Liu Dashao felt as if someone had given him a gentle push, and then he began to rise slowly into the air. Looking down, he was astonished to see another version of himself lying on the kang.
So it was really an out-of-body experience. Glancing at Goudan, he noticed that Goudan probably thought he was asleep and hadn’t paid any attention to “himself.” Liu Dashao wanted to touch his own body, but he couldn’t land on the ground at all. Before he knew it, he was about to hit the ceiling.
He quickly closed his eyes and raised his hands to shield himself. After a while, Liu Dashao opened his eyes and saw that he had floated right out of the house. The sight before him was truly indescribable. It was an indescribable feeling, as if he were a kite soaring high, with everything beneath him far away.
Looking down, he felt a bit dizzy, afraid he might suddenly plummet to the ground. He lifted his leg to walk forward but found he couldn’t move at all, only floating in midair.
Liu Dashao felt as if he had been pushed, and he began to rise slowly. Looking down, he was astonished to see another version of himself lying on the kang. It turned out that his soul had truly left his body. Glancing at Dog Egg, who probably thought he was asleep and didn’t pay attention to “himself,” Liu Dashao wanted to touch his own body. But he couldn’t stand on the ground, and he was about to hit the roof. He quickly closed his eyes and raised his hands to block, and after a while, when he opened his eyes, he found that he had floated out of the house.
The scene before him was indescribable. It felt as if he were a kite, with everything beneath him so far away. Looking down, he felt a bit dizzy, afraid he might fall to the ground. He tried to walk forward, but he couldn’t move, only floating in mid-air. Reaching out to grab the roof tiles, his hand passed right through. Liu Dashao then remembered that he was now just a soul, not a physical body. This was the “Yin Escape” technique from the esoteric arts, similar to Zhang Enpu’s “Crossing the Yin,” but this “Yin Escape” could be controlled by himself.
The feeling of being in mid-air was wonderful; the people on the ground couldn’t see him at all. Liu Dashao shouted at them, but no one heard. However, just floating there wasn’t a solution. He leaned forward, and his body “whooshed” forward. So, this was how it worked—the soul couldn’t walk with feet; it just moved by swaying the body.
Liu Dashao exerted some force downward and felt his body rush down. He felt dizzy and quickly leaned back to stabilize himself. Floating forward, he saw villagers walking. Liu Dashao wanted to play a prank on them. Uncle Li was carrying a load of fish, and as he passed by Liu Dashao, Liu Dashao directly collided with him, feeling as if he passed right through his body. Looking back, he saw Uncle Li pause, then sneeze, “Ah-choo!” He rubbed his nose and continued carrying the fish. Liu Dashao was secretly delighted—this was so much fun!
Liu Dashao floated forward a few more times and heard a commotion in a courtyard, with gongs and drums. Passing through the door, he saw it was a “Jumping the Great Spirit” ritual.
PS: “Jumping the Great Spirit” is a way for the living to communicate with the dead. Generally, it requires two people to complete: one is the “Great Spirit,” and the other is the assistant. They believe the Great Spirit is the one possessed by the soul, while the assistant helps. During the ritual, the Great Spirit often “spins,” and the assistant plays the drum. There are fixed tunes and invocations, and after the spirit is invited, the assistant communicates with the spirit to answer people’s questions. The “invited” spirit could be a so-called immortal or the soul of a deceased person.
Liu Dashao found it uninteresting and was about to float away when the Great Spirit suddenly shouted, “It’s here!” and overturned a jar. Liu Dashao felt a suction force pulling him toward the Great Spirit.
Oh no, the Great Spirit must have mistaken him for the immortal he was trying to summon. Liu Dashao was sucked toward him, colliding with his body. He expected to pass through, but suddenly, he was blocked. Liu Dashao stumbled forward a few steps and fell to the ground.
Upon falling, he felt pain. Touching his face, he realized it was solid. Wait, why was his chin full of beard? Looking at his clothes, he was wearing the Great Spirit’s outfit!
Looking up, he saw an old lady running over, seemingly to help him. As she ran, she said, “Great Spirit, are you okay?”
Liu Dashao thought, “Oh no, I must have entered this person’s body!” He was completely panicked but quickly calmed himself. Since he was in the Great Spirit’s body, he decided to see what was going on.
