Chapter 78

The Changsheng Continent is vast and boundless, and no one knows where its edge lies.

-> "The Longevity Continent is vast and boundless; no one knows where its edge lies."

According to regional divisions, the entire Changsheng Continent is further divided into regions such as Nanhuang, Xijiang, Mo Bei, and Zhongzhou.

-> "According to regional divisions, the entire Longevity Continent is further divided into the Southern Wasteland, Western Frontier, Northern Desert, Central Province, and other regions."

Shang, one of the five hegemonic states of Zhongzhou, spans a region of hundreds of millions of kilometers, which can be described as vast and boundless.

-> "Shang, one of the Five Hegemon States of the Central Province, spans hundreds of millions of kilometers and can be described as boundlessly vast."

Yin Du, as the capital of the hegemonic state of Shang, gathers more than half of the Yin-Shang super clans and is one of the most prosperous cities on the Changsheng Continent, with a population of several million.

-> "And Yin Capital, as the capital of the hegemon state Shang, gathers over half of the Yin-Shang super clans and is one of the most prosperous cities on the Longevity Continent, with a population of several million."

Standing outside Yin Du and gazing at the extraordinarily prosperous ancient city before him, Feng Yi's eyes flickered with countless streams of information, and faintly he seemed to see a massive yin-yang bagua diagram.

-> "Standing outside Yin Capital, gazing at this extraordinarily prosperous ancient city, Feng Yi's eyes flowed with countless bits of information, and faintly he seemed to see a huge yin-yang bagua diagram."

The yin-yang bagua diagram was reflected deep in his pupils, constantly shifting, intertwining heavenly secrets and fate, transforming into countless visions of the future.

-> "The yin-yang bagua diagram was reflected deep in his pupils, constantly shifting, linking heavenly secrets and fate, transforming into countless visions of the future."

Faintly, Feng Yi seemed to see this ancient city turned into a ruinous wasteland.

-> "Faintly, Feng Yi seemed to see this ancient city turned into ruins, a desolate sight."

After a long while, he finally came to his senses and silently sighed: 'Strength! Under the threat of hostile forces from another world, without strength as a foundation, even the most splendid scenery is as fleeting as this illusory Changsheng realm, ultimately dissipating like smoke.'

Note: The line ends with a closing quote and period. We'll translate: "After a long while, he finally came to his senses, silently sighing: 'Strength—under the threat of hostile eyes from another world, without strength as support, even the most prosperous scene will ultimately fade away like this illusory Longevity Realm.'"

But need to keep the quote marks? We'll keep Chinese quotes? Probably use English quotes. We'll keep single quotes as in source? Use double quotes? We'll keep single quotes as they appear. We'll output: "After a long while, he finally came to his senses, silently sighing: 'Strength—under the threat of hostile eyes from another world, without strength as support, even the most prosperous scene will ultimately fade away like this illusory Longevity Realm.'"

The moment the thought settled in his mind, Feng Yi withdrew the strange vision from his eyes and, together with the crowd, stepped into this prosperous ancient capital.

-> "The moment that thought settled in his mind, Feng Yi retracted the visions in his eyes and, together with the crowd, stepped into this prosperous ancient capital."

Walking along the streets of Yin Du, seeing the prosperous scene that is completely different from Long Island, feeling the bustling atmosphere of the ancient city, Feng Yi involuntarily gained a different insight, as if his state of mind had undergone some refinement.

-> "Walking down the streets of Yin Capital, seeing the bustling scenery utterly unlike that of Dragon Island, feeling the city's mortal vibe, Feng Yi's heart spontaneously gave rise to a different insight, his state of mind as if undergoing some tempering."

"In a certain sense, this could also be considered a tempering of the heart amidst the mortal world."

-> "'To some extent, this could also be considered a refinement of the heart amidst the mortal world.'"

With this thought arising in his mind, Feng Yi strolled leisurely down the street like an ordinary traveler, touring the prosperous ancient city and sensing the changes in his own state of mind.

