The Ancient Painting That Imprisoned a Spirit

Chen Xuange, a retired special forces soldier, keeps a low profile in the city and works the night shift as a museum security guard.

No one knows he possesses secret Daoist arts passed down through his family, allowing him to read qi, detect evil spirits, and see through the supernatural forces that haunt the world.

An overlooked Ming dynasty painting in the museum conceals a thousand-year-old haunted realm that devours people.

At midnight, the painting quietly awakens. The figures inside keep appearing and disappearing: every new figure means another person has gone missing in the world outside; every figure that vanishes means a prisoner has had their soul and flesh devoured by an evil spirit.

All the missing are dragged into the painting's prison, forced into ancient clothing, and trapped in a desolate mountain illusion where daylight never comes, enduring endless torment day and night.

On a stormy night, when yin energy is at its peak, the thousand-year-old painting demon breaks through its seal and forcibly drags Chen Xuange into the painted hell.

Special forces combat tactics, orthodox Daoist talismans, and a modified high-voltage baton: three weapons to face the nightmare demon!

After a desperate fight to the death, Chen Xuange escapes with severe injuries, poisoned by yin energy and left with only seven days to live.

To save the thousands of wronged souls trapped inside and cut off the source of a thousand years of calamity, he rushes overnight to Wudang to bring out his grandfather, a master of Daoist arts.

Grandfather and grandson prepare themselves and return to the perilous ancient painting. In the final battle between good and evil, one painting will decide the fate of all!