<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sword	O
and	O
Fairy	O
or	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Chinese	O
language	O
fantasy	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series/media	O
franchise	O
centered	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
nine	O
Chinese	O
mythology/xianxia	O
-themed	O
adventure	O
role-playing	O
computer	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Yao	O
Zhuangxian	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Taiwanese	O
game	O
company	O
Softstar	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
numerous	O
spin-off	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
live-action	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
web	O
series	O
,	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
novels	O
and	O
stage	O
productions	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
associated	O
fan	O
fictions	O
,	O
artbooks	O
,	O
soundtracks	O
and	O
collectible	O
merchandises	O
such	O
as	O
figurines	O
,	O
action	O
figures	O
and	O
plush	O
dolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eponymous	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
published	O
by	O
Softstar	O
's	O
"	O
Crazy	O
Boyz	O
"	O
team	O
( 狂徒創作群	O
)	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
became	O
both	O
a	O
commercial	O
and	O
critical	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
sequels	B-Language
have	O
been	O
spawned	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
has	O
since	O
branched	O
into	O
other	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
,	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
and	O
card	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
iconic	O
Chinese	O
RPG	O
series	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
so-called	O
"	O
Twin	O
Swords	O
of	O
Softstar	O
"	O
( 大宇雙劍	O
)	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
sister	O
Xuan-Yuan	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
surviving	O
beast	O
armies	O
eventually	O
thrived	O
in	O
that	O
realm	O
and	O
became	O
Demon-kinds	O
,	O
while	O
those	O
left	O
on	O
Earth	O
became	O
various	O
feral	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deities	O
,	O
demons	B-Operating_System
and	O
humans	O
eventually	O
came	O
to	O
a	O
truce	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pact	O
was	O
made	O
that	O
no	O
realm	O
should	O
intrude	O
into	O
the	O
affairs	O
of	O
another	O
,	O
and	O
anyone	O
who	O
declares	O
war	O
first	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
public	O
enemy	O
of	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shennong	O
's	O
Nine	O
Springs	O
( 神農九泉	O
)	O
were	O
also	O
divided	O
among	O
the	O
Three	O
Races	O
—	O
the	O
deities	O
own	O
Zhaodan	O
Spring	O
( 照膽泉	O
)	O
and	O
Chunzi	O
Spring	O
( 春滋泉	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
owns	O
Yanbo	O
Spring	O
( 炎波泉	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
much	O
more	O
vibrant	O
human	O
world	O
have	O
Hansui	O
Spring	O
( 寒髓泉	O
)	O
,	O
Rehai	O
Spring	O
( 熱海泉	O
)	O
,	O
Wugou	O
Spring	O
( 無垢泉	O
)	O
,	O
Wuhun	O
Spring	O
( 霧魂泉	O
)	O
,	O
Duzhang	O
Spring	O
( 毒瘴泉	O
)	O
and	O
Longtan	O
Spring	O
( 龍潭泉	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Realm	O
( 魔界	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Lands	O
of	O
Nine	O
Nether	O
( 九幽之地	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
dark	O
,	O
harsh	O
and	O
warring	O
world	O
where	O
might	O
makes	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
access	O
to	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Nine	O
Springs	O
,	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
fight	O
in	O
factions	O
over	O
territory	O
and	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
seven	O
major	O
tribes	O
reign	O
supreme	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Yaksha	O
( 夜叉	O
)	O
,	O
Rakshasa	O
( 羅剎	O
)	O
,	O
Asura	O
( 修羅	O
)	O
,	O
Garuda	B-Operating_System
( 迦樓羅	O
)	O
,	O
Gandharva	O
( 乾達婆	O
)	O
,	O
Dragonoids	O
( 龍眾	O
)	O
and	O
Kinnara	O
( 緊那羅	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
an	O
eighth	O
group	O
named	O
Heavenly	O
Demons	B-Operating_System
( 天魔	O
)	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
deity	O
rebels	O
who	O
exiled	O
themselves	O
out	O
of	O
Heaven	O
,	O
established	O
themselves	O
in	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
completing	O
the	O
Eight	O
Demonic	O
Tribes	O
( 魔界八部眾	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
some	O
rare	O
talented	O
humans	O
habe	O
managed	O
to	O
achieve	O
longevity	O
,	O
eternal	O
youth	O
and	O
even	O
immortality	B-Application
through	O
self-cultivation	O
and	O
spiritual	O
training	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
become	O
saints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
portal	O
junction	O
between	O
the	O
Deity	O
,	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
and	O
Human	O
Realms	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
God-Demon	O
Well	O
