When people die, they do not enter the cycle of reincarnation; their vengeful souls form ghostly realms. It is the duty of cultivators to banish ghosts, guide spirits onward, and protect all living beings.
Cultivator Nan Xingyun is swept into a dangerous ghostly realm. She kicks walking corpses and punches evil spirits, and along the way saves Bai Yujing, a snake demon from the Hehuan Sect.
The two travel the world together, uncovering a shocking secret from a thousand years ago, hidden in the mist.
[Episode One] Since ancient times, a demon called “Jimeng” has been said to haunt Ye City. When it appears, the rain falls without end. The walking corpses and resentful spirits throughout the city all died in a devastating flood. The master of the ghostly realm is hidden in the mist, but who was responsible for the deaths of the city's people? Why is a sinister talisman cultivator refining pills from human souls, and what are the righteous cultivators plotting with the dark path?
[Episode Two] Every trade in Rong City has fallen into ruin, and humans and ghosts live side by side. Everyone in the city carves wooden puppets in hopes of selling them for a high price. The inflated prices, deceitfully promised by the theater, give rise to greed, and money becomes a death warrant. To imbue their puppets with spiritual energy, the living are willing to put their souls inside them. Why does the theater fear no ghosts? Could the saying “money makes the world go round” really mean that money can make ghosts turn the mill?
[Episode Three] A thousand charred skeletons lie in the veins of the imperial palace. A dynasty has been hidden, and names erased. Who summoned demonic fire to burn the entire royal family of the previous dynasty? The flames burned all night, consuming the royal family's flesh and bones and the palace pavilions, yet not a single commoner was harmed. Written records and the people's memories have all been erased. Who is the goddess with a blurred face, yet held aloft by everyone?
A love-dazed junior sister + a two-faced snake demon (both are pure in body and heart)
The heroine is only slow to catch on when it comes to love. She's sharp as a tack when fighting and exploring. (She's neither foolish nor unkind, though she does have the occasional mischievous thought.)
The hero seems gentle on the surface, but in private he's full of schemes. (He puts all that cleverness to use seducing her.)
Core theme: Don't judge someone with prejudice.
