The Origin of Zombies Statement 1 Legend has it that the earliest zombie was Han Ba, the daughter of Emperor Xuanyuan Huang. She turned into a zombie because of a curse placed by Chi You. Originally, zombies do not need to suck human blood. Because there is too little aura of heaven and earth, and humans are the spirits of all things, they need to suck blood. Little Zombie Statement 2 The word zombie comes from "Da Qian Lu", a Taoist book. The meaning of zombie is: stiff limbs and head not lowered. Don’t squint your eyes. The legs are not separated and the body does not rot. The theory of zombies became popular after the mid-Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty's notebooks contain the most zombies, with Yuan Mei's "Zi Buyu" and Ji Xiaolan's "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" being the most popular. These two books can be said to be complete collections of zombies. The theory of driving corpses in Western Hunan, also known as moving spirits, belongs to the Zhuyou Branch of Maoshan Shu. It originated in the four counties of Yuanling, Luxi, Chenxi and Xupu in Western Hunan. When the corpse is not decomposed, the corpse is driven back to the hometown by warlocks for burial. There were about three or five sorcerers who drove away the corpses. Some tied the corpses with ropes every few feet, and then put yellow paper charms on their foreheads. Others beat gongs and bells to clear the way, and walked day and night. Throwing the corpse into a pile in front of daylight, lifting up the talisman, the corpse stood against the wall, and continued to lie down at night? Some people also pointed out that the corpse chaser actually carried the corpse on his back, but because he was wearing black clothes and walking at night, passers-by could not see the corpse. I thought there was a walking corpse. Statement 3 According to Hunan folklore, zombies were first used for drug trafficking. People dressed as Taoist priests are drug dealers. They stayed day and night. As mentioned above, three or five people walked together, but instead of tying the corpse with a rope, they used wooden sticks to put it on the shoulders of the two people in front and behind. It seemed that the corpse could also walk. The rattles and yellow paper charms are all meant to deceive others. Ordinary people dare not approach this method, and officers and soldiers are also unlucky, so it is a good method of drug trafficking. Walking at night is conducive to the preservation of the body. Of course, drugs such as opium can be stored on the body, which is safer. Statement 4: "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" divides the reasons why corpses become zombies into two categories: mutation of new corpses and incorruption after being buried for a long time. Corpse raising ground, this is more scientific. The pH of the soil is extremely unbalanced and is not suitable for the growth of organic matter, so it will not breed ants, insects, and bacteria. Even if a corpse is buried for hundreds of years, the muscle and hair will not decay. Some data show that the hair and nails of the corpse will continue to grow (actually, the skin The illusion caused by exposure of hair and nail roots after dehydration). This is also said in Feng Shui. (When I was a child, I heard an old man say: Those who are born on a red sand day and die on a black sand day and are buried in a flying sand field will become zombies. The "flying sand field" means "a place where the soil pH is extremely unbalanced and is not suitable for the growth of organic matter." ) It is rumored that Taoists have a Taiyin refining method. The corpse will be resurrected after being buried for hundreds of years. The newly dead corpse is possessed by evil objects/evil energy. The corpse absorbs the Yang energy and borrows human energy to transform the corpse. After the death of the person, At this moment, the soul is scattered and the soul is stagnant. Yuan Mei's "Zi Buyu": The human soul is good and the soul is evil, the human soul is spiritual and the soul is stupid, and the soul dominates the human body. When the soul leaves the human body, it will become an evil ghost zombie. Statement 5: In the unofficial history of the Qing Dynasty, Shu Yi Ji (written by Master Dongxuan) contains a story about the appearance of zombies. It roughly says that in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, there was a small village in the west of southern Hunan. A rogue in the village was poisoned by corpse poison after robbing a tomb. Although he was rescued by an old man, he was beaten up by the whole village because he did something inappropriate again, and then he was left to die in the grass on the back hill. A few days later, he came again to ask for help, but this time no one was willing to help him. The villagers beat him and tied him to a tree. Although some people tried to dissuade him, no one paid attention. In the end, he died on a tree. At night, the villagers wanted to bury him, but found that his body was missing. In the end, he came back and killed the whole village. The villagers turned into zombies one by one because of being bitten. Some villagers who left in time also turned into zombies when they returned to the village to visit in the morning. Ancient books record that zombies can become demons and demons (or drought demons). Legend has it that after a zombie becomes a demon, it turns into a demon. After transforming into a demon, the zombie can fly, also known as flying zombies. It is said that it can kill dragons, swallow clouds, and walk like the wind. Wherever he goes, he is the king of zombies. The "Shenyi Jing" records: "There is a man in the south, two or three feet long, naked, with eyes above his head, walking like the wind, his name is Ba. The country he saw is suffering from a severe drought, and the land is thousands of miles away." Zombies can fly and kill dragons. Swallowing clouds causes drought. Therefore, whenever there is a drought, people will search for zombies and burn them to ashes.
Another way of saying it is that zombies can be divided into six levels: The first level is "white zombies". After the corpse is placed in the corpse raising ground, it will start to grow white hairs all over its body after one month. This type of zombie moves slowly and is very easy to deal with. Extremely afraid of the sun, fire, water, chickens, dogs, and even humans; the second level is "black stiffness". White stiffness is like eating cattle and sheep essence and blood. After a few years, the whole body will shed its white hair and be replaced by a few inches of white hair. With long black hair, they are still afraid of sunlight and fire, and their movements are slower, but they are no longer afraid of chickens and dogs. Generally speaking, Heizong will avoid people when they see them, and they don't dare to fight directly with people. They often feed on people while they are sleeping. Blood (the combination of black and white zombies is called "black and white zombies"). Tens of thousands of incidents of "unknown blood-sucking creatures" attacking livestock have been reported in villages and farms around the world. Some people even believe that the "savages" are black zombies.) The third level is "jumping zombies", and black zombies will continue to suck blood for decades. , the black hair falls off, and the main action begins to jump, and the steps are faster and farther. It is afraid of the sun, neither people nor any domestic animals. No more barking, but cats will howl coldly when they see zombies); the fourth level "flying corpse" evolved from jumping corpses to absorb the moonlight. Flying corpses are often zombies that are more than a hundred years old or even hundreds of years old. They move quickly and jump The tree on the house jumps like flying, absorbing the essence without leaving any trauma; the fifth level zombie is almost a demon, named "Bane", also known as "Drought Demon", "Fire Demon" and "Dry Demon", the flying corpse absorbs countless souls A hundred years later, his appearance became more and more ferocious. He could be said to be a Rakshasa with a green face and fangs. He could also change his body shape and appearance to confuse people. He could slay dragons in the sky and seduce the god of plague in the dry world. This is how plagues broke out in droughts (in ancient times, if plagues were accompanied by droughts If it spreads, the common people will firmly believe that the drought demon is causing trouble); the last level is also the most terrifying zombie. It should be said that it is no longer a "corpse", but a demon king, possessing the terrifying power of the God's Calling Formation. Thousands or even ten thousand years of Taoism.