At the naming ceremony on his sixteenth birthday, Lu Zhaochen, the sword-burying youth from a border town, fails to receive his true name. Instead, eight names of people who died long ago appear in his Book of Fate, which declares that he will not live past the ninth day.
To uncover the truth behind his adoptive father’s death and fight for a chance to survive, Lu Zhaochen takes up the Nameless Sword and gradually awakens memories from eight past lives: the Sword Ancestor, the City Defender, the hostage prince of the demon kingdom, the blind swordsmith, the enforcer of the Profound Law, the Pactless Demon Lord, the sage who spread the Dao, and the swordless physician.
Each of his first eight lives saved the world with a sword, but each also left behind a karma he could not escape. With every sword path he inherits, he must take on the debts of that past life.
When the ninth day arrives, the Heavenly Balance, which controls the fate of all living beings, seeks to erase him from existence. The myriad worlds await the Sword Ancestor’s return, but Lu Zhaochen asks just one question:
“If Heaven’s will has already written the ending, can my sword carve another path for all living beings?”
Looks good, can start well