01x08 - Episode 8

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[Love of the Divine Tree]

[Episode 8]

Why?

Why do you always make decisions on your own?

You don't trust me,

yet why do you take the blame for me?

Just because you're my master,

you think you can say nothing

and die for me?

Using your death to punish me,

is this your way of being a master?

Master.

You can't just end it this way.

I will never accept your kindness.

Even if I have to tear down the sky,

I'll bring you back to life.

I'll pay

my own debt.

What I owe you,

I'll definitely pay you back.

Master.

Mu Qingge!

Yishui.

Su Yishui.

Su Yishui.

Yishui.

I can

let bygones be bygones.

Did Mu Qingge

tell you

the whereabouts of the Spirit Spring?

We still have a chance to turn the tables.

Yishui,

you are still the Demon's child.

As long as you're willing,

we can

find the Spirit Spring again

and reclaim the universe.

Leading the entire universe,

isn't that what you want?

Su Yishui!

You, an immortal master of the mortal world,

are becoming increasingly outrageous.

You stole the Ice Lotus before

and chased away the guardian cat.

Today you broke into my cave.

Do you no longer care for your mortal body?

I, Su Yishui,

beg you to grant me the Reincarnation Tree

to save my master.

The Reincarnation Tree is such a divine object.

You're just an immortal master of the mortal world.

You can't just simply ask for it.

I beg for your mercy.

The Reincarnation Tree

is right behind the Thousand Light Beams.

Let's see if you can risk your life to get it.

Su Yishui.

Su Yishui.

Su Yishui.

Even if you risked your life

to get the Reincarnation Tree,

it would not be enough

to compensate for the kindness you owe Master.

It has borne fruit.

These two

are Master and Mu Ranwu.

But why did Mu Ranwu

have to rush into the formation at the end

and lose her life?

She was insignificant,

but under the Empyrean Bone Sacrifice Curse,

their souls were shattered

and mixed together.

They can only be reborn together now.

When will Master be able to return?

The Reincarnation Tree defies the heavens.

It will take 18 years for her to return.

You're so severely injured.

You need to go into seclusion to preserve your life.

During these 18 years,

if anything happens,

how will you protect her?

I have my own ways.

Why are you extracting your own soul?

The Reincarnation Tree absorbs the Golden Core,

using the soul as a guide.

After this, I will seclude myself and lose all five senses.

This part of my soul

can accompany her.

You've also placed a restriction on her appearance.

After she is reborn,

what everyone sees

will no longer be Mu Qingge's appearance.

This time,

I absolutely won't

let worldly affairs disturb her.

Su Yishui,

when you eliminated Mu Qingge,

the barrier you raised

was actually

to collect her remaining soul.

Why did you give up

the Transcendence Realm that was within your grasp

and use half a Golden Core

to reincarnate Mu Qingge?

To break the curse.

Besides the Face-and-Heart Burning Curse,

Mu Qingge also placed another curse.

It was to

tie the lifeline of Mount Wester's disciples

to her own.

If she dies tragically,

the descendants of Mount Wester

will suffer the same fate for generations.

Your Mount Wester

has only a few dozen people.

How can she risk the lives of all people?

After Mu Qingge's death,

the Spirit Spring's whereabouts became unknown.

Don't you want to find the Spirit Spring anymore?

If you don't agree,

then I will fight to the death

against all of you.

In 18 years,

you will face the heavenly tribulation.

If Mu Qingge reincarnates,

she can break the curse on Mount Wester

and help you withstand the tribulation.

Do you want to risk death today

or fight for survival in 18 years?

Fine.

Heaven values all life.

I'll agree to your request.

We'll leave this Reincarnation Tree.

When the Reincarnation Tree bears fruit in 18 years,

we will come back to personally oversee it.

Even if Mu Qingge can reincarnate,

we won't give her any chance to do evil.

In 18 years,

I'll come to pick you up.

You're already at the end of your rope.

Why don't you go into seclusion quickly?

There's one more thing she entrusted me with.

[Wangxiang Pass, Cave]

I originally wanted to seal the Spirit Spring back in the netherworld,

but I found out

only the Demon's child at the stage of Transcendence

could do it.

