Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace

There was no time to mourn the dead.

The Demon Race had launched a large-scale infiltration, and Haoyue Branch Hall naturally had to fight for humanity.

The elite soldiers of the Holy Temple Alliance soon arrived as reinforcements. While preventing a full-scale Demon Race invasion, they also began rebuilding the various towns.

Nalan Shu led the remaining knights as they rushed about everywhere.

Yet they never found another trace of the Demon Race.

Only after the Holy Temple Alliance's elite forces had fully taken up station and confirmed that no Demon Race remnants remained did Ye Tian and the others return to Haoyue City.

Nearly sixty people had set out, but only a little over twenty returned.

The knights carried coffins into the city.

Haoyue City's residents filled both sides of the streets, and naturally, some pushed through the crowd to approach the procession.

"Where is my son? Have you seen my son?"

A graying middle-aged woman, her face full of panic, grabbed a knight and questioned him again and again.

"Th-This..."

The knights wore sorrowful expressions, not knowing how to answer.

In the end, Nalan Shu stepped forward.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't bring everyone back safely. I could only bring back his body..."

Nalan Shu stepped aside, revealing the corpse that had been hauled back by horse.

The middle-aged woman could no longer hold back. Covering her mouth with one hand, she threw herself onto her son's mutilated body and burst into tears.

This scene played out again and again.

A heavy sorrow settled over everyone's hearts.

After venting for a while, the middle-aged woman slowly rose to her feet.

"Thank you. Thank you for bringing my child back, so he wouldn't be defiled by the Demon Race."

As she spoke, she bowed deeply to Nalan Shu.

Nalan Shu hurriedly helped her up. "Please don't say that. I was incompetent. I couldn't bring these children back whole."

Tears lingered in the middle-aged woman's eyes, yet she still forced out a smile.

"Becoming a knight was his own choice. I prepared myself long ago. To die protecting humanity is his honor."

"Since the Demon Race was successfully driven back, then his sacrifice was worth it!"

At those words, everyone was filled with solemn respect.

This was an incomparably noble mother!

Nalan Shu's expression was grave, his tone utterly sincere and firm.

"Madam, rest assured. This child was incredibly brave when facing the Demon Race. He never retreated until his death. He was a hero!"

Hearing this, the middle-aged woman smiled through her tears.

She nodded to herself. "That's enough. That's enough..."

Within the procession, Ye Tian was deeply moved.

At the same time, he silently swore that he would cultivate with all his strength and never let such a scene happen to him.

"Xiao Tian!"

Just then, a cry suddenly rang out beside his ear.

Ye Tian instinctively turned around.

His mother, Liu Mei, pushed her way out from the crowd. The moment she saw Ye Tian, she could no longer hold back and threw herself into her son's arms.

"Xiao Tian, you're alright! That's wonderful!"

Ye Tian looked at her gently. "Mom, I'm back."

"It's good that you came back safely. It's good that you came back safely..."

"Quick, let Mom see. Are you hurt?"

Liu Mei raised her head and looked at Ye Tian anxiously, her hands carefully feeling all over him.

Ye Tian quickly took Liu Mei's hands.

"Mother, I'm not hurt. Don't be so nervous."

"Aunt Liu, little brother Ye Tian was amazing. We were only able to kill the infiltrating Demon Race this time because of him."

Li Xin stepped forward to help reassure her.

"Xin'er, you're alright too. Why don't you come to our house for a meal?"

Faced with Liu Mei's invitation, Li Xin shook her head. "Sorry, Aunt Liu, not this time. I need to go home and see my parents first too."

"That's true. Your parents must be worried about you as well."

Liu Mei nodded in understanding.

After all the bodies had been sent back to Haoyue Branch Hall, Nalan Shu dismissed everyone.

"Sister Xin, I'll head home with Mother first. See you tomorrow."

"Mm, see you tomorrow!"

After saying goodbye to Li Xin, Ye Tian returned home with Liu Mei.

It was clear that Liu Mei was still frightened by the ordeal. Even while eating, she refused to let go of Ye Tian's hand.

Only after Ye Tian reassured her again and again did she gradually calm down.

Night fell.

Ye Tian lay on his bed and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He had been constantly on the move these past few days and had gone through several battles. It was rare for him to finally be able to rest properly.

"The Demon Race..."

After going through such a battle, Ye Tian had grown considerably.

Not only was the Demon Race vast in number, but its strength was formidable as well. Especially with the Demon God Emperor, it was fully capable of wiping out humanity.

Unfortunately, the Demon Race was extremely barbaric. It only knew destruction and plunder, and was not skilled at production.

Humans, on the other hand, were highly creative and could produce all kinds of daily necessities. That was why the Demon Race kept humanity alive.

At the same time, they relied on humans to control the Demon Race population.

Simply put, humanity had been raised in captivity by the Demon Race.

In order to obtain supplies for survival, they might launch an attack on humanity at any time.

"How irritating!"

Ye Tian spat lightly, his expression darkening slightly.

Yet no amount of dissatisfaction would change anything.

He could only grow stronger without cease. Only by becoming strong enough could he control his own fate—and even change humanity's current predicament!

Changing humanity's predicament was still far too distant for Ye Tian.

He should set a small goal first: become strong enough himself!

Ye Tian silently made up his mind.

However, just then, a system notification suddenly flashed through his mind.

Ding! Long Haochen has obtained the Sacred Pull Spiritual Furnace. His strength has increased. Congratulations, Host, on receiving double feedback!

Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace!

"Hmm?!"

The sudden notification left Ye Tian stunned.

"Long Haochen has already obtained the Sacred Pull Spiritual Furnace?"

Ye Tian's heart filled with delight.

This was a Spirit Furnace!

As its name implied, a Spirit Furnace was a furnace of spiritual energy. It was not an ability cultivated through training, but a miraculous treasure conceived by nature itself.

Every Spirit Furnace possessed its own unique characteristics.

Even the same Spirit Furnace could produce different effects when cultivated by different people.

Simply put, Spirit Furnaces contained the unknown and limitless possibilities.

Obtaining a Spirit Furnace was the dream of nearly every class user, as it would make them stronger than others.

There were currently seventy-four known Spirit Furnaces, suited for different classes.

Among them, twenty-three were suitable for knights.

Yet Ye Tian had never heard of the Sacred Star Spiritual Furnace.

But upon further thought, since it had come from feedback, it was probably a variant of the Sacred Pull Spiritual Furnace!

All sleepiness vanished from Ye Tian. He immediately sat up cross-legged.

At the same time, he cautiously cast a Spirit Light Shield, enveloping the entire room to prevent any aura from leaking out.

With a thought, a glow appeared out of thin air before him.

It was a strange color formed from intertwined white and blue.

The glow was exceptionally gentle, pulsing with a peculiar energy fluctuation.

Looking closely, he saw a small square cauldron with four legs and two handles, only about an inch and a half tall, bathed in the radiance.

More precisely, the blue-white light was emitted by this tiny cauldron.

With just one glance, it was impossible to look away.