The same sword, the same moves, the same figure, the same face!

  That Cha Wenbin, who had brought down Chaozi and Zhu Xiong, was already drenched in blood, his Taoist robe stained red. His sword served as a prop to support his body, the crimson liquid still flowing out of his seven orifices, emitting a faint warmth that indicated this motionless corpse still had a body temperature.

  And another Cha Wenbin appeared out of nowhere, a white Taoist robe surrounded the bloody body, bringing a cold glow and sword shadow. Wherever the sword light reached, there must be a soul that was immediately scattered. For a time, it was a killing spree that darkened the sky and earth, but his white clothes were not stained with a single speck of dust, truly majestic.

  How can there be two Cha Wenbin?

  If you look closely, you will find that when Cha Wenbin, who is standing still, is illuminated by the spotlight on top of Chaozi's head in the distance, there is a shadow under his feet.

  And another one, Cha Wenbin, who was recklessly wielding his sword to ward off evil spirits, not only had no shadow, but the light pillar that hit him passed through his body as if it were glass.

  Because the soul does not have a body, light can pass directly through it without reflection or obstruction, so it only has an image, no shadow. Because of this, shadows are projected by light shining on objects, and the black silhouette formed by the obstruction of light by the human body. Therefore, in folklore, the simplest way to distinguish between humans and ghosts is to see if they have a shadow under lamplight.

  He is soul, Cha Wenbin's soul, Soul in motion!

  He has died once before, humans have three souls, namely the life soul, earth soul and heaven soul.

  The earth soul is reincarnated, after a person dies, the earth soul will be taken away by the yin messenger and enter the underworld, waiting for the next reincarnation.

  The Tiān Hún Guǎn's operation trend, the Daoist fortune-telling in daily life is actually based on the calculation of the heavenly soul's trend according to the eight characters of birth.

  The spirit of the earth and the spirit of heaven are not usually on a person's body, so occasionally when someone is clearly playing cards in the east village all day, someone will say that they saw this person coming back outside in the west village at dusk, and can accurately describe what he was wearing today. At this time, people often say: "You must have seen a ghost!"

  What he saw was not a ghost, but one of the other two souls of this person floating outside. Of course, the probability of being seen is extremely low, and most people will not see their other two souls in this life. Once they appear, it means his life is about to end.

  And this one is the main soul, that is, the life soul! When a person dies, the lamp goes out, and the spirit flies away. The meaning of this sentence is that when a person dies, the three lamps on his body also go out, it is a symbol of yang energy, without yang energy, there is no life. And the spirit flying away, the seven spirits are scattered first, the fundamental reason why the body can move, and the spirit is scattered, then the body does not move.

  The soul that flies away is the life soul. The life soul will always be attached to the body when a person is alive, but it will disappear within a certain period of time after the body dies. However, some people have too many grievances before they die and are unwilling to disperse, so these grievances turn the life soul that should have dispersed into another form of conscious existence, which people call: ghost!

  Ghosts shouldn't exist in this world, so when they've fulfilled their wishes, most of them disperse on their own because their resentment is no longer enough to sustain the existence of such a form.

  If a ghost insists on staying in this world as an extension of his mortal soul, then the earthbound spirit he left behind will never be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation in the next life and will suffer endless torment in the underworld. This is a rule set by heaven, and no one can be exempt from it; otherwise, everything would fall into chaos.

  Some people have been dead for thousands of years, but because of the resentment in their hearts, they refuse to dissipate and insist on lingering in this world. However, time often wears down a person's will, and ghosts are no exception. To preserve the existence of this consciousness, they often choose another extreme: killing the living. The more they kill, the more they use this bloody and cruel method to remind themselves that their grievances have not been avenged, constantly stimulating their consciousness to become more complete. Over time, the ghost's body will accumulate more evil energy, eventually becoming an evil spirit, a malevolent spirit, or even a demon!

  This is also the fundamental meaning of Taoist rituals, when will the gratitude and resentment be repaid? This kind of unconventional existence was originally unreasonable, they would replace the heavens to eliminate this unreasonableness, so some Taoists would obtain powers different from ordinary people, this power comes from the heavens, that is, the Three Purities they worship.

