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 8]

While we're already bound by the betrothal arrangement,

I still wish to know you

better.

I see

you're still averse to me.

You think

you're above a man of my lowly background, don't you?

Not at all.

Then what?

Why are you afraid of me?

Senior Lu,

there are people here.

Behave.

You're adorable when you're shy.

There is no one here.

Him again.

Senior Lu.

Why do you like to pick on him?

He picked on me first.

His Foundation Pill

should have been mine.

Han Li!

Stand right there!

Senior Lu,

ever since I entered the valley,

I have done nothing but concede.

Why must you back me into a corner?

You know very well why.

Give me back the Foundation Pill

or be the fertilizer to the forest.

You've done nothing wrong

but you stick out like a sore thumb

because you possess something you shouldn't have.

What are you doing?

This is between him and me.

Please stay out of this, Mentor Wu.

I didn't teach you magic to hurt your peers.

Before I came here, I fought with my life

on the Tianwu Arena

before I was offered a Foundation Pill.

Yet he simply

took my spot with a show of his Ascension Token.

It was only reasonable for me to be angry!

The Sect Master and the elders

decide who can have the Foundation Pill.

If you have issues with their decision, appeal to them.

I want fairness!

The prestigious cultivators already look down on me.

He's just a rogue cultivator with a fake spirit root.

How come he gets to steal my thunder too?

You have accepted

the compensation gems we offered

so you're no longer entitled to the pill.

You still have a chance to get it in the future.

Just work hard for it when the time comes.

Senior Lu.

Let's go.

Let's not blow this out of proportion.

Han Li.

You will never

hear the end of me.

You won't

be so lucky next time.

Are you all right?

Thank you, Mentor Wu.

He was right.

You've done nothing wrong,

but you stick out like a sore thumb.

There's only one way for you

to keep your Foundation Pill.

Get to Tier 13 as soon as possible

and ingest it.

It's the only way.

Do I

not deserve the pill?

Senior Lu.

Calm down, Senior Lu.

Senior Lu.

Calm down!

I am calm.

You're digging your own grave here.

I fought for that pill for you!

Only by reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage that I am deserving of you.

Senior...

Didn't they offer you 300 gems as compensation?

That's a lot.

No need to take any tasks from me anymore.

That's not compensation.

It was a robbery.

Mentor,

I was told

that you

know a way to obtain a Foundation Pill.

I do.

But it costs a lot.

Are you

going to splurge?

300 gems.

Take it.

300 gems.

You won't keep anything for yourself?

Gems are nothing

compared to a Foundation Pill.

Wait for my good news.

Thank you.

Have you made up your mind?

Almost.

Are you done?

Mentor,

ten books in total.

Ten books.

20 gems.

Leave the gems here and you can go.

18...

That's not good.

18 gems.

Leave one book behind.

Take nine books.

Mentor,

can you help me out?

No.

It took me a while to pick those books.

Perhaps when I...

Fine.

Just this once.

Don't do it again.

Go.

Thank you, Mentor.

Don't move.

If I

treat your swollen neck,

is my effort

worth two gems?

You can heal?

You never mention it.

Have you been

ingesting supplements imbued with the fire element?

No.

No?

Perhaps I've spent

too much time at Dihuo Palace lately.

Not bad.

You hide many tricks.

It's swollen

because the heat

has pervaded your body.

I need to cut it open.

I'll gather some poisonous herbs

and make a numbing soup.

After you drink it,

it won't hurt when I cut it.

Han Li.

Come back.

Just cut it open now.

No need to numb it.

It's bothering me so much.

Come.

It's going to hurt a lot.

Not being able to sleep or eat is worse.

Just do it.

Come.

Hurry up.

Liar.

I can't

count on him at all.

It hurts.

Mentor.

Come.

Are you sure?

Listen.

If you botch it,

I'll make you pay.

It's true?

What is?

I've read that some patients

had a bird coming out of their shoulder.

It hid under the skin

like a tumor

or a lump.

You can hear a bird's chirping from within.

When it's cold or hungry,

you'll feel pain.

Once one uses a silver blade to slice its feet,

the bird

will fly out.

The fire energy

has taken a form.

Come.

I'll apply some ointment.

Brilliant!

What do you think?

It's treated.

Who would have thought

that you could heal too?

You have a knack

for medicine and herbs.

Here.

Your reward for treating me.

