The Azure Cloud Sword Path

· Jiang Chen: The protagonist. Resilient, tenacious, and devoted to those he loves, he grows from a poor boy into an unparalleled Sword Immortal. He has no golden finger; every achievement comes through arduous cultivation and fortunate opportunities.

· Li Canghai: An outer-sect elder of the Qingyun Sect and Jiang Chen's master. He looks disheveled, but is unfathomably powerful. He was Jiang Duanjiang's senior fellow disciple.

· Su Mo: The orphaned survivor of a cultivation family's destruction and Jiang Chen's best friend. He follows Jiang Chen all the way from being a menial disciple.

· Shen Qingxue: The sect master's daughter and Jiang Chen's confidante. Torn between her father's orders and her feelings for Jiang Chen, she ultimately sacrifices herself.

· Lin Yunhe: A genius disciple and Jiang Chen's nemesis. He goes from looking down on Jiang Chen to acknowledging him, and eventually becomes his true rival.

· Jiang Duanjiang (deceased): Jiang Chen's father, an unparalleled Sword Immortal from twenty years ago who was murdered. His death is the central mystery running through the entire book.