Duality Master

“ Just a mortal I am, just one thought to become cloud and mud. „
— **Duality Master** declaring his supremacy

## History

### Origin

No one knows his real name or origin in Eight Desolates so people referred to him as Reverend Cloud and Mud, and also known as Duality Master.

He was one of the strongest legendary character at the Dao Lord level in the history of Eight Desolates. Apricot Dao Lord was the Dao Lord on the same generation as him, and she attended his dao lecture as a student.

He was known as the most mysterious person in Eight Desolates, because he broke the rules of common sense every time.

### Cloud and Mud School/Duality Academy

“ 80,000 Buddhas are nothing more than statues and the gods up in the firmaments are mere floating duckweeds. „
— A famous line said by Duality Master

He founded the Duality Academy, a place where even mortals can come to study. No one from the Buddhist Land came to fight and on the first day of the Cloud and Mud School's opening, every reclusive cultivator, God and Demons, cultivators of whatever race and sect, they all came to congratulate him with best treasures and laws as a gift. Even the Buddha Holy Ground sent their high ranking saints with gifts to congratulate him.

### Forbidden Zones

Every Dao Lord after proving the Dao fruit went to one of the seven forbidden zones and they never returned unscathed, but Reverend Cloud and Mud came unscathed breaking conventional common sense once again. The Forbidden Zones were like his back garden, it wasn't able to impede him at all.

### Li Qiye's visit to the Duality Academy

After being rebirthed, Li Qiye visited the Black Tides, one of the Seven Forbidden Zones. Here he refined the Ebony Scythe from a broken paragon artifacts remnants. He later integrated it to the structure of Duality Academy so that it can be used during difficult times.

In Duality Academy, Li Qiye saw the statue of Duality Master for more than a casual glance and tried to remember his facial features. According to Reverend Cloud and Mud saying "I'm a mortal and I thought of Cloud and Mud" he was trying to pass down a message to Li Qiye.

### Six Heavenly Continents

Duality Master is one of the few inhabitants of the Eight Desolates who had successfully ascended to the Six Heavenly Continents.**[?]** He was one of the greatest legendary character in the history of Six Heavenly Continents. He was also known as the most mysterious person, because he broke the rules of common sense every time.

He left behind a couplet for Li Qiye when he was ascending to the Upper Two Continents in sea of chaos.

“ Only three gates for me? Laughable indeed. „

When Li Qiye saw the couplet, his smile was distinctive. Even those who knew him best had never seen him wear this expression before - one tinged with a sense of fondness and adoration.
Li Qiye then responded by also embedding a couplet on the gate

“ Ignoring the family’s ways, the disobedient child needs to pay. „

The youth was still happy and smiling despite rolling in an embarrassing manner. The two managed to communicate across time and space through the couplets despite having never conversed before in the past.

The youth was still happy and smiling despite rolling in an embarrassing manner. The two managed to communicate across time and space through the couplets despite having never conversed before in the past.

He entered the Imperial Attendant City and easily passed all Eighteen Elephant Dragon Lords, completing all 18 phenomenas, and becoming the first and only person in history to achieve this as of the time.

He created an endless dream boundary, the Duality World (云泥界), in the Three Illusory Realms which is no different from the nightmare realms themself. This boundary was better and more complete than that of many top Dao Lords and Conquerors.

He easily entered the Immortal Dao City and Celestial Court, despite the fact that outsiders can't enter these places. He talked with Celestial Court's Founder in Celestial Court and entered the deepest place of court itself.

He became the only person to enter the heavenly palace left behind by the Empress.

## Cultivation

It is said that Duality Master was just a mortal; however, his power could suppress even supreme Dao Lords. This is another reason for his title: while he is as lowly as mud on the ground, he can soar high as clouds in the sky.

* Invincible Dao Heart: He had an extremely powerful Dao Heart confirmed even by Li Qiye himself.

## Trivia

* When Li Qiye reunited with Four-eyed Basilisk, the basilisk mentioned the princess, Bu Lianxiang, who showed up once and brought a helper with her, which of course was Duality Master. The basilisk asks if Li Qiye is worried about him at all, to which he responds:

“ Why should I? A child can’t be a dog with a tiger for a father. Plus, there’s nothing they can’t do in Eight Desolaces. „
— Li Qiye chuckled while responding

* Li Qiye described him as a legendary figure worthy of his time.
* He came and visited the Land of the Pure Lotus once to sleep, the only outsider allowed to do so in history.

## Description

It was a young man acting with absolute freedom, not conforming to any boundary and restriction.

His position was the dao itself. His thoughts were the dao. There was no need for him to cultivate. He was born with the dao or rather, the dao was birthed by him. To put it simply - freedom.

Unrestrained and unbound, all forms could be created on a whim and shaped into reality. This youth was the one who left the couplet with his brush and in a single, seamless flow. The characters created an eternal grand dao in this spot.

Gods and immortals were envious of the youth, one untainted by the myriad affinities. He alone was unique, especially with the way he made Li Qiye smile.

## References

	1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Chapter #5125(WuxiaWorld)
	2. ↑ Chapter #5124(WuxiaWorld)
	3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter #5221(WuxiaWorld)
	4. ↑ Chapter #5329(WuxiaWorld)
	5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chapter #5330(WuxiaWorld)
	6. ↑ Chapter #5471(WuxiaWorld)
	7. ↑ Chapter #5611(WuxiaWorld)
	8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter #3605(WuxiaWorld)
	9. ↑ Chapter #3536(WuxiaWorld)
	10. ↑ Chapter #3624(WuxiaWorld)
	11. ↑ Chapter #4479(WuxiaWorld)
	12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 Chapter #3604(WuxiaWorld)