![]() ![]() Tropes exclusive to this book or at least especially prominent in it: At the same time, he is wounded by the Xuanming Elders and survives after seeking medical treatment from Hu Qingniu, a master physician. He returns to the Chinese mainland and loses his parents after they are cornered on Mount Wudang by several pugilists coveting the Dragon-slaying Saber. ![]() As a boy, he lives with them and his godfather, Xie Xun, on the isolated northern island where he was born. The hero, Zhang Wuji, is of mixed heritage: his father, Zhang Cuishan, hails from the reputable Wudang Sect under the master Zhang Sanfeng, while his mother, Yin Susu, is from the unorthodox Heavenly Eagle Cult. Either or both of them are thought to allow their wielder to rule the wulin. The story revolves around a pair of priceless and extremely powerful weapons, known respectively as the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, which many covet. It was first serialised from July 1961 to September 1963 in the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao. The third book in the Condor Trilogy by Jin Yong, set a century after the end of The Return of the Condor Heroes. ![]()
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