In Episode 17, Bai Jingxuan suddenly disappears, alarming the elders and villagers...His brother, Bai Jingyin, recalls that Bai Jingxuan mentioned wanting to play one last song when bidding farewell to Nan Yufu The elders speculate that Bai Jingxuan may have left Mingjing Village alone They rush to the village entrance and find Bai Jingxuan pale and wounded, bearing gunshot wounds from Nan Yufu, appearing utterly lost
It turns out that Nan Yufu, leading his army of spirits, has invaded Mingjing Village. He covets the village's mystical Bodhi tree, hoping to use its restorative powers for human experiments aimed at creating a potion that would allow people to traverse freely between the spirit realm and the human world. His flattering words to Bai Jingxuan were mere deceit, designed to exploit him. Nan Yufu even offers Bai Jingyin the ability to become invisible, but his true intention is to turn the entire village into test subjects, subjecting them to relentless torment and mutation, only to restore them with the Bodhi tree, repeating this cycle until he achieves his goals.
However, he shows some restraint towards Bai Jingxuan, recognizing that without him, he cannot access Mingjing Village. Bai Jingxuan eventually realizes that Nan Yufu's ultimate aim is to research a way for ordinary people to survive in the spirit realm through the study of spirit hosts, using insights gained from their actions in the human world to enable spirit beings to exist freely there, ultimately fulfilling his grand plan.
Nan Yufu also captures innocent people from the human realm for experiments, turning Mingjing Village into a terrifying place overrun by demons. The spirit beings from Yulin Street, who initially sought healing in Mingjing Village, are now being captured by Nan Yufu, leading to the village's notorious reputation.
Faced with these dire circumstances, the elders feel deep remorse, believing they have betrayed their ancestors. Bai Jingxuan, overwhelmed with guilt, kneels before the elders to confess his mistakes. The elders, using their blood, transform the ancestral teachings of Mingjing Village into a blank sheet of paper, as Bai Jingxuan is the last remaining person of sound mind in the village and the sole hope for preserving their legacy. They entrust this blank paper to him, urging him to find the descendants of the Bai family to continue safeguarding their teachings.
At that moment, Shi Lingming appears, protecting the Bodhi tree, while the village leader rallies everyone to use a blood-boosting agent to fiercely protect Bai Jingxuan as they flee Mingjing Village. They take refuge in a cave, but due to the effects of the blood agent, they lose the ability to speak and must hide cautiously, fearing discovery by Nan Yufu.
Previously, the soul guardians from Yulin Street had entered Mingjing Village to investigate the spirit beings’ mutations, but tragically met their end, further tarnishing the village's reputation as a den of demons. The position is now filled by Bei Luo Shi Men.
Bai Jingxuan has a plan; he intentionally brings Cao Yan Bing and Xia Ling to meet the elders, hoping to use them to spread the ancestral teachings. The teachings themselves are a special spiritual letter that only the descendants of the Bai family can decipher, containing the power of their bloodline. In his final moments, Bai Jingxuan implores Cao Yan Bing to find the Bai family descendants to help restore Mingjing Village to its former peace and harmony.
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