Original subtitles

♪Chasing wind, I set out afar♪

♪The road ahead lost, my voice unheard♪

♪I've tasted joy and sorrow♪

♪Laying low, I plan every move♪

♪With a mortal heart and lingering ties♪

♪I'm roaming far and wide♪

♪A twist of fate in desperate times♪

♪A bond that outlives the dust of life♪

♪Still chasing what immortality means♪

♪Even eternity flashes by in a blink♪

♪Don't mock my ordinary life♪

♪I fight alone as chaos shakes the world♪

♪Don't scorn my humble roots♪

♪Kind at heart, ruthless when I must be♪

♪Fate stirs with joy and grief beneath♪

♪I hold the tide between life and death♪

♪Faith carries me through endless dark♪

♪And I return with a heart refined♪

♪Forged by trial, I rise through three realms♪

♪Reborn in the wheel of fate♪

[The Immortal Ascension]

[Adapted from the webnovel, The Immortal Ascension by Wangyu]

[serialized in www.qidian.com under China Literature Limited]

[Episode 14]

Where are you going?

Try to find a decent cavern.

It's all on you now.

Can't you just go

the normal way?

I spent all those gems

paying you to find me a cavern.

You didn't find a cavern,

and now I have to look for you?

Little guy,

you really found one!

Now hide.

It's pitch dark in here.

There's even a tree?

This place is something else!

A spirit spring!

Nice work.

You actually did it!

I didn't waste those gems on you.

A natural spirit spring like this

is truly a rare find.

This cavern is ideal

for cultivation!

Here,

your reward.

Spirit herbs?

How are they even growing here?

Guess I can secretly grow herbs here

without anyone noticing.

It's Han Li's little herb garden.

Stop!

Hey, stop!

Don't eat that!

Listen.

Too much of that

will harm you!

Those are my precious herbs, got it?

Spit it out!

Come on!

There's a spirit spring here,

and spirit herbs too.

What a perfect spot for cultivation!

Perfect spot.

Absolutely perfect.

You want a nap too?

Unbelievable.

You really know how to ride the wave.

Careless of me!

I need a defense array.

All right.

Job well done!

Now,

I need to plan this place out.

First,

I need

a place to sleep.

A bed?

That'll do!

Not bad!

Pretty good, actually.

I can have tea here.

Enough now.

I just fed you.

Don't be greedy.

How'd you get in here?

Looks like Mentor Wu was right.

Free arrays can't be trusted.

Totally unreliable.

Where can I get

a proper defense array?

Move aside.

Yuanwu Kingdom?

It's not far from Yue Kingdom.

Quite close, actually.

Maybe...

I should take a trip there?

Don't follow me.

Stay here and watch the place.

And don't let it come inside.

[Heavenly Star Sect's Market, Yuanwu Kingdom]

All right, deal!

Congratulations on winning this treasure!

Please head to the counter to claim your item!

Yuanwu Kingdom may be small,

but it's got quite a few arrays

and some good crafting masters.

With any luck,

this auction may have something for my array setup.

For now,

I'll sell off some stuff first...

One stalk of Golden Glow Ganoderma!

[Millennium Golden Glow Ganoderma] ...Let's see what these guests have to offer.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the bidding now begins!

Starting bid,

I bid 500 gems!

I bid 1,000 gems!

1,000 gems!

I bid 1,200 gems!

1,200 gems!

I bid 1,500 gems!

- 1,500 gems! - I bid 2,000 gems!

I'll trade a high-grade array

for that spirit herb!

A high-grade array?

Oh, must be worth thousands, huh?

Exactly!

Sir,

do you really have a high-grade array?

I do.

But...

but it's not fully complete yet.

Hey, you!

What you've got is just junk.

Stop making a fool of yourself!

I bid 2,000 gems!

2,000 gems!

I bid 3,000 gems!

Any more bids?

Three thousand gems, going once!

Three thousand gems, going twice!

Three thousand gems, going three times!

Sold!

Congratulations!

Please claim your item at the counter.

Ladies and gentlemen,

let's move on with the auction!

Next item up!

Stop right there!

That's odd.

I saw him run this way.

Hey!

Did you see a tall, skinny guy

wearing a bamboo hat?

Thanks!

After him!

This array is really something.

If I have one like this,

no little beasts

will sneak into my cavern again.

Earlier,

[Qi Yunxiao, Artifact Crafter]

thanks for stepping in.

I didn't help you

out of kindness.

If you're also eyeing

my array master's skills,

you'd best move along.

The Millennium Spirit Herb.

Do you still want that?

[Yunxiao Pavilion]

Yunxiao Pavilion?

Yunxiao is my first name.

Qi is my surname.

That Golden Glow Ganoderma is yours?

Didn't you already sell it?

Who says

I can only have one?

Fair enough.

That's great news!

May I take a look?

Tell you what,

you're a businessman.

Let's talk business.

Show me one high-grade item here,

and I'll let you see

my herb.

Nothing here

has caught your eye?

All right then.

Sir,

this way, please.

