Immortal Fate of a Dao Guardian: An Eastern Disciple's Tale

At the age of eight, Dongfang Tu was enslaved in a mine. After being thrown from the Cliff of Certain Death, he was rescued by the master swordsman Dongfang Aotian. He spent ten years cultivating in seclusion on a deserted island, inheriting the Sky-Piercing Cloudbreaker Art and the Nine-Revolutions Reincarnation Immortal Art. But when his master told him, “The Way is found in the mortal world,” he stepped into an age of chaos.

New to the martial world, he saves Qing Muxue, the daughter of the Azure Dragon Sect, from pursuers at Sunset Glow Mountain. She entrusts him with protecting her on her path to revenge. Together, they survive one deadly trap after another set by the Netherworld Sect, and affection grows between them amid suspicion and mortal danger. When the mastermind, Ling Xiaozi, deputy palace master of the Nine Heavens Soaring Palace, finally appears, they learn that the massacre of the Azure Dragon Sect was merely one part of a scheme that had been unfolding for a thousand years.

To protect the people and clear his name, Dongfang Tu reaches the summit of the world's martial arts tournament, only to find himself caught in an even deeper game. In the decisive battle at Kunlun, Qing Muxue uses a forbidden art to grievously wound their enemy, leaving her on the brink of death. Dongfang Tu defeats Ling Xiaozi with the Immortal Art of Protecting the Way and Sealing a Fated Bond, then gives up all his cultivation to save the woman he loves, returning to an ordinary life with white hair. But Qing Muxue's heart-rending tears move the heavens and summon a tribulation. Dongfang Tu survives the lightning tribulation, regains his cultivation, and breaks through nine levels in a row, crossing several major realms. He later establishes the Alliance for Protecting the Way and Fated Bonds, becoming its leader. Together with Qing Muxue, Ouyang Xiaoyao, and the others, he kills Chancellor Qin Yuan and overthrows Ji Wuwang's Great Dian Dynasty, founding the Great Yang Dynasty. Ouyang Xiaoyao becomes the founding emperor, while Dongfang Tu and Qing Muxue retire to a secluded island overseas.

From beggar to immortal martial artist, from immortal martial artist to alliance leader, from revenge to protection, and from protection to a quiet retreat, he finally understands that the strongest path lies not in conquest, but in repeatedly standing up for the one he loves. He regains his strength, and she is given a new life. Together, they will continue their undying legend in ordinary life, for the brightest light in this world is always born in its deepest darkness.