A dragon lies hidden in the dust, its claws three parts revealed; it ascends to heaven and descends to earth, concealed in Kunlun.
He commands the fourteen prefectures of the mortal world, yet escapes into mortal life; even immortals struggle to capture him.
The world is a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces.
He takes Han and Zhang as his hands, plays against the Heavenly Dao alone, and makes his move three thousand years in advance.
To transcend mortality, one must first sever the heart of sincerity, then pluck out the bones of innocence.
The Heavenly Dao has three realms: Qing Shou, Xuan Huang, and Tai Bai.
Qing Shou is the Way of the Mortal World.
Xuan Huang is the Way of the Heavens Above.
Tai Bai is the Way Beyond the Heavens.
Each realm has three stages: one step, ten steps, and a hundred steps. A hundred steps is also called perfection.
Thus it is said: With one step in Qing Shou, one begins the ascent to heaven; upon reaching perfection in Tai Bai, one finally becomes an immortal.
