Paranormal Investigation Bureau Chronicles: Final Season Series (Complete 7 Volumes).

Summary

In this passage, a group of characters are gathered in a temple with an old monk named Shang Shan. Mysterious fighting sounds occur outside, and a beast wrapped in black mist crashes into the temple, which Yang Xiao quickly defeats. The old monk appears to be weakening, eventually fainting and revealing he has deliberately dispersed his own cultivation. He explains he is tired of being trapped in the temple and wants to start a new life in his next reincarnation, indicating he knows his time is coming to an end. The narrative suggests a complex backstory involving the monk's past conflicts and his acceptance of his impending death.

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