In the Ming Dynasty: Cultivating Virtue to Become an Immortal

Lin Yu, a disciple of a modern-day Taoist temple, is transported to the Jiajing era after resonating with an ancient ritual artifact. Armed with modern Taoist rituals and a Merit System, he establishes himself by ridding a mountain village of a jiangshi spirit and reviving a lost elegance at Mount Longhu. He enters the imperial court to foil Yan Song's dark sorcery and help Xu Jie reform the bureaucracy, then joins forces with Hong Niangzi to fight demons bent on overturning the fate of the realm. He turns Taoist arts into a shield for the people and proves his path to immortality through merit. In the end, he gives up ascending to immortality in exchange for peace throughout the land, creating a legend that “the immortal way is best served by saving others.” The finest immortal is the one who keeps a light burning in the human world.