The Legend of Huaisang

Nie Huaisang had loved music, chess, calligraphy, and painting since childhood, and paid no attention to cultivation when he was young. It wasn't until his only elder brother, Nie Mingjue, met with disaster that he finally woke from his long slumber. At the climactic battle at the Guanyin Temple, decades of careful planning brought him his long-awaited revenge, while also giving everyone else a happy ending. His only remaining obsession was to secretly find a way to resurrect his brother after the grand funeral and sealing of the coffin. Once his brother returned to life, Nie Huaisang was free of that obsession and finally understood his own path. No longer hiding his abilities, he would protect his brother while pursuing his lofty aspirations, walking the path of all living beings. When the clouds parted and the sun emerged, he became the Chief Cultivator, keeping the cultivation clans in check. Together with the Yiling Patriarch Wei Wuxian and Hanguang-Jun, he protected all life, earned immeasurable merit, and ascended to the divine realm, where he was named the True Lord of Manifest Virtue and titled the Divine Lord of Hidden Edge.

“I bear a sword I've honed for ten years,

Its edge concealed as I lose myself among flowers and birds.

Who could know that one piece on the board puts every move at stake?

One day, I'll ride the clouds and moon, a soaring crane bearing my sword,

And sweep away every injustice, transforming the world.”

What kind of ending will this mighty man, whose martial and intellectual prowess have both reached their peak, write now that he no longer hides his edge?

(This novel is told from Nie Huaisang's perspective. Think of it as a parallel universe with a different direction and ending, and some changes to the plot. Please don't confuse it with the original work!!!)