Rust-Bone Stars Shine Upon the Heavens

The story takes place three hundred years after the fall of the Sword Qi Great Wall. Chen Ping'an has become the supreme ruler of the new Heavenly Court, and the power structure of the Confucian Temple has been reshuffled. The nine continents of the human world have entered the age after the Sword Qi Great Wall, and various factions are vying for power in the vacuum it left behind.

Lu Zhao, a young man from the island of survivors, discovers ancient demon script in a star-patterned mine and accidentally awakens the sealed remnant soul of the Demon Ancestor. This mighty demon, struck down by Chen Ping'an when the Sword Qi Great Wall fell, is using the power of the stars to rebuild his body.

The Star Pattern Sect seeks to monopolize the sea route to Starfall Continent, sparking a conflict with Tide Listening Pavilion. To escort the islanders' sword boat, Lu Zhao is forced to wield an unfamiliar demon sword art, exposing the secret of the demon blood in his veins.

Li Guanyu, the Confucian Temple's newly appointed inspector, arrives bearing the righteous law of the world, only to discover that the Star Pattern Sect's great scholars have long been manipulated by the demons. Confucian sacred words and the paths of the stars clash in the sea of clouds, rewriting the tides across the entire region.

Guided by a sword spirit, Lu Zhao enters a sword tomb beneath the sea and encounters a manifestation of the sword intent Chen Ping'an left behind three hundred years ago. When he struck down the Demon Ancestor, Chen Ping'an deliberately left a chance for him to survive. It was all so that a new sword master capable of ruling both humans and demons could be raised for this very day.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.