Liu Dashao cleared his throat and said, “Who summoned this Great Spirit?” He felt his voice was deep and uncomfortable.
The old lady, upon hearing this, suddenly knelt on the ground and said, “Oh, Great Spirit! My daughter has been suffering from a high fever for days! She must have been cursed! Great Spirit, please save my daughter!”
The old lady’s cries made Liu Dashao uneasy. He deliberately imitated the Great Spirit’s voice and said, “Take this Great Spirit to see what is causing this trouble!”
The old lady then led Liu Dashao into the house. Inside, he saw a pale young woman lying on the kang. She was delicate but looked very ill. The old lady pointed at her and said, “Great Spirit, this is my daughter. Please take a look!”
Tears streamed down the old lady’s face. Liu Dashao remained silent, secretly opening his Yin-Yang eyes. But after looking for a long time, he couldn’t detect any evil presence. He bit his middle finger, wrote the character “罡” in blood on his palm, and pressed it against his forehead. Still, he found nothing.
This was strange. Liu Dashao was certain she was possessed by an evil entity, but why couldn’t he see any trace of it? After observing for a while, he gave up. He made a hand gesture and silently chanted, “Qian Kun Shun Ni, Lai Qu Qi Men, Yin Dun!” (Heaven and Earth, forward and backward, Yin Escape!)
As soon as he finished, Liu Dashao felt the same sensation again. He felt dizzy, and his soul quickly retreated. Looking back, he saw the Great Spirit lying on the ground. As Liu Dashao passed through the roof, he glanced at the woman on the kang. He felt something was off but couldn’t pinpoint what it was. Reluctantly, he floated away.
When Liu Dashao floated to Dog Egg’s house, he passed through the wall from outside. Inside, he saw Dog Egg asleep, with his own body lying beside him. He floated down to the kang and leaned into his body, feeling as if he had been startled awake.
He shuddered and sat up, touching his face. It felt like he had just woken from a dream. Liu Dashao got up from the kang, feeling a bit dizzy. Leaving the house, he remembered the woman and decided to go to her house.
Arriving at the woman’s door, he saw the Great Spirit coming out, looking confused. Liu Dashao used his Yin-Yang observation technique to look at the woman’s house but still found nothing suspicious. Was he just being paranoid?
Liu Dashao had no choice but to return home and continue studying the esoteric arts.
The next three days passed quickly. Liu Dashao and Dog Egg didn’t go out, as Liu Dashao was engrossed in reading “Taiyi Tiangang.” It seemed he was deeply absorbed. Their unusual behavior didn’t raise any concerns from Liu Laoshi, who might have thought they were studying diligently. He even secretly smiled a few times, thinking they were promising students.
On the evening of the third day, while everyone was asleep, Liu Dashao quietly opened the door and headed to the small forest.
The moon was particularly bright that night, so Liu Dashao wasn’t afraid at all. He could sense many evil spirits around, but he didn’t care and continued walking.
When he reached the small forest, Liu Dashao cupped his hands and shouted, “Huang Er Ye! Huang Er Ye! Are you there?”
As soon as he finished shouting, he heard rustling in the grass behind him, and a snow-white figure emerged from the bushes—it was Huang Er Ye.
The sensation of floating in midair felt amazing. The pedestrians on the ground couldn’t see his presence at all.
Liu Dashao shouted loudly at them, but no one heard him. However, just floating here aimlessly wasn’t a solution.
He thrust his chest forward, and his body whooshed forward. So this was how it worked—his yuan shen couldn’t walk with his feet but moved by shifting his body.
Liu Dashao exerted force downward and felt his body suddenly rushing down. Feeling a bit dizzy, he quickly straightened himself by leaning backward to stabilize.
Drifting forward, he saw villagers walking below. Liu Dashao wanted to play a prank on them. Li Bo was carrying a pole with baskets of fish. As Li Bo approached Liu Dashao, Liu dashed straight into him, feeling himself pass right through Li Bo’s body.
Looking back, he saw Li Bo stop for a moment, then “Ah-choo!” sneeze loudly, rub his nose, and continue on his way with the fish.
Liu Dashao secretly chuckled to himself, thinking it was so much fun.
