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<i>Five hundred years have passed.</i>

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<i>It will all end soon.</i>

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FENGSHAN SPIRIT FIRE

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<i>Sima Jiao, a barrier</i>
<i>in this mountain suppresses you.</i>

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<i>The Eight Palaces sealed you here</i>

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<i>and took your place</i>
<i>to rule the Celestial Palace.</i>

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<i>You are trapped with no way out.</i>

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<i>How can you possibly change this fate?</i>

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<i>Those hypocrites</i>

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<i>locked me in this lightless prison,</i>

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<i>hoping I would yield.</i>

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THREE SAINTS MOUNTAIN

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<i>But I have forged</i>
<i>the Spirit Fire's avatar.</i>

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On the night of the new moon,

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this mountain will no longer bind me.

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Now, I need only one last piece

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to turn the game around
and change my fate.

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{\an8}BASED ON THE JJWXC NOVEL
<i>WHEN DESTINY BRINGS THE DEMON</i> BY FU HUA

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EPISODE 1
AN UNBOTHERED PLAYER IN THE SURVIVAL GAME

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Is this heaven or hell?

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LIAO TINGYAN, DISCIPLE OF SERENE VALE

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Junior Sister Liao,

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Master wants to see you
in the Bamboo Grove.

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<i>"Junior Sister Liao"?</i>

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<i>"Master"?</i>

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<i>"Bamboo Grove"?</i>

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Do not worry, Sister Liao.
You just joined us.

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You trespassed on Three Saints Mountain

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without knowing it was
the Grandmaster's training ground.

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Master will not blame you.
Now come with me.

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<i>Serene Vale… Serene Mountain…</i>

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<i>Why do they sound so alike?</i>

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<i>Mr. Wei of Sanshan Tech.</i>

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He looked at your Serene Mountain proposal
and liked it.

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Travel there overnight

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and visit him first thing tomorrow.

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Sister Liao?

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<i>Forget it. Talking can make things worse.</i>

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<i>I'll play along for now.</i>

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SERENE VALE, FOUR SEASONS PALACE

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<i>Is this the legendary cultivation world?</i>

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Master, I have brought Sister Liao.

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Good, Changqing.
You may go tend to your work.

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Yes, Master. I'll take my leave.

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<i>What about me?</i>

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Tingyan, why aren't you coming in?

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Let me examine your Soul Manor.

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<i>So, I am in the body</i>
<i>of someone named Liao Tingyan.</i>

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The barrier on Three Saints Mountain
has indeed harmed your Soul Manor.

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"Soul Manor"?

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What's that?

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It is the most hidden place
within a person,

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where mind, thought, and soul reside.

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<i>What is he talking about?</i>
<i>I don't understand a word.</i>

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If the Soul Manor is damaged,
one's mind grows clouded

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and one's speech turns muddled,
like yours now.

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Since you have forgotten your past,
I will tell you this.

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This is Serene Vale, a minor branch

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of the Four Seasons Palace
under the Gengchen Celestial Palace.

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You have been my disciple here
for over three months.

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I have called you here
because I will soon take you

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to the selection trial.

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<i>Seriously?</i>

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<i>Even in the immortal world,</i>
<i>people still have to hustle?</i>

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You forgot this too?

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In the Gengchen Celestial Palace,
the highest elder, Lord of Mercy,

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is about to end 500 years
of secluded cultivation,

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so Sect Master Shi
and the eight palace heads

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plan to send talented disciples
into the mountain

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to care for the Grandmaster in daily life

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and cultivate under his guidance.

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You need not worry.

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You are only there to make up the numbers.

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So I am just a filler?

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Fine. As long as I stay alive,
anything is fine.

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Slow down, Master!

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Don't be afraid, Tingyan.

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Beneath us

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lies the Gengchen Celestial Palace,
stretching 8,888 li.

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It has stood for
hundreds of thousands of years.

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From the founding ancestor

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to every ruler after,
all have borne the surname Sima.

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The current ruler of
the Celestial Palace is none other

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than the Lord of Mercy,
who is to emerge from seclusion soon.

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Sounds like this Grandmaster
is the one with absolute authority here.

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The Grandmaster is
indeed the most respected.

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The Celestial Palace's abundant
spiritual energy exists because of him.

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As for Sect Master Shi,
he rules the Inner Court.

