Original subtitles

♫ Your face is bright under the remaining moon behind the screen ♫

♫ Clouds gather and fog swirls, I crave that one glance ♫

♫ Some fulfill, some regret for a thousand years ♫

♫ The returning swallows' bell toll chisels my heartstrings ♫

♫ Fingers linger over that page with ease ♫

♫ Words are familiar, tone hard to distinguish, leaving it to fate ♫

♫ Regret spreads as I silently recite in my heart ♫

♫ Flowers fall and bloom again, scattered in the wind ♫

♫ It's hard to distinguish the moon in water and the moon far ♫

♫ Even if there is no return date, I wander aimlessly ♫

♫ Fallen flowers rise, the flowing water is indifferent ♫

♫ The flowers gathered is like a dream, also like you ♫

♫ Even if wordless for a moment, I have mixed feelings ♫

♫ Wiping away tears, I never leave you ♫

♫ Drenched by a lifetime of rain, I still wait for you ♫

♫ I still wait for you ♫

[Episode 33]

I don't want to believe that either.

But I saw it with my own eyes today.

Mo Xiao,

this sword,

firstly, was for the fellow Shushan Sect disciples,

and secondly, was for you and me.

From now on,

we are not brothers anymore.

I was born a demon.

I had no choice.

Okay.

Mo Xiao.

I'm sorry.

Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

- Mo Xiao. - Mother.

- Mo Xiao. - No, Mother.

- Mo Xiao. - Don't, Mother.

- Mo Xiao. - Mother.

Mo Xiao, Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao…

Mo Xiao…

Let's go.

The Shushan Sect disciples are here.

Mo Xiao.

- Mo Xiao. - Mother.

Mother.

Mo Xiao.

- We should go. - Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao.

- Lingyun. - Xie Lingyun.

Lingyun.

Lingyun? Lingyun.

Xie Lingyun.

Save him. Save him.

Save him

- Save him. - Lixue.

Save him.

- Save him. - Lixue.

Save him.

- Save him. - Lixue.

Save him.

Save him.

Save him.

Save him.

Save him. Save him.

Save him. Save him.

Save him.

Why is she being like this?

Lord, ever since the puppet curse was planted inside the Demon Queen,

it has been fine.

I don't know what happened.

Didn't you say that once the Puppet Curse is planted,

she will have no consciousness

and be completely loyal to me?

Yes.

Didn't you see

that she didn't obey my call?

But it shouldn't be.

Lord.

Could it be…

Speak.

Could it be that the Demon Queen

has experienced some trauma in the Shushan Sect?

Are you sure

that once the Puppet Curse is planted,

no one can break it?

Yes, the Puppet Curse

thoroughly seals a person's consciousness

by the power of three sacred stones.

Without the supreme demonic power of these three sacred stones,

it is indeed impossible for anyone in this world to break it.

Could it be that your Puppet Curse

has actually been broken by him?

Chang Ming.

Take her back to Shaohao Palace.

Wait.

Assign someone special to care for her.

No errors allowed.

Yes.

Senior Brother.

You took in a demon child in the Shushan Sect

and let him take the position of Sect Leader,

jeopardizing the safety of the Shushan Sect.

The people of the Immortal Sect have no choice but to suspect

that you are leaning towards the devils

with unspeakable ambitions.

Today,

I can no longer consider the bond between peers.

You must hand over the Sect Leader's Token now

and go to the Tielv Division for a penalty.

You want the Sect Leader's Token?

It's not that I want it,

but it concerns the lifeline of the Shushan Sect

and the safety of Buzhou Mountain.

How can it fall

into the hands of the Demonic Sect allies?

If you still care

about your reputation,

I think you should hand it over voluntarily.

I have stepped down as Sect Leader for a long time.

The Sect Leader's Token is not in my hands.

Mo Xiao

did not have the token on him when entering the Demon Subduing Palace.

And it is not in the Tiance Yard or the Sword Pavilion.

Who else in the Shushan Sect besides you

can guard this order?

So you have looked for it.

This matter is of great importance.

I have to think long-termly

for the Shushan Sect.

Murong Changfeng.

