[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-115":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},2259988,4410,"Chapter 115: The Little Heavy Mountains of the Sword Dao","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>His sword swung like a wave, and the two sword intents in the forest clashed fiercely—immediately, a clang rang out as the iron sword trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This first sword carried heavy law, intending to suppress; upon contact, one felt its immense force and weight, carrying the momentum to crush the opponent beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in that instant of collision, Ji You’s sword momentum, like rolling waves, surged to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the heavy sword could strike, it let out a shrill whistle and was slammed down by the cascading waves of blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fierce first sword dissolved instantly amid the clang, dissolving into qi within Lin Hai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You stood firm on his feet, advancing with sword in hand, his white robe fluttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo grove had not yet fallen silent; within the dark emerald sea of bamboo, qi still trembled, and soon two more swords rose from within, striking from east and west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two swords differed from the previous one—they arrived in an instant, swift as lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You swung his sword in flight, his feet surging with spiritual energy, piercing straight through the grove to meet the blades, carving a sharp arc of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! His iron sword roared as it slashed, cleaving the two swift blades apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yan Ye nodded slightly behind him, thinking: This disciple of the Heavenly Book Academy does have some skill—he moves his sword with his heart, his strikes clean and precise; he’s already surpassed many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is merely an appetizer; to say he handles it with ease is still premature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, a flash of mysterious light suddenly passed through Ji You’s eyes, and three more mysterious swords rose before him, their condensed qi radiating outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The qi of these three swords was no longer comparable to the previous three—the killing intent began to spatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hum resonated as the emerald bamboo trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whistle of wind sliced through the air; the three swords circled him, fast and heavy, shredding the drifting leaves into a rustling storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You instantly frowned, raising his sword to meet them; upon contact, the iron sword trembled and rang—clang, clang, clang—three white scars appeared on the blade, forcing his wrist to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first sword is heavy and forceful…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The next two are swift as wind…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The last three are both swift and heavy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Qi’s combo must have a side business…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Ji You raised his sword again, but this time he did not tread cautiously as before—he quickened his pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers watched his figure, seeing him rush forward, exchanging glances in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, they felt sword hums trembling around their ears, dozens of sword intents rising before them, their outward qi shaping even the empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a fierce wind whistled, and in a single swoosh, swords fell from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You no longer cared for sword forms—he relied purely on instinct, face grim, charging into the sword wave, his blade swirling like stacked waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword qi here came with brutal speed and force, utterly unlike the previous strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed swordsman still met them head-on, then sidestepped and swept his blade, carving through the sword qi with ever more ferocious movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the onlookers could see was a figure wildly dancing with his sword; though piercing cuts echoed from every direction, every blade was cut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then sword intent rose again, relentless, arriving instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You’s steps were no longer calm as before—he retreated and advanced erratically, but his iron sword grew smoother and more fluid, growing hotter with each slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! A sword qi shot forward, bright as thunder, scattering the three swords before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the dozen sword qis that had darted through the bamboo grove were all cut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, deep within the first grove, as the set sword qis were shattered and scattered into heaven and earth, a brilliant blade of light surged upward—making everyone hold their breath, hearts trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Ye had also entered, standing at the grove’s edge, squinting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was [Little Heavy Mountain], the masterful creation Elder Qi had awakened to in his youth, placed at the end of the first grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet though [Little Heavy Mountain] was a killing sword, since the grove contained only sword intent and qi—not actual blades—it carried diminished power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Ye thought that since this disciple of the Heavenly Book Academy was in the Profound Realm, he should have no trouble passing [Little Heavy Mountain].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yan Ye pondered, the grove before her began to tremble violently, as if resonating with the sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful aura whipped up a storm, boiling over, killing intent spilling forth like thunderclaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers squinted and saw Ji You stacking his sword, his entire aura surging uncontrollably, his sword intent rising straight to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And [Little Heavy Mountain] descended directly, without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon collision, repulsive force erupted like a tidal wave rushing backward, heavy as ten thousand jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers stared—Ji You, who had dared to meet [Little Heavy Mountain] head-on, was blasted backward several steps, his iron sword trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, the sword qi coalesced again, and Ji You, without hesitation, charged forward, switching his sword form, face expressionless, meeting the reformed [Little Heavy Mountain].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy. Sharp. Blazing fast. Fierce. Ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final sword of the first grove shifted unpredictably, making the onlookers’ hearts quiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mountain, two mountains, three mountains… six mountains, seven mountains, eight mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the sword qi, Ji You kept slashing, face unchanged, yet his sword form constantly shifted wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had arrived at the grove at the hour of the snake; from the first sword of the first grove to meeting [Little Heavy Mountain], Ji You had taken only a few moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the first mountain falling, reforming, meeting the blade, and then countering it eight times over, the entire process consumed an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Ji You changed swords eight times, never once suppressing Elder Qi’s sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the emerald grove, Yan Ye frowned, her brow deepening with each passing moment, until she finally shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Ding Yao mirrored her movements almost exactly; beside her, Zhuo Wanqiu furrowed her brow deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could [Little Heavy Mountain], which a Profound Realm cultivator usually clears in a few tries, be this hard for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the hour of the sheep, the first watch, the fifteenth [Little Heavy Mountain].