One Sword Shakes the Nine Heavens

Legend has it that when the realm was unified, a brilliant and invincible swordsman was its greatest hero. The people gave him the title Sword Venerable. The common folk believed the tale without question, hoping day and night that the Sword Venerable would return and save the world. - In a poor mountain village lives a mediocre swordsman with no parents and no known past. The sword at his waist is broken in half. His swordsmanship is poor, and he is reclusive and rebellious. He cares about only three things: practicing his swordsmanship, eating, and sleeping. One day, he goes to town to get his sword repaired. The sword remains broken, but he brings home an unconscious peerless beauty. Now the only thing he cares about is the beauty before him. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. The gorgeous man he picked up cares about many, many things, the most important of which is saving the world. Content warnings: * The point of view shifts. The opening is from the bottom's perspective, with flashbacks returning to the top's perspective. * Beautiful top and handsome bottom. * The top is a phoenix, but his rebirth draws on both the Vermilion Bird and the Western phoenix. * The bottom has multiple fragments. Theme: Where there's a will, there's a way