Chen Yuan, a young man from the city, has suffered setbacks in both his career and love life, and is forced to return to his hometown in Northeast China to recuperate. Since childhood, he has rejected his family’s “superstitions” and longed to escape this stretch of black earth. But whispers in the old family home, inexplicable footsteps in the middle of the night, and strange, scale-like red marks on his arm... A series of inexplicable events push him toward a world he refuses to believe in.
His grandmother reveals the truth: for three generations, the Chen family has served as spirit mediums and been bound by an old covenant with the immortals. Now the time has come to honor that bond, and there is no way for him to avoid it. Overwhelmed by fear and resistance, he is forced to establish an altar and become the latest disciple in the spirit-medium tradition.
From then on, he walks between the supernatural powers of the immortals and the everyday bustle of ordinary life. He must follow ancient rules to resolve the troubles of restless spirits and vengeful ghosts, as well as the spiritual afflictions of children. At the same time, he has to face rivalries with other spirit mediums, entanglements in lawsuits, and clashes of belief in the modern world. Moving from fear and rejection to shouldering responsibility, he comes to understand the true meaning of protection through one heartbreak and reunion after another.
When a thousand-year-old vengeful spirit awakens because of urban development and the truth behind his family’s destiny comes to light, Chen Yuan must choose: continue keeping it suppressed, or use wisdom and compassion to resolve a love and hatred that have endured for a thousand years?
This is a story about growth and responsibility. See how a young man finds his own path amid the immortals and human nature, faith and self-interest, protection and temptation. See how an ancient shamanic tradition endures and thrives as it collides with modern civilization.
The immortals may possess vast supernatural powers, but in the end, it all comes down to the everyday life of the human world.
