Original subtitles

♪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]

Since this is your plan,

I'm in. I'll help you.

Thank you, Yunxiao.

All I need to do now

is stay low in Jade Division

and wait for Ao Yi to show up.

But aren't you afraid

the Westdawn Sect will find you?

Don't worry.

I've made full preparations

and recalled all my paper butterflies.

Even if Westdawn has crazy power,

they won't find my location.

Grandlord.

Grandlord.

Bare legs? How improper.

Grandlord.

Go save them at Jade Division.

Or it'll be too late.

Xuanya, what's going on?

Grandlord.

Zhao Gongming is heading to Jade Division with his men.

Jade Division?

[Episode 17]

Disciples above Verity Immortal,

head to Jade Division at once.

Yes.

Jade Division?

Got some nerve, Zhao Gongming.

How dare you mess with Changshou?

I, Detached Master of Ascendance Sect,

implore you to show mercy.

Don't pick on our juniors.

If our sect offended you,

I'll take the blame.

Please come back.

I want to,

but I'm stuck.

[Lost?]

Lost?

What jerk set up this formation?

The safe path is a dead end.

And the dead end is still one.

What kind of formation is this?

It's playing me for a fool.

Is there no law anymore?

Come out, and I'll spank you.

Qi Yuan.

Grandlord.

What's going on?

My disciple did it.

He's not good at talismans or spells.

But he's good at formations.

Formations?

Yes.

[Steady] This exposed my formation card,

but humans using them to survive

fits my persona quite well.

Why are there a hundred senses outside?

Feels like the whole sect is out there.

Using formations to escape? Clever.

But this is just a basic layout.

Why is he struggling so much?

Grandlord.

I know this one.

♪Who sings and drinks free♪

This is a linked formation.

After the safe path of one area,

comes the next setup.

To crack this formation,

one must have...

♪Who can ever♪

elite formation skills.

How do you know that?

Actually, I...

Never mind. Forget it.

Since everyone is here,

Qi Yuan,

go bring him out.

I...

♪I drink the breeze that comes my way♪

♪The steadiest surge of all♪

Fine. You go, young disciple.

Me?

♪Karma never falls empty♪

Or maybe...

♪Let the thoughts weigh♪

♪Will fulfill the heart's desire♪

♪Unruly♪

Grandlord, my stomach's upset.

I'll go take care of it.

You brat, should I save you?

Don't worry.

I can still hold on.

Do you have a plan?

I'm reading everyone's spiritual sense,

looking for a way to break this.

Once I confirm who they are...

The one we're waiting for is here.

Uncle.

We've figured it out.

Go east.

Are you sure?

Very sure.

We studied it forever. No mistake.

Okay.

Wait there.

Okay.

Wait, let's check it again.

[Lost?]

Lost...

Lost here too...

And lost over here...

Think it's over?

I'm a genius with directions.

No way this side is wrong.

♪I don't ask, too lazy to fight♪

♪I dare to live my own way♪

♪In the Primordial World♪

[Lost?]

♪The stars smile at fireflies♪

♪Roaming the city with reckless courage♪

Who designed this?

Genius.

♪Who can ever♪

Truly ingenious.

Formation arts

might be unorthodox,

but when used right,

they work wonders.

♪Let the answer be empty♪

♪A varied life♪

What's going on here?

Why is everyone rushing over?

Uncle, this formation is dangerous.

Don't fall in.

Formations?

Looks pretty simple to me.

I'll go bring Uncle back.

Uncle.

♪Will fulfill our original vow♪

♪Unruly♪

♪A carefree smile♪

Mentor, can Uncle crack this?

Are you kidding me?

I studied it forever and failed.

If he can crack it in one glance,

then I...

I'll take him as my mentor.

Then hurry and get him out.

Don't worry.

Saving one or saving two,

it's all the same.

Let me figure this out first.

[Lost?]

[Lost?]

Don't panic.

A basic formation.

You studied it at the Dragon Palace.

The safe path is...

This way.

[Lost?]

[Lost?]

Lost again?

[Lost?]

[Lost?]

[Lost?]

Again?

[The path is beneath your feet]

[The path is beneath your feet]

The path is beneath your feet?

