The Sword Named No Way Out: Jian Ming Bu Nai He
剑名不奈何 (Jian Ming Bu Nai He)
Huai Shang; art Bakuten
A cultivator killed by his archenemy's sword wakes sixteen years later in a stranger's body and finds someone committing murders in his name.
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Coming soon · 24 Nov 2026
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Synopsis
Gong Wei's soul should have been destroyed by Xu Shuangce's blade, No Way Out. He comes back as a pretty, dim-witted young disciple and resolves to stay hidden. He tags along with two cultivators investigating a string of deaths in Linjiang, where the killer appears to be impersonating Gong Wei himself.
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