Born with every meridian shattered, the young man Wu Xin faces one brush with death after another. Yet fate will not let me die, and I will not fail fate. By a twist of chance, he comes upon a broken sword and sets out with its sword spirit on a journey to find his family. Watch as he gradually uncovers the mystery of his origins, battles a brilliant sage who defies heaven, fights the Ten Saints, conquers the northern barbarians, and marries an unparalleled beauty. Why, after accomplishing all this and retiring from the world, does he enter a monastery and shave his head, becoming a monk and attaining the supreme Way? In the end, he gathers the souls of the seven elements, restores his dearest friend's spirit, and becomes a Sword God of his age.