[The path is beneath your feet]

I think

I've seen it somewhere.

Correct.

[Ao Yi's 1st Formation Layer]

Mentor.

Did Uncle...

It's just the first layer.

The first layer is easy.

The hard part comes next.

[Ao Yi's 2nd Formation Layer]

[Death]

Bingo.

[Life]

♪Once a drifting weed, I loved to roam♪

♪Now, a levee holds back the storm♪

♪Fight against fate for my life♪

♪Close eyes to sense the world♪

♪Years splash ink♪

He has

the scent of the East Sea.

He is...

Uncle is amazing.

He cracked the second layer too.

[Ao Yi's 3rd Formation Layer Life]

♪Transcending gods and demons above♪

[Lost?]

I miss my mom.

[Lost?]

♪If smooth, seek peace♪

♪If tough, stay still; who fates good and evil♪

Over here.

Help me.

I don't want to stay here.

I'm never coming back.

Don't panic, Uncle.

I'm cracking the formation.

I'll come back for you.

Right. Break this formation.

Break... Break it now.

♪Arrows in flesh as the string♪

♪Chaos births a flowing ode♪

♪Standing tall, heart hides its might♪

[Scene]

♪Beneath the vast world♪

♪The furnace refines my pure heart♪

♪Dragon reborn breaks the chains♪

[Life]

♪With firm resolve, I roam the sky♪

♪Under crushing weight♪

♪Wings lift toward clear skies♪

♪Who sits on the ground?♪

♪Spawning endless heavenly troops♪

♪Charging against the wind♪

♪Old scars reveal the truth♪

♪Even if all brave men fall♪

♪Chugging the murky wine♪

♪Close eyes to sense the world♪

♪Years splash ink♪

♪Trekking far and wide♪

♪Silent in subtleties♪

[Death]

[Death]

Last step, and you still missed.

But,

let me fix that for you.

[Life]

[Life]

Finally. The formation is cracked.

Uncle.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

How dare you, Zhao Gongming?

Leave him alone!

You walked right into my hands.

Here comes a big one.

Come on.

Rise.

Uncle.

Don't be so reckless next time.

Senior was worried sick about you.

It was just a formation.

A piece of cake.

It's him.

Fall back.

Yes.

What kind of formation is this?

Actually,

my Senior's formations

are exceptionally weird.

Every time he shuts them down,

smoke just poofs right out.

Poof.

I see.

He can't control it smoothly.

This young disciple

has a weak cultivation base.

Where are you?

Zhao Gongming, come out.

Show yourself if you dare.

Don't mess with Changshou.

The formation should be broken now.

Quick.

- Get Jiu Jiu back now. - Come out here.

Jiu Jiu.

Grandlord.

Jiu Jiu, don't cause more trouble.

Quick, go find Zhao Gongming.

Remember,

never engage him in combat.

Grandlord.

I don't understand.

Why such fear of Zhao Gongming?

You juniors wouldn't know.

Zhao Gongming is not someone to cross.

He's the top outer sect disciple

under the Heavenreach Master of the Seizing Sect.

He is highly favored by the Heavenreach Master.

He once decreed to the Three Realms,

anyone who harms his disciples

will make an enemy of him.

He'll use the Power of a Saint

to crush them to pieces.

Zhao Gongming relies on those words

to pick fights everywhere.

He falls at a simple touch.

Like this, exactly.

And then he demands money.

Pay up.

No one dares cross Heavenreach Master.

So they just pay up quietly.

How much can he get out of them?

Let's put it this way.

The face of the God of Wealth

is modeled on Zhao Gongming.

[Bring Wealth and Treasures]

What?

The God of Wealth?

A severe fracture.

Look at this.

The outside looks fine,

but it's shattered inside.

This will cost at least 3,000 Spirit Stones.

Or do you have something

like the Primordial Vessel?

We can trade.

The Primordial Vessel.

Wait, Yunxiao, you know him, right?

Hey.

Yunxiao.

Oh my.

That's fracture.

Take a look. That's it.

Yunxiao.

I finally found you.

Don't worry.

I found the jerk who messed with you.

I'll get the Vessel back right now.

I'm working on it.

Give me a second.

Yunxiao?

The Vessel is safe in my hands.