-> "That thought arose in his mind, Feng Yi strolled leisurely down the street like an ordinary traveler, touring the prosperous ancient city and sensing the changes in his own state of mind."

Nine-Story Moon-Viewing Pavilion.

-> "Nine-Story Moon-Viewing Tower."

One of the tallest buildings in Yin Du, and also a frequent gathering place for disciples of the various great clans of Yin-Shang.

-> "One of the tallest buildings in Yin Capital, it is also a frequent gathering place for disciples of the major Yin-Shang clans."

On the ninth floor, several clan disciples were drinking and chatting merrily.

-> "On the ninth floor, several clan disciples were drinking and chatting."

At that moment, a clan disciple set down his wine cup and said: 'Regarding the matter of Long Island, did you hear about it back then?'

-> "Just then, a clan disciple set down his wine cup and said, 'Regarding Dragon Island, did you hear about it back then?'"

"Naturally, back then the seers of the major powers in Nanhuang calculated that Long Island would give birth to a little ancestral dragon and many companion dragon kings, so they deliberately sent younger-generation disciples there; it is said that in the end, to compete for the companion dragon kings, the strongmen of the various powers clashed fiercely, and even several Void-Traveling demigods fell."

-> "'Naturally, back then the sages of the Southern Wasteland's major powers calculated that Dragon Island would see the birth of a little primordial dragon and many companion dragon kings, so they deliberately sent younger-generation disciples; it is said that in the end, to seize the companion dragon kings, the strongmen of the major powers fought fiercely, and even several half-gods who could fly through the void fell.'"

"At that moment, another person interjected: 'Unfortunately, it is said that the younger disciples of the major powers in Nanhuang did not see the true little ancestral dragon on Long Island, only gaining a few companion dragon kings.'"

-> "At that moment, another person interjected: 'Unfortunately, it is said that the younger disciples of the Southern Wasteland's major powers on Dragon Island never saw the true little primordial dragon, only harvesting a few companion dragon kings.'"

"Hehe, that remote and barren place of Nanhuang—how many among the younger generation there are worth mentioning? If our younger generation from the Five Hegemonic States of Zhongtu appeared on Long Island, they would surely sweep aside their peers and obtain the legendary little ancestral dragon."

-> "A disdainful chuckle sounded: 'Heh heh, that remote, barren Southern Wasteland—how many of its younger generation are worth mentioning? If our Central Plains Five Hegemon States' younger generation appeared on Dragon Island, they would surely sweep their peers and obtain the legendary little primordial dragon.'"

"I have recently obtained new information—actually, those younger disciples from Nanhuang not only subdued more than a dozen companion dragon kings on Long Island, but also caught sight of the legendary figures of Suiren and Fuxi, the two human ancestors."

-> "At that moment, the first speaker mysteriously glanced at his companions, lowered his voice instinctively, and said: 'I recently obtained new intelligence—actually, those younger disciples from the Southern Wasteland not only tamed over a dozen companion dragon kings on Dragon Island, but also saw the silhouettes of the legendary human ancestors Suiren and Fuxi.'"

Note: there is an extra period after the word English; the Chinese line actually ends with a period after the word English, ending with shadow. We'll keep the period.

"The ancestral god Suiren!"

-> "'Ancestral God Suiren!'"

"The ancestral god Fuxi!"

-> "'Ancestral God Fuxi!'"

"How is that possible?"

-> "'How could that be?'"

Exclamations of surprise rang out in the room, and everyone's eyes showed disbelief.

-> "Exclamations of astonishment rang out in the room, and everyone's eyes showed disbelief."

Seeing the change in everyone's expression, the first speaker's eyes flashed with a hint of pride as he continued: 'It's naturally true; the disciples who returned from Long Island even drew portraits of the two ancestral gods, causing all the major powers of Nanhuang to be shaken by this news! However, according to information I obtained from my clan, the two human ancestors Suiren and Fuxi seem to have remained on Long Island and have not returned to the Changsheng Continent.'

