01x36 - Episode 36

[bunniefuu]

It wasn't until this life as Nan Xuyue

that I finally understood

what I was searching for

was you.

I've sought you through ten thousand years of rebirth.

You have been in a deep sleep all this time.

But that's fine.

Anyway, in this life,

I have finally found you.

♪ Searching for your face in the cycles of life ♪

♪ If the tears in my heart remain unseen ♪

I'll help you heal.

The wounds of a divine body

require half the power of Chaos

to recover.

Are you willing

to pay such a price?

♪ Never regretting our meeting ♪

♪ Only wishing for thousands of blossoms ♪

♪ To bloom for you that day ♪

I'm willing to use half my Chaos Power

to help you heal,

not because I trust your words,

but to settle past debts.

From now on,

you and I

will walk our separate paths.

♪ For love, braving the storms, crossing the years ♪

♪ Never regretting our meeting ♪

♪ Only wishing for thousands of blossoms ♪

♪ To bloom for you that day ♪

♪ Gazing at that one person, those eyes ♪

♪ I desire nothing else ♪

♪ A life with no worries or regrets ♪

The Immortal Alliance is already under the Demon Lord's control.

The Demon Lord has declared

that one life must be exchanged for the Immortal Alliance's survival.

There are only five incense sticks' time.

Each time an incense stick burns out,

the Demon Lord will k*ll a sect.

Until all five sects of the Immortal Alliance

are completely destroyed.

Tell me,

which sect should I start with

as the first incense stick nears its end?

Don't do this.

I'm scared

If you must k*ll, k*ll me!

Don't harm the child!

Noisy.

Bao.

Are are you alright?

I'm fine.

The first incense stick has burned out.

Perfect timing.

Let's start with the Osprey Island.

Bao!

You're overestimating your strength!

- Senior! - Senior!

- Senior! - Senior!

Aren't you a person of purity?

Even you can be consumed by inner demons.

Truly laughable.

How about I help you?

Why cultivate the immortal path?

Follow the demonic path instead!

Let him go!

Xuanling!

- Master! - Master!

You've finally come.

Where is Fate?

Since he saved you,

why didn't he follow you along?

Where is the noble Fate

hiding like a coward?

Fate caused Xie Xuechen's death.

I won't walk the same path as him.

This time,

I'm here to surrender to you.

Surrender?

Do you think I'd believe you?

You don't have to believe me.

But you know very well

Fate is an ancient artifact.

You cannot k*ll him.

But with my help,

you can gain an advantage.

I now offer my own life

in exchange.

All I ask is that you spare everyone in the Immortal Alliance.

You?

You have no right to negotiate with me.

What I want is the power of Chaos.

Xuanling!

Without my willing surrender,

no one can take the power of Chaos from me.

You're asking for death!

If you k*ll me,

you'll never obtain the power of Chaos.

Release everyone in the Immortal Alliance,

and I'll return to the Dark Abyss with you.

Since you've come as promised,

I will spare these nobodies of the Immortal Alliance.

Master!

- Senior! - Senior!

Master!

Hand over the power of Chaos.

What exactly are you planning?

Planning?

Naturally, to combine the power of Chaos with demonic power

to achieve ultimate strength

and destroy this world.

Destroy the world?

What good does that do you?

Good?

It should be punishment instead.

For these ten thousand years,

the world betrayed and abandoned me.

It must pay the price.

But the people of today

are no longer the people of ten thousand years ago.

There's no difference.

Human hearts change easily,

but some things remain the same:

ingratitude,

selfishness, and cowardice,

generation after generation.

The Book of Fate altered your memories

and the memories of the world.

Pearl never betrayed you.

And you

were never the Fallen Deity seeking to destroy the world.

You've always been Saint Emperor Zhao Ming,

who sacrificed everything for all beings.

All of this is false.

What is true, and what is false?

All I know is:

I've been suppressed under the Lava for ten thousand years,

suffering day and night.

I've been despised by generations.

And when I was in pain and despair,

you and Xie Xuechen fell in love.

I'm sick of so-called righteousness,

of so-called virtuous constraints.

When that remnant soul

returned to me,

showing me

your love and memories with Xie Xuechen,

it filled me with utter disgust.

Why won't you believe my words?

The truth from ten thousand years ago is as I've said.

Perhaps

I can help you

return to how you were back then.

Can you let go of everything

and start anew?

Start anew?

The pain, the torment, the scorn

of these ten thousand years

was all borne by me alone.

Let me tell you,

no one has the right

to tell me

to easily let go.

And no one has the right

to decide for me.

Remember this:

from now on,

there is no Saint Emperor Zhao Ming,

no Beacon of Righteousness Xie Xuechen.

