Overnight, Canglan Manor is destroyed by the traitor Huyan Jichen. Its orphaned survivor, Ye Heng, flees with the priceless Illustrated Guide to the Meridians and a Hundred Herbs. While seeking revenge, he becomes entangled by chance in a century-old martial world feud and is struck by the combined inner-power calamity of the Buddhist, Daoist, and demonic schools, leaving him with no hope of pursuing martial arts. Yet, guided by the Illustrated Guide’s “Mountains and Rivers Scroll,” he channels inner power and climbs step by step toward the pinnacle of martial arts. Along the way, Ye Heng is drawn into Wang Yangming’s campaign to quell a rebellion, the death of the Wuzong Emperor, and bloody battles fought by border troops. Just as Ye Heng kills Huyan Jichen with his own hands, an even greater conspiracy awaits him...
