The Tale of the Six Brocade Palace Lanterns

It is said that there is a place of utter sorrow in the world called Fallen Blossom Ravine. There, the falling blossoms bear a lantern called the Six Brocade Palace Lantern. Any man whose name appears on the lantern is destined to endure the agony of love, shed the tear of love's end, and ultimately have his lifelong cultivation, love, hatred, and wrath transformed into a demon spirit along with that tear, becoming a Dark Pearl.

It is said that whoever gathers all six Dark Pearls will gain supreme spiritual power capable of destroying Heaven and Earth. They can also reset all life, be reborn, and create the world anew. Thus, both the Six Brocade Palace Lantern and the Dark Pearls are forbidden objects in the Three Realms. Anyone seeking the Dark Pearls is destined to die by the Godslaying Sword.