Li Bing asked confusedly, "Ancestor, I can be said to know nothing about Taoism. The understanding of gossip is only scratching the surface, and I often hear people talk about it: Wuji gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to two yi, two yi gives birth to four elephants, four elephants give birth to gossip, and gossip gives birth to sixty-four trigrams! ”

"But why did we have three more talents on the road to explore Qianling, after going through two instruments? After the four elephants, it is not directly to the eight trigrams, but the five more elements? ”

Li Chunfeng smiled and said, "Li Bing, what I just said is the change of gossip. What you have heard is the gossip of King Wen summarized by later generations according to King Wen of Zhou's understanding and interpretation of the Book of Changes. In fact, the acquired gossip and the change gossip are the same thing, but the change gossip is more profound! ”

"Wuji is a chaotic world, there is no four directions, and there is no concept of time. After Pangu opened the heavens and the earth, the light Qing rose and became the sky, and the heavy candle sank to the earth, since then Yin and Yang were born, and all things were at the beginning. In this cosmic world, everything is yin and yang. ”

"The Tai Chi Bagua diagram, with the center of the circle within the same circle as the boundary, draws two equal yin and yang fish to represent the interrelationship of all things. The yin fish is black, and the yang fish is white, which is a representation of day and night. The head of the yang fish has a yin eye, and the head of the yin fish has a yang eye, which means that all things are transforming and penetrating each other, there is yang in yin, yin and yang are yin, yin and yang are combined, and they are mutually reinforcing. ”

"Tai Chi Yin and Yang, that is, the two instruments. In the vast world, there are four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the space is divided into east, south, west and north, which is the transition of yin and yang and is divided into four. Therefore, on the Taiji diagram, the center of the circle is divided into four parts, that is, the four elephants, which is the origin of the two yi and the four elephants! ”

"The four elephants, namely less yin, less yang, too yin, and sun. At different times, it can correspond to the four directions, the four seasons, and the four elephants. The green dragon lives in the east, the breath of spring, and the lord of the young sun; The Vermilion Bird lives in the south, the breath of summer, the lord of the sun; The white tiger lives in the west, the air of autumn, and the lord of the yin; Xuanwu lives in the north, the air of winter, the lord of Taiyin. Li Bing thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Ancestor, in this way, the center of the Taiji Yin and Yang Diagram is eternal and unchanging, and with this as the center, it can be divided into countless unpredictable worlds of all things. If the two instruments give birth to four elephants, if the four elephants are divided into two, will it become gossip? ”

Li Chunfeng laughed and said: "Li Bing, you are worthy of being my descendant, and you have not insulted the reputation of your ancestors." You understand that the center of the circle of the Tai Chi Yin and Yang Diagram is the root of all things, which is really not easy! ”

He continued: "The four elephants form a diagram of Bagua by dividing into two. Hexagram person, hanging, that is, all kinds of things in heaven and earth hang in front of you, Qian, Kun, Xun, Dui, Gen, Zhen, Li, Kan is the gossip. Qiannan, Kunbei, Lidong, Kanxi, to the southeast, to the northeast, Xunxi, to the northwest, this is the innate gossip created by the emperor Fuxi. ”

"Due to the changes of mountains and rivers, the sun, moon and stars have shifted, and there are some deficiencies in the innate gossip. King Wen of Zhou founded the Qiankun doctrine, he believed that there was heaven and earth first, heaven and earth intersected and generated all things, heaven is dry, earth is kun, and the rest of the six trigrams are his children: Zhen is the eldest man, Kan is the middle man, and Gen is the young man; Xun is the eldest daughter, separated from the middle daughter, and is a girl, which is the gossip of King Wen, also known as the gossip of the day after tomorrow. ”

"Bagua represents eight basic objects: dry is the sky, Kun is the earth, earthquake is thunder, Xun is the wind, Gen is the mountain, Dui is Ze, Kan is water, and Li is fire, which is collectively called the Sutra Hexagram, and the arrangement of two of the eight Sutra Hexagrams as a group constitutes the sixty-four hexagrams."

