In 2075, the cyber world is shrouded in the shadow of emotional harvesting. The Zhulong Group lures people with “emotional public ownership,” using mystical talismans and AI to keep ordinary citizens under control and harvest their negative emotions to feed the demons, all in an effort to resurrect a deceased daughter.
Cybernetic forensic examiner Ling Ye unexpectedly awakens the bloodline of a Lampbearer while dissecting a spontaneously combusting corpse. Hidden in his mechanical limb is a mystical talisman key left by his mother. Framed by AI as a terrorist, he flees alongside A Yao, an AI defector carrying data that contains the lingering soul of Zhulong’s daughter. From emotion farms in the floating city to the mystic sect ruins on Mount Qingcheng, and then to the demon-sealing site in a data graveyard, they battle talisman puppets, unravel emotional traps, and confront conflicts between mystic sect factions and AI ethical dilemmas.
Ling Ye transforms from a self-serving individualist into a Lampbearer who protects all living beings, while A Yao awakens from being a mere tool into a companion with free will. They must not only face the four forms of the demons and crises such as emotional entropy and digital emotions, but also explore a way for mystic sect traditions and AI to coexist through integration.
A decade-spanning epic in nine acts. From the ultimate seal in the floating city to the establishment of a new order, from the burning of souls to rebirth in physical form, mystical talismans and code intertwine as bloodlines resonate with data streams. In the end, Ling Ye and the next generation of guardians establish a global system for emotional balance, proving that the most powerful mystical talisman is empathy, the most advanced AI is one that protects, and the eternal mission of the Lampbearer is to let every emotion flow freely and every life find meaning in its existence...
