The Heroes of Jiuxiang

Where can the Nine Xiang be found? Across the blue sea, where Penglai rises. During the reign of Emperor Wuzong, the emperor favored Daoism and launched a campaign to eradicate Buddhism, affecting the Buddhist faith and the various sects of the Heavenly Fang Religion. A demonic Daoist spread rumors that the Heavenly Fang sacred grounds held a black stone of immortality. The superstitious emperor sought eternal life and attacked the Heavenly Fang. Heroes rose up everywhere, using martial arts to defy imperial bans. The Heavenly Fang Qilin Sacred Fire Cult held sway across Yunnan and Guizhou, but the orthodox martial-world sects, including the Emei Golden Summit Sect, the Tianshan Fluttering Cloud Sect, the Northern Longmen Sect, and the Kunlun Fengxu Sect, would not tolerate it. They attacked and destroyed the cult. The saying “The Nine Xiang Yellow Dragon grants immortality, commands all under heaven, and endures for all eternity” had long been heard throughout the martial world. Now, the grudges and feuds sparked by the Nine Xiang Daoist Canon and the Yellow Dragon Saber began to unfold, ushering in a storm of bloodshed.