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{\an8}BASED ON THE JJWXC NOVEL
WHEN DESTINY BRINGS THE DEMON BY FU HUA
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Look at us now.
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Do we still look like we are
in charge of the Celestial Palace?
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We are nothing more than puppets
to keep the Eight Palaces' glory alive.
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People's greed has pushed us
to the brink of despair.
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Today, Sima Shi and Sima E
are joined as partners
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to continue the Fengshan bloodline
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and nourish the Spirit Fire!
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- There, there.
- E, give our child a name.
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Let's call him Jiao.
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This baby is actually the Grandmaster?
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So these two
are the Grandmaster's mother and father?
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What happened?
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It's useless.
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They clearly mean
to trap the Sima clan here.
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The late Great Ancestress
needs to be buried outside the mountain.
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Why have you sealed White Deer Cliff?
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We will have people escort
the Great Ancestress out of the mountain
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for burial later.
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The Sima clan must
remain here to guard the Spirit Fire.
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Grandmaster, please stay
on White Deer Cliff.
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The Eight Palaces aren't
even trying to hide their intentions.
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You are treating us like prisoners!
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Do you even have
the slightest respect for us Grandmasters?
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The array is
a joint seal by the Eight Palaces.
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It allows entry but no exit.
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Please do not waste
your efforts trying to break it.
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So even the generation
before the Grandmaster
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could not escape the fate
of being trapped by the Eight Palaces.
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Grandmaster, Grandmistress!
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Weren't you supposed
to escort the Great Ancestress's body
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outside the array?
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Why have you returned so soon?
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Yesterday, the eight palace heads
opened a gap in the sealing array
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so I could send
the Great Ancestress's body
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outside the cliff for burial.
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- But then…
- Go on.
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But then, those people
from the Eight Palaces used her body
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for a feast.
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What a bunch of monsters!
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Has the Grandmaster's father gone mad?
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Is he trying
to burn down White Deer Cliff?
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What's going on?
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- Sima Shi, what are you doing?
- What's going on?
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- Sima Shi, what are you doing?
- Have you lost your mind?
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What…?
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- What are you doing?
- Yeah.
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What happened?
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He's dead.
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Now, only Sima E and her son
can sustain the Spirit Fire.
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We cannot let them die as well.
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No!
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We must make Jiao merge
with the Spirit Fire as soon as possible.
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That way, the Eight Palaces
will not dare harm him.
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But if he merges with the Spirit Fire,
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he will live forever
in the agony of its burning.
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I don't want him to live such a life.
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Better to end the Fengshan Clan's
generations of tragedy here.
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E, Jiao was born with this mission.
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He carries
the rare atavistic Fengshan bloodline.
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He's both pure and powerful.
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He is our clan's hope for revival.
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Do you know the price
of absorbing the Fengshan Spirit Fire?
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If you fail,
both you and your son will die,
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and the Sima clan
will be wiped out completely.
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I have no other choice.
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Today, I offer
my flesh, blood, and spirit bones.
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Will you merge
with my boy through my nirvana?
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The last thing
I wish to take is your life.
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But fine,
I have grown tired of this world anyway.
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From now on,
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you will be the only living person
to carry the bloodline of the Sima clan.
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Have I been buried?
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Who buried me?
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Grandmaster, Mr. Snake, little flame,
help!
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Open…
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You seem really scared.
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Why did you put me in a coffin?
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You chose a poisonous flower.
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Then you fell unconscious
for three days and were beyond saving,
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so I decided to give you a proper burial.
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Relax.
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I just put you in the coffin to scare you.
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I've already neutralized the poison.
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So I really picked a poisonous flower?
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Didn't you say only evil people
produce poisonous flowers?
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But Sima E, Sima Jiao's mother,
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looked so kind-hearted.
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No one is purely good or purely evil.
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How can a single flower decide that?
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Then why was that flower poisonous?
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If one dies with a calm
and content heart, their bone pearl
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produces a healing flower.
