The half-immortal put on a great show of mystery before slowly opening his mouth to explain.
"The Yin-Yang Seed is what we humans call this kind of Gu poison.
Yin and the Yang oppose one another yet transform all things; everything in this world contains the Dao of Yin and Yang.
Yin and Yang are two sides of a single entity, containing one another within, responding to and replacing each other, refusing to be pinned down to a single fixed image.
Though the two lack a fixed image, changing along with the Dao, the upper aspect may serve as the Dao, and the lower aspect may serve as a vessel. The applications of the Dao are inexhaustible, present everywhere, evaluated according to their use.
Once put to use, Yin and Yang are settled; yet once settled, they continue to shift with time. Therefore it is said: Yin and Yang are not two, but approached as one. The One is the Taiji, commanding both forces, interacting and giving rise to the myriad transformations."
True to his title of half-immortal, he rattled off a string of high-sounding phrases that left his listeners completely baffled while projecting an aura of profound mystery. Yet, upon closer rumination, it actually seemed to make a certain kind of sense.
But Si Ren was no longer some ignorant youth who understood nothing of the world; he was crystal clear on the purpose behind this half-immortal's appearance.
"Old man, what you're saying is far too abstruse; I don't really understand much of it.
Why don't you just tell us …
Chapter 948