Wet viviparity

Chapter 92: Sealing the Earth, Refining the Yin Demon
Ji Ming didn't know that his couplet had attracted a young girl to stop and take a look before it was passed on to the master.

But even if I knew, I probably wouldn't care.

In the Huoxu Cave, he only needs to pay attention to the master, and the others are irrelevant to him.

In the thatched cottage, the two boys did not complain about the simple environment. On the contrary, they served even more attentively, because in this Tougu Garden, all honor and disgrace were decided by the golden boys.

With the gate of the garden closed, Ji Ming began to prepare for the next step of the small circulation - opening up the Ren and Du meridians, also known as "building double bridges".

The first step is to advance Yang Fire and retreat Yin Fu, allowing the essence and energy to rush through the Ren and Du meridians, a total of fifty-two acupoints.

However, once the essence and energy pass through, the acupoints of the two meridians are not normally open, so the next step is to make the two meridians normally open.

There is a sentence in the book of the witch, "Although the Qi is sufficient, if there is no spirit, then the body will be dull and the person will have no life. Therefore, the spirit is the master, and the upper part of the body will be empty."

Ji Ming has verified this sentence. The upper burner mainly refers to the heart and lungs. Its main function is to spread the essence and qi throughout the body, nourishing the whole body like the mist and dew in nature. Therefore, it is said: "The upper burner is like mist."

Therefore, Ji Ming believes that this sentence means: even if the essence is sufficient, without the control of "Shen", the body will lose its purity and the person will lose his naturalness. Therefore, "Shen" is the master of everything in human beings, and the key lies in the heart and lungs.

The witch's explanation did not explain the connection between this sentence and the opening of the Ren and Du meridians in the small circulation, which led to Ji Ming's delay in practicing this step.

It's like giving you a question and an answer, but you can't figure out the answer from the question yourself.

The most feared thing in spiritual practice is not to understand it thoroughly. If you dare to fool around with your practice today, practice will also fool you tomorrow. In the end, you will go astray and die, but you cannot blame others.

The book explained by the witch is the best and most detailed one in Ji Ming's hands, so he doesn't need to read the rest of those written by the disciples of Sheyuan.

Unfortunately, if I had Yu Xiao’s explanation book, I should be able to verify the two books with each other and deduce the final known correct answer.

Now he has two options. One is to seek help from Wei Wulan, or even the master; the other is to perform the ritual to decipher the talisman diagram and thus obtain his own interpretation book.

Of the two methods, Ji Ming naturally preferred the second one, which was the most direct method and also helped Ji Ming to gain a deeper understanding of the ritual.

Ji Ming is currently learning two kinds of fasting and offerings. One is the "Fengtu Ceremony" which is popular among the general public, and the other is the "Scorpion Heart Fasting and Offering" which he learned from Yu Xiao.

The latter wants to summon the Panxian, but the cost is quite high and it is not suitable to use it, so he will use the most common Fengtujiao to decipher the talisman.

Ji Ming made a plan and asked the two boys, Huamei and Yuqiao, to go to Huoxu Cave to borrow a few Yintu ghost servants so that he could build an altar with earth in the garden.

Soon, real and unreal figures flashed into the garden, there were dozens of them in total.

These ghosts in the dark land under the Jiheng Mountain all have complete forms and seem to have achieved a successful Yin body. If they were in Guhezhou, they would definitely be evil spirits.

I'm afraid it's only within this mountain god peak that they are so docile and willing to be commanded by the monks, thus building large-scale projects, digging caves and constructing buildings here.

Seeing these ghost servants, Ji Ming missed his three little ghosts. Although his Yin body was not as healthy as theirs, he used them easily in his previous life.

The ghost servants shuttled through the plum forest and quickly built a mound of earth according to Ji Ming's request.

The entire mound was split in the middle, with a cavity inside that could only accommodate two or three people sitting inside.

Such an earthen mound is the altar for burying the earth and offering sacrifices. Of course, there are various improved versions, but the effects are similar.

Ji Ming was wearing a Taoist robe and standing in front of the mound. In his hand he held an earthen bowl filled with wet yellow mud.

The two children, Thrush and Skylark, were carefully holding up prayer flags on both sides. The flags were made of yellow cloth with blessing mantras and praises to the Heavenly Lord written in cinnabar.

In front of the altar, Ji Ming kept the Southern Dipper steps in his mind, and his feet performed the steps naturally.

The two steps of opening the altar and stepping on the magic circle are completed in one go, and the next two steps are chanting the mantra and inviting the saint.

Ji Ming was a little nervous. Although he knew in his heart that the so-called invitation to the saint was just a little thought and magic power of "Sanyuan Tianzun" scattered in the three days, the other party was after all one of the highest-ranking gods in the world.