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If one dies in pain and resentment,
their flower is poisonous.
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No wonder.
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Judging by your tone,
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you saw who
this flower came from, didn't you?
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He doesn't know the flower I picked
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was grown from his mother's bone pearl.
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Should I tell him?
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Forget it. He's in a good mood now.
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I shouldn't reopen old wounds.
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The Grandmaster's family had actually
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been jointly imprisoned
by the Eight Palaces.
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Because of that,
all of his clan perished in flames.
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No wonder he wants revenge.
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But isn't the poison incurable?
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How did I survive?
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Some of the flowers
work as antidotes, remember?
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So they don't contradict each other.
They cancel each other out.
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Then how do you tell medicine from poison?
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I'm from the Sima clan.
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The poison has no effect on me.
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Besides, the Spirit Fire
can help me tell them apart.
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Don't tell me you went
so far as to use the Spirit Fire
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just to save me.
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Of course I didn't need
the Spirit Fire for that.
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I just needed to tell sweet from bitter.
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Poison, again.
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So you tasted
the flowers to find medicine for me,
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just like Shennong did?
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If I want to kill you,
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no matter where you are, you'll die.
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If I don't want to kill you,
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even if you're dead,
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I can bring you back to life.
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Very mighty of you.
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By the way, boss,
during the three days I was unconscious,
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did anyone come looking for me?
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- Who do you want to have come?
- So, no one then.
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This feels just like getting off a plane
and finding no new messages at all.
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What?
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Nothing.
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Grandmaster, look,
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since you've already ended seclusion,
keeping me around serves no purpose.
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I'm just eating and living for free.
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Why don't I go back to Serene Vale?
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Is Serene Vale better than here?
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If I say yes, he'll get mad again.
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He just played Shennong for me.
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It seems he sees me as a trusted aide now.
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No way he'll let me leave anytime soon.
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If you say yes,
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I will kill you.
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No, of course not.
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May I take some leave then?
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I want to go see Ruling.
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You can't.
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You don't even know her true background.
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Forget it.
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I'll just wait for a chance to sneak out
with Mr. Snake and see Ruling.
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Grandmaster,
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the Celestial Palace is still keeping up
the old practice of death duels.
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Today's match is about to begin.
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The Eight Palaces' most valued disciples
have already arrived at the arena.
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Sect Master Shi and the eight palace heads
will probably be there, too.
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Grandmaster,
there's something I'd like to ask.
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The Eight Palaces have made you
suffer for 500 years.
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Why didn't you kill them all
when you emerged from seclusion?
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What if they
join forces again to seal you?
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If I kill them all,
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who will deal with the mess in
the Gengchen Celestial Palace? Me?
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You could support
a new palace head loyal to you
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to run the Celestial Palace.
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Everyone is greedy.
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Who would truly be loyal?
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So, Grandmaster, are
we going to let them off just like this?
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They've done so many terrible things.
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Of course not.
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I want those
who once harmed and humiliated me
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to suffer in fear,
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to watch the things
they treasure most be destroyed,
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and, only after
enduring the despair of hell,
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to finally die.
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Is Shi Qianlv included as well?
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Shi Qianlv…
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Grandmaster,
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your body is growing weaker by the day.
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Please drink this soup.
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It will help your wounds heal.
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If I die, their dream of using
the Spirit Fire will be shattered.
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Even if you're angry, you shouldn't
take it out on your own body.
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Now, drink the soup.
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Be good.
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Grandmaster, have a sip.
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If you don't want it, may I drink it?
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What's in that soup?
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The blood of the Sima clan.
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Why do you make me drink it?
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Does Shi Qianlv know what it is?
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Yes. Sect Master Shi
wants your wounds to heal faster
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so you could nourish the Fengshan Spirit…
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You're evil, all of you!
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The Eight Palaces are nothing but puppets.
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Shi Qianlv is the truly interesting one.
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From what I've seen,
Shi Qianlv's cultivation
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isn't even as high as the palace heads.
