sarduous

Two minds' long fray leaves but one to stay.

The beetle came with drumbeats' call, and left with waves' gentle fall.

"Let go of him, and you let go of all."

"For what deed, must the four waters they governed roam free?"

After all that strife and struggle, what's truly been gained?

"All the four vessels now belong to me!"

All spells we know are derived from the same source.

"All the tattered pages can now be compiled in full."

Take more as fruit as your plants take root.

Every rare wonder the world can offer, collected and kept.

"Here, have it, have it all."

A walking vault of arms you have become!

Shoes on feet, hat on head, embroidered shirt, Daoist robe—free as can be, doing as you please!

Transformations and Spirit Skills, you have mastered them all!

What to drink, how to drink, and above all, who to drink with.

How odd to encounter this old man at every corner!

"With my life I'll repay the title he gave me!"

Humans, beasts, yaoguais, and the Bodhisattvas. All recorded and noted.

The most marvelous places for meditation have all met your gaze.

Fields kept trim leave time to skim.

"Through fire, armor is refined; through trials, strength is defined."