After Containment, the Spirit Bound Me to Immortality

Some struggle to find a glimmer of hope, some single-mindedly chase immortality, while others swim against the tide to become pioneers of their age… Only in this era do people rely on the inherited secret art of the [Fate-Binding Formation] to keep the Spirit Exorcist profession alive, striving to give voice to an age known as the Spirit Weirdness Era. As Li Ming encounters and contains one after another of the deadly, cursed, time-slowing, spatial, amplification, and memetic events, he rides the waves of life and death. Amid sinister laughter and surges of thought taking shape on his panel, he acquires titles such as: [One Bound to a Spirit Weirdness], [Night Walker], [Apostle of Wrath], [Black and White World]… One day, on his way to a mission, Li Ming encounters an old Taoist priest and buys some pills from him. After Li Ming consumes them, the strange sound that had been disrupting his sleep is completely transformed: “You walk through the silent night and ask a Taoist priest by candlelight for his price… You grow terrified and desperately seek someone to protect you, only to realize you've been making a futile effort all along… When your life countdown ends, your fate returns to death.” [Li Ming] “Hey, old man, what were you trying to get by selling me those pills?!” [Old Taoist] “Come on, man, you can't blame me for this... I just wanted to make a little extra money and enjoy a good meal with friends (tears).” [Electronic Voice] “You don't want the other spirit weirdnesses hunting you down, do you? We're all going to die anyway, so you might as well make a good deal with me.” [Fragmented Divine Soul] “…” [One Bound to a Spirit Weirdness] “Everyone, quit whining. The pressure-proof guy is officially online. It's time for me to... get serious!” I am Li Ming, come from the narrow divide between black and white, raising the candlelit dawn of Mu Xiao.