I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 148 Witchcraft (1) (asking for monthly ticket)
Yu Da calmed himself down and continued talking to Sang Que.

"The emergence of witchcraft is earlier than the Taoist magic and Buddhist Dharma. People live to have enough food, clothes and shelter. The emergence of witchcraft is to pray for peace and protection from ghosts and gods from all directions."

"From ancient times to the present, witchcraft has always had two purposes: one is to worship ghosts, and the other is to exorcise ghosts. Generally speaking, when some ghosts do not harm people, or are regarded as good ghosts and bring benefits to people, people will worship such ghosts, hoping that such good ghosts will stay and continue to bless them."

"In some places, if there is a good harvest, a thriving population, few diseases and no natural disasters, a grand sacrifice will be held when the autumn grain is stored in the warehouse to thank the local ghosts and gods for their blessings. This custom has existed from ancient times to the present. There are family sacrifices, clan sacrifices, and wild sacrifices to worship ghosts. Some are completed in one day, while others require several days and more than a dozen rituals. They are different in each state and place. You will understand if you visit more places in the future."

"But you must remember that the customs of worshipping ghosts and gods vary from place to place. Aside from the prohibition of sacrificing living people, you must not interfere with or destroy other customs, even if you cannot understand or agree with them. Otherwise, losing your life will be the least of your worries, and it is very likely that your family will suffer curses and bad luck for generations."

Sang Que chewed the biscuit and nodded, but he wanted to ask, Prime Minister, the Taoist and Buddhist sects have now destroyed the tradition of the people of the Xuan Dynasty to worship the Goddess of Witch, so what kind of misfortune and curse have they suffered?

I feel that Empress Wu is a little too temperless, and she even handed over the Evil Suppression Bureau that she founded to someone else.

Yu Da took two bites of tofu pudding and said, "Although offering sacrifices to ghosts is to offer sacrifices to good ghosts, the existence of ghosts is not static. It is possible that a ghost was a good ghost one moment, and became an evil ghost the next moment due to some unknown changes. Let me give you an example. Have you ever seen a ground ghost?"

Sang Que nodded, she was very familiar with this.

Yu Dadao, "In fact, the earth ghosts in ancient times were not what they are today. When the earth ghosts first appeared, they were called 'earth masters', which were good ghosts under the control of mountain gods. In ancient times, when people were farming in spring and autumn, they would choose auspicious days and times to go to the fields, insert chicken feathers, sprinkle chicken blood, and pray to the earth master for a good harvest without insects and disasters."

Sangque understood. No wonder the ground ghost would eat chicken every time it appeared in Heishan Village. This was a primitive habit.

"But the reason why the earth ghost has become what it is now is impossible to trace. Without the protection of the earth ghost, it is easy for corpse mud ghosts to appear in the fields, turning people who step in into corpse mud, as well as wheat ghosts and rice ghosts."

"Including water ghosts, they were good when they first appeared. There are many such examples. Therefore, monitoring local customs and sacrifices is also the job of the Evil Suppression Bureau."

Speaking of this, Sang Que put down the spoon and asked, "Old Yu, I actually have a question for a long time. Earth ghosts and water ghosts are everywhere, cannot be imprisoned, and their source cannot be found at all. Have they reached the level of ghosts and gods?"

Yu Da picked up the bowl and took the last bite. The chili made him sweat all over his forehead, so he took out a handkerchief to wipe it.

"No, the strength of earth ghosts and water ghosts is at most higher than that of sixth-level evil ghosts, but no matter how higher they are than the sixth level, they cannot become ghost gods. Ghost gods are called ghost gods because they are both ghosts and gods. They have the power of ghosts to frighten people, and they also have the ability of gods to protect people."

"People have both respect and fear for gods. To become a ghost god, you need the fear of living beings, and you also need the devout incense of living beings. Water ghosts only have the fear of living beings, but no corresponding incense, so no matter how powerful a water ghost is, it is just a ghost."

"Speaking of which, the earth ghost has become what it is now. As long as you offer it food, you can fulfill your wishes. Maybe it is just a disguised way of absorbing the people's incense. Unfortunately, it is still not enough."

Sangque had also finished eating and took out a handkerchief from his bag to wipe his mouth.

