1 00:00:24,980 --> 00:00:28,500 ♪Heavens strike with thunderous wrath♪ 2 00:00:28,700 --> 00:00:32,180 ♪Mountains and rivers shatter before my eyes♪ 3 00:00:32,420 --> 00:00:35,500 ♪Endless splendor cultivated through lifetimes♪ 4 00:00:35,780 --> 00:00:39,220 ♪Turns to dust between my fingers in an instant♪ 5 00:00:40,540 --> 00:00:44,100 ♪When the line between good and evil is clear♪ 6 00:00:44,220 --> 00:00:47,780 ♪Countless souls drift into the boundless wilds♪ 7 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:51,340 ♪Carrying the spirit fire forward♪ 8 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:53,340 ♪I defy fate♪ 9 00:00:53,580 --> 00:00:56,460 ♪Just to remain by your side♪ 10 00:00:57,340 --> 00:01:00,740 ♪Falling into love's abyss♪ 11 00:01:01,180 --> 00:01:04,420 ♪Like heavy rain pouring down♪ 12 00:01:04,860 --> 00:01:08,300 ♪Drunk on romance♪ 13 00:01:08,460 --> 00:01:11,980 ♪In a blink, love and hate vanish into illusion♪ 14 00:01:12,700 --> 00:01:16,060 ♪Falling into endless love♪ 15 00:01:16,500 --> 00:01:19,340 ♪Stirring waves upending a lifetime♪ 16 00:01:19,620 --> 00:01:22,420 ♪Even if this life leads to ruin♪ 17 00:01:22,860 --> 00:01:26,460 ♪I still choose to be entangled with you♪ 18 00:01:27,020 --> 00:01:30,100 ♪Through all lifetimes♪ 19 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:33,100 [When Destiny Brings The Demon] 20 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:36,500 [Based on the JJWXC novel "When Destiny Brings The Demon" by Fu Hua] 21 00:01:36,580 --> 00:01:39,460 [Episode 28] [Will It Only Be Happiness From Here On?] 22 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,500 Then why don't we start with a celebration? 23 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:44,290 It would lift everyone's spirits. 24 00:01:45,190 --> 00:01:46,370 What is there to celebrate? 25 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,650 How about a marriage between an immortal 26 00:01:54,670 --> 00:01:55,290 and a demon? 27 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:05,700 Are you 28 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:08,370 proposing to me? 29 00:02:09,110 --> 00:02:10,180 If you think of it that way, 30 00:02:12,270 --> 00:02:13,620 I cannot deny it. 31 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:17,180 How dare you tease me? 32 00:02:20,550 --> 00:02:21,940 Then, when shall we marry? 33 00:02:23,550 --> 00:02:24,850 Since you have asked, 34 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:27,810 the sooner the better. 35 00:02:30,430 --> 00:02:31,620 It need not be so soon. 36 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:34,530 I'm not in such a hurry. 37 00:02:37,430 --> 00:02:38,180 Is that so? 38 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:45,650 The Demon Mistress can wait. 39 00:02:49,710 --> 00:02:50,650 The Immortal Lord can't. 40 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:20,910 I'll take you over there. 41 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:22,800 They have candied hawthorns. 42 00:03:23,270 --> 00:03:24,360 Come and take a look. 43 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,020 It seems the uniting of immortals and demons in Yan City has borne fruit. 44 00:03:30,830 --> 00:03:33,300 If only every place in the world could be this harmonious, 45 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:35,300 how wonderful it would be. 46 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:38,500 You sounded like a ruler of the Demon Realm. 47 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:42,370 Chestnut steamed cake. 48 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:43,970 Crystal Fish Slices! 49 00:03:45,270 --> 00:03:46,130 Peony meatballs. 50 00:03:46,150 --> 00:03:46,940 Crispy honeyed fruit. 51 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,060 How did you know this is what I have been craving? 52 00:03:50,590 --> 00:03:51,900 Does this not surpass 53 00:03:52,590 --> 00:03:54,130 the food street you are so familiar with? 54 00:03:54,430 --> 00:03:55,740 It totally does. 55 00:03:56,390 --> 00:03:57,410 I can stay home 56 00:03:57,430 --> 00:03:59,020 and still taste the finest delicacies. 57 00:03:59,670 --> 00:04:01,410 It's as if you live in my mind like a parasite. 58 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:03,300 How bold. 59 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,300 Did you call me a parasite? 60 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:14,650 Yan. 61 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:16,890 It has been a while. 62 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:20,660 Jiao. 63 00:04:21,590 --> 00:04:22,450 Why have you come? 64 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,010 Yan's inner core can't merge with the demon core. 65 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,770 If it continues, she is going to die. 66 00:04:30,910 --> 00:04:31,770 I can help her. 67 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:36,740 How can you help her? 68 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,180 Our Chang family has a secret technique for merging cores. 69 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:42,330 Perhaps I can try that. 70 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:43,570 Where is Mingli? 71 00:04:43,910 --> 00:04:44,980 The last time I saw him was in 72 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:46,690 the forests of the Demon Realm. 73 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:48,500 He may have already fled by now. 74 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,540 Why does your Spirit Fire mark look so strange? 75 00:04:59,350 --> 00:05:00,860 Weren't your wounds already healed? 76 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:04,100 It's nothing. 