The Taoist Tradition: Calamity of the Common Folk

The Profound Gate: Calamity of All Living Things is a gripping supernatural mystery novel that draws readers into a fantastical world filled with secrets and terror. The story follows Lin Mo, a Taoist priest tasked with inheriting his family’s traditions and vanquishing demons. In a remote town stands an ancient mansion abandoned for many years. Not only is it said to hold a mysterious treasure, but its many eerie legends have also made it a place everyone avoids. In recent years, strange events have become frequent in the town. Mournful cries are often heard at night, and belongings mysteriously vanish from residents’ homes. All signs point to the old mansion. Lin Mo, a curious young detective skilled at deduction and solving puzzles, decides to enter the mansion and investigate to uncover the truth behind the town’s strange happenings. His assistant, Lin Yao, uses her keen intuition and sharp powers of observation to help him out of danger time and again. Uncle Zhang, an elderly local, knows many legends and stories about the mansion’s past and provides them with crucial clues. After hearing the old mansion’s legends upon arriving in town, Lin Mo and his companions make their first visit under Uncle Zhang’s guidance. Inside, the mansion is gloomy and terrifying, thick with the stench of decay. They discover strange symbols and clues, but are also attacked by a mysterious force and forced to flee for the time being. They refuse to give up, however. By studying the clues, they discover that the mansion is connected to an ancient book passed down through the Lin family. They find a descendant of the Lin family who is safeguarding the book. Though the descendant is initially unwilling to hand it over, persuasion eventually gets them to share some information, revealing that the mansion conceals secrets about a treasure and a curse