A Mortal's Journey: Fighting in Mulan Grassland
Fighting in Mulan Grassland
The PV's out. Han Li looks different at Nascent Soul — sharper, colder, more dangerous.
There's a reason A Mortal's Journey to Immortality has been running for as long as it has. It's not about some chosen one who stumbles into godhood by episode three. It's about Han Li — a guy who started with nothing, no backing, no heaven-defying bloodline, just a stubborn refusal to die and an almost paranoid level of caution. He's earned every single breakthrough, and now, after finally reaching Nascent Soul stage, he's coming home to Tiannan. And home is on fire.
The new season, subtitled Fighting in Mulan Grassland, picks up right after Han Li's breakthrough. He returns to find the region in chaos. The Mulan Grassland tribes, facing a shortage of spiritual resources, have allied with the sinister Yin Luo Sect and launched a full-scale invasion. As a newly appointed elder of the Fallen Cloud Sect, Han Li doesn't have the luxury of sitting this one out. He's thrown straight into a war that's already spiraling out of control.
This isn't just another skirmish. The Mulan tribes are desperate. Their lands are depleted, their cultivation resources are drying up, and they've decided that taking Tiannan by force is their only option. To make matters worse, they've teamed up with the Yin Luo Sect — a group that specializes in the kind of dark, underhanded techniques that make regular cultivators nervous. It's a brutal alliance, and the defenders of Tiannan are struggling to hold the line.
Han Li steps into this mess as a wildcard. He's newly ascended to Nascent Soul, which puts him in the upper echelon of power, but he's still figuring out what that actually means in combat. He's not the strongest elder. He's not the most experienced. But he's got something the invaders don't expect — a complete disregard for fair fights and a talent for surviving situations that should have killed him ten times over.
The conflict comes to a head at Huanglong Mountain. This is where Han Li pulls out one of his signature moves — a Descending Spirit Talisman forged from the soul of an 8th-level Flood Dragon. It's a temporary boost, pushing his power to the peak of early-Nascent Soul stage, but it's enough. The Mulan tribes propose a hostage duel to settle things, and Han Li steps forward. No backup. No tricks (well, maybe a few tricks). Just him and the enemy champion.
And he crushes them. One strike. That's it. The morale of the entire invading army shatters in that moment. The tribes are forced to the negotiating table, and Han Li walks away with a reputation he didn't ask for but absolutely earned. This is the arc where people stop seeing him as just another elder and start whispering about the "Number One Cultivator of Tiannan." It's a title that'll follow him, for better or worse.
🎬 Studio: Original Force and Wonder Cat Animation are back at the helm. Original Force has been with this series since the beginning, and their grasp on Han Li's character — the subtle expressions, the cautious body language — is part of what makes the show work. Wonder Cat joined in later seasons and brought a bit more polish to the action sequences. Together they've found a rhythm that suits the story's tone perfectly.
📺 Platform: BiliBili is handling distribution. 52 episodes means this season will run for a full year, giving the Mulan Grassland arc the space it needs to breathe. No rushed pacing. No cutting corners. Just a slow, deliberate build toward one of the most satisfying payoffs in the series so far.
📖 Source: Wang Yu's web novel. If you've read ahead, you know that this arc is just the beginning of Han Li's Nascent Soul journey. The stakes only get higher from here.
- If you've been following Han Li from the start: This is the payoff you've been waiting for. Seeing him finally operate at Nascent Soul level after hundreds of episodes of struggle is incredibly satisfying.
- If you dropped the show because it felt slow: I get it. The early seasons are a grind. But this arc? It's got war, political intrigue, and Han Li actually flexing his power. Might be worth giving it another shot.
- If you're new: Don't start here. Go back to the beginning. A Mortal's Journey is the definition of a slow burn, and you need the context of Han Li's struggles to appreciate his wins.
The season premieres June 13 on BiliBili. If you're caught up, you already know you're watching. If you're on the fence, maybe this is the arc that pulls you back in.
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