Definition
A spirit bird mentioned by the Profound Bone Saint; chasing it across an improbable distance led him to the Nine-Turn Spirit Ginseng.
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A spirit bird mentioned by the Profound Bone Saint; chasing it across an improbable distance led him to the Nine-Turn Spirit Ginseng.
Story context
Buckle up, fellow Daoists, because the real ride just began. In *Winds Rising Beyond the Seas – The Small Stone Mountain*, our favorite paranoid herb-grower finally gets the promised payoff: the Profound Bone Saint actually leads him to the legendary Nine-Turn Spirit Ginseng. But of course, *nothing* in the Mortal Stream is ever that simple. The chapter opens with a crisp lore dump on the second trial’s killbox (the Crystal Path vs. the Lava Road), before shifting to an all-star lineup of Nascent Soul monsters playing a polite game of hide-and-seek. While Extreme Yin, Man Brutal Beard, and the orthodox big shots each peel off on side quests with suspiciously motivated excuses, Han Li follows the thousand-year-old ghost across a landscape that gets stranger with every mile—until they stop at a barren, qi-poor pimple of a mountain that screams “wrong location.” But the Profound Bone’s smirk says otherwise. Prepare for tension, trust issues, and a ginseng that might be smarter than both of them.
Why it matters
This chapter is a masterclass in Mortal Stream logictics disguised as exploration. The first half is all politics: watch how the top-tier cultivators each use the flimsiest excuse to detach from the group, leaving the reader with a clear understanding that *everyone* has a secret agenda and zero intention of sharing loot. Han Li’s internal calculation, meanwhile, is the real show—he’s not just following the old ghost; he’s mentally marking every mountain they pass as a missed opportunity, and filing every suspicious detail for later use. The reveal of the barren little mountain is a perfect bait-and-switch: the reader, like Han Li, expects the ginseng to be hidden on a majestic peak. The fact that it’s not tells you everything about the Mortal Stream’s philosophy: treasures don’t go where it’s obvious; they go where no one bothers to look. And that closing shot of the Profound Bone’s blood-red eyes? That’s not a visual effect—it’s a warning label.
Quick facts
Source novel
A Record Of A Mortal S Journey To Immortality
First appearance
Winds Rising Beyond the Seas – The Small Stone Mountain
Chapter references
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Type hints
a record of a mortal's journey to immortality, nine turn spirit ginseng, profound bone saint
Guide tags
A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, RMJI, Xianxia
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