Chronicle of the Residual Spirit

Chronicle of the Residual Spirit is a long fantasy novel by Liu Su Zi Die, serialized online, about 1.9 million characters in total, now complete. The story opens with the bold line "Above all beings, revered by the world, I am the will of heaven." The protagonist, Zi Yun, lost both parents in childhood and grew up in the Village of Forgetfulness with the village elder. At the opening he is still practicing with a wooden sword at the village entrance and goes alone to the back hill to pay respects at his parents' old gravestone. The peaceful village life is soon disrupted: the sealed coffin object, the frost beast, and a mysterious figure in a black robe with a lotus pattern appear one after another, and Zi Yun sets out on the path of cultivation. He enters Yeyuan Academy and moves from the entrance duel and class placement exam through the Maze Court, the Phoenix Orchid Pavilion, and the castle's secret places, encounters the Void Realm, challenges the nine-tailed fox demon, crosses the Soul-Corpse Valley, and faces the lava python in the Death Gorge and the Death Abyss. The novel shifts scenes frequently—auctions, the ghost doctor, the imperial capital of Chimeral, the royal palace, and the contests of multiple factions unfold layer by layer, while the protagonist breaks through again and again amid cooperation, betrayal, and life-and-death trials. The book has 545 chapters and closes its epilogue with "Always by Your Side." This is a traditional fantasy coming-of-age story of a boy from a mountain village orphan rising to become a powerful figure, centered on trials, companionship, and protection. (Note: This is an online serialized work, not published in print; the character count and chapter information are based on the online serial version.)