The Chosen One - Season 1

First aired: 9/30/2025 16 episodes

Episodes

1. His Arrival

Aired: 9/30/2025

College freshman Gao Ying arrives at Nanting Village a day early and checks into the dilapidated Great Qing Hotel. He experiences a series of terrifying supernatural events, including a "ghostly" greeting from the hotel owner, Guan Shu.

2. Spirit and Flesh Remade

Aired: 9/30/2025

Gao Ying inadvertently breaks a 300-year-old seal while exploring the hotel, awakening Yin Ting, the Prince of Zhennan. In the chaos, Gao Ying accidentally swallows the "Tai Sui," a mysterious elixir that grants immortality.

3. The Thing That Brings Life Back

Aired: 10/4/2025

After absorbing the Tai Sui, Gao Ying discovers he is now a "host." Yin Ting, who has spent centuries guarding the elixir, is forced to stay by Gao Ying's side to prevent the power from consuming him or falling into the wrong hands.

4. The Chosen One

Aired: 10/11/2025

A mysterious group of shamanic practitioners arrives at the village to claim the Tai Sui. Yin Ting demonstrates his formidable martial and spiritual powers to protect Gao Ying, revealing the lethal nature of the world he has entered.

5. The Unforgivable Crime

Aired: 10/18/2025

Gao Ying tries to balance his new supernatural life with his college orientation. However, he realizes that the university itself is built on ancient ley lines, and a "ghost student" starts following him.

6. The Heaven-Connected One

Aired: 10/25/2025

A new villain, seeking to harvest the Tai Sui, sets a trap within the city's shopping district. Gao Ying learns that his own eyes can now see "transgressors" between the human and ghost realms.

7. The Millenia-Old Mystery

Aired: 11/1/2025

Yin Ting begins training Gao Ying to control his spiritual energy to prevent his body from rotting.

8. Yiwan Plaza

Aired: 11/8/2025

While researching the history of the Prince of Zhennan, Gao Ying and his friend Da Vinci get trapped in a spatial distortion inside the university library created by a Shamanic ritual.

9. The Storm is Coming

Aired: 11/15/2025

Flashbacks reveal Yin Ting's tragic past and his reasons for choosing a 300-year slumber. In the present, he must reinforce the seals around Nanting as they begin to weaken.

10. The Mysterious Case

Aired: 11/22/2025

During a local festival, the village is overrun by spirits. Gao Ying must use his status as the Tai Sui host to draw the spirits away from the townspeople while Yin Ting battles an ancient rival.

11. Memory Fragments

Aired: 11/29/2025

A shocking betrayal within the group of allies leads to Gao Ying being captured by a descendant of the Qing royal family who wishes to use Tai Sui to resurrect the dynasty.

12. The Heaven-Connected Love

Aired: 12/6/2025

Yin Ting leads a rescue mission into the ancient tombs hidden beneath the Great Qing Hotel.

13. Fire-lit Eternal Night

Aired: 12/13/2025

Under extreme duress, Gao Ying's Tai Sui powers fully manifest for the first time. He loses control, forcing Yin Ting to make a difficult choice between saving his friend or fulfilling his duty to destroy the elixir.

14. The Sealed Truth

Aired: 12/20/2025

The villains begin the "Rite of Eternal Spring" to extract the Tai Sui. The battle shifts to a metaphysical plane where Gao Ying must face his own inner demons.

15. The Final Battle

Aired: 12/27/2025

In a climactic showdown, Yin Ting and Gao Ying combine their strengths. A major character makes a sacrifice to disrupt the ritual, and the immediate threat to Nanting is neutralized.

16. The Final Choice

Aired: 1/3/2026

The aftermath of the battle leaves the hotel in ruins but the seal temporarily stabilized. Gao Ying decides to stay in Nanting to master his powers, while a post-credits scene hints at a larger conspiracy involving the "Four Sovereigns of Tai Sui."