From Self-Taught Dark Arts to Corpse Mountain Patriarch

Cornered by fate with nowhere left to run, Feng Jie discovers a forbidden corpse elixir left behind by a fallen dark cultivator—and drinks it. Capturing a vengeful Ghost Mother, he transforms into a spectral surgeon, wielding ghost blood to forge wealth talismans that grant him access to the hidden ghost markets. What begins as desperate survival evolves into mastery of forbidden cultivation: summoning spirits, raising undead armies, crafting sinister talismans, and refining corpses into weapons. His dark journey expands through Miao borderlands' venomous gu, Xiangxi's ancient Nuo rituals, Sou…