Think the college entrance exam is the only path to success? No. What’s truly hard to come by is a civil service post in the underworld or an offer from the Celestial Court.
Lin Fan, a science whiz who firmly believes in materialism, helps his elderly neighbor burn paper money and receives a bizarre admission letter from the Comprehensive University of the Mystic Arts.
The dorms are built in a mass grave. One roommate is a girl from western Hunan who raises zombies like Pokemon; the other is a Northeastern spirit medium who invites a “Rat Immortal” to possess him so he can play video games.
The course schedule is even more bizarre:
“Fundamentals of Corpse Driving”: Learn how to maintain zombies and handle emergencies such as “the corpse getting out of control.”
“Gu Insect Cultivation”: It’s like a high-risk biological experiment, and your bonded gu might be a glutton.
“Basic Talisman Studies”: Apply the principles of scientific energy theory to analyze the spiritual energy transmission efficiency of every stroke of cinnabar ink.
Graduation doesn’t come with a job guarantee, but it does open the door to all three realms: underworld civil servants, the Celestial Court’s Immortal Machinery Bureau, and the Human World Special Affairs Bureau. The prospects are limitless, but so are the dangers.
