Lin Tong, an embalmer, discovers something eerie while preparing the dead at a forensic center: the deceased's soul has vanished without a trace. The scene is exactly like what happened when his mentor was killed.
Following this lead, Lin Tong solves one supernatural case after another, yet never finds a clue about his mentor's murder. Only when an onmyoji from Japan appears does he realize that the truth behind it all may be far more complicated than it seems.
Lin Tong plans to travel to Japan himself and investigate every trace of his mentor's murder. But one thing after another delays his journey, even as he gradually uncovers the schemes of the ancient great demon Xiangliu...
