Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun watched the personal birthday gifts begin and recognized Prince Duobo among the arrivals, along with Shi Mo and Wu Xun. The three princes competing for succession disputed who would present a gift first, and Prince Liu Mu stepped forward to reveal his treasure.

• Feng Miao and Zhuo Yang suggested Nie Yun present his gift in the second round to spare him the pressure of competing with the great families.
• Prince Duobo arrived with Shi Mo and Wu Xun, whom Nie Yun recognized from their earlier dealings.
• Prince Duobo, Prince Ru Xia, and Prince Liu Mu contested who would present a personal birthday gift first.
• Prince Duobo and Prince Ru Xia withdrew, but Prince Liu Mu argued that presentation order mattered and went first.
• Prince Liu Mu flicked his wrist and revealed a treasure before the crowd.

Prince Liu Mu and Prince Ru Xia each presented a soul-related treasure that Emperor Yuan Yang admitted to the rear hall, puzzling the crowd. Nie Yun suspected that the Emperor favored treasures capable of gathering souls, and Prince Duobo stepped forward claiming his gift would surpass the others.

• Prince Liu Mu presented a Soul Stabilizing Bead, which the registrar admitted to the rear hall.
• Prince Ru Xia offered a Soul Gathering Azure Spirit Lamp, and it too was admitted to the rear hall.
• The crowd wondered why both princes' gifts qualified, while Nie Yun and the others struggled to explain the Emperor's choices.
• Feng Miao pointed out that both treasures could gather souls, and Nie Yun suspected that was the Emperor's criterion.
• Prince Duobo confidently claimed his gift was superior and brought out a treasure.

Prince Duobo presented a Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill, claiming it had been refined by the renowned Cloud Lang Medical Immortal and inherited from Great Emperor Shennong. The crowd remained uncertain about its authenticity as Prince Ru Xia asked how Cloud Lang had obtained the supposedly lost formula.

• Prince Duobo revealed a pill whose fragrance invigorated the soul and identified it as the Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill.
• The crowd discussed legends that Great Emperor Shennong’s pill could revive someone who had been dead for less than seven days.
• Prince Ru Xia and Prince Liu Mu challenged Prince Duobo to prove the pill’s authenticity and origin.
• Prince Duobo introduced Cloud Lang Medical Immortal and said that he had refined the pill.
• Prince Ru Xia acknowledged Cloud Lang’s medical skill but asked how he had found the formula that vanished with Great Emperor Shennong.

Prince Duobo explained how Cloud Lang Medical Immortal reconstructed the Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill and presented one as a birthday gift to Emperor Yuan Yang. The pill was accepted into the rear hall, leaving Prince Ru Xia and Prince Liu Mu disappointed by their less impressive gifts.

• Prince Duobo told the crowd that Cloud Lang Medical Immortal had searched ancient ruins, studied a tomb attendant’s bones, and spent over ten thousand years experimenting to recreate the pill.
• Prince Duobo explained that he had gathered Spirit Awakening Flowers from the Ten Lands and Red River Spirit Fruits from Red River Gate to strengthen the pill.
• Shi Mo said Haotian Tower had verified the pill, and Cloud Lang Medical Immortal described his lifelong goal of honoring Great Emperor Shennong.
• The registrar accepted the Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill into the rear hall for Emperor Yuan Yang to judge.
• Prince Ru Xia and Prince Liu Mu reacted with displeasure as the birthday gift registration continued.

Nie Yun noticed something wrong with the Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill and helped Ye Tao accept Ye Xin’s bet over whose gift would reach the rear hall. The chapter ended as Ye Xin presented a rare Heart-Questioning Stone, which could preserve a wisp of true spirit for more than a thousand years.

• Nie Yun recognized the Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill’s formula from Great Emperor Shennong’s inheritance but sensed that the pill was flawed.
• Ye Xin challenged Ye Tao to a bet: the loser would kneel and kowtow three times after their gifts were judged.
• Nie Yun accepted the bet on Ye Tao’s behalf and explained that Ye Xin would have humiliated him even if he refused.
• Ye Tao revealed that he had prepared a painting, while Nie Yun concluded that Emperor Yuan Yang favored rare soul-gathering treasures.
• Ye Xin presented a Heart-Questioning Stone and said it could preserve a wisp of true spirit for more than a thousand years.

Ye Xin’s Heart-Questioning Stone was accepted into the inner hall, and he used his advantage to press Ye Tao to fulfill their wager. With the crowd watching, Nie Yun offered Ye Tao a gift, leaving him stunned by what he saw.

