Characters, Places, and Terms Primer

A cheat sheet for you to reference while reading. This is not a complete guide, and is intended
to serve as a quick refresher if you get lost while reading.

Put together by @pengiesama (Twitter) and fact-checked by @yummysuika (Twitter). Please

feel free to reach out to us with questions, suggestions, corrections, etc.

NOTE: Rules on spoilers are as follows:

★ Book 1: fair game, spoilers abound.
★ Books 2 - 5: spoilers avoided as best as possible; terms from these books are included for
completion’s sake, but further description will be purposely vague.

NOTE: If you’d like to hear a term pronounced, profiles include a link to Google Translate. Click the link,
then click the speaker icon on the page to hear the term read aloud.

INDEX
❖ Main Characters

❖ Supporting Characters

➢ Heavenly Officials & Heavenly Associates

➢ Ghost Realm & Ghost Realm Associates
➢ Human Realm & Human Realm Associates
➢ Sentient Weapons and Spiritual Objects

❖ In-Universe Famous Stories

❖ Places

❖ Misc. Terms

Main Characters
Xie Lian
谢怜
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Our protagonist. A very unlucky twice-fallen god who collects scraps for a living.

Also known as…

❖ [The] Flower-Crowned Martial God
❖ [The] Prince Who Pleased God
❖ God-Pleasing Crown Prince
❖ Dianxia [translated: His Highness]
❖ Crown Prince
❖ Scrap Immortal
❖ Xianle

Hua Cheng
花城
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Our protagonist’s love interest. A fearsome king of ghosts, and terror of the heavens.

Also known as…

❖ San Lang
❖ Crimson Rain Sought Flower
❖ Ghost King
❖ Chengzhu [translated: Lord Mayor] / Hua Chengzhu [translated: Lord Mayor Hua]

Supporting Characters

Heavenly Officials & Heavenly Associates

Feng Xin
风信
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A martial god. Has history with Xie Lian.

Also known as…

❖ General Nan Yang
➢ Previously known as Ju Yang. This was changed due to a miswriting of the
character Ju that gained widespread traction, changing the meaning from
“Perfect Masculinity” (俱陽) to “Gigantic Masculinity” (巨陽]).
❖ Martial God of the Southeast

Fu Yao
扶摇
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A Middle Court junior official from the Palace of Xuan Zhen (Mu Qing’s palace).

Jun Wu
君吾
[link: hear it read aloud?]

The heavenly emperor, and strongest martial god. Shows favoritism towards Xie Lian.

Also known as...

❖ Heavenly Emperor
❖ The Emperor
❖ Martial Emperor

Lang Qianqiu
郎千秋
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A martial god.

Also known as…

❖ Prince Tai Hua
❖ Martial God of the East
Ling Wen
灵文
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A civil god. One of the “Three Tumors”.

Also known as…

❖ Nangong Jie [real name]
❖ Ling Wen Zhen Jun
❖ Noble Jie [Friendly address used by Pei Ming]

Mei Nianqing
梅念卿
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A mysterious wandering immortal.

Ming Yi
明仪
[link: hear it read aloud?]

The elemental master of earth. Close friend of Shi Qingxuan.

Also known as…

❖ Ming-xiong [Shi Qingxuan only]
❖ Lord Earth Master / Lady Earth Master

Mu Qing
慕情
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A martial god. Has history with Xie Lian.

Also known as…

❖ General Xuan Zhen
❖ Martial God of the Southwest
Nan Feng
南风
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A Middle Court junior official from the Palace of Nan Yang (Feng Xin’s palace)

Pei Ming
裴茗
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A martial god. One of the “Three Tumors”.

Also known as…

❖ General Ming Guang
❖ Martial God of the North
❖ General Pei

Pei Su
裴宿
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A martial god. A distant (and indirect) descendant of Pei Ming.

Also known as…

❖ Little Pei
❖ General Pei Junior
❖ A-Zhao

Quan Yizhen
权一真
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A martial god.

Also known as…

❖ Qi Ying
❖ Martial God of the West
Shi Qingxuan
师青玄
[link: hear it read aloud?]