-> "Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, the first speaker's eyes flashed with a hint of pride as he continued: 'It is indeed true; the disciples who returned from Dragon Island even painted portraits of the two ancestral gods, and the major powers of the Southern Wasteland have been shaken by this news! However, according to intelligence I received from my clan, the two human ancestors Suiren and Fuxi seem to have remained on Dragon Island and not returned to the Longevity Continent.'"

As he spoke, seeing everyone shocked by his words, he felt increasingly pleased and unconsciously glanced down at the street below.

-> "Having said that, seeing everyone shocked by his words, he felt increasingly pleased, and unconsciously glanced down at the street below."

Suddenly, a figure in a dark robe with a snow-white fur ball on his shoulder appeared in his vision, seeming to contain some special Dao rhythm, directly capturing his attention.

-> "Suddenly, a figure in a dark robe with a snow-white fur ball on its shoulder appeared in his vision, seemingly containing some special Dao rhythm, directly capturing his mind."

In a daze, he felt that the figure seemed to lift its head and give him a faint smile.

-> "In a daze, he felt that figure lift its head and give him a faint smile."

Moments later, he abruptly came to his senses, a sense of unreality rising in his heart.

-> "Moments later, he abruptly came to his senses, a sense of unreality rising in his heart."

"How did I zone out?"

-> "'Why did I zone out?'"

This thought arose in his mind, and he instinctively shook his head, but at that moment his mind conjured the image he had seen in his clan's information scroll, which overlapped to some extent with the figure he had just seen.

-> "That thought arose in his mind; he unconsciously shook his head, but just then his mind conjured the image he had seen in his clan's intelligence scroll, which overlapped to some extent with the figure just now."

"That figure just now was the ancestral god Fuxi!"

-> "'That figure just now was the Ancestral God Fuxi!'"

He sprang to his feet and strained his gaze down the street, but there was no sign of the dark-robed figure.

-> "He sprang to his feet and strained his gaze toward the street below, but there was no dark-robed figure to be seen."

"What's wrong?"

-> "'What's wrong?'"

His odd state naturally drew his companions' attention.

-> "His odd state naturally drew his companions' attention."

"I just seemed to have seen the ancestral god Fuxi!"

-> "'I just seemed to have seen the Ancestral God Fuxi!'"

"A somewhat dazed voice sounded, causing the entire room to fall silent."

-> "A somewhat dazed voice sounded, and the whole room fell silent."

On the streets of Yin Du.

-> "On the streets of Yin Capital."

A youth in a dark robe with a snow-white fur ball on his shoulder walked leisurely, his body seemingly emanating a special aura that continually affected his surroundings, causing passersby to unconsciously overlook him.

-> "A youth in a dark robe with a snow-white fur ball on his shoulder walked leisurely, his body seemingly emanating a special aura that continually affected the surroundings, causing passersby to unconsciously overlook him."

"Indeed, the name Fuxi spread among the major powers along with those disciples returning from Long Island; no wonder my capacity to accommodate Fuxi's stature has increased a bit!"

-> "'Sure enough, the name Fuxi spread among the major powers along with those disciples returning from Dragon Island; no wonder my capacity to accommodate Fuxi's stature has increased a bit!'"

With his thoughts turning, Feng Yi seemed to sense something and unconsciously stopped outside a prosperous Buddhist temple, his deep gaze fixed on the bustling temple before him.

-> "His thoughts turning, Feng Yi seemed to sense something, and unconsciously stopped outside a prosperous Buddhist temple, his gaze deep as he looked at the bustling temple before him."

Huanglong Temple, a renowned thousand-year-old ancient monastery within Yin Du, its incense flourishing immensely, draws countless Buddhist devotees each day to come and worship.

-> "Yellow Dragon Temple, a renowned thousand-year-old monastery within Yin Capital, its incense flourishing immensely, draws countless Buddhist devotees each day to pay homage."