77 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,300 I only need some rest. 78 00:05:08,390 --> 00:05:09,620 It was the same before. 79 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:12,130 You don't need to worry. 80 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,370 What matters most right now is your inner core. 81 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:16,860 You shouldn't be too anxious. 82 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:19,300 Feng Qi said 83 00:05:20,230 --> 00:05:21,100 there's still hope. 84 00:05:24,790 --> 00:05:25,450 Feng Qi, 85 00:05:25,910 --> 00:05:27,300 are you really willing to save me? 86 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:28,330 Yan, 87 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,420 I lured you to the White Bone Abyss. 88 00:05:30,470 --> 00:05:31,890 I abused your trust. 89 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:34,330 I'm sorry. 90 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,060 But this time, I want to make amends. 91 00:05:36,350 --> 00:05:37,450 Please give me a chance. 92 00:05:44,270 --> 00:05:44,860 Jiao. 93 00:05:47,790 --> 00:05:49,690 Why not give Feng Qi another chance? 94 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:53,660 He has a good nature. 95 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:54,690 He was only being used. 96 00:05:56,230 --> 00:05:56,890 Besides, 97 00:05:58,470 --> 00:06:00,250 the only one who knew the Soul Cleanse, 98 00:06:00,270 --> 00:06:01,060 Shi Qianlv, is dead. 99 00:06:01,830 --> 00:06:03,250 With your Truth Spell, 100 00:06:05,230 --> 00:06:06,450 he can't lie. 101 00:06:26,270 --> 00:06:26,810 Feng Qi. 102 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,570 I'll entrust the matter of merging the cores to you. 103 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,420 I'll give it my all. 104 00:07:00,830 --> 00:07:01,540 Well? 105 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:03,770 No discomfort. 106 00:07:04,830 --> 00:07:06,010 It's only stabilized for now. 107 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,210 The Demon Lord's inner core is too powerful. 108 00:07:09,030 --> 00:07:10,300 To merge it completely 109 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:11,740 will take some time. 110 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,010 I'll brew you some medicine 111 00:07:15,590 --> 00:07:16,330 to strengthen you. 112 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,180 Shouldn't you check the cores? 113 00:07:43,470 --> 00:07:45,300 The two cores have already started to merge. 114 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:51,940 It seems we misunderstood Feng Qi. 115 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:54,740 It's best if he has come around. 116 00:07:56,710 --> 00:07:57,740 I can't help but feel 117 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,010 the lead is too good to be true. 118 00:08:04,590 --> 00:08:05,330 You're overthinking. 119 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:07,690 From this day forward, 120 00:08:08,790 --> 00:08:09,860 only good days await us. 121 00:08:26,350 --> 00:08:27,740 I never realized before 122 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,130 that our Celestial Palace had such good wine. 123 00:08:32,680 --> 00:08:35,570 And why should this wine be said to come from the Celestial Palace? 124 00:08:36,350 --> 00:08:39,020 The Demon Realm also has such fine wine. 125 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:41,810 How laughable. 126 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,490 All the spirit food on today's banquet table 127 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,540 was gathered by our Grandmaster. 128 00:08:49,870 --> 00:08:51,940 Even this wine is brimming with spiritual energy. 129 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:53,730 How could the Demon Realm possess it? 130 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,090 What the Demon Realm has 131 00:08:55,710 --> 00:08:58,180 is nothing but sorcery 132 00:08:58,560 --> 00:08:59,810 and poisonous miasma. 133 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:04,660 Say that again if you dare. 134 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:10,780 You dare 135 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:12,180 assault a general! 136 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:16,780 Stand down! 137 00:09:23,750 --> 00:09:25,210 This banquet in Yan City was held 138 00:09:25,470 --> 00:09:27,210 to celebrate peace between the Immortal and Demon Realms. 139 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:30,540 And yet you behave in this manner. 140 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,570 Do you mean to go against the command of the Grandmaster 141 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,090 and the Demon Mistress? 142 00:09:41,630 --> 00:09:42,260 Enough. 143 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,020 It's getting late. 144 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:45,140 Go home now. 145 00:09:45,990 --> 00:09:47,060 Don't cause any more trouble. 146 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:48,380 Yes. 147 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:56,260 You heard the General. 148 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:56,940 Let's go! 149 00:09:57,350 --> 00:09:57,940 Yes. 150 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,180 Rest assured, General. 151 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:00,380 We'll find a way 152 00:10:00,510 --> 00:10:01,970 to have payback! 153 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:02,730 Right. 154 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:04,690 The Gengchen Celestial Palace is nothing! 