Guarding the Mortal World at the Guan Miao Temple

Keeping the Mortal World Safe at Guan Miao Temple tells the story of Yun Guanchen, a healer who can communicate with spirits and gods. Using peachwood talismans and water from the Three Enlightenments Spring, he cures the strange ailments that plague the mountain folk. Chen Yanqiu, an academy official from the prefectural seat, brings his Record of Investigating Things and Extending Knowledge to challenge metaphysics, but during a haunting at the Li residence, he witnesses his attendant being possessed by an evil spirit. As reason and faith clash fiercely, Yun Guanchen combines medicine with metaphysical arts, allowing Chen Yanqiu to see the truth of the saying, “Reason lies in books, but also in the human world.” The story uses mystical elements such as eyes that see evil and peachwood that drives away malign forces to explore how an atheist and a metaphysical healer can work together to protect everyday life, revealing that “faith” and “kindness” are the most resilient truths.