Deep Mountain One-legged Ancient Spirit · Baling Mountain Monster
A strange creature with a single foot and long arms in deep mountain forests, able to tear tigers and leopards apart with its bare hands, understands human speech, and imitates crying to lure and kill hunters.
Classical Origins and the Grand Void Yin Evil
A half-human, half-ape monster born from the miasma of the deep mountains of Cangwu in the south and the earth energy of ancient trees. Ge Hong recorded in the Baopuzi detailed secret methods for avoiding the Shan Xiao (mountain demon) when entering mountains to gather herbs.
Mind Creates Appearances & Deadly Mutations
Tremendous strength to uproot trees, throwing stones from a hundred paces, imitating the calls of loved ones, traversing cliffs and precipices as if on flat ground, and ambushing herb gatherers at night.
Daoist Thunder Magic to Dissolve Evil & Illuminate Self-Nature
The Shan Xiao fears most the sound of bursting bamboo and the talisman fire of the orthodox path. When entering deep mountains and great marshes, one should chant the nine-character mantra “Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Zhen Lie Qian Xing” and burn sulfur to dispel the mountain mist and evil spirits.
Wear Pure Yang Artifacts to Purify Body and Mind
Through the YuanYu Destiny Beads (Xuanming Taiji model for warding off evil and petty people), Taoist Golden Light Mantra, and Jungian shadow questioning, transform negative energy into great wisdom.