Keep it.

No need,

Mentor.

Just keep it.

Like I said,

curing your swollen neck is to be remunerated

by two gems.

Also,

I picked ten books,

and find myself short of two gems.

Therefore,

adding this to that.

We're even.

You

know your math well.

Speaking of gems,

living here can be costly.

If you need money,

go to Baiji Hall

to take up some tasks

and earn some gems.

Are you sure

I can do that now?

Just tell them you have my permission.

Thank you, Mentor.

Mentor Ye

is focusing on wood carving,

yet I can't help but feel watched.

Can someone

do two things at once?

Come in.

Greetings, Mentor Ye.

Here for a task?

It's your first time, and you came alone.

Should I give you a rundown?

Tame a beast.

50 gems.

That's a lot.

[Tame a Beast]

But taming a beast

can be dangerous.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

If you're too scared for it,

there's this one.

Move a mountain.

100 gems.

Anything simpler for me?

I have no use for that many gems anyway.

If you don't want to take these tasks,

feel free to come back next month.

Mentor Ye,

is the task at Herbs Garden still available?

Can I take that one?

Do you know what kind of place it is?

I looked down once

when I was flying.

I'm confident enough to carry out

a herb-gathering task.

I have to warn you first.

The herbs in the Herbs Garden

are more precious than the disciples here.

If you destroyed one or two herbs,

you would have to pay

more than a few thousand gems.

You don't trust me?

I would like

to give it a try.

A fool never heeds any warning.

Pay up.

I'm here to take up a task.

Why do I have to pay you?

I take 10% of the reward as commission.

It's the rule here.

What about other tasks?

Besides,

to make sure you can't walk away should you destroy the herbs,

you need to pay a small fee

as security deposit to accept this task.

You can't get anywhere without gems here.

You're gemless.

How can you survive in Yellow Maple Valley?

Herbs Garden...

There is a way, though.

Mentor Ye,

will you help me?

Easy.

Don't you have a Foundation Pill?

Sell it to me.

Not only can you own a large amount of gems

but I will also offer you better tasks

for you to choose freely.

Mentor Ye,

you don't have a use

for that Foundation Pill.

Who wants it

from me?

Why does it matter?

You have a fake spirit root.

You can never reach the Foundation Establishment Stage in your life.

You should thank me for purchasing

that pill from you.

I know.

But I plan to seize any chance,

no matter

how slim it is.

200 gems.

And 50 extra.

Don't be too greedy now.

That's 250 gems in total.

You're not strong enough

to keep that pill.

So why hold onto it so dearly?

You wouldn't want to lose your life

for it, would you?

Mentor,

is this a threat?

It seems like I can't leave this place

without surrendering the pill.

Are you sure

you want the task at the Herbs Garden?

Yes.

I want it.

[Herbs Garden] Show this token

to Mentor Ma.

Perhaps

it is as Mentor Ye said,

I am not strong enough

to keep the Foundation Pill at this moment.

Fortunately,

I got the task at the Herbs Garden.

I can

focus on nurturing herbs

and refining pills

to improve my progress.

I'll find a way eventually

to get the Foundation Pill.

Anyone's here?

Anyone's here?

Anyone's here?

I accepted the task

to tend to the garden.

My name is Han Li.

Is Mentor Ma here?

Who's there shouting?

You're scaring my plants.

Are you Mentor Ma?

[Mentor Ma, Herbs Garden]

Who is Mentor Ma

if not me?

Greetings.

I am...

Han Li.

This is Herbs Garden.

It has

millions of herbs.

You want to stay here?

Count

how many plants there are here.

If you get it wrong,

don't come back tomorrow.

Counting herbs?

Count them

and you'll know how many you've killed.

Then,

I'll ask you to pay for it.

You just have to pay up.

Yes.

1,723.

1,724.

1,725.

1,726.

[Dong Xuan'er, Yellow Maple Valley]

There is a total of

7,123 herbs here.

1,727.

1,728.

1,7...

- 1,729. - I come here to paint every day

so I remember every plant vividly.

I can't get it wrong.

1,739.

You must be new here.

1,7...

Oh, no.

She's using a trick.

She's more powerful than I.

I must leave.

Wait.

What is it?

What are you doing?

Stay still.

Let me look at you.

You look plain.

Your talent is also ordinary.

But you have great eyes.

Very clear.

Miss,

take care.

