I Was Supposed to Be a Taoist Master of the Righteous Path, So What’s with This Banner of Ten Thousand Souls?

Zhang Qingxuan transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes the eldest disciple of the Celestial Master’s residence on Longhu Mountain.

Unexpectedly, the old Celestial Master and the elders vanish under mysterious circumstances, forcing him to take over as the new Celestial Master.

But all he inherits is the title. His predecessor’s cultivation and mastery of Taoist arts are completely gone.

As if things weren’t bad enough, a Demon King returns and unleashes a night of demonic rampage, intent on destroying the mountain and wiping out the sect.

Zhang Qingxuan is absolutely panicking.

Just as he’s about to grab his things and run, the strongest Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation System binds itself to him, rewarding him from the start with a Banner of Ten Thousand Souls that can command countless ghosts.

On the night the demons run rampant, the junior disciples watch Zhang Qingxuan wield the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls to slay demons and devils, their jaws dropping in disbelief.

The disciples: Wait, Senior Brother, you’re the Celestial Master of our generation, the leader of the righteous path. So why does that Banner of Ten Thousand Souls make you look even more like a demonic cultivator than the real thing?

Zhang Qingxuan: Nonsense! What Banner of Ten Thousand Souls? This is clearly my Celestial Master’s Banner of the Human Emperor! Stop talking nonsense and disturbing my Daoist heart. Now watch me use this Banner of Ten Thou... of the Human Emperor to finish off that Demon King...

And so, the world gained a righteous Celestial Master who specialized in demonic arts.

Blood Demon Cult: Our sect’s divine Blood-Sucking Technique is invincible under heaven...

Zhang Qingxuan: The Blood-Sucking Technique? Heh, I have its superior version, the Blood Demon Art. Want to try it?

Disciple of the Celestial Master’s residence: Celestial Master, I’m stuck at the Spirit Refining stage, and my soul power won’t improve. What should I do?

Zhang Qingxuan: Easy. I have a Soul Pill refined from countless living souls. Take one, and your soul power will shoot through the roof.

Years later, the old Celestial Master returns and stares at Longhu Mountain, now shrouded in demonic energy, utterly bewildered.

??? My good, proper immortal sect and Taoist sanctuary on Longhu Mountain, how did it turn into a den of demons?