Chu Yang, the Ninth Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, sacrificed almost everything he had for the sake of improving his martial arts, including the love of his life. After spending three years locating the fifth fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword, he was ambushed by all sides at that very place. Mortally injured with no means of escape, Chu Yang executed a sacrificial technique by plunging the Nine Tribulations Sword into his very own heart. “With the blood of my heart, ten thousand tribulations will collapse!” After witnessing the death of all his ambushers, Chu Yang’s vision began to darken. At a distance, moments before his death, he saw the mastermind who had plotted his downfall — Mo Tian Ji. With that, his eyes finally closed. However, with a start, Chu Yang once again awoke to find that he had returned to when he was sixteen years of age! Furthermore, the Sword Spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword now resided within his Dantian, the energy center of his body! From that very moment, Chu Yang would then begin to right all of his past regrets, and carve his very own legend by fulfilling his destiny as the final Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, and defeating the Heavenly Devils beyond the realm of the Nine Heavens Continent.
There was a poem written on the mountain wall at the entrance of the cave. It was written in bold and cursive calligraphy. The calligraphy seemed smooth and beautiful. Moreover, the writing on the wall seemed extremely tranquil and carefree. It was Meng Chaoran's handwriting…
"Chu Chen quickly disappeared like morning dew,
It is difficult for the heaven to meet the earth now;
I will erase the Ye Clan from the Nine Heavens,
Embracing life or death in my arms!"
Meng Chaoran had left a message for Chu Yang under the poem, "Chu Yang, you are a very steady person. You can think about everything thoroughly. Your master feels very relieved to leave Tan Tan in your care.
"Take care of your junior martial brother. You must keep him alive in any situation whatsoever!