155 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,970 Nothing but hypocrites with flowery words. 156 00:10:06,990 --> 00:10:07,810 Enough. 157 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:11,660 I was too rash. 158 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:14,490 Our Demon Mistress must keep the land safe. 159 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:16,660 Let her enjoy some peaceful days. 160 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:23,260 If you want to hold your head high before those of the Celestial Palace, 161 00:10:24,750 --> 00:10:27,690 then lead your people under your care 162 00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:28,810 and show them some worth. 163 00:10:32,470 --> 00:10:33,140 Let's go. 164 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:34,490 Yes. 165 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:30,940 This wound 166 00:11:32,110 --> 00:11:33,900 was indeed the cause of Commander Niu San's death. 167 00:11:35,110 --> 00:11:35,690 Yes. 168 00:11:36,510 --> 00:11:37,970 It came from General Chi's technique. 169 00:11:39,630 --> 00:11:40,450 Chi Anhe, 170 00:11:40,710 --> 00:11:41,420 I knew it. 171 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,450 You killed our commander while he was drunk. 172 00:11:43,470 --> 00:11:44,810 Despicable! Shameless! Vile! 173 00:11:44,830 --> 00:11:45,540 You'll pay for this! 174 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:47,850 That is utter slander. 175 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:49,780 If I, Chi Anhe, wanted to kill someone, 176 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:52,380 I'd do it righteously and make it clean. 177 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:53,850 Why would I hide it? 178 00:11:53,870 --> 00:11:56,060 Stop denying your crime! 179 00:11:58,280 --> 00:11:59,140 Hongluo, Nianjiu! 180 00:12:12,990 --> 00:12:14,490 This is the resentment they left behind. 181 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:18,380 It seems only I see it. 182 00:12:20,110 --> 00:12:20,810 Bah! 183 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:22,210 Those of the Celestial Palace 184 00:12:22,230 --> 00:12:24,020 may look fancy on the surface, 185 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:24,730 but in truth, 186 00:12:24,750 --> 00:12:25,450 you're nothing 187 00:12:25,470 --> 00:12:27,060 but cowards who won't admit your crime! 188 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:27,900 Spineless clowns! 189 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:28,660 I dare you 190 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:29,300 to return 191 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:30,690 the pork knuckle I gave you! 192 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:31,730 Spit it out! 193 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:32,850 Despicable wretch! 194 00:12:33,110 --> 00:12:34,850 You'd even harm the common folk of the Demon Realm. 195 00:12:35,230 --> 00:12:36,610 This man clearly fell on his own. 196 00:12:36,870 --> 00:12:37,450 Nonsense! 197 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,780 The demon core in your body is unstable. 198 00:13:45,710 --> 00:13:46,970 It's disturbing your mind. 199 00:13:47,590 --> 00:13:48,540 Your inner power is conflicted. 200 00:13:50,110 --> 00:13:51,730 Hence, the discomfort. 201 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:54,380 And Master, 202 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:56,450 when I was in meditation, I found 203 00:13:57,110 --> 00:13:58,690 the core had grown much larger. 204 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:02,540 It must be linked to the resentment you mentioned. 205 00:14:03,350 --> 00:14:04,490 Immortals thrive on spiritual energy. 206 00:14:05,110 --> 00:14:06,210 Demons feed on malice. 207 00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:09,810 That resentment will only fuel the demon core within you. 208 00:14:10,750 --> 00:14:11,940 As the core grows stronger, 209 00:14:12,510 --> 00:14:14,570 once it surpasses your own inner core, 210 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,570 you'll begin to lose your mind 211 00:14:20,830 --> 00:14:21,810 and lose control. 212 00:14:22,830 --> 00:14:25,090 Wouldn't that mean I'd be under this cursed core's control, 213 00:14:25,710 --> 00:14:27,210 and become a mindless shell? 214 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:29,090 Is there any solution? 215 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:33,940 To keep you alive, 216 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,490 the demon core has started merging with your inner core. 217 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:38,330 It can no longer be removed. 218 00:14:41,110 --> 00:14:43,210 If the two cores don't merge, I'll die. 219 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:46,020 But if they do, 220 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:47,940 the resentment within will make me a threat. 221 00:14:52,350 --> 00:14:53,260 For now, 222 00:14:54,750 --> 00:14:56,850 we must first resolve the case of Niu San. 223 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:58,570 Easing the resentment of both realms 224 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:00,810 might stabilize the demon core for a time. 225 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,420 It's only a stopgap measure. 226 00:15:05,870 --> 00:15:08,780 But as your master, I swear I'll find a cure for you. 227 00:15:09,630 --> 00:15:10,330 Master, 228 00:15:10,750 --> 00:15:12,570 until we do find a way, 229 00:15:12,870 --> 00:15:14,180 don't tell Sima Jiao. 230 00:15:15,470 --> 00:15:16,490 He's only just recovered. 