The Northern Sea Divine Sword

The Northern Sea Divine Sword is a long traditional wuxia novel by the web author Chiheng Shuixie, first serialized under contract on 17K.com starting in January 2016 and completed in January 2021. The story begins in Hanye Valley in the Northern Sea Mountains at the far north: the surroundings are ice and snow, yet the valley has birdsong, flowers, and spring all year round. What secret this strange place holds, and by what extraordinary encounter the valley's master, Chi Yuanshan, mastered his martial arts in his youth, are suspense threads running through the book. The sworn brother of the valley master's earlier years is abducted by mysterious figures, and the young heir Chi Zhongtian is sent down the mountain to investigate and rescue him, from then on entering the ever-turbulent jianghu. Along the way he encounters feuds among sects, poison hands and pursuit from unknown origins, and meets heroes of various paths. As the conspiracy of the Red Robe Cult Master and the Purple-Robed Man gradually surfaces, a great jianghu upheaval unfolds around the "Ten Divine Weapons" and the Five Great Sects. The book follows Chi Zhongtian as he traces his father's martial origins and unravels the turmoil of the martial world, writing of conspiracy, kinship, love, hatred, and extraordinary encounters, of combat and of human feeling. The author describes exchanges of moves in detailed, vivid prose with a strong sense of scene, and blends in everyday details such as tea appreciation and the treatment of poisons, making this wuxia world more grounded. The book is divided into eight volumes, from "Wind Rising and Clouds Gathering" all the way to "Jianghu Storms," a complete jianghu story.