• Ye Xin explained the Heart-Questioning Stone’s ability to preserve a true spirit, and the registration official sent it to the inner hall.
• Ye Xin taunted Ye Tao about their wager, and Shi Mo loudly revealed it to the crowd.
• Shi Mo offered to witness the wager, while Nie Yun proposed that the gifts’ rankings would determine the winner.
• Ye Xin and his allies pressured Ye Tao to present his gift as the crowd watched.
• Nie Yun calmly told Ye Tao to use his gift, and Ye Tao was nearly frightened when he saw what Nie Yun meant.

Nie Yun gave Ye Tao an ordinary-looking paper slip to present as Emperor Yuan Yang’s birthday gift, nearly getting him arrested. Old Man Jie Mo recognized its value and personally carried it to the rear hall, leaving the crowd stunned and the slip’s secret unexplained.

• Nie Yun gave Ye Tao a yellowed paper slip and assured him it would not get him beaten.
• Ye Tao presented the slip at the registration desk, prompting the crowd to mock him and the registration official to summon guards.
• Old Man Jie Mo arrived and ordered the official to let him inspect the paper slip after Nie Yun intervened.
• Old Man Jie Mo examined the slip, called it incomparably precious, and personally took it to the rear hall.

Nie Yun presented a gourd of wine as a birthday gift to Emperor Yuan Yang, while Ye Tao’s Paper Slip also awaited the Emperor’s judgment. The chapter ended with Old Man Jie Mo treating Nie Yun’s wine as a precious gift and carrying it carefully to the inner hall.

• Nie Yun told Ye Xin that the wager over Ye Tao’s Paper Slip would be settled after the Emperor judged the rankings.
• When Shi Mo challenged him to reveal his gift, Nie Yun produced a Wine Gourd and said it contained wine.
• The registrar opened the gourd, confirmed it held wine, and struggled to decide how to register the gift.
• Old Man Jie Mo invited Nie Yun and Ye Tao to wait in the inner hall while the Emperor spoke with the Puntian Great Emperor.
• After Nie Yun explained that the wine could not be found elsewhere in the Divine Realm, Old Man Jie Mo praised the gift and carried it carefully toward the rear hall.

Nie Yun’s knowledge of the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill impressed Old Man Jie Mo, who brought him and Ye Tao into the inner hall. There, Nie Yun found Prince Er Yu occupying the seat reserved for him, setting up a seating dispute.

• Ye Xin and Shi Mo were baffled when Old Man Jie Mo reacted strongly to Nie Yun’s wine gourd and sent him and Ye Tao to the rear hall.
• Nie Yun told Ye Tao that his Paper Slip named the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill, a soul-gathering pill said to surpass the Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill.
• Old Man Jie Mo brought Nie Yun and Ye Tao to the inner hall to seek Emperor Yuan Yang’s judgment of the wine.
• Nie Yun entered the inner hall and saw that the invited guests’ seats were marked with their names, but every seat was occupied.
• Ye Tao identified the person sitting in Nie Yun’s seat as Prince Er Yu, son of the highest-ranked King Zhen Bei, and warned Nie Yun against challenging him.

Nie Yun confronted Prince Er Yu for occupying the seat reserved for him at Emperor Yuan Yang's birthday banquet. He cornered Er Yu with accusations of defying the Emperor's rules, leaving the prince pale and unable to respond.

• Nie Yun showed Prince Er Yu his invitation and asked him to give up the seat, but Er Yu pretended he could not hear.
• Nie Yun called Er Yu an idiot, and Er Yu flew into a rage but stopped short of attacking.
• Nie Yun reminded Er Yu that the Emperor had assigned the seat and framed his refusal to move as contempt for Emperor Yuan Yang's authority.
• Nie Yun argued that Er Yu was also disrespecting the other princes and dukes by breaking the seating rules, leaving Er Yu trembling and speechless.

Nie Yun confronted Prince Er Yu over his attempt to seize a seat, then defied warnings from King Zhen Bei and Old Master Ye. King Ping Guo intervened by praising Nie Yun and inviting him to his manor, and the banquet was interrupted by Old Man Jie Mo's arrival.

• Nie Yun argued that Prince Er Yu had broken the rules and insulted Emperor Yuan Yang, then challenged him to attack a guest personally invited by the Emperor.
• King Zhen Bei ordered Prince Er Yu to return to his seat and warned Nie Yun to know his limits, but Nie Yun rebuked him for failing to discipline his son.
• Old Master Ye accused Nie Yun of being an ascender spy and threatened to have him imprisoned, while Ye Tao tried to defend Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun insulted Old Master Ye, calling him a meddling donkey, and angered him in front of the assembly.
• King Ping Guo praised Nie Yun and invited him to visit his manor, and Nie Yun accepted the invitation.
• Old Man Jie Mo entered the hall.

