Original subtitles

[Respect Copyright, Everyone's Responsibility]

[The Eternal Fragrance]

[Adapted from Shisilang's novel, The Eternal Fragrance]

[Episode 14]

Take it back.

Never show your face before me again.

Since you're resentful

and hate seeing me,

cultivate harder and surpass me.

Once you're strong enough to kill me,

I'll stay away from you.

Otherwise, as long as I live,

I won't let go.

You're crazy.

Trust me.

Lifei,

do you trust me?

I do.

What are you doing?

I get it now.

You fear my weak spirit energy will hold you back,

so you're transferring your power to me in advance.

I want to confirm that our Fragrance Bond

can shield us.

Linked by the Fragrance Bond, we live and die as one.

We'll find Lu for sure.

You used the forbidden art.

At Xingzheng Hall,

you used the Puppet Body Art on me, right?

Lei Xiuyuan,

do you think transferring every injury

onto yourself

makes up for everything?

So loyal and loving of you.

I never think that. I just...

You just always assume you know best.

You went after Riyan, joined Wuyue Court,

and showed up wherever I went.

You slipped the art on me secretly

in the name of protecting me.

You're the same as always.

Why make choices for me?

Why never ask if I accept this?

What are you even to me?

Wait, Lifei.

♪The warmth within my arms♪

♪I can no longer hold on to♪

I can't break the Fragrance Bond.

♪In the cold night, how can I♪

Because I don't want to harm Tongzhou.

♪Keep you warm until sunrise?♪

As for you...

♪My heartbeat freezes♪

I want no ties with you, not even a trace.

♪I can no longer tell you♪

♪Looking you in the eyes, I cannot♪

Take back the Puppet Body Art.

♪Knowing love and hate♪

♪Pain and wounds cannot be stopped♪

Use the heart's blood as the bond, huh?

♪Unwilling to let go of every inch of our past♪

Lifei. Lifei.

♪But we thought nothing of it♪

Now...

♪With a heartbroken cry♪

I'm returning it to you.

♪I wish you well♪

♪Knowing right and wrong♪

♪Black and gray are all illusions♪

Leave.

♪You're still screaming♪

♪Running relentlessly without regret♪

Leave now!

♪The storm looms, yet the wind stands in its way♪

♪A final farewell left on the cliff♪

♪I'd shatter my soul♪

♪To lay all your days in peace♪

♪Who says that love and hate♪

♪Pain and wounds cannot be stopped?♪

♪The storm looms, yet the wind stands in its way♪

♪Torn inside, still I burn bright♪

♪With the light from my fingertips, I build a paradise♪

♪To wander with you♪

So he is Elder Guangwei's new disciple.

Is he the one who broke the restriction spells before?

Yes.

If you never want to see him,

I can report this to Master

or Elder Guangwei.

No need to trouble them.

We're nothing to each other now.

He braved all restrictions just to see you.

That's not how strangers act.

He won't come again.

Why make choices for me?

Why never ask if I accept this?

What are you even to me?

Leave now!

Xiuyuan.

Lei?

Cailing.

Do you realize

if danger had struck just now,

you couldn't have defended yourself?

What troubles you? This is nothing like you.

Your mind is wandering far away.

Wait...

Do you have feelings for Jiang Lifei?

Master, Lifei is here.

Hey, you've got some nerve

slacking off in the daytime!

Lifei, why aren't you practicing?

What's wrong? Let me check.

Your heart meridians are hurt.

What happened?

I'm fine. Just practiced too hard.

See? I told you

not to chase quick results.

Too stubborn to listen.

Starting today, at every Xu hour,

meditate for four hours at Yuelian Pond

behind Baicao Peak.

Yuelian Pond?

It's the top secret realm in Wuyue Court.

Rumor says a spirit cave under the pond connects heaven and earth.

By meditating on Yuelian Stone,

you absorb spirit power, strengthen your body, and purify your marrow.

That's incredible. Let's go together.

It's a secret realm.

Ordinary disciples aren't allowed there.

Elder Cuixuan laid out a formation there.

Without his approval,

only elders may enter

to heal normally.

Our master is pulling strings for you.

Don't say that!

I never do that.

Show me your jade pendant.

This seal lifts the restriction. Go early and return soon.

Don't delay our meals.

Let's go.

All spirit energy

is within your every breath.

Nothing is everything. Emptiness is fullness.

Qin.

I've come to cultivate here, too.

Didn't expect to see you.

