It is the eighth installment in The Legend of Sword and Fairy video game series, and is an independent sidequel of the preceding Chinese Paladin 5 Prequel.

The Nine Founts nourished all, and the world was peaceful for a while, until the three races that occupied the lands, the Beasts, the Gods, and the Humans, grew to become selfish and began to engage in endless and ever-escalating conflicts, leading to a period of great turmoil.

Zhaoyan also enlists the aid of the True Martial Alliance, who allow the timid Mechanist Altar Leader Ju Shifang to assist them.

They are joined by Ming Xiu, a strict but caring spirit healer, and Xian Qing, her calm demonic companion.

Severely injured, the party rest in a small mountain village inhabited by Xiu’s mentor, Gu Hanjiang.

The Alliance discover the main cultist base and the party participate in the assault upon recovering, but are defeated by the cult leader, Ying Xuwei.

In despair, Xiu wants to resurrect him with the Fount of Long Tan, said to be able to bring back the dead but at a great price.

They learn of an ancient creature named Zhu Yu with two life stages: hibernating at the bottom of the ocean, and flying up in the sky.

Feeling guilt, she spent massive amounts of lifeforce to preserve the lives of the Piscis, then attacked the Society for the power of the Fount they guarded, Wu Hun.

As Wu Hun allows for travel to the past, the party go with Luohuan to set in motion many of the events that have been encountered up until this point.

Xiu blinds herself to access the powers of Wu Gou and identifies Zhu Yu’s weak points, allowing the Society to attack her for further damage.

Later, the party agrees to use Re Hai to heal Zhu Yu’s body and assist the Piscis, but this destroys the settlement of Yinghui Keep, ruining their reputation.

Earlier, however, Xuwei struck a bargain with Long Tan as well, believing the disaster caused by Zhu Yu to be his mistake and wanting to repay the Yue siblings.

She is confronted with several memories of her past that revolve around the themes of death and parenthood, as she struggles with her regrets over fighting Zhu Yu.

The Moon and the River involves Xian Qing at a time when Ming Xiu is still a young child under the care of Gu Hanjiang.

Beyond the Clouds sees Ju Shifang, in the aftermath of Bian Luohuan's sacrifice, working with the Hengdao Society to learn more about mechanisms.

The game couldn't get 60 fps even in a high-priced configuration Intel Core i7 5960X with a 4-way Nvidia GTX Titan X SLI, and has been derided as "Titanfall 6" or "The Legend of Blinded GPUs 6".