At the bottom of the Cold Pool Valley, the dying genius Shen Jin meets Yi Hengwu, a faceless herb gatherer.
One has only her pride and hatred left; the other has nothing but emptiness and loneliness.
Shen Jin uses her last traces of spiritual power to give her a face, and Yi Hengwu spends three years helping her rebuild her sword heart.
They once believed they were each other's only light in the abyss.
Later, one rises again to the summit of the immortal sects, sword pointed at the world; the other opens a new peak of pure snow, protecting all living beings.
Later still, one falls to the demonic path, staining rivers and mountains with blood; the other holds fast to her true nature, guarding a solitary city with her sword.
They go their separate ways, yet reunite at the end of fate. When the Pillar of Heaven collapses, they offer themselves as sacrifices in exchange for a hundred years of peace for the mortal world.
Jin and Xue return together: it should have been the end.
But when Yi Hengwu