These arrays are really well drawn.

No, not this one either.

What's that?

Don't touch it!

It's for artifact crafting.

Did you draw all these arrays?

I specialize in crafting gear.

The arrays are someone else's work.

Sir,

wait a moment.

Sir,

what do you think of this Five Phases Reversing Array?

The Five Phases Reversing Array?

That's the one that just exploded.

Wait, that explosion

wasn't the array's fault.

I just didn't have enough gems

to power it up.

My array

is an incomplete work now.

It only runs at about 20% power.

But even like this,

it's still

a top-tier defense array.

It can block attacks

from a Mid Foundation Establishment cultivator.

What if you restore it?

Once it's fully restored,

it's more than enough

to protect a small sect

as the Mountain Barrier.

A Millennium Golden Glow Ganoderma

for a sect-level defense array?

Sounds like a fair trade.

But yours is still incomplete.

Sir!

Sir!

Sir, please wait!

Five years!

Give me five years,

and I swear I'll restore it to full form.

You won't trade a Millennium Golden Glow Ganoderma

for a broken array!

Sir,

are you interested

in artifact crafting?

You mean

you're offering to teach me?

To be honest,

my grandfather

was an elder in the Divine Arms Sect.

All my skills

came from him.

Crafting artifacts

is what I do best.

I've got something else too.

[Yunxiao Heart Technique]

This Yunxiao Heart Technique,

I compiled it myself

over many years of cultivation.

Besides this array,

I'm even willing to break family rules

and gift this technique

to you.

Because

I truly need that Millennium Herb

to save a life.

Well,

I happen to have a few materials to refine.

So how about you

forge a few sets of artifacts for me?

As for this technique,

if you can restore

the Five Phases Reversing Array,

I won't read a single page of this book.

What do you think?

And the Golden Glow Ganoderma?

You need that herb

to save someone?

You're willing to trade it

at any cost.

That shows your sincerity.

A life's on the line,

I won't say no.

[Yunxiao Heart Technique]

All right.

I've sealed the book.

If you've made up your mind,

just inject your spiritual power.

Even I

won't be able to open it.

If one day

you fulfill your promise,

I'll return the book

exactly as it is.

You trust me this much.

I'll give it everything I've got!

[Yunxiao Heart Technique]

Deal.

Sir!

Just follow the jade scroll's instructions

and you'll activate this array.

The sensory disruption feature

isn't fully developed yet,

but for pure defense,

it'll hold up just fine.

But...

What is it?

This array consists

of eighteen secondary disks and one core disk.

There are also

thirty-six positioning banners.

They're arranged in macrocosmic and microcosmic cycles,

calibrated with Hetu-Luoshu divination patterns,

and activated through the Primordial Eight Trigrams.

Setting it up takes serious effort.

If I had more time to refine it,

maybe

I could simplify it a bit.

No worries.

Next up,

let's talk

about artifact crafting.

These are

from a Level 2 Blackflood Drake?

Horns,

fangs,

and venom!

These are top-tier materials

every crafter dreams of!

You recognized them in a glance,

looks like I came to the right person.

How long will it take?

Half a month will do.

No problem, Han.

With these materials,

I can make several high-grade artifacts.

Oh yeah!

Qi,

my name's Han Li.

Good!

This one's good!

Done!

Not bad!

That's it!

Wait, did I mess up a step?

Guess I can't get careless with this.

I should've asked Qi Yunxiao for more details.

Now I'll have to wait

until I pick up the artifacts in two weeks.

[Ye Fei, meet me in the poplar woods. by Huang Long]

Ye Fei,

you faked your death once.

You should've just stayed buried.

Why drag your old crew back in?

Is my name something you can call so casually?

Back in Bamboo Sect,

you had to call me Young Master.

Fine.

For old times' sake,

if you hand over Volume One

of the Great Deployment Art you stole,

I can convince the Master

to spare your life.

Volume One?

You really haven't changed,

still so naive,

still the loser at my feet!

Earlier, he mentioned

the Bamboo Sect.

Oh no!

A tracking mark!

Who's there?

Show yourself!

He must have backup.

I'd better get out of here.

What is that?

What's going on?

Dead?

A primordial spirit?

Sir,

if you help me find a new body

so I can start over through possession,

I'll pass on the Bamboo Sect's secret technique,

the Great Deployment Art, to you!

What's the big deal with a broken technique?

All it does is control some puppets.

This technique enhances your spirit sense!

If cultivated properly,

you can control over a hundred puppets at once!

Over a hundred!

So what?

It also boosts your odds of forming a core!

It helps with forming a core...

Please, don't kill me!

No.

Tough luck for you.

In this life,

I'll never trust any body possessor.

So intricate.

Looks like it needs

Bamboo Sect's secret technique to work.

Could it be the Great Deployment Art?

If I ever get the chance,

I have to get my hands on it.

I'm the Master!

I am the rightful leader of Bamboo Sect!

I have the first four volumes

of the Great Deployment Art!

No.

If I don't remove this mark,

they'll find me sooner or later.

