Carrying the Sorcerous Sword Index, a treasure said to invite calamity, Shāng Bù Huàn continues to wander the land. After departing his birthplace of Xi Yu and arriving in Dōng Li, he found a brief respite before being discovered by his bitter enemy, Huò Shì Míng Huáng--and now, his life is once again in danger. From the distant west, countless bizarre killers with otherworldly powers assail him... until a strange bard clad in crimson arrives to help.