231 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:18,300 I don't want him worrying about me. 232 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:33,610 To prove whether Niu San 233 00:15:33,630 --> 00:15:35,380 was truly killed by General Chi 234 00:15:35,830 --> 00:15:36,610 isn't difficult. 235 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:37,900 However, 236 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:40,940 to verify it would put General Chi 237 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,210 in an unjust position. 238 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,570 To calm the public uproar, 239 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:48,330 General Chi, will you prove your innocence? 240 00:15:49,990 --> 00:15:51,260 I have nothing to hide. 241 00:15:51,590 --> 00:15:52,420 Of course I will. 242 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:55,810 I'll use the Soul Search, 243 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,540 and let everyone see what really happened that night. 244 00:16:26,750 --> 00:16:27,850 Say that again if you dare. 245 00:16:29,830 --> 00:16:30,450 You dare 246 00:16:30,590 --> 00:16:31,850 assault a general! 247 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:34,660 Stand down! 248 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:38,730 This banquet in Yan City was held 249 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,570 to celebrate peace between the Immortal and Demon Realms. 250 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,450 And yet you behave in this manner. 251 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,330 Do you mean to go against the command of the Grandmaster 252 00:16:45,750 --> 00:16:46,900 and the Demon Mistress? 253 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:49,260 Rest assured, General. 254 00:16:49,590 --> 00:16:50,660 We'll find a way 255 00:16:50,870 --> 00:16:52,300 to have payback! 256 00:16:52,510 --> 00:16:52,970 Right. 257 00:16:53,350 --> 00:16:54,940 The Gengchen Celestial Palace is nothing! 258 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,140 Nothing but hypocrites with flowery words. 259 00:16:58,510 --> 00:16:59,490 Enough. 260 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:00,900 Let's go. 261 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:02,940 Yes. 262 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,290 I'll show you who the real hypocrites are. 263 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:28,380 A true man doesn't strike the helpless. 264 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:30,660 Once you're done, 265 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,730 we'll have a proper match. 266 00:17:34,790 --> 00:17:36,140 - Where are you taking me? - General Chi. 267 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:37,490 Tell him. 268 00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:39,940 I can still drink! 269 00:17:40,750 --> 00:17:42,450 You, come out here! 270 00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:43,900 General Chi. 271 00:17:44,710 --> 00:17:48,660 I can still drink three days and three nights straight! 272 00:18:01,790 --> 00:18:02,580 How are you feeling? 273 00:18:09,120 --> 00:18:09,690 It's nothing. 274 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,580 It seems the most crucial memory is gone. 275 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:23,690 The technique used to kill Commander Niu San 276 00:18:24,030 --> 00:18:25,970 looked the same as General Chi's. 277 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:28,420 But the aura within it 278 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,450 matches the demonic energy in me. 279 00:18:33,270 --> 00:18:33,970 Nianjiu, 280 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,420 join me in tracking the demonic trace left 281 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:37,970 on Niu San's wound 282 00:18:38,360 --> 00:18:39,770 and find out where Mingli is hiding. 283 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:42,250 He can't be innocent in this. 284 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:44,490 Yes. 285 00:18:49,360 --> 00:18:52,050 You think swallowing a demon core makes you the Demon Mistress? 286 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:53,940 Keep dreaming. 287 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,180 Sooner or later, you'll be nothing but my puppet. 288 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:20,290 What's going on? 289 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,210 Wasn't I just resting in the hall? 290 00:19:24,750 --> 00:19:25,730 How did I end up here? 291 00:19:40,470 --> 00:19:41,100 Yan. 292 00:19:44,510 --> 00:19:45,340 Hongluo. 293 00:19:48,710 --> 00:19:50,530 The streets outside are desolate. 294 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,730 If this matter isn't resolved soon, 295 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:57,290 Yan City will become a ghost town. 296 00:19:59,070 --> 00:19:59,660 Hongluo. 297 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:01,050 Here. 298 00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:03,250 I feel there's more 299 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,010 to Niu San's death. 300 00:20:05,550 --> 00:20:06,210 I know. 301 00:20:06,550 --> 00:20:09,050 You think someone is pulling strings in the shadows, 302 00:20:09,070 --> 00:20:09,940 trying to stir up chaos. 