You can be the Sect Leader of the Shushan Sect.

But just an acting Sect Leader without the Sect Leader's Token.

Various factions of the Immortal Sect

and the divine soldiers of Buzhou Mountain

still need the Shushan Sect Leader's Token as a symbol.

Will you hand it over or not?

Xuan Zhen.

Not so fast.

You are usually

very close with our Senior Brother.

Would you happen to know

where the Sect Leader's Token is?

You know

that I never handle the sect's affairs.

My Baicao Division is only responsible for curing diseases and saving people.

As for who is the Sect Leader

and the Sect Leader's Token,

it has nothing to do with me.

Senior Brother.

Since you are so inconsiderate of our relationship,

don't blame me.

Come on,

take Yuan Beichen

and escort him into the Tielv Division.

No need for that.

I will go there myself.

Jing,

how is Lingyun?

Madam Xuan Zhen checked on him.

At the moment,

he's out of danger.

But Mo…

But the demonic power is extremely potent.

It has damaged Lingyun's heart,

and he is still unconscious at the moment.

Ce,

why did the Shushan Sect

become like this?

I didn't expect it either.

The world is unpredictable.

Jing,

as the young masters of the four divisions in the Shushan Sect.

Now is no time for sorrow and grief.

There are many things

in the Shushan Sect waiting for us to do.

Ce.

Where is Father?

The Shushan Sect is quite busy now.

Father is in the hall checking information from all sides.

I also need to go inspect the four barriers of the Shushan Sect.

Ce, go ahead.

Don't worry too much.

He will be alright.

Congratulations, Mr. Murong,

on your upcoming position as Sect Leader.

I should also congratulate you.

I will recommend you in front of the other immortal sects,

to be the Head of the Luntian Division.

Taking on this heavy responsibility at such a young age,

you will surely make great achievements in the future.

You flatter me.

It was your virtue and ability

that led us to uncover

the startling secret of Yuan Beichen

and Mo Xiao.

If it weren't for your Soul-transferring Spell,

I wouldn't have been able to transfer the demonic nature onto Mo Xiao,

and he wouldn't have exposed his demonic nature,

thereby completely revealing his true nature.

In the end,

the credit goes to you.

My achievements today are only possible

thanks to your support.

I will never forget

your great kindness in rebuilding me.

Good.

You're very mature.

Actually, everything I've done

was going with the flow,

not for any fame or honor.

They deserved such an outcome.

But as for you,

the demonic poison in you hasn't been cleared yet.

You need to be careful.

You are about to become the head of the Luntian Division.

If the disciples of the sect find out that you

haven't cleared the demonic poison,

wouldn't that render all your past efforts useless?

Please rest assured, sir.

I have already eliminated those who saw

my demonic nature erupt.

What did you say?

You killed fellow disciples?

Yes, sir.

During the pursuit of Mo Xiao,

the demonic poison unfortunately erupted.

I had no choice

but to go with the flow.

If I hadn't pinned the massacre of the fellow disciples

on Mo Xiao,

the young masters

wouldn't easily turn against Mo Xiao.

Moreover, the immortal sects wouldn't be able to confirm

that Mo Xiao had succumbed to his demonic nature by massacring his fellow disciples.

For our objectives,

some sacrifices had to be made.

Remember,

this is the only time.

Never let it happen again.

Yes.

What did you say?

The disciples in the Sword Pavilion

were killed by you?

Jianchuan,

you should leave us.

So you

have always been

plotting against Mo Xiao and Elder Yuan in secret.

You heard everything.

Why?

You are already one of the Heads of the Four Divisions.

Why must you go to such great lengths

and scheme so much

for the position of the Sect Leader?

You don't understand

my plans.

Knowing too much

won't do you any good either.

Forget about what happened today.

Only then,

can the Fengyu Division and the Shushan Sect

live in peace.

Father.

When did you

become like this?

I have never changed.

And my love for you all

has never wavered either.

I kept this from you

to protect you.

Protect us?

By making us descendants of traitors

of the Shushan Sect?

What do you know?

Do you know that I used to be

the most favored disciple of the Sword Lord?

At the Grand Meeting,

I was also the most glorious one.