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<i>For generations,</i>

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<i>the Shi family</i>
<i>has served and protected the Sima clan.</i>

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<i>The Inner Court is</i>
<i>divided into eight palaces,</i>

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<i>and under them</i>
<i>are minor branches like ours.</i>

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Master, if the Grandmaster
is ending his seclusion,

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why is he choosing people
to go in instead of coming out himself?

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I am not sure, either.

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Perhaps he prefers peace
and does not wish to leave the mountain.

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FENGQI PAVILION

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This is Fengqi Pavilion,
where the heads of the Eight Palaces

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and Sect Master Shi meet
to discuss important matters.

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So this is the open audition.

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I wonder what kind of
disciples the Grandmaster likes.

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Ones with talent
and high cultivation, of course.

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What will they perform?

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Do not dwell on winning or losing.

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Face it with a calm heart.

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I am calm. Don't worry.

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It is about time. You should go in now.

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Wait a bit longer.

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I am used to walking in right on time.

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What is she doing, barging in like that?

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Which palace is she from?

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Sorry. Please continue.

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Which branch are you from, Junior Sister?

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Hello.

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I'm from Serene Vale

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of the Four Seasons Palace.

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I'm a disciple of Dongyang Zhenren.

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So you are not
a junior sister, but a niece.

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Oh, greetings, Aunt-Master.

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You look several
hundred years older than me.

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Even if you call me
your granddaughter, I won't mind.

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Quit flattering me.

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For a low-level cultivator like you

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to join us in the selection…

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<i>- Why do I feel a chill?</i>
- It's just laughable.

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Am I right?

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Exactly. She has no real skill,

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just a pretty face.

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Thank you for the compliment.

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- What?
- What is she talking about?

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- Yeah.
- How was that a compliment?

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Greetings, Madams,
Masters, and Sect Master Shi.

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Today…

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SHI QIANLV, SECT MASTER OF SHI

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…the palace heads
will select 100 disciples from among you

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to serve the Grandmaster in the mountain,

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attend to his daily needs,
and cultivate with him.

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The selection begins now.

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You need only sit in meditation,
activate your heavenly crown,

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and wait quietly.

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Understood.

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YUAN CHE, RI GUI, YIN LIUNIAN, DI ZHIYUAN

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TIAN WUYA, YANG CHI,
XING HECAN, YUE LANGNING

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<i>How do I activate my heavenly crown?</i>

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<i>Do I just sit here?</i>

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MU NISHENG, DISCIPLE OF HEAVEN PALACE

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ANXUE, DISCIPLE OF YIN PALACE

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YE RULING, DISCIPLE OF YIN PALACE

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YUE CHUHUI, YOUNG MISTRESS OF MOON PALACE

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Wasn't I just here to make up the numbers?

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Who bought me a debut spot?

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There must be a mistake.

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If even I am not chosen,

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how is that three-spiritual-root
loser qualified?

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I, the loser, would like to know that too!

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Mother…

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Master!

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Tingyan, I heard you were chosen.

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I am truly pleased
and honored as your master.

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- Since Serene Vale's founding--
- Stop.

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Didn't you say
I was only there to make up the numbers?

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How did I end up being chosen?

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Can you report this to the higher-ups?
I don't want to go.

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Plenty would kill for this job offer.

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What "job offer"?

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In short, I am happy to give it
to someone else.

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But Serene Vale is only a minor branch
within the Four Seasons Palace.

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Being selected is such a great honor.

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How could we refuse?

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Besides, this decision was
made jointly by Sect Master Shi

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and the eight palace heads.

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It cannot be changed.

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Even in the cultivation world,
people are forced to compete?

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I just want to be
a pretty good-for-nothing.

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Besides, I know nothing about this place.

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What if I offend the Grandmaster?

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If he is displeased,
I can't handle the consequences.

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Don't worry.

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Though I have never met the Lord of Mercy,

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his title suggests

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leniency and kindness.

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If you do not wish to serve him,

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he likely will give you a hard time.

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The Three Saints Mountain
is rich in spiritual energy.

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Going there will surely
improve your cultivation.

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A promotion and a raise
mean nothing to me.

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I just want good food, good drink,
and to get by quietly.

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Congratulations, Junior Sister!

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- Congratulations!
- Congratulations, Sister Liao!

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- Congratulations.
- You bring great honor to our branch.

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- This is our gift to you.
- Yes.

