven and carry out Heaven's workings, and all is complete.
Thus Heaven has Five Thieves; those who perceive them prosper. The Five Thieves reside in the heart and enact their workings in Heaven.
The universe lies within the hand; the myriad transformations arise within the body.
Heaven's nature is humanity; the human heart is the pivot.
Establish the Dao of Heaven to bring order to humanity.
When Heaven unleashes murderous intent, stars shift and constellations change;
When earth unleashes murderous intent, dragons and serpents rise upon the land;
When humanity unleashes murderous intent, Heaven and earth are overturned;
When Heaven and humanity unleash it together, the foundation of myriad changes is settled.
Nature holds both ingenuity and clumsiness, which can be subdued and concealed.
The evils of the nine apertures lie in the three essentials.
Through movement and stillness they may be governed. Fire arises from wood; when calamity erupts, it must consume it;
Treachery arises within a nation; when the moment stirs, it