Mr. Chuheir

In the early days of the new nation, everything had to be rebuilt, and all manner of demons and monsters were lying low, waiting to stir up trouble. Beneath the black soil of the Northeast, far more than bones and history lay buried.

Zhang Muzhi was an orphan abandoned in front of a Guandi temple. Born with the rare “Buddha’s bones and Daoist meridians,” he is bound by a mysterious “Underworld Contract.” His yang energy is deficient by nature, and he must earn merit to stay alive. To survive, he has no choice but to apprentice himself to an “exorcist” master who has secluded himself from the world, cultivating both Buddhism and Daoism.

With the Wu Zhen Pian in his left hand, he refines qi into spirit; with the Shurangama Mantra in his right, he subdues demons and vanquishes evil. A peachwood sword cannot cut down a century-old demon, and a vajra pestle cannot disperse a thousand-year-old vengeful spirit. Earning merit can strengthen his cultivation and prolong his life, and he can even redeem secret techniques, magical artifacts, and elixirs from the Underworld’s Ledger of Merit.

From a minor calamity spirit in a desolate village graveyard to the Ghost King’s Lair deep in the Xing’an Mountains; from delivering solitary ghosts and wild spirits to facing evil cultivators and demonic Daoists who steal the nation’s fortune, Zhang Muzhi walks the line between yin and yang, navigating a world of immortals, Buddhas, demons, and ghosts.

He is a seed of Buddhism in the eyes of Daoist priests, a true heir to the Mystic Gate in the eyes of monks, a harbinger of death to demons and monsters, and a “special temporary worker” officially registered with the Underworld.

See how this unconventional exorcist master cuts his own path to immortality through the turbulent, hidden side of the age, and ultimately uncovers the earth-shattering secret behind that contract.