Overview: During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Ye Xingchen, Luo Ruyu, and others endure life-and-death trials amid conflicts between the martial world and the imperial court, ultimately uncovering the truth and bringing the wars to an end.
Ye Xingchen, a reclusive swordsman, meets Luo Ruyu, the prime minister's daughter. Together, they face an attack by men in black and form a deep bond.
After a series of thrilling adventures and breathtaking battles, including their first encounter in the martial world, a contest for a secret manual, a palace coup, an expedition into an ancient tomb, a fierce battle on Yunxia Mountain, and a decisive showdown at Shaolin, Ye Xingchen is hated and hunted by Prime Minister Luo Fu. As Luo Fu and the emperor's favored courtier Li Mohan vie for power, the Western Regions expert Sikong Wangyue, known as the Desert Wolf, seeks revenge for his disciples, the Nine Demons of the Western Regions; the Blue Sea Blade Maiden Murong Yuwei fights to save Baili Shouyue; Chu Xiaofeng seeks revenge for his severed arm and the woman he lost; and Li Ziming is forced to work with Luo Fu to protect Yanshan. Amid countless misunderstandings, they grow suspicious of and fight one another until their alliances finally fall apart. In the end, Ye Xingchen, Li Ziming, Feng Xingyun, and the others join forces to put an end to the struggle over the survival of justice in the martial world and the power struggle at court. Ye Xingchen and Luo Ruyu, along with Li Ziming and Zhao Feiyan, finally get their happy endings, retiring to the mountains to live as a pair of immortals. Zhao Zixuan, however, becomes the greatest victim of this power struggle.
A very good martial arts novel that tells the story of the martial arts world. It doesn't have too many emotional lines, and it doesn't have those greasy, clichéd stories. The protagonist appears as a high-end top player. After continuous training and hardships, a group of young heroes along the way guard the justice of the world and become a good story in the martial arts world!
Very interesting novel, worth recommending
As a person born in the 80s and 90s, my favorite thing to read is the martial arts novels I have been reading since I was a child. Who doesn't have a martial arts dream?