You don't like people looking at you?

I don't like to be stared at.

Your stare

makes me uncomfortable.

Do you get nervous when you see me?

Don't worry.

In this garden,

other than herbs,

you hardly find any humans here.

Relax.

Don't move.

No. 91 on the rare insect list, Chelonian Beetle.

Look at its long horn.

Its black and white horn points at the sky.

How strong.

And look at its fine hair

that gives out a green hue under the sunlight.

It's beautiful.

It's like a war general.

What rare insect list?

Even insects have a ranking?

That's right.

If there is a ranking for cultivators,

the bugs and the plants can have one too.

Don't underestimate this garden.

There's more than meets the eye.

Indeed.

This cultivation sanctuary

is otherworldly.

What was the last number again?

I lost count.

Can you stop staring at me?

One.

Two.

But weren't we born to be admired?

Look at the bugs and the plants.

They don't care about us,

so they are happy.

You shouldn't care if others are looking at you or not.

This garden

has a lot of eccentric people.

I don't want any attention.

That said,

she seems to be quite familiar with this place.

Perhaps I can learn from her.

Greetings.

I am Han Li.

How may I address you?

Oh, you're the one with the Ascension Token.

I don't mean to look down at you.

I am Dong Xuan'er.

We're now friends.

Miss,

do you work in this garden as well?

She is the Dong Xuan'er.

No one can order her around.

Mentor Ma.

Mentor Ma.

Good.

Since you two have met,

I don't need to make a lengthy

introduction.

This is Han Li.

Dong Xuan'er

is different from others.

She is the direct disciple

of a Core Formation Stage cultivator.

She

sees things differently

in comparison to you.

Don't waste

your time with her.

Understood.

This is an excellent bug.

What do you think?

It is good.

Raise it for another decade or so

and it will become grade 2.

Keen eyes.

The universe is predestined

as countless lives were brought to this world.

They exist,

so we should learn to admire them.

Don't you think so?

Han Li.

She sees the beauty in everything.

Perhaps

this is another way of cultivating too.

This garden

is wonderful.

I love it.

How is your day?

You don't look happy.

Be happy.

Mentor Ma.

How many

did you count today?

If we count the ones on the surface,

there are 7,123 plants.

If we include Jade Wyrm Root that grows underground,

we have

7,177 plants here.

Wrong.

I counted twice.

I am very sure.

Seven thousand,

one hundred,

and eighty-two plants.

Impossible.

Impossible.

That's impossible.

There are five plants

in my hands.

Anyway, you passed.

Take them.

You

barely pass.

Thank you, Mentor Ma.

Can I stay here?

Mentor Ma,

I've tended to herbs before.

Please be reassured.

Wait here.

Don't gawk.

Han Li,

come here.

I told you that if you killed

any plants,

you'd have to pay.

Did you have a backup plan

in your mind already?

I'll do my best.

Good.

Write down anything.

Anyway,

take care of this garden.

I'm going to cultivate in isolation.

You can stay here for the moment.

It makes it easier

for you to manage this place.

I'll return

after one season.

After we harvest them,

you will be rewarded

with plenty of gems.

Do you understand?

Please put your mind at ease, Mentor Ma.

Also,

do not disturb me.

Mentor Ye!

Mentor Ye!

Where did that old man go?

He's often away during the day.

I see he has been tinkering with puppets.

It seems like he is adept

in puppetry.

This is huge.

Wow.

I won't be able to defeat him when I fight him.

That ancient fool.

You're so early.

Are you here to snatch up new tasks?

Mentor Ye,

I heard

you have obtained a Foundation Pill.

I came to thank you.

Why thank me?

An ancient fool like me made a promise

to a fledgling fool like you.

Then

when can I

have the pill?

Be patient.

Just wait.

The disciples will be arriving soon

to accept new tasks.

If you don't mind that they find out about this deal,

you can wait for me here.

Once they are gone,

I'll let you know.

Come in.

Come get your tasks.

Morning, Mentor Ye.

Morning.

Pick whatever task

you like.

Which idiot

took the task in Herbs Garden?

Does he not know how odd Mentor Ma is?

Or how dangerous the herbs are?

Who else can it be?

Who?

The one with the Ascension Token.

So he took it.

It's over for him.

The Herbs Garden

will be his final stop in Yellow Maple Valley.

This garden

is no different from the garden in Shenshou Valley.