Everyone believed

that the position of Sect Leader should be passed to me,

and that I would lead the Immortal Sect.

But what happened later?

They actually gave the Fengyue Sword

to a demon child.

What were they doing?

Were they upholding justice?

Were they saving the world?

I'll tell you.

This position of Sect Leader

was supposed to be mine.

It is mine now,

and it will be your brother's in the future.

Only our Murong family

can be a good Sect Leader

and make the Shushan Sect flourish even more.

Jing.

You must believe in me.

Everything that I do

is for you.

You just need to obediently be

the young master of the Fengyu Division

and my good daughter,

I will give you a lifetime of peace and security.

Do you understand that?

A lifetime of peace and security?

How can you have peace and security

harboring sinister thoughts in your heart?

What exactly do you want me to do?

I want you to go back,

to the once

kind

and loving father.

Where is that?

I haven't changed at all.

No matter what I do,

I will always be your father.

No, then I would rather not have you as my father.

Where are you going?

Jing.

Senior Brother.

I really didn't expect

that he'd be so cruel to you.

His resentment

has been accumulating in his heart for decades.

It will eventually erupt.

Then why can't you

tell him the truth?

No.

Absolutely not.

Regardless of whether Mo Xiao is righteous or demonic,

his mission

must be completed.

Before he completes his mission,

we cannot reveal a single word.

Remember this.

But have you ever thought

that if this continues,

he might really torment you to death?

Xuan Zhen, don't worry.

I

won't die easily.

Before there is news of Mo Xiao,

I won't easily die.

Senior Brother.

Do you really think

that he will be able to stay true to his original intention

and complete his mission?

It has been 18 years.

The Sword Lord and I

taught him for 18 years.

Besides trusting him,

I have no other thoughts.

Jin. Jin.

Look.

Look.

That's a person over there.

Let's go check it out.

Lingyun.

Why won't you wake up?

I want you to tell me

what I should do.

After all, he is my father.

He is my father.

Master,

I have come to see you.

When virtue does not match the position,

there will be disasters.

You are not fit to wear

the robe as the Head of the Luntian Division.

Take it off as soon as possible.

Yuan Beichen.

Even now,

you still look down on me.

You are my disciple.

I have never looked down on you.

Your

accumulation is still shallow.

I'm trying to save you.

Save me?

Don't use these high-sounding reasons

to deceive me anymore.

I am no longer the Lu Jianchuan of the past.

You favor Mo Xiao,

and intentionally look down on me.

I will no longer be oppressed by you.

Now,

I am the Head of the Luntian Division.

In the future,

I will become the leader of the Shushan Sect.

I did not expect you

to have such ambition.

Ambition?

This is rightfully mine.

I am the chief disciple of the Luntian Division,

progressing diligently in the path of Tao.

Among all the disciples, I am the best.

But what did you do?

All you see is Mo Xiao.

When have you ever cared about me?

You have…

You didn't see this coming, did you?

If it weren't for this demonic poison in me,

I wouldn't have been able to draw out the demonic nature in Mo Xiao.

After all,

I have to thank this demonic poison.

Are you saying

that the other day at the Sea of Rebirth,

you secretly used the Soul-transferring Spell?

That's right.

It was me.

That spell was a forbidden technique hidden in the Shrine of Divine Mechanics.

How did you obtain it?

Did

someone secretly help you?

Master.

If you don't appreciate me,

someone else naturally will.

So it is true, then.

Since when,

have you been entangled by the inner demon?

When?

When? I can't even say for sure.

But my hatred for you

started when Mo Xiao emerged out of nowhere

and was appointed as the Young Leader.

In the end, you were swayed by the desires in your heart

and fell into demonic ways.

Back then in the Desire Valley,

you were infected with demonic poison.

All those infected with demonic poison

mostly have their demonic nature relapse.

But you were unscathed.

I always thought

that you followed me in cultivation for so many years,

and your spiritual cultivation was exceptional,

so perhaps you had already purged the demonic poison.

I never would have thought

that you had fallen so deeply.

I am so disappointed in you.

Master.

You never expected anything from me.

So how can you be disappointed?

