[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-60":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},2259933,4410,"Chapter 60: Killed a Rongdao Cultivator","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>In the chaos, blood sprayed everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other sect disciples watching grinned, seeing the Qiwu Sect disciples continuously falling dead, unable to understand why the arrival of a bottom-tier realm cultivator had turned the tide of battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deadliest were the five hidden swords—they fell to the ground after being thrown, pretending to be the swords of fallen disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, at any moment, they would suddenly leap up again, striking straight for the neck, impossible to guard against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Why are all the ones getting stabbed dead from Qiwu Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right—it really is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s something fishy here—Qiwu Sect must’ve been set up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yao, hearing the murmurs around her, clenched her teeth: “Gongshu Senior Brother, stop holding back—kill that bottom-tier realm cultivator immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Rongdao cultivator fully unleashed his suppressed spiritual energy, his aura surging violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You had been able to overpower this Rongdao cultivator across two realms only because of his superior spiritual energy circulation speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared to deploy all his spiritual energy because his recovery rate was fast, but the opponent had been suppressing his spiritual energy, only using half-strength, afraid of being drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, seeing the battle turn dire, holding back would be foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Chou raised his sword, stomped the ground, his aura exploding as he poured every last bit of spiritual energy into the blade—the sword roared like a tiger, slashing horizontally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike was like a thunderclap in the night sky; the arrogant sword qi surged upward, overwhelming the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young brother, dodge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu shouted, his eyes filled with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fully unleashed Rongdao cultivator—even if he could only deliver one full-power strike—would be fatal to a bottom-tier realm cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between their realms was too vast; no clever sword technique or abundant spiritual energy could bridge it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words ended, Ji You felt boundless pressure—the sword intent was already rushing toward him like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, he raised his own sword to meet it, slicing through the opponent’s sword qi and colliding head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Gongshu Chou’s eyes, his sword would shatter the opponent’s blade, then slash diagonally across the neck, splitting him in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been waiting for this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch out—the little flying spike’s coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You spoke softly, expressionless, while Gongshu Chou’s pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the opponent’s sword had left his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t held—it was controlled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Chou was horrified to realize that though the sword had appeared held all along, it had secretly switched to spiritual control at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving his hand, the sword continued along its original cutting path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the bottom-tier realm cultivator, using his utmost body technique, slipped past it, his left hand surging with spiritual energy, wrapping a black spike that drove straight into Gongshu Chou’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You crushed the spiritual energy in his palm and thrust forward—the sharp black spike pierced straight through Gongshu Chou’s chest and slammed into the stone wall behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Chou looked down at his chest, now gushing blood, and collapsed onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed swordsman wiped sweat from his brow, expressionless, then stood tall in the center, sword intent surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bottom-tier realm cultivator had killed a Rongdao cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even under suppressed spiritual energy, this was unbelievable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu and Wen Zhengxin both halted their fighting, turning back in stunned silence to look at Ji You, at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, Ji You had seemed certain to die—but now it was the Rongdao cultivator who lay dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young brother, are you… alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu’s face was pale, fearing Ji You had used a life-for-life gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You waved his hand: “The sword in my hand wasn’t held—it was controlled by spiritual energy from the moment I struck. I did it to lure his sword, then hid a spike in my left hand and waited.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone froze, then a chill ran up their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t feared the opponent unleashing his spiritual energy—he’d been waiting for it, to unleash his full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then could he be certain the opponent had no spiritual energy left to protect himself, so he secretly switched from holding to controlling, drawing out that full-power slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed the distance and stabbed straight through the defenseless opponent’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move could be considered an ambush—it could only be used once. Once the opponent was alert, it would never work again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the previous seven flowing swords and hidden blades had all been setup for this single stab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingyun Realm had been too peaceful for too long; everyone focused solely on cultivation, and even at the Dao Discourse Assembly, they relied on realm superiority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ji You was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he decided to cultivate both martial and spiritual paths, he resolved that if he ever left the Heavenly Book Academy, he would walk the path of the outlaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, every sword technique he learned was meant for killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a duel, a lower-rank cultivator could never defeat a higher one—but in life-or-death combat, it’s different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many ways to make someone die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ding Yao stared at the fallen Rongdao cultivator, her face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[His sword was strong.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly recalled what Zhuo Wanqiu had told her during the forest search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an inner-courtyard disciple of Lingjian Mountain, she had scoffed at those words then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when the man had stood motionless while they searched him—she’d dismissed him entirely, even thinking killing him on the spot would be a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did she realize just how strong he truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just his sword, or his spiritual sense—even his spiritual energy intensity had surpassed that of a Rongdao cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t understand why, when they’d met that day, he hadn’t resisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up and saw the bottom-tier realm cultivator had recalled all his swords, suspending them mid-air, his expression cold as he faced the cultivators whose spiritual energy was nearly depleted, alone encircling them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother, take the others and leave first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu sheathed his sword, immediately ordering men to carry Pei Ruyi away, leading the disciples toward the dense forest on the slope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin stayed behind to cover their retreat, planning to leave only after everyone was far enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, they heard Ji You’s voice suddenly ring out in the silent battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you all charge me now, you have a good chance of overwhelming and killing me—I’m not that strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why bother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Know this: if Wen Senior Sister and I fight together, even if we die here, we’ll take out several—or even a dozen—of you before we go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It might be you… or you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You pointed casually at several cultivators: “You might think it won’t be you—but why not you? You’re all cannon fodder sent by your sects. Why fight so hard? How much are they paying you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, disciples from Lingjian Mountain and Qiwu Sect fell silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, one bottom-tier realm cultivator, with seven swords faintly humming in the air, truly stood alone, holding off a thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, the two remaining Rongdao cultivators, though wounded, could still kill a bottom-tier realm cultivator easily—and the other disciples weren’t weaklings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet not a single one dared step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin had spent years in the inner courtyard and didn’t know Ji You well; now, staring at his outlaw-like profile, her gaze grew deeply complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering the mountain, Ban Yangshu had reported to her that he planned to station a bottom-tier realm cultivator outside as backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t thought much of it—after all, a bottom-tier realm cultivator couldn’t possibly add much strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sight of those seven swords returning in a storm had utterly shattered her understanding of the bottom-tier realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, before all eyes, the two of them sheathed their swords and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, everyone suddenly heard a muffled groan of pain, and turned to see Gongshu Chou, still lying on the ground, his right hand trembling as it lifted from the pool of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1360,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ade02a88814217888984b6cacfe938da4230129624742f80db75b08c4ce63aaa","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-61","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-59",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]