Chapter Summaries

Long Haochen led his thirteen companions thirty meters into the Demon Clan formation at Zhennan Pass, drawing powerful enemies and easing pressure on the human soldiers. As the team struggled against several Sixth- and Seventh-Rank demons, five figures suddenly descended to attack the three Magic Eye Warlocks.

• Long Haochen ordered the team to advance thirty meters in Shuttle Formation and draw the Demon Clan’s attacks away from their allies.
• Sima Xian and the others fought through the enemy formation while Long Haochen used Glory Holy Shield and Spirit Gathering Halo to protect and support the team.
• Three Magic Eye Warlocks, a Golden Double Blade Demon, and a Two-Headed Demon Vulture attacked Long Haochen, who held them back with support from his companions.
• Long Haochen ordered Wang Yuanyuan and Sima Xian to remain in formation as his spiritual energy dwindled under the enemies’ assault.
• Five figures descended from the sky and targeted the three Magic Eye Warlocks.

Long Haochen and his companions fought to break the Demon Clan formation, aided by Zhang Fangfang’s General Grade Demon Hunt Squad Number Eight. After Long Haochen’s team coordinated a counterattack, they killed a Seventh-Rank Two-Headed Demon Vulture and left General Grade Twenty-Second Demon Hunt Squad watching in astonishment.

• Old Five charged through the Demon Clan soldiers with Whirlwind Slash, easing the pressure on Long Haochen.
• Zhang Fangfang and General Grade Demon Hunt Squad Number Eight arrived, killed three Magic Eye Warlocks, and helped open a breach for the human counterattack.
• Long Haochen used Light Rain Hibiscus Thrust to kill the Golden Double Blade Demon, but the Two-Headed Demon Vulture blasted him away with Dark Core Explosion.
• Mai Dou Little Pig created the illusion of a black dragon, while Sima Xian and Wang Yuanyuan struck the stunned Two-Headed Demon Vulture and crippled its wing.
• Long Haochen returned and killed the wounded Two-Headed Demon Vulture with Asura Slash as Lu Xi and the other members of General Grade Twenty-Second Demon Hunt Squad looked on.

After the Two-Headed Demon Vulture fell, Zhennan Pass’s defenders and fresh Temple Alliance troops launched a counterattack, with Long Haochen’s squads helping drive back the demons. Long Haochen endured Eternal Melody’s soul-absorbing heat as it seemed to affect his spiritual energy, until a new attack struck the allied army.

• The black dragon’s roar threw the Demon Clan into disarray, and Zhennan Pass’s defenders and reinforcements counterattacked.
• Long Haochen slowed his squads to endure Eternal Melody’s burning as it absorbed nearby souls, while Lu Xi healed the teams.
• After checking that everyone could fight, Long Haochen led the thirteen members back into battle and helped reclaim ground.
• Long Haochen collected corpses of demons at Fifth Rank and above while the rest of the team focused on fighting and supporting one another.
• Eternal Melody’s heat returned during the fighting, and Long Haochen sensed his Inner Spiritual Power gathering without diminishing as he used skills.
• A streak of black light crashed into the Temple Alliance army, and purple-black bubbles dissolved dozens of warriors.

Long Haochen and his companions confronted an Eighth-Rank Moon Demon who was slaughtering the human forces at Zhennan Pass. Long Haochen broke through to Sixth-Rank Radiant Knight and bound the demon with his evolved Saint Origin Spiritual Stove, but the chapter ended with him preparing another defense against the demon’s overwhelming power.

• The Eighth-Rank Moon Demon appeared on the battlefield and killed nearly a hundred humans while Long Haochen and his companions struggled to withstand his attacks.
• Long Haochen asked Han Yu to recite the Ten Precepts of a knight, then led his companions toward the Moon Demon to protect the Temple Alliance forces.
• Long Haochen took pills and broke through to Sixth-Rank Radiant Knight, manifesting golden spiritual wings that restored nearby allies and eased their injuries.
• Long Haochen split the Moon Demon’s shockwave with Asura Slash and bound him with the evolved Saint Origin Spiritual Stove, allowing the human forces to resume their counterattack.
• The Moon Demon charged Long Haochen, who endured his punch with help from his companions’ defensive magic and Soul Chains, then used Demon Extinguishing Flash as his companions swallowed pills.

