Definition
A traditional northeastern Chinese spirit-summoning verse, used by chuma spirit mediums. Shen Tugang’s version is notably more aggressive and powerful than earlier examples in the story.
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A traditional northeastern Chinese spirit-summoning verse, used by chuma spirit mediums. Shen Tugang’s version is notably more aggressive and powerful than earlier examples in the story.
Story context
Buckle up, because Chapter 143 delivers one of the most raw, emotionally charged exorcism scenes yet. Bai Lingmiao takes center stage as she performs a *tiao dashen* ritual on a chained, grieving mother, while Li Huowang arrives at the tail end—and does something that cuts straight to the heart of why this novel hurts so good. This isn’t a chapter about banishing a demon. It’s about a woman who broke because she lost her son, and the line between “haunted” and “heartbroken” is the thinnest, cruelest thread. Our boy Li Huowang, carrying two swords now and a whole lot of weariness, delivers a verdict that will make you want to cheer and sob at the same time.
Why it matters
This chapter is a masterclass in using supernatural horror to create *emotional* horror. Notice how there’s no real “exorcism” here—Bai Lingmiao’s *tiao dashen* can detect the shape of the pain, but it can’t fix a broken heart. Li Huowang’s intervention isn’t about a new spell or a power-up; it’s about him recognizing a kindred spirit in that screaming, chained woman. He’s been that person—losing control, hurting people, being locked up. His outburst about windows and loneliness is more than empathy; it’s a mirror. This is the kind of storytelling that makes *Dao Gui Yi Xian* unforgettable: the monster is grief, and the exorcism is an act of unspeakable kindness.
Quick facts
Source novel
Dao Gui Yi Xian
First appearance
The Spirit Mother’s Chains
Chapter references
5
Type hints
Dao Gui Yi Xian, tiao dashen, chuma spirit medium
Guide tags
folk horror, exorcism scene, character moment
Appears in chapters
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Chapter 143
The Spirit Mother’s Chains
Bai Lingmiao performs a visceral spirit-summoning ritual on a chained, grieving mother. But when the exorcism fails, Li Huowang arrives—and offers a far more terrifying kind of healing.
Chapter 181
The Five-Bodied Man
Bai Lingmiao faces a possessed corpse alone and wins. But a blind exorcist's diagnosis of Li Huowang—missing all Five Phases—shatters everything we thought we knew.
Chapter 292
The Source of the Auditory Hallucination
The Zuowandao impostor is about to split Li Huowang's skull when the source of his auditory hallucination finally erupts from his mouth: black tentacles, thick with blood.
Chapter 355
The Rusty Knife and the Forgotten Hand
Li Huowang hunts a Heart-Turbid with a bizarre task force, but the real attack isn't claws—it's a memory so cleanly erased he forgets the knife in his own hand.
Chapter 358
The Man
Li Huowang learns the dark truth about the Heart-Turbid's passive horror, gets a whisper of an escape plan, and a forgotten passenger appears in the carriage.
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