![]() These magical fox spirits can transform into anything they want, however, they most commonly transform into beautiful, young women. This just seems to be the form that best suits their goals of acquiring life essence. Yet, there are myths of Huli Jing also transforming into older women or men too. What’s also curious is that the Huli Jing needs to age a little before it can learn to shapeshift into a human. At 50 years of age, a Huli Jing can transform into a man or an older woman and at age 100 – into a beautiful young woman. According to some myths, the Huli Jing needs to put a human skull on its fox head before it can transform into a human but not all myths include this ritual.Īnother power these fox spirits have is to charm people to do their bidding. Granted, that “bidding” is usually to copulate with the Huli Jing so she can steal your life force. Huli Jing are also technically immortal, meaning that they can’t die from old age. They can be killed, however, be it with standard human weapons or by dogs – their biggest enemies. These nine-tailed foxes are also said to possess great intelligence and to know a lot of things about the natural and celestial realms. Most importantly, by consuming enough life essence, a Huli Jing can one day transcend into a heavenly being. The trick is that this energy needs to come from nature and not from human beings. So, Huli Jing that prey on people will likely never become part of the celestial realm. Instead, it’s only those nine-tailed foxes that self-cultivate and draw their power from nature that will ascend to the heavens.Įssentially, we are the Huli Jing’s junk food – delicious yet unhealthy. Or, more accurately – depending on which period of Chinese history you’re looking at. For example, during the Tang dynasty – often viewed as the Golden Age of Chinese arts and culture, fox spirit worship was quite common. People made offerings of food and drinks to fox shrines built in their own homes, asking for favors. There was even a saying at the time that Where there is no fox demon, no village can be established. In myths from that age, the Huli Jing were mostly benevolent natural spirits that helped people whenever they were treated well. ![]()
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