Origin of Chinese Parable: Devils and Righteous Man
claiming this parable has chinese origin is doubtful. several themes in the text are very un-chinese, against the customs &amp; culture:

1　"travelling through the country"

2　such travelling with a guide

3　seven

in other cultures, 7 might be a "magic" number, but it's not in chinese. we used 5, 10, 12, 3, or 4.

lastly, here's a link of its mormon origin:

https://www.lds.org/manual/book-of-mormon-gospel-doctrine-teachers-manual/lesson-36-on-the-morrow-come-i-into-the-world?lang=eng