Long Haochen combined his companions’ spiritual power with Haoyue’s fusion to confront the Eighth Rank Moon Demon at the peak of the Seventh Rank. He restrained the demon with a devastating attack and began gathering power for a final strike.

• Long Haochen and his six companions used Conjoined Spirit Enhancement Pills, while Haoyue fused with Long Haochen to stabilize the surge of spiritual power.
• Long Haochen reached the peak of the Seventh Rank, took Light's Gathering Ring from Han Yu, and charged the Moon Demon with two swords.
• The Moon Demon activated his Dark Demon Body and blocked Long Haochen’s Demon Extinguishing Flash, but Long Haochen marked him with Lock-on.
• Long Haochen combined Lock-on, Sacrifice, Desperate Gambit, and Light Rain Hibiscus Thrust to break the Moon Demon’s barrier and bind him with two light-and-water dragons.
• Long Haochen raised Light Punishment and accumulated spiritual power from himself, his companions, Haoyue, Yating, and Eternal Melody for a powerful strike.

Long Haochen used a fully charged Asura Slash to shatter Yue Yu’s crescent moon and gravely wound the Eighth-Rank Moon Demon, but the fight left him and his companions exhausted. As Yue Yu continued attacking, Long Haochen shielded Haoyue from the next blow, leaving his survival uncertain.

• Yue Yu shattered the Light Rain Twin Dragons Pull with a desperate burst of purple-black power, and Long Haochen struck with his accumulated Asura Slash.
• Long Haochen’s sword broke Yue Yu’s crescent moon and cleaved into his shoulder and chest, while the Conjoined Spirit Enhancement Pill’s effect ended and the fighters were left drained.
• Yue Yu attacked the weakened Long Haochen, but Ji Xin intercepted his first blow and was sent flying with her mount.
• Long Haochen stopped the General Grade Twenty-Second Demon Hunt Squad from taking the Conjoined Spirit Enhancement Pill, severed the Soul Chains, and sent Cai’er toward Wang Yuanyuan.
• Yue Yu kicked Haoyue aside, and Long Haochen threw himself over Haoyue to shield him from the Moon Demon’s next strike.

Long Haochen gravely wounded the Moon Demon but collapsed after a mysterious golden light drove the demon away and protected him. Zhennan Pass was retaken, and his companions gathered around him as the battle ended.

• The Moon Demon struck Long Haochen, but golden light erupted from his chest and blasted the demon away before Long Haochen collapsed onto Haoyue.
• Eternal Melody awakened and absorbed nearby souls, while Lu Xi and Cai'er stayed by Long Haochen and his companions guarded him.
• A Ninth Rank priest cast The Light Goddess's Favor, healing humans and harming demons as the Alliance forces counterattacked and the Demon Clan retreated.
• The members of both Demon Hunt Squads stood watch around Long Haochen, while the members of General Grade Twenty-Second felt ashamed that they had hesitated to help him.
• After the fighting ended, Yang Wenzhao, Duan Yi, and their squads joined the vigil and learned that Long Haochen's life was not in danger.

After Long Haochen held off an Eighth Rank Moon Demon, the soldiers of Zhennan Pass hailed him as a hero, and Han Qian announced his name. Long Haochen recovered from his injuries and awoke having advanced to Sixth Rank, while Haoyue remained asleep after apparently finding an opportunity to evolve.

• Yang Wenzhao and the other Demon Hunt Squads saw Long Haochen stand against the Moon Demon, and over a thousand soldiers and allies gathered around him after the battle.
• The returning soldiers saluted the unconscious Long Haochen, and Han Qian arrived, struck Han Yu for failing to protect his master, then assured everyone Long Haochen would recover.
• Han Qian called the soldiers heroes too and identified Long Haochen as captain of General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunt Squad, prompting the crowd to chant his name.
• Zhennan Pass spent three days clearing the battlefield as Long Haochen received treatment from the Priest Temple and remained unconscious for two days and two nights.
• Long Haochen awoke and cultivated after reaching Sixth Rank and becoming a Radiant Knight; his Spiritual Aperture formed, the Saint Origin Spiritual Stove evolved, and Haoyue entered slumber.

