Immortal

Story context

Welcome back, fellow Daoists, to the Sword Immortal Realm—a place where legendary swordsmanship breathes and where the ghosts of forgotten Daos haunt the peaks. This chapter is a masterclass in Xianxia’s infamous “Faustian bargain” trope, delivered with surgical precision. Ji Ning finally meets the last disciples of the fallen Daofather Fuju and gets the real, uncensored lowdown on the **Five Treasures Sword Art**—the ultimate glass cannon technique. It’s fast. It’s deadly. And it will eat every other Dao you’ve ever comprehended for breakfast. The chapter is essentially a three-way conversation among top-tier cultivators weighing risk against reward, with Ji Ning already having made up his mind before the first word is spoken. By the end, you feel the weight of the decision: to walk a single, razor-thin path to supremacy and abandon everything else.

Why it matters

This is one of those “deceptively quiet” chapters that sets up a powerhouse upgrade. If you skim it, you’ll miss the emotional weight of Ji Ning’s choice. He’s not just picking a new skill; he’s willingly lobotomizing part of his cultivation history. The Rainwater Grand Dao he painstakingly built—the one that gave him his signature “Water-Fire Lotus”—is about to be forgotten. But here’s the thing: Ji Ning’s core strength comes from Heartforce and his divine abilities (Starseizing Hand, Eight-Nine Arcane Art), which are immune to this forgetfulness. So his sacrifice is actually *safe*. The chapter also serves as a subtle character study of Immortal Jimin—a man who succeeded at the art but couldn’t inherit the master’s grotto because he’s a Ki Refiner. There’s a hint of wistful pride there. Pay close attention to the details about the five peaks and the open inheritance: Daofather Fuju left his final legacy for anyone brave or mad enough to complete the fourth scroll. That’s the real prize, and Ji Ning is probably the best candidate to claim it. Buckle up.

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Desolate Era