Proud Swordsman

Six thousand years after the glorious Sword Stream declined into near-extinction, the surviving swordsmen rely on solitary sword god Chao Qingqiu to hold back the twelve tyrannical saints of the three religious realms. Carrying deep personal grief and bitter hatred, young town storyteller Li Fuyao grasps his blade and embarks on an arduous martial pilgrimage. Journeying from sword shrines to demonic borderlands and Buddhist sanctuaries, Fuyao uncovers a grand cosmic conspiracy behind the decline of swordsmanship, ascending step-by-step through brutal combat to challenge celestial deities and attain true immortality.