The Heavenly Wolf Art: The Dragon Spring Sword

Deep in the Canglang Mountains lies the Longquan Spring, a treasure coveted by martial artists. Legend has it that its waters hold the key to the ancient Heavenly Wolf Art, which can help people break through the limits of martial arts, but also bring a deadly curse.

The young Lin Songxian bears the family duty of protecting the spring, and has practiced the basic techniques of the Heavenly Wolf Art since childhood. One day, bandits from Blackwind Stronghold find their way to the spring. Their leader, the One-Eyed Dragon, carries a mountain-splitting axe and threatens to seize the spring and dominate the martial world. Though young, Lin Songxian is undaunted. He draws the bronze sword at his waist and faces them.

The bandits swarm him. Lin Songxian follows the techniques, dodging and weaving. His swordplay is still immature, but already follows a clear form. In the heat of battle, the One-Eyed Dragon seizes an opening and swings his axe at the spring's source. Just as the treasure is about to be destroyed, Lin Songxian suddenly recalls his grandfather's dying words: "The Heavenly Wolf guards the spring, with blood as its offering." He bites his fingertip and lets his blood drip into the water.

In an instant, blue light bursts from the spring, and a wolf-shaped apparition rises into the sky. The One-Eyed Dragon and his men are sent flying by the shockwave, then flee in panic. Lin Songxian gazes at the spring, now calm once more, and gently touches the stele by its edge, engraved with the words, "The Heavenly Wolf guards its heart, and only then can it see things through." At last, he understands that the true power of the Longquan Spring is not a weapon for domination, but a belief in protecting justice.