I could only exhaust my Golden Core

to temporarily seal this source of all demons in the mortal world.

Su Yishui,

if you still

have a sense of gratitude to me,

just promise me one thing.

I've sealed the Spirit Spring at Wangxiang Pass.

Please return it to the netherworld for me.

Where's the Spirit Spring?

Master said she sealed the Spirit Spring here.

Why is it gone?

Are you alright?

I can't sense

any trace of demonic energy.

This indicates that the Spirit Spring

is still well-sealed.

For some unknown reason,

it has been relocated.

In your current state,

you'd better

go into seclusion and recuperate.

Don't end up losing your life

without finding the Spirit Spring.

After 18 years,

how will you protect Master?

[Mount Wester]

With this Reincarnation Tree,

you still need to use half a Golden Core

and a fraction of your soul as a guide

to ensure her safe reincarnation.

Do you know that?

I'm willing to do whatever it takes.

But are you willing to

fail her final wish?

Only the Demon's child at the stage of Transcendence

can seal the Spirit Spring back into the netherworld.

But with only nine-tenths of your spiritual sense remaining,

you'll never be able to advance to the stage of Transcendence.

Reviving her or fulfilling her wish,

you can only choose one.

I beg you to grant me a way to achieve both.

A way to achieve both

is nothing more than a temporary solution

in exchange for your suffering.

Please.

My twelve-petaled Ice Lotus

is the purest.

If you use the Ice Lotus to complete the incomplete core,

you should be able to regain the power of Transcendence.

However, to incorporate the Ice Lotus into your technique,

you must cultivate it without emotions.

Otherwise, when your seven emotions are disturbed,

the technique will backfire.

If you experience extreme emotions,

or give up completely to natural impulse,

causing the Ice Lotus Technique to break,

you'll suffer extreme pain.

And then

you'll lose the power of Transcendence.

If you still want to fulfill her wish,

you can only do so

by sacrificing your life to seal the Spirit Spring.

I won't go down

such a desperate path.

Hopefully not.

Remember,

in the future,

Mu Qingge will be a brand new person,

and you, Su Yishui,

will become emotionless.

When you return

in 18 years,

no one will be able to hurt you.

Master put the Face-and-Heart Burning Curse on you

to cover up your Silencing Curse.

She hoped everything would end with her.

If you hadn't sincerely repented

and lived a life worse than death for 18 years,

I certainly wouldn't have forgiven you.

Don't expect any of the other disciples

to treat you kindly.

I don't need that.

Master treated you so differently,

and even died for you,

yet you're still so stubborn.

What's the difference?

If this had happened

to you back then,

or to any other

disciple,

she would have done the same.

It just happened to be me.

She did it for her own path,

for the greater good of the universe,

for the peaceful and prosperous world

she cherished in her eyes,

and for the benevolent ruler

she believed was more suitable for this land.

But she still died because of me.

I will never be indebted to her.

You...

[Carefree Pavilion]

What's going on?

It's the Soul-Devouring Lock.

It's the evil magic weapon

that is said to be able to absorb completely

others' spiritual power

until they perish.

How did she

get it inside her?

Who did this?

Who else could it be?

Mu Ranwu.

I thought

she was forced by the Heavenly

to do this.

I didn't expect it was all planned.

It seems she wanted to steal

Mu Qingge's spiritual power.

That's why she entered the formation and lost her life.

Master was her only family.

Moreover, at that time,

Master was so good to her.

How could she do this?

We'll settle her score later.

Let's remove the Soul-Devouring Lock first.

Alright.

I'll try.

What's going on?

I didn't expect that

this Soul-Devouring Lock would merge with her heart

after her reincarnation.

Master's heart is unstable now.

If we rashly remove the lock,

I'm afraid she won't be able to withstand it.

Mu Ranwu will be born

in three months.

Once she advances in the future,

as one rises, the other falls,

Master will surely die.

Then I'll just k*ll her.

No, you can't.

The Soul-Devouring Lock has bound the two of them

tightly together.

If she dies,

Master will die too.

Now we can only help Master

increase her spiritual power as quickly as possible.

Stabilize her heart first.

We'll figure out how to remove the lock later.

Fortunately, Master is blessed by heaven.

