Tears of the Nine Heavens

Synopsis of Ninefold Heaven's Tears

I. Setting

On the Jiuxiao Continent, cultivators strive above all else to break through the nine heavenly gates. Rivalries over spiritual ley lines and infighting among immortal sects rage as the shadow of the demon race looms over the land. The ancient artifact known as the Bloodtear Pearl appears once every hundred years. It can reveal the fate of those who gaze into it, but its arrival also brings danger at every turn.

II. Characters

1. Lin Ruochu: Born into a declining immortal sect, she has a rare Bloodtear spirit physique. Her tears can corrode gold and shatter jade, but her clan sealed her spiritual meridians when she was young. The young master of the demonic sect, Nangong Yi, plans to force her into marriage. Tough and reserved, she enters a slaughterhouse to save her clan, staining her hands with blood.

2. Xiao Yichen: Young master of the Xuanbing Sect, born with a frigid constitution. Cold on the outside but warm within, he loves Ruochu, yet a misunderstanding leads him to personally push her toward despair.

3. Yan Luo: Xiao Yichen's childhood friend and fiancée, and the Holy Maiden of the Fentian Pavilion. She loves Xiao Yichen deeply, but Ruochu's presence awakens a twisted possessiveness in her as she grows closer to him.

4. Nangong Yi: Young master of the demonic sect. He fell to the dark side because of love many years ago, and has spent decades plotting to obtain the Bloodtear Pearl. His “love” for Ruochu is a sick obsession.

5. Bai Li: A mysterious swordsmith who is actually the reincarnation of Ruochu's former master, who fell in a tribulation of love in her past life. He sealed his memories inside a sword, once took the form of a sword to accompany Ruochu after her rebirth, and later protected her for the rest of her life.