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♪Let this long river boil, forging new mountains and seas♪

♪Let the blade cut through the dust♪

♪At the end of the other shore, the long night finally pales♪

♪Only then is this oath not sworn in vain♪

♪Let the torrents drench me, frost and snow embrace me♪

♪My resolve has never wavered♪

♪Even after millennia, I'll cleave mountains asunder♪

♪I'll wait for the fog to clear, the dawn to break, and for you to come♪

♪Storms and turmoil rage♪

♪Turbulent waves surge♪

♪Trampling the dawn's light♪

♪Let us venture together♪

♪Let this long river boil, forging new mountains and seas♪

♪Let the blade cut through the dust♪

♪At the end of the other shore, the long night finally pales♪

♪Only then is this oath not sworn in vain♪

♪Let the torrents drench me, frost and snow embrace me♪

♪My resolve has never wavered♪

♪Even after millennia, I'll cleave mountains asunder♪

♪I'll wait for the fog to clear, the dawn to break, and for you to come♪

=The Journey of Legend=

=Episode 21=

Shao Liulei! How dare you?

I'll kill you.

Master Shao, why did you do that?

Boy,

if Yan Kuangtu sent you to find me,

he'd be protecting you secretly.

But when this girl snatched the pill, he didn't show up.

That proves you lied.

When you claimed Yan Kuangtu felt guilty toward me, your lie unraveled.

Abducting me for ten years, he's used every imaginable cruel method on me.

What guilt could he possibly feel?

(So Shao Liulei has tested me from the start.)

(I never realized he'd been scheming all along.)

What's more ridiculous is

that you wanted to take Supreme Elixir.

As you know, he forced me to take half of the Yang pill.

He wouldn't leave the Yin pill.

So the last elixir is the remaining half of the Yang pill.

Taking it will make you share my fate,

being tormented by Yang energy, and suffering a lot.

You're not his brother at all.

You lied to me!

I hate liars most of all.

You all said my betrayal helped Yan Kuangtu,

but Heavenly King Zhu used me

as a shield against his strike.

He also lied to me.

He promised Long River's waterways would hail me as a hero,

but after years of suffering,

I escaped only to learn

you all see me as a traitor.

Why did I escape? To offer this elixir to Heavenly King Zhu?

No. I'll force him to take it.

I'll make him suffer like me

and endure Yang energy's torment every day!

You people who lied to me

will taste every bit

of my suffering.

Ambushing me during my Yang energy agony?

Guess what I want most now?

What do you want?

With Yang energy excessive,

Yin-Yang balance is needed.

They told me Mount Yunxia contains

spiritual insects to make the Yin pill,

which could ease my suffering.

But my long search yielded nothing.

All liars!

Now you'll ease my suffering.

Do you know who I am?

Yes.

A beauty.

I serve Master Liu Suifeng.

If you dare touch me,

he'll make you suffer a lot!

Even if that's true,

do you think I care?

Your anger makes you radiant.

How dare you!

Shao Liulei, you'll regret this!

How noble of you, boy.

Master Shao,

as a human,

you need to maintain the dignity.

Dignity?

You lecture me on dignity?

Do you know my decade of torment?

I'm neither human nor ghost.

I'm inferior to a stray dog!

Have you endured my suffering? If not,

how dare you preach dignity to me?

Since you're so righteous,

take this Yang pill and become like me.

I have Yan Kuangtu's energy to sustain me.

You have none.

You'll die in agony within two hours.

But you could follow my example,

using this girl to ease your pain for days.

Then I'll witness

your choice

between life and dignity.

Dying under a peony makes for a romantic ghost.

I've sealed her acupoints, and yours too.

I'll throw you both into the valley.

Then

your personal antidote

will lie helpless beside you.

- You... - How will you choose?

To live

or die?

To live

or die?

To live

or die?

(Heavenly King Zhu, it's not over between us.)

(Without the Yang pill, I'll feed you poison.)

(I will have vengeance.)

You took that pill.

Are... are you alright?

Song Mingzhu, the blood feud of ruining my family demands vengeance.

Get lost if you want to live.

Unseal my acupoints.

- I can heal you. - Shut up!

Xiao Qiushui,

you can now kill or torture me at will, as I can't resist.

Even if you save me,

next time

I'll still fight you fiercely for my master

without mercy.

I can't unseal your acupoints.

I can't control the pill's power within me.

Your acupoints will be unsealed automatically later.

Listen well. Get as far away as possible.

