In Pursuit of Revenge

"Remember, the jianghu is a cruel place," warns Yelingyu, the master of Freedom At Will swordsmanship. Tired of fighting and longing to spend time with his sickly son, Yelingyu abruptly retires from the martial world. Yelingyu has mastered eight levels of the esoteric Freedom At Will sword style; whoever achieves the ninth level will become invincible. But Yelingyu considers the ninth level unattainable, and tells his son that a normal life is more fulfilling.

Meanwhile, precious pearls are being stolen around the country and martial artists are being murdered left and right. The masked leader of this sinister conspiracy is aiming for his own martial arts perfection, and requires the pearls to fuel his martial arts training. It isn't long until Yelingyu is also murdered, forcing his sickly son Ye Nin Ci to take up the sword. The odds are stacked against Ye Nin Ci. Not only must he uncover the conspiracy before the mysterious leader perfects his martial art, but the enemy is always one step ahead, and a strange girl also appears...