Not long after Shi Wudu's violent death at the hands of Black Water Demon Xuan, Mount Tonglu reopened and forced He Xuan to enter hibernation. Using the situation to her advantage, Ling Wen snuck into He Xuan's new domain and snatched Shi Qingxuan from right under his nose. Yet, it was not salvation she brought but more despair instead. Having had cultivated a grudge against Shi Qingxuan and Ming Yi in the faraway past, Ling Wen had been patiently waiting for a moment to enact her own revenge against both of them. While her plans seemed flawless, she ended up making a crucial mistake, in the end...and out of that mistake, a Calamity unlike any other was born into the world: Shi Qingxuan; the Ghost King Who Shed Tears.