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[Respect Copyright, Everyone's Responsibility]

[The Eternal Fragrance]

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

[Episode 26]

On this mission, we must seize the Divine Tree's power

and restore Dizang Sect's glory!

[The Divine Tree emerges]

Why does the Wuyue Court mobilize all forces

to put Lifei on public trial

before the Mountain and Sea Sects?

Master,

could they kill Lifei to grab

the Divine Tree's power?

From despair comes rebirth.

There is surely sound sense

in Mr. Zuo Qiu's arrangements.

Let us wait and watch.

Your Highness, what should we do now?

[The Divine Tree emerges]

Shall we gather men to rescue Lifei now?

Did the Chufeng Academy

leak this news?

Yes.

Heaven watches over us and protects our clan.

I firmly believe Your Lordship will gain a new life.

For five centuries,

I snuck into the Wuyue Court countless times,

only to search for Qingcheng and Your Lordship.

Guangwei wounded me

on my last try.

Luckily, when his beloved disciple

Yue Cailing chased me,

I seized her mortal vessel.

While recovering in Lugong Town,

I finally awaited your return.

This is great, my Lord.

So,

in the cave outside Lugong Town back then,

you already knew who I was.

You summoned the bone-devouring butterfly

and made Songfeng fall into darkness, too.

Lei Xiuyuan,

how come you're conscious?

You were poisoned by Soul-Bewitching Vines.

Mere Soul-Bewitching Vines

can never control me.

I never intended to control you.

I only hoped you'd remember you're Yecha.

All I've ever been

is Lei Xiuyuan.

I don't understand.

What joy is there in living as a human?

Do you still dream of staying forever with the Divine Tree?

I'm nothing like you.

All I want is to live as a human,

an ordinary man in this world.

I made a promise to Lu,

yet I broke it.

This time,

I'll not go back on my word.

You!

Rakshasa,

you've caused trouble time and again.

I cannot spare you any longer.

Spare me, My Lord!

Show mercy!

Cuixuan

has captured Jiang Lifei.

They will destroy the Divine Tree.

Just like a thousand years ago,

they will tear her apart and feed on her power

until her soul vanishes completely.

My Lord!

You claim to be the top cultivator of the immortal sects.

Why do you need my master's Senluo Grand Art?

I see.

Without the miniature realm

and the wronged demon spirit,

you can never cultivate and ascend.

Stop daydreaming.

I'd rather die than give it to you.

We'll see

how tough you are.

You imprisoned my master

all for your greedy ambition.

Silence!

Everything I've done

is for the immortal sects' grand cause.

Absorbing demon spirits

and slaying fellow cultivators

are what you call the grand cause?

If they saw you kill my master

and piles of bones in the miniature realm,

would they still buy your lies?

The miniature realm has been destroyed.

No one will believe a word

of what you say.

True,

I have no proof.

But my master once said

justice prevails in this world.

What justice?

What even is justice?

With the Fruit of the Divine Tree,

I'll have endless spirit energy.

Once my cultivation reaches perfection

and I become an immortal,

every word and deed of mine shall be the rules

and the heavenly law itself.

Your master is far too naive

to still believe in karmic retribution.

You have no right to mention him!

Stop struggling.

Even your master could not break these spirit-sealing chains,

let alone you.

Master.

Don't move!

You tricked my master back by using your bond

as fellow disciples,

locked him in the miniature realm, and tortured him.

He was your senior brother.

Do you have any conscience left?

He wronged me first.

Years ago, Yecha left me gravely wounded.

As my fellow disciple,

he refused to heal me with the Divine Tree and demon spirits,

was obsessed with building the Outcast Tomb,

and sealed all demon spirits away.

Where

was our bond back then?

He was stopping you from falling into darkness.

He fell into darkness!

His heart belonged to foreign lands,

and he betrayed our sect,

leaving us his junior disciples to fend for ourselves.

I trusted him with all my heart once,

yet

look what he did.

He betrayed the sect.

I hate how he cannot tell right from wrong.

He never repented even till his last breath.

Narrow-minded wretches

will never understand embracing all beings,

nor compassion for every living soul.

All you see

is the fake miniature realm.

You are filled with hatred,

dwelling in suspicion and wariness all the time,

yet you dream of controlling heavenly law.

Ridiculous.

So what?

No matter how well Qingcheng hid you,

you shall end up in my hands.

I'll refine you into a vessel

and absorb all your spirit energy

to become the supreme cultivator.

Then I will unify all immortal sects,

wipe out the demon clan,

and rewrite the world's rules.

