The road in the secret room was winding and narrow, and the light was getting dimer and dim, and the old woman led He Xin forward with a torch. At the end of the road, there is a tunnel through which only thinner people can crawl through, and if you meet a fat person, you will definitely not be able to pass. The old woman and He Xin were thinner and crawled into the secret room in turn. There was a dim oil lamp in the secret room, and He Xin saw that there were utensils, gongs and drums, and all kinds of strange talismans used in the sacrificial activities.

"Grandma, what are these things for?" He Xin asked.

"This is the secret room where I practice, and these things are all materials for my practice. My spell is very high, and if you are in trouble in this Qinglong Pond, you will ask me to help. My spells are generally not easily passed on, and only those who are destined to learn them from me. Child, would you like to learn spells from me? You're the one who was destined. The old lady said.

"Grandma, you're really joking. I'm too stupid to learn a spell as advanced as yours. ”

"It's providence! Providence cannot be violated! Heaven has chosen you to be my heir! You see I'm so old, I don't have long to live, I can't lose all the spells all over me, I can only teach you all the skills! You must accept that the will of God must not be disobeyed! The old woman said.

"What does this have to do with me? I'm just a tourist to Qinglong Pond. ”

"Have you ever seen a strange bottle in the Blue Dragon Pool?" The old woman asked.

"yes, what's wrong? This bottle is quirky and has been burned! He Xin said.

"It doesn't matter if it's burned or not, I just care about the person who gets the bottle." The old woman said.

It turned out that this old woman was a witch from Qinglongtan. She was now too old, and she felt that her life was coming to an end, so she wanted to find an apprentice to inherit the mantle so that her witchcraft would not be lost. Since she is a witch, isn't she immortal, why is there a lifespan limit? It turned out that Wu Chengen told us in "Journey to the West": This is an extraordinary way, the creation of heaven and earth, and the mystery of invading the sun and the moon. Become a god or a witch, although you live in Yan Yishou, but after 500 years, a thunderstorm from the sky hits you, you need to see your heart and avoid it in advance. can hide from longevity and Tianqi, but can't escape from death. Five hundred years later, a fire will burn you. This fire is not a heavenly fire, nor is it a mortal fire, but it is called a yin fire. Burning from under its own springs, it penetrates the mud wall, the five organs turn into ashes, and the limbs are decayed, and the thousands of years of asceticism are illusory. In another five hundred years, another wind and calamity will blow you. This wind is not the southeast and northwest wind, it is not the wind of the smoke Jinshuo, nor is it the wind of flowers, willows, pines and bamboos, it is called the wind of the eagle. Blowing into the six intestines from the fontanelle, passing through the dantian, wearing the nine orifices, the flesh and bones are thinned, and the body knows its own understanding. So you have to dodge.

To avoid the three disasters, but there are many ways, such as "supplement", you can eat the peach planted by the Queen Mother, you can eat the ginseng fruit of Zhenyuan Daxian, be cruel, you can also eat Tang monk meat. In addition to "making up", you can also "hide", for example, if you learn the seventy-two changes of Sun Wukong, you can also avoid the three disasters. The old witch of Qinglongtan has lived for more than 1,000 years, and has already experienced thunderstorms, fires, and wind disasters are coming. The old witch's level is too low, her mana is limited, and the resources she can call on are limited, and this storm disaster is a huge test for the witch. If you can avoid it, your lifespan will continue to increase, and your witchcraft will be further improved. If you can't escape it, you can only pass on witchcraft to others, and you won't live in vain.

How do I find a successor? The old witch thought of Tibetan Buddhism's golden vase lottery system to find the living Buddha and the Hutuk Tuling Child. The Qing Dynasty's Twenty-Nine Articles of Statute laid down the search for the Living Buddha and the Hutu Ketu Ling Tong. According to the old Tibetan practice, it is confirmed that the spirit child must ask the four protectors of the Dharma, so it is inevitable that there will be drawbacks. In order to seek the prosperity of the Yellow Sect, the emperor gave a golden bottle, and when he met the spirit child in the future, he invited the four protectors to write the name and date of birth of the spirit child on the sign in Manchu, Han and Tibetan languages, put it into the bottle, and selected the living Buddha who was truly knowledgeable, and prayed for seven days, and then formally identified by the Hutu Ketu and the minister in Tibet in front of the statue of Sakyamuni in the Jokhang Temple. If only one child is found, a sign with the child's name and a sign without a name must be placed in the bottle together. Like father and son, Da Shucheng and Panchen Erdeni had to write their names on the sign in Manchu, Chinese, and Tibetan when identifying their spirit children. These are all for the sake of the prosperity of the Yellow Sect and to prevent the Dharma Protector from cheating. This golden vase is often placed in front of the statue of Tsongkhapa Buddha and needs to be protected and purified, and offerings are made.

