Chapter 74 Worship Heaven in the Immense Sea

In the ceremony of worshipping heaven, the door of each house was hung with a mahogany sword. Wuyou got up early and hung the mahogany sword that Granny Moon had bought on the door. A mahogany sword was to exorcise evil spirits. On the day of worshipping heaven, all the souls would drift into the Immense Sea in all directions. So on the day of each year, the wooden swords which had been blessed were on sale on the streets, forming a scene in the Immense Sea.

Xiao Douya helped his mother to hold the wooden sword, making invisible drawings in the air. Nie Xiaowu picked up Xiao Douya and took out a "Fu" character from his arms. Seeing nobody notice him, Nie Xiaowu recited the incantation, and a streak of spirit light flew into the character. Since Xiao Douya had never seen such sorcery, he opened Nie Xiaowu's palm curiously. When he found there was nothing in the palm, he gaped more wide-eyed. Nie Xiaowu burst out laughing at the child's simplicity. However, Qiongqi in th