With Yang energy excessive,

Yin-Yang balance is needed.

They told me Mount Yunxia contains

spiritual insects to make the Yin pill, which could ease my suffering.

(Snake venom.)

(Could the white serpent's venom)

(be the ingredient for Supreme Elixir's Yin pill?)

♪Let this long river boil♪

♪Forging new mountains and seas♪

♪Let the blade cut through♪

♪The dust♪

♪At the end of the other shore♪

♪The long night finally pales♪

♪Only then is this oath♪

♪Not sworn in vain♪

♪Let the torrents drench me♪

♪Frost and snow embrace me♪

♪My resolve♪

♪Has never wavered♪

♪Even after millennia♪

♪I'll cleave mountains asunder♪

♪I'll wait for the fog to clear, the dawn to break♪

♪And for you to come♪

♪Storms and turmoil rage♪

♪Turbulent waves surge♪

♪Trampling the dawn's light♪

♪Let us venture together♪

(My internal energy increases.)

(Rampant Yang energy stabilized.)

(Do I possess sixty years' cultivation now?)

♪And for you to come♪

Xiao Qiushui,

you're truly unique.

If I were you,

I'd prioritize survival

over others' lives.

Thanks.

Stop.

You members of Power Gang are truly conscienceless.

Song Mingzhu, answer me,

where are my parents' bodies?

You saved me today, so I'll be frank.

My master took your parents' bodies.

But I truly don't know

their final destination.

You're his confidant. How could you not know?

He only mentioned following a lead.

I dared not ask.

You'd better not be lying.

I should've killed you

and sent all your corpses

to Sword Retreat one by one

to avenge my family's wrongful deaths.

Tell Liu Suifeng

and Li Chenzhou

that Power Gang's blood debts

will be settled one by one.

(Xiao Qiushui assimilated the Supreme Elixir?)

(Young Master will be in danger.)

Have members of Power Gang left? Is this place secure now?

Roushui and others are confronting Power Gang members.

Speak your mind.

I risked my life to retrieve this Supreme Elixir

for Heavenly King.

Well done.

I'll inform Heavenly King of your devotion.

Long time no see, Kang Chuyu.

Xiao Qiushui?

As a cripple, what are you doing here?

You can guess.

I have important matters to tend to. I'll kill you later if you insist.

You're not leaving today.

You're seeking death!

(His internal energy is unexpectedly potent.)

Kang Chuyu,

you betrayed friends, violated brotherhood,

slaughtered innocents, and broke morality.

Death won't redeem your sins.

Today

you'll atone for more than a hundred lives of my family.

(Tang Rou,)

(do you see?)

(I finally avenged you with Kang Chuyu's death.)

(Father,)

(Mother,)

(for the blood debt of my family,)

(I'll settle it one by one.)

Now that Heavenly King Zhu knows we oppose Shaolin and Wudang,

you still stir up trouble everywhere,

making our gang operations keep getting hindered.

How can you still show up here?

I know my sins are unforgivable.

I'll accept Master Li's judgment.

I only beg for one chance

to redeem myself.

Master Li already gave you a chance to leave.

But you chose to stay.

Master Li says that if you want this chance,

you must earn it yourself.

Is this truly Master Li's will?

I see.

I'll go to Wudang to atone immediately.

I never thought you'd be the one seeing me off.

Liu Suifeng, don't tell me you still suspect

I had someone impersonate Master Li to frame you.

It couldn't be you.

You'd never dare have

someone impersonate Master Li.

Put this on.

Liu Suifeng, wake up.

Don't you dare die on the way

and delay my mission.

Master Li wants me to reach Wudang alive.

And I will.

Wudang Sect greets you all.

We're here per our master's orders to take over.

Hand the sinner over to us.

Greetings, masters.

When was this arranged? I never heard of it.

(To Power Gang) This is our master's handwritten letter.

Considering the long journey,

he sent us here before you reach Wudang.

The writing confirms this is Wudang's official letter.

You've traveled far north. Rest here nearby.

Leave him to us.

Hold on.

We only briefly informed Wudang about bringing Liu Suifeng.

How did you know we traveled north?

A slip of the tongue, Blade King. Don't overthink.

Our covert journey should've been from the east.

We detoured to our southern stronghold to avoid detection

and then northward to Wudang.

How did you know?

Has someone tipped you off?

Tell me.

Who sent you?

As for the letter,

you must've stolen our correspondence

to forge it.

Attack!

