Guanyin Bodhisattva explained with a smile, "This works much the same as cultivating the White Skeleton Meditation. Its purpose is to help people see through outward appearances."
Zhuang Yan still had his doubts. "I still don't quite believe it."
Guanyin Bodhisattva teased, "That incarnation is still in the mortal world. Why not try it yourself, Divine Lord?"
"That won't do!" Zhuang Yan hurriedly said with a solemn expression. "How could I... when Your Ladyship's sacred Dharma form is so dignified?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled. "Divine Lord, you are clinging to appearances. All incarnations are illusory; Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have no fixed form to begin with."
Zhuang Yan seemed to grasp something. "Thank you for your guidance, Bodhisattva."
Guanyin Bodhisattva changed the subject. "However, the subordinate I am returning to you is real. She was formed from my demonic aspect."
Zhuang Yan was startled. "Demonic Guanyin?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva smiled. "That is certainly an unusual name. She condensed from the Calamity Qi of the Buddhist-Demon Tribulation and must use your clay jar to take form."
"So that's how it is." Zhuang Yan took out the sealed clay jar. "When should Your Ladyship begin?"
"Now will do." Guanyin Bodhisattva gestured for him to place the clay jar on the table.
Once the jar was set down, Guanyin Bodhisattva rose and instructed, "In a moment, please continuously reinforce the seal until I emerge."
Zhuang Yan nodded solemnly.
Guanyin Bodhisattva turned into a beam of Buddhist light and plunged directly into the sealed clay jar. Zhuang Yan was secretly alarmed. She could ignore my seal. Her cultivation might be on par with Patriarch Bodhi's.
Inside the jar, Guanyin Bodhisattva sat cross-legged as Demonic Energy surged around her like a tide.
Zhuang Yan watched as she formed hand seals, and a ray of red light burst from