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You stepped back, held his breath, and channeled all his spiritual energy into his sword, meeting the oncoming strike with a full-body circular cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the howling winds of clashing blades, the white-robed figure suddenly dissolved like snow under extreme speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the grove fell utterly silent; the frantic sword hums had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild bamboo leaves began to drift slowly downward, dust settled, and Ji You’s figure was gone from the grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhuo Wanqiu exhaled softly, turned to Ding Yao—and found Ding Yao had completely lost interest in watching Ji You’s passage through the Sword Grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Passed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first sword grove isn’t strong—even outer sect disciples can try a few strikes. Him passing as a Profound Realm cultivator isn’t surprising.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Ye stared at where Ji You had vanished, then murmured, “Sixteen times,” and couldn’t help but smile bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she had said, [Little Heavy Mountain], with only intent and qi and no actual blades, was a killing technique—but not truly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Profound Realm disciples in the mountain, even the weakest cleared the first grove within eight tries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ji You? He tried sixteen times—and nearly got cut down several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a disciple from the Mountain Sea Pavilion bowed slightly and asked Yan Ye: “Master Yan, how far do you think this Heavenly Book Academy disciple will go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The second grove is entirely different from the first. Given how he barely passed the first, the second will be a struggle for him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The second…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. And the Questioning Dao ceremony ends in three days—the Heavenly Book Academy disciples will leave. He likely won’t have time to adapt slowly to the second grove’s intent; if he lags even slightly, he may never even see Elder Qi’s Willow New Green.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willow New Green, like Little Heavy Mountain, is a guardian sword—the final sword of the second grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when they were play-fighting in Elder Qi’s courtyard, Yan Shu had said Ji You could enter the third grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That conclusion came partly from her bias toward Ji You, and partly because she hadn’t considered he couldn’t stay long on Spirit Sword Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women are like that—they forget time when they’re comfortable with someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Master Yan said, the second grove is already the limit of the Profound Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Elder Qi set up the Sword Grove half a month ago, dozens of Profound Realm disciples on Spirit Sword Mountain have tried—and to this day, only a handful have reached the third grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the time limit added, Ji You has no hope of reaching the third grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had she finished speaking than a tearing sound erupted from the Sword Grove, instantly drawing their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sound drew closer, they saw a figure hurtling backward from deep within, finally collapsing onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust and snapping three emerald bamboo stalks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Ye and the others stared—mouths twitching—recognizing the man as Ji You, who had just passed [Little Heavy Mountain] and entered the second grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Qi’s Sword Grove was designed with logic: once a disciple breaks through [Little Heavy Mountain], the first grove’s sword qi will not rise again unless the disciple deliberately triggers it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ji You’s retreat did not reactivate the sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his fall back into the first grove, though it didn’t trigger the sword qi, did trigger a wave of murmurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his backward flight to his landing, everyone could tell he’d been cut out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only the first sword of the second grove could have cut him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some among the crowd now believed Yan Ye’s words—the second grove was truly unlike the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beyond those focused on the grove, most were gossiping about Ji You’s humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Couldn’t even withstand the first sword? That’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Yan said the swords in the second grove are extremely strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But even if strong, it’s still the first sword! Looks like this so-called ‘natural Spirit Sword Mountain disciple’ is greatly overrated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ever since the ruins incident, people have said his seven swords in one strike were just luck—real sword masters don’t use that many swords.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Ye listened to the murmurs around her, shook her head, sheathed her sword, and left the Sword Grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a managing elder, she hadn’t come here to test the Sword Grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was only assigned by the Heavenly Sword Peak to guard it for half a day, due to the increased number of visitors during the tea gathering and Questioning Dao ceremony, to prevent disturbances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already decided to leave when Ji You arrived—but heard everyone calling him the “natural Spirit Sword Mountain disciple,” so she stayed to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, seeing this, she felt the title was greatly exaggerated—and lost all interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yan Ye left, Ji You rested on the ground for a while, then re-entered the second grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second grove, there were also disciples from the Ask the Dao Sect and the Mountain Sea Pavilion, all of them at the Tongxuan Realm, but the largest group was still from Spirit Sword Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the sword qi and sword intent here were far stronger than in the first grove, they had all been trapped within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone in the grove turned to look at Ji You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji the Bandit was already accustomed to such gazes from his time at the Heavenly Book Academy and felt no discomfort; he gripped his sword and prepared to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, a sound of footsteps suddenly echoed from the deep, emerald green depths of the second bamboo grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman clad in a golden embroidered spiritual robe stepped forward gracefully, her legs long, her waist slender as willow, her entire body still humming with sword intent, yet the iron sword in her hand had been sheathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, Yan Shujing, the direct disciple of Xuan Sword Peak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say she’s already reached the final sword before the third grove.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wasn’t she supposed to fight He Lingxiu from the Heavenly Book Academy? Why is she still pushing through the Sword Grove at this hour?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe she doesn’t take the Heavenly Book Academy people seriously at all…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2125,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a1c3615511a44693e8d940dbd6d7048cd50615d1fc509f455adf1e77f4e8e3a2","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-116","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-114",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]