The backdrop of "Heavenly Sword" is set during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.

This period was marked by chaos across the land, with an incompetent emperor, a corrupt imperial court, and unstable governance.

Moreover, it coincided with years of disaster, with war and natural calamities coming together.

The people were in dire straits, with corpses of the starved littering the fields, leading to frequent uprisings.