Chen Zhuo, a young man in a blue robe, carries half a whetstone with him as he sets out on the path to immortality.
He was once an apprentice at a medicine shop in a small town, with only average talent. But a dream and a mysterious whetstone led him to resolutely seek the Dao at Mount Qingcheng. On the Stairway to Heaven, every step left a bloody print; before the Cliff of Inquiry, he faced a pack of wolves alone. Everyone said he was overestimating himself, until he drew the "Green Mountain Sword," dormant for thirty years, atop the peak.
Only then did he realize that the whetstone honed not the edge of a sword, but the human heart; and that the path to immortality led not to eternal life, but to the truth.
When he finally stood atop Qingyun Peak, sword in hand, he discovered that everything had been ordained thirty years ago. The man in blue who left behind the whetstone, the mysteriously vanished Sword Immortal, and the calamity that swept across the world were all connected to the sword in his hand. And an even greater mystery lay ahead: Why were all the world's sword cultivators searching for the "Sword-Grinder"? Why did the demonic cult's enchantress regard him differently? And why did a familiar sword cry keep echoing from deep within Mount Qingcheng?
This is a masterpiece that implements the spirit of "anti-routine" to the extreme. It deconstructs tradition with humor and recreates passion with sincerity, bringing readers a refreshing reading experience.