Long Haochen reunited with Cai'er, then attended a high-level meeting at Zhennan Pass after learning more about the Conjoined Spirit Enhancement Pill’s dangers. The meeting revealed that he was the sole candidate to become the Knight Temple’s next Temple Master.

• Long Haochen comforted Cai'er and explained to Sima Xian that the Conjoined Spirit Enhancement Pill was too dangerous for Fifth Rank professionals, advising that it be used no earlier than the Sixth Rank and preferably the Seventh.
• Sima Xian told Long Haochen that Han Yan had summoned him and Cai'er to a meeting at the Priest Temple’s main conference hall.
• Two guards doubted Long Haochen’s identity, but he disarmed one with a quick parry and proved himself by showing his token.
• Long Haochen and Cai'er entered the meeting, where Han Yan introduced him to the leaders of Zhennan Pass and explained that he had brought him to observe.
• Han Yan declared that Long Haochen was the Knight Temple’s sole candidate for its next Temple Master, astonishing everyone present.

At a Temple Alliance meeting, Han Qian and Ying Suifeng revealed that Long Haochen and Cai'er were the sole candidates to lead their respective temples, while Ling Xiao reported Zhennan Pass’s devastating battle losses. The meeting learned that the Demon Clan’s sudden assault was driven by Dreamlike Paradise opening within a month.

• Han Qian and Ying Suifeng announced that Long Haochen and Cai'er were the sole candidates for the Knight Temple and Assassin Temple master positions, and Saint Ji Zan ordered everyone to keep the news secret.
• Han Qian told Long Haochen that Ling Xiao had healed most of his injuries, and Long Haochen realized Ling Xiao was the priest responsible.
• Ling Xiao reported that Zhennan Pass had lost most of its troops and defenses, while the Demon Clan had suffered heavy casualties and at least eight Demon Gods had been gravely injured.
• Han Xiao promised that at least 150,000 reinforcements would reach Zhennan Pass within ten days, and Ling Xiao said he had ordered repairs to the city defenses.
• Ling Xiao revealed that the Demon Clan attacked because Dreamlike Paradise would open within a month.

Han Qian, Old Ling, and the other leaders discussed how to protect Zhennan Pass from the Demon Clan, and Old Ling proposed offering them entry to Dreamlike Paradise in exchange for peace. After the meeting, he gave Long Haochen and Cai'er spatial beads for the opportunity, while Ling Xiao's old heartbreak and vengeance against Ye Weiyang surfaced.

• Old Ling suggested negotiating with the Demon Clan by offering them several slots in Dreamlike Paradise to spare Zhennan Pass further destruction and casualties.
• Han Qian agreed to support Old Ling's decision while reporting it to the Temple Alliance, and Ling Xiao was ordered to invite the Demon Clan to negotiate.
• After the meeting, Old Ling gave Long Haochen and Cai'er spatial beads and wished them success in Dreamlike Paradise.
• Ling Xiao thanked Long Haochen for saving over a thousand soldiers, then exchanged teasing remarks with Han Qian and Ying Suifeng.
• Ling Xiao revealed that he still loved someone he had wronged and wished to perish alongside Ye Weiyang, before turning back to discuss Dreamlike Paradise's opportunity.

Ling Xiao explained the opportunities and dangers of Dreamlike Paradise, including its spiritual stoves and deadly trials, after learning that Long Haochen and Cai'er were the Child of Light and Reincarnation Saint Daughter. Long Haochen resolved to enter the temple with his companions and began preparing through closed-door cultivation.