The elemental master of wind. Younger brother to Shi Wudu. Close friend of Ming Yi.

Also known as…

❖ Lord Wind Master / Lady Wind Master
❖ [The] Young Lord Who Poured Wine

Shi Wudu
师无渡
[link: hear it read aloud?]

The elemental master of water. Elder brother to Shi Qingxuan. One of the “Three Tumors”.

Also known as…

❖ Lord Water Master
❖ Water Tyrant

Yushi Huang
雨师篁
[link: hear it read aloud?]

The elemental master of rain.

Also known as…

❖ Rain Master
❖ Old Farmer of the Deep Mountains

Ghost Realm & Ghost Realm Associates

Banyue
半月
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Former Guoshi of the Kingdom of Banyue, now a Savage ghost.

NOTES:
★ Banyue’s name is written and pronounced the same as the Kingdom of Banyue. In the
original text, this was intended to cause deliberate confusion.
★ This character has no given surname.

Bai Jing
白锦
[link: hear it read aloud?]

The human spirit fused with the Brocade Immortal.

Also known as…

❖ Little White

NOTES:
★ This character’s name means “white brocade”.

Cuo Cuo
错错
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A Menace ghost resembling a monstrous-looking human fetus.

NOTES:
★ This character’s name means “mistake” / “wrong”.
★ This character has no given surname.

He Xuan
贺玄
[link: hear it read aloud?]

One of the Four Calamities; Ship-Sinking Black Water.

Also known as…

❖ Black Water Demon Xuan [Hua Cheng only]
Ke Mo
刻磨
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A former general of the Kingdom of Banyue, now a Savage ghost.

Lan Chang
蘭菖
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A prostitute in Ghost City, and a Menace ghost.

Also known as…

❖ Jian Lan

Lang Ying [ghost child]

郎萤
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A mysterious ghost child afflicted with human face disease. Name not the same as the human
man Lang Ying.

Qi Rong
戚容
[link: hear it read aloud?]

One of the Four Calamities; Night-Touring Green Lantern. Unlike the other three Calamities,
he’s actually only a Savage ghost, not a Supreme.

Also known as…

❖ Prince Xiao Jing
❖ Green Ghost

Rong Guang
容广
[link: hear it read aloud?]
A former friend of Pei Ming in his human general days; now seeks revenge against him as a
Menace ghost fused with Pei Ming’s old broken sword, Ming’guang.

White No-Face
白无相
[link: hear it read aloud?]

One of the Four Calamities; White-Clothed Calamity.

Also known as…

❖ White No-Face [NOTE: This is a name Xie Lian made up to identify him, 白无相. It is not his
actual title.]
❖ White-Clothed Calamity [NOTE: This is his actual title, 白衣祸世.]

Xuan Ji
宣姬
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A former general of the Kingdom of Yushi, now a Savage ghost. Obsessed with Pei Ming, who
rejected her.

Also known as…

❖ [The] Ghost Bride

Yin Yu
引玉
[link: hear it read aloud?]

An assistant and subordinate of Hua Cheng’s.

Also known as…

❖ Xiaxianyue Officer [translated: Waning Moon Officer]
“xiaxianyue” characters are: 下弦月 [link: hear it read aloud?]
Human Realm & Human Realm Associates

Guzi
谷子
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A human child that Qi Rong kidnapped.

NOTES:
★ This character has no given surname.

Heaven’s Eye
天眼开
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A wealthy and pompous human cultivator/monk, leader of a group of fellow wealthy and
pompous cultivators.

Lang Ying [human man]

郎英
[link: hear it read aloud?]

A Yong’an man that Xie Lian made the acquaintance of in the Xianle era. Name not the same
as the ghost child Lang Ying.

Xianle Royals

The king and queen of the Kingdom of Xianle, and Xie Lian’s parents.

NOTES:
★ Xie Lian’s mother and father are exclusively referred to as his mother and father, and
have no given names that the reader is made aware of.

Xiao Ying
小萤
[link: hear it read aloud?]
A young human girl who assisted Xie Lian in tracking down the Ghost Bridegroom.