( 神魔之井	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
heavily	O
guarded	O
from	O
all	O
sides	O
by	O
the	O
Three	O
Races	O
to	O
prevent	O
incursion	O
into	O
each	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
subscribe	O
to	O
selfless	O
charity	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
accumulate	O
enough	O
merit	O
to	O
please	O
the	O
gods	O
and	O
receive	O
divine	O
promotion	O
;	O
some	O
practise	O
fulu	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
;	O
some	O
resort	O
to	O
alchemy	B-Language
and	O
try	O
to	O
obtain	O
magical	O
elixirs	O
and	O
pills	O
through	O
waidan	O
experiments	O
;	O
while	O
some	O
prefer	O
to	O
train	O
in	O
neidan	O
cultivation	O
and	O
martial	O
arts	O
to	O
achieve	O
supreme	O
physical	O
and	O
spiritual	O
purity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
training	O
sites	O
chosen	O
by	O
immortality	B-Application
cultivators	O
tend	O
to	O
have	O
great	O
fengshui	O
and	O
located	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
distractions	O
of	O
the	O
secular	O
society	O
,	O
often	O
in	O
forested	O
mountains	O
,	O
caves	O
and	O
islands	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
practitioners	O
can	O
easily	O
access	O
clean	O
energy	O
from	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
late	O
Tang	O
Dynasty	O
,	O
various	O
sects	O
also	O
organised	O
into	O
a	O
larger	O
confederation	O
named	O
League	O
of	O
Saints	O
( 仙盟	O
)	O
to	O
better	O
represent	O
themselves	O
to	O
the	O
secular	O
jianghu	O
and	O
coordinate	O
countermeasures	O
against	O
supernatural	O
crises	O
,	O
particular	O
concerning	O
incursions	O
by	O
demons	B-Operating_System
and	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
activated	O
the	O
Twin	O
Swords	O
and	O
levitated	O
the	O
Qionghua	O
temples	O
towards	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
forcefully	B-Application
settle	I-Application
the	O
entire	O
sect	O
into	O
the	O
Saint	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jiutian	O
Xuannü	O
( 九天玄女	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
deity	O
whom	O
the	O
Qionghua	O
Sect	O
worshipped	O
,	O
had	O
their	O
airborne	O
temple	O
destroyed	O
by	O
skyfire	O
,	O
and	O
condemned	O
the	O
entire	O
sect	O
's	O
souls	O
to	O
eternal	O
imprisonment	O
in	O
the	O
maelstrom	B-Algorithm
under	O
the	O
East	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remnants	O
of	O
Qionghua	O
Sect	O
temple	O
then	O
crashed	O
towards	O
Earth	O
before	O
exploding	O
mid-air	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
almost	O
wiped	O
out	O
by	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
cult	O
named	O
Jingtian	O
Cult	O
( 淨天教	O
)	O
during	O
the	O
mid-Tang	O
Dynasty	O
,	O
but	O
recovered	O
over	O
the	O
following	O
decades	O
and	O
remained	O
a	O
chief	O
organization	O
within	O
the	O
League	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
mountains	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
Shu	O
Mountain	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Lishu	O
Mountain	O
( 里蜀山	O
)	O
,	O
happened	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
portal	O
location	O
to	O
the	O
God-Demon	O
Well	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
entrance	O
to	O
the	O
largest	O
pocket	O
of	O
the	O
Monster	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
uniquely	O
supernatural	O
atmospheric	O
around	O
the	O
Shu	O
Mountains	O
did	O
not	O
go	O
unnoticed	O
by	O
Taoist	O
fangshi	O
who	O
sought	O
to	O
cultivate	O
immortality	B-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
sorts	O
of	O
practitioners	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
settle	O
there	O
permanently	O
,	O
gradually	O
forming	O
hundreds	O
of	O
small	O
groups	O
and	O
sects	O
that	O
eventually	O
fused	O
into	O
dozens	O
of	O
larger	O
sects	O
collectively	O
called	O
the	O
Shushan	O
League	O
( 蜀山盟	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Taiqing	O
successfully	O
cultivated	O
immortality	B-Application
and	O
left	O
the	O
mortal	O
realm	O
,	O
his	O
disciples	O
styled	O
themselves	O
the	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
( 仙劍派	O
,	O
"	O
Immortal	O
Sword	O
Sect	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
being	O
the	O
largest	O
sect	O
of	O
the	O
Shushan	O
League	O
,	O
their	O
cultivation	O
philosophy	O
of	O
emphasizing	O
swordsmanship	O
training	O
and	O
monster-hunting	O
was	O
considered	O
risky	O
and	O
inefficient	O
for	O
immortality	B-Application
cultivation	O
,	O
as	O
waidan	O
cultivation	O
and	O
elixir	O
cooking	O
was	O
the	O
favoured	O
mainstream	O
methodology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Southern	O
Dynasties	O
,	O
the	O
Emperor	O
Wu	O
of	O
Liang	O
built	O
a	O
pagoda	B-Application
in	O
Shu	O
Mountains	O
to	O
propagate	O
his	O
Buddhist	O
faith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Shushan	O
League	O
rejected	O
Buddhism	O
and	O
modify	O
the	O
pagoda	B-Application
,	O
the	O
infuriated	O
Emperor	O
Wu	O
denounced	O
them	O
as	O
false	O
religions	O
and	O
send	O
troops	O
to	O
lay	O
siege	O
