I wield a sword to kill, destroy sects, slaughter cities, topple kingdoms, and cleave open the heavens. {A slow burn, focused on allegory and satirizing social injustice. This is not a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, so don't read it if that's what you like! Those who can't think for themselves won't understand its depth! Please leave a five-star review and follow this struggling author.}
[The protagonist's golden finger is a portable Sword Mound. Killing people earns Fate Points, which can be spent to unlock the seventy-two famous Chinese swords within the Sword Mound. The stronger the sword, the more additional conditions must be met to unlock it. The sword spirits of the famous blades teach and empower him.]
Cultivation system:
Three Tribulations, Nine Realms, Thirty-Six Stages: Edge-Honing Realm, Singing Spring Realm, Sheathed Blade Realm, Netherlight Realm, Void-Treading Realm, Myriad Forms Realm, Immortal Realm, Heaven-Passing Realm, and Sage Realm.
Each realm is divided into four minor stages: early, middle, late, and complete.
Every three realms form one major tribulation: the Flesh Tribulation, the Heart-Demon Tribulation, and the Heavenly Dao Tribulation.
Sword cultivators must condense a “seed of sword intent” with a different attribute in each realm. Once all nine realms unite, they can attain the Sword Dao.
