When the last syllable fell, Zhang Yan pointed his wooden sword in his hand, and the talisman on the tip of the sword immediately ignited, and then a spiritual fire exploded, split into dozens of strange symbols. If you look closely, you can tell that it is the talisman. The talisman strokes on it.
The wild ghost just wanted to escape, but it was too late. Pieces of talisman strokes made of golden spiritual fire had wrapped around it layer by layer at a speed that was almost moving, and then suddenly retracted.
It was like a net, tightly trapping the wild ghost that couldn't escape.
"Hiss, hiss..."
Although Zhang Yan was very curious about how these ghosts with souls made sounds, this was just the lowest level wild ghost in front of him. His obsession and resentment were not too strong. After getting rid of the shackles of heaven and earth, They are just wandering around the underworld of the world, and not much spiritual wisdom has been preserved. According to the Longhu Mountain classics, this kind of wild ghost mostly acts based on instinct, and even words cannot be used as they were when they were alive.
So Zhang Yan never thought about chatting with the other party. He caught this wild ghost just to get a closer look and see what the difference was between a ghost and a living soul.
Using the spirit fire talisman to explode into a divine curse mark can form a good cage. It is also simple to maintain. Zhang Yan only needs to infuse spiritual energy from time to time. The consumption changes according to the struggle of the trapped thing. The struggle The more violent it is, the more spiritual energy Zhang Yan consumes to maintain the cage, and vice versa.
Although the power of the Spiritual Fire Talisman is not great, its threshold for matching with divine spells is extremely low, which is why Zhang Yan chose it.
Getting closer, Zhang Yan could clearly see the body of the wild ghost in front of him in the yin and yang field of vision. In addition to the characteristics of a soul, there were also some fine scarlet markings hidden in the ghost's body.
Zhang Yan tried to use the peach wood sword in his hand to prick those scarlet markings, but it actually made the peach wood sword emit a pungent smell.
"How could it be so filthy?!"
Peach wood can ward off and suppress evil spirits, not to mention that the peach wood sword in Zhang Yan's hand is a thousand-year-old peach wood transformed into a million-phase bead. Ordinary filth will not cause it to have such a reaction.
"Could it be that the reason why ghosts are called "dirty things" is because of these scarlet spots in their bodies?"
Zhang Yan has not seen relevant records of these details in the Longhu Mountain classics before, and he doesn’t know whether it was because they were originally there but were lost later, or whether the predecessors of Longhu Mountain did not feel the need to record the details. Ignored.
Shaking the wooden sword, the stench from the tip of the sword dissipated, but it would not hurt the wooden sword. After all, the wooden sword itself was an immortal weapon called the Wanxiang Pearl.
However, those scarlet mottled spots aroused Zhang Yan's interest.
Zhang Yan guessed in his heart: According to the description in the book, ghosts are born with obsessions, and obsessions are born from the seven emotions and six desires... The essence of ghosts is based on the soul, which means that most of them are actually The body is no different from the living soul, but there are no red spots in the living soul...
"Could it be that these red things are the reason why ghosts are so dirty? Are they the manifestation of their obsessions?"
Zhang Yan tried it, but he couldn't cut off the scarlet spots hidden in the wild ghost's body. The exorcism properties of the peach wood sword would only cause a burst of smoke and stench.
In addition, if you prick those scarlet spots, it will bring great pain to the wild ghost, which will even exceed the confinement of the divine spell and spiritual fire that restrains it, and it will struggle desperately.
After studying for a while, Zhang Yanbian put his thoughts away. There is generally no difference between the ghosts and those described in the classics, but there are some doubts about the details. Zhang Yan cannot solve them yet, so he can only study them slowly in the future.
Then the remaining questions arise. Should this wild ghost be released or eliminated?
Zhang Yan does not have any psychological burden. He had seen too many killings in Yubei Mountain Fortress, and he would not feel any discomfort if the wild ghost in front of him was torn apart, even more than killing chickens and pigs.
But how to kill? Destroy the soul? This is not good, hurts the world, and is unreasonable.
Or...transcendence?
"That's good. You are the first ghost I have ever seen. I will take this opportunity to give you a ride to relieve your bad karma and eliminate the consequences of your sins. I hope you can be liberated." Zhang Yan had an idea in his mind and looked at the person who was bound in the trap. The wild ghost in the divine curse spirit fire slowly came. His eyes also let go of the previous hostility and became gentle.
"At that time, the Supreme Taoist Lord, together with all the saints, were under the Baqian Forest, in the Seven Treasures Pavilion..."
The same Taoist scriptures were used countless times by Zhang Yan when he was traveling around the world. Whenever there is a deceased person and his relatives invite him to go to the afterlife, this copy of "The Supreme Taoist Master's Wonderful Sutra of Explanation of Injustice and Eradication of Sin" is always indispensable.
This is a very typical example in Taoism about fellow practitioners. The words in it use the power of the Tao Lord to wash away the obsessions and sins of the deceased, so that they can return to heaven and earth safely, and can be free from worries after death.
At this time, Zhang Yan was blessed by spiritual energy, and his speech was different from the past. The trembling syllables brought awe-inspiring righteousness, but did not appear stiff. It actually made the struggling wild ghost quickly calm down.
"...Shang Bai Daojun said: If we don't judge the poor souls of this generation, what's the blame for this life and why we suffer so much..."
Thinking of Daojun's name, inexplicable pressure fell like rain. Even Zhang Yan himself seemed to feel an unearthly power in his words appearing out of thin air.
And the wild ghost shrank even more, as if kneeling down, with its head on the ground and trembling.
"...for the sake of all sentient beings, I preach this sutra, which is called resolving injustice and eradicating sin..."
"Hiss, hiss..."
As the scriptures were recited, wisps of black smoke began to emit from the wild ghost, accompanied by a foul smell and a sizzling sound, just like the sound of a soldering iron in water.
If you look carefully, you can see that the smoke is emitted by the scarlet mottled bodies of the ghosts that Zhang Yan had doubted before. As the smoke floats out, those scarlet mottled bodies also quickly disappear. But unlike when Zhang Yan used the peach wood sword to cut the thorn, the wild ghost didn't seem to feel any pain at all at this time. On the contrary, the ferocious expression was fading, replaced by a pleasant smile.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Yan understood that his salvation had taken effect. And the scarlet spots inside the ghosts' bodies seem to be the reason why the ghosts are called "dirty things". It is either obsession or bad karma. As long as it is eliminated, the obstacle to the soul returning to heaven and earth will be removed.
"...it is for everyone to bow down and take refuge, believe in it and practice it!"
As soon as the last word came out, a fire burst out of the wild ghost's body, and it flashed away, burning away the last scarlet mottled in his body.
How can the wild ghosts at this time still have the ferociousness and evil from before? He looks like an ordinary dead soul, and he has a lot of kindness in him.
The ghost bowed deeply towards Zhang Yan, and when it stood up again, it was quickly fading away, returning to this world. Zhang Yan also smiled and returned the gift, watching the other party disappear completely.
