The Immortal Ascension

Han Li grows up poor in a remote mountain village, where opportunity runs thin and hope feels distant. By chance he enrolls in a small martial arts sect, stepping into a world of strict training and secret histories. He starts with little obvious talent, yet he stays methodical, studying every move and exploiting small advantages. Surrounded by ambitious peers and stern mentors, he learns to read a fight before it begins and to script his own path forward. Over years of patient practice and careful planning, he begins to transcend his origins, gradually reshaping his fate while the sect and its rivals watch closely. Along the way he earns unexpected allies and confronts personal doubts.

Directed by Yang Yang, the series is created by Ding Lingtao, Yuren Wang, and Jia Dongyan. It appears to be an original concept rather than an adaptation, with a focus on character driven drama and vivid cultivation sequences.

Early reception leans hopeful, with a 7.3 on 30 votes, suggesting steady audience interest. The show explores class mobility, perseverance, and the cost of pursuing forbidden power, balancing intimate relationships with high stakes action and a slow burn unspooling of personal growth.