Once the Crown Prince of the Xian Le kingdom, Xie Lian was beloved across the realms—a favored son destined for godhood. His ascension came swiftly, yet fate proved cruel; he tumbled back to the mortal world just as quickly as he rose. A second attempt to reach the Heavens ended in identical disaster, his brief time among the divine cut short by misfortune. Eight centuries have passed. Now, on his third ascension, Xie Lian returns to the Heavens as a figure of mockery across all three realms. His first divine assignment brings him face-to-face with an enigmatic demon—a fearsome ghost king whose power shakes even the celestial courts. Unknown to Xie Lian, this mysterious sovereign has watched him through the centuries, a patient observer with secrets of his own waiting to be revealed.