I need to figure something out.

That was clearly just a tree.

How is that the Young Master?

Greetings, Young Master!

Zhong Wu.

Zhong Shu.

You're with me now.

I will serve you to the death!

If I speak falsely,

may heaven strike me down!

May heaven strike me down!

Here,

take this.

This is the list

of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Seven Sects.

Recruit every name

on this list for me.

Once it's done,

we'll meet at Yan Clan Stronghold.

Yan Clan Stronghold?

Congratulations, Young Master!

That means

Yue Kingdom is now

wide close for the taking!

Your grand plans are sure to succeed!

You mean "wide open," right?

Remember,

it's "wide open."

Shouldn't it

be "gate close"?

It really is just a tree...

[Yunxiao Pavilion]

Han!

You're right on time.

[Yunxiao Pavilion]

Take a look at this,

a flying artifact I forged

using Blackflood Drake fin and tail.

It doesn't offer much defense,

but it's incredibly fast.

I just

haven't had time to name it.

The fin contains

wind element power.

At this tier,

few artifacts can match its speed.

Wind Boat...

Let's call it Wind Boat!

What do you think?

Swift as the wind!

Great name!

Han,

check these out too.

These are Drake Daggers,

made from the Drake's fangs.

This is White Scale Shield,

crafted from its toughest outer scale.

And this one

is Azure Smoke,

condensed from the Drake's venom.

It should help you

catch your enemies off guard.

Qi,

you actually managed

to finish all this in fifteen days!

I'm seriously impressed.

I should be thanking you

to that Millennium Spirit Herb

Ruyin's condition has improved,

so I could focus on crafting these.

Ruyin?

You risked everything

just to save her.

She must be the one you love, right?

I bet you've got someone special too.

[Yunxiao Pavilion]

Wind Boat...

A noble spirit within,

the wind carries me far and free!

You're the one

asking to see our young master?

Spit it out.

It's raining

and cold too!

Weather changes fast these days.

Bamboo Sect marked me with a tracking seal.

They'll keep hunting me down.

If Ghost Spirit Sect can shelter me,

I'll offer the Yellow Maple Valley map

in exchange!

Not bad.

You've come to the right place!

Bamboo Sect...

Boss!

Awesome!

My boss

is seriously amazing!

The hat.

You're not messing with me, right?

No way!

This issue is easy to handle.

Right?

So...

Relax, sir.

Someone's around. Run!

I didn't expect it.

You're not just a demonic spy,

you're with Bamboo Sect too!

Ye,

you've hidden too well all these years!

Wu,

you know too much!

All these years,

you've been blocking my profits.

I should've killed you long ago.

So this is who you really are.

I'll never let you off!

Kill him.

Kill him!

Die!

Mentor Wu!

Han Li!

Go tell the Sect Leader

that he's a traitor!

He's working

with demonic cultivators disguised as Spirit Beast Mountain disciples!

Too late!

Die with him!

Mentor Wu!

Grab me!

Take them down!

Mentor!

Hang in there!

My cavern's just ahead.

There are pills that can save you!

Forget about me.

There's no time...

Tell Master Zhong,

the demonic sects planted spies in the Seven Sects!

That Ye guy is one of them!

The other sects are probably infiltrated too.

Don't let them strike from inside and out!

And,

keep a close eye on Spirit Beast Mountain!

Enough talking.

Save your strength!

Mentor Wu!

Han Li!

Give it up.

That array won't protect you.

Today,

you won't make it out alive!

No matter how hidden this place is,

it's still Yellow Maple Valley territory,

full of powerful cultivators!

Aren't you afraid

someone might find out?

Still resisting on death's doorstep?

Kill him.

Blow it up!

Only running at 20% power,

and it's already this strong.

A fully restored array

will be perfect!

If I survive today,

I swear I'll finish

restoring this array!

Kid!

You've got quite the array here!

Hand it over to me.

This time,

I'll let you live!

Want to learn it?

Kneel.

I'll teach you!

Dream on!

Han Li!

The array's starting to collapse!

You won't hold out much longer!

♪Shards of dreams inside a dream♪

♪A pale moon falls into mirrored skies♪

♪Years slipped by as I lingered on♪

♪Old scenes rise again♪

♪Too hard to forget♪

♪Easier just to miss♪

♪They say the past fades like smoke♪

♪But looking back still stirs the ache♪

♪This noisy world, this lonely page♪

♪Swept away by time♪

♪Eyes once looked far♪

♪Now lost in the shift♪

♪Autumn winds stir♪

♪Smoke curls once more♪

♪Like clouds on the edge of sky♪

♪Returning to my eyes♪

♪Looking back from the mountaintop♪

♪Time lost its name♪

♪Was it yesterday♪

♪Or tomorrow?♪

♪The world has changed♪

♪Beyond recall♪

♪Time will fade♪

♪All the words ever spoken♪

♪Only this longing remains♪

♪Crossing centuries and days♪

♪In a fleeting moment we call eternity♪

♪In a fleeting moment called eternity♪