Of course, Feng Yi does not believe in Buddhism, and he is not here to worship Buddha.

-> "Of course, Feng Yi does not believe in Buddhism, and he is not here to worship Buddha."

His goal is the back mountain of the temple, where there is an innate bagua diagram carved by Fuxi himself.

-> "His goal is the rear mountain of the temple, where there is a diagram of the Innate Eight Trigrams carved by Fuxi himself."

As someone who has accommodated Fuxi's stature, he naturally would not give up this opportunity.

-> "As one who has accommodated Fuxi's stature, he naturally would not let this opportunity slip."

With his thoughts turning, Feng Yi stepped into the temple.

-> "His thoughts turning, Feng Yi stepped into the temple."

The back mountain of the temple.

-> "The rear mountain of the temple."

Mountains and waters depend on each other, the scenery is beautiful and exquisite, like a fairyland; everything seems arranged according to some special orientation, carrying a harmonious, natural charm.

-> "Mountains and waters depend on each other, the scenery is beautiful and exquisite, like a fairyland; everything seems arranged according to some special orientation, carrying a harmonious, natural rhythm."

As an important relic left by the ancestral god Fuxi, this place is no secret; therefore, many scions of noble clans, as well as cultivators and martial artists, come here each day to either admire the virtues of the ancients or seek to comprehend the Dao insights left by the ancestor.

-> "As an important relic left by the Ancestral God Fuxi, this place is no secret, so every day many clan descendants, cultivators, and martial artists come here, either to admire the venerable's bearing or to seek insight into the Dao that the ancestor left behind."

When Feng Yi arrived before the green stone engraved with the innate bagua on the temple's back mountain, there were already some figures around.

-> "When Feng Yi arrived before the bluestone engraved with the Innate Eight Trigrams on the temple's rear mountain, there were already some figures around."

However, he paid no attention to the surrounding figures, instead directing his gaze onto the green stone and observing the ancient, simple carving.

-> "However, he paid no mind to the surrounding figures, instead directing his gaze onto the bluestone and looking at the ancient, simple carving."

The innate bagua calculates all under heaven; this carving left by Fuxi himself also carries a special Dao rhythm, and despite the passage of endless ages, it remains clearly visible.

-> "The Innate Eight Trigrams calculate all under heaven; this carving left by Fuxi himself also carries a special Dao rhythm, and despite the passage of endless ages, it remains clearly visible."

At the moment he saw the carving, the scene before Feng Yi's eyes seemed to change, becoming blurry.

-> "At the moment he saw the carving, Feng Yi's vision seemed to shift, becoming blurry."

Gradually, everything faded away, leaving only that simple innate bagua diagram.

-> "Gradually, everything faded away, leaving only that simple Innate Eight Trigrams diagram."

In the end, even the bagua diagram began to continually shift, transforming into black-and-white light points that constantly recombined and arranged themselves into various innate hexagrams.

-> "In the end, even the bagua diagram began to continually shift, turning into black-and-white points of light that constantly recombined and arranged themselves into various innate trigram patterns."

Heaven and earth, wind and thunder, water and fire, mountain and marsh.

-> "Heaven, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, Mountain, Marsh."

Qian represents heaven, Kun represents earth, Xun represents wind, Zhen represents thunder, Kan represents water, Li represents fire, Gen represents mountain, Dui represents marsh.

-> "Qian represents Heaven, Kun represents Earth, Xun represents Wind, Zhen represents Thunder, Kan represents Water, Li represents Fire, Gen represents Mountain, Dui represents Marsh."

Heaven and earth, the myriad things of the universe—everything seems to be encompassed by this innate bagua diagram, evolving the fundamental source of the Dao.

-> "Heaven and earth, the myriad things of the universe—everything seems to be encompassed by this Innate Eight Trigrams diagram, evolving the source of the Great Dao."