to	O
the	O
Shushan	O
sects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
sects	O
that	O
had	O
focused	O
on	O
alchemy	B-Language
and	O
fulu	O
casting	O
were	O
powerless	O
against	O
the	O
military	O
onslaught	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
practically	O
wiped	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
put	O
up	O
a	O
strong	O
fight	O
and	O
repelled	O
the	O
soldiers	O
,	O
taking	O
in	O
the	O
survivors	O
and	O
establishing	O
themselves	O
as	O
the	O
orthodoxy	O
of	O
future	O
Shushan	O
practitioners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
during	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
hundred	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
Shushan	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
acquired	O
the	O
Three	O
Divine	O
Artefacts	O
( 三神器	O
)	O
of	O
High	O
Antiquity	O
,	O
namely	O
Fuxi	O
's	O
Sword	O
( 伏羲劍	O
)	O
,	O
Shennong	O
's	O
Cauldron	O
( 神農鼎	O
)	O
and	O
Nüwa	O
's	O
Bloodstone	O
( 女媧血玉	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
safeguard	O
these	O
artefacts	O
,	O
the	O
leaders	O
of	O
the	O
sects	O
placed	O
them	O
inside	O
a	O
powerful	O
magical	O
array	O
,	O
and	O
relocated	O
the	O
pagoda	B-Application
directly	O
over	O
the	O
God-Demon	O
Well	O
to	O
imprison	O
all	O
the	O
maleficent	O
monsters	O
they	O
captured	O
and	O
trapped	O
,	O
and	O
renamed	O
it	O
the	O
Suoyao	O
Pagoda	B-Application
(	O
"	O
monster-lockup	O
pagoda	B-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
early	O
Tang	O
Dynasty	O
,	O
the	O
Suoyao	O
Pagoda	B-Application
was	O
heavily	O
damaged	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
Chonglou	O
( 重樓	O
)	O
raiding	O
the	O
tower	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
Zhenyao	O
Sword	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
lost	O
celestial	O
sword	O
of	O
his	O
respected	O
deity	O
rival	O
Feipeng	O
)	O
,	O
causing	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
monsters	O
escaping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pagoda	B-Application
was	O
repaired	O
by	O
the	O
sacrifice	O
of	O
a	O
Nüwa	O
descendant	O
Zixuan	O
( 紫萱	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
before	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
sect	O
's	O
masters	O
died	O
fighting	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
recovered	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
Zixuan	O
's	O
lover	O
Xu	O
Changqing	O
( 徐長卿	O
)	O
and	O
reached	O
a	O
silver	O
age	O
of	O
prosperity	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
masters	O
successfully	O
achieving	O
immortality	B-Application
over	O
the	O
following	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
50	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
then-leader	O
of	O
the	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
,	O
Dugu	O
Yuyun	O
( 獨孤宇雲	O
)	O
,	O
mistook	O
Zhao	B-Application
Ling'er	I-Application
( 趙靈兒	O
,	O
Zixuan	O
's	O
granddaughter	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Nüwa	O
descendant	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
Miao	O
princess	O
of	O
Nanzhao	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
snake	O
monster	O
and	O
locked	O
her	O
inside	O
the	O
Suoyao	O
Pagoda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
Zhao	O
's	O
husband	O
Li	B-Application
Xiaoyao	I-Application
( 李逍遙	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
newly	O
inducted	O
lay	O
disciple	O
of	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
,	O
to	O
forcefully	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
pagoda	B-Application
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Suoyao	O
Pagoda	B-Application
eventually	O
crumbled	O
due	O
to	O
Li	O
's	O
daring	O
jailbreak	O
,	O
releasing	O
all	O
the	O
monster	O
captives	O
and	O
exposing	O
the	O
opening	O
into	O
the	O
God-Demon	O
Well	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
18	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
Suoyao	O
Pagoda	B-Application
,	O
Shu	O
Mountains	O
came	O
under	O
attack	O
from	O
Jingtian	O
Cult	O
,	O
who	O
sought	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
Divine	O
Artefacts	O
and	O
break	O
the	O
seal	O
upon	O
the	O
God-Demon	O
Well	O
to	O
enable	O
an	O
invasion	O
from	O
the	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crisis	O
was	O
postponed	O
by	O
the	O
sacrifice	O
of	O
a	O
master	O
Gangzhan	O
( 罡斬	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
expended	O
all	O
his	O
qi	O
to	O
strike	O
and	O
injure	O
the	O
master	O
villain	O
from	O
the	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
Realm	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prequel	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
then	O
launched	O
an	O
counterattack	O
on	O
the	O
cult	O
headquarters	O
and	O
routed	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jingtian	O
Cult	O
rose	O
again	O
20	O
years	O
later	O
and	O
wrecked	O
havoc	O
upon	O
the	O
jianghu	O
,	O
and	O
managed	O
to	O
siege	O
the	O
Shu	O
Mountains	O
