At the foot of Mount Tai, dark currents churn in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Ghosts. Before Haoli Mountain, the entrance to the Underworld stirs every night. In this ancient city, steeped in imperial sacrifices to Heaven and legends of the netherworld, the waters of the River Nai conceal lingering obsessions, the stone beasts of Dai Temple listen to a thousand years of prayers, and the spiritual nexus deep in the clouds of Aolai Peak is quietly stirring.
On this land where gods, humans, ghosts, and demons intermingle, underachiever Wu Zirui has a particularly eventful daily life: by day, he draws evil-subduing talismans on his math tests; by night, he has to patrol the mountains and hunt demons with his top-student partner, Yin Yueyao. He planned to do the bare minimum, but who knew an ancient Water God would unexpectedly move into his body as a “roommate,” while he also gained the constitution of a “walking, talking interference device”? Wherever he goes, the appliances break.
From then on, his monster-hunting routine takes a wild turn: he uses doggerel as his battle BGM, conducts “diplomatic negotiations” with spicy snack sticks, hides the power of Chaos in his clumsy brawling, and relies on tossing an eraser for good luck during math exams. When the conspiracy of the mysterious organization “The Cleaners” comes to light, Wu Zirui finally understands that this power is both the key to protecting Tai'an and a shackle that will bind him to this land forever.
“So, does this mean I've been hired into Mount Tai's ‘civil service’ for life?” Wu Zirui looks at the failing test in his hand, then glances toward Haoli Mountain, wreathed in dark energy. “Fine, then let's see whether your sorcery is nastier, or my ‘Chaos Eruption’ combined with my top student's ice talismans is tougher!”
This is a fantasy adventure set atop the highest of the Five Great Mountains. Here you'll find the most down-to-earth battles between immortals, the most unreliable boy heroes, and the fiery coming-of-age story of an underachiever who becomes the ultimate guardian in the most unconventional way.
The location is authentic, the legend is immersive, and the combination is quite good.