Although the Onmyoryo had been degraded to a mere 'institution of authorization' or 'executing institution of everyday rites and rituals,' serving only to testify the authority of the Emperor under the Ritsuryo system (an ancient system of centralized governance based on the Ritsuryo code), he succeeded in finding a new way not only in the Onmyoryo but also in the philosophy of Onmyodo.
律令下において天皇の権威を証明するのみの「権威的機関」・「慣例行事履行機関」となりつつあった陰陽寮、ひいては陰陽道の新たなる活路を見出すことに成功した。