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.