Chapter 178: The Problem of the Xinyuan Tunnel
"You have that too?" Yi Youdao showed an exaggerated expression, and fire could erupt from his eyes, so he almost came up to grab it.
However, Xuan Wuli moved faster than him, and he had already reached out and snatched the soul coffin away, and couldn't put it down and looked at it lovingly.
Although Xuan Wuli and Yi Youdao are called Southern Xuan and Northern Yi, there are certain differences between the two in terms of their strengths and tendencies, Yi Youdao is good at formations, while Xuan Wuli is more partial to spells, so things like the Soul Gathering Coffin are naturally more attractive to him.
"Old fellow, you're done!" Yi Youdao looked at it with a blank eye, regretting that he was a little too reserved just now, "Do you want to show me too!" ”
"Look at your appearance that you haven't seen the world, and you're not afraid of junior jokes!" Xuan Wuli sneered, and reluctantly handed over the Soul Gathering Coffin.
"Boy, where did you get this?" Xuan asked unreasonably, but his eyes did not leave the Soul Gathering Coffin.
"It was given by someone when they helped a family exorcise their souls, so it can be regarded as a gift of thanks!" Mu Yuan scratched his head, "That family doesn't know what this thing is, they spent more than 20,000 yuan to buy it back as a treasure chest, but they didn't want to cause trouble!" ”
"Nonsense!" Xuan Wuli said angrily, "If people know the origin of this thing, let alone give it away, you won't sell it for any amount of money!" ”
"Isn't it just a soul coffin?" Long Ling'er said disdainfully, "Although it's rare, you should still be able to buy it with a little effort!" ”
"Girl, you're wrong!" Yi Youdao said, "This is not a soul coffin, this is a soul coffin!" Although there is only one word difference, it is 108,000 miles away! ”
"Teacher, I thought it was a spirit coffin at first, but later I found out that it only seems to attract souls!" Makihara said, "I checked the information, and it seems to be more like the legendary Soul Gathering Coffin!" ”
"That's what you won't use!" Xuan said unreasonably.
"What? Is this a coffin? ”
Long Ling'er was also startled, and snatched the thing in a flash, so frightened that Yi Youdao shuddered, and his heart almost didn't jump out of his throat, and when he saw that thing was holding it in Long Ling'er's hand, he wiped his sweat and stroked his heart.
"Ling'er, don't be surprised, look at the teacher scared!"
"I'm in charge, this thing can't be a dowry for that little girl!" Long Ling'er looked at it and said, "Even if it is a dowry, it is also for me!" ”
"What are you?" Yi Youdao was confused when he heard it.
"Oh, Xia Xia likes this thing a lot, and she's been chasing after me!" Makihara explained awkwardly.
"It seems that your apprentice has more vision than you!" Xuan Wuli said, "If you really give it away, when you understand the effect of this thing, you will definitely regret it and your intestines will be blue!" ”
"Teacher, there have been a lot of Gathering Soul Coffins and Gathering Soul Coffins in history!" Mu Yuan said puzzledly, "For example, there are a lot of magic weapons such as soul gathering, such as soul attracting flags and soul conjuring flags, which are very common!" ”
"Those are specially made for the dojo!" Xuan Wuli said, "The banner is like a flag, it has the role of edict and guide, and there are many kinds of flags, such as road flags, prayer flags, soul flags, etc., according to the specific situation, the size, color, and runes of the flags have different practices and usages, and they are classified into categories, which greatly limits its use, and the mana is also very low!" ”
Makihara was born in the countryside and has seen a lot of white dojos since he was a child, and in his memory, there are three kinds of soul flags in mourning, namely white sails, flower flags, and red flags, white flags indicate that the deceased has children, flower flags indicate that the deceased has grandchildren, and flower flags indicate that the deceased has great-grandchildren.
The Soul Banner originated in the Song Dynasty. At the beginning, it was heavy, and then the soul silk was used, and then the soul banner was used.
During the funeral, a long bamboo pole is used to prop it up, and the descendants of the deceased hold it in their arms, call their names, and shake it on the corpse several times after circling the corpse for three weeks, so that the soul of the deceased enters the soul flag, and then placed it in the mourning hall and leans next to the coffin. After the deceased is buried in the grave, the soul flag is inserted into the tomb until it is gone with the wind.
"What about the Coffin?" Long Ling'er asked, "I've heard our old witch say that Bao Qingtian's jade pillow is a magic weapon that gathers spirits, but it's unlikely that he will sleep with a coffin!" ”
"It's also a magic weapon that gathers spirits, which can lure souls out of the body and meet with the ghosts who come to sue and avenge their grievances!" Xuan Wuli said, "Because the evil spirits are too heavy, it is difficult to pass the ghost gate without traction or excess, and with the help of magic weapons, the main soul can be seen and listened to their grievances." ”
"Teacher, is there really such a thing?" Makihara was skeptical.
