Sword Venerable of the Confucian Way: I Slay Gods and Demons with Benevolence and Righteousness

Xiao Chen, the spoiled young heir of a declining Confucian family, seems to live a life of wild abandon. In truth, he cultivates both Confucianism and the sword, tempering supreme sword intent with "awe-inspiring righteousness" as his foundation. Forced to accept Ling Xi, a mysterious child bride who carries the bloodline of an ancient divine clan, he is drawn into a vast conspiracy that engulfs the Three Realms. Armed with extraordinary intelligence and talent, Xiao Chen plans every step carefully and rises to prominence amid family infighting, sect rivalries, and the war between righteous and demonic forces. He uses Confucian classics to argue hypocrites into defeat, and his sword to cut down every demon and monster in his path. But as the truth is gradually revealed, he discovers that the boundary between good and evil has long since blurred, and the "benevolence and righteousness" he upholds are powerless against the cruel cycle of fate. To protect the woman he loves and break the chains of cause and effect, Xiao Chen is willing to turn to darkness and enter the game himself, taking a domineering path of answering violence with violence and ending killing through killing. In the end, he challenges the so-called ultimate Heavenly Dao and demands answers.