Another Night by Lamplight

It has been five thousand years since the gods left the mortal world. The world today is much like any other. Cities blaze with lights, and young people hurry to class, commute to work, and go on dates. Yet in corners unknown to all, sword cultivators, magicians, half-demons, and modern practitioners who use technology to simulate the arcane still wield the powers passed down from ancient times. Kong Liuqing, an ordinary college student, never imagined he'd stumble upon a pursuit on an ordinary night. An Eastern swordsman, a girl riding a magic staff, a tough American man on a modified motorcycle, and a mysterious half-demon pursued by three factions: a world that had never belonged to him suddenly opened its doors. Then he took hold of that sword. An ancient artifact, dormant for five thousand years, answered a mortal's choice for the first time. No one knew why it had lit up, or what history lay sleeping behind the lights. Some were still waiting for the gods to return. And in this fifth millennium, humanity had already made it to the end on its own.