Liu Dashao floated forward a few more times and heard a ruckus coming from a courtyard, with loud drumming and gong beating. Liu Dashao passed through the door and saw that it was a spirit medium performance.
Liu Dashao felt as if he had been pushed, and he began to rise gently into the air.
Looking down, he was astonished to see another version of himself lying on the kang.
So, it was true—his soul had left his body. Glancing at Dog Egg, who probably thought he was asleep and didn’t pay attention to “himself,” Liu Dashao wanted to touch his own body.
But he couldn’t stand on the ground at all, and he was about to hit the ceiling.
He quickly closed his eyes and raised his hands to shield himself. After a moment, Liu Dashao opened his eyes and realized he had floated out of the house.
The scene before him was indescribable. It felt as if he were a kite, with everything below him so distant.
Looking down, he felt a bit dizzy, afraid he might suddenly fall to the ground. He tried to step forward, but he couldn’t move—he just floated in mid-air.
He reached out to grab the roof tiles, but his hand passed right through. Liu Dashao then remembered that he was just a soul now, not a physical body. This was the “Yin Escape” technique from the esoteric arts, similar to Zhang Enpu’s “Crossing the Yin,” except that this “Yin Escape” could be controlled by himself.
The feeling of floating in the air was wonderful. The people on the ground couldn’t see him at all.
Liu Dashao shouted at them, but no one heard him. However, just floating here wasn’t a solution.
He leaned forward, and his body suddenly drifted forward. So, this was how it worked—the soul couldn’t walk with feet; it just moved by leaning forward.
Liu Dashao exerted some force downward and felt his body rush downward. He felt dizzy and quickly leaned back to stabilize himself.
As he floated forward, he saw the villagers walking. Liu Dashao wanted to play a prank on them. Uncle Li was carrying a load of fish, and as he passed by, Liu Dashao deliberately bumped into him, feeling himself pass right through his body.
Looking back, he saw Uncle Li pause, then sneeze, “Ah-choo!” He rubbed his nose and continued carrying the fish.
Liu Dashao was secretly delighted—this was so much fun!
He floated forward a bit more and heard a commotion in a courtyard, with gongs and drums. Liu Dashao passed through the door and saw a shamanic ritual.
PS: “Shamanic ritual” is a way for the living to “communicate” with the dead. Generally, it requires two people: one is the “primary shaman,” and the other is the “assistant shaman.” They believe the primary shaman is the one possessed by spirits, while the assistant shaman aids in the process. During the ritual, the primary shaman often “spins,” while the assistant shaman plays the drum. There are fixed tunes and invocations, and once the spirits are summoned, the assistant shaman is responsible for “communicating” with them to answer people’s questions. The spirits summoned can be so-called immortals or the “souls” of the deceased.
Liu Dashao found it uninteresting and was about to float away.
Suddenly, the shaman shouted, “It’s here!” and overturned a jar. Liu Dashao felt a strong suction pulling him toward the shaman.
Oh no, the shaman must have mistaken him for the spirit he was trying to summon.
Liu Dashao was sucked toward the shaman and collided with him. He expected to pass through, but suddenly, he was blocked. Liu Dashao stumbled forward a few steps and fell to the ground.
As he fell, he felt pain. Touching his face, he realized it was solid.
Wait, why was his chin covered in beard? Looking down, he was wearing the shaman’s clothes!
Looking up, he saw an old woman running over, seemingly to help him.
As she ran, she said, “Great Immortal, are you alright?”
Liu Dashao thought, “Oh no, I must have possessed this shaman’s body!”
What should he do? He was completely panicked but quickly calmed himself. Since he had entered the shaman’s body, he might as well see what was going on.
Liu Dashao cleared his throat and said in a deep, uncomfortable voice, “Who summoned this Great Immortal?”
The old woman, who had just tried to help him, suddenly knelt on the ground and said, “Oh, Great Immortal! My daughter has been suffering from a high fever for days! She’s been bedridden for so long—she must have been cursed! Please save my daughter!”
The old woman’s cries made Liu Dashao uneasy. He deliberately imitated the shaman’s voice and said, “Take this Great Immortal to see what evil is at work!”
The old woman then led Liu Dashao into the house.
Inside, he saw a pale young woman lying on the kang. She was delicate but looked very ill. The old woman pointed at her and said, “Great Immortal, this is my daughter. Please help her!”
Tears streamed down the old woman’s face.
Liu Dashao remained silent and secretly activated his Yin-Yang vision. But after a long time, he couldn’t detect any trace of evil spirits.
He bit his middle finger and wrote the character “罡” (Gang) in blood on his palm, then pressed it to his forehead. Still, he found nothing.
This was strange. Liu Dashao was certain she was possessed by something evil, but why couldn’t he see any trace of it?
After observing for a while, Liu Dashao gave up. He made a hand gesture and silently chanted, “Qian Kun Shun Ni, Lai Qu Qi Men, Yin Dun!” (Heaven and Earth, forward and backward, Yin Escape!)
As soon as he finished, Liu Dashao felt the same sensation again—a bit dizzy, and his soul quickly retreated. Looking back, he saw the shaman lying on the ground. As Liu Dashao passed through the roof, he glanced at the woman on the kang. He felt something was off but couldn’t pinpoint what it was. Reluctantly, he floated away.
When Liu Dashao floated to Dog Egg’s house, he passed through the wall. Inside, he saw Dog Egg asleep, with his own body lying beside him. He floated down to the kang and leaned into his body, feeling as if he had been startled awake.
He shuddered and sat up, touching his face. It felt like he had just woken from a dream. Liu Dashao got up from the kang, feeling a bit dizzy. As he left the house, he remembered the woman and decided to go back to her house.
When he arrived at the woman’s house, he saw the shaman leaving, looking confused. Liu Dashao used his esoteric arts to observe the house, but he still found nothing suspicious. Was he just being paranoid?
Liu Dashao had no choice but to return home and continue studying the esoteric arts.
The next three days passed quickly. Liu Dashao and Dog Egg didn’t go out, as Liu Dashao was engrossed in reading “Taiyi Tiangang.” It seemed he was completely absorbed. Their unusual behavior didn’t raise any suspicion from Liu Laoshi, who might have thought they were studying hard. He even secretly smiled a few times, thinking they were promising students.
On the evening of the third day, while everyone was asleep, Liu Dashao quietly opened the door and headed toward the small forest.
The moon was especially bright tonight, so Liu Dashao wasn’t afraid at all. He could sense many evil spirits around, but he didn’t care and kept walking.
When he reached the small forest, Liu Dashao cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, “Elder Huang! Elder Huang! Are you there?”
As soon as he finished shouting, he heard rustling in the grass behind him, and a snow-white figure emerged—it was Elder Huang.
Liu Dashao found it uninteresting and was about to float away when he suddenly heard the spirit medium shout loudly, “He’s here!” Then the medium abruptly overturned a jar, and Liu Dashao felt a strong suction pulling him toward the spirit medium.
Oh no, it seemed the spirit medium had mistaken him for the immortal they were trying to summon.
Liu Dashao felt as if he had been sucked in by the medium and crashed into the person. He had expected to pass through, but suddenly it felt like he was blocked. Liu Dashao stumbled forward a few steps and fell to the ground.
Upon falling, he felt pain and touched his face, realizing it was solid again.
Wait a minute, why was his chin full of beard? Looking down at himself, he realized he was wearing the spirit medium’s clothes!
Looking up at the family, an old lady ran over, seemingly to help him.
As she ran, she cried out, “Great Immortal, are you alright?”
Upon hearing this, Liu Dashao panicked, fearing that he had somehow entered the spirit medium’s body!
What should he do now? He was completely flustered but quickly calmed himself down. Since he had entered the spirit medium’s body, he might as well see what was going on.
Liu Dashao cleared his throat and said, “Who summoned this great immortal?”
He felt his voice was deep and uncomfortable.
When the old lady who had previously rushed over heard Liu Dashao speak like this, she suddenly knelt to the ground and cried, “Oh my! Great Immortal! My youngest daughter has had a high fever that won’t subside! She’s been lying in bed for days now. She must have encountered an evil spirit! Great Immortal, please save my youngest daughter!”
Hearing the old lady call him “Great Immortal” made Liu Dashao feel very uneasy. He deliberately pretended to be possessed by the immortal, speaking in a strange and eerie tone, “Bring this Great Immortal to see what is causing the trouble!”
After he spoke, the old lady led Liu Dashao into the house.
