Vol. 23From Harmony to the Sword Tower

Nie Yun rose through music, medicine, and Shennong’s inheritance while gathering allies and strengthening his powers. He left for Sword Spirit Mountain with Nie Tong, and the brothers entered the Sword Spirit Tower, where they cleared its first four trials.

  • Nie Yun and Fairy Miaoyin used their Qin-Xiao Harmony to kill Sect Master An Ming and drive away Mo Xu and Tu Yun.
  • At Emperor Yuan Yang’s birthday banquet, Nie Yun backed Ye Tao in a wager against Ye Xin after recognizing flaws in Prince Duobo’s soul-returning pill.
  • Nie Yun and Ye Tao won the banquet’s contests, and Yun Yan revealed Nie Yun’s Shennong inheritance and named Ye Tao the new Duke Ye.
  • Nie Yun secretly formed a Fusion Domain, helped catch a Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish for Yaoshuang, and froze while reaching for a Chaos World in Ye Estate’s vault.
  • Nie Yun passed Great Emperor Shennong’s trials, gained the Yan Huang Hall, and prepared with Nie Tong to seek Lu Xi’s legacy as Prince Duobo plotted against him.
  • In Ancient Wasteland City, Nie Yun revived Wen Yanping and began a dangerous treatment to save Hao Qian from the Corpse Fetus.
  • Nie Yun saved Hao Qian and Miss Wen from the Corpse Fetus, then received the Illusion Realm Pearl and traveled with Nie Tong to Sword Spirit Mountain.
  • Nie Yun and Nie Tong entered the Sword Spirit Tower with Yong Xian and cleared its first four trials while spectators mistook the rising lights for Pei Yang’s progress.
Chapters 2266–2365 Read from ch. 2266

Arc 89The Music Realm and the Birthday Banquet

Nie Yun and Fairy Miaoyin created their own Qin-Xiao Harmony, defeated Sect Master An Ming, and returned to Yunzhou City. At Emperor Yuan Yang’s birthday banquet, Nie Yun backed Ye Tao in a wager against Ye Xin as the guests presented rare soul-related gifts.

  • Nie Yun and Fairy Miaoyin played together in the Music Realm, reached Great Dao Harmony, and learned from Fairy Yinzi that the Immortal Path Chant had never existed as a written piece.
  • Nie Yun and Fairy Miaoyin returned to find Sect Master An Ming, Sect Master Mo Xu, and Sect Master Tu Yun forcing Ru Ye to merge the four sects, and their Qin-Xiao Harmony interrupted An Ming’s assault.
  • Fairy Miaoyin used the Dragon Burial Chant while Nie Yun summoned an Immortal in Painting, and their combined music killed Sect Master An Ming and drove Mo Xu and Tu Yun away.
  • Nie Yun refined An Ming’s chessboard into Heaven and Earth Net, then took Ye Tao with him to Emperor Yuan Yang’s birthday banquet after refusing to examine the Ye Family’s old man.
  • Old Master Ye Xuan tried to attack Nie Yun for bringing Ye Tao, but Old Man Jie Mo stopped him and declared Nie Yun the Emperor’s distinguished guest.
  • At the banquet, Prince Liu Mu and Prince Ru Xia presented soul-gathering treasures, while Prince Duobo offered Cloud Lang Medical Immortal’s Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill.
  • Nie Yun recognized the pill’s formula from Great Emperor Shennong’s inheritance and sensed it was flawed, then accepted Ye Xin’s wager on Ye Tao’s behalf before Ye Xin presented a Heart-Questioning Stone.
Chapters 2266–2290 Summaries Read

Arc 90The Emperor’s Birthday Banquet

Nie Yun’s wine and Ye Tao’s pill formula won the Emperor’s favor, exposing Nie Yun’s ties to Yun Yan and his Shennong inheritance. After helping capture the fish needed for Yaoshuang’s new body and secretly forming a Fusion Domain, Nie Yun set out to strengthen his Storage World, but froze as he reached for a Chaos World in Ye Estate’s vault.

