Where Winds Meet: Ni Laoshan Location & Sword Horizon Unlock Guide

Ni Laoshan is an NPC in Where Winds Meet, found in the Kaifeng Ghost Market, specifically in the Ghost Street area, where Ni Laoshan is known to sell items including the "Unknown Old Book" needed for unlocking Sword Horizon abilities.

Why Ni Laoshan is important

Ni Laoshan offers multiple copies of the "Unknown Old Book," each of which may contain Sword Horizon pages—essential for unlocking this rare internal art. Acquiring the pages is entirely luck-based, so it’s recommended to purchase all available copies, costing a total of 375,000 coins. Once you’ve collected enough pages, the Sword Horizon abilities are unlocked, boosting both your stealth and combat skills.

Ni Laoshan: Location

Ni Laoshan is found inside the Ghost Street area of the Kaifeng Ghost Market. Specifically, he is located inside an Antique Book shop where he can be seen sitting on the ceiling.

How to obtain the Sword Horizon Inner Art

Step 1

Equip the Ghost Rat Mask to interact with vendors in the Ghostlight Market. If you don’t already have one, speak to Horse Face at the market entrance to obtain it.

Step 2

Enter the market and keeping going straight until you see an Antique Book shop on the left with a white banner outside.

Step 3

Enter the shop and speak with Ni Laoshan, who is seated on the ceiling. Select “See what he’s selling” to open the shop menu.

Step 4

Buy all available copies of the Unknown Old Book, then open your inventory and use all of them to obtain the Sword Horizon Inner Art.

Tips

• Make sure to progress in the story to unlock access to the Ghost Market (usually unlocked after completing the Bounty Trouble quest line).
• Purchase multiple copies of the book since the Sword Horizon pages are randomly found inside.
• Explore thoroughly and revisit Ni Laoshan’s shop often for your best chance at acquiring all required pages to fully unlock Sword Horizon.

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