Sealed Blade: Volume Three
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Summary
[Fictional setting, jianghu, love-hate rivalry, wuxia, political intrigue]
Every young hero who first ventures into the jianghu is bound to encounter all sorts of tricks and traps. Ye Fusheng spent the first half of his life falling into countless pits because of this, and in the second half he has a great awakening and decides to go trick others instead.
But if it were really that simple, it wouldn't be the jianghu.
One sword cleaves the clouds and opens heaven and earth; three blades divide the currents and settle the realm. East and West, Buddhism and Daoism contend for precedence; North and South, scholars and knights debate who is higher.
Legends do not fade with the passing years, and grudges do not thin with the fluttering of time.
A peerless bladesman of a generation takes leave of the court and returns to the jianghu, intending to settle his remaining years free of entanglements—only to find that the little disciple he took in back then has perfectly evolved into a mighty black-mountain demon and has grabbed hold of his tail and won't let go.
This is an adventure story of a wild, unrestrained, flirtatious master digging up old grudges of the martial world wherever he goes;
It is also a romance story of a smoldering, loyal, proud disciple chasing after his master, inseparable in life and death.
After the glory, splendor turns to ash. A fleeting glimpse of the startling swan; the world sealed blades.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy classical-style wuxia and jianghu adventure stories
- Readers who prefer master-disciple bonds and love-hate character relationships
- Readers following Qingshan Huangzhong's series and wanting to know how the story develops
- Readers interested in political intrigue and sect grudges in a fictional martial world
Not a good fit for
- Readers who have not read the previous volumes and hope for a complete standalone entry may struggle to follow the character relationships
- Readers who prefer realistic subjects or serious historical fiction
- Readers not interested in master-disciple emotional tension or proud, obsessive character types
Reading tips
- It is recommended to read the first two volumes of the series first and clarify the grudge arc between Ye Fusheng and his disciple before starting this book.
- Pay attention to the echoes between old jianghu stories and present-day intrigue, and jot down sect relationships as you read.
- The characters' dialogue is full of teasing and probing; reading at a slower pace lets you better appreciate the tension between master and disciple.
- After finishing, revisit the key conflict passages to sort out the shifts in characters' stances and emotional turning points.
About the publisher
Named after the Yangtze River, Changjiang Publishing House (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. publishes books on science and technology—water conservancy, hydropower, shipping and environmental protection—as well as works on the economy, society, history, culture and education. In literary publishing, it has released Cece Qinghan's Sinan series (including The Divine Mechanism, The Reverse Scale, The Mandate of Heaven and the four-volume set), Tang Que's Nine Provinces: Players in the Play, Bai Fanrushuang's The New Hunter (five volumes), Qingshan Huangzhong's Sealing the Blade (three volumes) and Shi Wucha's Saha. The titles in the library are commonly classified as time-travel and alternate-world fiction, otherworld-continent fiction and wuxia novels. These books show the press's sustained interest in fantasy, wuxia and alternate-world storytelling, bringing together authors such as Cece Qinghan, Tang Que, Bai Fanrushuang, Qingshan Huangzhong, Shi Wucha and Fan Ka. Based on the available library data, its literary publishing leans toward genre novels and serialized series, while further public information is needed to clarify its specific editorial direction and publishing features.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一百六十一章 截杀
- 第一百六十二章 线索
- 第一百六十三章 风声
- 第一百六十四章 险道
- 第一百六十五章 接头
- 第一百六十六章 腥风
- 第一百六十七章 子夜
- 第一百六十八章 破晓
- 第一百六十九章 复苏
- 第一百七十章 宫变（一）
- 第一百七十一章 宫变（二）
- 第一百七十二章 宫变（三）
- 第一百七十三章 宫变（四）
- 第一百七十四章 宫变（五）
- 第一百七十五章 宫变（六）
- 第一百七十六章 宫变（七）
- 第一百七十七章 宫变（八）
- 第一百七十八章 结情
- 第一百七十九章 九曜
- 番外四 旧年深雪（一）
- 番外四 旧年深雪（二）
- 番外四 旧年深雪（三）
- 番外四 旧年深雪（四）
- 番外四 旧年深雪（五）
- 第一百八十章 惊悸
- 第一百八十一章 破裂
- 第一百八十二章 出逃
- 第一百八十三章 穷途
- 第一百八十四章 清商
- 第一百八十五章 会合
- 第一百八十六章 内情
- 第一百八十七章 端清
- 第一百八十八章 破云
- 第一百八十九章 血罪
- 第一百九十章 疯癫
- 第一百九十一章 大患
- 第一百九十二章 变计
- 第一百九十三章 破梦
- 第一百九十四章 惊风
- 第一百九十五章 风云（上）
- 第一百九十六章 风云（下）
- 第一百九十七章 朝凤
- 第一百九十八章 归尘
- 第一百九十九章 长生
- 第二百章 拂晓
- 番外五（上） 物是人非事事休（一）
- 番外五（上） 物是人非事事休（二）
- 番外五（上） 物是人非事事休（三）
- 番外五（上） 物是人非事事休（四）
- 番外五（上） 物是人非事事休（五）
- 番外五（上） 物是人非事事休（六）
- 番外五（上） 物是人非事事休（七）
- 番外五（下） 谢却春风辞故人（八）
- 番外五（下） 谢却春风辞故人（九）
- 番外五（下） 谢却春风辞故人（十）
FAQ
Can I read Seal the Blades III directly without having read the first two volumes?
Is the romance line the main plot or a subplot?
Is the wuxia setting in the book complicated?
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About the author
Qingshan Huangzhong is an author in Chinese web-based wuxia writing about whom limited public information is available. The library holds four of the author's works, all belonging to the Fengdao series, including Fengdao (Complete in Three Volumes) and the individual volumes Fengdao I, Fengdao II, and Fengdao III. Judging from the available bibliographic information, the author's writing concentrates on two categories, wuxia fiction and time-travel alternate-world fiction, and often combines them: on the one hand, a traditional wuxia framework is built around the jianghu, swordsmen, and sect rivalries; on the other, time-travel premises introduce a modern perspective or an otherworldly setting, giving the familiar martial-world pattern new tension. The very title Fengdao, meaning "sealing the blade," carries connotations of closure, retirement, and drawing the sword again, suggesting the author's preference for narratives centered on the fate of swordsmen and choices within the jianghu. Because no reliable records have been found for birth and death years, nationality, English name, or specific experiences, the author's biography cannot yet be described in detail; what readers can presently grasp is chiefly the thematic orientation and serialized writing profile shown by the works.