In a daze, a towering figure with a human body and a dragon's head seemed to appear before Feng Yi's eyes.

-> "In a daze, Feng Yi's vision seemed to present a towering figure with a human body and dragon's head."

He sat cross-legged on the earth, looked up to observe the phenomena in the sky, looked down to observe the patterns on the earth, observed the markings of birds and beasts on the earth's suitability, combined the principles of yin and yang of heaven and earth, summarized the operational rules of all things in the universe, integrated the essence of the Dao into himself, and engraved a diagram of the primordial Bagua.

This is the Dao imprint left by Fuxi, hidden within this engraving of the Innate Eight Trigrams; at this moment, stirred by the Fuxi stature within Feng Yi's body, it manifested the essential truth of the Innate Eight Trigrams, causing his mind and spirit to become completely immersed in it.

In the outside world, heaven and earth.

In the doubtful gazes of the crowd, a youth in dark robes seemed to have fallen into a daze, automatically walking up to the bluestone, extending his palm, unconsciously rubbing the Eight Trigrams grooves on the bluestone, as if he were sensing the Great Dao insight that the ancestral god Fuxi had left when carving this Eight Trigrams diagram.

Seeing this, some people's faces showed a smile long accustomed; they whispered in sigh: 'This is hearing that the ancients once sensed the ancestral god Fuxi's Dao principles on this Eight Trigrams engraving, and they too wanted to emulate the ancients!'

Saying this, he lightly shook his head and said: 'Don't even think about it; if anyone could sense the ancestral god Fuxi's Dao principles on this Eight Trigrams engraving, would this engraving still be here, left for outsiders to freely visit?'

The person beside casually interjected: 'Who says it isn't? If it were really that easy, this engraving would have long been occupied by those superpowerful aristocratic forces of Yin Capital; how could they allow outsiders to freely visit?'

"Not knowing one's limits."

"Young people, still so young!"

Voices of discussion rose one after another, the faces of the surrounding figures all showed a look of watching a good show, as if they had long been accustomed to this scene before them.

After all, this Eight Trigrams engraving has existed here for countless ages; often, young people with ambitions higher than heaven come here, hoping to, like the ancients, comprehend the ancestral god Fuxi's Great Dao insight.

However, in most cases, those young people leave in disappointment, gaining nothing at all.

Hum

But just as the crowd was guessing when this youngster would give up, a low humming sound suddenly rang in their ears, making their hearts and spirits tremble, almost causing them to kneel directly on the ground.

"What's happening."

Before the words had even finished, everyone stared in shock at the scene before them, for a moment seemingly losing the ability to speak.

Only saw that the ancient bluestone engraved with the Innate Eight Trigrams engraving suddenly had countless black and white light points flowing, as if they were evolving the principle of yin-yang change.

At the same time, an elegant ancient qin appeared above the head of the dark-robed youth rubbing the Eight Trigrams engraving with his palm, exuding a vast aura, with streaks of purple-gold light continually merging into the engraving before him.

On the body of that qin were written three mysterious characters: Fuxi Qin.

In the next moment, amid the crowd's shocked gazes, all the black and white light points continuously arranged and combined, directly forming an immensely huge Innate Eight Trigrams diagram.

The Eight Trigrams diagram kept rotating, growing larger and larger, directly covering the sky above the entire Buddhist temple, and still expanding.

Boom

At the moment the Innate Eight Trigrams diagram appeared, a vast and boundless aura swept across the entire Yin Capital, as if a complete world were pressing down directly.

Throughout the Yin Capital, whether it was the cultivated elders of aristocratic families or ordinary commoners, at this moment their hearts all trembled, and they instinctively looked up at the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams diagram in the high heavens.

At this moment, the entire Yin Capital fell silent, only a huge Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams diagram continuously rotating in the high heavens, as if it were deriving the fundamental operation of all things in the universe, causing everyone to unconsciously immerse themselves in it, unable to extricate.

(End of chapter)