Ballad of the Jianghu's Storms

A ballad circulates through the martial world: The Four Sovereigns, Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow. The Five Marvels, blades, spears, swords, staffs, and peerless hidden weapons...

"The Four Sovereigns of the martial world are the 'Heaven Beyond Heaven,' the 'Earthfiend Monk,' the 'Black Mystic Elder,' and 'Uncle Qihuang.' They are acknowledged throughout the martial world as its four greatest martial artists. The Five Marvels refer to the Zhen Mountain Blade of the Peng Clan, the Rising Sun Spear of the Chu Sect, the Wudang Sword, the Shaolin Staff, and the Tang Clan's hidden weapons of Shu. In truth, they are the five most powerful organizations."

"Yet, for reasons no one knows, Shaolin shut its gates, Wudang sealed its temples, the Tang Clan fell into decline, the Peng Clan went into seclusion, and the Chu Sect perished in a fire."

The Eastern Hall, Western Pavilion, Southern Tower, and Northern Valley gradually rose to prominence. A scroll of sheepskin stirred the entire martial world once more, while beneath the currents, a pair of unseen hands seemed to be directing it all.

The diligent emperor became obsessed with the Dao.

The road of the martial world is long, beset by storms and uncertainty.

The imperial court is lofty and unfathomable, with hearts full of intrigue.

Six ballads, three youths, and ten years, from the martial world to the imperial court, and from the imperial court back to the martial world. They witness the shifting times, as clouds change and the world transforms, all to understand what it means to be a hero, and to uphold the sense of honor in their hearts.