Swords of Legends

Swords of Legends
Swords of Legends poster
Also known as	Legend of the Ancient Sword Ancient Sword Fantasy
Genre	Period drama Xianxia Romance Fantasy
Created by	Shao Yun (original story)
Written by	Shao Sihan Zhu Feng
Directed by	Liang Shengquan Huang Junwen
Starring	Li Yifeng Yang Mi Qiao Zhenyu Ma Tianyu Zheng Shuang Gillian Chung William Chan Vengo Gao
Opening theme	"Sword of Heart" (剑心) by Zhang Jie "Lover's Song (恋人歌歌)" - Anson Hu
Ending theme	"Distance" (远方) by Yu Kewei
Composer(s)	Lo Chiyi Zhou Zihua
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	50
Production
Location(s)	China
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Huanrui Century Pictures Enlight Media CIVTC
Release
Original network	Hunan Television
Picture format	HDTV 1080i, SDTV 576i
Audio format	Stereophonic
Original release	July 2 (2014-07-02) – September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)

Swords of Legends (Chinese: 古剑奇谭) is a 2014 Chinese television series based on the role-playing video game Gu Jian Qi Tan developed by Shanghai Aurogon. It aired on Hunan TV from July 2 to September 25, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00.

Due to its ensemble cast, the series is commercially successful in China. It topped its timeslot and ranked #1 in audience market share, and was awarded the "IP (Intellectual Property) Sales Example Award" at the iResearch Marketing Awards. Online views also surpassed 10 billion. Lead actors Li Yifeng and Yang Mi topped Vlinkage Celebrity List for days and broke several records. The rest of the cast, such as William Chan, Zheng Shuang and Ma Tianyu also experienced a sharp rise in popularity.

Set in the Tang Dynasty, a young boy named Han Yunxi (Li Yifeng) is infected by the aura of an ancient demonic sword known as the Sword of Burning Solitude. After his entire tribe was killed, he was brought to You Du by Sword Deity Yinzhen, where he meets Feng Qingxue (Yang Mi), who saved his life. Qingxue is part of the immortal order in You Du governed by Goddess Nuwa, who ensures that all ancient magical swords are properly sealed from the mortal realm. In an attempt to re-seal the ancient demonic sword, the people of You Du almost killed Yunxi, whose lifeforce is tied to the sword. To ensure his safety, Yunxi was brought to Tian Yong Chung (Sword Guild) by Yinzhen, where he was given the name of Bali Tusu and trained as a swordsman together with his senior brother Ling Yue (William Chan).

Years later, while slaying demons, Tusu meets Ouyang Shaogong (Qiao Zhenyu), who is on a quest to find a jade ornament that will help him create a resurrection elixir to revive his lover, Princess Xunfang (Gillian Chung), who died in a flood. They are joined by Qing Xue, who left You Du to search for Yunxi and her long-lost brother Yin Qianshang (Vengo Gao) who disappeared 11 years ago after the massacre; Fan Lansheng (Ma Tianyu), a young master who seeks to escape an arranged marriage and a fox-turned human Xiang Ling (Zheng Shuang) who is searching for her parents.