Zhong Dao was a lonely wandering ghost from another world. By a twist of fate, he took up residence in a nameless, broken stele inside a dry well in a ruined mountain god temple, becoming an "unregistered ghost" on the outskirts of Danshui County in the Great An Kingdom. With no local household registration, his name did not appear in the local Register of Life and Death, so he had to get by scavenging incense ash and fighting over alms meant for the dead.
One night during the Ghost Festival, the broken stele where Zhong Dao resided suddenly underwent a strange transformation. At that moment, he discovered that deep within his soul lay a mysterious little cauldron capable of extracting rules directly.
When he awoke again, his transformed soul had acquired a strange power of devouring. But it also attracted the attention of the City God’s underworld office, Buddhist masters, and powerful beings from the ghost realm.
So the underworld office pressured him to become a ghost constable, the Buddhist masters looked upon him with newfound respect, and a ghost general taught him the Five Turbidities Method.
Even a ghost should have ambitions. How about first getting a secure government job?
No. I will gather the Five Turbidities, devour evil views, and become an Immortal of Karma!
Style: Ghostly cultivation, an underdog's rise, and tales of the strange in the martial world.
