"Sword and Fairy 3" or "Chinese Paladin 3"

The story of "Chinese Paladin 3" takes place fifty years before the first generation of "Chinese Paladin". At that time, Li Sanxi had just let out the first cry of a newborn; the Witch Queen was still an infant in swaddling clothes, and the Sword Saint had not yet entered Mount Shu to cultivate his skills in immortality...

Suddenly, the top of the Demon Locking Pagoda collapsed, its seal was broken, and demons wreaked havoc on the mortal world. The cause and effect of this event can be traced back a thousand years to the divine realm. General Fei Peng from the divine realm and General Chong Lou from the demon realm frequently clashed due to conflicts between their two realms, always evenly matched. Chong Lou proposed a duel with Fei Peng in a newly discovered fairy realm to determine the superior one. After much hesitation due to the heavenly rules of the divine realm, Fei Peng finally succumbed to Chong Lou's temptation and agreed. Their evenly matched battle lasted for days until it caught the attention of the heavens. Emperor Tian sent troops to capture Fei Peng and hold him accountable. Fei Peng became distracted upon sensing the arrival of the pursuing soldiers, causing his sword to be knocked down to the mortal world by Chong Lou, resulting in his defeat...

Time passed, and Fei Peng was punished by the divine realm and demoted to a mortal. After many reincarnations, he became Jing Tian, a shop assistant at Xin'an Pawnshop of the Tang Clan in Yuzhou. Meanwhile, Chong Lou spied on the mortal world from the demon realm and accidentally discovered how humble and ordinary Fei Peng's reincarnation had become. With the intention to help Jing Tian, Chong Lou came to the mortal world, disturbed Mount Shu, intending to help Fei Peng retrieve his sword. Inadvertently, he destroyed the Demon Locking Pagoda and fortuitously obtained the magic sword forged by Long Yang, the crown prince of the Jiang State during Fei Peng's first life in the mortal world.

When Jing Tian acquired the magic sword, he met Miss Xue Jian of the Tang Clan, forever changing his life. Initially, he got entangled in internal family struggles of Xue Jian's clan and the conflict between the Tang Clan and Pili Hall. Later, he encountered Chang Qing, an expelled disciple of Mount Shu, and his fiancée Zi Xuan. Together, they embarked on a long journey to assist Mount Shu in searching for the Five Spirit Pearls and resealing the Demon Locking Pagoda... Time passed, and Fei Peng was punished by the divine realm and demoted to a mortal. After many reincarnations, he became Jing Tian, a shop assistant at Xin'an Pawnshop of the Tang Clan in Yuzhou. Meanwhile, Chong Lou spied on the mortal world from the demon realm and accidentally discovered how humble and ordinary Fei Peng's reincarnation had become. With the intention to help Jing Tian, Chong Lou came to the mortal world, disturbed Mount Shu, intending to help Fei Peng retrieve his sword. Inadvertently, he destroyed the Demon Locking Pagoda and fortuitously obtained the magic sword forged by Long Yang, the crown prince of the Jiang State during Fei Peng's first life in the mortal world.

When Jing Tian acquired the magic sword, he met Miss Xue Jian of the Tang Clan, forever changing his life. Initially, he got entangled in internal family struggles of Xue Jian's clan and the conflict between the Tang Clan and Pili Hall. Later, he encountered Chang Qing, an expelled disciple of Mount Shu, and his fiancée Zi Xuan. Together, they embarked on a long journey to assist Mount Shu in searching for the Five Spirit Pearls and resealing the Demon Locking Pagoda...