[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-133":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},2260006,4410,"Chapter 133: Begin Training!","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>Ji You had indeed been in seclusion for a long time, primarily continuing to refine his flesh through subtle illumination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because on his return journey, he realized that when he had forcibly absorbed the [Thoughts Without Evil] at the end, the urgency of his tenth refinement had seemingly been shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his first attempt upon returning to the courtyard confirmed this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet each subsequent refinement was far more difficult than before; after several days and nights, he had only completed one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without realizing it, he seemed to sense a boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh of all things should inherently possess such a boundary, limiting their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier subtle illuminations had gone so smoothly perhaps because he had not yet reached the critical threshold, and by the tenth, he had truly neared this limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had cleaved through the Sword Forest with [Seven Mountains], he had used that sword intent to break through this bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But afterward, every subtle illumination became a struggle to push forward against this boundary, making it excruciatingly exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You stretched his waist by the Green Water Lake, then stood still, facing the green willows along the shore, his eyes flickering with golden light; though no spiritual sword was in hand, sword qi rose and hummed around him, causing willow leaves to swirl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the message sent back by the outer couriers of Lingzhou, what did the Sword Spirit Mountain people call him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They called him the Sword-Mind-Transparent Body, naturally attuned to the Sword Dao…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But didn’t Cao Jingsong say he was naturally attuned to spiritual energy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could he be attuned to everything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attuned to everything? What kind of body is this…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three directors of the Management Courtyard now stood side by side on the mountain path, sensing the sharp, clear sword intent, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Qin Lang, the director close to the Chu family, upon seeing this sword intent by the lake, could not help but think of Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chu family’s second young master had left the courtyard for months to receive teachings from his elders at home, all to slay Ji You, enter the Inner Courtyard, and become a direct disciple of the Hall Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the Chu family, lacking a lineage, would be bound to two great immortal sects, their status far surpassing the Nine Provinces noble houses—calling them the Eighth Immortal Sect was not an exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ji You’s sword… truly was not easy to receive…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their current attitude toward Ji You was deeply conflicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, they had sent him to the Qiling Ruins to risk life and limb precisely because he was a wilderness self-cultivator with no noble family background—and yet he happened to possess extraordinary talent, blocking the path of the Chu family’s young master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, no matter how talented a wilderness self-cultivator might be, he was still far less noble than Chu He.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with his sword, he had shattered the Sword Spirit Mountain’s Sword Forest and preserved the last shred of dignity for the Heavenly Book Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the very purpose of the Management Courtyard was to uphold the Heavenly Book Courtyard’s prestige—they constantly repeated this phrase, yet it was Ji You who ultimately fulfilled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, regarding the selection of inner courtyard disciples, we in the Management Courtyard should stay out of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s only right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I still want to know what kind of body he truly has—could it really be stronger than the Chu family’s Seven-Hole-Pearl Body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why does Brother Qin care about this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know? Brother Qin has an unmarried daughter at home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ji You had slowly retracted the sword qi around him, gently exhaled, then walked toward the Enlightenment Ground, sat cross-legged, and saw heavenly light descend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since returning from Sword Spirit Mountain, he had been refining his flesh and had not gone to Xuwu Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he decided to end his seclusion and today, on the mountain, he would cultivate with undivided focus—nothing else, absolutely nothing else!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in a gust of wind, Ji You’s spiritual sense passed through the hollow, misty void and appeared before a black mountain, beneath ancient heavenly Dao, surrounded by utter silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the cold, elegant immortal maiden with long legs and slender waist sat in meditation atop the mountain; seeing him arrive, she slightly narrowed her beautiful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, since Ji You’s departure, Xiao Jianzhu had thought of many things, her emotions complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only met three unfamiliar men who had bitten her toes and hugged her; now that she had calmed down, she felt like stabbing Ji You a few times with her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women are always like this—emotions shift unpredictably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When together, everything felt thrilling, but once calm, she felt such softness was utterly unlike herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you eaten dinner yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m entering meditation—don’t bother me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You blinked in surprise, thinking, Why is this girl being moody again? He quietly approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi refused to speak, closed her eyes pretending to meditate, then quietly lifted her arm, leaving enough space around her slender waist for an arm to encircle it, while pink mist began to drift from her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m in meditation—I won’t feel being hugged.