[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-30":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},2259903,4410,"Chapter 30: Found Five Mummified Corpses","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>Glug glug, glug glug, Ji You drank water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old doctor sat beside him, asking about Ji You’s family background and his future aspirations, like a kind elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You smiled politely but grew wary, unwilling to say more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mortal world, one’s origins must never be revealed lightly; a single misstep could plant a seed of disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he heard the old man refused payment, his tongue loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the character he’d developed over two and a half years living in Yuyang County: anyone who didn’t charge fees was a long-lost friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the day you arrived, you stole that young man’s silver?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, how can you call it stealing when it’s a scholar’s affair? You’re being impolite, old man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A scholar? That young Kuang is the scholar, isn't he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can stealing from a scholar be called stealing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a hearty, aged laugh rang out, mixed with a doglike cackle that kept chiming in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside in the courtyard, the Mistress of Jixiang Hall, wearing a floral hairpin, sat at a stone table sipping tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winter air was bitterly cold; the tea on the small stove cooled quickly, forcing her to convert spiritual energy into fire to keep it warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just warmed a pot when she heard the laughter in the courtyard and was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incident of a student being attacked on the street had spread through the inner courtyard by morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people had turned the martial-spiritual cultivator into a legend, leaving her deeply surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what surprised her even more was that her master had suddenly emerged from his bamboo hut deep in the Cloud Sea that morning, saying he wanted to stroll through the outer courtyard and take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She assumed her master, having lived in seclusion for too long, wished to catch a glimpse of the bustling life of the mortal world, so she followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Yu Yingqiu’s astonishment, her master had gone straight to Bishui Lake’s Elegant Garden to visit the outer courtyard youth who had fallen into a coma after depleting his spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, footsteps sounded from inside the room; Yu Yingqiu rose to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her master had already stepped out, muttering “No need to see me off,” and walked out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has your master finished his visit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He has.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man nodded with a smile, hands behind his back, and walked out of Bishui Lake’s Elegant Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yingqiu paused slightly, sensing that her “visit” and her master’s “look” were not the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She meant to check on him; her master’s “look” seemed to be an observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as when she had competed for the position of Jixiang Hall Mistress, her master had said: “You’ll do—I think you’re good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know what exactly her master thought was good about her, but it was said that cultivators of his realm could see at a glance how one’s spiritual energy flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as the two left the courtyard, a sharp wind whistled through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong descended from the sky, landing in the courtyard, drenched in sweat despite the cold, his head steaming like vapor rising from boiling water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, flying through this courtyard required only a fraction of spiritual energy; today, it felt as if he’d been cursed—he couldn’t fly at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he’d flown over the stone arched bridge over Bishui Lake five times, but he had no proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he’d finally reached his destination, he sighed in admiration of his profound cultivation and iron will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder if Ji You’s woken up yet...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong pushed open the door and saw Ji You sitting on the bed, stretching lazily; he finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You yawned as he saw him enter: “That doctor’s pretty good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong blinked, wondering who had summoned the doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual sense depletion wasn’t an injury—why would someone go out of their way to call a doctor? Were they trying to steal my student?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must’ve been Ma Jiaoxi and Ding Jiaoxi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Ji You sensed the Heavenly Book, they’ve coveted him for days on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You suddenly remembered the attack and asked: “Have the disciples sent to search outside returned?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong snapped back: “I came for that very reason. The three Directors of the Administration Office asked me to ask you—would you be willing to join the discussion? If not, they’ll come themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you catch the three who attacked us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We caught them—but we caught five.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You blinked, wondering if catching bandits came with free extras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong knew he didn’t understand and explained: “After your fight in the city, the remaining instructors and disciples chased them, but they’d clearly planned ahead—they headed straight for Wanzhuo Mountain, using the complex terrain to vanish, with a clear escape route.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You raised an eyebrow: “That sentence is usually followed by: we didn’t know the terrain and lost them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One team did catch up, but the disciples were too low in realm—they were badly wounded, yet still couldn’t stop them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You had fought them—he knew how dangerous they were. If a Rongdao cultivator were that easy to catch, the realm wouldn’t qualify as one of the Top Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Tian Shu Academy... is pretty weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered, then remembered Cao Jingsong’s earlier words: “What do you mean you caught five?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong’s face darkened further: “Another team planned to pursue from the mountain’s rear, but they stumbled upon a cave—its entrance was narrow, but the interior ran deep. Inside were five dried corpses. We recognized two of them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You narrowed his eyes: “Cai Ziyao and Zhang Congzhi...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You glanced at him: “Didn’t you tell me yesterday they went missing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Jingsong nodded: “Correct. Though their faces were unrecognizable, their clothing and ornaments matched exactly what they wore the day they vanished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This martial-arts immortal’s plot is turning into a young Bao Qingtian drama...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You fell silent, then followed Cao Jingsong to the Administration Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Administration Office was small—about the size of Bishui Lake—but now it was packed with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were the returning search disciples, and the disciples from other sects who had stood by the street the night before, shocked and terrified but never lifting a hand to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ji You entered, murmurs rippled through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially among those who had watched the battle on the street—they couldn’t help but picture the white-cloaked swordmaster, three swords howling, standing coldly in the night, swinging his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the cultivation world, when a high-level cultivator unleashes a Dao technique, onlookers usually cry out, “Master, your power is divine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But last night, they hadn’t seen any Dao technique from the white-cloaked swordmaster—and yet they still wanted to call it divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, swords are tools—either infused with spiritual energy to fight, or loaded with Dao techniques to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, they’re like Harry Potter’s wands—never weapons in themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the day before, they’d accidentally gotten a taste of something extraordinary...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You walked through countless reverent gazes, looking up, and noticed a group dressed in Great Xia official robes standing behind the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them was Kuang Cheng, whom he hadn’t seen in days; he sent Ji You a look of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his gaze, Ji You read two words: Awesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what did old Kuang have to do with this? Oh—he joined the Si Xian Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he joined as a civil servant—why was he even called here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(New Book Rank #3—please follow and vote for monthly tickets!!!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1276,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","39109e3ea9266cdf9d632dcc7bb4986b371520e1476c33a182215c2d1e5a8950","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-31","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-29",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]