She reviewed the knowledge in her mind. In the Gui Dynasty, the upper three layers of the Nine Netherworlds were called evil spirits, which could be eliminated through the power of evil spirits. The middle three layers were evil ghosts, which could not be completely eliminated and could only be temporarily imprisoned. The Evil Ghost Division was the place where evil ghosts were imprisoned.

However, the evil ghosts in the middle three levels can be dismembered and beaten back to the level of evil spirits, and then the dismembered main body can be destroyed, and the other parts will be destroyed together.

Just like the Yin child, although his eyes, tongue, arms and heart were dismembered, as long as the main body of the Yin child is still there, the dismembered parts will still exist as Yin objects. Only when the main body of the Yin child is destroyed will these dismembered parts disappear together.

and many more!

Sang Que suddenly thought of a point. Since Yin children can be dismembered into Yin objects, then there are so many ghosts imprisoned in the Evil Ghost Department. Why not dismember them in batches and make Yin objects?

Or, that's what the Evil Ghost Department did originally, so there are so many Yin objects in the Suppression of Evil Department. But such dismemberment must have a price. In order to dismember a Yin child, the Yin General of Qinzhou destroyed Fengning City, and he himself fell from the sixth floor to the fifth floor.

hold on!
Yin Tong's hand has the ability to dismember things!

Yan Daozi had previously fused Ming Zhang and the Yin object to raise a corpse, hoping that Ming Zhang's corpse would bear the effects of the Yin object's backlash.

and so!
Could it be that Yin Tong was created by the Evil Suppression Bureau as a tool specifically used to dismember evil spirits?
At this moment, Sang Que felt as refreshed as if he suddenly smelled cooling oil when he was dozing off, and his head felt cool and clear.

Sang Que felt that she was close to the truth, but her thinking was also distorted.

She recalled these things to remind herself that when an evil spirit enters the ghost level, there is a natural chasm between the third and fourth levels, and when a ghost level enters the ghost god level, there is another natural chasm between the sixth and seventh levels.

"Follow me after you finish eating. Today, Mr. Zhang's family in the east of the city will hold a 'child-receiving' ceremony. This is also a witchcraft ceremony to exorcise ghosts and pray for blessings. It's a good opportunity to take you to see it."

Yu Da stood up and walked away, and Sang Que followed closely.

"Old Yu, I'm a little curious. How many ghosts and gods do you think there are in this world nowadays?"

"The ones that are publicly worshipped are Daojun and Shoufo. Although our Prime Minister is still alive, he has received a lot of incense and worship, and I am afraid he has already become a ghost or god. I am not sure about the others. After all, there are some people in this world who worship one publicly, but secretly worship another."

As Yu Da was speaking, he suddenly glanced at Sang Que.

Sang Que felt guilty for a moment, but his expression remained motionless and flawless.

"Old Yu, there is another thing I'm curious about. Do you think evil spirits can be created artificially?"

Sang Que wanted to know whether Yin Tong was created by the Evil Suppression Division.

Yu Da stopped and said, "Sang Er, your idea is very dangerous. Don't mention it in front of other people in the future."

Sang Que hurriedly explained, "I'm just curious."

Yu Da continued walking, "Aren't all the evil spirits in this world born out of human desire?"

Sang Que sighed in her heart. She knew this of course, but she was not talking about this kind of manufacturing, but another kind of "manufacturing".

Forget it, I’ll go buy some snacks and ask Granny Zhuang.

"I told you about worshipping ghosts earlier. Now let's talk about exorcising ghosts. In ancient times, exorcism required shamans who could communicate with ghosts and gods. But after hundreds and thousands of years of evolution, now anyone who visits the evil spirits suppression department during the day or at night can use the shaman's magic tools and rituals to perform exorcism by themselves."

"There is another way to exorcise ghosts in groups, similar to the Nuo opera. We will talk about it later. When the Taoist sect exorcise ghosts, they usually use yellow paper, peach wood swords, talismans, copper coins, chicken blood and other items."

"Witchcraft also requires a medium and tools to exorcise ghosts. Tools used by witches are more common and easier to obtain. There is a common folk method of exorcising ghosts, which is to place chopsticks in a bowl. Sang Er, you should have seen this, right?"