The Immortal Ascension hits 9500 on heat index – most successful premiere on YOUKU since 2024

The new xianxia drama The Immortal Ascension has already hit 9500 on YOUKU’s heat index with just five episodes out for VIP subscribers.

It is currently the C-drama with the highest premiere heat index on YOUKU since 2024, after it premiered with a heat index of 8326 yesterday.

Meanwhile, the Chinese drama’s latest milestone was announced by YOUKU on their Weibo account a few minutes ago, along with a new poster featuring Chinese actors Yang Yang, Liu Yan, Li Nai Wen, Jia Bing, and Paul Che. (above)

It also followed another poster release celebrating The Immortal Ascension hitting 9,000 just a few hours before. (see below)

Along with the 9,500 heat index poster, YOUKU also commented:

#The Immortal Ascension Hits 9500 Popularity on Youku#

Popularity breaks 9500!

A master’s kindness is as vast as the sea, unforgettable for a lifetime.

Every step of Han Li’s (Yang Yang — @杨洋) immortal cultivation journey has been witnessed by Hong Fu (Liu Yan — @柳岩), Li Hua Yuan (Li Nai Wen — @李乃文), Wang Yu (Jia Bing — @贾冰先生), Elder Ma (Paul Che — @车保罗1102), and all fellow cultivators.

Tune in at 12:00 on Youku (Beijing Time) — #The Immortal Ascension# now streaming on Youku in China.

And yes, with a heat index already hitting 9500, it’s obvious The Immortal Ascension will make the coveted 10000 heat index within the next 24 hours.

Coveted, by the way, as once a YOUKU drama passes the 10000 mark, it is officially a huge success.

Yang Yang talks about what it was like to play the iconic Han Li (video)

The Immortal Ascension stars Yang Yang, and Gina Jin.

YOUKU dropped the drama’s 9-day release schedule, which shows daily releases of episodes up to Episode 16, earlier in the week.

UPDATE: The Immortal Ascension has now passed the 10000 heat index barrier