Three Thousand Long Dreams on a Pillow of Light Dust

Writing progress: 282 chapters, 7,000 words published (estimated total: 340 chapters)

Su Qing, once the greatest demon, died one day with a divine artifact in her possession. Demonic cultivators searched high and low for her remnant spirit, building altars and summoning her everywhere. Shen Yichen of Jianhan Sect hunted down every single one.

Sixty years later, a little cat demon who spent every day fishing and digging in the dirt beneath Little Thunder Mountain somehow became a sect leader. From then on, she endured the trials of the immortal sects: the vicious dogs raised on Yushan chased her relentlessly, the beasts beneath the Sea of No Return invited her into their bellies, the cold-faced sword immortal of Jianhan Sect held a sword to her throat, and the young leader of Taihua Palace smiled as he sent her off to be sacrificed.

Su Jingwu was exhausted. Why wouldn’t they leave her alone? People claimed she was the greatest demon, but what sort of demon spent every day filthy and disheveled, running for her life? It had to be a nightmare. Don’t open your eyes, don’t open your eyes.

But before dawn, her first disciple shook her awake again. “Time to practice the sword.”

Help! In her previous life, she was evil and wicked. In this one, she seeks the Dao and cultivates immortality.

Shen Yichen: “Hmph. Last life you were a liar. This life you’re a lazy liar.”

[Read Before You Start]

1. Traditional Chinese xianxia aesthetic, with an emphasis on vivid imagery, characterization, and plot logic. It includes many details, fight scenes, scriptures, and poetry. The prose is neither minimalist nor concise, so if that’s not your thing, you don’t need to continue.

2. The female lead is unequivocally the protagonist. This is a serious drama, expected to run for over 300 chapters. Please don’t make definitive judgments based on the first volume (a little over 20 chapters). Characters appear according to the planned narrative rhythm, and the main female characters won’t all be introduced early. They play key roles in major events, and their relationships evolve over time.

3. The romance develops naturally, with an emphasis on chemistry. The characters can talk and think for themselves. There is no rivalry between love interests or forced balancing of pairings. Each couple has a different ending, and the women take the lead.

4. The story’s backbone is its characters and its exploration of the Dao. There are many clues and plenty of boomerang payoffs. Every character has their own intelligence and stance, which inevitably weakens certain dramatic effects. Please judge both the characters and the work objectively, strengths and flaws alike.

Theme: Humanity follows the Earth, the Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature