Tired of the Sword, Weary of the Jianghu

She is Su Qingyuan. Having seen through the bloodshed and strife of the martial world, she casts aside her obsession with conquest and carves out Peach Blossom Village amid the chaos. With her cultivation, she protects a sanctuary for its people, and through the "Farmstead Heart Method," she passes down the path of protection.

Once, a young martial artist came to seek her guidance, unable to grasp the true meaning of martial arts. She took him across the fields and pointed out the truth: martial arts were never about ruling the world, but about protecting peace and nurturing all things.

As her end drew near, she summoned her core disciples and entrusted them with her legacy, completing the "Words from the Farmstead Heart" and leaving all the kindness and conviction of her life to those who came after. At last, she lay peacefully in the vegetable garden beside the one she loved. Her inner power turned to starlight and became one with the warm earth of Peach Blossom Village forever.

Centuries passed, yet Peach Blossom Village remained peaceful. The ideal of a harmonious world rooted in pastoral life spread across the land, and the martial world knew no more bloody feuds. All martial artists devoted themselves to the path of protection. The strange beasts she had moved to compassion hid in the mountains, becoming the village's unseen guardians. The Azure Cloud Sword Sect, transformed by her teachings, abandoned its brutal ways and became a model of righteousness.

Later generations built a shrine in her honor, and her story was told from one generation to the next. Through her own efforts, she reshaped the spirit of the martial world and forged an everlasting legend. She guarded Peach Blossom Village all her life and passed on kindness for generations. This was Su Qingyuan's final path in martial arts, gentle beyond compare and deeply stirring.