Years passed.
Ye Zhuo devoted himself to martial arts, gradually grasping the path to human supremacy as he spent his days and nights in meditation.
Over the course of his life, he had been both a monk and a scholar. He had studied Yin-Yang and contemplated the Great Dao.
Meanwhile...
Years passed in the martial world after the Demon Kingdom was founded.
Ye Zhuo, the Demon Ancestor, never restricted anyone from learning martial arts, and martial arts flourished throughout the land.
Then, after countless years...
A master swordsman emerged. He roamed the world undefeated, leaving behind a long sword, a flexible sword, a heavy iron sword, and the Solitary Nine Swords.
He had revered Ye Zhuo, the Demon Ancestor, all his life.
And so he became known as the Sword Demon.
Meanwhile...
Each generation of the martial world surpassed the last.
The legend of Ye Zhuo, the Demon Ancestor, had faded, and even the Sword Demon was gradually forgotten.
Yet reverence for martial might remained ingrained in the people.
One year, in late spring...
A martial arts manual called the Nine Yin Manual appeared.
It had two volumes, one detailing cultivation methods and the other, martial techniques.
Anyone who mastered even a move or two could make a name for himself in the martial world.
Before long...
The book had cost countless lives.
At last, to decide who would keep it, a contest was held atop Mount Hua.
After the contest...
All under heaven knew of the Five Greats of the Martial World.
The past had long since been buried beneath the dust.
The stirring tale of Ye Zhuo and his two sworn brothers had long since faded from memory.
The Six Meridian Divine Sword had been lost, and even those who could fully master the One Yang Finger could