The difference between true and false Taoists lies not in whether they know the basic routine, but in the things they have and the fate of the Tao.
Wenbin Zha is such a person.
That night, they heard that another Taoist priest went to great aunt's house, the one who saved my little aunt, the onlookers make a group after group rushed to there to have a look.
People who was scared a lot last night, today also went to have a look for excitement, but Wenbin Zha is never let others down.
The mess of yesterday had been rearranged, great aunt was still asleep in her coffin, the incense was still burning, and the lamp was still lit.
There were a lot of people watching, they squeezed one another.
The first sentence after Wenbin entered the dooe almost scared half of the people: "Take the paper off your mother's face, lest suffocate her."
Big Cousin is also unable to know what does it means; a dead person can suffocate… Is this Taoists silly?
Wenbin see nobody do this, shook his head and removed the yellow paper from great aunt's face, then he said again: "all women go home and close the door, men stay."
At first the crowd of women are not willing to go, then Wenbin Zha next words: " who wants to be a scapegoat can stay."
After his word, he pointed the sword at the yellow paper he just took down, the paper caught fire immediately.
Women see his ability, they did not want to be a scapegoat, one of the elder woman "ah" cried and ran out. Then the rest women all ran away quickly, for fear of leaving the last to be the scapegoat.
After all the people had gone, we as children, of course, were also expelled out, led home by our mothers, leaving a group of men present. Wenbin Zha said again, those who had made love with their wives today also went back; several men scratched their heads in shame, and left in the laughter of the others.
After close the door, Wenbin calmly and seriously said to the people on the scene, "all of you should sit on the ground, no matter what happened, do not make any noise."
Then, Wenbin took the great aunt out of the coffin and put her on the board. He asked big cousin to change great aunt's shroud and put on her usual clothes, and called some men to carry the coffin away.
But great aunt's clothes have been all burned, they hurried to find the female cousin's clothes to change, Wenbin Zha then asked to turn off the light, and made it clear that no matter what appears later, do not get panic.
Then, he set the table, indispensable elements in advance of dharma, one by one was placed on the table, but this time only a memorial tablet and incense, nothing else.
Wenbin also sat on the floor, his hands crossed in a meditative position. After a while, he was settled. If I had to write this thing, I could only describe the incident from the perspective of Wenbin Zha, because others just got the result after a long wait, but did not know the danger.
In fact, this method of Wenbin Zha is called "spirit out-of-body". As for why men should be vigorous and strong, just for use their Yang Qi (men power) to prevent himself from being lost forever. If it were not the request from grandma, he would not want to take this one, because, not everyone wants to go to the underworld.
This matter has to be explained from the section of "crossing the fairy bridge", the ancients across the bridge is to send relatives to the underworld, from then on they are separated from the underworlds, this is also accompanied the dead with the last section of the road.
The reason why the great aunt could not cross the fairy bridge was not that she did not want to leave, but it's because she could not go at all.
This fairy bridge is the way to the underworld, when the mortal life has expired, they must pass this way. No matter you passed the fairy bridge or not, the Imp of the underworld will force you to walk, even a powerful killer also has to obediently walk this way after their death.
The first Taoist priest could only do ritual, go through the motions, engage in formalities, and follow the pattern, but he only knows so little about Taoism. But not he, even Wenbin Zha himself cannot assure the result, he was just give it a try. A human and the ghost to have a discussion, not about whether they can discuss, but if the ghost cannot be found, how to have a negotiation with them?
Wenbin went into meditation, which is to find this ghost, because great aunt's life was not expire, her soul was hooked. That is, some people who died unnaturally, because the physical body has been destroyed, they cannot return their life, the soul cannot enter for reincarnation, can only floating outside. They must find a person to replace them, in order for them to enter reincarnation, that is, we often called the scapegoat.
The great aunt, because the date birth and the Eight Characters happened to match someone who had died unnaturally, had somehow her soul been seduced in her sleep, and had become the substitute for her death. After death the soul had to float outside, unable to enter the underworld, so how could she crosses the fairy bridge? She wouldn't have taken that road, so she failed to cross it again and again.
Wenbin also knew this, he decided to give it a try. Fortunately, great aunt's body is still intact, if can find the soul of great aunt, and then remove the evil ghost, great aunt still has the opportunity to back life.
After entered into meditation, Wenbin Zha's soul temporarily left the human world and went to the underworld. As for this skill, going to the underworld, of course, is not the same as buying a train ticket. You need some help. Otherwise, once gone, this body is left unattended, if something else gets in your way, or if you're in danger out there, you could end up like the great-aunt.
The time left to Wenbin is actually very short, because he has not yet reached such ability, can come and go to the underworld freely. With the help that Yang Qi (men power) protects his essence, the time left with him is only a stick of incense time. The pillar incense he lights is the time count, whether he succeeds or not, he must come back before the incense is burnt out, otherwise he will never find his way back life.
A human being has three souls and seven spirits, Wenbin identified there was a spirit left in great aunt's body, although only a trace still in, can still give it a try.
In other words, after Wenbin Zha entered the underworld, he first saw the remaining thread of spirit, the three souls and seven spirits were one body. As long as one spirit did not leave, it means the great aunt did not leave far away, or still struggling. He firstly made a magic: The Vairocana set three spirits, this thread of spirit was fixed on great aunt's body. And then directly to the yin-yang road.
At the bridge head of the "Helpless Bridge", Wenbin Zha saw two imps of the underworld holding a soul ready to cross the bridge. whose soul is this exactly? The one who hooked great aunt's soul. Wenbin stopped them. In fact, Imps are not in charge, as long as these wild ghosts can find a scapegoat to hand over, they won't care who the person was. After the person dies the treatment is all the same.
After explaining the reason to Imps of the underworld, they didn't want to either, because they were about to hand over, how could they give up the task which nearly done? Wenbin said that great aunt still has twenty-one years of life, how can you allow her to become a substitute for death." Imps answered, they just take ghost to cross the helpless bridge, regardless of whether their life has expired or not, they started to take the ghost cross the bridge as they said.
If Wenbin stopped them again, they are about to start fight. Although Wenbin is a Taoist Priest, but he is still a human being, who dare to come to my underworld to rob the soul, is simply court death. Imps in the underworld also divided into different classes, these two imps are in the lower class, in charge of catching wild ghosts, but Wenbin Zha is not sure whether he can handle.
Wenbin looked back, the incense was almost burned out, if he does not go back, he has to stay here. He then looked ahead, Mengpo(the person who in charge of life and death) at other side of the helpless bridge is ready to pour the soup.
Shouted Out: "Do not go, leave this person"
Those two Imps ignored Wenbin and went forward continuously…
In desperation, Wenbin Zha took out the big seal, and asked: "two of you, can you recognize what this is? " They stopped to look back, of course they knew about this and looked up and down the path again, "why do you have this? Who are you? "
"You know this" Wenbin Zha originally wanted to frighten them, did not expect them to asked him, he them simply put out the sword.
Those two Imps looked at the man took out a sword, stepped back and looked at each other, the leader of the two said, "don't say any more about it, it's not that we want to make trouble with you. You as a master of "Moushan Sect��, you naturally know the rules of the underworld. Once a ghost comes here, cannot be take back. Otherwise, we have nothing to hand over. Even you are a Taoist Priest with Sanqing cover on top of your head, it's still hard for you to get out of this underworld. "
My dear, this big seal was from the ancestral master of Maoshan Sect, which means master of Zangjin passed to the Patriarch Zhengyang Ling... But, why did the Patriarch Zhengyang Ling took the big seal and was driven down the mountain… this is abnormal.