Original subtitles

When the world just began,

Pan Gu's spirit became the Dragon Deity.

He had nine sons. Calamity came from Jiu Ying.

Jiu Ying was the lord of all demons.

He plunged the world into chaos

and sparked endless war between men and demons.

Bodies covered the land.

To save all living beings,

the nine dragon sons fought Jiu Ying to the death.

Eight of them turned into towering mountains

to seal Jiu Ying away.

Only the ninth son, Chi Wen,

remained in the world to guard all life.

TEN YEARS AGO

Who are you? Where are you from?

I don't remember.

What's your name?

You don't remember your name either?

What do you remember then?

I think…

I have a younger brother.

Why were you outside the Shilin Sect?

I don't know.

I just felt… a voice is calling me.

It told me to come here.

That's fine.

You can stay here.

Fierce wind, driving rain.

Reborn after calamity.

I'll name you after this image…

Li Jie.

Li Jie…

You're very strong.

The Shilin Sect has no weapon fit for you.

Go to Mount Nandang.

A long knife left behind by a mountain demon

is stuck at its peak.

No one has been able to pull it out.

Give it a try.

Ji Ling.

The Shilin Sect is a terrible place.

Chained by spells, caged by wards.

They don't just strip demons of their painted human skins,

but also change the hearts of people.

Feeling guilty?

My lofty Master Dragon Deity?

I like you more when you're Ji Ling.

To me,

innocent, sweet Ji Ling is much more interesting.

A fox from the Formless Moon, do you even have a heart?

You dare speak of "like"?

A heart?

Of course I have.

If you can't feel it, you can touch it and see.

Are you shy now?

We shared so much at the Wei mansion.

Have you forgotten?

Or maybe…

you're afraid of me?

You are Ji Ling.

Why else would you suddenly show up

and free me from all these spells?

You couldn't bear to see me hurt.

Couldn't bear to see me scarred.

The wound on your neck looks pretty deep.

If you don't treat it properly, it will leave a scar.

Am I right?

Since ancient times,

the Formless Moon and Shilin Sect keep out of each other's way,

each showing great restraint.

If a Formless Moon fox dies in the Shilin Sect's hall,

that's a headache I don't want.

I'll overlook your trespassing.

I'll have someone escort you out.

And take this.

You risked coming here surely for this thing, right?

What if I have another purpose?

What if I want to stay with you?

Master, you bathe and scent yourself every day?

This fragrance on you is so unique.

I've never smelled it anywhere else.

But this smell…

leaves my heart feeling empty,

like a valley full of flowers but empty of people.

Master,

are you lonely?

Want me to stay with you?

Such a bad act.

Stop pretending.

Formless Moon foxes excel at fake feelings

and word manipulation.

To get what they want,

they wear a thousand faces and whisper sweet nothings.

Under such a pretty face,

what a cold heart hides.

You know it well yourself.

You too.

Under such a pretty face,

what a cold heart hides.

You know it well yourself.

You are not Ji Ling!

You've got your jade jue back.

If you don't want to fade away,

take this token and leave.

You're awake?

-I'm in the Shilin Sect? -Yeah. Are you feeling better?

Ji Ling… really is the Dragon Deity?

To be honest,

this is our first time seeing Master's true form.

Even you can't recognize the Dragon Deity?

Master Chi Wen stays in the Scale Cave all year.

Only Commander Li and his personal attendants serve him.

How could ordinary hunters like us ever get to see him?

But, come to think of it,

the flowerless young hunter Ji Ling,

who always joked with us and hunted demons by our side,

turned out to be the Dragon Deity himself.

Master, the new puppet is here.

Master!

Master, you're so powerful!

No matter how badly I'm hurt, you can heal me completely,

without even leaving a scar.

But… I let you down this time.

I failed my mission and didn't bring Xiaowei here.

You did very well.

Get some rest.

Next, more important tasks await you.

Whatever the mission, I'll give it my all!

Oh, right. Xiaowei gravely wounded me.

What about Miss Lu and her partner? Were they hurt?

They've returned to the Formless Moon.

Lu Wuyi just left this place.

Master, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now.

Go on.

Wait.

-Thank you, Master. -Go on.

What are you worried about?

I'm afraid that naive boy has fallen in love.

Love?

A puppet that was made, how could he feel love?

