Congqian Youzuo Lingjianshan (从前有座灵剑山, literally "There was once a Spirit Blade Mountain") is a Chinese xianxia web novel series written by Guowang Bixia (国王陛下, a pen name meaning "His Majesty the King"), and a manhua version was hosted on the Tencent comics portal since 2014. An anime adaptation co-produced by Tencent and Studio Deen, and named Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage (霊剣山 星屑たちの宴) aired in January to March 2016, which was simulcast in Chinese and Japanese. A second season aired from January to March 2017.[1] A live-adaptation TV series, Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain, was released in 2019.[2]
Plot
In order to find a child fated by a falling comet that will bring calamity, the "Lingjian" (灵剑) clan resumes its entrance examination process to find disciples. Wang Lu, who possesses a special soul that only appears once in a thousand years, decides to take the exam and goes down the path toward becoming an exceptional sage.