Where the water met the sky, the river of stars hung inverted, and all around was a hazy expanse.
Streams of pure brilliance cascaded down like silk, swirling around Jiang Yi before finally flowing into the bright, round halo behind his head, making him look just like an Immortal!
'Lead forms the fire of life, mercury refines the light of nature. When life and nature unite, one returns to the Innate... So that's how it works.'
Jiang Yi looked within his own body and saw that after the True Lead of Tai Yang and the True Mercury of Tai Yin combined, they transformed into a faint, white flame about three fingers wide. Hidden in the heart of the flame was a pitch-black, pill-shaped object.
This Great Medicine, a union of lead and mercury, rose and fell. When it ascended to the Primordial Gate, it took the form of the moon; when it sank into the Inner Mansion, it became the sun. In this endless cycle, it steadily pushed his Merit forward.