Yi Youdao nodded and said, "Although it's not as magical as the night tour of the underworld, it must not be all groundless!" ”
"What about this?" Long Ling'er shook the spirit coffin in his hand.
"This thing must come from the Great Array or the Great Tomb, and it is a suppressive thing to suppress the great evil or gather living beings, but the specific origin needs to be checked!" Xuan Wuli said, "Traditional spirit-gathering things can only attract but not deter, but this one is different, as long as you are hit by this thing, you will lose your mana!" In addition, if this thing is put into the formation eye, once controlled, it can not only defuse the attacks of other people's formations, but also enhance the power of your own formation. ”
"That's right, this is a magic weapon that can be attacked and defended!" Yi Youdao nodded.
Hearing this, Mu Yuan's heart itched, and he hurriedly asked, "Two teachers, how should you use it?" ”
"There are two methods, the first one is the easiest, just put it in the formation eye!" Xuan Wuli said, "The formation will automatically trigger it, and it will in turn trigger the formation!" ”
Mu Yuan nodded, he suddenly remembered the six-pointed star array, this thing was placed in the center of the six-pointed star array at that time, so that the formation was greatly increased, and the lost soul of Qiqi was restrained.
"What about the other one?" Makihara asked.
"The other one is difficult, you have to use your spirit to control it!" Xuan Wuli said, "The reason why it is difficult to say is because the great magic weapons are all spiritual, and they must recognize the Lord, otherwise they will never obey the dispatch!" ”
"You still have to confess the Lord, this sounds too mysterious!"
"What's so strange about that!" Xuan Wuli said, "Since ancient times, the magic utensils have to be placed on the offering table, three kowtows in the morning and dusk, and a stick of incense in the morning and evening, which is both nourishment and respect, and its purpose is to achieve the realm of soul figureout!" However, since ancient times, there have been very few people who have actually achieved this step! ”
"Okay!" Mu Yuan was a little helpless, if he set up an offering table to offer this thing, he would definitely not be able to do it, "Teacher, I used this thing to capture the soul of a child last time, and this can only be handled by you!" ”
"Follow me!" Xuan Wuli stood up and walked into the room.
When he came to the side room, Mu Yuan saw an offering table under the wall on the north side, and there was a long incense burning in the incense burner, and under the walls on both sides of the offering table, there were more than a dozen large and small altars, and each altar was also pasted with a talisman. Mu Yuan felt that this scene was a bit weird, because he had seen such a scene in a movie, wasn't this exactly what Master Lin was in a certain ghost hunting movie?
"You can't draw these talismans yet!" Xuan Wuli seemed to see Mu Yuan's thoughts, and explained: "Different from the formation, the calligraphy and painting rune needs to integrate its own mental power into it, if you don't have a deep understanding of the Tao and the law, you won't be able to meet the mana requirements, so this rune is also the most difficult to complete." ”
This unreasonable explanation made Mu Yuan sound a word - force through the back of the paper.
The word has now been used badly, literally, it is a work written with a brush, and behind the rice paper, you can see the ink lines left by the pen when writing and moving the pen. Describe the writing and painting skills are superb and full of strength. However, the poem "Liangdang Xuanji, Title Chiqiao Nunnery Master Painting Plum" written by Huang Jingren of Qing Dynasty may be closer to the original meaning: "The pen end is unorthodox, and the ink is straight and Hongmeng; Miserable flowers two or three calyxes, the power through the back of the paper is inhuman. ”
Hongmeng is the ancient era of Taoist myths and legends, legend has it that before Pangu opened the world in Kunlun Mountain, the world was a chaotic vitality, and this natural vitality was called Hongmeng.
Perhaps, this is the root of the talisman, using mental power to contain the spirit of Hongmeng, and use it to suppress evil and eliminate demons.
"Teacher, these jars are filled with souls?"
Xuan Wuli nodded, put the little girl's soul into the jar, and stamped it with a talisman.
"These are some lonely ghosts wandering around, unable to cross the barrier for various reasons!" Xuan Wuli washed his hands after finishing it, "When it comes to the day of Zhongyuan Menglan, you need to use the method of crossing the yin to send it away!" ”
The day of Menglan in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty refers to the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which is called the "Zhongyuan Festival" in Taoism and "Bon Festival" in Buddhism, which is commonly known as the Ghost Festival, and the legend is the day when the ghost door is opened. Since the beginning of the pre-Qin period, there has been a record of "welcoming autumn in the western suburbs", Zheng Xuan interpreted, "those who welcome autumn, sacrifice to the white emperor and refuse to the western suburbs", the so-called white emperor is the autumn god, the main killing, for the god of death. For generations, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, some large-scale dojos and rituals have been held with the theme of worship, respect and purification.
"Mu Yuan, I just heard Ling'er say that this soul was captured in the Xinyuan tunnel?" Yi Youdao asked, Long Ling'er had already roughly explained what had happened just now.
"Yes!" Makihara said, "Teacher, is there anything wrong? ”