If I'm intruding, I'll come another day.

Yangling.

Yangling, you're hurt.

While I hunted the traitor down the mountain,

I let my guard slip, and the traitor hurt my spirit meridians.

I'll fetch my master.

No.

No one can learn

that I'm injured.

Why?

I went down to investigate the disciples

turning to the demonic path.

The traitor is dead,

yet the hidden demonic spies remain undiscovered.

If they find out I'm injured,

the demon clan will strike,

endangering Wuyue Court.

Are there demonic spies in Wuyue Court?

The demon clan plans

to overthrow the immortal sects

and slaughter the Central Plains when the Sea Calamity arrives.

Many cultivators

have fallen to darkness in recent years.

We must stay vigilant.

Her spirit energy is so clean.

Lifei.

I feel bad about making you pass your spirit power to me.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

This thing has

a mind of its own and fits you perfectly.

I hope you accept it.

How did you get inside?

Lei.

Master sent me here to practice and fix my injured meridians.

Elder Guangwei really looks out for you.

He's never

done this for any other disciple before.

Yangling, your flying ribbon.

How to control it?

Please show me.

Sure, I'll show you.

Lei, we're heading off now.

Your pulse is unstable.

In the strong wind in the mountains, don't use your spirit power.

Stay out of this.

Mr. Zuo Qiu told me

to watch over Lifei when we left the academy.

Do not trouble yourself, Qin.

I'm taking her away right now.

Lei Xiuyuan,

must you ruin

my belongings to feel satisfied?

Calm yourself.

I shall gift you another one later.

My apologies.

My master told me to return early.

I'll seek your guidance later.

Sorry, I overslept.

Wait. I'll start cooking right away.

Lifei,

where did you get the flying ribbon?

Qin gave it to me

at Yuelian Pond

last night.

Every female disciple across Wuyue Court's

sixteen peaks admires him.

Yet he devotes himself to cultivation,

never growing close to any female disciple.

He once gave you a jade cicada,

and now such a precious flying ribbon.

You share quite a deep bond.

Is this ribbon precious?

Yes.

It's Xuanyin Spirit Silk Elder Cuixuan took

when they wiped out the Tiancan Sect.

Zhaomin, I'm not wrong, right?

Elder Cuixuan handed it

down to Qin, I think.

Lifei, Xuanyin Spirit Silk

allows you to zip between all peaks

and protect yourself when trouble comes.

He is really generous to you.

It's way too valuable.

Go thank him now.

He is probably in Wengu Hall right now.

This formation can detect the location of the demonic energy.

It'll respond if someone is

practicing demonic arts.

Qin, wait up!

Qin!

Qin.

Qin...

Qin,

this Xuanyin Spirit Silk is amazing.

With a little spirit energy, it flies through the wind.

It's too precious for me to take it.

Treasures rarely find

people who fit.

You got lost before,

so I knew you needed this.

It looks perfect on you.

Thanks a lot.

If you need me to run any errands later,

just say the word.

Ignore people who don't matter.

You don't want to see him, right?

Should I help you avoid him?

How?

Tie this spirit silk over your shoulders,

and it'll make flying smoother.

I can tie it myself.

What are they doing?

It's fine.

I can handle it myself.

Let me.

I just...

I heard that as the top disciple,

you take extra good care

of all new disciples

and give them protective treasures.

I wonder what you'll give me.

Did you get any treasure when you first came?

No.

There are sixteen peaks.

He can't have endless treasures to hand out.

He probably only gives gifts to those he's close to.

Could be.

Yaoguang Peak has

the best swords and treasures in Wuyue Court.

You've won the great favor of Elder Guangwei,

so I won't bother myself.

Let go, hurry up!

I'm from Yaoguang Peak too.

Please treat me fairly and give me something.

What's that?

Demonic energy on Yaoguang Peak!

Songfeng?

Yangling!

It's Songfeng.

He's practicing demonic arts.

Lifei.

Xiuyuan.

Don't come closer!

Slay!

- Master! - Master!

As expected, it's the demon clan's evil arts.

Keep searching every corner.

Don't miss any hint of demonic energy.

Understood.

Xiuyuan, Yangling, come with me.

I can't believe demon spies have snuck into our sect.

Who knows how many disciples got corrupted?

Every peak needs a full sweep.

Guangwei, I just returned to Wuyue Court.

Is he your disciple, Lei Xiuyuan?

Yes.

He didn't flinch or get corrupted by the demonic energy.

