The Sword Song of the Green Cliff

Yizhao DongfengXiaoxiang Academy2016

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Word count: 1M words
Chapters: 24
Series: Entry for the Wuxia · Peerless Contest

Summary

Nine major sects join forces to besiege the Nether Hall. The evil king Qin Xiangtian fights nine alone and dies in battle. His wife, Mu Zi'er, entrusts their month-old son to Gu Feng and Gu Yue, then draws the pursuers away alone. The infant is rescued in a ruined temple by Mo Daoyuan, head of the Purple Cloud Sword Sect, and his wife Tang Xueyan, who mistake him for their own child and name him Mo Wen. Twelve years later, Mo Wen secretly learns martial arts in the mountains, befriends a mysterious figure, Ye Zheng, and others, and goes down the mountain with the Hidden Edge Sword to gain experience. He is drawn into the Beggar Clan's election of a new chief, feuds involving escort agencies, imperial court strife, and a marriage-alliance crisis, gradually uncovering his own origins and being pushed step by step into the tangled martial world of old grudges with the Nether Hall and the nine orthodox sects.

Editor's review

This is a long martial-arts novel in the traditional vein. It opens with the classic arc of the evil king's fall and the orphan's rescue, quickly establishing a sense of fate, then follows Mo Wen's journey down the mountain to link escort agencies, the Beggar Clan, the imperial court, and a marriage alliance into multiple martial-world threads, with grievances deepening layer by layer. It suits readers who like slow buildup, ensemble casts, and birth-origin mysteries. The appeal lies in the blurred line between good and evil and the pace of the protagonist's growth; the weaknesses are too many transitional chapters early on, overly complicated subplots, and a romance that drags.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who like traditional martial arts and martial-world feuds
Readers who prefer birth-origin mysteries and revenge-growth arcs
Long-form readers who can accept slow-burn ensemble casts and many subplots

Not a good fit for

Readers who want fast-paced wish fulfillment and instant face-slapping
Readers who prefer short works and do not want to follow a serial

Reading tips

First sort out the massacre and orphan-rescue clues in the first three chapters; the protagonist's origins are the book's core mystery and are echoed many times later.
When you reach subplots such as the escort agency, the prince's mansion, and the marriage alliance, you can read them volume by volume, remembering the order in which key names such as Gu Feng, Gu Yue, Ye Zheng, and the Hidden Edge Sword appear.
Watch how Mo Wen's attitude toward the orthodox sects and the old affairs of the Nether Hall changes; this is the hidden line of his personality and stance.

About the publisher

Xiaoxiang Academy

Xiaoxiang Academy is a book publisher whose main line is online-literature publishing; publicly available information is limited, and its founding year and country/region have not been confirmed. Its catalogue contains 11,338 titles, with common categories concentrated in premium fiction, women's fiction, quality web fiction, girls' fiction, time-travel and alternate-world stories, and ancient romance, indicating a selection aimed at female readers and weighted toward romance and time-travel themes. Representative titles include Shanli Renjia, the Quick Transmigration System series, Shoufu Jiaoniang, Muchuan Xiangwan, This Is Not A Song of Ice and Fire, The Houfu Miss's Entertainment Career, and Mr. Long, Please Take Care of Me for the Rest of Your Life, covering quick transmigration, ancient romance, alternate-world time travel, and modern romance. Representative authors include Zhu Li Qingcha, Yun Sansan, Pian Fangfang, Si Jin, Xiang You, Tanjian Tingchan, Han Jiangxue, and Linghu Qianxue, with a author base made up mainly of web-fiction writers. Its publishing profile can be summarized as relying on original web fiction, focusing on female-oriented romance and time-travel/alternate-world narratives, and covering popular subgenres such as light sweet romance and system-based quick transmigration.

Chapter 1: The Evil King's Last Stand
Chapter 2: The Child in the Ruined Temple
Chapter 3: The Fall of a Grandmaster
Chapter 4: Mo Wen
Chapter 5: Twelve Years
Chapter 6: Stealing Martial Arts
Chapter 7: The Mysterious Figure on the Back Mountain
Chapter 8: A Deal with Ye Zheng
Chapter 9: Mo Wen Asks About the Sword
Chapter 12: Meeting a Fierce Tiger on the Way Down the Mountain
Chapter 16: The Beggar Clan's Grand Assembly to Choose a Chief
Chapter 18: Forging the Sword
Chapter 21: Hiding the Blade
Chapter 22: Mistaking a Brothel for an Inn
Chapter 28: The Dungeon
Chapter 33: Leaving Suffering Behind
Chapter 37: The Ten Thousand Merchants Guild
Chapter 42: You—You're a Woman?
Chapter 44: The Death of Ye Zheng
Chapter 47: Meeting Lin Ran Again
Chapter 50: The Origin of Greedy Wolf
Chapter 53: The Troubles of the Zhenwei Escort Agency
Chapter 61: The Royal Family Shows No Mercy
Chapter 64: The Assassin Finally Appears

FAQ

Is this book danmei or wuxia?

The main story centers on martial-world feuds and revenge growth; it is traditional wuxia, not danmei.

When is the protagonist Mo Wen's origin revealed?

The foreshadowing that he is the young master of the Nether Hall is planted at the start and revealed gradually as the plot advances.

Do I need to read a previous book first?

No. This is a standalone story that can be read from chapter one.

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About the author

Yizhao Dongfeng Author

Yizhao Dongfeng is an author about whom very little public information is available. At present, only one work by this author is included in the library: Qingya Jiange (The Sword Song of the Green Cliff). Based on the known information, the author's writing falls under the categories of male-oriented fiction and xianxia/wuxia, leaning toward stories of Jianghu swordsmen and cultivation worlds. The title Qingya Jiange itself suggests three images—the green cliff, the sword, and the song—implying a work that may revolve around a swordsman's travels, Jianghu grudges, and the fates of its characters, with a lyrical quality reminiscent of traditional wuxia. Since the author's birth and death dates, nationality, and personal history are not clearly recorded, it remains difficult to sketch a complete picture of their writing style and creative trajectory. Judging from the available clues, Yizhao Dongfeng's writing remains at the stage of a single work, and readers and researchers can only appreciate the xianxia/wuxia world depicted through Qingya Jiange.