In the martial path, survival is victory; in the Way, those who reach the summit come first. The jianghu has always been rife with conflict. Some enter, others leave, and its people vie for the rankings, which shift up and down every day. No one cares whether you rank among Heaven, Earth, Black, or Yellow, or whether you belong to the Three Sovereigns or Five Emperors. As long as you're alive, you can stand above others. Once you're gone, no one will give you a second thought.
Most people dream of gaining both fame and fortune in the jianghu; others long for the freedom to settle scores. But who can ever walk away unscathed? Once you enter the jianghu, your fate inevitably becomes entwined with other people's. As the saying goes, once you're in the jianghu, you have no control over your own fate.