• Han Qian and Ying Suifeng revealed Long Haochen and Cai'er's ages and extraordinary spiritual powers to Ling Xiao.
• Ling Xiao tried to recruit Long Haochen to the Priest Temple, but Long Haochen refused and said he would remain a knight.
• Ling Xiao explained that Dreamlike Paradise produced rare spiritual stoves, while greedy entrants faced increasingly dangerous trials and could use Dreamlike Gems to escape.
• Zhennan Pass and the Demon Clan reached an agreement, and Long Haochen received fifty thousand merit points for his actions.
• Long Haochen decided to pursue the treasures in Dreamlike Paradise and told Han Qian he would cultivate with his companions until it opened.

Long Haochen explained the Dreamlike Temple’s spirit furnace opportunities to his companions and proposed bringing them along inside the Eternal Tower. The squad prepared to test whether they could remain in the tower while he returned to the real world, leaving the risks of entering the temple unresolved.

• Long Haochen brought Bai Yue to her daughter so they could reunite, while Cai'er objected to her brother teasing her about Long Haochen.
• After Zhennan Pass began recovering from battle, Long Haochen gathered his companions in the Priest Temple and explained the Alliance’s negotiations over the Dreamlike Temple.
• Long Haochen proposed using Eternal Slumber to bring his companions into the Dreamlike Temple, though he warned that several problems could prevent the plan from working.
• Han Yu asked whether entering the Eternal Tower would expose its death aura, and Long Haochen explained that only weak light energy should emerge.
• Long Haochen and his companions formed a circle, and he activated the Eternal Melody to transport them to the Eternal Tower for their test.

Long Haochen used the Eternal Melody to teleport himself and his six companions to the Eternal Tower, where he discovered that the tower had been transformed by the souls absorbed during the war at Zhennan Pass. The group prepared to enter, while Cai'er revealed that the death-filled place suited her and would greatly improve her cultivation.

• Long Haochen activated the Eternal Melody and teleported himself, Cai'er, Han Yu, Wang Yuanyuan, Sima Xian, Lin Jia, and Chen Yinger away from their secluded training.
• The seven arrived in a cave surrounded by wraiths, and Long Haochen protected them from the deathly aura with Holy Light Shield.
• Long Haochen discovered that the Eternal Tower and its wraiths had turned white and doubled in number after absorbing the souls of the dead at Zhennan Pass.
• Long Haochen recalled Ilex's Soul Cycle, which allowed accumulated soul energy to renew itself and had awakened the tower with the influx of souls.
• Cai'er told Long Haochen that she liked the place and that her Reincarnation Spiritual Stove and Reincarnation Sword would help her cultivate faster.
• Long Haochen kept the group within the Holy Light Shield and led them toward the Eternal Tower.

Long Haochen led General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunt Squad into the Eternal Tower to adapt to its death energy and face its trials. After defeating the first two skeletons, the group triggered a new trial, and an unseen assassin wounded Wang Yuanyuan.

• Long Haochen brought the squad through the Eternal Tower gates, where Cai'er sensed an insight and sat down to cultivate.
• Long Haochen warned his companions not to advance too far, then triggered the first trial and fought two Sixth Rank skeletons alone.
• Long Haochen destroyed both skeletons with Light Rain Hibiscus Thrust, Demon Extinguishing Flash, and other skills, collecting their spiritual-energy rewards.
• Long Haochen explained the trials and their rewards, then led the squad forward in formation, triggering the next encounter one step at a time.
• An unseen assassin nearly pierced Long Haochen's shield, then struck Wang Yuanyuan from behind; Long Haochen's Demon Extinguishing Flash missed the attacker.

Long Haochen's team faced two powerful Wraith Assassins in the Eternal Tower, and Cai'er helped reveal them so Long Haochen could defeat them. The group chose to continue the trials and encountered two mounted skeletons.

• Long Haochen shielded his companions, but invisible assassins pierced Han Yu's armor and wounded him.
• Cai'er arrived with Shape Revealing Powder, exposing both Wraith Assassins as Long Haochen's Saint Spiritual Stove drew them into range.
• Long Haochen killed the assassins with attacks from Blue Rain, Hibiscus of Light, earning two white spheres but no golden one.
• The team recovered their resolve after discussing the danger, and Long Haochen led them onward through the Eternal Tower.
• Two skeletons mounted on steeds appeared before the group.

