Chapter 14 The Pool of Fire
Three days later, late at night.
Yuan Qing set up a ritual with two basin-sized things in front of the altar, one filled with clear water and the other burning with a raging fire.
Liu Ming stood beside the altar. Did he explain the mysteries to Guan Cheng next to him?
"Ah Cheng! The altar that the leader now sets up is a kind of water pool and fire swamp. Although the methods of refining the dead souls in the world are different, they do not come from water and fire. Of course, this water and fire are not ordinary things. Generally speaking, the people who practice activate the Tao Qi of their pure yang and enlighten the pure yin ghosts. That is, "using my yang to refine the yin of the other" to achieve the wonder of reversing the yin and yang, and the hidden secret of the underworld, so that the souls and souls can be saved. If a person who practices has a profound cultivation level, he can even gather the spirit of the ghosts and become full, so as to become an immortal class."
After briefly explaining the mystery of the altar, Liu Ming said bluntly: "It's just that this method hurts oneself and will not be easily used. Therefore, there are some methods to subdue the order, such as using the essence of the sun, the moon, instead of the Kan, Li, water and fire to refine the water and fire."
"Don't think that the two basins in front of your master are simple. The flames in the brazier are the ones that your master draws down the sun's essence at noon on the third day, and uses the seal to form in the fire. The clear water on the other side condenses the Taiyin (defense) essence. Both of them can only exist for two or three days. After these two or three days, even if there is a rune suppression, the Taiyin and Sun's essence will gradually dissipate. It won't take long to stop the name of the pool and the fire swamp."
Speaking of this, Liu Ming sighed: "It is precisely because of this trouble that most monks have not liked to help others refine their lives throughout the ages. Instead, those monks are quite proficient in this path, allowing them to successfully gain a foothold."
"Is it so troublesome for us to refine our qualities every time?" Guan Cheng asked curiously. According to his thinking, since his predecessor had suffered a loss once, he should have known shame and then bravely improved. The most important thing is that many of the Taoist scriptures he has read in the past few months have been specifically directed to save the dead souls.
"The current method of salvation is naturally not that troublesome. But the soul I brought back this time is not bad, and your master is not at ease with you, so he wants to prepare a guardian Yin Soldier for you, so that he can arrange the pool and fire swamp in such a troublesome way."
As he said that, Liu Ming explained to Guan Cheng in detail the issue of the guardian Yin Soldier.
The essence of the guardian Yin soldiers is actually ghosts. The difference is that the Yin Qi driven by the guardian Yin soldiers is usually pure, and even if it is carried with you for a long time, it will not cause too much harm to the human body. In comparison, although some evil demons and heretics can also sacrifice and refine Yin soldiers, they often like to use cruel methods when offering and refinement, such as blood sacrifice and torture to increase the power of ghosts.
The difference between the two is similar to the upright and evil sects in martial arts novels. The method of the upright sect is high, and the entry-level practice is slow, but the victory is stable and there are few obstacles. You will always achieve success in practicing slowly.
Most of the evil sects have a different approach and like to practice with external forces. Although they are very powerful at the beginning, the more they go to the back, the narrower the road will be, and they may even get into a devil at any time!
Speaking of this, Liu Ming kept telling Guan Cheng about the examples of using evil magic to foster ghosts to kill himself from ancient times to the present.
Although Guan Cheng was at the most rebellious age, his living environment since childhood moved him very much about Liu Ming's concern and kept nodding.
The two were just talking about it, and the other was very harmonious. After completing the preliminary preparations, Yuan Qingwei on the other side slapped the gourd on the table. The ink-colored gourd was spitting out a stream of black gas, falling into the clear water, revealing his true form.
It was a 15 or 16-year-old boy. As soon as he showed his figure, he exuded a strong thought around him, but he had no time to do other actions. Yuan Qingwei had already made a gesture and shouted: "Three lights are bright, nine dark. The night haze is clear, the morning light is clear. Looking at the appearance of the ci Zun, the dew is clear. The soul is refreshing and returning, and he is good at the quiet journey. Listening to the scriptures and listening to the Dharma, the free and easy truth..."