You always believed that I was biased,

partial, and unfair.

But do you know

back then,

how did you come to the Shushan Sect?

Back then,

you were just a four or five-year-old child.

Yet you were escaping from enemies' pursuit

and fled to the ends of the earth with your mother.

Finally, your mother didn't want you to live your life in exile,

so she knelt step by step up this mountain

and knelt in front of the Luntian Division for seven days and seven nights,

begging me to take you as a disciple.

I calculated your fate.

We had no teacher-student destiny,

but considering your mother's heartfelt love,

I was moved by her.

That's why I took you

as an inner disciple.

As soon as Mo Xiao appeared,

he inherited the Fengyue Sword Lord's divine sword.

I am the chief disciple of the Luntian Division,

yet you only taught me inner power.

Isn't that favoritism?

You were affected by family changes from a young age

and had a heavy sense of murderous spirit in your heart.

I wanted to calm your heart's resentment.

Therefore,

I only taught you inner power techniques

and self-discipline methods.

I hoped you would live a life without killing

and be an ordinary child.

Ordinary?

No,

I'm not willing to be an ordinary person.

I want to become stronger.

I want everyone to rely on me.

I want to become stronger.

The way of cultivation in the world

has various methods.

And all these methods

ultimately achieve the same outcome.

In the Immortal Sword sect,

it requires tremendous effort

to obtain a satisfying sword.

But you were eager for quick success

in the lesson of heart cultivation,

eventually making it hard to progress.

How can one obtain the true teachings of the Immortal Sword?

That's right.

I am indeed eager for quick success.

I found my own shortcuts.

Master.

If you still remember our master-disciple relationship,

hand over the Sect Leader's Token.

What?

Are you also after the Sect Leader's Token?

How do you know the Sect Leader's Token is still on me?

The Fengyu Division tracked Mo Xiao all the way,

losing contact on the bank of the Lishui River.

At the end of the Lishui River?

Could Mo Xiao have gone there?

But the clues brought back by the Fengyu Division

were sufficient to confirm

that the Sect Leader's Token was not on Mo Xiao's body.

Are you sure that Mo Xiao's final spiritual breath

was at the end of the Lishui River?

Mo Xiao's location is not important.

As long as we get the Sect Leader's Token,

all the great sects will execute him on the spot.

Even if he is still alive,

he won't survive for more than a few days.

If you do not hand over the Sect Leader's Token,

well,

I can only send you to the Shushan Sword Array.

When a thousand swords pierce your heart,

even if your cultivation is profound,

you will inevitably be destroyed.

There is no way to survive.

What?

You want me to go through the Shushan Sword Array?

Well,

if you, Master,

hand over the Sect Leader's Token to me,

I don't want to harm our master-disciple relationship.

Alright.

I agree to hand over the Sect Leader's Token,

but I want to hand it over in front of the Heads of the Four Divisions

and the heads of other immortal sects.

Alright,

as long as you dare to hand over the Sect Leader's Token,

then the world

will know it is all thanks to me, Lu Jianchuan.

Of course, the more people who know, the better.

You finally came to your senses

and are willing to hand over the Sect Leader's Token.

Then present it.

I can hand over the Sect Leader's Token,

but I have one condition.

Let Jianchuan come to receive the token.

We think

we should act according to precedent.

Now,

Sect Leader Murong

has been unanimously elected as the Sect Leader of the Shushan Sect.

The Sect Leader's Token should naturally be handed over to him.

That's right.

I just deliver the token.

It's not my concern to whom the token is passed.

Will you accept it or not?

Since you have this request,

I will agree to it.

Chuan.

Go.

Take the Sect Leader's Token for me.

You're thinking of me, Master.

Later, I will try

to protect you as much as possible

from the punishment of the sword array.

Thank you.

What?

What's happening?

- What? - What?

Wait.

- What? - What?

What?

What's happening?

Yuan Beichen.

You lied to me.

Speak.

Who gave you the Soul-transferring Spell?

Who was it?

Sir.

Sir, save me.

Sir, save me.

Tell everyone.

Who is the person behind you?

Speak.

Lu Jianchuan has been demonized.

Someone.

