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.
The elder looked at the word and laughed bitterly. "Young friend, you have given me a difficult problem indeed. On the same day, three people in a row have asked to test the same word… You are going to ruin my reputation."
Chu Yang smiled. "Your reputation is cast in stone. It can't be ruined by just anyone."
The elder laughed widely and said, "Too bad, you aren't just anyone."
He said "just anyone", those two words, with a heavier intonation, seeming to have a hidden meaning behind it.
As he said, he held up the piece of paper to his eyes and studied it carefully. "Well written! Well written!" he said, "These steady bold strokes seem to be written with steel and you can see the clear murderous intent in it. I can see a large number of people who have been killed behind it. Looking at this word makes me feel as if I am looking at the fold of the Nine Heavens."