"Place Chen Sand on the centers of their foreheads, backs, chests, palms, and soles-all seven points. Seal each point with a Divine Talisman, then bind it tightly with strips of five-colored cloth. Be quick!"
These seven points were where the seven corporeal souls entered and exited. Sealing them with Chen Sand and Divine Talismans would keep the dead's seven corporeal souls inside their bodies.
Yi Zhongzhou spoke every sentence urgently. Tonight was a full moon, and the corpses had already begun to change.
When they had first been dug up, their nails and hair had not been this long. Now their nails were black and nearly a centimeter long.
Had the situation been less urgent, Yi Zhongzhou would have taken the time to explain the significance of these seven points. Now, however, all he could do was issue orders for the others to follow.
As the others finished one after another, Yi Zhongzhou continued with a frown, "Stuff some cinnabar into the dead's ears, noses, and mouths, then seal them tightly with Divine Talismans."
The ears, nose, and mouth were where the three ethereal souls entered and exited. Doing this would keep their souls within their bodies.
Finally, they had to coat the dead's necks with Chen Sand, affix Divine Talismans, and bind them tightly with strips of five-colored cloth. Then they had to put bamboo-leaf hats on the corpses, securing the talisman papers firmly beneath the hats.
Once everything was ready, Yi Zhongzhou held the Soul-Summoning Bell in one hand and the Little Yin Gong in the other, then shouted, "Rise!"
All the corpses lying on the ground rose at his command. They stood stiffly without moving, waiting for Yi Zhongzhou's next instruction.
The other players felt their hair stand on end at the sight. They were not professionals,