303 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:10,770 Not just that. 304 00:20:11,790 --> 00:20:13,620 I suspect the real target 305 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:15,290 is me. 306 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,010 On the day of Yan City's upheaval, 307 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,340 the people's resentment fed the demon core. 308 00:20:22,270 --> 00:20:23,180 My master said, 309 00:20:24,360 --> 00:20:25,580 as the demon core grows, 310 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,530 I'll lose my reason and fall under its sway. 311 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,420 That is why I've been irritable and full of spite these days. 312 00:20:32,070 --> 00:20:33,620 I've even lost pieces of memory. 313 00:20:35,790 --> 00:20:36,690 How so? 314 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,250 Just today, one moment I was in the hall, 315 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,210 the next I was in the tavern. 316 00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:42,770 I don't even know how I got here. 317 00:20:43,230 --> 00:20:44,450 During my meditation, 318 00:20:45,070 --> 00:20:45,820 I found out 319 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,860 the demon core has nearly devoured my inner core. 320 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:49,490 What? 321 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:52,490 Does Sima Jiao know? 322 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,490 If he knew my inner core was damaged, 323 00:20:56,230 --> 00:20:57,250 he'd be frantic. 324 00:20:58,880 --> 00:20:59,940 I don't want him to worry. 325 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:03,250 What about Feng Qi? 326 00:21:03,510 --> 00:21:04,450 Have you asked him? 327 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:12,420 The day after the Yan City banquet, 328 00:21:12,550 --> 00:21:14,530 he asked to go to Ghost City to restore order. 329 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,210 I thought he felt ill at ease in Yan City, 330 00:21:18,230 --> 00:21:19,210 so I let him go. 331 00:21:19,360 --> 00:21:21,210 No! If this drags on, 332 00:21:21,470 --> 00:21:22,580 the demon core 333 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:23,690 will seize your mind for good! 334 00:21:24,510 --> 00:21:25,820 I'll send word to Ghost City at once, 335 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:26,970 and send Feng Qi back. 336 00:21:27,270 --> 00:21:27,860 Wait here. 337 00:21:54,270 --> 00:21:55,100 Where's You Yan? 338 00:21:58,030 --> 00:21:58,820 I don't know. 339 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:01,340 No more lies. 340 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:04,380 In the mortal realm, 341 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:06,490 at the entrance to the Nine Nether Purgatory. 342 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:08,690 The Nine Nether Purgatory? 343 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:12,050 He wants to release the Demonic Army sealed there. 344 00:22:14,070 --> 00:22:14,940 Where is the entrance? 345 00:22:16,470 --> 00:22:17,820 No spell you use will work. 346 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:20,420 I don't know where the entrance is either. 347 00:22:22,120 --> 00:22:22,770 And Bi'an? 348 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,900 She's already been possessed by the former Demon Lord. 349 00:22:29,230 --> 00:22:30,210 Are you involved 350 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:33,010 in Niu San's death? 351 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:42,580 Yes. 352 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,140 I infused Feng Qi with demonic energy. 353 00:22:48,710 --> 00:22:53,010 That energy let me use his obsession to control him. 354 00:22:54,030 --> 00:22:55,900 So, Feng Qi was helping Liao Tingyan merge her cores 355 00:22:57,470 --> 00:22:58,530 because you planned it. 356 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,820 The Chang clan's secret art can indeed merge cores, 357 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,210 but the Demon Lord's core is too powerful. 358 00:23:08,030 --> 00:23:10,530 Even if they merge, the evil one will devour the other, 359 00:23:10,550 --> 00:23:11,490 never the other way around. 360 00:23:12,030 --> 00:23:14,420 When that happens, she'll be utterly reduced 361 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:15,770 to the former Demon Lord's puppet. 362 00:23:22,070 --> 00:23:22,660 Grandmaster. 363 00:23:23,230 --> 00:23:25,210 Was he involved in Niu San's murder? 364 00:23:26,070 --> 00:23:26,690 Yes. 365 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:33,490 Tingyan is in danger. 366 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:39,620 Yan. 367 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:09,620 Sima Jiao! 368 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:18,970 Tingyan. 369 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:21,730 Why did you kill Niu San? 370 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:48,100 By using his death to stir up chaos between Immortals and Demons, 371 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,010 resentment would spread in the world. 372 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,580 That would strengthen the Demon Lord's core 373 00:24:53,270 --> 00:24:54,490 inside Yan. 374 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,970 Only then could I kill Sima Jiao. 375 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,010 And only then would nothing stand between me and Yan! 376 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:13,210 When chaos engulfs both realms, 377 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:18,180 Liao Tingyan will be nothing more than my puppet. I, You Yan, pull the strings. 378 00:25:20,360 --> 00:25:21,210 Everyone, 379 00:25:22,990 --> 00:25:24,380 you all heard him. 380 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:29,690 So he was the real culprit! 381 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,730 Only your death will ease our anger! 