  • Nie Yun’s wine won first place and Ye Tao’s Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill formula took second, defeating Ye Xin in their wager.
  • Yun Yan arrived and revealed that Nie Yun was his brother, then exposed Nie Yun as the Descendant of Shennong when Ye Xuan’s medicine left him near death.
  • Yun Yan named Ye Tao the new Duke Ye, expelled Ye Xuan’s people, and took Nie Yun to meet the Great Emperors.
  • Nie Yun fused the Exquisite Pearl Pagoda with his Soaring Water Dantian, then used his xiao flute and Water Attribute Great Dao to help capture the Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish for Yaoshuang’s new body.
  • Yun Yan explained Fusion Domains, and Nie Yun secretly fused several Great Daos into a domain while realizing his Storage World needed more spatial power.
  • Nie Yun learned the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven would open in three months and agreed to compete for a Direction Finding Needle.
  • Nie Yun refused to treat Ye Xuan, then accepted Ye Tao’s invitation to visit Ye Estate and learn about Chaos Worlds.
  • Ye Tao killed Ye Long for defying his authority, restored order at Duke Ye Estate, and took Nie Yun to the restricted treasure vault, where Nie Yun chose a Chaos World and suddenly froze.
Chapters 2291–2315 Summaries Read

Arc 91Shennong’s Trials and the Haunted Bell

Nie Yun passed Great Emperor Shennong’s trials, gained the Yan Huang Hall, and set out with Nie Tong to seek Lu Xi’s legacy while Prince Duobo plotted against him. In Ancient Wasteland City, Nie Yun intervened in a feud between the Wen and Hao families, revived Wen Yanping, and began a dangerous treatment to save Hao Qian.

  • Nie Yun passed Shennong’s remaining trials, including defeating eight Peak Emperor Realm puppets and crossing the Soaring Cloud Floating Bridge, then received the Yan Huang Hall and the Shen Nong Hundred Herbs Scripture.
  • Gui Ling revealed that the Lu Xi Iron Tablet belonged to Great Emperor Lu Xi, whose legacy at Sword Spirit Mountain could aid Nie Tong, and Nie Yun arranged for Nie Tong to study swordsmanship with Gui Ling.
  • Prince Duobo learned that Nie Yun might be Puntian Great Emperor’s missing son and plotted to kill him, while Nie Yun exposed the scheme and secretly allied with Prince Ru Xia to protect his clinic.
  • Nie Yun, Nie Tong, and Gui Ling left Yunzhou City for Sword Spirit Mountain, stopping in Ancient Wasteland City, where they encountered the Wen and Hao families arguing over Wen Yanping’s death.
  • Nie Yun revived Wen Yanping and helped reveal that a bell had caused Hao Qian to transform and behave strangely, eat corpses, and eventually die.
  • Nie Yun began treating Hao Qian’s corpse with golden needles, black dogs, and medicinal water, then used his Medical Domain for the dangerous final stage.
Chapters 2316–2340 Summaries Read

Arc 92Trials of the Sword Spirit Tower

Nie Yun saved Hao Qian and Miss Wen from the Corpse King, then gained the Illusion Realm Pearl and traveled with Nie Tong to Sword Spirit Mountain. The brothers entered the Sword Spirit Tower with Yong Xian and passed its first four trials as the crowd outside mistook the tower’s rising lights for Pei Yang’s progress.

  • Nie Yun expelled the Corpse Fetus from Hao Qian and Miss Wen, then joined Wen Tao and Hao Long to track down and kill the Ten Thousand Year Corpse King.
  • Wen Tao gave Nie Yun the Illusion Realm Pearl, which advanced Nie Yun’s Illusion Dantian, and Nie Yun and Nie Tong traveled with Wen Tao to Sword Spirit Mountain.
  • Nie Yun and Nie Tong ignored the mountain’s sword marks and testing stone, while Nie Tong cut off Zi Chong’s arm after Zi Chong blocked their way.
  • At the summit, Nie Yun accepted Yong Xian into his team despite the crowd’s doubts, then entered the tower with Yong Xian and Nie Tong.
  • Nie Tong cleared the first floor’s arrow trial alone, and Nie Yun defeated the ten puppets on the second floor by refining the sword move carved on its stele.
  • Nie Tong protected Nie Yun and Yong Xian through the third floor’s Eagle Beasts, after which Yong Xian stayed behind to memorize the floor’s sword moves.
  • Nie Yun and Nie Tong independently devised sword techniques from the fourth-floor trace and defeated their puppets, while the crowd outside assumed Pei Yang had reached the eighth floor.
Chapters 2341–2365 Summaries Read
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