The supernatural is returning, and strange creatures are constantly emerging from the abyss into the living world.
Bo Yiqiu, the genius young master of the Bo family, awakens Nian Chunsi, the sword spirit within an ancient divine sword, through his own efforts, and forms a pact with him.
Together, they slay any god or Buddha who stands in their way.
Sadly, their happy days don't last.
Bo Yiqiu dies young. They say that when he died, he had just confessed his love to the sword spirit Nian Chunsi. The Bo family also considered Nian Chunsi their young master's future "husband."
At the funeral, Nian Chunsi appears before everyone for the first time.
Dressed in white as pure as snow, with peerless beauty, he holds a black-and-white photograph, looking every bit like Bo Yiqiu's bereaved spouse.
It is also at this funeral that a monster covered in scarlet eyeballs appears out of nowhere.
"It" swings countless vine-like tentacles, slaughtering everyone in sight.
Nian Chunsi is gravely injured protecting the Bo family.
As he lies on the brink of death, Bo Dongbai, the Bo family's castoff, suddenly appears.
In full view of everyone, Bo Dongbai leaves a mark representing "capture" and "control" on the side of Nian Chunsi's slender, fragile neck.
Defying all convention, Bo Dongbai turns the mighty spirit of a divine sword into his own ghost slave.
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Bo Dongbai was cast aside by the Bo family for practicing the art of ghost control.
He drifted through the world for years, never once considering returning to the Bo family, until an accident led to Nian Chunsi saving him.
The sword spirit came riding on his sword, dressed in white with white hair, and gave Bo Dongbai a faint smile.
In an instant, the ice melted and spring flowers bloomed.
From that moment on, someone who should never have been in Bo Dongbai's heart took up residence there.
Later, after his elder brother Bo Yiqiu died young, Bo Dongbai sneaked into the funeral just to get another look at Nian Chunsi.
The frail sword spirit looked just as he had in Bo Dongbai's memories, but there was no longer any trace of Bo Dongbai in his eyes.
Bo Dongbai's years of jealousy finally erupted when he saw Nian Chunsi gravely injured while trying to protect his brother's body.
In front of everyone, he turned Nian Chunsi into a ghost slave who belonged to him alone.
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Everyone says Bo Dongbai is a madman.
Not only does he practice forbidden arts, but after his brother died, he also took his brother's bereaved spouse for himself.
But no one knows that Bo Dongbai can't bear to place the mark of ghost control on Nian Chunsi.
He forcibly reversed the spell, turning himself into Nian Chunsi's "slave."
Intricate, ugly patterns cover Bo Dongbai's back and even creep up his face.
He doesn't care in the slightest.
Because Bo Dongbai has finally gained the bereaved spouse he was willing to consort with monsters to possess.
*An emotionless, unattached sword-spirit bottom who has left all worldly concerns behind X a jealous top who is black-hearted to the core, no matter how you slice it
Theme: Constant effort can grind an iron rod into a needle
