[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-103":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Watching the Immortals Fall",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2259976,4410,"Chapter 103: We Can","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>Visiting Yu Danzong was originally just a spontaneous idea from You Buyu, with no other mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, everyone was taken to the courtyard behind Yuheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Danzong never hosted outside guests and had no guest quarters; these dozen rooms were specially cleared by disciples upon learning they were coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooms still held unremoved copper furnaces and bellows, emitting a pungent herbal scent that refreshed the spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You stepped into the room, unaware that Sister Pei had already maxed out the affection of his matchmaking partner—he only felt You Buyu’s gaze had grown darker, while Yuan Caimei’s eyes were like flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ru Long, lick the bricks on the ground—maybe you’ll find residue from top-grade medicinal herbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ru Long thought to himself: Don’t try to fool me—I’m not stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top-grade medicinal herbs aren’t that common; the ground here probably has only high-grade herb residue. He crouched down to inspect it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You lifted the lid of the one-tall furnace and pondered for a long while: “If I threw myself in, could I forge copper skin, iron bones, and fiery eyes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, get in. I’ll test it on you first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yuan Caimei had already arranged everyone’s lodging and now stood in the courtyard, glancing at Ji You studying the copper furnace, her eyelashes trembling as her gaze shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before returning from Tian Shu Academy, her emotions had been complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had reached an age where marriage could no longer be delayed; she had planned to wed a young scion from an upper-five-rank minor clan, regardless of affection, to spend her life alongside alchemy until her hair turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in Qiling Mountain, she hadn’t lied—full completion of the lower three realms didn’t meet her husband-selection standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was proud; at sixteen or seventeen, she had dreamed of marrying a refined immortal sect young master, and wouldn’t settle for just anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus she kept delaying, until Yuan Chen kept telling her no one would have her if she didn’t marry soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But which woman doesn’t want to marry? Ultimately, it was simply that she couldn’t find the right person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minor clans were sometimes too small, their contacts overly pragmatic, always asking about spirit pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young masters from major clans, meanwhile, were feared for their ambition—she worried they might one day threaten Yu Danzong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the incident of the Qiling demon ascending to heaven; her father believed chaos was coming and sought to ally with a greater power, selecting You Buyu for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You Buyu was a direct disciple of the Lucky Hall Master, a Realm of Merging Dao cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his age, breaking into the Response to Heaven Realm was virtually guaranteed, even with a chance to reach the Boundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a man far surpassed her standards—logically, she should have been satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet that day Ji You invited her to dinner, for some reason she inexplicably shed her alchemy robe and dressed as a refined lady of a noble household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since returning to Yu Danzong, she kept thinking of him, sometimes losing herself in reverie…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes a person’s choice has little to do with realm or clan—even she couldn’t explain why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among this group visiting Yu Danzong, You Buyu was also here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He represented Tian Shu Academy’s face and was her matchmaking candidate; she couldn’t very well speak to Ji You in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, her father had just told her You Buyu was excellent—he seemed already taken with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only I’d known…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only I’d listened carefully to my younger brother’s words back in Qiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, she recalled those days in Ningcheng County’s quiet courtyard, the image of Xiao Jianzhu always clinging to him flashing in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do I really lack Yan Shuyi’s taste?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei stared at Ji You for a long while, then turned and returned to her small pavilion, pulling out her unfinished painting and sketching under the rustling willow leaves outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It depicted a narrow alley built of black bricks, with seven spirit swords floating in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, footsteps approached, cheerful and lively; the person pushed open her bamboo door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, where’s my brother-in-law?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei swiftly covered her painting and feigned calmness: “You idiot, why didn’t you knock?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen hadn’t noticed his sister’s move; he spoke with indignation: “I got caught reading a novel while refining pills two days ago—Father grounded me for two days. As soon as I got out, I heard my brother-in-law arrived on the mountain—is it true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, he’s here—in the courtyard behind Yuheng Hall, Room Ding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, good—I’ll go find him…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen turned to leave, but before stepping over the threshold, he hesitated and turned back, staring at his sister with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly remembered: among the Tian Shu Academy disciples here was also You Buyu, the man who had courted his sister back at the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sis, you know which brother-in-law I mean, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei froze, then blushed slightly and turned her head away: “Go if you’re going.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know or don’t you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen muttered under his breath and sprinted to the courtyard behind Yuheng Hall, finding Room Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ji You was crouched before the furnace, arranging firewood, telling Bai Ru Long inside: “Just endure it—seventy-seven days and it’ll be over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen looked bewildered: “Brother-in-law, what are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You turned and saw Yuan Chen, waving the firewood: “I heard if you throw someone into a pill furnace for seventy-seven days, you forge copper skin, iron bones, and fiery eyes. I’m testing it on Ru Long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen looked up at Bai Ru Long inside the furnace: “You… really trust my brother-in-law? Don’t you have a sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ru Long poked his head out: “At first I didn’t believe it—but Brother Ji said fiery eyes can see through anything!