382 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,050 - Kill him! - Finish him! 383 00:25:35,710 --> 00:25:37,210 You brought them here to eavesdrop? 384 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:38,730 Despicable. 385 00:25:39,710 --> 00:25:41,050 But what of it? 386 00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:44,660 Liao Tingyan is already under the demon energy's control. 387 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,490 Sima Jiao, you might suppress it for a time, 388 00:25:47,510 --> 00:25:48,940 but never for life. 389 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:51,340 Liao Tingyan, 390 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:52,690 arise! 391 00:25:53,550 --> 00:25:54,690 Kill him! 392 00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:00,860 Yan! 393 00:26:01,070 --> 00:26:01,620 Grandmaster! 394 00:26:15,310 --> 00:26:16,010 Tingyan. 395 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:17,860 It's me, Tingyan. 396 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:19,580 Wake up. 397 00:26:27,070 --> 00:26:27,660 Tingyan! 398 00:26:28,790 --> 00:26:29,620 What happened? 399 00:26:35,270 --> 00:26:35,940 Tingyan. 400 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:38,860 I didn't hurt you, did I? 401 00:26:39,270 --> 00:26:39,820 No. 402 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:46,420 Yan. 403 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:03,580 Feng Qi. 404 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,050 I know your heart still clings to that Frost Fish. 405 00:27:10,310 --> 00:27:11,530 But I'm not her. 406 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,820 She and I are two completely different people. 407 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:15,620 Do you understand? 408 00:27:19,550 --> 00:27:20,180 Yan... 409 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:22,660 You are now 410 00:27:23,750 --> 00:27:24,660 happy, 411 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:26,730 right? 412 00:27:36,470 --> 00:27:37,180 That's 413 00:27:39,470 --> 00:27:40,140 enough. 414 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:41,770 Feng Qi. 415 00:27:54,550 --> 00:27:55,380 Yan... 416 00:27:57,310 --> 00:27:58,210 I'm sorry. 417 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,340 His cultivation has been destroyed, 418 00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:07,490 and he will soon perish. 419 00:28:11,550 --> 00:28:13,380 He paid a heavy price for this. 420 00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:19,450 This concludes the case. 421 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:23,180 Yes. 422 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:45,970 As usual. 423 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:04,530 The slow one... 424 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:08,380 treats the rest to wine. 425 00:29:31,750 --> 00:29:32,340 Both of you, 426 00:29:36,790 --> 00:29:37,450 take care. 427 00:30:12,270 --> 00:30:12,770 Tingyan. 428 00:30:26,470 --> 00:30:27,290 Are you alright? 429 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:30,580 A little better now. 430 00:30:31,470 --> 00:30:34,180 But the demon core still carries demonic energy. 431 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,180 There's still a risk of being controlled. 432 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,530 You Yan has only a shred of soul left. 433 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:41,010 He is no threat. 434 00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:45,730 I will be in seclusion for a month. 435 00:30:47,270 --> 00:30:48,180 When I emerge, 436 00:30:49,710 --> 00:30:50,970 the demonic energy in you will be gone. 437 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:52,860 Why must it take so long? 438 00:30:53,790 --> 00:30:55,250 Why can't we get married first? 439 00:30:55,470 --> 00:30:57,340 You wanted us to hold 440 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:58,340 the ceremony soon. 441 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,770 Is the demonic energy in me too hard to purge? 442 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,140 Or has the wound you took in the White Bone Abyss 443 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:07,010 relapsed? 444 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:16,010 Who is Sima Jiao? 445 00:31:17,790 --> 00:31:21,380 Sima Jiao is the greatest Grandmaster the Gengchen Celestial Palace 446 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:22,530 has ever known. 447 00:31:26,510 --> 00:31:27,730 Then, put your heart at ease. 448 00:31:29,230 --> 00:31:30,140 When I return, 449 00:31:31,270 --> 00:31:32,250 we will be married. 450 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:34,050 Alright. 451 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:46,770 I've never seen this design before. 452 00:31:47,770 --> 00:31:48,400 Good. 453 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:54,640 Great. 454 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:56,560 Great. 455 00:31:56,790 --> 00:31:57,660 A little higher. 456 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:58,770 Come again next time. 457 00:31:59,790 --> 00:32:00,910 - Great. - I'll take two. 458 00:32:00,910 --> 00:32:01,600 Thank you. 459 00:32:07,470 --> 00:32:07,970 Take this. 460 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:12,380 Don't get emotional. 461 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:13,730 It's leftovers. 462 00:32:14,930 --> 00:32:15,690 Hold it tight. 463 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:16,990 Come again next time. 464 00:32:16,990 --> 00:32:17,860 Who said I'm touched? 