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♪From primal chaos to the starry sky♪

♪In the whole world, we shall hold the balance♪

♪The cauldron tempers divine blades♪

♪The furnace refines the empty void♪

♪The Way is in mystic fate♪

♪Be brave enough to split the primal chaos wide open♪

[Pull Strings]

[Adapted from the novel by Yan Gui Zheng Zhuan]

I know.

I know what you're looking for.

But I'm telling you, it's useless.

I've been searching for it over a century.

I've tried every method.

Give up.

He's gone.

No more digging for stones.

Believe in the Sea Deity Sect!

Believe in the Sea Deity Sect!

I knew you were loyal and righteous.

You wouldn't abandon me.

There, there. Don't cry.

Alright.

Go on, talk to her.

Mind your tone.

Well, Yunxiao...

I knew all along you weren't dead.

You can't fool me.

So what?

Why slap me?

You promised to help me find the Pregenesis Sword.

Can you find it this time?

I think so.

From now on,

I want to know all your plans.

Or I'll kill you.

Sure.

[Episode 14]

I'm Bian Zhuang, Lord of Horizon Hall.

I'm here to ask for help.

You boasted so boldly before,

saying that in the South Sea,

you were a deity,

so you wouldn't need our help.

I taught you the Sea Demon stratagem.

It should have been flawless.

Why then was Bear Island lost?

As you expected,

Changgeng broke

the South Sea stratagem

and struck me.

Changgeng?

If it's him,

you have reinforcements at hand.

Jiang Si'er.

Yunxiao.

The Human Clan.

Changgeng.

Move!

Stop fighting!

Get up.

Why are you fighting?

You go dig sweet potatoes.

You go dry the fish.

Leave!

Who is it?

Father.

I'm late today.

May I join now?

Of course.

We've already started.

Come on, come on.

Ke Le'er.

Here you are!

I did a painting.

Do you want to see it?

Maybe next time.

Next time for sure.

Well.

I've composed a new poem.

In the past, we were so close.

Alright, Hua.

I'm busy.

I'm busy overseeing the statue of Changgeng the Great.

Next time.

Next time, for sure.

Changgeng, Changgeng.

All you talk about is Changgeng.

I'm right here.

Won't you chat with me?

What's wrong, Hua?

Why are you so angry all of a sudden?

All of a sudden?

Why am I so angry?

You no longer watch me paint

or listen to my poems.

You always think of Changgeng.

What's so great about him?

Why so petty, Hua?

I'm petty?

You...

Look at Changgeng the Great.

He saved the world.

Now, look at yourself.

Besides painting and poetry,

what else have you done?

No more chatting.

I'm going to work.

I can only paint, huh?

I just don't let you

see me working.

That one's too thin.

It'll capsize as a raft.

That one's too thick; you can't chop it.

This one.

This one's good.

Well.

I wasn't going to raft away.

The Westdawn Sect is tremendous karma.

Getting tangled in this karma,

you can't stay on Bear Island anymore.

Before this karma amplifies,

you need to leave here asap

to find another secluded place,

change your face, hide your name,

and live on without any karma.

I knew it.

You and I are the same.

Absolutely.

Speaking of dodging karma,

I'm second to none.

But I think

if you leave Bear Island,

you might never find

a place like Bear Island

that lets you hide from those seeking you.

How do you know

someone is after me?

Not only do I know that,

but I know who it is.

I even know

who you are.

Alright.

Bai.

I knew from the first moment I saw you

that you're no ordinary person.

Alright.

For the sake of our brotherhood

and our fated bond,

we'll help each other from now on

and roam together.

With my wisdom and your strength,

we'll live carefree and unrestrained.

Come on.

First, help me chop down this tree.

Are you really leaving?

Of course.

Fortunately, they now

all revere Changgeng,

not me.

If something happens in the future,

let Changgeng take the blame.

It's none of our concern.

Have you considered

that if the Westdawn Sect

comes for revenge after you leave,

what can the locals do?

They brought this karma on themselves.

Whether they live or die,

it's none of my business.

It's all the Fated Mandate.

Fated Mandate?

The Fated Mandate wants them dead?

Being Grandlord must be tough.

How would I know?

I'm not the real one...

You have to handle

so many trivial matters every day.

If you can't manage them all,

they will curse you.

But indeed, so many trivial matters.

How could you manage all this alone?

Besides,

you have Fate above you.

Whatever Fate does,

you're helpless to stop it.

So, you think:

Since you'll be cursed anyway...

Everything you do

will get you cursed.

All your effort

is pointless.

So, you might as well just let them curse.

Right?

Have you witnessed samsara?

Have you heard ghosts wail in hell?

Have you seen the human world's grief?

Right.

Let them curse

to their heart's content.

Why do I have to meddle

in their Fated Mandate?

