There are tons of creatures in the 'classics of mountains and seas' but all of them are not yao = demon, but shou = beasts/creatures.
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SHOU = BEAST
- xiong shou - beast that is usually ferocious and bring with it ominous fate and events
- rui shou - beast that is usually kind and bring with it favourable fate and events
- shen shou - beast that is regarded as a deity, and can be either xiong or rui
- yao shou - beast that is more evil and strange
SHEN = DEITY, GOD
GUAI = STRANGE PERSON/GHOST
GUAI SHOU = STRANGE BEAST
FENG YI = WATER DEITY/GOD
ZHU YAN (XIONG SHOU)
- white ape/monkey demon
- the most vicious and devil demon
- lives in the mountain called Xiao Ci
- looks like an ape but with a white head and crimson hands and feet
- it is said that whenever zhu yan appears there will be Great War on earth
- best know as "Harbinger of War"
- in the drama: portrayed as da yao/ the great demon
BAI ZE GODDESS (RUI SHOU)
- able to speak like human and very knowledgeable about all beings including ghosts, spirits, and deities
- based on yuan dynasty historical record, baize was described as tiger-faced, dragon bodied and horned beast with red mane
- while in classical text from ming dynasty, baize have the head of dragon with green mane and four legs in a flying pose
- in the drama: baize (Wen Xiao) is not a real goddess or deity but has gained the power from original baize Shen nv to guard over da huang
YING LONG (SHEN SHOU)
- also known as Huang Long/Yellow Dragon
- regarded by the Gods to reign over all waters (rivers and seas)
- Ying Long is a dragon with wings
- in other ancient text, Ying Long has appeared to be a deity
- in the drama: old friend of Zhuo Yi Chen's ancestor
BING YI (FENG YI)
- water god of ancient mythology
- other names :He Bo, Feng Yi, Wu Yi lord of the river, also known as Bing Yi, T is the god of the Huang He (Yellow River)
- responsible for killing the most evil demon in the world
- described as a very handsome man that rode two dragons to travel
- one of the four great dragons in Huang He
- extremely violent, wherever he goes, water turns to ice, the ground is frosty, nothing can grow.
- in the drama: Zhuo Yi Chen's ancestor
LILUN (GUAI)
- full name "Huai Gui Li Lun" means Ghost of Huai which is commonly known as the pagoda tree
- It can make a sound like a roar
- parasitise other living creatures and control their behaviour and their dreams
- Its true form is an ancient shadow-loving locust tree, which uses its leaves to attach its spirit to other beings, thus taking control of their actions.
- in the drama: old friend of Zhu Yan/ Zhao Yuan Zhou
RAN YI YU (GUAI SHOU)
- a strange fish that resides in a mountain called Ying Di
- there's a spring that originated from that mountain in the water there's the Ran Yi fish
- it has a fish body, a snake head, six legs and a long eyes similar to horse ears
- it was born with the power to control dream
- eating it will help people sleep without nightmares and protect them from negative or evil
CHENG HUANG (SHOU)
- a white fur fox with a horns on its back
- it was said that it is mysterious and not aggressive
- ride it and you will live for 2000 years
- in the drama: cheng huang can turn someone into a doll and control them like puppet
QING GENG (SHOU)
- it looks like a magpie with a green body and a white beak, eyes and tail
- it can ward off disease or the plague and hence the as kept by people as a pet
- in the drama: was depicted as a female deity that helps human against plague but later possessed by li lun
FEI (XIONG SHOU)
- it looks like an ox with a white head and snake tail
- it only has one eye on its face
- it was said that springs wil dry and grass will wither when it comes, and disaster follow whenever it appears
YING ZHAO (SHEN)
- deity, god a deity that have the body of a horse, the face of man with tiger stripes and bird wings
- the deity that looked after the gardens of Huai Land, and also travelled the lands to deliver words from "Tian Di", the Heavenly Emperor.
- was said to be a good fighter, and it was said that he was involved in the slaying of the nine headed snake beast "Xiang Liu"
- in the drama: Ying Lei's Grandfather
LU WU (SHEN SHOU)
- a mountain god
- the mountain deity for Mount Kunlun making him one of the higher ranked mountain deities in SHJ
- was said to have the body of a tiger with 9 tails, and with the face of human.
- other description said that it have 9 heads (some illustrations of Lu Wu with 9 tails, and some with 9 heads.
- was said to be in charge of the Heaven god's 9 districts in the heavens as well as their gardens.
AO YIN (XIONG SHOU)
- is a beast that eats humans and is also known as the "Mowei"
- described as having long tongues, sharp claws, and wearing tattered clothes
- It have a taste for human brains/like to eat human brains
- can be killed by smashing a rock on its tongue not a beast from Shan Hai Jing (COMS) but 1 from Shen Yi Jing
- in the drama : a good looking demon that can shape-shifting
HENG GONG YU (SHOU)
- not in the classic of mountains and sea but in a text called shen yi jing (record of deity and the strange)
- described as a strange looking fish (yu), about 180cm long and looks like a big carp
- it stays in the water as a fish during the day, - but transform into human form at night
- it scales cannot be pierced and it cannot be killed except when it is boiling with 2 dark plums
- consuming the fish can cure illness of evil/ heretics
- in the drama : dragon princess 'scales'
ZHENG (SHOU)
- five tailed leopard with a single horn
- said to be living in a mountain
- it has one horn in the middle of its face and have five tails
- appearance: red and leopard like the sound it makes is like hitting two stones together
- in the drama: its voice was made into a special power that can harm others
ZHU YIN (SHEN)
- was described as a mountain god/deity of Mount Zhong
- had the face of a human and the body of a snake
- when zhu yin open its eyes, day time come, and night time will arrive when it closed its eyes
- it did not eat, sleep or breath, and can summon forth wind and rains
- able to cast light into dark places
- when it inhaled, it would be summer when it exhaled it would be winter
MENG JI(SHOU)
- described as something similar to a leopard, with a white body that is striped
- meng ji was very good at hiding
- We never saw meng ji in the drama but they extended its skill from very good at hiding to it having invisibility
- using its blood as ink will make the writing invisible until after it dies
LONG YU (SHOU)
- a dragon fish, lives in the mountains & has the appearance of a wildcat or small fox.
- was ridden by gods traveling the wilderness
- some call it the Bie Yu (tortoise fish) & has the appearance of a carp.
- It also know as Ren Yu (human fish)
- in the drama: a female Yao with the ability to communicate with all beings in the water / connected to dragon princess
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