After Divorce, I Became the Strongest Ghost-Catching Celestial Master

Zhang Buran, the youngest Celestial Master in the history of the Daoist Alliance, lost all his magical power at age twenty-two after being cursed by the King of Ten Thousand Ghosts during a battle to end a Hundred Ghosts Night Parade. Reduced to an ordinary man, he retired from Daoist duties and relied on a childhood marriage contract to marry into the wealthy Wen family, becoming the husband of Wen Chuhan. For three years, Zhang Buran humbly cared for his wife, doing everything in his power to win her affection, but Wen Chuhan never returned his feelings. Her heart belonged entirely to Gu Yun, her White Moonlight living overseas. On Zhang Buran's twenty-fifth birthday, Wen Chuhan abandoned him to attend a welcome banquet for Gu Yun's return to the country. Heartbroken and reaching the end of his tolerance, Zhang Buran waited until midnight, when the three-year curse finally lifted and his magic returned. With his powers restored, he immediately wrote a divorce agreement, left the Wen villa, and ignored the mocking words of his sister-in-law Wen Churou. Before leaving, he warned her that her forehead showed signs of bloody misfortune and that she should not leave the house that day.Flying into the night, Zhang Buran sensed strong Yin Qi emanating from a luxurious mansion belonging to the Li family, one of the top wealthy families in Magic City. The Li family had hired Daoist He Yinzi from the Daoist Alliance to exorcise a powerful ghost that had possessed their patriarch, Li Yan. The ghost, a one-eyed General-level monster, easily defeated He Yinzi and prepared to devour the Li family members. Zhang Buran arrived and struck the ghost with Purple Lightning, the signature technique of the Zhang family's Thunder Method. The ghost was destroyed, leaving only a floating eyeball, which Zhang Buran captured using a Ghost Collection Talisman from He Yinzi. He then used the Greater Art of Forgetting to erase the memories of the ordinary people present, including the Li family's daughter, son, and patriarch, but Li Rongbing and his father Li Guohao pleaded to keep their memories and befriend Zhang Buran. He Yinzi vouched for the Li family's credibility, so Zhang Buran spared them and disappeared.The story follows Zhang Buran's journey from a powerless, loveless dependent to a powerful Celestial Master reclaiming his destiny. His core ordeal is the three-year seal that stripped him of his identity and forced him into a submissive role. The return of his magic on his twenty-fifth birthday marks a turning point: he breaks free from the Wen family's oppression and re-enters the world of Daoist exorcism. His main conflict with Wen Chuhan stems from her indifference and obsession with Gu Yun, while his new alliance with the Li family sets the stage for future interactions. The ghost encounter demonstrates his restored abilities and establishes his reputation once more. The ultimate goal at this point is for Zhang Buran to live freely, no longer bound by an unreciprocated marriage, and to continue his work as a Daoist. The story ends with Zhang Buran leaving the Li mansion, while Li Rongbing ponders the strange coincidence that the powerful Daoist shares the name of the known worthless son-in-law of the Wen family.