Arrest Yuan Beichen.

Arrest all disciples

of the Luntian Division.

Yuan Beichen.

You have long fallen into the demonic path.

Yet you have hidden in the Shushan Sect for many years.

Now,

one disciple of yours is a demon child,

and another disciple has already fallen into the demonic path.

One cannot know how many more disciples in the Luntian Division

have been demonized by you.

If you do not hand over the Sect Leader's Token today,

your disciples will,

one by one, accompany you into this sword array

to verify their demonic hearts.

Senior Brother.

Are you trying

to eradicate the entire Luntian Division?

Xuan Zhen.

At this critical moment for the Shushan Sect,

I would rather kill by mistake,

than let the guilty go unpunished.

Although Lu Jianchuan is the chief disciple of the Luntian Division,

the Soul-transferring Spell

has always been kept in the Shrine of Divine Mechanics,

managed by your Fengyu Division.

He secretly practiced the forbidden techniques of the Shushan Sect.

He must have received help from certain individuals in the dark.

The real troublemaker for the Shushan Sect

is the one who helped him in secret.

Who exactly is that person?

Yes.

Senior Brother Murong,

hasn't the Soul-transferring Spell

always been

under the management of your Fengyu Division?

How did it fall into the hands of Lu Jianchuan?

Xuan Zhen.

Respected immortals.

Yuan Beichen

is the leader of the four divisions of the Shushan Sect,

and has been the Sect Leader for many years.

If his chief disciple wants to break into the Shrine of Divine Mechanics,

who could possibly stop him?

Yuan Beichen.

At this point,

you are still here making false accusations.

Will you hand over

the Sect Leader's Token or not?

I, Yuan Beichen,

was blind

and could not distinguish between right and wrong.

I have failed the trust of the immortal sects.

Today,

I will pierce my own eyes

and destroy my spiritual core,

to apologize to the Shushan Sect.

Yuan Beichen's wrongs

will be atoned for with my life.

I only ask that Xuan Zhen

keep my eyeballs

so that after my death,

I can still see if this world

is righteous

or demonic.

No.

Senior Brother.

Senior Brother.

Senior Brother.

Senior Brother.

Senior Brother.

Senior Brother.

Young Master.

You have come to this fishing village.

It means we're meant to meet.

Now,

we will send you to the embrace of the River God.

May the River God

bless you in the afterlife.

May the River God bless you in the afterlife.

Hey.

Did he turn into a ghost?

Everyone, be careful.

That is demonic power.

What should we do?

What should we do?

What era is it now?

And you're still practicing water burial.

He wasn't dead but was almost drowned by you!

You saw it in the Lishui River yesterday, right?

Yes.

He turned into that form.

It is an anomaly.

Our village has always been isolated

from the outside world.

Suddenly an ominous person came.

Who knows if it's a blessing or a curse?

Yes, Mrs. Jin.

Who was the one who saved him?

I don't know.

Should we inform the old chief?

You know his temper.

Let's talk about it later.

Still not awake?

My Reviving Pellet has never failed before.

No.

I have to try again.

♫ Tears drop on paper, and one stroke carries the love ♫

♫ A lifetime's soul linked like fire, let it drift ♫

♫ Gloomy moonlight, decayed lovesickness ♫

♫ Wind sweeps the river, echoing the sad song ♫

♫ Soaked under the umbrella, in a pouring rain ♫

♫ Life and death, let it squander ♫

♫ Sweet promises, filled with thorns ♫

♫ Tangled and unruly, stirring the mountains and rivers ♫

♫ Love is hard to get, crossing the sea of bitterness ♫

♫ No matter how many lifetimes, unwilling to wake up ♫

♫ Until the fog dissipates, eternal waiting remains ♫

♫ Year after year, the love is still ♫

♫ Love is hard to get, crossing the sea of bitterness ♫

♫ No matter how many lifetimes, unwilling to wake up ♫

♫ Until the fog dissipates, eternal waiting remains ♫

♫ Year after year, the love is still ♫

♫ Through countless catastrophes, still find you familiar ♫

♫ The faithful cool wind, and the merciless night rain ♫

♫ Love is destined ♫