Once inside, they saw a young woman lying on the kang with a pale complexion. The woman was quite pretty but looked very ill. The old lady pointed at the young woman on the kang and said, “Great Immortal! This is my youngest daughter. Please take a look at her, Great Immortal!”
With that, tears streamed down the old lady’s face.
Liu Dashao remained silent and secretly activated his Yin-Yang eyes, but after observing for a long time, he couldn’t detect any signs of evil spirits.
Liu Dashao felt as if he had been pushed, and he began to rise slowly. Looking down, he was astonished to see another version of himself lying on the kang. It turned out that his soul had indeed left his body. Glancing at Gou Dan, who probably thought he was asleep and didn’t pay attention to “himself,” Liu Dashao wanted to touch his own body. However, he couldn’t stand on the ground and was about to hit the roof. He quickly closed his eyes and raised his hands to block, and when he opened them again, he found that he had floated out of the house.
The scene before him was indescribable. It felt as if he were a kite, with everything beneath him so distant. Looking down made him dizzy, fearing he might fall to the ground. He tried to walk forward but couldn’t move, only floating in mid-air. Reaching out to grab the roof tiles, his hand passed right through. Liu Dashao then remembered that he was just a soul now, not a physical body. This was the “Yin Escape” technique from the Qimen, similar to Zhang Enpu’s “Crossing the Yin,” but this “Yin Escape” could be controlled by himself.
The feeling of being in mid-air was wonderful; the pedestrians below couldn’t see him. Liu Dashao shouted at them, but no one heard. However, just floating there wasn’t a solution. He leaned forward, and his body drifted forward with a whoosh. So, the soul couldn’t walk with feet; it just moved by swaying the body. Liu Dashao exerted some force downward and felt his body rush down. Feeling dizzy, he quickly leaned back to stabilize himself.
As he floated forward, he saw villagers walking. Liu Dashao wanted to play a prank on them. Uncle Li was carrying a load of fish, and when he passed by, Liu Dashao directly collided with him, feeling as if he had passed through his body. Looking back, he saw Uncle Li pause, then sneeze, rub his nose, and continue carrying the fish. Liu Dashao was secretly delighted; this was so much fun!
Liu Dashao floated forward a few more times and heard a commotion in a courtyard, with gongs and drums. Passing through the door, he saw it was a “Jumping the Great God” ritual.
PS: “Jumping the Great God” is a way for the living to communicate with the dead. Generally, it requires two people: one is the “Great God,” who is possessed by a spirit, and the other is the assistant. During the ritual, the Great God often spins, while the assistant plays the drum. There are fixed tunes and invocations, and after the spirit is invited, the assistant communicates with the spirit to answer people’s questions. The invited spirits can be so-called immortals or the souls of the deceased.
Liu Dashao found it uninteresting and was about to float away when the Great God suddenly shouted, “It’s here!” and overturned a jar. Liu Dashao felt a suction pulling him toward the Great God. Oh no, the Great God must have mistaken him for the spirit he was trying to summon.
Liu Dashao was sucked toward the Great God and collided with him. Expecting to pass through, he was instead blocked and stumbled forward, falling to the ground. Upon falling, he felt pain and touched his face—it was solid. Wait, why was his chin full of beard? Looking at his clothes, he realized he was wearing the Great God’s attire!
Looking up, he saw an old woman running over to help him, saying, “Great God, are you alright?”
Liu Dashao thought, “Oh no, I must have entered this person’s body!” Panicking, he tried to calm himself. Since he was in the Great God’s body, he decided to see what was going on.
Clearing his throat, Liu Dashao said in a deep, uncomfortable voice, “Who summoned this Great God?”
The old woman, hearing this, knelt down and said, “Oh, Great God! My daughter has been running a high fever for days! She must be haunted! Please save her!”
Liu Dashao felt uneasy but pretended to be possessed, saying in a strange voice, “Take this Great God to see what evil is at work!”
The old woman led Liu Dashao into the house, where a pale, sickly young woman lay on the kang. The old woman pointed at her and said, “Great God, this is my daughter. Please help her!” Tears streamed down her face.
Liu Dashao remained silent, secretly opening his Yin-Yang eyes. After a long time, he couldn’t detect any evil presence. He bit his middle finger, wrote the character “罡” in blood on his palm, and covered his forehead. Still, he found nothing.