Although her Five Spirit Roots were taken,

it was a blessing in disguise.

It has been reborn as a Formless Spirit Root

through the Reincarnation Tree.

What are you going to do?

If it weren't for you,

how could Mu Ranwu possibly

have the opportunity?

Master can't stay here.

I'm taking her back to my Tea Inscription Mountain.

Don't you dare!

I'm taking my Master away.

What right do you have to stop me?

If you keep Master here,

what good will it do?

When Master remembers all

in the future,

do you think she will forgive you

for the harm and betrayal

you have done to her?

No matter what she does to you

in the future,

you'll have to

bear the blood debt you owe alone.

If she doesn't forgive me, so be it.

I'll pay for her with my life.

If she wants to k*ll me,

I'll prepare the knife for her.

If she never wants to see me again,

I'll arrange everything for her

and send her away.

I swore that

I would protect her in this life,

and no one, including me,

could hurt her.

Moreover,

I still have some questions

that remain unanswered.

Back then, before the Heavenly siege,

she was already severely injured.

Who hurt her?

And at that time,

if she wanted to carry the Spirit Spring with her,

suppressing the Spirit Spring

wasn't impossible.

Why did she rush to seal it with the Golden Core

and hide it in Wangxiang Pass?

What exactly did she encounter?

There must be something behind this.

I must figure it out.

I must remove this Soul-Devouring Lock.

Work hard.

Complete the task I entrusted to you.

Then, you and I,

for all lifetimes,

shall never meet again.

Every injustice has its perpetrator.

Go look for the one who made you die

beyond recognition.

It's not my fault.

You don't remember anything?

To incorporate the Ice Lotus into your technique,

you must cultivate it without emotions.

Otherwise, when your seven emotions are disturbed,

the technique will backfire.

The Ice Lotus in your body

will turn into ice needles piercing into the bloodstream,

making you feel so painful

that you would rather die.

Don't be obsessive!

Disillusion!

What's wrong?

I can't even criticize you?

What's with your attitude?

You were the one who treated Master badly,

or would she have run away?

You're confused and can't figure out your own feelings.

Why are you torturing her?

Immortal Master, you've misunderstood.

Guardian has never done such things.

Actually,

Guardian is the one bearing everything.

It doesn't hurt much anymore.

Really?

Guardian has always

transferred her cultivation hardships

through immortal techniques.

He just never said anything.

There's no need to say anything to him.

I...

Look.

He's just

too arrogant.

I really don't know how you and Yu Chen

have endured it

all these years.

You're awake.

Go ahead and ask whatever you want.

Why did I become like that

after I left the mountain?

What does it have to do with this branch?

You were born prematurely,

weak from birth.

Even your heart,

the source of life, was unstable.

That's why your life was in danger.

So

your master brought back

this branch from the Reincarnation Tree

to connect with your heart,

providing you with life-sustaining spiritual power.

If you're too far from the branch,

the spiritual power will be insufficient,

and your life will be in danger.

Keeping you on the mountain to practice

was also to help stabilize your heart.

Ranran, don't be afraid.

I am your

Fourteenth Senior.

My name is

Zeng Yi.

With me here,

on this mountain,

no one can bully you.

Fourteenth Senior.

What are you looking at?

There's no thunder here.

I mean

the weather today

is nice.

I see.

Then why didn't you tell me earlier?

How could I have known

you would be so ridiculous

to think I wanted to eat you?

That's your problem.

You're always looking so fierce,

no wonder you scared Ranran away.

The misunderstanding earlier

was my fault.

But I still don't understand.

You and I met by chance.

Why are you taking such good care of me?

He owes it to someone else.

He should do this.

Owes it to someone else?

Could it be my parents?

No.

Then who is it?

Could it be Master's friend?

-Yes.
-No.

I understand.

If that's the case,

then thank you, Master,

for taking care of me.

You want to stay?

Since I can only survive

by staying and practicing on Mount Wester,

then I'll practice.

Although Master didn't make it clear today,

he has saved me many times.

I believe he won't harm me.

When he's ready to tell me,

it won't be too late.

Carry it with you from now on

to prevent any more accidents.

Although the Reincarnation Tree is good,

its spiritual power will eventually be depleted.

