It is necessary to put paper reproductions of malignant deities and gods of misfortune on the altar, and after offerings and reading of the scriptures are completed, these malevolent deities are burned, and the ashes cast into water, representing the departure of ill fortune and the achievement of tranquility in all things.
道壇上還要擺放紙紮的凶神、惡煞，等供奉及誦經完畢，再將這些凶神惡煞焚燬，把餘灰拋進河海，表示噩運遠離、萬事平安。