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Why does it sound
like everyone's counting on me?

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Now I'm really stressed.

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- Don't be.
- Enough. Back up.

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Stop putting more pressure on her.

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Tingyan, you being selected
has already brought honor to Serene Vale.

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Given your low cultivation level

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and your reluctance
to serve the Grandmaster,

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he will probably
send you back before long.

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So there is no KPI?

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What?

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All right, then.

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<i>Well, I cannot return to reality anyway.</i>

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<i>A temporary break from the daily grind</i>
<i>might not be so bad.</i>

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So this is the Three Saints Mountain.

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Why do I not see anything?

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How could you,

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a mere three-spiritual-root
grasp the sanctity of the mountain?

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Three saints once ascended here.

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Since the Lord of Mercy entered seclusion,

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it has been closed for 500 years,
with no one entering.

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<i>Sounds like a hidden mega-dungeon</i>
<i>in a game.</i>

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<i>What's going on?</i>

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Grandmaster, please quell your anger.

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Please quell your anger, Grandmaster.

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Please quell your anger, Grandmaster.

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When I come out, you will all die.

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Wait.

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Are we sure this is
a righteous grandmaster,

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not one from the Demon Realm?

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This Lord of Mercy
doesn't sound merciful at all.

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Five hundred years have passed,

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yet the Grandmaster
has grown even more brutal.

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What should we do?

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If we cannot calm the Grandmaster,
the Gengchen Celestial Palace,

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a great sect for
hundreds of thousands of years,

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may end in our generation.

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Grandmaster, I, Shi Qianlv,

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have brought 100 disciples today
to serve you in the mountain.

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Enter.

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Nisheng, you are
the most outstanding of my disciples.

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The Heaven Palace is counting on you.

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Understood, Master.

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<i>So in the cultivation world,</i>
<i>when the boss gets angry,</i>

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<i>the employees start bleeding?</i>

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<i>I should probably not go.</i>

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Let's go.

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I've lost something.

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Where did it go?

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What are you looking for?
I will help you look.

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You're too kind. I can find it myself.

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Oh, my stomach… It hurts so much.

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I'm going to faint.

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Ow… My stomach…

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- Get up there first.
- It hurts.

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It really hurts.

247
00:18:25,360 --> 00:18:26,320
All right.

248
00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,640
I'm fine now. I can walk on my own.

249
00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:51,800
<i>This Grandmaster lives</i>
<i>in such a vile place.</i>

250
00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,640
<i>Is he practicing some kind of demonic art?</i>

251
00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,760
Aunt-Master, this place is frightening.
Should we really keep going?

252
00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,760
Before we entered, Master Tian told me
there was a barrier in the mountain.

253
00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,480
If you leave rashly,
you will anger the Grandmaster

254
00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:15,960
and be swallowed by the barrier.

255
00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:17,720
If you're tired of living,
go ahead and run.

256
00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:26,800
A snake!

257
00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:28,920
How terrifying!

258
00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:36,880
Please wait.

259
00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,080
Senior, we disciples are here
to greet the Grandmaster.

260
00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,320
We are new here. Please guide us.

261
00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:17,200
Come on.

262
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:26,400
<i>They're actually following it?</i>
<i>No way I'm doing this job.</i>

263
00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,280
<i>How bold.</i>

264
00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:51,920
Those people are too brave.

265
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,400
They couldn't leave,
so they followed a snake.

266
00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:56,680
Good thing this world has no time clock.

267
00:20:57,360 --> 00:20:59,960
No one will notice I've skipped out.

268
00:21:09,120 --> 00:21:10,120
What the…?

269
00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,720
<i>Demonic energy?</i>
<i>She is from the Demon Realm.</i>

270
00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:21,880
Who's there? I can see you.

271
00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:27,760
<i>Clueless fool.</i>

272
00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,280
<i>This is too creepy. I am going back.</i>

273
00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:11,560
Let's go.

274
00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,360
In horror movies,
the first to die is always the one alone.

275
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,760
I should stay with the group.

276
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,720
The tower is so high.

277
00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,920
But there's not even an elevator?

278
00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:53,360
Blood!

279
00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,560
What a bunch of fools.

280
00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:15,920
Greetings, Grandmaster.

281
00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,720
- Greetings, Grandmaster.
- Greetings, Grandmaster.