If you want to stay alive,

you still need to practice diligently.

I understand.

Oh, right.

I have something to confess.

When I came up the mountain before,

I had my own plan.

I wanted to save my friend.

Your friend?

It's a fragment of a divine soul.

It's been away from its master for too long and is close to death.

It's said that only Liang Wumeng

can save it by using the Blood Chalcedony.

That's why

I took your Blood Chalcedony.

Just for this thing,

you're willing to risk your life?

Do you value your life so little?

What are you doing?

Mind your attitude.

Ranran has just recovered.

Since I can remember,

Ling Xiao has always protected me.

It's my most important friend.

I can't stand by and watch it die.

So you came down the mountain

to save this divine soul.

What a bad fate!

Once I find Liang Wumeng

and save Ling Xiao,

I promise to focus on

cultivation on the mountain.

As for your Blood Chalcedony,

I'll find a new one

to replace it for you.

Is that okay?

[Liang Wumeng's residence]

This is

Liang Wumeng's residence?

That's right.

Sorry.

Master is currently in seclusion

and cannot receive visitors.

Then when will he

come out of seclusion?

Master is advancing in power

at a critical moment.

Two years, at most.

One year, at least.

It all depends.

One or two years?

Can it hold on

until then?

If there is more Blood Chalcedony

to nourish this divine soul,

it might last until Master comes out of seclusion.

Blood Chalcedony

is a rare spiritual treasure in the world.

Finding one piece is already difficult.

Where can I get

more Blood Chalcedony?

The key to Blood Chalcedony's ability

to nourish divine souls

is that it can simultaneously integrate

the five spiritual energies.

However,

in the cultivation world, there's another

extremely rare thing,

namely Formless Spirit Root.

It can encompass all five Spirit Roots,

cultivating one to gain five.

It's even better at nourishing divine souls than Blood Chalcedony.

The Formless Spirit Root is that powerful?

It can even nourish divine souls?

However,

Blood Chalcedony is hard to find,

and the Formless Spirit Root is even rarer.

I wish you good luck.

Farewell.

Master,

Ling Xiao can be saved!

[Auspicious and peaceful]

It's all happening.

It turns out that your Formless Spirit Root

can also nourish divine souls.

I've connected Ling Xiao

to your Formless Spirit Root.

From now on, you can use your Spirit Root

to nourish the divine soul.

In this way,

even if we can't find the soul master right away,

it won't be a big problem.

If you want it to regain vitality,

you need to improve your cultivation quickly.

While waiting for Liang Wumeng

to come out of seclusion,

Ranran, you should start cultivating first.

But remember,

don't let others know about

your Formless Spirit Root.

I will definitely practice diligently,

whether I'm baked by the scorching sun,

soaked in ice water,

or starving from fasting.

I will take it all seriously.

How can that be?

How can we let you...

As a master,

how can you be so cruel?

That's a pretty

extreme way of training.

Back then, Master

taught me the same way, didn't she?

Nonsense!

Master never tortured you!

It was because you were so unruly

that Master had no choice

but to use both soft and hard approaches.

Do you dare say her teachings

weren't thoughtful enough

or effective enough?

Look,

being a master is not that easy.

You need to pay attention to the methods.

You're still far from it.

Think it over carefully.

It seems that

the relationship between Master and Founder Mu

is not as bad as

it is said to be.

So,

your guidance for Ranran

should follow

our Mount Wester's principles:

teach according to one's aptitude,

and prioritize happiness.

In this world,

is there really such a thing as happy immortal cultivation?

Of course.

At Mount Wester,

as long as you don't violate the sect rules,

no one can control you.

Really?

As long as you can complete your tasks,

everything else is up to you.

Thank you, Master.

I promise I won't be lazy.

However,

I only want to practice until I can protect myself

and my friends.

As for attaining ascension and becoming an immortal,

or advancing to become a great cultivator,

I'm not interested.

I still prefer

the lively mortal life.

Is that okay?

Great!

I'll go make some delicious food right away.

Master,

you can try my cooking.

Your body is in such a condition,

and you're still thinking about food?

Even if it's

the last day of life,

one should still eat and drink well.