465 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:20,010 It's ruined embroidery. 466 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,430 Step right up, take a look. 467 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:30,100 Grandmaster once said, 468 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:32,580 as long as you uphold 469 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:33,820 peace between the two realms, 470 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:35,490 and respect the new Demon Mistress, 471 00:32:35,990 --> 00:32:38,050 you'll be granted endless spiritual power. 472 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,660 Yet you ungrateful fools 473 00:32:42,510 --> 00:32:44,940 not only stirred up strife between Immortals and Demons, 474 00:32:45,550 --> 00:32:47,140 you even plotted to have her killed! 475 00:32:48,710 --> 00:32:50,140 Are you so tired of living? 476 00:32:50,310 --> 00:32:52,140 What's so great about her? 477 00:32:52,710 --> 00:32:54,250 Why should she be our ruler? 478 00:33:02,230 --> 00:33:03,580 Slaughtering the weak. 479 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,180 Is that what you call strength? 480 00:33:06,550 --> 00:33:08,250 The weak deserve to die anyway. 481 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:22,690 We follow the Demon Mistress. 482 00:33:24,750 --> 00:33:25,450 Out. 483 00:33:25,470 --> 00:33:26,290 Yes. 484 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:33,380 Grandmaster. 485 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:35,290 What's wrong? 486 00:33:35,790 --> 00:33:37,580 Didn't your wounds heal in Thunder Valley? 487 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:40,490 I have only just recovered. 488 00:33:41,710 --> 00:33:42,770 I still need rest. 489 00:33:44,790 --> 00:33:45,770 Hence, the seclusion. 490 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,180 Don't tell Tingyan of this. 491 00:33:52,750 --> 00:33:53,380 Yes. 492 00:34:07,990 --> 00:34:08,610 Sima Jiao. 493 00:34:08,990 --> 00:34:10,170 Snuff out whatever foolish idea 494 00:34:10,190 --> 00:34:11,300 you have in your head. 495 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:13,700 I don't care if you die, I still want to live! 496 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:22,570 You are becoming more and more like her now. 497 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:24,380 You even eavesdrop now. 498 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:29,380 Grandmaster. 499 00:34:31,190 --> 00:34:32,170 What did the little flame mean 500 00:34:33,720 --> 00:34:34,570 by its words? 501 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:40,740 When was it your place to question me? 502 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,490 Even if I must defy you, 503 00:34:44,720 --> 00:34:46,220 I still have the right to ask for answers. 504 00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:49,530 Do you really think 505 00:34:49,550 --> 00:34:51,130 Thunderbolts could truly heal him? 506 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:52,610 It only slowed 507 00:34:52,630 --> 00:34:54,010 Spirit Fire's drain on his life. 508 00:34:54,670 --> 00:34:55,260 Grandmaster. 509 00:34:57,960 --> 00:34:58,820 Then, how will you 510 00:35:00,190 --> 00:35:01,420 ever recover? 511 00:35:01,630 --> 00:35:03,170 What recovery is there? 512 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:04,130 There's none. 513 00:35:04,590 --> 00:35:05,820 If he hadn't sought death himself, 514 00:35:06,030 --> 00:35:07,650 he could've lived another 70 to 80 years. 515 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:09,940 Now he can't even endure another year. 516 00:35:10,110 --> 00:35:11,010 That's nonsense. 517 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,900 Grandmaster and Tingyan are living happily. 518 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:15,450 Why would he wish to die? 519 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,610 Grandmaster still means to purify Tingyan's demon core. 520 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:33,170 Purify... 521 00:35:34,990 --> 00:35:35,940 Purify the demon core... 522 00:35:43,070 --> 00:35:44,570 You've not been a city lord for nothing. 523 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:47,090 Grandmaster. 524 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:50,450 Be honest with me. 525 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,170 Must Tingyan's demon core be purified 526 00:35:55,070 --> 00:35:57,050 at the cost of the Grandmaster's life? 527 00:35:57,990 --> 00:35:59,050 I am not dead yet. 528 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:02,300 It's not your time to mourn. 529 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:04,050 Grandmaster. 530 00:36:05,070 --> 00:36:05,780 Then we... 531 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:08,450 we still have other ways, right? 532 00:36:11,110 --> 00:36:14,090 But if you actually leave us one day, 533 00:36:16,150 --> 00:36:17,300 what will become of Tingyan? 534 00:36:24,550 --> 00:36:25,970 In both realms now, 535 00:36:28,470 --> 00:36:30,010 there are only the ones she loves. 536 00:36:30,240 --> 00:36:32,170 I've already carved their fear of the Spirit Fire 537 00:36:33,990 --> 00:36:35,780 deep into their very bones. 538 00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,260 They fear the Spirit Fire. 539 00:36:42,470 --> 00:36:43,340 They fear me too. 540 00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:47,940 When word spreads that she slew me and seized the Spirit Fire, 541 00:36:50,670 --> 00:36:52,260 her name as Immortal-Demon Ruler 542 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:55,420 will be unshaken. 543 00:36:57,760 --> 00:36:58,860 But if that happens, 544 00:37:00,190 --> 00:37:01,860 you won't survive. 