Translation of Jin Yong's The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre

The unofficial fan translation of The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre, also known as The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, is a community effort based on the Second Edition of the novel. We have adopted this translation on WuxiaSociety.

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Fan translation

Chapter 1 – Thinking of the unforgettable man far away
Chapter 2 – Pines and cypresses grow on the Mount Wudang peak
Chapter 3 – Brilliance of a blade refined a hundred times
Chapter 4 – Words about death and disaster hold uncertain meanings
Chapter 5 – Pale shoulder as though adorned by beautiful plum blossoms
Chapter 6 – A raft drifting in the vast Beiming Sea
Chapter 7 – Who sends an ice barge to your birthplace
Chapter 8 – Sailing home after ten years in Qiongfa
Chapter 9 – Endless joy at the reunion of the seven swordsmen
Chapter 10 – Heartbreak at the centennial birthday banquet
Chapter 11 – Woman with a loose tongue sharp as a spear
Chapter 12 – Acupuncture and medicines unable to remedy
Chapter 13 – Junior Buhui crossed my wall
Chapter 14 – Meeting the Zhongshan wolf while blocking the way
Chapter 15 – The perfect plan was just a dream
Chapter 16 – Wretched luck improves after mastering Nine Yang
Chapter 17 – Coming and going of a messenger brings a laugh
Chapter 18 – Cold edge of the flying Heaven-relying longsword
Chapter 19 – Disaster strikes when the screen wall breaches the impregnable fortress
Chapter 20 – Joining forces with son to capture the leader
Chapter 21 – The six strongest take charge of resolving disputes
Chapter 22 – Heroes embrace the three commandments
Chapter 23 – Visitors drunk on magical lotus in the Green Willow Manor
Chapter 24 – First lesson of Taiji: countering hardness with softness
Chapter 25 – Starting a fire to light the sky so brilliantly
Chapter 26 – Willingly disfigure a handsome face
Chapter 27 – Hundred-feet tall tower prevents passage
Chapter 28 – Broken marriage of the Purple Dress King
Chapter 29 – What hope is there for four women in the same boat?
Chapter 30 – East and west are forever apart like Orion and Antares
Chapter 31 – Saber and sword go missing and one turns fugitive
Chapter 32 – Being driven mad by unredressed Mongol injustice
Chapter 33 – Long flute, short lute, and tan clothing
Chapter 34 – The bride’s pale arms parts the red clothing
Chapter 35 – Will the encounter while lion-slaying cause a calamity?
Chapter 36 – Graceful movements of three pines in the lush green forest
Chapter 37 – All over the world, no one can be a hero
Chapter 38 – A gentleman is gullible because of his righteous conduct
Chapter 39 – Secret manual and military treatise are hidden within
Chapter 40 – Refusing to acknowledge Zhang as husband
Afterword

Changelog

9 December 2024

Created translation index, splitting it from the novel page
Updated the Afterword translation