I, Xue Ranran,

have always believed in

being low-key in life

but high-key in dining.

Only in this way

can I live up to my life.

Master,

what do you think?

Do as you please.

But I've already abstained from grains.

These worldly things

don't interest me.

Don't count me in.

He won't eat,

but I didn't say I wouldn't.

He is

such a killjoy.

Just ignore him.

Senior,

we met too late.

No.

It's not late.

Not late at all.

Then I'll go cooking.

After Liang Wumeng comes out of seclusion,

Ranran

will remember everything.

You might not be able

to get your soul back.

That's just a pretext

to urge her to practice.

I didn't expect her to give it back.

But without this fragment of soul,

you won't be able to repair your Golden Core.

You'll be forever cut off from the Transcendence Realm,

only able to maintain your power through the Ice Lotus Technique.

Isn't that a pity?

Su Yishui

has successfully brought back Xue Ranran.

Wei Jiu is still not satisfied

and has sent disciples to search everywhere.

It seems

he won't give up easily.

Just as you predicted,

only Xue Ranran

can stir up this storm.

The day we're waiting for

isn't far off.

[Mount Wester]

Ranran,

I didn't expect that this time

you'd run down the mountain and come back,

and even make Master

break our fast.

You can still laugh about it?

Listen.

It doesn't matter

if you give up halfway yourself,

but don't ruin our reputation.

You're right.

It was my fault.

I'll make some delicious food

to apologize to everyone.

But eating

will amplify the desire for food,

which is not good for self-cultivation.

In this world,

how can one be without desires?

Even cultivating to attain ascension

is a kind of desire.

Senior.

Don't be so formal.

Rather than being pretentious

and forcing growth,

it's better to follow one's nature

and guide accordingly.

This is the true principle

of our Wester Sect.

Yes. You're right.

Ranran.

This is

an invulnerable golden silk armor.

Thank you for the gift, Senior Zeng.

Thank you, Senior.

-Thank you, Senior.
-Thank you, Senior.

It's nothing.

Don't mention it.

Sit down.

Sit. Sit down.

Sit.

Today,

I finally get to meet Senior Zeng.

Your hands

are truly skillful.

That's all in the past.

Things are different now.

Rumour has it that

you hurt your hand

because of Founder Mu.

Is that true?

Well, it's just a rumor.

As rumors spread,

they will go unheard,

right?

The demoness is dead.

Wester Sect has been destroyed.

What are you still stubbornly holding onto?

Why not join our Qingcheng Sect instead?

At least you'll have some protection.

That sounds nice,

but aren't you just trying to kidnap me

to help you make spiritual weapons?

I will never betray Wester Sect.

I won't betray my master.

Fine.

Since you refuse to

serve us with your hands,

we won't let other Heavenly Sects benefit from them either.

Later on,

thankfully, your master

arrived in time to save me.

It's all in the past.

Hurry. The food is getting cold.

Eat quickly.

Eat.

Alright.

Let's try Ranran's cooking.

-Senior.
-Senior.

Guardian specifically sent me down the mountain

to buy some wine.

He was afraid that you wouldn't have enough to drink,

so he asked me to bring it to you.

Yu Tong, you've come at the right time.

Come on, sit down with us

and try Ranran's cooking.

Come on.

Sit down. Let's eat together.

Sit. Senior.

Let's eat together.

It smells so good.

It's been too long

since I smelled such delicious food here.

Why don't we call Senior Yu Chen

to join us?

No need.

My brother has always looked up to Guardian

as a role model.

Guardian abstains from food,

so he won't eat either.

Look.

Poor Yu Chen.

Of all people to imitate,

he had to choose Su, that cold fish.

It's a pity that

he can't try Ranran's good cooking,

right?

Just leave them alone.

Let's drink.

Okay.

Everyone, please try my cooking.

Alright.

Here! Xi'er.

It's delicious.

I thought

when you came back to life,

you would immediately reclaim everything

and all grudges would be settled.

I never expected

we would have a chance to be together like this.

When you know the truth,

will you do

as you said,

for all lifetimes,

you and I shall never meet again?

I have another specialty dish.

Wait for me.

Just a moment.

Enough.

Master

looks so lonely.