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Since the palace heads have reached levels
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where the Truth Spell
no longer works on them,
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why don't we start with Shi Qianlv?
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Incompetence is just his disguise.
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He must have countermeasures in place.
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Do not alert him.
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Let him throw himself into disorder
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and reveal weaknesses on his own.
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Where else can you find
an employee dorm this comfortable?
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The work environment
is like a scenic resort.
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I've got the looks.
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If I did my hair nicely and changed into
a pretty outfit, I'd look even better.
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They're so thoughtful.
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Are all these for me?
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There's room service, too?
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These puppet servants
are basically robots.
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Their skin feels so real.
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Can you also bring me
some jewelry and shoes?
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Is that a yes or no?
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Now I understand what "a life
as carefree as an immortal" really means.
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Right now, everyone thinks
I'm the boss's confidante.
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He was so arrogant
when he emerged from seclusion.
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If I quit,
would everyone take their anger out on me?
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Even though the Grandmaster
sometimes seems a bit mentally unstable,
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he's been pretty good to me.
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He's saved my life so many times.
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Besides, I still need him
to help with my pain.
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I'd better not think
about quitting for now.
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Grandmaster,
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what brings you here?
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- Come with me.
- All right.
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- Greetings, Grandmaster.
- Greetings, Grandmaster.
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Grandmaster, what are we doing here?
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You may begin.
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So this is a martial arts contest
in the cultivation world?
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Let's put on a show for now
and stall for time.
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All right.
We'll wait for the seniors to arrive.
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Greetings, Grandmaster.
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Grandmaster, why are you
in the mood to come and watch
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the disciples' death duels today?
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You call this half-hearted show
a death duel?
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Grandmaster, allow me to explain.
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Those two in the ring
are from the Heaven Palace
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and the Sun Palace, respectively.
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They are both
excellent disciples carefully trained
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by their respective palace masters.
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Hurting either one would be unfortunate.
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Could you, for the Shi family's sake,
let them off?
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Let them off?
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The purpose of a death duel is to push
disciples to advance their cultivation
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in life-and-death combat.
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Have the Eight Palaces grown so arrogant
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that they don't even follow
the rules they themselves set?
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Sect Master Shi,
do you also approve of this?
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The Celestial Palace
has this kind of tradition?
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You heard the Grandmaster.
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Take the death duel seriously.
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00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,800
Do not hold back.
256
00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:45,560
What did we do wrong?
257
00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,680
We just wanted
to spare each other as fellow disciples.
258
00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,840
Exactly! Wanton killing of the innocent
goes against morality.
259
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,000
We spar to learn from each other
and improve our cultivation.
260
00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,600
- Why must we fight to the death?
- Exactly.
261
00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,720
Aren't these the very rules
the Eight Palaces set themselves?
262
00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:01,680
And now, they're calling
the Grandmaster evil?
263
00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:08,280
You say that I go against morality
and kill the innocent.
264
00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:13,400
Then let me see just how much
your so-called morality is really worth.
265
00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,320
What is that?
266
00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,200
That looks like a Bloodseal Bloom.
267
00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:26,320
Really?
268
00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,360
Is that the legendary Bloodseal Bloom?
269
00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:35,160
Disciples, any one of you here today
270
00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:38,800
who can win 20 death duels
271
00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:42,800
will earn one petal
of the Fengshan Bloodseal Bloom.
272
00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,200
Apologies in advance, Junior Brother.
273
00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,040
Senior Brother, you…
274
00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:12,640
He's offering a Bloodseal Bloom's petal.
275
00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,480
It equals a millennium of cultivation.
276
00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,520
Isn't that exactly what we train for?
277
00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,320
I can't believe they're killing
each other over a single petal.
278
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,480
And the eight palace
heads are just standing by
279
00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,720
without lifting a finger?
280
00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,440
Have these disciples lost their minds?
281
00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,680
It's just a contest.
Why are they slaughtering each other?
282
00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,040
They were all so polite just a moment ago.
