Story Synopsis
An ordinary beginning: Shen Mo, a deliveryman, is involved in a bizarre car accident on a stormy night and saved by five mysterious elders. He gains the ability to understand animal speech, and his life veers off its usual course.
The Five Immortals appear: Huang Daxian, Granny Bai, Lord Hui, Lord Liu, and Great Lord Hu appear one after another, revealing that Shen Mo is the Seal-Bestower, a figure seen only once in a thousand years, destined to perform the petitioning rites for the Five Immortal Clans.
First display of skill: Shen Mo helps Huang Jiulang deal with a rat spirit's rampage. At an antiques market, he gains the ability to read qi and begins to glimpse the world of the mystic arts.
A conspiracy emerges: The mysterious organization Xuanming Sect gradually comes to light. Its leader covets the power of the Five Immortals, and Shen Mo faces his first life-or-death crisis.
A choice of fate: When the Five Immortals ask Shen Mo to preside over a petitioning rite on the night of the full moon, he must choose between an ordinary life and a supernatural calling.
