The heroic tales of Abe no Seimei diminished after the years since his tragic death. Of course, being a renowned onmyouji known all across the land, his death is greatly mourned by everyone, even the nation mourns for such loss of a great onmyoji
What they didn't know is that Seimei had been revived shortly after his death. He remained low profile for a few years & now he just wanders aimlessly while doing exorcism once in a while across the Heian period back in his younger form revitalized
Perhaps he felt compelled to continue his duty since the one he calls home is no more after the hurtful betrayal he faced. Through his journey, he kept a low profile, making use of the fact that no one recognized him anymore, just a few comments of how he seemed & felt very similar to the legendary onmyoji of old by few peoples