As the saying goes,

those who obey me shall thrive;

those who oppose me shall perish.

Cuixuan,

dozens of immortal sects are breaking the barrier,

claiming they wish to see the Divine Tree.

How did they learn that?

What one does,

heaven witnesses.

Do you think you can hide everything

and control all under heaven?

Elder Cuixuan,

since the Divine Tree is in your possession,

why keep it concealed?

What do you plan to do with it next?

Matters of the Wuyue Court

hardly require any explanation to you.

That's not how it works.

The demon clan has run rampant lately.

Many immortal cultivators have fallen victim.

The Sea Calamity is also drawing near.

The Divine Tree concerns the safety

of every sect

and the Central Plains.

How can you claim

it's only Wuyue Court's business?

Am I right, everyone?

- Yes. - Exactly!

Yeah.

In the wars against demons years ago,

Dizang Sect's ancestors were wounded by the Divine Tree.

It owes our sect a blood debt

that cannot be ignored.

True!

The Divine Tree also harmed our ancestors.

Right!

We must stand united

against this outsider.

Indeed.

We ought to deal with it together

and discuss a solution side by side.

Let's discuss a solution.

Everyone, listen!

You've all traveled far today.

You may rest first.

Word spreads that the Divine Tree colludes with the demon clan.

Every day we delay

brings greater peril.

We must resolve this without delay.

I share

your worries.

That is why I sealed all news

and imprisoned the Divine Tree.

Yet

since you have gathered here,

tomorrow, I shall hold a public trial

of the Divine Tree with all of you.

What do you say?

Zhaomin.

Elder Cuixuan has laid secret restriction spells

all around the Wuyue Shrine.

Do not force your way in.

Later, Zhaomin and I

will draw off the guards outside.

Use this to slice open

the barrier temporarily.

But Elder Cuixuan will sense it for sure,

so you must move fast.

If you fail to rescue Lifei in time,

retreat at once.

We'll rethink our plan.

Deng and I cannot openly defy our sect.

We appreciate you risking your lives.

Thank you both on behalf of Lifei.

No need for formalities.

Lifei is family to me.

I'll save her no matter what.

This is nothing like what happened in Duanming City.

If Elder Cuixuan catches us,

we'll be branded traitors

colluding with outsiders,

and we might even lose our lives.

Last time in Duanming City,

Lifei risked her life for the Jiufeng Clan.

My clan always repays kindness.

What about the Wanxian Sect?

The Sea Sects have always been seen

as outsiders by the Mountain Sects.

My master approved our trip here.

I don't mind getting dragged

into trouble.

Cuixuan must be troubled by those immortal sects.

So,

have you agreed on how to split my power?

We'll decide what to do with you

after the public trial tomorrow

at Chen hour.

I once

asked you to be my cultivation partner

and practice with me,

yet you refused time and again.

Never thought

you'd end up like this today.

I thought you still held old affection

and came to see me.

Turns out you're just here to gloat.

I do have a lingering fondness for you.

If you change your mind,

I might take you away.

Can you undo

these chains on me?

Seems we were never fated to be together.

Since things cannot go as we wish,

why not

share some

of your spirit energy with me?

You also want my spirit energy?

You're doomed anyway.

Leave a trace of your energy for me.

Very well.

Better to give it to you

than let that old villain Cuixuan seize it.

You treated me kindly once, after all.

Rest assured.

I'll be gentle,

and you won't suffer any pain.

You worry too much.

I'm bound by spirit-sealing chains,

unable to move an inch.

No need to be so cautious.

You planned to use spirit absorption against me.

Cunning as ever, Lifei.

Death draws near,

yet you still scheme against me.

Then do not blame me

for showing no mercy.

What's this?

You want the Divine Tree's power, right?

Take it.

Lifei!

What brings you here?

It won't work.

Let me try again.

There has to be a way.

Even the Wuyue Court's treasures

cannot break these chains.

Better spare the effort.

Useless fools!

Out of respect for Mr. Shen,

I shall spare your lives for now.

You may stay and accompany her

through her final moments.

I've dragged you into trouble.

Truth is, I'm...

The Divine Tree.

We already know.

We suspected it back in Duantu.

Tongzhou and Xiuyuan must have known, too.

That's why they sent Miaoqing to stand in for you.

So many have suffered because of me.

Gelin,

as you knew my identity all along,

you never should have come.

Don't talk nonsense.

We knew each other young

and walked through things together.

Because you're the Divine Tree,

you cease to be one of us?

What?

