The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre

  The Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre was first serialized by Jin Yong in newspapers from 6 July 1961 to 2 Septey The story has undergone two revisions The second edition was released in 1979 and and the third edition was published in 2005Set in the late Yuan dynasty, the story revolves around a pair of priceless and extreon Slaying Saber (屠龍刀), which are coveted by hu Either or both of theht to allow their wielder to rule the wulin ( to a widely circulated oes, “Honoured by the wulin, the precious Saber slays the Dragon It commands the world Who dares to disobey? If the Heaven Reliant does not appear, who can challenge it?” (武林至尊，寶刀屠龍，號令天下，莫敢不從！倚天不出，誰與爭鋒？) The origins of this onist, Zhang Wuji, is ofCuishan, is an apprentice of Zhang Sanfeng, the highly revered leader of the Wudang Sect; his , the chief of the “unorthodox” Heavenly Eagle Cult He spent his childhood on a reclusive northern island, where he was born, with only his parents and his Godfather, Xie Xun, to keep him company When he is about 10 years old, he returns to the Chinese et of several martial artists, who try to force the Saber His parents refuse and co Wuji is wounded by the Xuan niu, an eccentric physician