"The Five Phases are what I forge, what I order, what I pivot upon, what I expound, what I unfold."
"When five advances attain four, the tracks of destiny arise."
"When four establish their three, laws and principles are obtained."
"When three attest to their one, their primordial beginning is achieved."
The divine voice of the Great Dao rumbled, expounding the Primordial Beginning Dao and evolving the Dharma methods of Jade Clarity. This was the order of the ancient world, commanding everything, governing everything, unchanging through ten thousand ages, beyond anyone's power to shake.
The Dharma form amid the stars abruptly rose. Heavenly light blazed, the red clouds dispersed, and a silver figure stepped out from within.
Xu Xuan withdrew from that state of looking down upon all things. He still held the Immortal Stele aloft, and [Calamity] had become the sole character remaining upon this Supreme Clarity Stele.
A fruit position.
Upon this Immortal Stele, the fruit position of calamity blessing amounted to no more than a single character, making the Immortal Artifact sink only slightly!
"The four tracks should be [Calamity, Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity]."
He spoke softly, comprehending their mysteries.
Together, these four branches of the Great Dao formed the world's destiny, its auspiciousness and ill fortune, its nobility and lowliness. They could even be called part of the Great Dao itself, the very foundation of this world's order.
The rise and fall of a person's fortunes, the length of their lifespan, their luck and calamities, the nobility or lowliness of their fate-all fell under the governance of these four tracks!
This was merit and karmic burden!
For ancient immortal cultivators, good deeds brought merit: golden lotuses might spring from the ground, sweet rain might descend from heaven, or water and fire might retreat before them. Evil