It was strange. Liu Dashao was certain she was haunted, but why couldn’t he see any evil aura? After observing for a while, he gave up, made a hand gesture, and silently chanted, “Qian Kun Shun Ni, Lai Qu Qimen, Yin Dun!”
As soon as he finished, he felt dizzy again, and his soul quickly retreated. Looking back, he saw the Great God lying on the ground. As Liu Dashao passed through the roof, he glanced at the woman on the kang, feeling something was off but unable to pinpoint it. Reluctantly, he floated away.
When Liu Dashao floated to Gou Dan’s house, he passed through the wall and saw Gou Dan asleep, with his own body lying beside him. He floated down to the kang, leaned into his body, and felt as if he had been startled awake.
With a sudden jerk, Liu Dashao sat up, touching his face as if he had just woken from a dream. Feeling dizzy, he got up and left the house, remembering the woman’s situation. He decided to go to her house.
Arriving at her doorstep, he saw the Great God leaving, looking confused. Liu Dashao used his Qimen Yin-Yang technique to observe the house but found nothing suspicious. Was he just being paranoid?
Liu Dashao returned home and continued studying the Qimen secrets.
The next three days passed quickly. Liu Dashao and Gou Dan stayed indoors, engrossed in “Taiyi Tiangang.” Their unusual behavior didn’t raise any concerns from Liu Laoshi, who might have thought they were studying hard and even secretly smiled, thinking they were teachable.
On the third night, while everyone was asleep, Liu Dashao sneaked out and headed to the small forest.
The moon was particularly bright, so Liu Dashao wasn’t afraid. He could sense many evil spirits around but didn’t care and kept walking.
Arriving at the forest, Liu Dashao cupped his hands and shouted, “Huang Er Ye! Huang Er Ye! Are you there?”
As soon as he finished, he heard rustling in the grass, and a snow-white figure emerged—it was Huang Er Ye.
This was strange. Liu Dashao was certain she must have been attacked by an evil entity, but why couldn’t he see even a trace of evil energy?
After observing for a while, Liu Dashao had no choice but to give up. He made a hand sign and silently recited, “Heaven and Earth move forward and backward; the Qi Men comes and goes; Yin Dun!”
After saying this, Liu Dashao felt that sensation again, a bit dizzy, and his yuan shen quickly withdrew backward. Looking back, he saw the spirit medium lying on the ground. As Liu Dashao passed through the roof, he glanced again at the woman lying on the kang. Something about her felt off, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. Grudgingly, he floated away.
When Liu Dashao floated to Goudan’s house, he passed directly from outside to inside. He saw Goudan sleeping there, with his own physical body lying beside him. He drifted downward, reached the edge of the kang, and leaned toward his body. He felt as if he had been startled awake, giving a sudden jolt.
Liu Dashao sat up abruptly, touched his face, and felt as if he had just woken from a dream. Rising from the kang, he felt a bit dizzy. As he stepped outside, he remembered the girl from earlier and decided to float back toward her house.
As he arrived at the woman’s doorstep, he just happened to see the spirit medium exiting, looking very dazed. Liu Dashao used the Qi Men technique to observe the yin and yang energies around the woman’s house but still found no suspicious signs. Could it be that he was just being paranoid?
Liu Dashao could only return home and continue studying the Qi Men secret techniques.
These three days passed very quickly, and Liu Dashao and Goudan didn’t go out. He was completely absorbed in studying the “Taiyi Tiangang,” and seemed to be deeply fascinated. Their unusual behavior didn’t escape Liu Laoshi’s notice, but he said nothing, perhaps thinking that Liu Dashao and Goudan were diligently studying. He even secretly chuckled a few times, muttering that these boys were teachable.
On the third night, Liu Dashao quietly opened the door while everyone else was asleep and walked toward the small grove.
The moon was particularly bright tonight, so Liu Dashao wasn’t afraid at all. He could sense many evil presences around him, but he didn’t care at the moment and continued walking.
When he reached the grove, he cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, “Second Master Huang! Second Master Huang! Are you there?”
As soon as he finished shouting, he heard rustling in the bushes behind him. A snow-white figure darted out from the underbrush—it was indeed Second Master Huang.
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