The mere mention of the Yiling Patriarch strikes fear in those who hear it, even though the man behind the title has been deceased for 13 years. It is said that, as a practitioner of demonic cultivation, he raised the dead to wage war against the great cultivation sects. The true name of the Yiling Patriarch is Wei Ying, courtesy name Wuxian, and he has returned from the dead, summoned into the body of a mad man! When Wei Wuxian reawakens, he finds himself in Mo Village, which is owned by a branch family of one of the great sects. No sooner does he have time to get his bearings before his world is thrown into disarray again—by a dismembered arm leaking an immense amount of demonic energy. However, the origin of the limb is only the first mystery. Shortly after, the ever-stoic Lan Wangji—someone whom Wei Wuxian believes to harbor great animosity toward him—arrives to sweep Wei Wuxian off his feet! As Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji seek to unravel the mystery behind the demonic arm, they face both enemies and friends of old, and its link to Wei Wuxian's downfall all those years ago. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Mo Dao Zu Shi is an adaptation of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's web novel series of the same title. It is originally a webtoon series which has been officially published in book format by China Radio Film & TV Press (中国广播出版社) since June 2020. The manhua won the silver award for the Most Popular Webtoon Adaptation category at the 16th China Animation Golden Dragon Award in 2019. In the same year, it was awarded the Best Manhua Award at the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. The series has been published digitally in English as The Master of Diabolism by WeComics since October 18, 2019. The volumes have been published in English as Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi by Seven Seas Entertainment since March 7, 2023.