A Sword Stroke Like a Startling Swan

In the Cangwu Realm, the sword reigns supreme. A single strike can split a mountain, cleave the sea, or destroy a nation. The young Qin Guhong was the only son of the Qin family of Luoyun Town, born with a sword heart, a talent found once in ten thousand. Seven years ago, during the battle at the northern border, his father, Qin Canghai, was falsely accused of treason and colluding with the enemy, then died on the battlefield. The entire Qin family was wiped out in a single night. Qin Guhong escaped with the broken sword his father had left behind, changed his name, and became a lowly sweeper at the Seven Luminaries Sword Sect. For seven years, he endured. They broke his back beneath their heels and cursed him as a useless wretch in front of everyone. No one knew that his innate sword heart had been brutally ripped from his body on the night his family was massacred by Chu Wuya, the young master of the Seven Luminaries Sword Sect. No one knew that the broken sword he carried had once belonged to the ancient Sword Lord who cleaved the sky apart. A sword heart can be stolen, but a sword bone cannot be broken. When the myriad swords deep in the Sword Mound bowed their heads, and the broken sword rang as it saw daylight once more, Qin Guhong drew his first sword. From that moment on, the balance of swordsmanship in the Cangwu Realm was turned upside down by a so-called useless wretch. In this life, he wanted only three things: To reclaim his sword heart; uncover the truth behind his family's slaughter; and make everyone responsible kneel and pay, one sword at a time.