At Emperor Yuan Yang’s birthday banquet, Old Man Jie Mo announced the ranking of the gifts, and Feng Miao’s prescription from Nie Yun placed sixth. When Duke Feng praised Nie Yun, Old Master Ye and Ye Xin disparaged him, prompting Feng Miao to defend his physician and insult Ye Xin in return.

• Old Man Jie Mo announced that Emperor Yuan Yang had ranked seven birthday gifts according to his satisfaction.
• Prince Zhong Ming’s True Heart Lock placed seventh, and Feng Miao’s Soul Return Thousand Gold Formula placed sixth.
• Duke Feng asked Feng Miao where he had obtained the prescription, and Feng Miao credited Nie Yun.
• The Southern Heaven Medical Saint dismissed Nie Yun as an ignorant country doctor, and Duke Feng said he had never heard of him.
• Old Master Ye praised the Southern Heaven Medical Saint for curing him and used the comparison to disparage Nie Yun.
• Feng Miao defended Nie Yun by saying he had refused to treat Old Master Ye because the physician does not treat the dying, and Ye Xin angrily retorted that Feng Miao was the one dying.

Duke Feng and Old Master Ye traded insults over Feng Miao and Ye Xin’s gifts as the congratulatory gift rankings were announced. Prince Liu Mu’s Soul Stabilizing Bead placed fifth and Prince Ru Xia’s Soul Gathering Azure Spirit Lamp placed fourth, leaving Ye Xin anxious about his own gift and the wager.

• Duke Feng defended Feng Miao and challenged Ye Xin to prove his gift could rank in the top five.
• Old Man Jie Mo announced that Prince Liu Mu’s Soul Stabilizing Bead placed fifth, disappointing Liu Mu and prompting Prince Duobo and Prince Ru Xia to mock him.
• Prince Duobo claimed that his Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill would take first place, while Liu Mu challenged the other princes to await their rankings.
• Old Man Jie Mo announced that Prince Ru Xia’s Soul Gathering Azure Spirit Lamp placed fourth, leaving the hall wondering which gifts had made the top three.
• Ye Xin realized his gift had not ranked in the top three and hoped the wager with Ye Tao would be considered a draw.

The Emperor’s gift ranking placed Prince Duobo’s Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill third and Ye Tao’s Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill second, shocking the gathered nobles. Cloud Lang Medical Immortal revealed that the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill was also created by Great Emperor Shennong, leaving everyone eager to learn its properties.

• Old Man Jie Mo announced Prince Duobo’s Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill as third place, prompting Duobo and Cloud Lang Medical Immortal to protest.
• Old Man Jie Mo named Ye Tao’s Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill as second place, leaving Ye Xin pale and the crowd confused.
• Prince Duobo asked Ye Tao to explain the pill, but Ye Tao turned to Nie Yun for help.
• Nie Yun directed attention to Cloud Lang Medical Immortal, who said the Seven-Day Soul-Returning Pill was only a middle-tier creation of Great Emperor Shennong.
• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal confirmed that Great Emperor Shennong had also created the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill.

Cloud Lang Medical Immortal explained that the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill formula could restore even Emperor-level experts, and Ye Tao revealed that Nie Yun had given it to him. Old Man Jie Mo then announced Nie Yun’s gourd of wine as first place, leaving Nie Yun and the crowd puzzled as Prince Duobo asked him to explain its value.

• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal explained that the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill could bring Emperor-level experts back from the dead.
• Ye Xin pointed out that Ye Tao had received a sheet of paper, and Cloud Lang Medical Immortal identified it as the pill formula.
• Ye Tao said Nie Yun had given him the formula, and Nie Yun declined to reveal how he obtained it.
• Old Man Jie Mo announced Nie Yun’s gourd of fine wine as first place, surprising everyone.
• Prince Duobo and the others questioned Nie Yun about the wine’s unusual ranking and its effects.

After the gift rankings humiliated Ye Xin and Old Master Ye, Ye Tao demanded that Ye Xin fulfill their wager and kneel to apologize. Prince Duobo intervened on Ye Xin’s behalf, but Nie Yun defended Ye Tao and insisted that the wager be honored.

