A figure plummets from the sky, pursued by a relentless enemy. This is not an ending, but a beginning. The latest season of the acclaimed Donghua (动画) Immortality (永生) thrusts its protagonist, Fang Han (方寒), into the ancient, dormant heart of the Taiyuan (太元) Immortal Mansion. This is more than a refuge; it's a transformative crucible.
Within its time-locked chambers, a desperate escape morphs into a daring enterprise. Fang Han does not merely survive this legendary testing ground. He acquires it, piece by piece, turning a dead labyrinth into a vibrant, mobile stronghold that defies the very forces that hunted him. His journey here redefines what it means to wield power, shifting from solitary strength to the foundation of a burgeoning community.
The Portable Powerbase
The Taiyuan Immortal Mansion’s most revolutionary concept is not its immense size, but its ultimate portability. Within its vast structure lie smaller, self-contained estates known as Daiyuan (带院). Think of them not as fixed rooms, but as modular, magical units—each with its own spiritual veins and functions. Fang Han’s first acquisition is the damaged Fire Cloud Estate. It becomes his initial anchor, a foothold in a hostile environment. Its true potential is unlocked when he plants the primordial World Tree sapling at its center. This act bends the local flow of time, accelerating growth and cultivation within its bounds, creating a precious strategic advantage.
This estate evolves from a shelter into a command center. Using resources scavenged from fallen foes and the mansion itself, Fang Han cultivates pills, refines his body, and even nurtures a formidable Beiming Kunpeng (北冥鲲鹏) avatar. The Fire Cloud Estate, now protected by a fiery barrier and animated by the World Tree, becomes a beacon. It attracts the mansion’s scattered, ancient inhabitants—beings who have clung to existence for millennia. They are not mere refugees; they are potential assets, masters of forgotten arts, who trade their knowledge and loyalty for a place within this new, growing order.
Fang Han’s expansion is methodical. He secures the allegiance of figures like the Golden Ao Ancestor and the Blackwater Python, granting them subsidiary courtyards adjacent to his core estate. This forms a "one-core, four-guard" structure. Each new addition specializes in a different domain—alchemy, wood-element cultivation, aquatic arts—transforming the dead mansion into a functioning, multi-disciplinary enclave. The isolated fugitive is now a landlord and a commander, presiding over a miniature society he built from ruins.
From Tenant to Master
The pivotal moment arrives at the Xuanpin (玄牝) Gate, the mansion's core. To claim true ownership, a costly tribute is demanded: a Immortal artifact, a primordial spiritual root, and a golden core from a great beast. Fang Han, through fortune and struggle, possesses all three—the soul of the Fire Cloud Estate's banner, the World Tree sapling, and the Kunpeng's core. His offering is accepted. The gate transforms into the Xuanpin Child, a loyal steward, and the entire mansion submits to his will. His Fire Cloud Estate is renamed the Taiyuan Main Estate, bearing his personal mark.
This mastery grants him the ultimate power: mobility. He compresses the vast, multi-layered Immortal Mansion into a single, portable orb—the Taiyuan Pearl. This act changes everything. He is no longer trapped in or defending a static location. He carries his fortress, his workshops, and his followers with him. When he finally emerges to confront his primary hunter, the formidable Hua Tiandu (华天都), he does so with the weight of an entire domain behind him. Their clash is not just a duel of individuals, but of portable power against established might.
Fang Han’s victory is decisive. He doesn't just defeat Hua Tiandu; he immediately capitalizes on it. Before the gathered forces of major sects, he unfurls his portable estate and holds court. He offers resources, sanctuary, and affiliation to wandering cultivators and former enemies alike. In one move, he transitions from a wanted man to the legitimate lord of the Taiyuan domain, commanding a small army. His journey in the mansion was never just about personal cultivation. It was a blueprint for building a faction, a template he will use to challenge the established powers of the world. The final shot of the pearl, its courtyards glowing, promises this portable revolution is just beginning.