283
00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,360
Under the skin,
they have the hearts of wolves.
284
00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,400
Now, they are just
showing their true colors.
285
00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,360
Sect Master Shi, is the Grandmaster
trying to kill all the talented disciples
286
00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:40,480
we've worked so hard to train?
287
00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:42,840
This is not entirely
the Grandmaster's doing.
288
00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:44,880
Those disciples were driven
by their own greed.
289
00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,560
Easy for you to say
when it's my disciples who died.
290
00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,360
Master Ri, calm yourself.
291
00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:56,840
Who would have thought
292
00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,520
that the little child from back
then would become what he is today?
293
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,520
I fear this death duel
is the Grandmaster's way
294
00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:07,760
of giving everyone here a warning.
295
00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:11,680
Sect Master Shi,
you are the head of the Eight Palaces
296
00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:13,640
and the Grandmaster's confidant.
297
00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,320
You must not let him
keep running wild like this.
298
00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,680
Sect Master Shi,
we are all counting on you.
299
00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,880
Very well, you may rest assured.
300
00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,560
I will do everything
I can to keep him calm.
301
00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,600
But he has just emerged from seclusion,
302
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:32,600
and his anger is still high.
303
00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:35,400
As long as he doesn't go too far,
304
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:40,520
we should turn a blind eye.
305
00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:50,320
Say what you want to say.
306
00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:53,000
Grandmaster,
307
00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,280
that Bloodseal Bloom you took out today
seemed to be greatly sought-after.
308
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:04,760
But didn't you say it only works
if it's taken with your blood?
309
00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:06,760
Without your blood,
the person who takes it will explode.
310
00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,880
None of those people has drunk your blood,
311
00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,800
so what use would it be
to them even if they got it?
312
00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,760
Not with my blood,
but with the blood of the Fengshan Clan.
313
00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,560
But aren't you the only
one left of the Fengshan Clan?
314
00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:23,680
That's right.
315
00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,400
When members of the Sima family die,
their bodies can't be preserved,
316
00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:30,480
and only a bone pearl remains.
317
00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:32,520
Do you know why?
318
00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,000
Because the flesh
and blood of the Sima clan
319
00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:39,560
are a rare medicine
that can improve cultivation.
320
00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,200
In the past, the other families
of the sect would divide them up.
321
00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,880
Judging by how eager those people
were to seize the Bloodseal Bloom today,
322
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:52,880
every disciple there
has drunk the blood of my clan.
323
00:25:57,360 --> 00:25:58,560
Can't take it?
324
00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:05,080
This Demon Realm spy is actually more
upright than many in the Celestial Palace.
325
00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:07,640
How strange.
326
00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,920
Whatever. I don't care
where she's from anyway.
327
00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,000
What did we do wrong?
328
00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,240
- We just wanted to spare each other.
- Exactly! Wanton killing of the innocent
329
00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:13,480
- goes against morality.
- He's offering a Bloodseal Bloom's petal.
330
00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:14,920
It equals a millennium of cultivation.
331
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,320
Isn't that exactly what we train for?
332
00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:45,560
So the boss grew up
in such a dog-eat-dog environment.
333
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,200
No wonder he's
full of hatred for this world.
334
00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,680
As his trusted aide,
335
00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,640
should I say something to comfort him?
336
00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:01,680
No…
337
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:03,520
Liao Tingyan…
338
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:04,760
As someone without ambition,
339
00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,680
you've been lucky enough
to get promoted to this position.
340
00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,080
Don't overestimate yourself, okay?
341
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,040
Boss, why are you here?
342
00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,360
I see. The Spirit Fire
is getting to you again, isn't it?
343
00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,480
What is it? Do you still feel irritated?
344
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:01,440
Is the air conditioner broken today?
345
00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:07,760
Go to sleep.
346
00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,360
This is as strange as the boss
347
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,560
telling me to clock out first
when he himself is still working overtime.
348
00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:19,280
I'll…
349
00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,040
go to bed, then?
