A Thousand Blades

[No System + not a wish-fulfillment novel + slow burn + pure love + dark themes + entirely original plot, setting, and worldbuilding, with plenty of heartbreak] Spirit Blades are the final voices of the soul. Those who wield them pay with their souls. They strike down every sin in the world. They purge every evil from the world. Mingchuan Konghai, the greatest blade wielder in the Kingdom of Palen, possesses powerful light-based abilities and the Sun Spirit Blade. But during a mission, he is brutally attacked by the demon Qiandao and loses his memory. To recover his true memories, the amnesiac Konghai makes a pact with the girl Shili Xingyu. With killing Qiandao as their goal, they embark on a journey that will never end.