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ru Long and Qian Yunxiao both adored Daoheart Clarity as much as Ji You adored silver—they’d jump into any trap if it promised enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Yuan Chen mentioned people could die, Bai Ru Long promptly jumped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard from Father that this time, Brother-in-law is just passing through Dan Mountain—your real destination is Lingjian Mountain to seek the Dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen glanced at him and whispered: “Are you going to see Xiao Jianzhu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ningcheng’s courtyard, Yan Shuyi always liked to step on his foot during meals—but he didn’t know Yuan Chen had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his secret was exposed, Ji You frowned inwardly—he thought no one knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother-in-law?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You snapped back: “I’m going to observe swords—see if I can steal some techniques. Since returning from Qiling, my sword has hit a bottleneck; I need to make it stronger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t lying. The demon clans had invaded, the barbarians attacked Han Tie Pass, and tensions simmered among the immortal sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His desire for strength had grown stronger; that was why he was going to Lingjian Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he could’ve met Xiao Jianzhu in Xuwu Mountain—no need to risk breaking his legs to seek enlightenment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ancient Qingyun saying goes: More skills never weigh you down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation speed was already fast—he gladly picked up any minor skill that could aid him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, when he first entered Tian Shu Academy, he wouldn’t have rushed into dual cultivation of martial and spiritual arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His constant refinement of himself via micro-illumination stemmed from his intense experience fighting demons on the street—how astonishing their physicality had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Ji You suddenly turned: “I heard Yu Danzong has several medicinal pools that strengthen bones and warm meridians?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You Buyu told me—he’s been babbling about it the whole way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tian Shu Academy group was originally heading straight to Lingjian Mountain; they detoured to Dan Mountain because of You Buyu’s personal agenda, so to avoid gossip, he’d exaggerated Yu Danzong’s treasures as if they were his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d acted like he was already Yu Danzong’s son-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Danzong’s medicinal pools did exist—filled with leftover dregs from pill refining, rumored to contain fragments of top-grade spirit pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming here empty-handed already felt awkward—we can’t leave empty-handed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen lowered his voice: “The pools are only for inner-disciples; even outer-disciples can’t enter. If you want to go, I can sneak you in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew I could count on you, brother-in-law!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go, brother-in-law!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You turned to Bai Ru Long: “Ru Long, want to take a soak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ru Long immediately sat up, eyes gleaming: “Medicinal pool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. Go call Brother Ban too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You turned to Yuan Chen: “Are the pools separated by gender?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen nodded: “Of course—men and women are kept apart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can we add Sister Pei and Sister Wen too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—they’re all family!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nearly dusk; nightfall crept in as the group stealthily followed the mountain path and spotted a pool steaming with spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottom was lined with herbs or low-grade pills, steeped and simmered for a hundred years, crystal-clear—like a supreme broth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from afar, Ji You and the others felt the surging spiritual energy within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu opened his mouth: “No wonder Yu Danzong….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You turned to Ban Yangshu: “Brother, don’t mention this after we leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu glanced at him, thinking: You Buyu had bragged nonstop on the way here about Yu Danzong’s medicinal pools, acting like they were his own family’s treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, when You Buyu asked Yuan Caimei if he could use the pool, she politely refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother, no wonder everyone says you’re the real Yu Danzong son-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You didn’t know what Brother Ban was thinking—he quietly kicked off his boots, undressed, and stepped slowly into the pool, freezing Ban Yangshu and the others mid-laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You looked at them: “Why aren’t you undressing? Don’t you like it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu and Bai Ru long exchanged a glance, then pointed to the wooden hut nearby: “Uh, I’ll go inside to take off my clothes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen held his breath, thinking: Damn, my little sister, the Junior Master, is so lucky—but if my own sister saw this, she’d regret it to death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad she probably won’t get the chance to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, a splashing sound came from the herbal bath used by the women next door—apparently, Sister Wen and Sister Pei had already entered the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You didn’t delay; he stepped into the herbal broth, and immediately felt a warm force surging into his body, spreading through his limbs and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could clearly sense a sense of clarity rushing up his spine into his mind—utterly invigorating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one could cultivate while soaking in this, it would surely double the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, only Yu Danzong could afford such extravagance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu and Bai Ru long now entered the water too, feeling the medicinal power continuously flooding into their bodies. They sighed in awe, then sat down far from Ji You, steadily absorbing its essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen, nearby, stared at the bamboo pavilion ahead, its candlelight flickering, and suddenly spoke as if making up his mind: “Brother-in-law, this pool is actually the most basic one—the medicinal strength isn’t that strong. Just ahead, there’s a smaller one with far greater potency. Want to go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Far?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just through the small patch of bamboo forest ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You turned to look at the bamboo grove beside him, then waved his hand: “Nah, what if Sister Wen calls me over to scrub her back and I don’t hear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen paused, then said: “That other pool? One soak is worth ten thousand taels of gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You narrowed his eyes, his expression suddenly turning serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worth that much? Then I’m going to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1964,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a77dde64d492d8dc3d6d13cba479050e6a6c5a80acfaa41d1968fce057227147","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-104","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-102",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]