[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-watching-the-immortals-fall":3,"chapter-watching-the-immortals-fall-watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-82":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},2259955,4410,"Chapter 82: A Letter to Tian Shu Academy (Celebrating 10,000 Subscriptions)","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-82",82,"\u003Cp>Leaving Ningcheng County, the Tian Shu Academy group arrived at Fengxing Ferry, fifty li to the west, by carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was spring, bright and clear; the Nujiang River flowed calm, its waters merging with the sky above in a boundless expanse of blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the right carriage, Yuan Caimei gently lifted the curtain and gazed at Ji You.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had sensed that morning that her good friend Yan Shuyi seemed quite taken with him, and her heart had churned for a long time—but now it had settled somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not the Little Mirror Master truly had interest in him, she could hardly compete with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this matter was strange: given Yan Shuyi’s status, she had no interest in the Sacred Son of the Wenda Sect, yet she willingly drew close to a mere outer-disciple of Tian Shu Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she pondered, the carriage horse suddenly halted, and the group arrived at the ferry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a magnificent immortal ship was moored at the shore, its railings carved with jade and its three-tiered decks arranged in elegant tiers, teeming with figures like a floating palace upon the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group stepped down from their carriage and entered the ferry terminal, looking up to see a group of cultivators standing on the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators aboard also spotted them; at first they merely glanced, but soon turned their gazes fully, and even their murmurs grew quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei was just stepping onto the gangway when she noticed countless eyes fixed upon her, and her brow furrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, she realized those eyes were not on her—they were on someone behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Tian Shu Academy’s martial-spiritual cultivator, Ji You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Carrying so many swords…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Supposedly all gifts from girls, including one from the daughter of the Lu family of Yunzhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not as sensational as the cultivation of a demon into an immortal, the incident where Lingjian Mountain allied with Wenda Sect to attack Tian Shu Academy was still a major event in the cultivation world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, though the Seven Immortal Sects had long simmered with hidden tensions, they had never before clashed so openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some said this event, while less dramatic than the demon’s ascension, had even deeper repercussions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone knew Wenda Sect wished to form a marital alliance with Lingjian Mountain; their joint assault on Tian Shu Academy must have revealed much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one were to ask who had gained the most fame from this incident, it was undoubtedly the Tian Shu Academy cultivator who had reached the peak of the Lower Realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rural self-taught cultivator from a remote region, a martial-spiritual cultivator, who had stepped on Chu He’s toes and nearly killed a Rongdao expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His person bore nearly every impossible label imaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Ji, you’ve already become famous across Qingyun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, just empty fame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ru pointed to the second deck of the immortal ship: “Look, there are several female cultivators gazing at you with radiant smiles—they’ll likely add a few more fiancées to your list.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You glanced at Zhuo Wanqiu beside him and patted Bai Ru’s shoulder: “Lord Bai Ru, come to my cabin later and we’ll discuss ‘radiant smiles’ in detail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nah, heh, I’m a bit tired.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You’s expression turned serene and deadly: “No problem—I’ll come find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ru clenched his teeth: “Why must Lord Bai Ru always suffer such calamities…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because someone will get jealous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ruyi couldn’t help but interject, glancing sideways at Yuan Caimei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger brother hadn’t stayed with them these past two days; in Tian Shu Academy’s eyes, he must have been with his fiancée, especially since after their tea house meeting and banquet, he consumed many yang-boosting items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though such conduct before marriage was improper, immortals were naturally unrestrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yuan Caimei, listening to the murmurs around her, wore a thoughtful expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had heard from Yan Shuyi about Ji You showing mercy to a Rongdao expert of Lingjian Mountain, but she didn’t know the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the battle was called a “surrounding attack” in everyone’s accounts, Yuan Caimei assumed Ji You had seized an opportunity amid chaos, braved danger to strike at a Rongdao expert, and then spared him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the current whispers and stares told her the truth was not as she imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Younger brother, what was it like when Tian Shu Academy was surrounded?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen turned to Yuan Caimei: “That? My brother-in-law and I went into the mountains to rescue you, but along the way we encountered Tian Shu Academy under siege. At the time, Miss Pei and the others were already gravely wounded, nearly dead—my brother-in-law drew his sword to save them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei blinked: “How did he save them with his sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My brother-in-law struck seven swords: three flew through the air, helping Senior Ban and another Tongxuan cultivator repel one Rongdao expert; the other three aided Miss Wen to repel another Rongdao expert.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen gestured: “Then my brother-in-law faced a Rongdao expert alone, drove him back step by step, and finally spared his life for reasons unknown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei’s eyes widened slightly, then she asked: “And what about the rural self-taught cultivator part…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My brother-in-law hails from Fengzhou—he had no official cultivation status, and trained secretly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t secret cultivation a capital offense?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ruyi, standing to the left, couldn’t help speaking up: “It is indeed a capital offense—but a cultivator under twenty who has reached the peak of the Lower Realms is different. Miss Yuan, since you don’t cultivate, you may not know: any immortal sect would fight to recruit someone who reaches the peak of the Lower Realms at your brother-in-law’s age.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei opened her mouth: “So that’s why he entered Tian Shu Academy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—he looked down on Tian Shu Academy. He entered only because he had to save a little girl.