But he's always believed

he's a little fox you saved at the foot of South Mountain.

Then let him keep believing.

What's wrong with that?

He's just a simple puppet with no heart,

and she's just a demon fox with no feelings.

Wangyan.

This is far enough. Safe travels, ladies.

Thank you, sir.

Wait.

Miss Lu, you need to return that token.

Lu Wuyi?

Lu Wuyi? Lu Wuyi?

Lu Wuyi?

Lu Wuyi?

Should we stop?

Lu Wuyi?

Lu Wuyi?

Lu Wuyi?

Lu Wuyi?

We're just passing strangers. We can't even tell what's real.

Why stop?

Lu Wuyi…

Lu Wuyi…

Miss Lu, there you are.

Why are you wearing that robe?

That annoying Dragon Deity ruined my clothes.

Then, afraid people would gossip,

he had his attendant give me this ugly robe.

That robe…

is mine.

Is it?

Here you are!

Your hands are dirty from picking flowers.

It's fine!

You said you love flowers most.

So I picked some.

You remember I love flowers?

The mighty Dragon Deity stooped so low as to pick flowers himself?

I… I'm not…

I know you're not. You're Ji Ling.

Sure, I love flowers…

but out here, they're all over the hills.

You ran all the way here, out of breath.

It wasn't worth it.

No, it was.

These only bloom in the Shilin Sect. They're different.

After you go back,

when you see these flowers, maybe…

they'll remind you of me.

Flowers are pretty…

but they'll wilt soon.

We can't keep them.

Even if I miss you,

it won't last… more than a few days!

That's okay.

Next time, I'll make you a flower that never wilts.

Deal?

Next time?

Anyway, we will meet again, won't we?

Then I'll wait for it.

How… will I find you then?

Don't worry. I'll find you.

Miss Lu, your boat is already gone. I'll call another one for you.

Miss Lu…

You like him?

I just like flowers.

You can't keep them.

I know.

Oh man! How did the Dragon Deity's Power get into you?

Where are we?

We're in the Shilin Sect.

We're done for.

-Chickens in a weasel's den! -Yeah, you're one.

I've never seen that six-eyed butterfly demon before.

He calls himself Yuan Wuhuo.

Yuan Wuhuo?

Yes. That name sounded kind of familiar.

So, I went to Wanlin Pavilion and looked through the sect archives.

Sure enough, a hundred years ago,

a hunter commander in our sect also named Yuan Wuhuo.

However, his name meant "no calamity".

Just one character different from the butterfly demon's.

Commander Yuan Wuhuo passed away long ago.

But there's something strange about Yuan Wuhuo this time.

He looks… exactly like Commander Li Jie.

I heard Commander Li lost his memory and has never found his past.

Could the two of them be connected somehow?

One's a demon, one's a human.

How could they be connected?

When a demon takes human form, the first skin they paint

is often made from something lost by a human.

So they take on the owner's appearance.

Maybe this butterfly demon found something from Li Jie

and took his form.

Fair enough.

For now, let's keep this from Li Jie.

Yeah.

If that stern commander of ours found out some demon borrowed his face,

he'd probably explode with rage.

-Master. -You're here.

Mr. Bai Ze, what brings you here?

I know all things in the world.

Something's troubling my master.

I'm here to help.

Master, you want to ask

why the Dragon Deity's Power got into Wu Shiguang, right?

Why?

Because of this.

That string of prayer beads? What's their story?

They're called the Twelve Thoughts.

Each bead is made from a dragon fang,

so they can carry sinners' blood and the Dragon Deity's Power.

I'm guessing the Dragon Deity's Power

must've sensed the dragon aura

and was drawn to them.

So it's thanks to the dragon fangs.

They were your master's legacy, right?

He was really something,

stealing teeth from a dragon!

So many dragon fangs…

Wu Shiguang is just a folk hunter.

Where could he have gotten them?

The first owner of the Twelve Thoughts,

legend says, was a corrupted demon monk.

Mo Yuntan, continue gathering the spirit fragments of Jiu Ying.

I have other matters to discuss with Bai Ze.

Yes, sir.

Maybe soon,

all you double-flower hunters can lay down your burdens

and stop toiling across this vast land.

It's not because of those prayer beads.

I know.

This day…

has finally come.