Why would you need to get it back?

Are you looking for a beating?

Yunxiao, here's the thing.

I'm not done lecturing him.

Sorry.

I...

was just worried about you.

We agreed to use the Ruyi Comms daily

to check in.

Since you left the Dragon Palace,

there's been zero news.

My Ruyi Comms didn't ring once.

I looked all over for you.

Then I ran into someone

who said,

they saw Changgeng at Dragon Palace

using your Primordial Vessel.

Who?

Changgeng.

That man?

I don't know who he is.

Never met him, just heard his voice.

That mysterious man again.

He must be from the Westdawn Sect.

Oh no, Yunxiao.

You're done for.

You've fallen for him.

Zip it.

You mess things up every time.

You never consider the consequences.

Who'd you pick up that temper from?

Who else?

Just know this.

I'm working on something big.

And no more questions about it.

Fine, no more questions.

That brat is my helper.

From now on, you will not harm him.

I won't.

Obey his orders from now on.

Understood?

No.

Yes, yes.

If I catch you

messing up on your own again,

I'll break your foundation.

Your foundation?

Buddy.

Don't misunderstand.

She's my sister.

Outside, I give her face.

Pretending to fear her.

But at home, she's afraid of me.

I scold her every time I see her.

Really.

To her face.

May I ask, sir?

I have erased

all my traces in the outside world.

How did you find me at Jade Division?

That's easy.

I checked one by one.

One by one?

That man told me,

Changgeng must be among those

who went to Dragon Palace.

There are only a few of them.

Bluff them one by one,

and one will slip, right?

Bluff them one by one?

How many did you try?

Not many.

Wang Qi and Liu Sizhe of Spiritkin.

And you're the third.

If I hadn't got it right,

I'd have gone to the Skyrend Division

to find that Xuanya.

I planned to hit all divisions

until I succeeded.

How much did you take from them?

Those two?

Not much.

Really, not much.

They're dirt poor.

Liu Sizhe.

Junior.

How much do you have left?

A century of savings...

Completely gone.

What about you?

I have nothing left.

See? Absolutely nothing.

That Zhao Gongming...

Changshou?

Changshou?

Changshou?

Senior?

Senior?

Senior?

Going out now won't find him anyway.

Since I know his real identity,

no rush to meet him right away.

Brother-in-law...

Buddy.

As long as I'm here,

no one lays a hand on you.

We're the ones calling the shots.

With a Seizing Sect master like you,

I'm definitely relieved.

But,

since you formed such big karma,

you might have to pay a price.

What price?

Hard to say.

Hard to say.

Who's that?

What are you

looking for?

Let me help.

There.

What is that?

There's nothing there.

Hold on. What's that?

What's going on?

What's wrong?

You mustache guy.

Why did you attack

an unnamed Ascendance Sect disciple?

When did that happen?

My foundation is damaged.

I won't recover for 5,000 years.

Wait, isn't that my line?

This...

Changshou.

Senior.

Junior.

Senior.

Senior, don't you die.

Senior, you can't die.

No, no.

Senior, what am I to do?

Senior, wake up.

Take care of our Mentor.

Senior.

Awful acting.

Senior. Senior.

Simply awful.

Too realistic.

Can I defend myself?

No.

Changshou.

Changshou, are you okay?

Please don't die, Changshou.

He's not going to die.

Changshou, are you okay?

Changshou.

Senior.

Changshou.

I'll take you to Azure Palace.

- Let's confront Heavenreach Master. - Not the Azure Palace.

This isn't over.

I'll shave off his mustache.

Let go of me.

Calm down.

I didn't even touch him.

Calm down.

Senior.

I'll shave you. Let go of me.

Calm down.

Calm down.

Don't hold me back.

Calm down, calm down.

I'll rip your mustache off.

Let go of me.

Calm down.

You little brat.

Using my tricks on me.

Fine.

I'll name a price

to make you happy, okay?

Senior.

3,000.

5,000.

That's too much.

Senior, don't die.

I'll rip your mustache off.

- I didn't even touch you. - Let go of me.

You just lie down there.

Let go.

And you're... 5,000.

I'm healed.

I feel so great.

Isn't this awful acting?

Isn't this realistic?

