At the opening of the heavens, after the death of humans and beasts, their souls wandered away from the world, the ghostly energy of the underworld flourished, and the retribution of evildoers returned. In accordance with the rules of heaven, the underworld opens and ghost cars are born. From then on, the lines between humans and ghosts are distinct. Ghost cars come and go, carrying wandering souls into the underworld.
——"The Record of Sealing the River"
After the Hundred Tribes War, the ghost line became weak and the Hundred Tribes declined. Zhongli was born out of human malice. He is neither human nor ghost. He is not protected by heaven and is not recognized by humanity. But he finally had a heart for the Tao, entered the ghost way, got used to being a sheep, and eventually became a great master of the ghost way.
Intention: stick to the original intention and grow