The Divine Tree looks down on us?

Think we're not worthy to be your friends?

We'll always be friends.

I just...

Don't worry.

Chongyi and Zhaomin are working on a plan.

We will get you out for sure.

Where's Xiuyuan?

I heard the demon clan took him hostage.

Is his life in danger?

He

should be fine.

With his cultivation and wits,

he'll turn misfortune into safety.

But what about you?

Tomorrow's public trial

will have every sect watching.

No one knows

what they'll do to you.

I've been waiting for this trial.

Disguising herself as the Chufeng Academy's disciple,

the Divine Tree infiltrated the Wuyue Court

with malicious schemes.

I've found and captured her alive

for this public trial.

Fellow cultivators,

do you have any questions?

Immortal Cuixuan,

I believe none of us will raise objections.

Everyone,

Lei Xiuyuan is a demon spy,

and Jiang Lifei is equally guilty.

In my opinion, no need for a trial.

The Divine Tree must not remain in the world.

Mr. Luo speaks the truth.

The previous Divine Tree helped the Demon Lord Yecha

slaughter countless cultivators.

Today,

we shall make her pay back

every last debt she owes us.

Exactly.

Blood for blood.

The Divine Tree draws boundless spirit energy

from heaven and earth.

I say

we all absorb her energy together

to boost our cultivation,

fend off the Sea Calamity,

and defeat the demon clan.

Fend off the Sea Calamity! Defeat the demon clan!

Enough!

All of you!

Can you all not contain your greed?

The crimes of the old Divine Tree are not hers to bear.

In White Cliff and Duanming City,

Lifei only saved lives.

She has never harmed a single innocent soul,

and every one of you

knows this full well.

What is this?

Just because she bears the Divine Tree's power,

you seek to plunder her spiritual energy

without distinguishing right from wrong?

If that is your intent,

let me ask you all.

How are you any different

from the demon clan?

You...

The Sea Calamity shall ruin the world,

and the innocents will perish.

Capturing the Divine Tree

is heaven's blessing,

a sign that this power is meant to serve us.

We must not cling to misplaced mercy

and waste the blessing.

Immortal Cuixuan speaks the truth.

We must follow heaven's will,

slay the Divine Tree,

and absorb her spirit energy!

Slay the Divine Tree! Absorb her energy!

Ridiculous.

Absorb my energy?

You're all absurd.

Insolent witch!

Your end draws near. What's so funny?

I laugh at your naivety.

Do you believe Cuixuan will share

my energy with all of you?

How blind can you be?

Witch,

cease your deceitful words to sow discord!

Immortal Cuixuan is noble and selfless,

devoted to the greater good.

Never try to sow discord.

The greater good?

Do you see these chains binding me?

Jiang Lifei,

these chains look extraordinary.

What is the story behind them?

Lady Longjing,

you once aided me

and have seen through many things.

I'll tell you the truth out of goodwill.

Cuixuan designed

these dragon-binding spirit-sealing chains solely to subdue

my master Qingcheng.

They have fused deep into my bones and blood.

If you absorb my spirit energy,

the sealing spell will transfer into your bodies.

Then each of you

will become Cuixuan's puppets.

Devious witch!

You're misleading everyone.

Don't trust

a monster's lies.

We are fellow immortal cultivators.

Why would I harm any of you?

Because you want to stand supreme under heaven.

Driven by this ambition,

you murdered your senior brother Qingcheng,

consorted with demons,

and drained stray spirits from foreign lands.

There is no evil you would not commit.

Now that you possess me,

you'd never share my energy with others.

Qingcheng is dead?

He perished

in Cuixuan's miniature realm.

You may verify this

at his former residence on Hushe Peak.

Cuixuan,

was what she said the truth?

Guangwei,

do not believe her slander.

Witch,

stop clouding our judgment.

Do you think sowing discord among us

will spare your life?

Zhaomin,

I'm thirsty.

Watch out, it's a trap!

Qingcheng.

Qingcheng.

Qingcheng!

If they saw you kill my master

and piles of bones in the miniature realm,

would they still buy your lies?

The miniature realm has been destroyed.

No one will believe a word

of what you say.

I've long heard that Qingcheng's Senluo Grand Art

can trace back to past events.

So she is really his disciple.

I'll refine you into a vessel

and absorb all your spirit energy

to become the supreme cultivator.

Then I will unify all immortal sects,

wipe out the demon clan,

and rewrite the world's rules.

As the saying goes,

those who obey me shall thrive;

those who oppose me shall perish.

Why?

