Definition
This chapter is a masterclass in cognitive horror, weaponizing the binary between the “real” and the “supernatural” that defines *Dao Gui Yi Xian*. The psychiatric assessment scene isn’t just background color—it’s a genuine, clinical procedure, complete with references to fistulas, Risperidone, and Olanzapine, grounding Li Huowang’s modern reality in tangible medical detail. The Three Corpses (三尸, San Shi) mentioned by Danyangzi are a core Daoist concept—three inner parasitic demons residing in the head, chest, and belly, said to tempt mortals toward selfishness and mortality. In the novel, they are weaponized as a psychological construct of denial, with Danyangzi dismissing Li Huowang’s entire identity as “just my Three Corpses.” The sudden transfer to a psychiatric hospital also mirrors the novel’s deeper structure: just as the Dao-Twisted World has its own hierarchies (supervisory office, sects, spirit courts), the modern world has its own institutional handling of the “abnormal.”