Crush the sky knife

Author: Shi Weihan
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The author behind The Sword That Tears the Sky Apart is a young hero like Ye Feng, who has mastered a swift sword style, learning simple techniques from classic wuxia writers. With Wen Rui'an's elegant and fluent prose, he writes the warm and heartfelt world of wuxia from Gu Long, where his heroes are not as as those in Huang Yi's style. More importantly, he maintains his youthful martial spirit consistently, without any forced or strange substitutions. His swordsmanship is swift and fluid, making readers feel as if they are "gazing at a waterfall hanging in front of the river." Therefore, I believe Shi Weihan is creating a new style of wuxia.
—Mu Jianke (Editor-in-Chief of Today and Ancient Legends)
Every word is a gem, resonating like the sound of a pipa in an ancient melody. Heroic passion, beautiful women entwined. Truly a classic legend.
—2000
A beautiful sentiment, filled with reflections on life amidst sorrow, a touch of helpless loneliness.
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I really like Shi Weihan, I really like The Sword That Tears the Sky Apart. Ye Feng, whose sword intent soars through the sky, whose sword style is peerless, whose blade wind sweeps across the heavens, whose light shatters the void—gentle as flowing water, Zhu Yanhong, whose figure is graceful, whose smile is faint, whose hands are slender, whose hidden weapons are countless—such an endless life...
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In Shi Weihan's world of wuxia, there are masters everywhere, one mountain higher than the next, the tide of, the wave of. The turbid affairs of the world cannot stop the soaring passion. Walking the wold with a sword in hand, kill Buddha if you meet Buddha, kill gods if you meet gods. Even if you have an army of thousands, I can miss with a single strike and flee far away. Even if you are unmatched in martial prowess, I still have the passion of a true hero. At worst, we can fight to the death—what a waste it would be for a man to walk this earth in vain.
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Appendix: The Wave-Smashing Needle
A muddy cup of wine, a charming demeanor, a sleepless night, an unresolved grievance. A cup for fleeting joy, a song for gentle warmth. Raise your glass to your bloodthirsty heroism, your noble head—just shatter it with a single sword. This new style of wuxia has an obvious aesthetic style: elegance. And elegance, for a literary trend, is just the beginning. The of Western modern literature started with aestheticism. The origin of Han and Wei five-character poetry lies in the magnificent prose like the Li Sao. In many cases, elegance is like a bride's red veil—once lifted, it signifies the arrival of a new era. It shows that writers have discovered a brand new world, and first, they have found confidence in their words. Soon, the uncontrollable youthful martial spirit stirring in Shi Weihan's chest will be regulated by the norms of the new wuxia, leading him to seek richer and more complex stories, to attach more diverse and profound characters, and to create a profound and vast world of wuxia. His grand-scale The Day the Heavens Were Stolen series is also such a work. The Sword That Tears the Sky Apart is merely a magnificent prelude to this abundant and splendid symphony.