Why did you kill Qingcheng?

You two used to be the closest friends.

He colluded with monsters

and sheltered demons,

making him a traitor to all immortal sects.

I had every right

to slay him.

You killed him,

so I will avenge him!

Chongyi.

- Let me go! - Cuixuan.

- Calm your rage. - Release me!

Let go of me!

Facing the Sea Calamity,

don't turn on one another.

We care nothing

for your sect's feuds

over Qingcheng.

Today, we must absorb the Divine Tree's power.

Exactly.

The Divine Tree will only bring disasters.

I say

we consume her power together.

You think you can absorb the power?

All those peerless, extraordinary talents

perished centuries ago.

Only mediocre folk like you remain,

occupying positions yet accomplishing nothing.

For you to absorb the power

is akin to burning lutes to cook cranes,

a waste of divine treasure.

Far better to channel all its power into me alone.

With my strength,

I can withstand the Sea Calamity

and wipe out the demon clan.

Have you lost your mind?

Cuixuan,

you're talking nonsense.

Guangwei,

you were gravely wounded by Yecha,

stunting your cultivation forever.

Don't you wish to wipe away this humiliation?

I stand irreconcilably against the demon clan.

Yet all you've done

is no different from them.

You are stubborn beyond reasoning.

You...

Cuixuan,

turn back

while there is still time.

What are you trying to do?

Move aside.

Move aside!

The Divine Tree belongs to the Lantian Sect!

No, it belongs to the Dizang Sect!

- Seize it! - Hurry, move!

- Hurry. - Go after her!

Protect Lifei!

The Divine Tree is ours!

Stay back!

Guard Lifei at all costs!

Stay back!

The Divine Tree is ours.

She is ours!

Don't fight us for her.

No one can take her from us!

Move aside!

Step away!

Hand her over to us.

She's ours!

She is ours.

She belongs to our sect!

She's ours!

Step aside!

Ours.

Master,

are they the ones you swore to protect?

- Move aside! - This treasure is ours!

She's ours.

Lifei!

Lifei!

The Divine Tree is ours.

She is ours.

- Give her to me! - Move aside!

The Divine Tree belongs to our sect!

Master,

I've done all I could.

- Give her to me! - Now!

Demonic energy!

Channel your cultivation to resist it!

♪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♪

Xiuyuan?

So he is the one

with golden eyes.

Xiuyuan is Yecha?

Divine Lord?

What scent is this?

Qingcheng sealed her origin

to hide her spirit aura.

Now she is regaining her Divine Tree physique.

I'll take you away.

Yecha,

meet your end!

Cuixuan,

the five-century feud between you

and my clan ends today.

Who dares seize my Divine Tree?

Xiuyuan!

Are you alright?

You said

you'd always be Lei Xiuyuan.

Have you forgotten it?

Five centuries have passed.

My clan shall finally wipe out all immortal sects.

The Fruit of the Divine Tree is within your grasp.

My Lord, please enjoy it.

Xiuyuan.

Lei Xiuyuan!

Don't forget the original intent of your practice.

It ends like this again.

Is this

truly the end?

[The Eternal Fragrance]

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

♪The warmth within my arms♪

♪I can no longer hold on to♪

♪In the cold night, how can I♪

♪Keep you warm until sunrise?♪

♪My heartbeat freezes♪

♪I can no longer tell you♪

♪Looking you in the eyes, I cannot♪

♪Utter that line♪

♪Knowing love and hate♪

♪Pain and wounds cannot be stopped♪

♪I still linger on♪

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

♪Last night's stars cast faint glimmers♪

♪But we thought nothing of it♪

♪With a heartbroken cry♪

♪I wish you well♪

♪Knowing right and wrong♪

♪Black and gray are all illusions♪

♪You're still screaming♪

♪Running relentlessly without regret♪

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

♪A final farewell left on the cliff♪

♪Leaping straight into♪

♪That heartbreaking past♪

♪Just to keep you safe♪

♪My breath is about to stop♪

♪Those hands can no longer hold yours♪

♪Through the future snow, wind, and fog♪

♪Who will be there by your side?♪

♪I smile as it ends♪

♪Afraid that you might cry for me♪

♪Quietly, I turn into a sky lantern♪

♪To light your way through the night♪

♪Knowing love and hate♪

♪Pain and wounds cannot be stopped♪

♪I still linger on♪

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

♪The storm looms, yet I stand in its way♪

♪Torn inside, still I burn bright♪

♪With the light from my fingertips♪

♪I build a paradise♪

♪To wander with you♪