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.
"My ancestors were a large family in Jiang Hu. They were known as the East Mountain's Tie Family. We ruled before an entire region before we entered the royal courts." Tie Butian continued to speak slowly with his back facing Chu Yang, "However, the moment a force from Jiang Hu becomes involved with the political arena of the royal court, it no longer has any choice but to follow the rules of the royal court. The management methods of Jiang Hu might be fine for ruling over a family or people within a region. However, they most certainly cannot be used to rule a nation. This is one of the Jiang Hu's limitations."