Chapter 877: The Principles of Yin-Yang Differentiation

Xuanyuan was clearly still far from satisfied, but for the sake of his health, Baifeng hurriedly stopped him: "Hey, that's enough. You've been hungry for too long; you can't eat too much all at once, or it will be bad for your body. Just eat this much for now. The sweet water I gave you to drink earlier will help you recover your strength as quickly as possible. Just rest a little and you'll be fine."

"Rest assured, we in Huaxia will certainly not let my friend go hungry. Once your body has recovered a bit, you can eat as much as you like."

Xuanyuan rubbed his stomach; at least it didn't feel as uncomfortable as before. He figured that Baifeng certainly wouldn't be afraid of him eating too much, nor would he be stingy with this bit of grain. What Baifeng said probably made sense, so he stopped eating.

"Fine, I'll listen to you. I'll stop eating for now and tell you the question I asked Guangchengzi on your behalf during this visit."

Baifeng hurriedly pulled his chair closer, feeling somewhat impatient. For him, this answer was a bit too important.

However, Xuanyuan said in an extremely puzzled tone: "You are who you are; come from where you came from. Where you came from—later, when you see Guangchengzi, he will tell you."

Xuanyuan changed his posture again, rubbed his messy hair, and still couldn't figure it out: "I don't know why you wanted to ask such a question. This answer also seems like it said nothing at all. What on earth are you two trying to do?"

"Guangchengzi is a person who truly possesses great wisdom. He shouldn't be lying to you, nor would he lie to me, but why?"

Hearing such an answer, Baifeng lay back somewhat decadently. Not only did Xuanyuan not understand, but he didn't either. Perhaps the real answer could only be found by meeting Guangchengzi in person; it was possible he really knew why he had come here.

Seeing that Baifeng was somewhat dejected, Xuanyuan had no choice but to continue: "Besides this question of yours, I also learned other things. Do you want to hear them? This can also be considered part of our trade."

However, Baifeng first asked: "Did Guangchengzi say when I can go see him?"

Xuanyuan slapped his forehead: "Hey, I almost forgot that. Anyway, what he said was very strange. He said that when you are meant to see him, you will naturally see him. If he hadn't given me other answers, I would really think he was lying to you."

Baifeng was too lazy to overthink it and felt a bit bored. Nothing was explained clearly, and everything was a mystery, so he let Xuanyuan talk about what other things they had discussed.

Xuanyuan had clearly received an answer that satisfied him greatly, otherwise he wouldn't be so excited: "He told me many answers you wouldn't tell me. He also explained the Sustainable Development you mentioned in greater detail, making me understand the principles of Yin-Yang Differentiation, mutual restraint, and conservation."

"Regarding this, it is of great help for us to determine the timing of Heaven. By the way, let's start working on determining the timing of Heaven this year. This matter was proposed by you. I have people specifically for determining the timing of Heaven, and you have people who understand this aspect. Guangchengzi also resolved many of my doubts, and I feel that we can certainly determine the timing of Heaven as quickly as possible now."

Baifeng agreed immediately: "Fine, no problem. When I send you back this time, I will arrange for people to go over together. Anyway, the Embassy is almost finished being built."

"Good, let's do it that way. Guangchengzi also used Yin-Yang Differentiation to explain some other principles to me. I also understand why you Huaxia people value family so much, why you want to establish a nation, why you want to be called King, and this department of yours. I have absolutely no doubts now."

Baifeng felt as if Xuanyuan was about to do something major and hurriedly pressed him: "Then what about you? Are you planning to carry out reforms in your Xuanyuan Tribe according to what Guangchengzi said?"

Xuanyuan didn't hide anything: "Yes, Guangchengzi taught me what a ruler and subject are, what honor and inferiority are, and told me what an Emperor, what a Sovereign, and what a King are."

Baifeng couldn't help but clench his fists. Surely the course of history wouldn't be pushed forward this quickly, would it?

"Then are you planning to be called King, Sovereign, or Emperor?"

Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan waved his hand directly: "No, after hearing Guangchengzi's words, I feel that I am not yet qualified. King is fine, just as you are also qualified to be called King. The only ones who can be called Sovereign are Fuxi, Suiren, and Shennong."

"But I have no intention of being called King for now. I want to achieve greater merits before discussing these matters."

Upon hearing this, Baifeng breathed a sigh of relief. If Xuanyuan were to be called Emperor now, what should he do? Should he also raise his own title? But it seemed he really hadn't made much of a contribution to the entire human race. Among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, which one didn't have outstanding merits for the human race?

Only Zulong was so grand, daring to say his merits covered the Three Sovereigns and his virtues surpassed the Five Emperors, calling himself Emperor. But Baifeng thought about it carefully; such a title actually didn't have much practical significance. It still depended on how much power one could grasp. Without power, even if one were called Sovereign, it would be nothing more than an honorary Nobility.

The Shennong of this generation, after being defeated by Xuanyuan, still obtained the title of Flame Emperor, but at this time, the Shennong Clan was already very muddled, and his ability was far inferior to Xuanyuan's. Even if he held the same title of Emperor as Xuanyuan, how could he possibly wield the same power as Xuanyuan? It was merely honorary. Thinking of this, Baifeng felt relieved. As long as one's own strength is great, there is no difference between King and Emperor. Didn't the ancients also call them Emperor and King like that?

Baifeng asked calmly: "Is there anything else?"

"Guangchengzi passed down a scripture to me called the Dao Precept Scripture, which explains the principles of Yin-Yang Differentiation in motion, the relationship between ruler and subject, and the methods for longevity."

"Longevity, not immortality?" Baifeng asked suspiciously.

"It is just longevity. However, the requirements within it are very difficult for us, or rather, we have no way to achieve them, because for people now, even having enough to eat and wear is a big problem, let alone conforming to Yin-Yang Differentiation. Therefore, this is a very difficult matter."

"Why, if you want to know, I can tell you, but I feel that you should also know what the requirements are, because the people of your Huaxia already have long lifespans now. In the past, how could there have been people who lived so long?"

Baifeng said with a smile: "Actually, for longevity, the most important thing is to conform to Nature and the changes of the four seasons. That is already enough for people to live seventy or eighty years. If you want to live longer, the requirements are naturally more, but as you said, we have no way to achieve them, so there is no need to talk about it. Being able to increase people's lifespan from thirty years to sixty is already a remarkable thing."

"Wanting to make everyone live past one hundred, that might be difficult to achieve even in a few thousand years."

Xuanyuan shook his head: "What you said is the same as what I heard, but I didn't expect you to be so pessimistic as to think that even a few thousand years wouldn't be enough."