Li Bing said ashamedly: "Ancestor, these gossips are so profound that I can't understand them for a while, I'm really ashamed!" What about the three talents and the five elements? ”

Li Chunfeng smiled and said: "Li said, the doctrine of gossip is broad and profound, how can it be comprehended for a while?" Many people who have attained the Tao have exhausted their life's energy, and they can only understand the surface. If you want to enter the Qianling Underground Palace, you must understand the principle of gossip. Your hardships all the way are the process of understanding the gossip. Although it can't get the avenue, it is enough to enter the Qianling Tomb and make a big deal. ”

He glanced at Li Bing approvingly and said, "Li said, since you know that Tai Chi Bagua is centered on the center of the yin and yang diagram, and you can divide and classify many things, then you can quickly understand the three talents and the five elements." ”

"The center of Tai Chi is the center of all things, and it can also be seen as the balance point between yin and yang. All things are mutually reinforcing, and any set of contradictions plus the center constitutes the three talents. The sky is yang, the earth is yang, and people are located between yin and yang, so heaven, earth, and people are called three talents! ”

Li Bing asked curiously, "Ancestor, do the four elephants become the five elements after adding the balance point between them?" ”

Li Chunfeng nodded and said: "You really have a very high understanding, no wonder the heavy responsibility of venting the Yin Qi of Qianling and breaking the dragon vein after breaking the sky will fall on your head." That's right, the four elephants plus the balance point in the middle are the five elements. The left green dragon, that is, the east, is wood; The right white tiger, i.e. the West, is golden; The former Suzaku, i.e., the south, is fire; Post-basalt, i.e., northern, is water. ”

Li Bing was surprised: "Ancestor, since we have been gossiping according to the number of changes and changes all the way, then, after the five elements, we shouldn't be able to solve the mystery of gossip, right?" I heard the ancestor you said in the previous mantra that the five elements give birth to the sixth, what is the sixth? ”

Li Chunfeng responded: "The four images are the sun, the yin, the yang, and the yin, that is, the four directions of east, south, west, and north. ”

Li Bing sighed: "I understand, the mantra says 'Liuhe gives birth to seven stars', that is, on the basis of Liuhe, plus the point of intermediate balance, it constitutes seven stars." ”

Li Chunfeng said lightly: "The Big Dipper, the first day pivot, the number Sirius; The second spin, the giant gate star; the third, the number of Lu Cunxing; the fourth right, the number of Wenqu Xing; The fifth balance, the number of incorruptible stars; the sixth Kaiyang, the number of Wuqu Xing; The seventh shakes the light, and the number breaks the military star. The first four stars are called 'Doukui', also known as 'Xuanji', and the last three stars are called 'Dou Scoop'. ”

"We cultivators, respectfully call this Big Dipper Seven Star Ruler God the Big Dipper Star Monarch, and each star has a Star Monarch in charge of all things in the world, called the 'Seven Yuan Relief Star Monarch', namely: Tianshu Palace Greedy Wolf Star Monarch, Tianxuan Palace Jumen Star Monarch, Tianji Palace Lucun Star Monarch, Tianquan Palace Wenqu Star Monarch, Tianheng Palace Lian Zhen Xingjun, Kaiyang Palace Wuqu Xingjun, Yaoguang Palace Broken Army Star Monarch."

Li Bing said in surprise: "When I was young, I often looked up at the starry sky and watched the Big Dipper, which was shaped like a spoon, but I didn't expect that there was so much knowledge in it." May I ask the ancestors, what is the matter with the gossip of the Nine Palaces? ”

Li Chunfeng said: "The gossip plus the central balance point is called the Nine Palaces!" With the number of nine palaces, the innate gossip is: Qianyi, Dui two, Lisan, Zhen four, Xun five, Kan six, Gen seven, Kun eight. The gossip of the day after tomorrow: Kan 1, Kun 2, Zhen 3, Xun 4, and 5 are the middle palace, and Qianliu is the seventh to the seventh, and the eighth is to the ninth and the ninth from the Li. ”