Not only brave,

but he's probably broken through the fourth level.

Xiuyuan's strength is actually at the fifth level.

[Baifu, Wuyue Court]

Baifu,

I asked you to pick new talents at Fengchu Academy,

but you wouldn't go.

Now look what's happened.

This once-in-a-generation genius

[Qingle, Wuyue Court] got taken by Elder Guangwei.

Regretting now?

No, no hard feelings.

He's part of Wuyue Court, anyway.

Baifu's right.

Facing the demons, disciples from every peak need

to work together.

Xiuyuan, come up here.

You've mastered the basics of swordsmanship.

This Longyuan Sword is our court's greatest treasure.

I'm giving it to you today.

Lei Xiuyuan,

this sword means the world to your master.

It can cut down any evil spirit or demon.

Say thanks to your master.

Thank you, Master.

Qin got hurt fighting demons.

Xiuyuan, starting today, help him lead other disciples

to reinforce the formation, and stand guard against the demon clan.

Understood, Master.

Elder Guangwei, Lei's only been here a few months.

Isn't it too much to put such an important duty on him?

The Sea Calamity is almost here.

We can't stick to old rules when picking capable people.

Yangling, I know you're reliable and calm,

but you've got to be flexible.

We can bend the rules during crises.

Understood.

After all this time,

you still haven't broken through the fifth level.

Useless.

You probably can't even withstand a single strike from the demons.

How can I possibly

entrust Wuyue Court to your hands?

Slay!

Get to know your enemy to beat them.

Pure Spirit Physique.

Lifer's pure spirit power.

It's okay.

Not bad. Okay.

We barely escaped trouble

this time.

My biggest hope right now

is that everyone on our peak

stays put safely

and never runs into demon spies.

Master,

the elders of other peaks make disciples patrol nonstop

to find the demon spies.

Why do you tell us to hide away?

If people hear about this,

they'll think Zhuiyu Peak

can't hold its own.

Don't talk nonsense.

You're the senior,

but you can't see the bigger picture.

Who cares if people look up to us

or look down on us?

Staying alive is all that matters.

With your skills,

you even want to catch spies?

You may get yourselves killed

before catching anyone.

Look at Lifei

sitting right there.

If Lei Xiuyuan hadn't

helped her,

she might've died.

Master...

One more thing.

I've been up a whole day and night.

Alright, go to bed early.

Nothing's more important than staying alive.

Master.

Master, I'm not done talking.

He keeps saving me, but I never appreciate it.

I can't keep being like this.

I have to get stronger

and keep practicing.

Why isn't it working this time?

Take it easy. Don't freak out.

Even bugs have their own way.

There's a fix somewhere.

Seems my practice has gone awry.

Lifei.

Qin.

You practiced hastily and blocked your spirit meridians.

Let me clear them for you.

She really has the Pure Spirit Physique.

By merging power with her,

I'll master the spirit-absorbing art.

Yangling, send me back now.

You're totally drained right now.

Let me help you.

No. Master will be worried about me.

Lifei.

Lifei,

your spirit aura has messed up.

You can't even work the flying ribbon.

Just rest and heal first, okay?

Don't worry, I'll look after you.

No need.

Lifei.

No, thanks.

I've got to help you.

You...

Don't worry. Okay?

Lifei, what happened?

She practiced too hard, too fast,

and messed up her spirit aura.

I'll take her back and fix her blocked meridians.

Where are you taking her?

Cuihua Peak, of course.

We've got loads of healing pills there.

Baicao Peak is nearby.

No need to seek afar.

Lei, she's in really bad shape.

Why do you keep getting in my way?

Go to Baicao Peak for Mr. Dongyang.

Lifei.

Our sect's cultivation arts are brutal and intense.

The fire flame arts are the trickiest to handle.

Fire burns everything to nothing.

If you practice half-heartedly with messy thoughts,

you'll end up hurting yourself badly.

I know I messed up.

Lei Xiuyuan is protecting her, so Lifei should be alright.

Unstable spirit aura, she's close to demonic backlash.

Why is there demonic energy inside her?

Demonic energy? How?

Did those hidden demon spies in the court

jump her at Yuelian Pond?

Elder, can you clear the demonic energy?

I'll try to clear it out.

As you stand there

like stone guards blocking the door,

how am I supposed to treat her?

Lei, I've got this covered.

Head back first.

I'll look after her.

You may go.

- I... - Enough.