Fine.

At worst, I'll just quit.

What can happen to me?

But you still love all the living beings.

When I first came to this island,

I saw you on that cliff

writing poems, painting, creating.

Though it wasn't really good,

I could still see from them

your love for this land

and your affection for the people here.

You love the locals

who once accepted you,

believed in you,

betrayed you,

and then believed in you again.

If the Westdawn Sect

kills them all after you leave,

will you still say

with such confidence

that it's their Fated Mandate?

The Fated Mandate

is not for me to decide.

[Forbidden Land]

This is it.

You two saved us.

In return,

I'll lead you into the Forbidden Land.

But I must warn you:

What you want is probably not here.

Just get us inside.

Leave the rest to us.

Alright.

By the way,

I forgot to tell you:

Up ahead, there are traps.

So, follow me closely.

Follow

my every move.

Don't make any mistakes.

Come on, watch closely.

Watch carefully now.

Right foot.

Come.

Clever.

A sword mark.

Where's the sword stuck here?

Only the sword stone is here.

No sword.

We've guarded

this place

for generations.

We've never heard any elder say

there's a sword stuck in this stone.

That shouldn't be.

This Bear Island can nullify all magical power.

That must be the Pregenesis Sword's doing.

You see,

we've guarded this island

for a millennium,

completely cut off from the outside.

Many things just faded away.

But let me tell you.

Ever since I can remember,

my grandfather told me

that on this island,

there are only rocks, no sword.

Have you brought Bian Zhuang here?

Yes.

But he said

that the sword is

in another secret passage around here.

So,

he had us digging up rocks

day and night.

I see.

No wonder Bian Zhuang said

that he's already tried everything we thought of.

The Pregenesis Sword must be on this island.

If it's not here, I'll look elsewhere.

After all morning,

I finally achieved something.

It looks nice.

But it's not practical enough.

Again.

I didn't expect karma to come so fast.

You said you killed the Sea Demon.

Then what is this?

Sea Demon, Sea Demon.

The Sea Demon's coming!

- Run, hurry! - The Sea Demon's dead.

Exactly.

There is no Sea Demon.

Sea Demon.

The Sea Demon's coming!

Run, hurry!

- What are you saying? - What?

A big Sea Demon.

The Sea Demon's coming!

Every member of Bear Stockade

must train vigorously every day.

Have you remembered that?

The Sea Demon is here!

Run, quickly!

Why the panic?

Why the panic?

Why are you just standing there?

Hurry, run! It'll be too late!

We believe in the Sea Deity Sect.

We can defeat the Sea Demon.

That's right!

We can beat the Sea Demon.

No, you can't.

Even if we can't,

Changgeng the Great will save us.

That's right!

Exactly, we have Changgeng the Great.

What now? Will you intervene?

I must get five li from Bear Island.

Only then can I use magical power.

If I go out now,

I'll be spotted at the coast.

Hua! Hua!

Aren't you the Grandlord of the Sea Deity Sect?

Now, call upon Changgeng the Great.

Have him drive off the Sea Demon.

Then, we'll be saved!

Yes, call him!

I...

Why are you stammering?

No, I...

Call him! Do it!

Summon him!

Just summon Changgeng the Great!

Yes!

Go on, call him!

Hua?

Hurry, summon Changgeng the Great!

I'm sorry.

I'm no Grandlord.

There never was a Sea Deity Sect.

It was all a lie.

No way.

I know I was wrong.

I shouldn't have lied to save my skin.

But you must believe me.

The Sea Demon is really coming.

Run, quickly!

Or it'll be too late!

What is he saying?

Impossible!

Changgeng the Great repelled the Sea Demon

and drove off the false deity.

We all saw it with our own eyes, right?

Right!

How could that be fake?

Changgeng the Great cares for all people.

It must be because we're not devout enough.

Let's go pray

at Changgeng the Great's idol now.

He will hear and surely come to save us.

Go.

Go pray, go pray.

Don't go!

Please, don't go!

You really shouldn't go.

Stay here and wait!

It's all your fault.

You got me to be the Grandlord.

You made me lie to everyone.

You drew the Sea Demon here.

It's all your fault.

Let him go!

If Bear Stockade falls,

I'll make you suffer eternal damnation.

Have you seen waves towering to the sky?

Changgeng,

let's see where you flee.

This time, we joined forces with Horizon Hall

to crush the South Sea demons.

We'll restore East Sea's former glory

and reclaim the Crown Prince's place in the Dragon Palace!

Yes!

Charge!

Get up now.

Go, go.

Hurry, get up!

- Go away. - Leave us alone.

- Run! - What are you doing?

Go! What's wrong with you?

Just leave!

Go right now.

All of you, get up!

Don't just sit there, or you'll die!

