Arc 1The Ghost Opera Selection

Zhou Yang uncovered A Fu’s ghostly cultivation method in Guan Village while guiding Ding Ling through the troupe’s dangerous encounters in Daliang Village. The arc ended with an unseen force choosing an opera and a corpse-bloated figure appearing behind Chang Dafeng.

Chapters 1–2525 summaries

Arc 2Opera Ghost and Averting Gods

Zhou Yang and Ding Ling survived ghost attacks, learned Chang Dafeng’s ritual, and escaped his attempt to control Ding Ling before encountering the Opera Ghost. After waking in Guan Village, Zhou Yang used Ding Ling’s progress to strengthen his own abilities and uncovered which members of the Zhou family were ghosts.

Chapters 26–5025 summaries

Arc 3The Fire Tower Assignment

Zhou Yang and Ding Ling escaped the Opera Ghost’s domain, but Ding Ling remained behind and left Zhou Yang her paper garment. Back in Guan Village, Zhou Yang strengthened his ghostly abilities and accepted a dangerous fire tower watch as the Revelation Ceremony approached.

Chapters 51–7625 summaries

Arc 4The Living in the Bag

Zhou Yang survived Guan Village’s night watches, learned more about the Revelation Ceremony, and entered Aji’s body through the Knife Credit Ledger. As he joined Gonpo’s corpse-dissection community, he discovered that the supposedly dead Zhuoma was moving inside her burial bag.

Chapters 77–10125 summaries

Arc 5The Dream Sky Burial

Zhou Yang uncovered the Tsen Demon’s connection to Sangsang and helped her depart through a dream sky burial, while his struggle with Luodu returned some of Aji’s soul. He brought Sangsang and Zhuoma’s exposed consciousnesses back to Guan Village and began preparing bodies to shelter them.

Chapters 102–12625 summaries