Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Underworld Judge Quells Vengeful Ghosts from the Start

Shen Xuance, Chief Judge of the Underworld, incurs the wrath of the Ghost Emperor and is reincarnated in the mortal realm, becoming a Confucian scholar on the outskirts of Chang'an. After awakening the Underworld Judge Profession System, he uses his judge's brush to slay vengeful ghosts and uncover the schemes of evil cultivators, gradually restoring his former cultivation. Along the way, he joins forces with Su Wanzhao, a female coroner in Chang'an, to expose the Ghost Emperor's plot behind the ghostly disturbances in the mortal realm. In the end, he gathers the Underworld's supreme treasures, seals the entrance to the Ghost Realm, saves all living beings, and becomes a legend among mortals.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.