The Immortal Elder of the Cao Family Mansion

A person leaves a name behind, just as a wild goose leaves its cry. More than thirty years ago, the Cao family had a shaman who served the immortals. These days, such spirit mediums are commonly called old household mediums. Some people call them fortune-tellers, others call them incense readers, and still others call them curtain readers. In any case, starting with my grandmother's generation and continuing through my father, I have now become an extraordinary spirit medium unlike any other. The old ties between my ancestors and the immortals have fallen to me, and there is so much mystery surrounding my life. Unbelievable events and destinies unfold, as the Cao family goes from poverty and hardship in earlier times to great wealth and prosperity with the help of the immortals, and carries on to this day. This story includes all manner of celestial immortals, as well as the four great clans of the spirit world: Hu, Huang, Chang, and Mang. The immortals wield all sorts of unbelievable powers, such as opening spirit paths, traveling to the underworld, bargaining for years of life, testing and fighting one another, seeking immortal elixirs, healing the sick and saving lives, opening up bodies, and binding immortals...