Text Chapter 18 The Demon Removal Seal
In the evening, except for the mother and daughter who lost their loved ones, the people of the town were immersed in jubilation.
"People carried the carcasses of dogs, beat gongs, beat drums, cheered and ran around the town.
"The core of this jubilant atmosphere is your sixth master. He was regarded as a hero by the people of the whole town, and by the people who came from all over the town to see the excitement.
"I helped several elders in the town bury the three bodies.
"The next day, before dawn, there was a knock on the door outside the hotel where we were staying. Your sixth master is too late at night and is still sleeping.
"I went downstairs to open the door, and when I got to the middle of the stairs, a group of people had already entered, and it was the shopkeeper who opened the door.
"The first middle-aged man said: 'Little traveler, our town has set up a big banquet today to celebrate the achievements of your two heroes. What about that hero?'
"I knew they weren't coming for me, so I pouted upstairs and said, 'I'm still upstairs.' ’
The crowd pushed me aside and rushed up to the upper floor.
"I went down the stairs to the shopkeeper's counter and said to the shopkeeper, 'I have something to go out for a while, and my companion will ask me, and you will say that you will be back by noon.' ’
With that, he walked out of the shop and walked west along the streets of the town.
"Half a mile out of town, there was a path that led north from the avenue to a mountain.
"The mountain is not large, and halfway up the hill and on the top of the mountain, a few houses loom among the trees, and the cornices and corners are exposed.
"I don't think it's an ordinary house, it's a temple. Looking around, there are no other temples, so it is certain that this is the temple that the man in black said at night.
"After walking along the path for half a pot of smoke, we reached the foot of the mountain. The mountain is steep, and there is a stone staircase leading to it, which is hewn out of the stone cliff face.
"I took three steps and two steps to rush to the top,—— when I was young, I felt that I was not tired when I ran up the mountain, and my legs would be sore when I climbed the mountain step by step. I think you know best. - Turning a corner, I saw a mountain gate, and the plaque on it was only half left, and I couldn't make out what was written.
"Entering the mountain gate, the mountain is slightly gentler, there are three temples under the cliff on the right hand, which enshrine Sanqing, Sanqing faces down the mountain, quietly watching the rights and wrongs of the world. On the left side of the cliff is a brick earth shrine with its back to the mountain.
"Continuing on, after two laps around the mountain, I came to the top.
"At the end of the road is another temple gate. Entering the door, there is a large temple on the middle steps, and a row of side halls on the left and right, which are connected with the temple gate to form a quadrangle.
I went straight up the steps and into the main hall.
"In the middle of the main hall is enshrined a local god, wearing a black gauze hat and a python robe, looking majestically ahead. On the left and right are statues of gods such as Fu Lu Shou Cai.
"There is an offering table in front of the throne, and a square table next to the offering table, and there are several scrolls of scriptures on the square table, and a Taoist aunt is reciting the scriptures silently. That Dao Gu was in her fifties, dressed in a cyan robe, with her hair coiled on the top of her head, a white hosta, and a fairy wind bone.
"Seeing me enter the temple gate, she got up and waved the dust, stepped forward and saluted, 'Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!'
"I also replied, 'Master, please.' ’
"The Taoist aunt led me to the side hall, and the guests and hosts sat down, and a Taoist boy came up to serve tea, and then he said: 'Meeting with you is something I have already planned. Last night's chance encounter was also fate, but in the wilderness, it is inconvenient to describe it in detail, so I took the liberty to ask you to bend down to this barren mountain, and I hope to forgive me. ’
"That's when I realized that this aunt was the man in black last night. But I don't know why I'm so polite today, so I hurriedly responded: "Master, I'm young, it's nothing to run a little way, and the scenery in this mountain is elegant, and it's good to relax." ’
"Dao Gu then said, 'When you asked me about removing the demon seal last night, I can only start from the beginning. ’
Dao Gu took a sip of tea, and then said, "Man was originally the son of the gods. In ancient times, the magic of the gods was left in the world, and the human body had divinity. But when man descends into the world, he produces greed. Greed kills one another. If people have no divinity and no divine power, even if they attack each other, they will only fight face to face, and they will kill each other's flesh and blood. Once the mana is in the body, they will fight each other for thousands of miles, and punish each other with demons in their hearts, often leading to the extinction of the clan. Emperor Yao was very worried, and prayed in front of Nuwa Ling, willing to take his own clan as a precedent, eliminate mana, for mortals, to influence all clans, to dispel mana, and to be a peaceful person. ’
When I heard this, I realized that the ancient wonders contained in the history books are all facts. Man used to have the power of God. Before Dao Gu could speak, I hurriedly asked, 'Did Nuwa agree to Emperor Yao's request?'
"Dao Gu said: 'Nuwa has the best heart, and she is moved by what Yao has done. She fulfilled Emperor Yao's request to eliminate the divinity of her descendants, who were called the Wa royal family by foreign tribes, and became a peaceful person. However, she was worried that the other Terrans might not be able to have a leader like Yao, and they could not ask their respective ancestral gods to dispel their divinity and mana. Then the Wa royal family will be wiped out. Nuwa consulted with the gods, and in order to commend Emperor Yao's high wind and brightness and avoid the slaughter of other races, the Wa Emperor clan was listed as the righteous path of the human race, and gave special protection. Nuwa also selected 1,080 intelligent women in the clan to retain their divinity and mana, and as the protector of the clan, Nuwa named her Ximu after her own clan, Nuxi. One thousand and eighty Ximu were scattered in the wilderness. They could not marry and have children, but they could choose their own heirs to pass on the divinity and mana from generation to generation, and the heirs must also be women. I am the heir of Ximu, and there is a Ximu in the place where you live. ’
"I've been waiting for her to talk about the Demon Removal Seal, and at this point, I couldn't help but ask, 'What is the matter with the Demon Removal Seal?'
"Dao Gu took another sip of tea and said, "Nuwa once warned that the mana held by Ximu in the future can only be used by the protectors, and must not kill the human race of all colors, and those who want to kill will destroy themselves. She also used the blood of the giant turtle to paint a lotus flower on the palm of each Ximu's right hand, and if she encountered a demon, she could hit it with a lotus flower in her palm, and she would die at a touch. Later generations called it the Demon Removal Seal. ’
"Hearing this, I finally understood the reason why she said I had done a bad thing to her last night.
"But I wondered if he had come to me just to explain what the Demon Removal Mark was.
Sure enough, she spoke: 'Of course, I'm not just here to tell you about the Demon Seal. ’
"I didn't say anything.
"And she said, 'If I were to say now that a catastrophe that has not been seen on earth in 10,000 years is coming, would you believe it?'
"I said, 'I've heard the people of the Drought Tribes say that. Now there is a mysterious evil force at work in the void. But there are still decades left to cope. ’
"She said, 'That's why I've asked you to come today. ’”