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You watched her clumsy act, pondered for a long while, then decided to pretend he saw nothing, maintaining the demeanor of a proper gentleman with eyes straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to draw out Yan Shuyi’s Empress personality—to make her snuggle in his arms, to make her call him “big brother”—not to let this girl train him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she was too obedient normally, he feared he might never claim the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, Yan Shuyi’s arm, held aloft, grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You’s ability to read the situation was still good; he couldn’t help himself and reached out from behind, gently wrapping his arms around her slender waist and pulling her into his embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xiao Jianzhu kept her eyes shut, pretending to meditate, she now seemed noticeably more docile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meditating while being held… was quite comfortable for her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You couldn’t defeat her yet, so he could only be fierce in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn’t know was that Yan Shuyi had never been hugged before—only because she was Xiao Jianzhu of Sword Spirit Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Mirror had granted her an isolated, otherworldly status, making people dare only to gaze from afar, causing even her own parents to feel distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One cannot say whether one likes or dislikes something one has never experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi had always believed that a dignified Jianzhu like herself, commanding thousands of disciples, could not be like ordinary girls who enjoyed being hugged—especially since it would damage her pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Ji You first touched her waist, she felt violated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later… she truly liked it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xiao Jianzhu of Sword Spirit Mountain now felt a touch of pride; her pale, delicate foot, resting on the edge of the black cliff, began to sway joyfully without her realizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What passed for meditation now looked utterly fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your foot’s moving—aren’t you pretending to meditate…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You suddenly spoke, and immediately felt Xiao Jianzhu stiffen in his arms, her toes instantly becoming still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ji You lifted her arm from behind and muttered to himself: “I heard that those in meditation are completely tense—if someone lifts their arm during meditation, they won’t lower it voluntarily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jianzhu kept her arm raised, breathing slowly, her slender, curled eyelashes trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You looked at her, thinking: This girl isn’t always clever—when she’s foolish, she’s easily fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person in meditation would awaken suddenly from external disturbance—how could they keep their arm raised if someone lifted it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Begin training!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You gently lowered her arm, then whispered close to her ear: “I also heard that when someone is in meditation, if you tell them to say something, they’ll say it—if they don’t, it’s fake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Shuyi: “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After setting the stage, Ji You spoke softly: “Shuyi, call me ‘big brother.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words fell, Xiao Jianzhu suddenly opened her beautiful eyes, revealing a pair of icy, piercing gazes, then turned her head from his embrace, sword intent surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the pink mist swirling around her faded, turning finally to ice-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In moments, Ji You’s spiritual sense was kicked out, falling back into the Enlightenment Ground; he fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man full of vigor—looks like this path won’t be cultivated at all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You had planned to send his spiritual sense skyward again, but before he closed his eyes, a pair of firm, uplifted breasts appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong had been on the White Jade Platform, waiting beside him as he prepared to meditate; now seeing him return, he couldn’t help but speak: “How did your seclusion go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You relaxed his back: “Very well—I feel much stronger than before I left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent! Then we only wait for the autumn duel—slay Chu He, enter the Inner Courtyard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Cao, during my seclusion I didn’t inquire—do you know how You Buyu is doing now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You and You Buyu had personal grudges; this inquiry wasn’t out of concern, but because he cared about certain matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because on the night they left Sword Spirit Mountain, as the carriage moved forward, while Ji You sat with eyes closed, breathing, he suddenly heard a dull thud from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped, everyone got out, and saw You Buyu—who had ridden alone due to injury—lying on the road, screaming in pain while pounding his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, he collapsed into unconsciousness, his complexion visibly turning waxen yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, when they left Sword Spirit Mountain, this direct disciple of the Free Will Hall had already nearly recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his face remained pale, his internal energy had stabilized, and most of his major wounds had stopped bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself felt fine; when he received word that the Heavenly Book Courtyard was sending someone to meet him, he harshly refused, saying losing the Dao Debate had already cost him face—if he couldn’t even return to the courtyard on his own, he’d be mocked for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one expected You Buyu’s condition to suddenly worsen; since then, he had never awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, several Elders from the Free Will Hall came personally to retrieve him; others returned to the courtyard, and Ji You never saw him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Cao Jingsong couldn’t help but turn his hands behind his back: “His condition isn’t good—he dropped a realm as soon as he returned to the mountain, and his spiritual energy now surges uncontrollably.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Book Courtyard’s methods embedded in the body, if forcibly broken, do cause backlash—but such severity is rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After long thought, Ji You said: “Master You is at the peak of the Fifth Realm, and the Abbot is near the Immortal Realm—can’t they help?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there were a way, it wouldn’t have dragged on this long. The exact situation is unknown, but it doesn’t look solvable. I heard yesterday that Master You has already sent someone to Yu Danzong to summon an Elixir Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You nodded: “Then, Master Cao, how much monthly stipend did you receive this month?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Cao Jingsong’s smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Recommend a friend’s book: [High Martial: I Can Infinite Control]. An experienced author from external platforms—lacking support. Direct link in author’s note, but I hope your monthly votes stay with me.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1909,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","031cdd67c22786e84decf56e516d5a2d6b45e9104d5f69f7ea3f8e454b62e221","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-134","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-132",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]