Mo Sword Army's leader Tian Anye defends the country and guards the border, killing countless enemies. However, he is implicated in the power struggle of heir legitimacy in the court and Liang City where he is stationed at is massacred, with 300 Mo Sword comrades dying tragically. Tian Anye is disheartened and retreats to living seclusion outside Luo Yang City, selling charcoal to make a living.