282
00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,760
<i>The Grandmaster's feet</i>
<i>are incredibly well-cared-for.</i>

283
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:45,160
<i>So smooth and soft.</i>
<i>I wonder if his face is the same.</i>

284
00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:30,200
SIMA JIAO

285
00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:36,360
<i>This centuries-old Grandmaster</i>
<i>is actually a pretty boy?</i>

286
00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:09,760
You.

287
00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:12,760
Why have you come here?

288
00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:15,640
I wish to serve you, Grandmaster.

289
00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,560
Liar.

290
00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,960
<i>How can someone so fair-skinned</i>
<i>have such a bad temper?</i>

291
00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,440
<i>He's like a landmine ready to explode.</i>

292
00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,720
<i>Do not come near me.</i>

293
00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,600
You. What is your name?

294
00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:00,320
I am Wan Ling.

295
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,360
I worship you, Grandmaster,
and wish to serve you.

296
00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:04,840
WAN LING, DISCIPLE OF YIN PALACE

297
00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,200
<i>That wasn't Junior Sister Wan Ling.</i>
<i>Who was she?</i>

298
00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,360
<i>How dare she enter disguised as Wan Ling?</i>
<i>What did she want?</i>

299
00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:22,680
<i>He seems to be looking at me.</i>

300
00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,640
<i>Please, Grandmaster, just ignore me.</i>

301
00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,040
Here is someone even bolder.

302
00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:31,520
<i>How am I bold?</i>

303
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:35,240
<i>I have done nothing, Grandmaster.</i>

304
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:40,720
Look at me.

305
00:27:50,120 --> 00:27:51,680
Open your eyes and look at me.

306
00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,800
You're still trying to play tricks?

307
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,200
I've done nothing, Grandmaster.

308
00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:05,360
<i>The Spirit Fire…</i>

309
00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:21,520
All of you, get out.

310
00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:29,840
Out!

311
00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,880
The Grandmaster
seems to have lost his mind.

312
00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:45,760
In fact, he's pure madness!

313
00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:50,080
I suspect he let us in
just to stock up on fresh meat

314
00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:52,760
for his pet snake.

315
00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:53,680
Nonsense.

316
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,560
The audience is over for today.

317
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,800
We should find a place to rest
and wait for his orders.

318
00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:01,680
Let's go.

319
00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:05,240
That Mu Nisheng
from the Heaven Palace acts

320
00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:07,000
like everyone has to obey her.

321
00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:08,600
Well, I will not.

322
00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:09,520
YUN XIYUE AND HUA WANQING,
DISCIPLES OF STAR PALACE

323
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:10,680
Let's go this way.

324
00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,720
Looks like these palace schemers
aren't impressed with me.

325
00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,040
Good. The less I stand out, the better.

326
00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,080
I just want to make it out alive.

327
00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,520
We've walked so long.
I think my feet are blistering.

328
00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,560
<i>Sima Jiao actually spared her in the hall.</i>

329
00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:43,640
<i>What is so special about her?</i>

330
00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:52,320
I hope the Grandmaster
does not hold regular meetings

331
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:53,880
and will not see me again.

332
00:29:54,400 --> 00:29:55,400
My feet hurt.

333
00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:00,920
Let me help.

334
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:09,920
They do not hurt now.

335
00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,440
Thank you.
I'm Liao Tingyan. What's your name?

336
00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,720
- I am Ye Ruling.
- Ruling.

337
00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,520
Why are you alone too?

338
00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,440
Are you, like me,
from the "Doing Minimum Realm"?

339
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:27,800
<i>"Doing Minimum Realm"?</i>

340
00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:32,120
<i>Is she referring to the Demon Realm?</i>

341
00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,440
Where is the "Doing Minimum Realm"?

342
00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:37,880
I just mean
I do not want to serve the Grandmaster.

343
00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,120
I am a disciple of the Yin Palace.

344
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:42,920
My palace master sent me here.

345
00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:49,480
Why do you not want
to serve the Grandmaster?

346
00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:53,760
The entire Gengchen Celestial Palace
is sustained by his spiritual energy.

347
00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:58,400
If you can gain his favor,
your cultivation will improve greatly.

348
00:30:58,480 --> 00:30:59,640
In a short time,

349
00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:01,920
you could achieve what would take
a millennium of bitter training.

350
00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:04,560
I have no such ambition.

351
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:07,960
I just want good food, good sleep,
and to stay alive.

