[An original take on the Chinese spirit-medium tradition, told through many interconnected standalone stories in the style of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio]
The little fox spirit of Luling Mountain is a troublemaker who never applies herself, driving her parents to despair.
One day, she sneaks into a sacred spring and steals the inner pill left behind by an old fox spirit. Her cultivation suddenly swells hundreds of times over, leaving her facing a lightning tribulation.
With no other choice, her parents send her to the human world to gain experience, hoping to delay the tribulation and escape it...
The little fox spirit borrows a corpse to return to life as a renowned spirit medium in the surrounding villages. She forms contracts with all kinds of animal spirits, works seamlessly with them, and resolves all sorts of eerie paranormal cases.
She takes her spirit companions out of the ancient caves and makes a name for herself across the land.
All manner of strange and uncanny beings: humans, ghosts, and immortals in a bizarre, dazzling world.
They help her grow little by little.
(A comedic story with a quirky, mischievous heroine who refuses to follow the rules. She doesn’t win through brute force; the key is to read the wind and adapt, using words before resorting to action.)
The fictional story of Ma Immortal is adapted from a real story, with a funny and quirky style, showing that Ma Immortal is not invincible, and that true spiritual practice also requires being humane and sophisticated, and adapting to the various conditions of the world.