I Haven't Been a Taoist Priest in Years

- Sixty-four stories, sixty-four spirits -

- Love and hate, blood ties, fate, gratitude and grudges -

Have you ever heard the legend of the Ziwei Star?

The legend says that the Ziwei Star will descend to save the world. If you marry her, you and your parents-in-law can become gods, escape the cycle of reincarnation forever, and receive worship from the people.

Because of this, countless people are obsessed with the Holy Maiden of Ziwei, dreaming of marrying her and ascending to the heavenly palace together.

But the Holy Maiden has entered the Dao, cast off her emotions, and severed her worldly attachments. When people cannot have what they want, their desire turns wicked.

The worst of them is the one who holds supreme power.

The ruler seeks heretical arts and secret techniques to trade lives with the Holy Maiden, and begins hunting her down.

But the world's Daoist sects unite to protect the Holy Maiden.

Enraged, the ruler orders the Daoist sects destroyed, the books burned, and magic forbidden.

The Holy Maiden's last trusted protector has reached the end of his allotted lifespan. He seals her in a coffin...

A thousand years later, in a warm winter.

The Holy Maiden awakens.

She should have continued her cultivation in the mortal world, but she cannot let go of the hatred in her heart. She halts her cultivation and takes on supernatural cases involving spirits in the modern world.

She selects the spirits she likes and forms contracts with them, gathering demonic power to return to the past and rewrite history.

Unbeknownst to her, her cultivation trials are only just beginning...

Volume One, "Farewell in Silence":

"Mistaken by Chance," "Benefactor of Literature," "Indirect Seal," "Kui Gang," "Flying Blade," "Rob Wealth," "Virtue and Elegance Benefactor," "Heavenly Doctor"

Volume Two, "Hard to Hate Heaven":

"Direct Wealth," "Heavenly Pardon Day," "Heavenly Kitchen Benefactor," "Metal Spirit," "Peach Blossom Curse," "Canopy Star," "Traveling Horse," "Fortune Star Benefactor"

Volume Three, "Unfinished Fate":

"Ten Evils and Great Defeat," "Child Burial Curse," "Three Wonders Benefactor," "Heavenly Dog," "Golden Carriage," "Literary Hall," "Void," "Heavenly Yi Benefactor"

Volume Four, "Dust to Dust":

"Tomb Curse," "Flowing Rosy Clouds"

[Final words of warning]:

This story is written for the love of it. I want to give this book to myself. If fate brings you to the end of it, thank you for reading. I'm grateful!

Theme: The Dao in my heart is the heart of all beings, and the heart of all beings is in me. Nothing is impossible to let go of, and nothing can be let go of.