The Ghost-Binding Immortal Doctor

Six hundred thousand years ago, the demon race tormented humanity. Humans were slaves and livestock, barely surviving in a lightless world.

Then three people changed everything.

One drew the righteous energy of Heaven and Earth into his body and taught humanity the path to self-reliance. He became the first Celestial Master.

One could not sense righteous energy, but discovered the power of death energy in the depths of despair. He became the first Ghost Emperor.

The third took a different path, wielding the evil energy of the world. He became the first Demon Emperor.

Their three forces joined into a mighty torrent, and humanity finally subdued the Demon Emperor and rose to rule.

But after victory came division. Righteous energy, death energy, and evil energy led their followers down increasingly distant paths. The comrades of old became mortal enemies.

Hundreds of thousands of years later, deep in the mountains of the southwest, a boy of seven or eight raises his axe and recites an incantation as he chops wood. He has no idea that he is about to stand at the crossroads of all three paths...