The fifteenth day of the seventh month, also known as the day of the Ghost Festival, is said to be the day the gates of the Underworld open.
It's rumored that during this time, all ghosts must undergo an examination. Those who pass can leave the Netherworld: those with a master return home, while the masterless wander the Mortal World, seeking things to eat, hence the day's name, Ghost Festival.
Rumors aside, reality is more terrifying than the tales.
Because powerful cultivators, who die under unusual circumstances, will try every means to leave the Netherworld during the Ghost Festival when the 'Life and Death Boundary' is weakest and attempt to possess a new body for rebirth.
Just like those beings who claim to be from the Upper Realm: cannibalistic!
Over the years, some have succeeded in living again through the forbidden reincarnation of possession, but none have truly succeeded.
The Mortal World has its Daoist skills, and the Netherworld has its rules.