Long Haochen and his companions fought two Skeleton Knights in the Eternal Tower, and his Asura Slash destroyed one at the cost of leaving him badly injured. The surviving knight charged again, and Han Yu, Wang Yuanyuan, Lin Xin, and the others moved to defend the group.

• The Skeleton Knights shattered Long Haochen's Light Slash Swords and attacked with a staggered charge, forcing him to meet the second knight's spear with Asura Slash.
• Long Haochen's strike shattered the Skeleton Knight's spear and destroyed its horse, and Sima Xian finished the fallen knight with Light Great Strength Pill, gaining two balls of light.
• The remaining Skeleton Knight turned back and gathered golden light at its spear tip as Long Haochen lay unable to fight.
• Han Yu stepped forward with his shield while Wang Yuanyuan fired Space Splitting Cannon, Lin Xin unleashed Fire Curse, and Long Haochen supported the team with enhancement skills.
• The Skeleton Knight's charge dispersed Wang Yuanyuan's attack, and Lin Xin detonated Fire Curse against its spear.

Long Haochen and the General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunt Squad survived the third Eternal Tower trial, gained new skills and spiritual energy, then returned to Zhennan Pass to recover. When they tried to reenter the tower, Wang Yuanyuan suspected its energy imposed a cooldown, leaving the squad to test how long they had to wait.

• Han Yu blocked the skeleton knight’s Bone Spear with Sima Xian’s help, and Lin Xin celebrated receiving a reward for the kill.
• Sima Xian identified the golden reward as Asura Thrust, but Long Haochen and Han Yu absorbed the skill clusters because they were suitable for learning it.
• Long Haochen led the squad out of the Eternal Tower and used Eternal Melody to return them to the Quiet Room at Zhennan Pass.
• Long Haochen told Chen Yinger to use the Gate of Living Beings so her summoned magical beasts could deliver the final blows and earn spiritual energy.
• After the squad recovered for an hour, Long Haochen could not reconnect to the Eternal Tower, and Wang Yuanyuan proposed that it needed time to replenish its energy.

Long Haochen’s team returned to the Eternal Tower after a six-hour interval and cleared its first four trials, with the evolved Evil Eye and Lin Xin’s precisely aimed Fire Curse making the battles easier. After defeating ten Sixth Rank enemies in the fourth trial, the group chose to stop and preserve their strength.

• Long Haochen established that the team could enter the Eternal Tower again six hours after leaving and led them back inside.
• Han Yu’s Evil Eye evolved to Seventh Rank, helping the team clear the first three trials and distribute their rewards among their companions.
• Long Haochen drew four wraith assassins toward himself while Lin Xin’s Fire Curse struck the clustered enemies, destroying the wraiths and disrupting six skeleton warriors.
• Long Haochen and the others defeated the six skeleton warriors, and Lin Xin received four spiritual energy light orbs for his role in the battle.
• The team praised Lin Xin’s contribution, then decided not to continue because they had spent energy and already gained substantial rewards.

Long Haochen and his companions learned the Eternal Tower’s trials and trained until nearly everyone reached the Fifth Rank bottleneck, while Long Haochen discovered that first-floor spiritual power orbs stopped working after five thousand points. They began the sixth trial and encountered a red Soul of a Strong Expert merging with a skeleton warrior.

• Long Haochen left Cai'er cultivating inside the Eternal Tower while he and the others returned to recover, then brought them back six hours later.
• The group fought the fourth trial again, later learned that passing it had permanently removed the first three trials, and eventually cleared the fifth trial with Lin Xin’s help.
• Over ten days of training, Cai'er, Lin Xin, Han Yu, and Wang Yuanyuan reached the four-thousand-point bottleneck, followed by Sima Xian and Chen Yinger two days later.
• After Long Haochen passed five thousand Inner Spiritual Power, the spiritual power orbs stopped improving his cultivation, so he proposed testing the sixth trial.
• The group advanced to the sixth trial, where Long Haochen identified a descending red wraith as a Soul of a Strong Expert and warned Lin Xin to focus on defense.
• The red wraith fused with a skeleton warrior, transforming it into a three-meter-tall giant with blazing red eyes.