The ghastly sun rose in the east at the dawn of a new day.

Teeming masses of ghost zombies receded like the tides when illuminated by sunlight. They instantly vanished without a trace, their whereabouts unknown.

Drenched in blood, Lu Yun was in poor shape. The black corpse of a ghost zombie dangled from his hand. After his recovery, he joined the ranks of this world’s cultivators. Yuan Yi swept him out of her wooden house, leaving the young man to fend for himself and earn his living by joining the battle against the ghost zombies.

The only ones excused from the war and could shelter in the city’s heart were pregnant women and children. The rest, even...