Daoist arts aren't mysticism. They're techniques for killing, and ways to stay alive.
You think drawing talismans is calligraphy? It's using blood as a catalyst and qi as a thread to build circuits between heaven and earth.
You think spirit-medium dances are superstition? They're steps along the Celestial Dipper, channeling cosmic microwaves.
This world is filthier than you imagine.
The convenience store on the corner might be an entrance to a mass grave. At night, you can easily run into evil spirits at a crossroads. Even the house you live in might be leaking qi, draining your wealth and your life.
Before my master died, he left me these eight words of instruction: "Heaven's way is ever-changing; only baleful forces endure. Disciples of the arcane sect must punish in Heaven's name."
Since this is my line of work, I'll shoulder the debts owed to the dead, and handle the dirty jobs.
Watch as I use Maoshan forbidden arts to subdue the demons and monsters that infest this world.
Warning: Don't walk alone at night while reading this story, and whatever you do, don't turn around too easily.
From then on, I could see the "ash" that ordinary people couldn't: ash falling from the bodies of the dead. When it lands on a living person's shoulder, it's called a "ghost pat."
Can you read someone's fate from the characters they write? No. But I can see the "inner demons" in your subconscious through the words you jot down.
Can feng shui change your fortune? No. But I can set up a "deadly configuration" that makes you hit bad luck the moment you step outside, leading you step by step into the abyss.
This is a record of "real mysticism."
From rituals to guide souls to the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, from finding dragon veins and locating acupoints to flying stars and robbing fortunes.
I don't talk about superstition. I only talk about objective patterns that science can't explain.
In a deadly scheme, the human heart is scarier than any ghost.
But that's all right. I'm the last "Keeper of the Flaw" of Maoshan.
When ghosts come, I suppress them.
When baleful forces come, I suppress them.
If Heaven's way is unjust, I'll punish in Heaven's name.
Ready? I'm about to open this forbidden book.