Lady Zhao?

Lady Zhao.

We fell into a trap. Luckily, you saved us.

Thank you for your aid.

These people finally showed their true colors.

- Take them for interrogation. - Yes.

Leave Liu Suifeng to me.

Though you erred,

he can't bear to let you die.

(15 years ago) Stop!

- Stop right there, brat! - Stop!

Stop!

I'm going to kill you!

I said stop running!

I said stop running!

I'll

beat you senseless!

Why save me?

Why?

Let me think.

You saved my life.

I'll kill someone for you.

That sounds

unappealing.

Then take my life.

No need for that.

I like the coldness in your eyes.

It'll be wasted if you die here.

Take this.

Why follow me?

Is there anything else?

My life is yours. Where else could I go?

You're severely tortured.

Why should we keep you?

Healed, I kill for you. Crippled, I serve you. Either way, I'm useful.

Given the situation,

Master Li didn't abandon me.

I sensed something during the journey, but didn't know his plan.

So I had to play along.

So you realized it was Chenzhou's decoy plan?

If Master Li wants me dead

to calm Shaolin and Wudang's wrath,

I will comply.

Suifeng, Chenzhou and I have always trusted you.

We know that even if everyone in the gang betrays us,

you never will.

Our gang has made many enemies.

Our previous plans were all exposed.

Chenzhou deduced there must be spies within our ranks.

We'll never have peace until we root them out.

So we used your killing of Tianzheng and Taichan

as an opportunity to set this trap and remove the hidden thorns.

Master Li is far-sighted.

You and Master Li saved me.

If you ever truly doubt me,

I'd rather die than live as an empty shell.

You should rest here.

I'll interrogate the traitors first. You'll be informed of any developments.

Young Master.

The night grows chilly.

Please get some rest.

I'm fine.

I was deeply worried when I heard about what happened to you.

The matter is resolved. Master Li isn't blaming me anymore.

If you ever leave the Power Gang,

I would have no reason to stay either.

While I was away,

how did the Xiao family fare?

Rest assured. Xiao Yiren distributed hero invitations in Jin City,

trying to rebuild the Huanhua Sect.

But it's gained no traction.

Even minor sects that once followed them have turned away.

Xiao Yiren is stubborn and self-righteous.

He's more concerned with maintaining his false reputation of a hero.

He is no real threat.

As for Xiao Qiushui...

It's a miracle someone like him survives in the martial world.

He's not worthy of your attention.

Do you truly think him insignificant,

or are you protecting him?

Please speak plainly, Young Master.

I can tolerate occasional failures, but you know the consequences

of betraying me.

I wouldn't dare.

I'll never betray you in this lifetime.

If you have any doubt,

kill me now.

I knew you wouldn't dare.

You've said nothing about the Supreme Elixir.

Did something go wrong?

Where is the elixir?

Shao Liulei took a pill,

and the other

was stolen by Cai Qishen, the Flaming God.

Shao Liulei's martial arts surpass mine.

I barely escaped with my life.

If this happens again,

don't bother returning.

Just leave.

Yes.

(Even if I'm willing to die for him,)

(it stirs nothing in his heart.)

(Song Mingzhu,)

(what more do you desire?)

(Staying by his side)

(should be enough.)

These days I've been investigating the Eagle Flute clues with Lady Zhao.

We only know a North Wasteland-backed group infiltrated the martial world.

I always use one blade per kill.

These are prepared for you.

Confess or choose a blade? The choice is yours.

The corpse beetles' Better-Dead Pills are fierce.

Tell me your Eagle Flute superior, or I'll let them crawl inside you.

Daytime brings unbearable itching, like an ant infestation,

and night brings excruciating pain, like skin peeling.

And you'll beg for death that never comes.

I only know he will meet us at Qingfeng Manor.

(Qingfeng Manor)

(Carefree Pavilion)

Fire King, you took one wrong step after another

and ended up here.

We've been peaceful acquaintances, having never crossed blades before.

I've prepared a blade for each of you, the other seven kings.

Just choose one.

Li Chenzhou miscalculated.

He sent you to kill me?

Not exactly. I want information from you

about your Eagle Flute superior.

Whether you die isn't my decision.

Where can you flee, traitor?

We found the Marching Pill formula in your residence.

And that Eagle Flute.

They're enough to prove your North Wasteland collusion.

Anything to say?

Since you've discovered everything,

I have nothing to say.

That's right. We've long been Eagle Flute members.

