Guangling Jian

Guangling Jian (廣陵劍), literally Sword of Guangling, is a wuxia novel by Liang Yusheng. It was first published as a serial between 3 June 1972 and 31 July 1976 in the Hong Kong newspaper Hong Kong Commercial Daily. It is the sixth and final instalment of the Pingzong series, following Wulin Sanjue, but some characters are mentioned by name in Liang Yusheng's Tianshan series.

Set in mid-15th-century China during the Ming dynasty, the story centres on the young swordsman Chen Shixing, who inherits a martial arts manual from the previous generation and becomes entangled in a struggle against corrupt officials and foreign invaders.

Blending martial-arts adventure with themes of music, loyalty, and mortality, Guangling Jian is noted for its elegiac tone and literary style. The ancient tune "Guangling Melody" (廣陵散) recurs as a central motif symbolising heroism and loss.