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Chapter 82 Five Elements Changes
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"Yes!"

Wu Wen answered affirmatively again.

"How come it's so fast?"

Li Chunfeng asked in disbelief: "Tell me quickly, how did you do it?"

At this time, Yuan Tiangang next to him also showed a puzzled expression.

Wu Wen did not say that he had memorized it by force due to his exceptional memory, but he slowly explained the patterns he had discovered regarding the changes in light.

"Master, please look!"

Wu Wen took the visualization diagram, walked to the skylight, and held it up, allowing the sunlight to shine on the five-colored lotus.

The five mineral pigments on the petals of the five-colored lotus, under the illumination of light, show a magical color changing pattern as the lotus slowly rotates, just like the five elements of mutual generation and restraint, and mutual blending.

While Wu Wen was spinning the visualization diagram, he pointed to the light emanating from the five-colored lotus and explained in detail:

“The pigments used in painting this five-colored lotus are made from various special minerals ground into powder.

Under normal circumstances, all we can see is its base color.

But when sunlight shines on it, this special pigment starts to reveal its other color.”

“This is the first change!”

"Then, when one pigment on the visualization picture emits another color under the sunlight, the light it emits will shine on another pigment, causing the second pigment to change color.

And so on, one after another, until all the pigments emit different colors."

“This is the second change.”

"There is also a third variation, which is also the most complicated one!"

“When all the different colors of light meet and merge, they form new colors.

When these colors are interwoven together, they will create a brilliant and colorful scene!"

After listening to Wu Wen’s story.

Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang watched carefully the visualization picture of the five-colored lotus in his hand, which was rotating in a certain rhythm and direction under the sunlight.

When the lotus faces the light head-on, it seems to be ignited. The fiery red light covers all other colors. It is like the blazing sun in the sky, blazing and warm, full of vitality.

As the lotus rotates, the light gradually shines obliquely on the second pigment. At this time, it turns into a deep and tranquil aquamarine, like a clear lake shimmering with soft luster in the sun, deep and mysterious.

As the lotus continues to spin, the third pigment gradually blooms into a brilliant yellow color of the harvest season under the touch of light. This yellow color is like a golden wheat field, swaying in the autumn wind, full of the joy and hope of a good harvest.

Next, the fourth mineral pigment, under the light, showed a dark brown color as tough as earth. This brown is steady and heavy, carrying the growth and reproduction of all things like the earth, representing tenacity and perseverance.

When the lotus rotates to a certain moment, the fifth mineral pigment seems to be activated. It begins to blend and penetrate with the other four colors of light.

Red and blue interweave into gorgeous purple; yellow and brown blend into warm orange; and purple, orange, blue, yellow, and brown interweave with each other, finally forming a pure white light that seems to transcend the mortal world!
This white light is like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, pure and sacred. It illuminates the entire painting, making everything clear and bright.

This white light is the result of the mutual generation of the five elements. It is a symbol of the fusion of all things and represents harmony, unity and perfection.

The five-colored lotus, illuminated by the light, becomes a flowing painting of the five elements. Its changing and blending colors demonstrate the truth that the five elements are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, and that all things are in an endless cycle.

And this is the secret contained in the five-colored lotus visualization diagram: the changes of the five elements!

However, after Li Chunfeng learned the secret, he did not show any joy, but instead sighed and shook his head.

"Master, what's wrong? Is there any problem? Or did I not explain something clearly just now?" Wu Wen asked with concern.

"Ugh!"

Li Chunfeng sighed and replied, "I have never been able to visualize successfully before, and I always thought that I had not fully comprehended the mystery, and I still held a glimmer of hope in my heart.

But today you told me the secret, which made me completely give up.

It is impossible for me to successfully visualize this picture." "Why?" Wu Wen asked in confusion.

Li Chunfeng did not answer directly, but turned away.

At this time, Yuan Tiangang explained: "Because it is too difficult."

Hearing this, Wu Wen was speechless for a moment, but in his heart he already understood the deep meaning behind Yuan Tiangang's words "It's too difficult".

The changes of the five elements in this five-colored lotus visualization diagram are profound and complex. Even if you know the rules behind it, it still requires extremely high levels of understanding and cultivation to be able to visualize it successfully.

This is like a person with only a junior high school education suddenly getting a doctoral thesis. Even if all the problems, methods, solutions and answers are placed in front of him, he will not be able to learn it.

Wu Wen gently put down the visualization diagram, then slowly turned around and left.

"Junior Brother Li, it is such a blessing to have such a good disciple!" After Wu Wen left, Yuan Tiangang said to Li Chunfeng with a smile.

Li Chunfeng said with emotion: "Blue is derived from indigo, but is better than indigo; ice is made of water, but is colder than water. My student Wu Wen has gradually shown his brilliance."

This sentence comes from Xunzi's Encouragement to Study, which means that it is possible for a disciple to surpass his master.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tiangang's expression changed slightly and he asked, "Junior brother, are you interested in..."

"Yes, senior brother, I want to teach him the secret of immortality." Li Chunfeng said seriously.

Longevity is the ultimate pursuit of every Taoist.

Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang were no exception. They spent their entire lives searching for the secret of immortality.

However, the path to immortality is illusory, and those who pursue it are often deeply trapped in it, and it is difficult to reach it even in their entire lives.

Therefore, in the Taoist master-disciple inheritance, there is an unwritten rule: before imparting the way of longevity, the master must seriously consider the ability and talent of the disciple. Only when the master is sure that the disciple is qualified and capable of embarking on the path of pursuing the secret of longevity will he impart the knowledge of longevity to him.

If the disciple does not have such ability and qualifications, the master will not easily mention it, lest the disciple fall into endless distress and confusion in the pursuit of immortality.

Sometimes, not understanding is also a blessing!
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Come down from the attic.

Wu Wen suddenly caught a glimpse of Yang Ergou who had actually come here.

My heart tightened, thinking something urgent had happened, and I immediately walked over quickly.

"What happened?"

"Nothing happened!"

"Nothing, why are you here?"

Yang Ergou took a step forward and said softly, "Master, didn't you ask me about the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Court yesterday? I went to inquire about it as soon as I entered the palace today."

"Oh? What did you find out?"

Yang Ergou whispered: "Although the King of Qin is the general of the Twelve Guards, he is actually just a figurehead. The actual power of the Twelve Guards is in the hands of the twelve commanders."

"Which twelve people?"

"There are Li Jing, Xu Shiji, Qin Qiong..." Yang Ergou called out the names one by one.

Listening to the list reported by Yang Ergou, Wu Wen immediately discovered a problem.

These twelve commanders are either royalists or neutrals.

That is, in the struggle between the Crown Prince and the King of Qin, they did not help either side.

Although some people were very close to Qin Wang Li Shimin, such as Xu Shiji and Qin Qiong, these people would never conspire with Qin Wang to rebel.

The reason why Wu Wen was so sure was because he knew that in the future Xuanwu Gate Incident, these twelve people all remained neutral.

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(End of this chapter)