There is only me,

the Demon Lord of Destruction.

Demon Lord,

please don't be angry.

Actually, I'd like to transfer

the power of Chaos to you early.

But now,

I only possess half of the power of Chaos.

I must keep it

to recover the other half.

Where is the other half?

This matter cannot be rushed.

Spend some time with me,

let me see your changes,

and I will naturally tell you

where the other half is.

I've sealed your cultivation techniques.

No matter how cunning you are,

you can't escape the Dark Abyss.

Think it over carefully.

Reveal the location

of the other half soon,

and surrender it willingly,

then perhaps I may spare you.

Otherwise,

you should be well aware

of the tortures of the Dark Abyss,

and the torment of the Lava.

The current Demon Lord

is so ruthless and resolute.

Can he truly be purified and changed?

That's wonderful!

It seems the demonic energy inside him

is being driven out.

Withdraw your power!

Are you alright?

No major issues.

Fortunately, you stopped us in time.

But when we

were expelling the demonic energy from you,

this demonic energy

didn't fade.

Instead, it grew stronger.

This demonic energy

is indeed peculiar.

Earlier, I felt

the forces of good and evil

clashing within me.

The more I tried to expel it,

the more the demonic energy fought back.

It even

almost made me lose control of my techniques.

The Demon Lord is ruthless,

and his demonic energy is even more cunning.

Senior,

let's try again.

We're sure to succeed.

This matter

might not be so simple.

Originally, I aimed to reach the Spiritual Form stage,

enhance my Curse,

and stand against the Dark Abyss.

But now,

with the demonic energy invading my body,

I fear

hope is faint.

I've heard that His Grace struggles to sleep at night.

If we offer him this aged wine

from the Dark Abyss,

once he drinks it,

he'll surely fall asleep immediately,

and have sweet dreams all night.

As they say, fine wine

is the perfect match for a hero.

A perfect pair!

When did you, Anger Demon,

learn to butter up and flatter?

Flatter?

I truly admire His Grace.

Don't you get it?

Hurry up and offer the wine.

His Grace will definitely like it.

Right?

I think so too.

Alright, I'm off then.

His Grace

refuses to eat anything

and rejects any persuasion.

I bet Anger Demon

will walk out of the Temple of Divine Execution

with the wine untouched.

I don't think so.

I bet

he'll crawl out, wine and all,

chased away.

His Grace actually accepted your wine?

He wasn't inside the Temple of Divine Execution.

I just left the wine there and came out.

But it's strange.

Every time I come looking for him at night,

he's never there.

It's all Zhao Ming's fault!

He caused the Divine Clan to abandon humanity.

He made our lives unbearable!

Zhao Ming is an evil emperor!

He is the origin of our disaster,

the beginning of humanity's suffering!

He's nothing but a curse!

Exactly!

Just for his own selfish desires,

he made grave mistakes and angered the Divine Clan.

He was never

worthy to be our ruler!

Zhao Ming

should've died long ago!

Quickly, let's plead with the Divine Clan,

beg for their forgiveness of humanity,

and ask them to continue protecting us!

It's all Zhao Ming's fault for defying the Divine Clan!

It's all Zhao Ming's fault!

That's right, it's all his fault!

- It's all his fault! - It's all his fault!

Even though my body escaped the Lava,

my soul is still suppressed

by the remnants of the Lava seal.

Night after night, I still suffer the tortures of the Lava.

Xie Xuechen,

thanks to your Jade Vault restrictions,

every time I commit evil or k*ll,

I suffer greater backlash and pain.

But,

you won't trap me for long.

I will repay

this endless pain to the world tenfold.

Jun Tian!

Jun Tian!

Even you only recognize Xie Xuechen

and refuse to return.

Fine.

Very well.

[Twilight Spirit Pavilion]

Xie Xuechen,

will the Immortal Alliance find peace

after tomorrow?

[Swirling Snow Pavilion]

No.

Then will the mortal world improve?

No, it won't.

Then why do you still charge forward?

Why not just let them

fend for themselves?

In your view,

the mortal world is a complete mess, isn't it?

Of course it is.

Amid this Chaos,

haven't you seen even a sliver of hope?

Just a tiny bit?

What hope is that?

If there's even a sliver of hope,

it's not yet time to give up.

Just like that day

when I brought you back to the Snow City.

As long as there's even a tiny bit of hope,

it's not yet time to give up.

Xie Xuechen,

don't worry.

I will do my utmost

to protect this world.

[Secluded Retreat]

The night is cold.

And your body is weak.

You shouldn't drink wine.

My body's weak?

Look closely at who I am.