Ke Le'er,

you know I want to save you.

Get up and come with me.

Alright. Hua.

If you wish to leave,

you can leave on your own.

Don't let your mischief

keep Changgeng the Great from hearing us.

Exactly.

Right.

We're about to pray to Changgeng the Great.

My mischief?

I could have left you all behind.

I could have run before the Sea Demon came.

But Hua, weren't you

cutting down trees to build a raft?

Every word you say is a lie.

Liar! You're nothing but a liar!

Liar! Liar!

Liar! Liar!

Well, not every word was a lie.

Hua,

if you want to go, just leave on your own.

What we need now

is Changgeng the Great to appear.

All we need is Changgeng the Great.

Changgeng?

Who cares about Changgeng the Great?

Compared to me, he's nothing.

He's less than a strand of hair.

What are you talking about?

You think having a statue built for you

makes you a deity?

Do you know what a deity is?

Do you know the burden deities bear

and the trials they must endure?

You don't deserve it!

Don't insult Changgeng the Great!

- Exactly! - Stop talking nonsense!

What are you saying?

Don't?

I insulted him. So what?

If you're so capable,

say something back!

Changgeng the Great has appeared!

Changgeng the Great.

Everyone! Level 1 tsunami warning.

Evacuate to the Forbidden Land now!

Alright, everyone, listen to me.

We...

What's your next move?

Don't worry.

I have a plan.

Where are they?

[Forbidden Land]

Wait.

There's a trap ahead.

Charge! Charge!

Does this trap have no dignity?

Now, I know why

the Pregenesis Sword chose them as guards.

That makes sense.

Sit, sit.

Lingli, you always eat the least.

- Look, you're hurt. - Exactly.

What happened?

I don't know either.

Don't touch it!

Lingli.

Father.

My daughter...

- It hurts so much! - What happened to your leg?

My daughter...

It breaks my heart to see you like this.

Who did this to you?

My heart is bleeding.

Father.

This is...

That's right.

You've been hiding something from me.

If Ancestral Witch heirs want to use the Pregenesis Sword to rebel,

the entire Witch Clan will have

to drench Bear Island in blood.

Drench Bear Island in blood?

Someone feared the locals might steal the Sword,

so they sealed the Sword.

Exactly.

That's why

we can't see the Sword.

So, if we break the seal,

we can restore our magical power?

Yunxiao, do you remember

a secret art that uses blood as a key?

The ancient Blood Sacrifice Art.

I know what you mean.

The people of Bear Stockade

are the Ancestral Witch heirs.

If we gather the blood of all Bear Stockade people,

Bear Island will be stained...

With the blood of the entire Witch Clan.

That is to say,

as long as everyone gives a drop of blood...

Blood?

We can defeat the Sea Demon!

A drop of blood?

Defeat the Sea Demon!

Where's Hua?

Defeat the Sea Demon!

You?

Demons and monsters, retreat at once!

Do not harm the people of Bear Stockade.

If you refuse,

I'll make sure you never reincarnate!

Who do you think you are?

Putting on a show here.

I am Celestial Emperor,

Lord of the Celestial Court,

ruler of heaven, earth,

and mortals.

Celestial Emperor? Lord of the Celestial Court?

Boy.

I'll spare your life.

Now, get lost.

A single strike

from the axe in my hand

can split Mount Hua.

It's hollow.

Boy.

You're pushing your luck.

Demons and monsters, back off now!

I'll spare your life.

I won't kill you

only because I don't want Le'er to be sad.

Don't ask for trouble.

Go.

Charge and kill!

As I said,

you can't harm the Bear Stockade people.

Not high enough. You go smash him!

There's no blood either.

You go smash him!

All that running. Smash!

Their skin is too thick.

Your rock is bigger than his.

That's unfair.

Hua! Hua!

Why lose your way now?

Why put yourself through this?

I spared your life once.

Just run away.

So stubborn.

Let go.

Let go!

I am...

Celestial Emperor.

You cannot pass!

Unless

you kill me.

Are you insane?

Let me try.

Not much blood.

Not enough yet.

Hua.

Le'er, how did you

get here?

Hua.

Hua, are you alright?

Ke Le'er.

Hua.

Ke Le'er.

Hua.

Tell me.

Am I

a great hero?

Yes.

You are a great hero.

Hua.

Hua.

Hua!

Alright, Changgeng.

Come out.

Er, think of something.

You...

You...

It'll be quick. Just bear with it.

That was quick.

The Sword's been sealed for too long; it's cracked.

Hua!

Give Le'er back to me!

Give her back!

You reckless little dragon!

You can't even recognize your own kind.

So, you are

the Princess of the Dragon Clan.

Le'er,

I believe true love transcends race.

Le'er,

wait for me!

Were you waiting for me?

