The protagonist, after working his fingers to the bone in the Murim Alliance, retires and heads to his hometown to achieve his dream of becoming a sect leader. Due to his tight financial situation, he purchases a manor that is strangely cheap because of rumors that it is haunted. Then, a system he has never seen or heard of before appears. His bewilderment is brief; the protagonist begins to efficiently recruit disciples and manage the manor's finances and resources using the system. Ultimately, with the help of the system, the protagonist's sect grows rapidly, facing checks and threats from other Murim factions...