While Mazu still living as a mortal named Lin Moniang, in the year she turned 16, her

father and brothers encountered a violent storm at sea during a trading journey.

While she was at home weaving, Lin Moniang sensed their distress.

Instantly, she performed Astral Projection, soaring over the ocean to their rescue.

She managed to hold onto her father with her arms, while gripping her brother's belt in

her mouth.

Meanwhile, back at home, her mother found Lin Moniang motionless beside the loom and,

fearing the worst, began to cry out in despair.

Lin Moniang quickly responded, waking up with tears in her eyes, and recounted the entire

ordeal to her mother.

Three days later, her father returned with the news that, while she successfully saved

her father, her elder brother had tragically perished, exactly as Lin Moniang had described,

leading the family to realize that Lin Moniang was extraordinary, possessing abilities beyond

those of ordinary people.