545 00:37:04,510 --> 00:37:05,170 Grandmaster. 546 00:37:05,470 --> 00:37:06,170 Grandmaster. 547 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:09,610 Grandmaster. 548 00:37:11,110 --> 00:37:11,700 Grandmaster. 549 00:37:14,550 --> 00:37:15,300 If she lives, 550 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:19,940 then I live. 551 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:31,570 Don't let her know of this. 552 00:37:54,720 --> 00:37:56,780 Good. The hands are still cold. 553 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:00,740 If they were warm, it'd be an ill omen. 554 00:38:11,470 --> 00:38:12,170 What is it? 555 00:38:16,190 --> 00:38:17,380 Weren't you in seclusion? 556 00:38:19,360 --> 00:38:20,650 Why are you sleeping like a log? 557 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:29,220 This is my method of relaxing in seclusion. 558 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:31,820 I learned it from you. 559 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:36,260 Where's the little flame? 560 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:39,450 I haven't seen it around lately. 561 00:38:41,550 --> 00:38:42,300 It's noisy. 562 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:44,450 I locked it away. 563 00:38:46,110 --> 00:38:47,170 I am still in seclusion. 564 00:38:47,990 --> 00:38:49,090 Yet you barge in. 565 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:51,650 What if I lose control? 566 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:53,780 You're the greatest devil of all. 567 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:55,820 What's there to fear? 568 00:38:58,510 --> 00:38:59,530 Quite the nerve. 569 00:39:15,990 --> 00:39:16,700 My cultivation partner, 570 00:39:19,470 --> 00:39:20,420 shall I enter your Soul Manor? 571 00:39:22,980 --> 00:39:26,220 ♪Endless splendor cultivated through lifetimes...♪ 572 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:28,860 If that's your wish, 573 00:39:30,670 --> 00:39:31,490 so be it. 574 00:39:34,540 --> 00:39:38,140 ♪Countless souls drift into the boundless wilds♪ 575 00:39:38,740 --> 00:39:42,300 ♪Carrying the spirit fire forward♪ 576 00:39:42,420 --> 00:39:47,340 ♪I defy fate just to remain by your side...♪ 577 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:49,420 Why does your Soul Manor look more and more 578 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:50,340 like mine? 579 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:55,780 Last time there was only a small cluster of flowers. 580 00:39:56,590 --> 00:39:58,420 It's changed so much since then. 581 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:03,740 All thanks to the Grandmistress who took thunderbolts from the heavens. 582 00:40:04,550 --> 00:40:05,260 That's right. 583 00:40:07,620 --> 00:40:10,100 ♪Upending a lifetime♪ 584 00:40:10,140 --> 00:40:13,140 ♪Even if this life leads to ruin♪ 585 00:40:13,220 --> 00:40:17,620 ♪I still choose to be entangled with you♪ 586 00:40:17,660 --> 00:40:20,900 ♪Through all lifetimes♪ 587 00:40:28,470 --> 00:40:29,130 Let's go. 588 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:31,450 Are we leaving already? 589 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:34,260 Do you really want another round? 590 00:41:28,300 --> 00:41:30,100 ♪Autumn winds sigh♪ 591 00:41:30,180 --> 00:41:31,900 ♪Moon and stars dapple the sky♪ 592 00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:35,500 ♪Brushing the loneliness of bygone days♪ 593 00:41:36,140 --> 00:41:37,860 ♪Candlelight flickers low♪ 594 00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:40,060 ♪Shadows sway♪ 595 00:41:40,340 --> 00:41:43,500 ♪Shimmering in the night♪ 596 00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:45,780 ♪With a brush I draw♪ 597 00:41:46,180 --> 00:41:47,980 ♪The color of light♪ 598 00:41:48,140 --> 00:41:51,660 ♪To warm your frozen soul♪ 599 00:41:52,140 --> 00:41:53,860 ♪Memories anchor here♪ 600 00:41:53,980 --> 00:41:55,980 ♪Longing is engraved♪ 601 00:41:56,340 --> 00:41:59,060 ♪Yet cannot be touched♪ 602 00:41:59,540 --> 00:42:01,700 ♪Following♪ 603 00:42:02,060 --> 00:42:04,100 ♪The veins of gravel♪ 604 00:42:04,460 --> 00:42:07,140 ♪I turn into spirit fire♪ 605 00:42:08,180 --> 00:42:09,620 ♪Burning away♪ 606 00:42:10,060 --> 00:42:15,420 ♪All these karmic ties♪ 607 00:42:16,140 --> 00:42:17,860 ♪To save you♪ 608 00:42:18,340 --> 00:42:19,900 ♪To save me♪ 609 00:42:20,380 --> 00:42:23,300 ♪To cross over all suffering, I'll break through♪ 610 00:42:24,260 --> 00:42:26,020 ♪The laws of heaven♪ 611 00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:27,980 ♪The vortex of reincarnation♪ 612 00:42:28,300 --> 00:42:31,860 ♪What of life and death?♪ 613 00:42:32,460 --> 00:42:34,020 ♪To save you♪ 614 00:42:34,260 --> 00:42:36,060 ♪To save me♪ 615 00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:39,500 ♪To redeem all beings, I'll let pass♪ 616 00:42:40,100 --> 00:42:41,980 ♪Right and wrong♪ 617 00:42:42,140 --> 00:42:43,900 ♪Rumors and tales♪ 618 00:42:44,220 --> 00:42:47,540 ♪To seize fate♪ 619 00:42:48,140 --> 00:42:50,740 ♪With my own hands♪ 620 00:42:52,300 --> 00:42:53,980 ♪For you♪ 621 00:42:54,340 --> 00:42:55,980 ♪For me♪ 622 00:42:56,500 --> 00:42:59,380 ♪For the healing of wounds♪ 623 00:43:00,060 --> 00:43:01,900 ♪I'll stir the murky seas♪ 624 00:43:02,180 --> 00:43:03,900 ♪And strive against the heavens♪ 625 00:43:04,500 --> 00:43:07,500 ♪To protect the vastness♪ 626 00:43:08,060 --> 00:43:09,460 ♪For you♪ 627 00:43:10,140 --> 00:43:11,660 ♪For me♪ 628 00:43:12,020 --> 00:43:15,060 ♪For the light of dawn♪ 629 00:43:15,860 --> 00:43:17,500 ♪I'll face promises♪ 630 00:43:17,940 --> 00:43:19,540 ♪Like a moth to a flame♪ 631 00:43:20,220 --> 00:43:23,140 ♪And use my body to shine♪ 632 00:43:27,380 --> 00:43:31,220 ♪On even more♪