I know you're Fate.

But does that mean you're no longer Nan Xuyue?

Nan Xuyue may have his weaknesses,

but Fate is different.

Nan Xuyue is not weak.

He simply had too few fulfilled wishes.

And his pain

results from the decision you made

ten thousand years ago.

You like Nan Xuyue,

don't you?

No.

No,

I don't like him.

Good.

Then I'll pretend

I never asked about that today.

Pack your things.

Prepare to leave.

Where to?

The Snow City.

The Snow City?

That's where the plan concludes.

Naturally, we should head there a bit early

and make proper preparations.

The Pearl Tower is a magical artifact.

Using it to expel demonic energy

might prove beneficial.

Senior,

you're showing signs of demonic possession!

If this continues,

not only will he fall into demonic possession,

but we'll also be consumed by the demonic energy.

Senior,

stay awake!

Don't let the demonic energy take control of you!

Senior!

Senior!

Hold on.

Hang in there!

In the end, my faith is unsteady.

I can no longer control the demonic energy within me.

Now the only way to give you all a chance at survival

is to destroy my entire cultivation

while my mind still remains intact!

Senior, stop!

You mustn't destroy your cultivation!

Soul Binding Curse!

Execute!

At the Greenview Heights,

a wedding and a funeral held together.

Divine battles shook yin and yang.

The Immortal Alliance has been aware of such matters.

So now,

should I address you as Mr. Nan

or the Divine Emperor of Fate?

As long as our stance aligns,

titles are unimportant.

Then what is your stance?

Tell me.

The Demon Lord is the enemy of the age.

All should align against him.

The Immortal Alliance is now at the mercy of him.

But as Fate,

only I

can stand against him.

I've expelled the demonic energy from you,

but your act of self-destruction

at the Pearl Tower

has severely damaged your internal channels.

In the coming days,

you must take spiritual medicine

and rest well.

Why do you keep looking at me?

I just wanted to see clearly

what Fate, the one who governs

the destinies of all ages,

truly looks like.

Nan Xuyue's appearance

shouldn't be unfamiliar to you.

I'm referring to the heart.

Does your heart

truly align with the Immortal Alliance?

Since you've

chosen to trust me,

then trust me entirely.

And you must trust only me.

This is a medicinal soup

made with our spiritual ginseng.

It will aid in restoring your internal channels.

Thank you, Miss Feng Yao.

You're so selfless.

To protect the Immortal Alliance from harm,

you were willing to sacrifice your cultivation.

For cultivators,

cultivation is the most precious thing.

And with such profound techniques,

were you really going

to give them up so easily?

The disaster was caused by me.

As the Alliance Leader,

I failed to protect everyone

and was instead infused with demonic energy by the Demon Lord,

nearly harming the innocent.

With my cultivation tainted by demonic energy,

it's better to destroy it entirely,

leaving no room for sin behind.

And I will not

allow myself to give rise to evil thoughts.

As for good and evil,

right and wrong,

you truly see through it all without attachment.

My master once said I was pure.

But after all I've been through,

I eventually realized

that my heart

still harbored attachments.

That is why the demonic energy

could disturb my techniques.

The problem isn't external.

It's within the heart.

You possess wisdom

to see through attachments.

Breaking through your boundaries

is only a matter of time.

Cultivation is easy to abandon,

but breakthroughs are hard to achieve.

Perhaps

I just chose the simplest path.

Qiumin.

Are you alright?

How are you feeling?

I'm fine.

It feels like I just woke from a long dream.

I feel the same.

Those were your memories from ten thousand years ago.

Mu Xuanling!

Xie Xuechen!

Mr. Xie!

Fu Lansheng!

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

Xie Xuechen,

have you gone mad?

Qiumin!

He's not Xie Xuechen.

He's the Demon Lord.

Now your lives are in her hands.

The power of Chaos or their lives,

what will you choose?

I will give you the power of Chaos,

but not now.

We're deep in the Dark Abyss now.

If I hand over it too early,

it will become our death warrant.

Ten thousand years ago,

all the people betrayed you,

but Yan and Qingyang didn't.

They could have achieved

true freedom and happiness,

but they chose to return to the palace,

only to die in the chaos of battle.

You may be ruthless,

but I believe

you still value righteousness.

I've spared them until now

out of respect for the fact

that they died for Zhao Ming.

But

if you still refuse to hand over the power of Chaos,

I don't mind

letting them die once more.

What are you doing?

Since they insist on seeking death,

then let them taste

the torments of the Lava.

Lansheng!

Qiumin!

No one can survive more than three days in the Lava.

How could they endure it?

Then hand over the power of Chaos.