• Old Man Jie Mo said Emperor Yuan Yang would explain why the Wine Gourd had ranked first, and Duke Feng raised the wager between Ye Tao and Ye Xin.
• Duke Feng mocked Old Master Ye over the rankings, and Old Master Ye spat blood before ordering Ye Xin to honor the wager.
• Ye Xin conceded defeat to Ye Tao but tried to leave without kneeling or apologizing.
• Nie Yun and Ye Tao demanded that Ye Xin fulfill the wager, while Ye Xin angrily refused to be humiliated.
• Prince Duobo tried to stop Ye Tao, but Ye Tao challenged his intervention and Nie Yun insisted that wagers had to be honored.

Nie Yun forced Shi Mo to uphold Ye Xin’s wager, but Cloud Lang Medical Immortal challenged the value of Ye Tao’s pill formula and questioned his ranking. Nie Yun revealed that Ye Tao had submitted only a sheet bearing the five words “Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill.”

• Nie Yun rebuffed Prince Duobo’s threat and urged Shi Mo to rule fairly on the wager.
• Shi Mo ordered Ye Xin to kneel and admit defeat, and Ye Xin prepared to comply.
• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal intervened and asked whether Ye Tao’s Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill formula had been verified and could produce a complete pill.
• Nie Yun said Ye Tao had submitted neither a full formula nor an ancient fragment, but only a sheet of paper with five words written on it.

Nie Yun revealed that the gift ranked second was only five words referring to the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill, prompting Cloud Lang Medical Immortal to question whether Nie Yun could truly refine it. Emperor Yuan Yang then arrived and was revealed to be Yun Yan, Nie Yun’s old acquaintance, leaving Prince Duobo and Ye Xuan afraid of the consequences of offending him.

• Nie Yun explained that the five words on his paper referred to the Ninth-Grade Spirit Gathering Pill, and Cloud Lang Medical Immortal realized Emperor Yuan Yang must trust Nie Yun’s ability to make it.
• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal doubted that the long-lost pill could be refined, while Nie Yun said he knew Great Emperor Shennong’s legacy and had the genuine formula.
• Emperor Yuan Yang arrived at the banquet, and Nie Yun recognized him as Yun Yan, Yaoshuang’s father.
• Yun Yan greeted Nie Yun as his brother, revealing their close relationship and stunning the guests.
• Prince Duobo abandoned thoughts of attacking Nie Yun, while Ye Xuan realized he had offended Yun Yan’s friend and fainted.

After Cloud Lang Medical Immortal revealed that Ye Xuan’s medicine had exhausted his vitality and left him with little time to live, he said only the Descendant of Shennong might cure him. Emperor Yuan Yang identified Nie Yun as that descendant, and the chapter ended with Ye Xuan spitting blood in shock.

• Ye Xuan collapsed, and Cloud Lang Medical Immortal awakened him after examining his pulse.
• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal identified the Southern Heaven Medical Saint’s pill as a potent medicine that had overdrafted Ye Xuan’s life force.
• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal explained that Ye Xuan might have lived for decades without the pill, but now had little time left and could not be cured by ordinary means.
• Ye Xuan realized he had wrongly dismissed Ye Tao and Elder Yue’s warnings about the medicine, then pleaded with Cloud Lang Medical Immortal to save him.
• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal said only Great Emperor Shennong or his descendant might cure Ye Xuan, and Emperor Yuan Yang revealed that Nie Yun was the Descendant of Shennong.
• Nie Yun said he had only obtained Shennong’s inheritance and that Ye Xuan regarded him as a country doctor, prompting Ye Xuan to spit blood.

After Nie Yun’s identity as the Descendant of Shennong was revealed, Emperor Yuan Yang punished Ye Xuan and made Ye Tao the new Duke Ye at Nie Yun’s request. Emperor Yuan Yang then took Nie Yun aside, told him Yaoshuang’s soul was recovering, and asked about refining a new body for her; Nie Yun agreed it was possible.

• Old Master Ye realized Nie Yun could save him, but Nie Yun refused to treat him after his earlier insult.
• Emperor Yuan Yang ordered Ye Xuan and his people expelled, then named Ye Tao the new Duke Ye after Nie Yun pleaded for the estate.
• Emperor Yuan Yang blasted Old Master Ye away and took Nie Yun to meet his friends, leaving the hall’s guests astonished by Nie Yun’s revealed status.
• In a corridor, Nie Yun asked about Yaoshuang, and Emperor Yuan Yang said she could communicate normally and was expected to recover fully.
• Emperor Yuan Yang proposed refining a new body for Yaoshuang because her old one had developed Decay Qi, and Nie Yun agreed.