350
00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:49,320
Boss, if you… I…
351
00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:58,960
Can you really sleep like this?
352
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,360
Well, considering how good
the benefits of this job are,
353
00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,160
I should make
some concessions for the boss.
354
00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:11,560
Sima Jiao seems like a career-obsessed man
with no interest in women.
355
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,520
If he wants to stay here, let him.
356
00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:22,920
As expected, she not only eases
the burning pain from the Spirit Fire
357
00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,680
but also somehow calms my anger.
358
00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:34,200
Wake up.
359
00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:36,600
Wake up.
360
00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:44,640
Get up. No more sleeping.
361
00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,520
What is it, dear boss?
362
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,320
Can't you consider
a beauty's need for beauty sleep?
363
00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:59,680
Lack of sleep causes dark circles.
364
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,920
How can you even fall asleep?
365
00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,040
Why wouldn't I fall asleep?
366
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:07,320
Because I am here.
367
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,200
So?
368
00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,480
In the entire Gengchen Celestial Palace,
369
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,920
anyone who has heard my name fears me.
370
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,000
How can you sleep so soundly next to me?
371
00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:28,240
My sleep quality is just too good.
I can't help it.
372
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:33,680
You are impossible to figure out.
373
00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,720
Fine, since you're such a night owl,
374
00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,800
I'll make sacrifices and keep you company.
375
00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:44,360
A night owl?
376
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,480
It means someone like you
with an irregular schedule.
377
00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:53,600
Where do you come up
with all these strange phrases?
378
00:31:53,680 --> 00:31:57,360
I guess I'm just quick-witted.
379
00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:24,200
Father,
380
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:28,160
I heard Sima Jiao made
over 100 disciples fight in death duels,
381
00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,440
and many favored disciples
of the Eight Palaces died.
382
00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,600
How did the palace heads take that?
383
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,360
Did they pressure you?
384
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,120
Of course they are displeased,
385
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,200
but they won't openly protest for now.
386
00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,320
After all, no one
wants to anger Sima Jiao.
387
00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,720
Besides, Tian Wuya
and I are working together.
388
00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:56,120
As long as he doesn't come for us,
389
00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,840
so what if the Grandmaster
kills a few people?
390
00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:03,280
If he were to wipe us all out,
he'd end up gravely injured, too.
391
00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:04,280
There would be nothing in it for him.
392
00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:09,320
Besides, the new palace
heads have only just taken office.
393
00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:11,760
The situation is still unstable.
394
00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:14,040
At most, they hold some resentment.
395
00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:15,400
I've already calmed them down.
396
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,600
Then, Father, are we just
going to let Sima Jiao run wild like this?
397
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,160
If this goes on, the Eight Palaces
may slip from our control.
398
00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,280
Sima Jiao was sealed for so long.
399
00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:29,040
His resentment cannot be dispelled easily.
400
00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,720
Of course he'd want to kill
a few people to vent his feelings.
401
00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,320
Besides, it's just
a few disciples who died.
402
00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:37,360
If he wants to kill them, so be it.
403
00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,640
Even though he is a madman now,
404
00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,840
he will still listen
to a few things I say.
405
00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:46,720
We just have to handle him with care.
406
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:49,520
Before our great plan is complete,
407
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,760
we must keep the Eight Palaces
under control so they remain useful to us,
408
00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:54,320
and we also need to prevent Sima Jiao
409
00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:57,400
from acting too wildly.
410
00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:58,960
STAR HALL
411
00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:02,640
Grandmaster, the disciples of all
the palaces have gathered at the arena.
412
00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,240
They're asking
when today's death duels will begin.
413
00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:10,120
They are even willing to give up
414
00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:14,120
their lives for the Bloodseal Bloom?
415
00:34:14,199 --> 00:34:16,520
Shi Qianlv and the eight palace heads
416
00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:19,760
don't seem to care
about those disciples' lives at all.
417
00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:21,239
After the last round of death duels,
418
00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,520
Shi Qianlv merely offered
a few words of comfort
419
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:25,560
and brushed the matter aside.
