The Qing army's iron hooves trample across the land, and the dark tide of Zero energy rises once more across the Nine Provinces.
With Jiugong Ridge besieged on all sides, its leader, Tian Jingsha, is gravely wounded and near death. Shan Guiyao and Yi Henxi clash in a shocking showdown over their differing ideas on how to fight the enemy.
Meanwhile, the new generation of Xialan faces a brutal trial. Zhan Chi kindles his fire and breaks through his shackles, while Qian Jun freezes his heart and cuts off his ties of affection. As candidates compete to become the Palace Guardian, friendship and love intertwine, while the undercurrents beneath the arena grow ever more perilous: a missing squad, strange Zero arts, the Qing army closing in, the Four Fiends awakening... As False Leaf's shadow and the whispers of Chi, Mei, and Wangliang seep onto the battlefield, Jiugong Ridge's survival hangs by a thread.
This is the darkest hour for the Xialan
With old beliefs shattered, can the new generation forge hope anew through blood and fire?
Can the light of the Divine Pendant illuminate this broken world?
Theme: A Xialan fanfiction