and	O
open	O
the	O
God-Demon	O
Well	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
invasion	O
was	O
eventually	O
thwarted	O
,	O
the	O
seven	O
masters	O
of	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
decided	O
to	O
sink	O
the	O
floating	O
Shu	O
Mountains	O
onto	O
the	O
God-Demon	O
Well	O
to	O
permanently	O
seal	O
the	O
portal	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shushan	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
then	O
isolated	O
itself	O
to	O
the	O
outside	O
world	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
guard	O
the	O
seal	O
for	O
centuries	O
to	O
come	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
glorious	O
past	O
legends	O
gradually	O
became	O
forgotten	O
and	O
dismissed	O
as	O
fallacious	O
rural	O
myth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immortality	B-Application
cultivation	O
in	O
Bashu	O
's	O
Mount	O
Emei	O
was	O
established	O
relatively	O
late	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
mountain	O
had	O
been	O
traditionally	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
sacred	O
mountain	O
for	O
Buddhist	O
pilgrimage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jiang	O
herself	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
disgraced	O
Shushan	O
disciple	O
Jiang	O
Qing	O
( 姜清	O
)	O
with	O
his	O
forbidden	O
love	O
Yue	O
Rouxia	O
( 月柔霞	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
was	O
born	O
and	O
spent	O
the	O
first	O
18	O
years	O
of	O
her	O
life	O
inside	O
the	O
Suoyao	O
Pagoda	B-Application
,	O
only	O
escaping	O
when	O
Li	B-Application
Xiaoyao	I-Application
's	O
daring	O
breakout	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
wife	O
collapsed	O
the	O
pagoda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
human-demon	O
hybrid	O
,	O
Jiang	O
combined	O
the	O
magical	O
arts	O
from	O
both	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
adopted	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Qingrou	O
Zhenren	O
"	O
( 清柔真人	O
)	O
in	O
memory	O
of	O
her	O
late	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Jiang	O
's	O
paternal	O
history	O
with	O
Xianjian	B-Application
Sect	O
,	O
Xianxia	O
Sect	O
maintained	O
a	O
fairly	O
friendly	O
relationship	O
with	O
their	O
Shushan	O
compatriots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
the	O
Suoyao	O
Pagoda	B-Application
,	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
flagbearer	O
named	O
Kong	O
Lin	O
( 孔麟	O
)	O
attempted	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
demon	B-Operating_System
lord	O
that	O
was	O
sealed	O
under	O
Shushan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
all	O
except	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
Kong	O
Lin	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
the	O
fourth	O
disciple	O
Shen	O
Qishuang	O
( 沈欺霜	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
sole	O
survivor	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xianxia	O
Sect	O
was	O
also	O
instrumental	O
in	O
thwarting	O
the	O
scheme	O
of	O
rogue	O
deity	O
Ao	O
Xu	O
to	O
trigger	O
an	O
inter-realm	O
war	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
7	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
woman	O
sneaked	O
in	O
at	O
night	O
seemingly	O
to	O
abduct	O
Ziqiu	O
,	O
the	O
mysterious	O
fruit	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
the	O
assailant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Ao	O
Xu	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
rogue	O
deity	O
who	O
manipulated	O
Mengzhang	O
as	O
a	O
pawn	O
to	O
collaborated	O
with	O
a	O
fanzhen	O
general	O
in	O
Liaodong	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
Nine	O
Springs	O
and	O
trigger	O
a	O
inter-realm	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
deities	O
,	O
demons	B-Operating_System
and	O
humans	O
,	O
so	O
Ao	O
Xu	O
could	O
realize	O
his	O
ambition	O
to	O
unleash	O
a	O
genocide	B-Protocol
upon	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
and	O
resubjugate	O
the	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
help	O
from	O
the	O
Heavenly	O
Demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
Qingshu	O
and	O
Xiu	O
Wu	O
eventually	O
uncover	O
Ao	O
Xu	O
's	O
conspiracy	O
and	O
defeated	O
Ao	O
Xu	O
in	O
the	O
Heavens	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
sacrifice	O
of	O
Xiu	O
Wu	O
's	O
physical	O
form	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
7	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Queen	O
Lin	O
was	O
framed	O
by	O
Black	O
Miao	O
's	O
Moon	O
Cult	O
leader	O
and	O
jailed	O
by	O
her	O
royal	O
husband	O
,	O
Lady	O
Lingyue	O
offered	O
refuge	O
to	O
Lin	O
's	O
young	O
daughter	O
and	O
her	O
guardian	O
servant	O
Madam	O
Jiang	O
( 姜氏	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
fleeing	O
from	O
the	O
purge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
gave	O
the	O
young	O
Miao	O
princess	O
a	O
new	O
Han	O
alias	O
Zhao	B-Application
Ling'er	I-Application
,	O
and	O
took	O
her	O
in	O
as	O
a	O
disciple	O
