Genre: A fusion of the supernatural, mythology, and science fiction
After Maos Daozhang, the ninth-generation heir of the School of the Heavenly Way, returns to the underworld, Heaven appoints him a “True God of the Underworld.” But with his three souls not yet united and his seven spirits separated from his body, he cannot complete his ascension. To achieve the state of the Yang Spirit, he passes through the three trials of the underworld and finds the “Way of Returning to Heaven,” embarking on a series of trials to reunite his three souls and refine his seven spirits. Along the way, he takes in A Ping, a loyal and righteous wandering spirit, as his disciple, and receives help from Di Zang’s mount, Ting Di. He overcomes all manner of evil through the Five Elements trials of the Five Sacred Mountains, and enters the underworld’s underwater palace to resolve a thousand-year-old obsession. At last, his three souls are reshaped into the Three Primordial Spirits. The Three Primordial Spirits then descend to the mortal realm in the forms of a Daoist, a martial artist, and a scholar, seeking the seven spirits scattered across the human world, where mythology and science fiction intertwine. Finally, with the “Heavenly Way Cosmic Vitality Diagram” bestowed by the Supreme Lord Lao, he gathers his souls and refines his spirits, drawing upon heavenly light and true energy to attain the Yang Spirit. He rides his sword into the heavens and reaches the state of celestial wandering, “alone in communion with the spirit of Heaven and Earth.” This work is steeped in Daoist resonance, with breathtaking clashes between good and evil, moving bonds between master and disciple, and a fascinating collision of mythology and science fiction.
Creating a unique supernatural world, not bad.