  The Taoists began to set up altars and perform rituals, reciting incantations and drawing talismans, exorcising evil spirits and demons, their ultimate goal being to allow the person to enter the next cycle of reincarnation as soon as possible, forgetting the hatred of this life.

  And this white-robed master was actually Cha Wenbin's soul!

  His soul had long since left his body after death that day, and perhaps it would soon dissipate into nothingness. Yet, coincidentally, there was a "soul-capturing grass" nearby, which, no matter how powerful he was, could not resist its attraction, trapping him under this coffin.

  There is a saying that everything in the world has its fate, if Cha Wenbin left after waking up, even if he returned to Zhebei, he would not live for more than two months. Because his soul was lost, and his seven spirits would soon disperse, his body would begin to show abnormalities. Perhaps he would die of illness, or perhaps he would die in an accident.

  Normally, people who have lost their souls only need to find someone who understands and uses some methods to call them back. Put the person who has lost their soul on a bed to sleep, then light an incense stick and insert it at the head of the bed or on the handle of a broom, praying for the Bed Lord and Lady or the Broom Goddess to call back the lost soul.

  The person calling out the soul holds a bowl in one hand, with its mouth covered by yellow paper made into hell money, and a rice ladle in the other. They use the ladle to knock on the doorframe, call out the name of the lost soul, then scoop up some cold water with the ladle and pour it onto the bowl covered with paper. This process is repeated - knocking, calling, pouring water - until a shiny circle appears in the accumulated water inside the bowl, indicating that the "calling of the soul" has been successful.

  However, the soul trapped by "Soul Capturing Grass" can never be summoned back, no one can defy its power, and the soul will be forever trapped here for people with ulterior motives to use.

  Similarly, Wen Bin's earth soul walked through the Yellow Spring Road and stepped over the Naihe Bridge. Even if he drank that bowl of Meng Po soup, he would not get reincarnation in the next life, because his fate soul was left here without dispersing or annihilating. The fate soul scattering first is a prerequisite for rebirth!

  There are countless souls that have been attracted here and imprisoned for thousands of years, suffering the pain of being unable to reincarnate in the underworld. As for what these souls are used for, it's naturally the ghostly path!

  It's the same soul, but there are also high and low distinctions. Although eradicating these mortal souls is painful for them at the moment, it is a complete liberation for another earth soul in the underworld.

  Finding a scapegoat to suffer in their place is the instinct of these tormented souls, so they ferociously pounced on Cha Wenbin, unaware that even if they succeeded, their souls would still be trapped here, as long as the "Soul-Capturing Grass" remained.

  But the human heart's desire for survival is the most basic, and building one's happiness on others' suffering is also humanity's greatest weakness, they will still risk everything for it. So those seemingly ferocious souls of fate, after being illuminated by the cold light of the Seven Star Sword, leave behind more memories of their last smile, because in the end, death is the greatest liberation.

  The dance of the soul is still jumping, this is a harvest that has been left behind in this life but has created a beautiful cycle for the next generation. This is a dance of farewell to the world, using his own body's last bit of willpower to transcend and do good deeds for all people. The Seven-Star Sword perfectly interprets what is meant by "the Way" with its original intention, and also perfectly explains that sentence: "The Way can be spoken of, but it is not the true Way!"

  The "Tao" that can be expressed in words is not the eternal Tao. Only when one has eliminated the hatred of this life, can they experience the beauty of the next life. This is the Tao that is experienced with one's life, and it is only at the edge of death that one can understand it. Using a lifetime of experiences to comprehend those brief few seconds - this is the Tao!

  When the fierce Stone Father also left with a hint of satisfaction, the wind stopped, and his blood coagulated. The white-clothed figure who had been dancing with his sword suddenly moved, slowly walking towards the standing Cha Wenbin, becoming thinner and fainter.

  When the two bodies completely coincided with each other, his fingers that tightly grasped the Seven Stars Sword moved.

  He moved, he moved, the real Cha Wenbin is back!

  PS: Soul Dance This chapter is the most perfect one I've ever written, it perfectly explains many questions that readers have asked before. As a writer who digs holes and fills them up, with this update of over 500,000 words, I, Earl (Xia Yi), want to thank every friend who has supported me, thank you for every recommendation vote, you are my motivation, and the fundamental reason why this book can be published as one of the annual key books. From the bottom of my heart, I'd like to say: Thank you! Your waiting is worth it!

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