to	O
guide	O
her	O
magical	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
tricked	O
Li	B-Application
Xiaoyao	I-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
inn	O
waiter	O
in	O
Yuhang	O
who	O
was	O
desperate	O
to	O
heal	O
his	O
suddenly	O
ill	O
aunt	O
,	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
sabotage	O
the	O
illusional	O
maze	B-Application
protecting	O
the	O
palace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
then	O
buried	O
the	O
deceased	O
and	O
left	O
(	O
plot	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softstar	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Crazy	O
Boys	O
Production	O
Group	O
( 狂徒製作群	O
)	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
Taipei	B-Application
under	O
game	O
designer	O
Yao	O
Zhuangxian	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
tasked	O
with	O
developing	O
another	O
fantasy	B-Application
RPG	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Xuan-Yuan	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
July	O
1995	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
or	O
simply	O
as	O
"	O
PAL	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
file	B-Application
directory	I-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
sales	O
reached	O
350,000	O
copies	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
sales	O
totaled	O
about	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
20	O
million	O
copies	O
may	O
be	O
in	O
circulation	O
due	O
to	O
piracy	O
(	O
mainly	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
illegally	O
copied	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
and	O
compilation	O
CDs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
August	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
98	O
Affection	O
Edition	O
"	O
(	O
98柔情版	O
)	O
on	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
translated	O
into	O
Japanese	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
success	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
Greater	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2001	O
,	O
a	O
re-rendered	O
edition	O
using	O
Xuan	B-Application
Yuan	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
3s	O
2D	O
game	O
engine	O
named	O
New	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Softstar	O
was	O
also	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
by	O
Crazy	O
Boys	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Crazy	O
Boys	O
including	O
project	O
leader	O
Tsieh	O
Chung-hui	O
( 謝崇輝	O
)	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
halfway	O
into	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yao	O
Zhuangxian	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
running	O
Softstar	O
's	O
Shanghai	B-Device
subsidiary	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
urgently	O
called	O
back	O
to	O
Taiwan	O
to	O
salvage	O
the	O
project	O
within	O
a	O
very	O
tight	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
by	O
the	O
combined	O
effort	O
of	O
the	O
remaining	O
Crazy	O
Boys	O
and	O
Softstar	O
's	O
DOMO	O
Team	O
(	O
who	O
were	O
mainly	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
Xuan	B-Application
Yuan	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
series	O
)	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2003	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Crazy	O
Boys	O
Team	O
ceased	O
to	O
exist	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softstar	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
at	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
which	O
had	O
then	O
only	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Han	O
Dynasty	O
and	O
Rome	O
( 汉朝与罗马	O
)	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
pitching	O
a	O
second	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
Yao	O
Zhuangxian	O
's	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
story	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
Crazy	O
Boys	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
Softstar	O
Shanghai	B-Device
's	O
project	O
was	O
also	O
greenlighted	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
character	O
rendering	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
achieved	O
good	O
market	O
reception	O
,	O
Softstar	O
Shanghai	B-Device
then	O
started	O
planning	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
to	O
raise	O
funding	O
,	O
Softstar	O
soon	O
released	O
a	O
sidequel	O
game	O
named	O
Wenqing	B-Application
Pian	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
full	O
3D	O
rendering	O
(	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
RenderWare	O
engine	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
dialogues	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
success	O
and	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Softstar	O
soon	O
disbanded	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
subsidiary	O
,	O
whose	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
and	O
business	O
services	O
