Records of Subduing Evil in the Prosperous Tang Dynasty: The Strange Tales of Xuanqing

I, Xuan Qing, am the unluckiest Taoist priest in all of the Tang Dynasty.

I had barely come down from the mountain when I stumbled upon a wealthy merchant relocating a grave, and the corpse suddenly turned into a zombie right before my eyes.

I went to Chang'an to investigate a case, only to find a vampire from the Western Regions hiding in a church basement.

In Jiangnan, I rescued a scholar whose soul had been stuffed into a pig's body.

I thought I was just dealing with ordinary demons, until I discovered every case pointed to the same cult: the Yinluo Sect.

They collect ancient corpses, refine poison zombies, and hunt down reincarnated holy children...

And somehow, it all ties into the struggle for imperial power between Princess Taiping and Li Longji.

A commander of the Imperial Guard blocks my door: "Taoist, help us investigate, or we'll charge you with practicing heretical Taoism."

A senior monk from the Esoteric School kneels and begs me: "The holy child must not die, or the world will fall into chaos."

Meanwhile, my two hapless disciples are making things worse:

"Master, that zombie doesn't seem afraid of your talismans!"

"Master, I heard the leader of the Yinluo Sect might be your martial uncle!"

Fine, then.

My peachwood sword leaves its sheath, and my eight-trigram compass lights up.

In this ghost-ridden age of prosperity, I, Xuan Qing, will cut them all down!