The Legend of the Sword and Fairy and the Legend of the Sword and Fairy were both adapted from a classic wuxia novel called The Love of the Swordsman. " Love of the Swordsman " was a martial arts novel written by Wu Chengen, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It told the story of a group of swordsmen in Jianghu. This story was adapted into the TV series The Legend of Sword and Fairy and The Heavenly Swords, which had a wide impact on the audience.