Fire King, as a founding member, confess and redeem yourself.

Who's your superior?

Are there other Eagle Flute loyalists in our gang?

The Eagle Flute's rise is unstoppable.

You're too late.

Then tell me,

was Herbal Valley's massacre

your doing?

I was a hero in my time.

I'll never deny what I've done.

I'll never admit what I haven't done.

I stole that secret formula from Diancang Sect.

As for Herbal Valley or whatever,

I know nothing about it.

Liu Suifeng killed Tianzheng and Taichan.

The entire martial world is outraged.

Yet you still keep him by your side.

I guess Power Gang's days are numbered.

As for my actions, they were all for long-term planning.

You overestimate yourselves.

Do you think you're the only ones

who know what's truly inside the Hero Token?

Unrepentant till death.

Punish him by gang rules.

I've long anticipated this day.

Li Chenzhou made us Eight Kings take Better-Dead Pills

made with our blood to prevent infighting among us.

Now I have mastered the exotic Meridian-Melting Art

and vaporized those toxins from my meridians.

Killing me would trigger their own poison.

They'll watch themselves die while I slaughter them all.

The corpse beetles acted. His Better-Dead Pill's threat is gone.

He's no longer one of the Eight Kings. You can strike now.

Let me accompany you on your final journey.

My Blazing Palm that has been suppressed for ten years

shall cremate you all!

This blade is called Gut Piercer. Your death fulfills its name.

What a pity, Suifeng.

He's not your enemy.

Your vengeance will have to wait.

Recovering this formula before villains misuse it

brings peace to Herbal Valley's dead.

But Fire King sought death willingly.

Eagle Flute's spies and their schemes

require more investigation.

Fire King's silence proves Eagle Flute's meticulous planning.

They tricked Suifeng into killing Tianzheng and Taichan,

creating our conflict with Shaolin and Wudang

and triggering infighting within Power Gang.

They're no ordinary foes.

Such flawless disguises.

Only one of the Fei family's three arts, Thousand Faces Art, could achieve this.

Old Master Fei claimed Thousand Faces was destroyed by fire years ago.

But I've always doubted that.

Rumors say Thousand Faces art can deceive everyone.

If our enemies possess it, this complicates matters.

Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures.

Time is running short.

Suifeng,

send our men to investigate its connections with Fei family.

Yes.

Also, order Ghost King to accelerate corpse beetle production.

Ghost King reports the Insect King's vitality

has waned these past months, and it's dying.

Only Tang Sect's Heaven-Earth Pool in Insect Valley

can restore its vitality.

Tang Sect never allows outsiders into Insect Valley.

Forcing entry might harm the Insect King and ruin everything.

During the inheritor campaign,

Tang Sect will decide their new head.

That might compel them to open Insect Valley.

A risky maneuver

requires extreme caution.

Don't offend Madam Tang under any circumstances.

Understood.

I vow to fulfill my mission.

Anything else bothering you?

Wudang, Shaolin,

and other sects in martial world are seeking vengeance against us.

They've destroyed many of our outposts.

Meanwhile, Heavenly King Zhu of Long River suddenly rises.

This timing reeks of conspiracy.

I think Eagle Flute's ambitions exceed mere martial world chaos.

Whoever pulls these strings and challenges our gang

will face us head-on.

♪Under the moon and stars♪

♪Life's unfolded♪

♪Memories linger in twilight♪

♪We met and parted♪

♪In heaven and earth♪

♪Mortal world stays constant♪

♪Clouds spread east-west♪

♪Chivalry resides in hearts♪

♪Mortal world is simple♪

♪We talk and laugh♪

♪Be a righteous swordsman♪

♪Going through the storms♪

♪Traveling far with freedom♪

♪Mortal world is intricate♪

♪Slowly♪

♪We got drunk♪

♪Drink a toast♪

♪Let the past just be the past♪

♪Mortal world is simple♪

♪We talk and laugh♪

♪Be a righteous swordsman♪

♪Going through the storms♪

♪Traveling far with freedom♪

♪Mortal world is intricate♪

♪Slowly♪

♪We got drunk♪

♪Drink a toast♪

♪Let the past just be the past♪

♪Mortal world is simple♪

♪The wind is loud♪

♪Soaring like a bird♪

♪The experiences of sadness and happiness♪

♪Make me brave♪

♪Mortal world is intricate♪

♪Full of countless trials♪

♪People live and die♪

♪Among a million lights out there♪

♪There is one for you♪