It was clear that in the Eternal Sleep City, the greatest threat was the named entity of the Red Cup, and the opponent had not descended in their true form.

With Baiyu's understanding of mysticism, combined with Qian Xin's explanation,

he could basically confirm.

The Painful Maid was not a true body descent, but a avatar carrying a portion of the power, much like Qian Xin.

And after splitting into two,

this was the avatar of an avatar.

The power had been extremely weakened.

It seemed that the divine spirits dwelling in the Dream Realm and the named entities around those spirits could not freely enter the waking world.

The world they referred to as the waking world.

The restrictions on divine spirits were the greatest.

To descend, it required some terrifying, powerful, and evil ceremony, which often involved extremely complicated steps and a lot of human sacrifices.

Commonly known as a bloody sacrifice.

At that time, Kaz relied on the Eye of the Black Moon to successfully hold a ceremony for the descent of the Evil God, causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands. Although the descent ultimately failed, it inflicted extremely serious damage on Linjiang City.

Aside from the divine spirits,

the descent of other Dream Realm creatures was somewhat simpler.

Baiyu had seen more than one named entity.

And some named entities did not live in the Dream Realm but in the waking world.

However,

those named entities living in the Dream Realm faced numerous difficulties when trying to descend from the Dream Realm.

So they often descended with only a portion of their power.

"Let's go, continue."

After the troops had rested, Qian Xin urged them on, restarting the purification ceremony.

Several Holy Light Church bishops were quite injured, but thanks to the special medications, they quickly recovered.

As long as they didn't die on the spot,

even if there were only a breath left, Qian Xin likely had a solution.

Of course,

if they died on the spot, it would be more difficult. It's possible the City Lord had methods for that, but those aren't easy.

Death is a rule of life.

Resurrection.

Is equivalent to defying nature.

Under Qian Xin's instructions, the purification convoy began moving again, but the atmosphere was somewhat somber due to the death of a few people and Qian Xin's empty right arm.

However, after killing the Painful Maid, most of the crisis in Eternal Sleep City was indeed resolved.

There were no more strong opponents.

What remained were some fallen citizens, aberrant monsters, and priests of Eternal Sleep City corrupted by the Red Cup.

Eternal Sleep City was originally established specifically for the Demon organization, "Wumian Mansion."

It contained many troublesome individuals.

These fallen ones were somewhat difficult to deal with, but compared to the Painful Maid, they were like little lambs.

As for the rest,

they posed no harm to a convoy with two Eclipse Moon Realm members.

The purification lasted two days and nights.

Several bishops of the Holy Light Church had to stop midway to replenish their drained spirituality, as maintaining the purification ceremony consumed a lot of energy!

But finally,

Eternal Sleep City was completely purified. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Those fallen citizens, living corpses, and spiderweb-like, eerily blood-red vines all turned to ash under the strong illumination of the Holy Light.

Those in the convoy felt extremely exhausted.

The past two days of operations had been bizarre and intense, leaving no time to catch a breath.

But thankfully, it was all over.

"The purification is complete. Thank you, everyone. Without you, this wouldn't have gone as smoothly," Qian Xin thanked the group.

Faced with this mighty figure from Eternal Sleep City,

even the bishops of the Holy Light Church dared not show any negligence.

"You mainly dealt with the strongest opponent."

"Yes, that was a real named entity!"

A chorus of replies came.

Qian Xin didn't dwell on it and said solemnly, "Now that the purification is complete, it should be safe in the Eternal Sleep City. Those we've rescued didn't show any abnormalities.

However,

it's best not to inhabit this place for the next three years,

to prevent any residual effects.

The named entity of the Red Cup has descended before, and no one can predict what might happen.

Furthermore, I need to trouble your Holy Light Church and the Church of the Mechanical God to thoroughly check the survivors to prevent any from slipping through the cracks."

Everyone nodded.

Soon, Qian Xin notified the Imperial Army of East Prosperity.

Previously, while the purification was ongoing, the army didn't dare enter. Otherwise, if they got contaminated, it would have resulted in even more severe consequences.

Now that the purification is complete,

the next steps are left to the two Churches and the East Prosperity Imperial Army.

After Qian Xin sent the signal,

the gates of Eternal Sleep City opened, and the dense ranks of the army poured in, their expressions steady, all in neatly uniformed attire.

"Alright, our task is also finished."

Qian Xin looked at Baiyu and let out a heavy sigh, "Have you decided on your reward? The Tower of Miracles is a place that values rules—you get what you earn."

Besides being the City Lord's Attendant, Qian Xin was also the Steward of the Tower of Miracles.

Though her responsibilities were different from those managed by the Head Steward Lilith, she could also dispense rewards to a certain extent.

Loloya inadvertently revealed that

the Tower of Miracles' treasury was filled with as many magic elixir materials as there are stars in the sky, countless precious items, and resources, something many countries couldn't gather even with national efforts.

Because only in the Great City where the City Lord resides can one reach the depths of the Spirit Realm to collect materials and steadily slip through the spiritual void to venture to other planets in the cosmos.

Of course,

these were not what Baiyu was concerned with.

What he needed now was a single item—the magic elixir to ascend to Sequence Four's Master of Techniques.

Currently, he had only obtained the hide of an Illusion Beast.

But he still lacked many other items and was at a loss.

Now, with a legitimate reason, he could finally obtain the remaining magic elixir materials from the Tower of Miracles.

Of course,

that's assuming his contribution points were enough.

Purifying Eternal Sleep City and slaying the Painful Maid should suffice, right? Their relationship wasn't bad, after all; it's unlikely Qian Xin would shortchange him.

Baiyu's thoughts began to wander.

...

After resolving the crisis in Eternal Sleep City, Baiyu and Qian Xin attended a grand feast held by the East Prosperity Imperial.

It was their celebration banquet.

But both seemed uninterested, so they quietly left before the feast ended.

By dawn,

they returned to the Tower of Miracles.

The other attendants in the tower had not yet returned; it seemed the situation in many places wasn't good, causing the tower's strong individuals to be putting out fires everywhere.

This was the last frenzy of demons and foreign races...

Baiyu thought to himself.

"What reward do you need? Or you can convert it to points and note it down, then exchange the points for the items when you need them."

Qian Xin had now switched bodies and appeared as a little blonde girl.

She held a ledger in her hand and addressed Baiyu with a serious expression.