Or just leave them there.

Xie Xuechen survived for seven days.

Perhaps they can too.

You're toying with lives.

Ten thousand years ago,

when I cherished life,

the world didn't value my protection.

When they begged the Divine Clan for mercy,

bowing and confessing their sins,

they willingly chose

to have their lives toyed with.

Mu Xuanling!

Xuechen is gone,

but the Demon Lord has taken his soul.

May the ancestors of the Snow City protect us

and help humanity survive this crisis.

One crisis isn't over

before another begins.

Now the Divine Emperor of Fate

guards the Snow City.

Though he can stand against the Demon Lord,

his intentions are mysterious.

Where the Immortal Alliance's path

will lead?

We can only take it step by step.

If Xuechen were still here,

he could surely resolve this crisis.

Actually,

even now,

I still believe that Senior remains

within the Demon Lord.

Perhaps

there's still a chance to awaken him.

The Immortal Alliance claims to be open and upright,

yet you resort to such sneaky actions?

Are you here to surrender yourself?

Where is the Mr. Xie?

Xie Xuechen is long dead.

The current ruler of the Dark Abyss

is the Demon Lord.

My Senior has not perished.

He's merely been controlled

by the Demon Lord.

Stubborn fool.

[Temple of Divine Execution]

Your Grace,

this disciple of the Snow City

invaded the Dark Abyss

with ill intent.

I caught him on the spot.

I spared your lives that day in the Snow City,

and today you come seeking death?

Senior,

I know your soul hasn't been destroyed.

You must've had your body and mind

controlled by him!

I've come here

fully prepared to die.

Even if it means sacrificing myself today,

I will awaken you!

How utterly foolish.

Senior,

we grew up together.

No one knows you better than I do.

Since childhood, you've shouldered the world's burden.

Slaying evil

has been your lifelong ambition.

How can you now

be controlled by this vile demon?

Think of your father's last words.

Everyone in the Immortal Alliance is waiting for you.

The people of the world need you.

Wake up now!

Destroy this cruel and vile demon.

Don't let him destroy the world

you gave your life to protect!

You're asking for death.

Senior

my life

was given by you.

When I was severely wounded,

you transferred your energy to me,

saving my life.

Now, if my life

can awaken you,

I

will have died for a worthy cause.

Compared to death,

you may still have

some value in living.

Imprison him!

I've called you both here

to discuss something.

I hope to borrow the Celestial Artifact, the Black Wood Seal,

from the Jade Sky Palace.

It's a powerful tool for reinforcing arrays

and sealing energies.

What do you need it for?

I have my reasons.

No need to ask further.

The Jade Sky Palace does have the Black Wood Seal,

but

it is a rare treasure.

Only the past masters knew the location of it.

Now that Lansheng is gone,

no one knows its whereabouts.

By the way,

Bao is a Treasure Sniffer.

Perhaps she could find it.

Don't even think about using Bao!

I can try!

Bao.

I can try

- What are you doing? - Bao!

This is a matter for adults.

You can't get involved.

Let me down. I'm going to try!

Lansheng, Xuanling, and Miss Gao

are all in danger.

I should

do my part to help!

Let me go!

As Treasure Sniffers,

we can not only detect treasures

but also tell whether a person is good or bad.

Yet with you, we can't figure it out.

Before, when you were Mr. Nan,

I couldn't tell.

And now,

as Fate,

I still can't tell.

Because fate is heartless,

knowing neither good nor evil.

Everything

is already destined.

Qiumin!

Qiumin!

Qiumin

They say

no one can survive more than three days in the Lava.

I don't know

how much longer we can hold on.

Once, the Lava

was used to imprison the Fallen Deity.

Now that the Fallen Deity is gone,

the fury that lashes at us every hour

should be less, right?

Perhaps we can last longer.

Maybe

we can compete with Xie Xuechen

from back then.

Ten thousand years ago,

whether amidst the fire or the rebellion,

you protected me with your life.

When I fell into the time swirl,

you followed without hesitation,

ready to sacrifice your life.

Now, in this desperate Lava,

you've never thought of abandoning me.

I want to ask you,

why is that?

Because I love you.

In the w*r between humans and spirits,

there was the regret of my parents' sacrifice.

Ten thousand years ago,

there was the regret of Yan and Qingyang's tragic end.

Since coming out of the time swirl,

I've always had a voice in my heart.

It tells me

that I must hold on to the person I love in front of me.

I don't know when it started,

but when I see you smile,

I feel happy.

When I see you sad,

I feel sorrow.

Qiumin,

weather in our past or present lives,

I truly love you.

From childhood to now,

everyone has hoped

that I do everything perfectly.