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, not only Yuan Caimei, but Yuan Chen too gaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never heard this part—his little brother’s eyes burned with eagerness, urging her to elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Ruyi said no more, but looked up at Ji You, who now stood tall and upright in Zhuo Wanqiu’s gaze like a virtuous gentleman returning to his cabin, and exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Yuyang County, whenever she heard Ji You’s tone suggest he looked down on Tian Shu Academy, she had found it laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she felt not only could he look down on Tian Shu Academy—he might look down on any immortal sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know whether this recognition stemmed from his cultivation talent, his deeds along the way, or the story he had told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen looked at Yuan Caimei: “Sister, now do you understand why I insisted you take my brother-in-law as your husband?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Caimei’s eyes flickered: “It’s still too early—don’t call him brother-in-law yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Chen glanced at his sister, thinking: Sister, sister, I call him brother-in-law because I’ve replaced you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at the Little Mirror Master’s sister—how skillful she is: a meal lasting half an hour, three times of close contact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, I dropped my chopsticks once; when I bent to pick them up, I saw her foot pressing against my brother-in-law’s boot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister, you’ve no hope—you’re an old maid, dragging away a good man and left with yourself, too late to feel anything, finally hugging your elixir furnace sighing over why you never acted sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bazi  has only two strokes—but those are between the Little Mirror Master’s sister and her brother-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between you and your brother-in-law, there’s probably a character as complex as  Da …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You knew nothing of Yuan Chen’s theatrics; he returned first to his cabin and unlocked the door with his key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering, he found a ship attendant and requested paper, ink, brush, and inkstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respected Teacher Cao, many days since I last raided (struck through)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respected Teacher Cao, long time no see—how are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My fellow senior and junior disciples and I, while journeying to the Qiling Ruins, prepared to lay down our lives for Tian Shu Academy, seeking the greatest immortal fortune under Qingyun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But on the way into the mountains, we encountered the Danzong’s direct disciple searching for his sister—the daughter of the Danzong’s abbot, Yuan Caimei, Dao name Danwei Zi, age twenty-three, measurements 95-61… (struck through, blacked out).”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Upon learning Yuan Caimei had been ambushed while escorting elixirs for Tian Shu Academy, we resolved to shoulder Tian Shu Academy’s responsibility and assist the Danzong’s direct disciple—note, the Danzong’s direct disciple—in rescuing his sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through countless trials and near-death experiences, we fulfilled our mission and rescued her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuan Chen currently appears spirited; Yuan Caimei walks with lively steps; though I suffered grave injuries during this time, I have fully recovered and show no signs—still without regret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But due to the urgency of the situation, we failed to report in time, and I feel deeply uneasy—hence this message.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Later, we intended to escort the Danzong siblings out of the ruins before returning deeper into Qiling to serve Tian Shu Academy, but suddenly thunder and lightning erupted in the mountains, preventing our return—we could no longer lay down our lives for Tian Shu Academy, and we are filled with remorse…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You finished the letter, stepped outside, and entrusted it to Wen Zhengxin to deliver to Tian Shu Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he encountered Yuan Chen on the deck: “Did you send a message to Danzong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—my sister sent it before bed yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then they should have responded by now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji You stood on the deck, arms crossed, gazing at the roaring winds ahead, his eyes deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few had seen Ji You break through to Tongxuan Mid-Realm, and the events in the mountains had drawn everyone’s attention, so the news had not yet spread through the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But someone always has special channels—for example, the Chu family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the message, Ji You had broken through and reached Tongxuan Mid-Realm, and had now boarded the immortal ship, returning to Tian Shu Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Ang, Teacher Chu He’s instructor, received the message at the hour of Hai yesterday morning and went straight to the Administration Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji You abandoned his group during the Qiling incident, violated academy rules, acted independently—should he be expelled from Tian Shu Academy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin, the Administration Director, looked at Ding Ang: “Would this provoke controversy within the academy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Ang turned to him: “Chu He has already reached Tongxuan Realm, and several senior figures in the inner academy favor him. We don’t need more complications. That rural self-taught cultivator never belonged here anyway. The letter’s claims are true—you’re merely following procedure. Who could object?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Qin nodded: “Then let’s proceed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, hurried footsteps sounded outside the Administration Office, and a disciple entered: “Director Qin, a message from Danzong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin looked at Ding Ang: “Brother Ding, let me read Danzong’s message first—then draft this judgment, shall we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Ang nodded: “Danzong controls all supreme spirit herbs—they hold a superior status. This must be handled first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin turned to the disciple: “What does Danzong’s message say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Danzong Elder says a small team will arrive in two days, bringing a thank-you gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why send a thank-you gift to Tian Shu Academy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s said Ji You, while preparing to lay down his life for Tian Shu Academy, accidentally saved the Danzong direct disciple’s life, and later, while again preparing to lay down his life for Tian Shu Academy, rescued the Danzong abbot’s daughter. The Danzong abbot wishes to send someone to express gratitude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin and Ding Ang exchanged glances, then rose in shock: “Who told you this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Administration Office disciple turned and pointed toward the outer academy: “Teacher Cao of the outer academy is reciting it on the White Jade Platform—he’s puffing out his chest like he’s about to burst…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(First subscription reached 11,000—kneeling thanks to all readers for your support…or2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1979,"2026-06-19T15:28:39.995Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","30dea53d088be40389d1c42358c72756a196276a81ea2d6f1f8dfb7b32b750db","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-83","watching-the-immortals-fall-chapter-81",430,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwatching-the-immortals-fall-cover.jpg"]