Taixuzi - Master of the Great Void

A suspiciously powerful one-scene Daoist who appears near the end of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, explains why endless revenge makes hypocrites of everyone involved, breaks his own sword, and simply walks away.

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A Certain Party of Heroes

Published on Sep 6, 2026

Myrmex

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masterpiece, chinese fantasy, fine art watercolor illustration, wet-on-dry layering, dry brush texture, loose painterly rendering, expressive strokes, pigment bloom, paper grain, gouache highlights, handcrafted texture, layered watercolor and gouache, harmonious colors, muted, glazing technique, painterly hair rendering, poetic atmosphere, paper texture, cold-pressed watercolor paper, canvas texture, masterpiece, best quality, highly detailed, anime style, wuxia fantasy, solo, 1man, middle-aged to elderly daoist swordsman, long beard, lean build, weathered face, deep-set sharp eyes, calm solemn expression. A wandering battle-worn daoist stands alone in an old mountain temple courtyard. He has a long beard, a lean body, a weathered face, long black hair mixed with gray, tied in a loose daoist topknot, with a few stray strands blowing in the wind. He wears layered dark gray and muted blue Chinese fantasy daoist robes, slightly worn fabric, short outer robe over practical inner martial clothes, cloth belt, black bracers, leg wraps, and simple boots. The scene captures the exact instant he snaps his own sword in half with inner force. He grips the sword hilt and lower half firmly in one hand, while the fingers of his other hand press against the blade. The blade is breaking at that exact moment: the metal is visibly splitting, the upper half of the sword is flying away from the lower half, and small fragments are bursting outward from the breaking point. The two halves must be clearly separating from each other in midair. His posture is steady and controlled, not swinging the weapon, not attacking. His expression is calm, heavy, and reflective, as if he is deliberately destroying his own sword to renounce revenge. Focus on the moment of breakage, the separated sword halves, the snapping force, and the restrained emotion. Background: old stone courtyard, temple pillars, distant pale mountains, drifting autumn leaves, quiet empty atmosphere, no other people. Important: show the sword breaking into two clearly separate pieces at that moment. Do not show a chipped blade, a cracked but connected blade, or a normal damaged sword. Do not show a glowing magic sword.

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Original Prompt: masterpiece, best quality, highly detailed, anime style, wuxia fantasy, solo, 1man, middle-aged to elderly daoist swordsman, long beard, lean build, weathered face, deep-set sharp eyes, calm solemn expression A wandering battle-worn daoist stands alone in an old mountain temple courtyard. He has a long beard, a lean body, a weathered face, long black hair mixed with gray, tied in a loose daoist topknot, with a few stray strands blowing in the wind. He wears layered dark gray and muted blue Chinese fantasy daoist robes, slightly worn fabric, short outer robe over practical inner martial clothes, cloth belt, black bracers, leg wraps, and simple boots. The scene captures the exact instant he snaps his own sword in half with inner force. He grips the sword hilt and lower half firmly in one hand, while the fingers of his other hand press against the blade. The blade is breaking at that exact moment: the metal is visibly splitting, the upper half of the sword is flying away from the lower half, and small fragments are bursting outward from the breaking point. The two halves must be clearly separating from each other in midair. His posture is steady and controlled, not swinging the weapon, not attacking. His expression is calm, heavy, and reflective, as if he is deliberately destroying his own sword to renounce revenge. Focus on the moment of breakage, the separated sword halves, the snapping force, and the restrained emotion. Background: old stone courtyard, temple pillars, distant pale mountains, drifting autumn leaves, quiet empty atmosphere, no other people. Important: show the sword breaking into two clearly separate pieces at that moment. Do not show a chipped blade, a cracked but connected blade, or a normal damaged sword. Do not show a glowing magic sword.
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Size: 768 x 1280
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