It's only bigger in scale.

I can do it.

Water the root and not the leaves.

You need eight hours of sun.

Looking after these plants

feels so much better than hanging out

with those

scheming disciples.

The sun is bright.

Soak it in.

Grow faster.

Bear me more fruits.

My path to riches

depends on you.

♪The cloud and the sky are always on each other's side♪

♪Time and time again, it never changes♪

♪You appear among the stars♪

♪Taking away my emptiness♪

♪I want to admire the landscape with you♪

♪I'm a speck of dust in the sky♪

♪Turning back, you're there♪

♪Unafraid of the winding journey♪

[Tier 11, Qi Refining Stage]

♪We promised to enter the dream together♪

♪I fight only for you for the rest of my life♪

♪Let time sweep through♪

♪The mountains♪

♪Thoughts turn♪

♪Into a thousand sails♪

♪Despite the distance♪

♪If our heart connects♪

♪It's as if we've never left each other♪

♪Searching and searching♪

♪For your whereabouts♪

♪Fate can besiege me♪

♪With a thousand obstacles♪

♪Courage turn♪

♪Into a thousand sails♪

♪The fate is sealed when we lock eyes♪

♪Never turning back on this wayward journey♪

♪Looking back at shared memories♪

♪The long night ends♪

♪As I fly to the shore where you belong♪

When you

accepted the task in Herbs Garden,

I thought

Ye somehow tricked you into it.

It seems like

not only are you good with the art of healing,

you have a talent

for herbal horticulture too.

Not bad.

Mentor Wu,

I merely make use of what I have.

I owe it all

to your trust in me.

It seems like you have mastered the Telepathy skill

that I taught you last time.

I'm leaving.

It's not over yet.

It's not over yet?

Sure. Come.

That feels great.

That's the spot.

Tell me honestly.

What techniques

do you want this time?

I want them all.

I'm not talented

and I joined late.

I have too many things

that I want to learn.

Done.

Okay.

I'll teach you

this technique today.

Watch carefully.

This is Freeze.

This is Quicksand.

Don't underestimate these two tricks.

When used by someone powerful enough,

acres of land can turn into desert.

Raging rivers can turn into glaciers.

Try it.

Not bad

for a first try.

Don't rush it.

The efficiency of your spell

depends on

your ability

and your proficiency.

You are not talented,

but you're diligent.

In time,

it will pay off.

Thank you, Mentor.

I'm leaving now.

Also,

when do I come back next?

As often as you want.

All right.

Practice the spells regularly.

Not too shabby.

You've tended to the garden well.

It's all thanks to your notes.

I merely replicated them.

Besides, the weather helped me

to achieve

the results too.

Mentor,

since you know herbs so well,

surely you're well-versed

in alchemy too.

Nonsense.

My apologies.

But

I see lights on the wall

at the loo every night.

I suppose

that is the doing

♪In a fleeting moment called eternity♪

Hence

my question.

If you have the time

to study these things,

it means you have too much time on your hands.

Mentor,

will you give me a few recipes?

Truth be told,

I want to try

refining a pill.

You

are asking for too much.

I spent more than a decade

to come up

with those recipes.

I can't give them to you for free.

Even rough drafts will do.

I can experiment with them myself.

This is a different story.

You passed my trial

at this garden.

But the real challenge

is

doing it consistently.

From now on,

I will drop by every six months.

Take care of this garden.

Do your job well

and you'll

have enough gems

to buy whatever recipes you want.

Thank you, Mentor.

If you truly want recipes,

bring gems with you

to Lushan Hall.

Tell the person in charge

that I told you to go there.

Don't tell anyone.

Thank you so much, Mentor.

You've arrived at Lushan Hall.

How dare you walk in

without gems?

[Mentor Xu, Lushan Hall]

You may borrow books,

make copies,

or rent the alchemy room

but

you need gems for that.

He's mid-tier of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

I know who you are.

I am the one with...

A fake spirit root.

Indeed, Mentor.

Don't call me Mentor. I don't like that.

My surname is Xu. Call me Xu.

Elder Xu.

Xu.

Mentor Xu.

Xu.

Elder...

Come.

Go to the right for refinement.

Right?

Your right.

Go to the left for browsing books.

One gem every two hours.

Do not bring anything outside.

Duly noted.

Elder Xu,

please don't tell anyone I came here.

♪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♪