While chanting the mantra, Yuan Qingwei held the willow branches in his hand, stained with clear water, sprinkled it at the young man, and Liu Ming explained in time.
"This is a bathing method. In the Taoist theory, dust is exhausted, and life is in the world, the heart is not clear, all six dusts have consciousness, and all six consciousnesses have dirt. Therefore, after death, they are still in the mud and cannot be purified. Therefore, most souls and souls are confused. We use the pure and compassionate Dharma water, one drop of wine, one dipped and one wash, so that their hearts are clear and souls are completely eliminated, and it is called bathing. In fact, to put it bluntly, it means to be clear about the negative emotions on the soul and restore them to their original nature. This is also the biggest difference between us and the evil sects sacrifice and refining Yin soldiers. Those evil sects are eager to make the resentment on the ghosts, the heavier the evil sect, the better, and we cannot be contaminated at all..."
Listening to Liu Ming's repeated warning, Guan Cheng nodded uncontrollably, while staring at Qingshui firmly. As Yuan Qingwei used the willow branches to stain the water again and again to cleanse the water in the basin, a layer of ink was gradually dissipated, but in a moment it was all dyed black.
"Go!" Seeing this, Yuan Qingwei pointed his sword and the young man who had bathed was flying out uncontrollably and landed in the fire swamp.
The boy who had just been bathed in clear water and looked much sober immediately started to wail, and black air gushed out, scaring Guan Cheng took a step back half a step.
"Don't think it's cruel!" Liu Ming's expression changed slightly, and he stepped forward to stop Guan Cheng's gaze. Yuan Qing frowned slightly, smashed the boy, and then reintegrated. Liu Ming looked at Guan Cheng and stared at Guan Cheng and explained: "Only those who understand can understand, they know that this is a rare benefit. This child's obsession into the soul and became a sin. The bathing method just now was just washing away the outermost evil. At this time, only by training with true fire can we truly drive away the obsession deep into the soul and have the possibility of transcendence. Moreover, the foundation of the existence of ghosts lies in obsession. If you lose your obsession, whether you can rely on it must be refined and reversed by this true fire."
When Guan Cheng heard this, he carefully observed the changes in the young man's soul. After thinking about it carefully, he found that his body was surrounded by black mist at first, but after being washed by clean water, his body dissipated a lot. When he entered the fire swamp, he became much more stable. Even his originally pale skin showed a little jade luster.
And this is also the true meaning of Taoist sect's water and fire, like soil, washed and burned by water, turned into bricks, tiles and porcelain, which can last for a long time...
However, the quality of the soil and the skill of the person who refiners will decide whether the magnificent porcelain will be burned in the end, or some thick bricks and tiles.
This guardian Yin Soldier was used to serve as a guardian in the future. Yuan Qingwei had high requirements for it and naturally did not prepare to settle it. Therefore, while he was rolling in the fire swamp, he also took out a piece of talisman paper, chanted a spell in the air, and then pressed it against the turbid water on the edge. The talisman paper fell into the water and naturally melted. The silver moonlight gathered, rippling on the water surface, the ink gradually disappeared, and the pool was cleaned again.
After repeated this and several times, a faint light appeared all over the boy, and the black and red clothes on his body turned into white shrouds. Seeing this, Yuan Qingwei took out a few paper weapons and armor from the side and blew them at the boy.
Weapons and armor spontaneously ignited without fire, and the boy exclaimed an extra armor out of thin air under the light of fire.
"Stretch out your hand!" Yuan Qingwei took out a small card while opening his mouth towards Guan Cheng.
Guan Cheng didn't know that, Liu Ming had already pulled up his hand, cut his wrist, and blood flowed out. Yuan Qingwei casually pointed it out, dyeing the small card red, half of it with cinnabar, and blending the ink, and writing the boy's name, god's name, and birth date on the small card with a talisman pen.
"Okay! In the future, just put this small card in the Lingguan Hall." After that, Yuan Qingwei handed the small card to Guan Cheng who stopped the blood, and said to Liu Ming tiredly: "I'll ask you to explain to him about what happened next. I'll go back and rest first."
"Okay! Master, please have a good rest!" Liu Ming saw Yuan Qingwei's fatigue, nodded, and left with Guan Cheng.
Chapter completed!