420
00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:30,840
Seems like there's
a mole among the palace heads.
421
00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:32,600
A mole?
422
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,320
Could it be Tian Wuya?
423
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:38,239
He's the only one
who seems rather close to Shi Qianlv.
424
00:34:39,159 --> 00:34:40,520
White Deer Cliff's spirit veins
425
00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:42,280
were supposed to be
under the Shi family's care.
426
00:34:43,159 --> 00:34:45,000
Looks like Shi Qianlv
really has given him some benefits.
427
00:34:45,679 --> 00:34:46,719
What?
428
00:34:47,639 --> 00:34:49,719
No wonder his cultivation
has been improving so quickly.
429
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,679
I've heard he's already
reached the Unity Merge stage.
430
00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,280
Shi Qianlv is absolutely shameless.
431
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,160
These spiritual veins
aren't his to give away.
432
00:34:57,240 --> 00:35:00,640
He's only a gatekeeper.
What right does he have to play generous?
433
00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:02,920
Tian Wuya…
434
00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:06,120
That name sounds familiar.
435
00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,400
Father, Sima Jiao's cultivation
has been improving fast.
436
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,440
Will he be strong enough
to break free from these chains one day?
437
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,280
Don't worry, Wuya.
438
00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,240
The eight sealing nails have been
driven deep into his body.
439
00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:19,440
Even if he breaks the chains one day,
440
00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:21,600
he will never escape
the suppression of the nails.
441
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:26,120
But what if he cannot bear the pain
and kills himself?
442
00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,600
His life is tied to the Spirit Fire.
443
00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:34,040
If he dies, won't the Celestial Palace's
spiritual veins all die away?
444
00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,200
Young Master Tian, you have a point.
445
00:35:36,720 --> 00:35:37,960
What do you suggest?
446
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:43,000
I think we should add
another restriction on top of the seals.
447
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,880
What stage did you just say he was at?
448
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,360
Tian Wuya has just entered
the Unity Merge stage.
449
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:00,560
Is there a banquet today?
450
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:04,280
Yes. Today, the Heaven Palace
is holding a flower banquet
451
00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:05,680
and has invited disciples
from all the palaces.
452
00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:07,680
It should be lively.
453
00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:10,200
Good.
454
00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:16,480
Then we will join the fun
and have a little game with Tian Wuya.
455
00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:19,440
Great, Grandmaster. When will we leave?
456
00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:21,320
Once Liao Tingyan wakes up.
457
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:27,080
Grandmaster, is this your way
of showing concern for Tingyan?
458
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:30,960
Do you want her to sleep a bit longer?
459
00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,280
Even you dare to
speculate about my thoughts now?
460
00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:49,200
Waking up naturally
without an alarm feels amazing.
461
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:03,400
Wow.
462
00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:13,040
Let's see. What pretty clothes
have they sent me this time?
463
00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:26,080
Mirror, tell me, who's
the most beautiful woman in the world?
464
00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:27,720
It's Liao Tingyan!
465
00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:34,320
Trying on outfits is so much fun!
466
00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:43,760
Boss.
467
00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:49,920
- Let's go.
- We just worked overtime yesterday.
468
00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:52,360
Can I have a rest today?
469
00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:53,520
What is overtime?
470
00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:56,920
It's when you want an employee
to be available 24 hours a day, like now.
471
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:00,000
So you don't want to come with me?
472
00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:01,760
It's not that I don't want to.
473
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,200
- Why don't you want to?
- I'm afraid I might see dead people.
474
00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:11,800
A person from the Demon Domain
is afraid of dead bodies?
475
00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:17,000
If you don't come, I will kill you first.
476
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,280
Let me just change into
something easier to move in.
477
00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:28,320
Follow me.
478
00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:33,440
At least let me change!
479
00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:41,800
Oh, the smell of fruit.
480
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,440
Boss, where are we going?
481
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:48,600
To kill someone.