"—Heaven and Earth, Yellow and Black! Universe, Primordial Chaos! Sun and Moon Wax and Wane, Stars and Constellations Arranged! Cold Comes, Heat Goes, Autumn Harvest, Winter Storage! Leap Months Form the Year, Pitch Pipes Regulate Yang! Clouds Rise and Bring Rain, Dew Condenses into Frost! Gold is Born in the Lishui River, Jade Emerges from the Kunlun Mountains! Sword Named Juque, Pearl Called Night-Shining..."
"—In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. The earth was formless and void, darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the water surface. God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and separated the light from the darkness..."
"—Within the void, loneliness had no form! There was no heaven, no earth, no yin, no yang; it could not be seen, nor could it be heard. If one said it existed, its form could not be seen; if one said it did not, all things were born from it. Beyond the eight directions, distinctions gradually began to form. Below came subtleties, which became worlds, and thus there was Primordial Origin..."
"—When the Lamb opened the first of the Seven Seals, I heard one of the Four Living Creatures say in a voice like thunder, 'Come!' I looked, and there before me was a white horse. Its rider held a bow, and was given a crown. He rode forth, victorious and to conquer..."
"—An auspicious day, a fine time, joyful and pleasing to the Emperor; caressing the long sword with a jade hilt, Sound of Jade and Lapis Lazuli..."
Five orderly yet interwoven chants rose from low to high, gradually resounding across all of Puji Island.
At first, the chants were like children, crisp and pleasant; then like youths, vigorous