The Namgung Clan has stood for centuries as the proud paramount sword lineage of the Central Plains, renowned throughout Murim for their divine swordsmanship and absolute righteous honor. Yet internal corruption, arrogant elders, and sudden demonic incursions brought the noble clan to the brink of utter extinction. Standing alone atop Mount Hua, the legendary Sword Emperor Namgung Jin fought until his blade shattered, dying with the bitter regret of failing to preserve his ancestral legacy. Granted a second chance by the heavens, Jin awakens in the youthful body of an overlooked branch family scion during the clan's golden era, decades before its tragic decline. Armed with supreme enlightenment in sword intent and intimate knowledge of coming betrayals, Jin wastes no time mourning the past. Slicing through political corruption within the clan and crushing rival factions who dare challenge Namgung supremacy, the reincarnated Sword Emperor embarks on an unyielding path to restore his house as the absolute ruler of Murim....more