But only you

have repeatedly helped me

in my imperfect, awkward moments,

even risking yourself to save me.

It's you who taught me

what it means to be loved,

what unconditional love is.

It's you who taught me to accept love

and to give love in return.

If this time,

we can survive this crisis,

from now on,

I'll guard and protect you.

It's settled then.

For the rest of my life,

I'll rely on you, my heroic lady.

Alright.

The Demon Lord is ruthless.

He definitely won't give up

until he gets the power of Chaos.

Gao Qiumin and Fu Lansheng

have been trapped in the Lava for a day.

If this continues, their lives may be in danger.

I must think of a way to rescue them quickly.

I heard last night,

a disciple from the Snow City

was captured by His Grace and imprisoned.

Yes.

Last night I passed by the prison

and heard the continuous screams

of that Snow City disciple.

It was terrifying.

I got so scared that I ran away.

With His Grace's ruthlessness,

I'm afraid

he doesn't have much time left.

Yan Tong!

Mu Xuanling?

How did you

How did you end up here?

I came here willingly.

I want to awaken Senior's soul inside the Demon Lord.

Why bring this suffering upon yourself?

Has he

hurt you?

He hasn't hurt me.

He learned

that I have Senior's energy inside me,

so he locked me up here.

Last night,

he continuously injected his demonic energy into me,

seemingly

to relieve some kind of pain.

The Demon Lord feels pain?

And he was using your body

to circulate his energy?

What exactly is he trying to do?

I don't know his intentions,

but when his demonic energy circulated,

I sensed

a strong Jade Vault aura.

This is proof!

I believe

Senior is still inside the Demon Lord.

His soul hasn't dissolved.

Given time,

I'm sure I can awaken him.

But based only on the Jade Vault aura,

it's difficult to draw a conclusion.

Before coming here,

I borrowed the Heart-Observing Seal from the Xuantian Sect.

Since our sect was taken over by the Dark Clan,

Senior has been studying curses,

creating the Heart-Observing Seal.

It not only reveals inner demons,

but also allows us to observe the true heart of a soul.

If I have the chance to explore the Demon Lord's true heart,

everything will become clear.

Observing heart

It might be worth a try.

Take care of yourself.

Thank you, Miss Feng Yao,

for personally delivering the medicine.

It's nothing.

As long as you recover soon.

Thank you.

Try it.

The taste of this dried fruit

feels somewhat familiar.

Have you eaten it before?

It's just a feeling.

Eleven years ago,

Master saved me from an evil cultivator.

At that time,

I had already lost

all my previous memories.

What's your name?

Where is your family?

Master also thought

about helping me find my family,

but apart from the clothes I wore,

all I had was a bag of children's snacks.

The clues were too few.

Finding them was nearly impossible.

So I let it go.

I'm sorry.

I don't know why,

but when I see you,

I end up saying more.

It's fine if you don't remember.

Without the joy of obtaining,

there's no pain of losing.

Miss Feng Yao,

did you make this dried fruit yourself?

Yes.

An elder sister taught me.

Unfortunately,

she is already dead.

She died on a rainy night.

Life is unpredictable.

Rest well.

I'll leave first.

[Hall of Saints]

Yes,

life is unpredictable.

When it's time to let go,

then let go.

Your family

must wish

for your health and safety.

I've heard that the eldest son of the Greenview Heights

is highly skilled in medicine

and can save lives from the hands of demons.

Miss,

this is the only method we can try.

Yuan,

I'm going to the Greenview Heights for your medicine.

You must wait for me to return.

[Greenview Heights]

Here.

It's so bitter.

Try this.

Here.

Is it delicious?

Delicious!

What are you doing?

May you live well

under the sunlight.

♪ Searching for your face in the cycles of life ♪

♪ If the tears in my heart remain unseen ♪

♪ Can I still remain tireless? ♪

♪ Because my heart holds longing ♪

♪ A devoted soul asks not how far the road goes ♪

♪ For love, braving the storms, crossing the years ♪

♪ Never regretting our meeting ♪

♪ Only wishing for thousands of blossoms ♪

♪ To bloom for you that day ♪

♪ Gazing at that one person, those eyes ♪

♪ I desire nothing else ♪

♪ A life with no worries or regrets ♪

♪ Staying by your side ♪

♪ For love, braving the storms, crossing the years ♪

♪ Never regretting our meeting ♪

♪ Only wishing for thousands of blossoms ♪

♪ To bloom for you that day ♪

♪ Gazing at that one person, those eyes ♪

♪ I desire nothing else ♪

♪ A life with no worries or regrets ♪

♪ Staying by your side ♪