The Nine Heavens chess game was on the verge of collapse, and an eighth-level civilization was bearing down on them. To find the key to turning the game around, Sword God Gu Er created an upbeat young clone, Gu Si'an, and sent him to the lower realm with nine streams of sword energy to seek out Ye Fan, a natural variable.
From then on, he entered the mortal world, wielding his sword as a blade and his heart as a lamp. He defied fate amid the conflicts of the myriad heavens, protecting one another and safeguarding all living things as they broke free of the predestined game.
