Synopsis of "Broken Sword’s Cry: Traces of Qingyun":
Qingyun Peak has fallen, its spiritual leyline corrupted, and the once-preeminent immortal sect has become prey for the demonic path.
Lin Yanqiu, a female sword cultivator banished by her master to the mortal realm for three years, thought she would spend the rest of her life with nothing but ordinary iron for company. But a half of a broken sword, hot to the touch, draws her into a shocking conspiracy spanning the immortal and mortal worlds. The broken sword is the remnant of her master’s life-bound blade; a bloodstained scrap of clothing points to betrayal by a fellow disciple; the neighborly aunt she has always known is actually a disguised spy from an immortal sect; even the amiable owner of the street-corner bun shop hides murderous intent.
With her sword heart sealed and her spiritual senses restricted, she relies on the instincts honed through ten years of sword training, taking up an ordinary iron blade as she navigates the mortal streets and the treacherous world of the immortal sects. When she discovers that her master fused the Cloudflow Sword Soul into her body ten years ago, learns that the Soul-Calming Cauldron is the only hope of purifying the spiritual leyline, and sees that her once-gentle martial uncle has become a minion of the demonic path, the girl once scorned for having “a heart too hard for the sword” finally understands:
A sword can do more than cut down enemies; it must also protect those we hold dear.
From a broken-sword shop in the mortal realm to an appointment at the Moon-Gazing Terrace, from a deadly contest with demonic traitors to the choice of whether to trust old fellow disciples, Lin Yanqiu presses forward through the mist. She must break the seal on her sword heart, awaken the Cloudflow Sword Soul, and uncover the truth behind Qingyun Peak’s fall. Even if the road ahead is riddled with traps, even if no one around her can be trusted, the sword in her hand will one day ring out with Qingyun Peak’s final, sharpest cry.