The old witch imitated the Tibetan Buddhism golden bottle drawing lots, made a magic bottle, put the birth date and birth date of the person who needs to be searched into the magic bottle, and threw the magic bottle into the Qinglong Pond, who can get this magic bottle, who is the witch's descendant. The witch sent her maid to follow her, and the maid turned into a fish and swam in the pool, and found that the bottle had been caught by two young men, a man and a woman. The first person to touch the magic bottle was He Xin, and it turned out that her birth date was consistent with what was written in the magic bottle. Later, the bottle was burned in a tile kiln. In fact, this magic bottle only serves as a signal, and after the witch finds her heir, this magic bottle is useless. Throw, bury, burn, no matter what you do, the effect is the same, and the magic of the bottle will disappear automatically. According to the instructions of the magic bottle, the maidservant girl had been following Hu Kehao and He Xin, and invited them to the Water Palace that day while they were rowing in Qinglong Pond.

Knowing what happened, He Xin said to the witch: "Grandma, you don't have to worry, the Ji people have their own natural appearance, you will definitely avoid the wind, I am not a material for learning witchcraft, you can find another apprentice." Besides, it was my friend Hu Kehao who fished up the magic bottle, not me, you found the wrong person. ”

"You were fishing with the man, and you were the ones who caught the bottle, and besides, you were the first to touch the bottle. It must be a woman who learns my spells, and you have to be. The witch said.

"Grandma, I'm a good young man who learns scientific and cultural knowledge, don't use your witchcraft to corrupt me!"

"Don't mention witchcraft and think of it as something harmful. Besides, what I'm going to pass on to you is not witchcraft, it's magic! There is no good or bad spell, only those who practice it can distinguish between good and evil. As long as you have good intentions, you can use these spells to benefit the common people. The witch said.

He Xin tried every reason to refuse the witch, but the witch insisted on not letting go. She looked at the maidservant, with a weird smile on her face, and instructed the maidservant, "Take care of this destined person." The day after tomorrow is an auspicious day, and we will hold an enthronement ceremony to officially announce my successor. The witch vanished.

The maidservant waited carefully for He Xin, and brought him new fruits and all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas. The maidservant filled the vat with water again, and sprinkled a handful of petals into the water, and the petals bloomed after absorbing the water, and the fragrance was fragrant. After He Xin finished eating, the maid waited for He Xin to bathe and massage her whole body. After bathing, the maidservant brought her a new dress and put it on for her.

In the past two days, the maid has been following He Xin, she can't go out, and she has lost contact with Hu Kehao. On the auspicious day chosen by the witch, the witch sent five more maidservants, plus the current maidservant Ruxiang, a total of six maidservants waited for He Xin to change into a strange set of clothes and put on a pink pointed hat. It is a long shirt that resembles a robe and is brightly colored. He Xin wore it like a young witch on her body.

The maidservant led He Xin into a hall, and the hall was lit up with lights, and the atmosphere was warm and solemn. In the middle of the hall is a portrait of a witch, possibly the progenitor of the witch. The walls on both sides of the hall are painted with murals about various rituals, ceremonies, and rituals in the witch world. The maidservant invited He Xin to sit on a large bed, ready to accept the worship of her subordinates. The old witch came to preside over the enthronement ceremony, and the maidservants stood on either side. The witch struck three gongs, ready to announce He Xin as her official heir. Suddenly, there was a roar, and the whole hall shook, and He Xin sat unsteady and fell off the bed. The objects on the table tumbled to the ground and fell to pieces. The witch and maid panicked, staggering around, looking for a place to hide from the falling objects on the wall. Before the enthronement ceremony began, it encountered an accident and could not continue, and ended in a panic.

A guard came to report that there was an earthquake in the Qinglong Pond Water Palace, and the king of Tan invited his grandmother to discuss the coping strategy.