352
00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,200
Then what is your plan?

353
00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,960
I plan to find a sunny spot

354
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,160
where I can nap in the sun at midday
and stay there.

355
00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:20,520
- Do you want to join me?
- No.

356
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,120
But if you need help,
you can come to the back hall to find me.

357
00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:29,480
- Goodbye.
- Thank you.

358
00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,440
<i>Liao Tingyan.</i>

359
00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,040
IMMORTAL-DEMON BARRIER, YIN-YANG LAKE

360
00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:53,480
Liao Tingyan has
entered the mountain safely.

361
00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:56,440
Well done, Young Master.

362
00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,800
You must have put in quite some effort.

363
00:31:58,880 --> 00:31:59,840
YUAN SHANG,
YOUNG MASTER OF THE FOUR SEASONS PALACE

364
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:01,600
I placed a spell on her
beforehand to make sure

365
00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,440
<i>she could gain spiritual energy</i>

366
00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,480
<i>from Yue Chuhui without</i>
<i>anyone noticing during the selection.</i>

367
00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:13,080
Good. Once she kills Sima Jiao,
the Immortal-Demon Barrier will vanish,

368
00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,000
and we of the Demon Realm

369
00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,400
will no longer be
trapped in this desolate place.

370
00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:21,120
When that time comes,
you had better keep your promise.

371
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:25,720
Rest assured. Once Sima Jiao is dead,
you will get what you want.

372
00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,800
The disciples only entered today,
yet a life lamp has already gone out.

373
00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,000
With the Grandmaster's ruthless

374
00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:32,240
and merciless nature…

375
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:33,160
SHI ZHENXU, YOUNG SECT MASTER OF SHI

376
00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:34,800
…I fear he will…

377
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:37,640
It is understandable
he would act that way.

378
00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:38,920
Five hundred years ago,

379
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,480
Sima Shi went mad
and burned White Deer Cliff,

380
00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:44,960
wiping out the entire Sima clan.

381
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:50,360
<i>When the eight palace heads</i>
<i>and I arrived, it was already too late.</i>

382
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:52,800
SIMA SHI

383
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:56,720
<i>Of that great clan, only Sima Jiao,</i>
<i>who was still an infant, survived.</i>

384
00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:58,840
SIMA JIAO IN INFANCY

385
00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:02,160
<i>He happened to bear</i>
<i>an extremely rare atavistic bloodline</i>

386
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,200
<i>and was already one with the Spirit Fire.</i>

387
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:10,200
<i>Thus, the duty of sustaining</i>
<i>the Spirit Fire with flesh and blood</i>

388
00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,160
<i>fell to him alone.</i>

389
00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:19,080
<i>Such a bloodline carried supreme power</i>

390
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,720
<i>but also brought endless torment.</i>

391
00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,280
<i>From birth, he was destined</i>
<i>to be the vessel of the Spirit Fire,</i>

392
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,800
<i>his soul and body in constant agony,</i>
<i>living a life worse than death.</i>

393
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,800
<i>To preserve that precious bloodline,</i>

394
00:33:40,880 --> 00:33:43,080
<i>they placed seals and spells on him,</i>

395
00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,040
<i>preventing him from committing suicide.</i>

396
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:49,440
<i>Sealed in the Three Saints Mountain,</i>
<i>he has been imprisoned for 500 years.</i>

397
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:52,800
<i>When he was just an infant,</i>
<i>his clan was wiped out,</i>

398
00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:55,840
<i>and the Eight Palaces</i>
<i>only sought to use him.</i>

399
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:57,520
<i>Of course, he went mad.</i>

400
00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:02,920
Grandmaster,
please drink this bowl of soup.

401
00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:05,320
One more sip.

402
00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,880
The Grandmaster still shows some regard

403
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,199
for the Shi family for our past service,

404
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:13,760
but the disciples sent in
by the Eight Palaces

405
00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:15,600
all harbor ill intentions.

406
00:34:15,679 --> 00:34:17,600
I fear few will escape death.

407
00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:19,239
<i>Why?</i>

408
00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,159
<i>Open your eyes and look at me.</i>

409
00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,280
<i>Why did she make the Spirit Fire restless?</i>

410
00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:28,320
I've done nothing, Grandmaster.

411
00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:34,080
<i>What exactly is she plotting?</i>

412
00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:38,440
<i>Could she be the one I need?</i>