were	O
all	O
handed	O
over	O
to	O
Softstar	O
Beijing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
members	O
of	O
Softstar	O
Shanghai	B-Device
went	O
on	O
to	O
establish	O
another	O
company	O
,	O
Aurogon	O
Shanghai	B-Device
( 上海烛龙	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
GuJian	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softstar	O
Shanghai	B-Device
would	O
be	O
re-established	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
only	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
developing	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
disbanding	O
of	O
Softstar	O
Shanghai	B-Device
,	O
Softstar	O
's	O
Beijing	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
were	O
mainly	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
spin-off	O
business	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	I-Application
Paladin	O
's	O
Inn	O
and	O
the	O
Richman	O
digital	B-Application
board	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
,	O
took	O
up	O
the	O
mantle	O
and	O
started	O
developing	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
5	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
releasing	O
it	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
innovative	O
plot	O
,	O
stiff	O
character	O
rendering	O
and	O
poor	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
was	O
somewhat	O
improved	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
packs	O
three	O
months	O
later	O
named	O
Evening	O
Rain	O
( 暮雨今夕	O
)	O
and	O
Dreamlike	O
Past	O
( 前塵若夢	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
Online	O
,	O
a	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
jointly	O
developed	O
with	O
Softstar	O
Taipei	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
across	O
Greater	O
China	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
poorly	O
received	O
due	O
to	O
dispute	O
with	O
the	O
Mainland	O
service	O
provider	O
9You	O
( 久游网	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
early	O
gameplay	O
bugs	O
the	O
players	O
encountered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
5	I-Application
Prequel	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
better	O
critical	O
success	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
many	O
praised	O
the	O
intricate	O
plots	O
and	O
excellent	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
panned	O
by	O
game	O
reviewers	O
for	O
having	O
obsolete	O
graphics	O
(	O
despite	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
)	O
and	O
combat	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
severe	O
optimization	O
issue	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
benchmark	O
even	O
struggling	O
to	O
maintain	O
consistent	O
frame	O
rates	O
with	O
a	O
top-of-the-line	O
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
5960X	I-Device
and	O
quad-linked	B-Device
GTX	O
Titan	O
X	O
setup	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
fans	O
to	O
nickname	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
Titanfall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
receive	O
language	O
localization	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
English	O
language	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
Chinese	B-Application
Paladin	I-Application
:	O
Sword	O
and	O
Fairy	O
6	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
reviews	O
had	O
been	O
rather	O
mixed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
translation	O
quality	O
was	O
criticized	O
as	O
being	O
very	O
bad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Softstar	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
teaming	O
up	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Softstar	O
Beijing	O
formally	O
announced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
7	I-Application
on	O
May	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yao	O
Zhuangxian	O
also	O
revealed	O
plans	O
to	O
introduce	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
6	I-Application
to	O
the	O
console	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
expressing	O
intention	O
to	O
remake	B-General_Concept
early	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
.	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
released	O
a	O
week	O
later	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Game	O
Source	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
GSE	O
)	O
and	O
EastAsiaSoft	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS5	B-Device
under	O
the	O
name	O
Sword	O
and	O
Fairy	O
:	O
Together	O
Forever	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Valentines	O
Day	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
named	O
Dreamlike	O
World	O
( 人间如梦	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
CubeGame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Softstar	O
has	O
given	O
each	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
an	O
official	O
central	O
theme	O
for	O
plot	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
