[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-64":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},2259937,4410,"Chapter 64: The Ten-Day Tale (Part 2)","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>After the young master descended the mountain, the seven immortal sects all speculated wildly: why had this peerless prodigy come down from the mountain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the demon race had brought forth a vast celestial fortune?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only the townsfolk who witnessed it firsthand saw him carry Xiuxiu down and carve a line of characters onto the city wall, then pick up the sword from Ji Bolong’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, not a single demon ever crossed the border again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That battle shook heaven and earth; countless demons fell on the ramparts, and the young master’s flowing white robes were soaked in blood, yet he never retreated a single step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, heaven and earth suddenly roared, and celestial Dao patterns crisscrossed across the sky, illuminating all ten directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immortals watching from distant immortal mountains were elated, for they knew this was the sight preceding transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the demon race had brought boundless celestial opportunity—enough to make one an immortal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what they did not know was that this was merely coincidence; the celestial light filling the sky was simply because the young master had reached the moment of transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After one night, dawn gradually rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the townsfolk looked up beneath the sunlight, they found the demons had retreated—but a lone figure still stood upon the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, the young master had not ascended to heaven; instead, he had died on the ramparts, wounded and broken, his corpse still standing defiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire town watched this scene in silence for a long time, then knelt like a tide, bowing their heads repeatedly to the unyielding figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven immortal sects sent emissaries to investigate, recorded the event in their annals, and labeled it an unsolved mystery—for they could not understand why, when celestial opportunity had surged so powerfully that day, the young master had not ascended, but died there instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice faded, countless disciples of the immortal sects stood dazed in the night of the dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This story completely defied the logic of Qingyun’s world, severely challenging their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless cultivators across the world seek only the supreme Dao and eternal life—how could someone so extraordinarily gifted abandon transcendence to die for mortals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Budebushuo , when Ji You described the young master standing alone against ten thousand, roaring that this land of humanity was forbidden to demons, they truly felt something ignite within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin curled his legs and looked at Ji You: “What did he carve on the wall when he swung his sword one final time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You narrowed his eyes, their gaze as tender as if gazing at a dog: “He carved the Dao he had found.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What Dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The greatest of immortals serves life, serves the people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, all disciples froze, inexplicably feeling a chill crawl up their spines—as if they had just awakened to some truth, though they could not say what it was, so they instinctively looked up at the sky, their hearts unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin bit his thin lip: “Did you make this up yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You, knowing he’d been caught, tossed the book aside: “Stories are naturally more thrilling when they’re dramatic—always winning, like my life, is just too boring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But there are no such immortals in this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. That’s why it’s just a story—not reality. Listen to it, that’s all. Don’t take it as truth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You never intended to awaken the disciples’ sense of belonging to humanity through this tale; he simply disliked the original story in the book, so he made up something else—and felt better for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t realized he had such a talent—he could survive by writing books outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a good story…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin murmured the eight characters “The greatest of immortals serves life, serves the people” under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had come here as expendable pawns, sent to die for the immortal sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, thinking on it, dying was dying—better to die as gloriously as in the story, with meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other disciples who had listened also fell into deep thought, then exhaled slowly, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt something growing inside them, though they could not name what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin suddenly looked up: “Just now, were you alluding to what’s happening now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The celestial fortune the seven immortal sects seek—in your story, was merely their own foolish delusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You lowered his voice: “Sister, tomorrow, take them out of the mountain. There is no celestial fortune here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin paused, gazing into the depths of the ruins toward the central sacred mountain—she first said that such overwhelming celestial light could not mean there was no fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You knew she didn’t believe him, so he sat cross-legged: “I’ll prove it to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You said nothing, but slowly closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the surrounding disciples edged closer, unsure what he intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the next moment, countless disciples with bewildered expressions suddenly cried out—even Wen Zhengxin paled and stepped back three paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ji You’s body began radiating a mysterious aura—first a single thread, then, as time passed, swelling into a vast, surging tide of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, is this… the aura of the top five realms?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s breaking through into Tongxuan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu stepped forward, his voice low: “He’s breaking into Tongxuan!” His eyes were filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ruins, malevolent energy permeated, blocking heavenly-human resonance—no one could awaken Dao or break through, a truth all cultivators had confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not understand why Ji You now possessed the aura of Tongxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet amid the clamor, the mysterious aura abruptly ceased, the waves instantly dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You slowly opened his eyes; the gold within them vanished, replaced by a violent, blood-red fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you eaten the Zhu fruit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin could hardly believe it: “Then what just happened…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You took a deep breath: “To master swordflight, I’ve been training my spiritual sense nonstop. My realm hasn’t risen, but after the battle, I broke through the limit of the malevolent energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu exchanged glances, mouths opening but no words coming out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew the ruins’ malevolent energy restricted spiritual energy, spiritual sense, and heavenly-human resonance—but they never imagined anyone could harden their spiritual sense this way, forcing their way past the restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the academy, everyone spoke of Chu He’s extraordinary talent—even surpassing Ji You, who had sensed the Heavenly Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, deep inside, they felt this bottom-tier perfected cultivator from the outer academy had never been surpassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You took a deep breath, the blood-red in his eyes fading: “Actually, you’ve all misunderstood something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Misunderstood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Malevolent energy can restrict spiritual energy and spiritual sense—yes—but it cannot restrict heavenly-human resonance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Yangshu frowned: “Impossible. Everyone here cannot achieve heavenly-human resonance—what else could it be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You looked up at him: “A few days ago, rumors spread that a Shanhai Pavilion disciple ate a Zhu fruit and broke two realms in one day—why wasn’t he restricted? Was it just because he ate a fruit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You cannot achieve heavenly-human resonance not because malevolent energy blocks spiritual sense—but because there is no Dao here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since entering Beisha Town nine days ago, Ji You had daily pushed his spiritual sense to its limits, just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the mysterious malevolent energy could obscure even the Dao, daily breakthroughs, however small, could still climb higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he continued breaking through, tonight he suddenly sensed something—stunning him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he abandoned his method of refining spiritual sense, and soared upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the most voided depths, he found a chaotic, turbulent void—the entire sky twisted with malevolent energy, as if a distorted figure writhed within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly-human resonance” means a cultivator uses their own understanding to perceive the Dao’s operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, at that moment, the cultivator’s spiritual sense and the Dao’s aura are connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ji You sensed the Heavenly Book in the Tian Shu Academy, he had seen the Dao up close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though that Dao had been silent, filled with deathly stillness, its evolving laws were balanced and harmonious—nothing like this twisted, writhing black energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who ate Zhu fruit and broke through had sensed not the Dao—but something else, something unknown…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1377,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","173d47b64e7e91ae70ceb1fe6d546c9742628ff70e10f4b66c8df6b1aba0ac6c","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-65","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-63",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]