The Sole Immortal in the Age of Electricity and the End of the Dharma!

In the final years of the Meiji era, the ban on electricity was lifted, and the land awaited renewal. Western heavy industry, yin-yang arts, electrical power, and spiritual energy all flourished. Above, bizarre gods coveted humanity, granting evil technologies to the mortal realm and manipulating the order of nations. In the middle, traditional steam-powered families and shikigami fought for supremacy, mechanical dolls fueled a bubble economy, and scholars pursued the empty theories of spiritual ley lines. Below, the faith of underworld financiers crumbled as esoteric cults ran rampant. Industrial electrification brought exploitation and oppression, while vengeful spirits haunted the witching hour. … Shen Du suffered from ALS and was never sure he would live to see another day. He sought immortality and the Dao, then one day shed his mortal body and became a student from afar, seeking a way to save his country and its people. The ancient gods’ mysterious domains, yin-yang arts, alliances between nations, spirits of electricity, and Western esoteric cults: all these fascinating novelties left him bewildered and drew him in like a moth to a flame. And Shen Du discovered that in this world, he could shed his mortal body again. “In other words, I’m the only immortal of this age!”