THE DRAGON DEITY WILL FALL

THE FORMLESS MOON WILL RISE

"The Dragon Deity will fall."

"The Formless Moon will rise."

After Jiu Ying was sealed,

the demons lost their leader and scattered across the land.

Many of them are lurking and scheming to free Jiu Ying.

The one behind Xiaowei's broken vow

is after the Dragon Deity's Power.

Only that power can kill a dragon.

And the last fragments of the Dragon Deity's Power

reside in you four high-rank demons.

Whoever gathers all four first can kill the dragon.

If the Dragon Deity falls,

Jiu Ying's seal will shatter,

and chaos will consume the world.

So… is Wu Shiguang the one we've been waiting for?

You could say yes,

but also no.

Hide them already.

We've sneaked in now.

What's the next move?

-Wait. -Wait?

Wait for the right moment and do our best.

"Do our best"?

Isn't that my family motto?

You sure remember it well.

How come you remember it so well?

Some things…

are different now.

So what's your plan?

I've sent Li Jie and Ji Ling to retrieve the prayer beads.

I want him to know

I refuse to remain a powerless Dragon Deity.

I'll take back my supreme power.

I want people to worship me for all eternity,

to revere me as a god.

Wu Shiguang?

See? Opportunity knocks.

Master, you're here to take back your power from me?

-I… -Hand over the prayer beads.

Since you want them,

I should return them sincerely.

Don't worry.

Once we extract the power inside, we'll give the beads back to you.

Stop right there!

I've waited for this moment…

for far too long.

If I'd known you were the Dragon Deity,

I would have killed you back at the Wei mansion.

He scared me to death! Hey, you fight dirty!

Don't… Don't kill me!

Stop!

Demon marks!

You're a demon?

Wu Shiguang is the sole survivor of the flood dragon clan's massacre.

So he's here to avenge his people?

That's right.

I am a demon,

one of the flood dragon clan.

Back then, you sent Shilin Sect hunters to slaughter all my kin.

You claimed to end the war between men and demons,

but in secret, you feared Jiu Ying would break free

and let the demons rise.

So you ordered hunters

to wipe out every demon clan in advance!

The Dragon Deity wiped out your clan?

What's wrong?

You killed too many demons to remember this massacre?

Since you're a demon,

I can't let you keep the Dragon Deity's Power.

Hand over the beads, and I'll let him go.

"The Dragon Deity will fall."

Master, you once said only a dragon can kill a dragon.

The eight dragon sons sacrificed themselves,

standing as mountains.

Only Chi Wen remains.

Who is left to kill him?

Whoever holds the Dragon Deity's Power.

Now, Chi Wen's under siege from his own former power.

According to the Oracle Stone's latest prophecy,

Wangyan and I are going to protect the Dragon Deity?

No.

You're going to kill it.

The Dragon Deity represents divine justice,

truth and goodness in this world.

Why kill the dragon?

A single thought can twist a deity into a demon.

Chi Wen once cared for all beings.

But now corrupted by Jiu Ying's taint,

he feeds on them.

Spare me!

I… I don't know anything!

Please!

Let us go!

I need to see my grandson!

It hurts!

Mother, save me!

Peace in this world often comes at the cost of sacrifice.

Chi Wen's fall perhaps is for a new balance.

You two must aid the dragon slayer,

gather his power, and restore order to the world.

Right now, the most urgent thing is to find the remaining high-rank demons

and take back from them your power.

I know.

We've waited so long.

Finally, this chance has come,

a chance to rightfully take back my own power.

This mission

must not fail.

Once I gather all four demons' power, I can slay the dragon myself.

Why rely on someone else?

The Dragon Deity's Power can only be held by the ancient stone,

the Spirit-Storing Jade.

The jade was split in two by heavenly fire and forged into magical tools.

One piece is the Spirit-Storing Butterfly held by the six-eyed butterfly demon.

The other piece is the Spirit-Binding Ring worn on the Dragon Deity's hand.

Let me wipe your hands. They're all dirty.

So… we just need to take the ring.

After all these centuries, you're still like a child, so willful.

If you want to try, go ahead.

You Chi!

Ji Ling!

Hide!

This is… wood!

But how can wood bleed?

I don't get it. What's going on?

So you're a puppet.

You're not the Dragon Deity at all!

Li…

Li Jie…