One Blade Rules the World

During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty,

heroes and warriors rose across the martial world. In pursuit of the pinnacle of martial arts, Dugu Zhanyuan challenged the four great sects one after another, defeating countless champions with his unparalleled might. His swordsmanship had reached a realm without equal, so he withdrew from the world and lived in obscurity.

That same year,

Guihai Bailian unexpectedly came into possession of a treasure map to a dragon vein. But word of it accidentally got out, and his entire family was slaughtered. His steward, Fusheng, fled with the newborn young master, only to be rescued by the Blade Sovereign, Dugu Zhanyuan.

Eighteen years passed in the blink of an eye. A young man emerged from nowhere, once again setting the martial world awash in bloodshed. Yet he was nothing more than a pawn in someone else’s game…