Chapter 109: July Ghost Moon, Zhongyuan Festival
The moon stars are scarce.
Jiang Yuanjin looked up at the night sky in the courtyard, and a geist swept through the sky, but it was soon devoured by an even larger resentful spirit!
In the seventh month of the ghost, the ghost door is opened, and there will be many more ghosts and ghosts in this yang world...... Jiang Yuanjin sighed in his heart.
"Xiaochan...... Don't go out these nights!" Jiang Yuanjin said softly.
"Why, Master?" Xia Chan asked suspiciously.
"Ghost July, there are more ghosts, you have seven exquisite hearts, and you have opened your yin and yang eyes...... It's dangerous outside!" Jiang Yuanjin explained.
He is not untargeted, a person like Xia Chan who can see ghosts, but the Taoism is not profound, going out late at night will be more dangerous than ordinary people!
"Ghost July ......" Xia Chan suddenly became interested, she was naturally very shy about these affairs because she had no ability to protect herself a few years ago.
But with Master by her side at this time, she naturally wanted to know more about these strange things.
"Master, tell me about the ghost July, is there really a hundred ghosts night walks, ghost markets and the like?" Xia Chan asked curiously.
Jiang Yuanjin nodded and said with a smile: "In the seventh month of the Ghost Month, the Yang Qi of Heaven and Earth is declining, and the Yin Qi is rising.
All the ghosts in the Yang world will become active due to the sudden change of environment.
On the fifteenth day of July, it is commonly known as the Ghost Festival, which is called the Obon Festival in Buddhism, and the Zhongyuan Festival in my religion.
There are also Shangyuan Festival and Xiayuan Festival, one on the fifteenth day of the first month, that is, the Lantern Festival, and one on the fifteenth day of October.
Sanyuan is another name for the Emperor of Sanguan, the heavenly official, the earth official, and the water official.
The Sanyuan Festival is the birthday of the three emperors, the heavenly officials bless, the local officials forgive their sins, and the water officials relieve misfortunes, so the Zhongyuan Diguan Festival is the time to forgive sins.
On this day, the officials of heaven and earth will open the earth, test the souls of the dead, and the momentum will be huge, and a hundred ghosts will be formed at night.
Many Taoist temples, in celebration of the birthday of the local officials, will hold pujas to alleviate the sins of the ancestors of the believers, and at the same time give relief to the lonely souls of the ten directions......"
Xia Chan only knew the concept of Halloween before, but she didn't expect it to be such a origin and saying.
"What about the ghost market...... Does the ghost market really exist?" Xia Chan continued to ask.
"Naturally, the ghost market is only open for one day a year, but it needs the right time and place to enter the ......," Jiang Yuanjin said with a smile.
"Tianshi refers to the day of the Midyear Festival, when the yang energy falls, the yin energy rises, and the ghost door is wide open!"
"The location refers to the ghost market, and the powerful person in the ghost will open up a space from the void to form a ghost market and trade!"
"He refers to people with yin and yang eyes, magic or fishing ~ Yin Gate, only they have the ability to guarantee that they can enter, and they are also ...... You can get out!"
"Then what if ordinary people accidentally enter the ghost market, is there no way to live?" Xia Chan asked with a frown.
Jiang Yuanjin is well-read and knowledgeable, and has seen a lot of relevant ancient books, although he has not seen a ghost market, he knows these well!
"If ordinary people go in, their souls will be caught and refined into life and death cards...... Hang it out for sale!" Jiang Yuanjin said in a deep voice, "In fact, there are many people who have strayed into the ghost market and were eventually found dead on the streets......
In the eyes of the outside world, they were frozen to death or drunk to death on the streets, but in fact, they were refined into life and death cards.
That's why I'm telling you not to go out these nights. ”
"Then how to avoid entering the ghost market by mistake......" Xia Chan asked curiously, it was rare for her to hear so many secrets, she must understand it clearly.
"The best thing to do is not to go out on that day, especially after midnight after 12 o'clock, and not to cross the intersection on foot.
The intersection is used by large living people during the day, but after 12 o'clock in the morning, it is likely to become the entrance to the ghost market.
After 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, the yang energy on the living people will gradually weaken.
When your yang energy is weak and your yin energy is heavy, pay attention to the changes at the intersection, and you are likely to find that there is a noise not far away into your ears......
At this time, there is still room for redemption, and you can enter the ghost market by stepping in the direction of the hustle and bustle.
But at this point, close your eyes and take more than ten steps back until you can't hear the noise......
That's when you got your life back!"
"Then what if someone wants to go in and see it, is there a way?" Xia Chan asked.
Jiang Yuanjin was speechless: "There is such a lifeless person?"
"I mean what if?" Xia Chan also has a black line, if others know the way to enter the ghost market, I am afraid that there are really many people who are not afraid of death who want to see it.
"That's easy...... Just prepare cold water, stand at the crossroads, and at midnight on July 15, water to pour yourself through.
The yin qi that comes from the moment the ghost door is opened and the yang qi that has dropped to the extreme will instantly pull you into the ghost world - and then never go back!" Jiang Yuanjin explained.
"Oh," Xia Chan nodded again and again, although the ghost market sounded very interesting, she didn't have the idea to try, she still had to live!
"What about you, Master...... Do you want to go to the ghost market on the day of the Midyear Festival?" "In her opinion, her master's Dao method is so strong, she will definitely come and go freely, and there will be no danger.
Jiang Yuanjin smiled and said, "I won't go this year, I want to hold a festival to help the lonely souls of the ten directions and accumulate some merit for myself." ”
"Puja...... What are you for?" asked Xia Chan.
"Like many lonely souls and wild ghosts, they actually want to be reincarnated, just because there is no way to do so, and the puja can transcend the souls. Jiang Yuanjin said with a smile.
For him, he can accumulate a large number of merit points on this day, and when the time comes, his strength can make leaps and bounds......
After a few days of peace, it was soon the fifteenth day of July.
Jiang Yuanjin set up a small platform in the No. 8 courtyard, where they chanted and prayed during the day to celebrate the birthday of the local official.
And Cheng Rongjian and Huang Qingshuang from the Ninth Courtyard also came here to pray for the blessings of their deceased relatives.
On the altar, there is a portrait of Taiyi Tianzun and a tablet of Sazu, five offerings of fragrant flowers and fruits, Jiang Yuanjin sat on the stage and read softly: "Fu Ming and Tongchuan, Hui Guang Jiuquan...... The waves of the sea are all settled, and the law is heard to the world!"
It was the first time for Cheng Rongjian's family to participate in this kind of festival, and they were a little curious in awe, and they all looked up at Jiang Yuanjin on the stage.
There will be five steps in this death puja, the first is to worship the table, Jiang Yuanjin wants to worship Taiyi Tianzun and Sazu.
The second is to invite the saints, praying that the spirits of the immortals and the deceased of the present believers will come down together and enjoy the feast.
It's just that when Jiang Yuanjin began to pray for the undead of his family to come over from the underworld, Cheng Rongjian's family was a little restless.
Huang Qingshuang felt that her body was a little stunned, and she couldn't help but ask her husband in a whisper: "Rong Jian, do you feel anything?" ”
Cheng Rongjian was terrified, shuddered, and said softly: "No matter if you feel something, worship sincerely......"
In the eyes of Xia Chan on the side, more than a dozen ghosts were smiling with satisfaction at Cheng Rongjian's family, who sincerely worshiped and prayed for blessings......