Also known as…

❖ Little Ying

Sentient Weapons and Spiritual Objects

Brocade Immortal

A semi-sentient brocade robe possessed by the ghost of a human man, Bai Jing.

Ruoye
若邪
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Xie Lian’s spiritual object; a sentient strip of white silk.

NOTES:
★ The read-aloud link uses a different character for “ye”/邪. MXTX has specified that it uses an
unconventional/archaic reading of the word, which means “evil”. The character 爷 in the read-
aloud link approximates the intended reading.

E’ming
厄命
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Hua Cheng’s sentient scimitar.

Fangxin
芳心
[link: hear it read aloud?]

An ancient black sword with ties to Xie Lian.

Ming’guang
茗广
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Pei Ming’s (famously-broken) sword. Fused with the spirit of Rong Guang to seek revenge.

In-Universe Famous Stories

The Four Famous Tales
❖ The Young Lord Who Poured Wine
❖ The Princess Who Slit Her Throat
❖ The General Who Snapped His Sword
❖ The Prince Who Pleased God

The Four Calamities

❖ Crimson Rain Sought Flower
❖ Ship-Sinking Black Water
❖ Night-Touring Green Lantern
❖ White-Clothed Calamity

Places
Heavenly Realm

Great Martial Palace

Residence and personal court of the Heavenly Emperor, Jun Wu.

Palace of [INSERT HEAVENLY TITLE HERE]

This is the naming structure of all other heavenly officials’ residences within the heavenly realm.
It also refers to their own personal court/staff/etc.

Examples:
★ Palace of Xianle [Xie Lian’s palace; “Xianle” being his heavenly title]
★ Palace of Ming Guang [Pei Ming’s palace; “Ming Guang” being his heavenly title]
Ghost Realm

Ghost City

Notable residents:
❖ Hua Cheng
❖ Yin Yu
❖ Lan Chang

Locations:
❖ Gambling Den
❖ Qiandeng Temple [translated: Thousand Lights Temple]
❖ Paradise Manor
➢ Hua Cheng’s residence.
➢ 极乐坊 [link: hear it read aloud?]
■ 极乐 is also known as “Land of Ultimate Bliss” (i.e. the Buddhist pure land
Sukhavati).
■ 极乐 also is a contextual innuendo for sex/orgasm. (See also: the French use of
the slang “le petit mort” / “the little death”.)

Black Water Demon Lair

Notable residents:
❖ He Xuan

Locations:
❖ Black Water Island
➢ Black Water Lake
➢ Nether Water Manor
■ He Xuan’s residence.

Mortal Realm

Kingdom of Banyue
[status: fallen]

Banyue:
半月
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Notable residents:
❖ Banyue
❖ Ke Mo

Locations:
❖ Banyue Pass
❖ Sinner’s Pit

Kingdom of Wuyong
[status: fallen]

Wuyong:
乌庸
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Notable residents:
❖ :)

Locations:
❖ Mount Tong’lu

Kingdom of Xianle
[status: fallen]

Xianle:
仙乐
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Notable residents:
❖ Xie Lian
❖ Feng Xin
❖ Mu Qing
❖ Qi Rong

Locations:
❖ Martial Deity Avenue
 ❖ Mount Taicang
➢ Royal Holy Pavilion: A large cultivation temple where Xie Lian trained as a youth.
It spans the entirety of Mount Taicang.
➢ Imperial Mausoleum

Kingdom of Xuli
[status: fallen]

Xuli:
须黎
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Notable residents:
❖ Pei Ming
❖ Rong Guang
❖ Ling Wen

Kingdom of Yong’an
[status: fallen]

Yong’an:
永安
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Notable residents:
❖ Lang Qianqiu

Kingdom of Yushi
[status: fallen]

Yushiguo: 雨师国
[link: hear it read aloud?]

Notable residents:
❖ Xuan Ji
 ❖ Yushi Huang

Puqi Village

Locations:
❖ Puqi Shrine

Misc. Terms
Four Levels of Ghosts

[Power levels, from bottom to top]

❖ Malice
❖ Menace
❖ Savage
❖ Supreme