The mantra of praise to the Lord of Saviour came out of his mouth, sometimes recited, sometimes sung, coordinated with the steps under his feet, like an ancient sacrificial dance.

"The Three Origins of Heaven are incalculable in their holiness, and they are clothed in the colors of stars and cultivated for three days. Five-colored auspicious clouds appear under their feet, and nine-colored divine salamanders swim before them. The palace is constantly sprinkled with nectar, and they hold a wish-fulfilling jewel in their hands, regardless of autumn. They respond to requests from all quarters, and they are always there to save sentient beings from the sea of ​​suffering."

The two boys, holding the banners, felt something drilling underground, and all of them were drilling into the mound of earth, as if they were waiting there specifically for the performers.

These things are definitely not human, could they be ghosts?
Around the mound, the ghost servants were like frightened birds, quickly fleeing to the outside of the plum forest. Even the ghost servants who were kept in the Huoxu Cave felt an inexplicable fear when something crawled out from the ground.

Ji Ming stepped forward into the earthen mound, raised two fingers, picked up a piece of wet mud from the earthen bowl, and smeared it on his eyes, ears, nose, and even mouth.

In the cavity under the earth mound, the small Zhoutian talisman diagram was already hung there.

Ji Ming sat cross-legged in the middle of the place, and two children outside immediately waved prayer flags. The frightened ghost servants rushed in again and sealed the earthen mound tightly.

His mouth and nose were blocked by wet mud, so he couldn't breathe, but it didn't affect Ji Ming for the time being.

With his current physical condition, holding his breath for half an hour is a piece of cake. For a Jindan Zhenren like the master, whose Yin spirit is out of the house, the body will not rot even if it is dormant for several months, and it is still full of activity.

"Rustling."

The sealed cavity looked like a coffin under a grave. Ji Ming heard some sounds, very subtle, as if they were gently scratching the dried yellow mud beside his ears.

"Is this the Yin Demon?"

Ji Ming had heard that during fasting and prayer ceremonies, there would be situations where evil spirits would question one's conscience. This was a test sent down by the gods out of genuine concern.

Such situations often stem from the mastery and innovation of the performers in fasting and offering sacrifices, or from the performers' own outstanding talents.

Ji Ming could probably guess that his identity as a celestial being made the divine power he invited in take special care of him, thus summoning the evil spirit.

"Yin Demon!"

Ji Ming, who was sitting cross-legged, moved his mind and his body followed suit.

He raised one of his hands, with those six perfect fingers stretched out in his sleeves, and a dark green round bead slowly floated and stabilized in his palm.

Inside the bead, a gray-silver light bloomed.

Ji Ming's actions stimulated the demons, which went against the process of self-examination. He should endure their torture to show his sincere desire to seek the Dharma from the Three Yuan Tianzun.

Before they could get angry, the light within the green bead burst out, and a circle of light stretched out, hanging in the palm, shining on the evil demon rubbing against his ear.

"what!"

Screams rang out from under the mound of earth. Two children outside huddled up, barely standing with the support of flags.

The demon that was illuminated by the gray-silver circle of light stood stiffly in place, with its withered and rotten bony hands holding its heart. It could feel its heart beating again.

It looked towards the circle of light, in which its reflection was reflected.

At Zhaoying's heart, the rotten skin and flesh were peeled off, revealing a fresh peach-shaped heart beating wildly.
"Wave!"

With a slight sound, the heart in the circle of light exploded.

Outside, the Yin Demon's Yin body also collapsed inch by inch, turning into a ball of deadly Yin demonic energy and falling into the circle of light.

Yin Demons often roam deep in the Yin Land and rarely come into the world. They are like giant whales in the deep sea, rarely seen by monks.

And only in this kind of fasting and prayer service that is blessed by the true Dharma of God will the evil spirits be attracted.

Although the Yin Demon is soulless and unintelligent, like a wild beast wandering in the Yin land, it has a rare aura of death, Yin, and a bit of demonic intent, which makes it a treasure trove.

Especially for the left-handed Yin treasures or some special secret skills, they are all excellent "tonics".

He had only read about slaying evil spirits and refining treasures during prayer ceremonies in some casual books, but he never expected that he would be able to experience it in person today.

The other two demons wanted to follow their instincts and escape quickly, but their instincts told them that they were here to follow the divine teachings and they needed to examine their consciences before they could escape.

Ji Ming turned the circle of light and happily took in the remaining two Yin Demons.

This feeling is like finding a loophole in a fast and prayer ceremony. One of the pleasures of spiritual practice lies in such novel experiences and gains.

(End of this chapter)