Fairy Yunxiao.

The Pregenesis Sword.

Stop, stop! Don't hit me!

Yunxiao, don't hit me!

I've always been on your side.

You're right; we're not enemies.

That's more like it.

Your true enemy

is him.

I heard

that you're looking for me.

Changgeng.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, are you all right?

I never thought

the South Sea

would have such a mighty dragon.

I am Ao Jia, Crown Prince of East Sea.

May I ask your name?

Come visit East Sea someday.

We can spar.

Again?

Why do you keep running?

Why do you keep fighting?

I'm going to fight you!

Stop running.

Freeze.

Since you've seen my true face,

I can't just let you leave.

Do you know what mosaic is?

Alright.

What's going on?

Are you feeling anything off right now?

Like

dizziness, blurred vision,

or nausea.

How did you know?

What did you do to me?

Guess.

You're full of tricks.

Just you wait.

Changgeng's here! Help!

Changgeng's here! Catch him!

Changgeng's here!

He ran away!

Something's not right.

This...

Who is it?

I am Celestial Emperor,

Lord of the Celestial Court,

ruler of heaven, earth,

and mortals.

You're serious?

This time,

do you believe me?

You knew about this all along?

I just found out recently too.

He really is...?

Yes.

Then we...

That's right.

You're quite bold.

I think so too.

Bian Zhuang,

you're a mere butterfly spirit.

Yet you oppressed mortals

and defied the Celestial Emperor.

You should be punished.

Fine, fine.

I failed to recognize a real deity.

If you kill me,

the Two Saints of Westdawn

will hold the Celestial Court to account.

Think

about whether to let me go.

The Two Saints of Westdawn?

Are they rebelling against the Celestial Court?

Your Celestial Court is new and unstable.

Think it through.

Will you fall out with the Westdawn Sect?

Fate is unpredictable.

Fate is merciless.

I'll spare your life.

It's not out of fear of the Westdawn Sect,

but because you carry

a mission from Fate.

Mission?

Fate arranges all karma

in this world.

When your mission arrives,

I hope you make the right choice.

Of course, of course.

Trust me.

Go now.

In this way,

Yunxiao,

our mission

is finally over.

Now that our magical powers have returned,

this tiny Bear Island can't hold us.

Next time we meet,

we'll be enemies.

Perhaps

we already are.

So, you only returned

because your goal was always the Pregenesis Sword.

You never thought to leave all along.

A small problem occurred midway.

But you guessed mostly right.

You never told me the Blood Sacrifice Art,

because you wanted to seize the Sword before me.

You were on guard, never leaving my side.

So, I could hardly make a move.

Bian Zhuang attacked so suddenly

that you had no other choice

but to let me claim the Sword first

and plan to snatch it from me.

Not exactly.

I had a plan all along.

Well, that plan was rather poor.

If it comes to a real fight,

how could you ever be my match?

Yunxiao, you misunderstand.

Why would I fight you alone?

No one

is taking the Sword away.

You must be Fairy Yunxiao.

You must be Celestial Emperor.

To appear alongside Fairy Yunxiao,

you

must be Zhao Gongming.

Forget that. Let's start over.

Sir, you must be

Heavenreach Master.

What? Wrong again?

Introduce yourself.

I'm Li Changshou of Ascendance Sect.

Oh, Changshou.

How embarrassing.

Who is this guy?

Your Majesty, don't fret over who I am.

Rest assured. I'm on your side.

We're on the same side?

Since childhood, I've admired the Celestial Court.

I've sworn to serve the Celestial Court with merit.

Well, in that case,

were you the one who nearly got me burned alive?

Your Majesty, that was to make you

shoulder your responsibilities again

and reawaken your love for the people.

You've certainly gone to great lengths.

The most urgent thing

is to stop her from taking the Sword.

Little rascal, you...

What does she want with the Sword?

She wants to take the Sea-Calming Pillar.

Do you know

what the consequences are

of taking the Sea-Calming Pillar?

I must have it.

Why?

Because someone greater than you told me

that soon,

the Three Realms will face

a destructive Great Tribulation.

Fate?

You've seen Fate as well?

♪See mortal joys and sorrows♪

♪Reunions and partings, as fate unfolds♪

♪Alas, love has many twists and turns♪

♪Memories filled with sorrow♪

♪Slowly, wishes turn to regret♪

♪You've gone afar, like mist fading♪

♪Tearfully, this life's bond is not over♪

♪Past fragments vanish into night♪

♪Down a few more cups of wine♪

♪Through land and sea, I ask you to come♪

♪For honor's sake, upright and grand♪

♪Alas, our story is short♪

♪Slowly, wishes turn to regret♪

♪You've gone afar, like mist fading♪

♪Tears fall, this fate's not done♪

♪Past fragments vanish into night♪