“The Five Elements interact through mutual generation and restraint, nourishing and promoting one another. For example, wood begets fire, fire begets earth, earth begets metal, metal begets water, and water begets wood. These constitute the fundamental basis of the universe. The emergence of the five sounds, five flavors, five colors, five transformations, five organs, and five senses is no coincidence; they all correspond to the five elements…”1

In the lecture hall, the transmission elder stood upon the podium, expounding on the General Principles of the Five Elements with such fervor that his head swayed and spittle flew. At the most exhilarating points, he would even gesticulate wildly.0

Inside the mental space, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy yawned, her eyes glistening with tears as sleepiness tugged at her. The transmission elder’s...0