Lifei needs peace to heal.

Both of you, step outside.

Understood.

Lei,

I heard you've cut all ties with Lifei.

I wonder why.

This is between her and me.

None of your business.

Fair enough, not my business.

But you keep clinging to her

and upsetting her.

That's out of line.

What about you?

You didn't look like you were healing her.

Instead, it was like...

I'm really curious.

Yuelian Pond is locked with restriction spells.

How did demon spies get inside?

But you can go in and out anytime, too.

As the spies are hanging around there,

there's bound to be leads.

I'll look into this carefully right now.

Lei,

you almost got poisoned by demonic energy.

There might be residue in you.

Better let Elder Dongyang check you out.

I'll search the pond.

Dongyang.

Is Lifei alright?

Take a look at this first.

It

looks just like Wuyue Court's seal.

Who did this?

The seal has gotten really weak.

There's more than one seal in her,

and they've been there ages.

Can you tell what art made them?

They're meant to hold back her spirit energy.

Works in the same way as our spirit-binding seal.

Spirit-binding seal?

Isn't that the top immortal art to seal evil spirits?

When I first met Lifei,

she only knew a few basic small spells,

but her energy has gotten so strong in the past year.

She must've

worn down the seals herself.

No surprise she's changed so much.

Maybe it was

her former master, Wu Gen, whom she mentioned before,

that did this.

Whoever did this has insanely high cultivation

and has some history with Wuyue Court.

Let's stop guessing randomly.

Ask her when she wakes up.

When will she wake up?

No clue.

No clue?

What do you mean?

The demonic energy has been cleared,

but she practices recklessly, damaging her spirit meridians.

We need a Vermilion Fruit

to cure her.

The fruits are down in the spirit cave

under Yuelian Pond,

but loads of spirit creatures live down there,

and the fruits are changeable.

It's very hard to pick.

She's your disciple,

so you'll get the fruit.

Sure, I will.

Forget it, someone's heading there.

The Sea Calamity is upon us. Don't ruin my plan.

Lei, I'm sorry.

♪Deep love and long yearning, a kiss falls into a dream♪

♪In the distant night, bitterness blooms♪

♪The grand chapter is rewritten♪

♪Startling the whole world♪

♪If the seal can't be broken, then let it go♪

♪Where the heart finds peace, there is home♪

♪Side by side, we fly through seas of clouds, break through the waves♪

♪ The heart's ocean knows no shore♪

♪Always, at the very end of fate♪

♪Comes that one moment of defiance♪

♪In the human world or above, like flowing water♪

♪And falling petals♪

♪Let this fleeting life be whatever it may♪

[The Eternal Fragrance]

[Adapted from Shisilang's novel, The Eternal Fragrance]

♪When fate calls, I rise as a worthy one♪

♪I'll never back down♪

♪I keep my former fearless resolve, never return it♪

♪Dusk till dawn, I stay awake♪

♪Bearing heavy missions, I ride far away♪

♪The hidden fire in my heart forges a massive sword♪

♪With you, we climb bleak cliffs beneath endless gloom♪

♪Bow our heads and endure bitter gales♪

♪Ambition surges; we hold new feasts amid thorns♪

♪Climb high, lone sword sings, dance beneath autumn moon♪

♪Dreams wane, then bloom full soon♪

♪Rough the road, yet my steps shall never cease to move♪

♪Banners wave, war drums thunder across the sky♪

♪Sing everlasting verses♪

♪A youth without passion is all in vain♪

♪When fate calls, I rise as a worthy one♪

♪I'll never back down♪

♪I keep my former fearless resolve, never return it♪

♪Dusk till dawn, I stay awake♪

♪Bearing heavy missions, I ride far away♪

♪The hidden fire in my heart forges a massive sword♪

♪With you, we climb bleak cliffs beneath endless gloom♪

♪Bow our heads and endure bitter gales♪

♪Ambition surges; we hold new feasts amid thorns♪

♪Climb high, lone sword sings, dance beneath autumn moon♪

♪Dreams wane, then bloom full soon♪

♪Rough the road, yet my steps shall never cease to move♪

♪Banners wave, war drums thunder across the sky♪

♪Sing everlasting verses♪

♪A youth without passion is all in vain♪

♪Let frost, snow and rain block the long stone steps♪

♪I tread fleeting mist beneath my feet♪

♪At last I see, life's end lies boundless wild free♪

♪Don't idle away time. We shall meet atop the peak♪