Frigid Pool of Ensnared Souls · Drowned Phantom Seeking a Substitute
A cold and malevolent specter formed from the resentment of drowning victims, tangled in reeds and silt at the bottom of waters, dragging people in to drown them so it can seek reincarnation as a substitute.
Classical Origins and the Grand Void Yin Evil
The souls of those who drowned in rivers, lakes, and ponds are trapped by the City God's Water Palace. Unable to be reborn, they breed the karmic obsession of 'seeking a substitute death ghost,' transforming among the water weeds into a slippery, powerful monster.
Mind Creates Appearances & Deadly Mutations
Immense strength in water, conjures golden and jade toys at the bottom to lure children, and uses water weeds to entangle feet as an illusion technique.
Daoist Thunder Magic to Dissolve Evil & Illuminate Self-Nature
Realgar wine and mugwort during the Dragon Boat Festival to ward off evil; Taoist priests perform salvation rituals to release water and land orphan souls, untie the karmic knots, and send them to the underworld for reincarnation, thus eliminating the root of the water calamity.
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.