Long Yunsheng travels alone to the empire in pursuit of the sword, only to choose the most down-and-out academy of sacred swords. On his first day, an elder sneers at him. “Another fool here to waste his talent?”
Long Yunsheng says nothing. He simply draws his sword, and in an instant, every withered leaf in the courtyard hangs motionless in midair.
A year later, at the tournament between the four academies, he defeats one prodigy after another. Just as he raises his sword toward first place, the empire’s eldest princess suddenly rises from her seat on the high platform.
“His sword intent is just like that of the Northern Wasteland Sword Emperor, who disappeared all those years ago...”
At her words, the tip of Long Yunsheng’s sword trembles. The contest is tied to a shocking secret...