It's...

Money.

So much money.

No, no, no.

It's mine.

Here, here.

Here.

Grandlord.

Is this real money?

Of course it's real.

So much money.

Where did you get it?

I scammed it.

He's been at it for millennia.

You mustache guy.

5,000 Spirit Stones, in coins?

Count them.

Xiong Lingli, come on up.

Brothers, I'm coming.

Hurry up. Hold on tight.

Xiong Er.

Xiong Lingli, hurry up.

Hurry.

Xiong Da.

Move it, Xiong Lingli.

Hurry, Xiong Lingli.

Xiong Da.

Did you gain weight, Xiong Lingli?

No way.

I work out a lot.

Keep going. I'm almost there.

I can't get much leverage here.

Xiong Da, what did you eat?

I haven't had a thing.

I'm on a diet lately.

Keep going.

Great.

Now we can see what happened over there.

It's over?

Let's go down.

Do we have to go back?

It's for your liquor.

Aunt.

Disciple Changshou,

are you okay?

I'm fine.

Really?

Really.

Are you sure?

Sure.

Wonderful.

Mentor.

I won't be if you keep hitting me.

I'm telling you,

even if it's a small matter,

it'd still be worth it.

A great blessing for our division.

We won big today.

All past Grandlords.

Our division is so blessed.

Not composed at all.

Well said.

Jiu Jiu,

as for these two disciples,

let's not move them to Griefbane.

We won't?

Right.

Staying at Jade Division is fine.

But Changshou's liquor is so good.

Then you'll buy my liquor for me.

No stopping me.

So the Seizing and Human Sects

are all worthless.

And Ascendance Sect disciples

actually obsess over money.

What a waste of cultivation.

I'll protect you.

Hey, kid.

You are indeed an immortal seedling.

Stop pretending.

You are

Changgeng.

Changgeng?

Changgeng?

Who is Changgeng?

A Jade disciple as Changgeng?

Elucidating Sect plays it well,

but they're blind.

What are you laughing at?

No offense.

Jade Division

is Ascendance's weakest branch.

Please don't take it to heart.

I'm only speaking the truth.

Not at all.

You're saying Changgeng is from there?

I'm sorry.

That is simply impossible.

You all saw it yourself.

That kid used a basic formation

to such an extent.

Remarkable skills.

I didn't make it alone.

Aunt Jiu Jiu helped the most.

That's her.

Me?

I'm exhausted.

Aunt Jiu Jiu rules.

Only 0.03% completed.

It's nothing. Not worth mentioning.

That's enough.

Right. Keep it low key.

Since a senior helped,

making this formation

makes perfect sense.

Hey,

are you really not Changgeng?

Changgeng?

Who's that?

Who's that?

Who's that?

Who's that?

Who's that?

Cultivator.

It's a misunderstanding.

Changgeng isn't in Ascendance Sect.

I don't buy it.

Here's more.

The Realm Scroll?

That's right.

This is an Innate Treasure.

The Realm Scroll.

A replica.

A replica?

What?

I painted this myself.

The Mini

Realm Scroll.

You painted this?

Then look all you want.

You, who set up the formation.

With this formation of mine,

do you dare to try it?

No.

What's there to fear?

Do you know how to...

No.

My formation is easy. Just try it.

I don't want to.

Senior Changshou,

to keep peace between sects,

you endure humiliation.

Such fortitude.

When will I ever match that?

This disciple is weak,

but unyieldingly so.

Go.

Why not?

Kuai Si is the one

with the Three-Dot Mark.

Why not eliminate him?

He's an Elder of Ascendance Sect.

Killing him brings heavy karma.

Have you thought about that?

Everyone.

Having the Three Sects here is rare.

Since Chan Sect seeks a bout,

why not take this chance

to hold a Grand Assembly?

Tomorrow at noon,

we'll ask Cloudlink Hermit

to set up the Mini Realm Scroll.

Anyone who wishes can challenge it.

Consider it a friendly exchange.

What do you say?

Sure.

Tomorrow at noon then.

I'll offer our sacred pearl as a prize.

Come and claim it.

[Hall of Virtue]

So it was you spreading rumors about Changgeng

and luring people to Ascendance Sect?

Elder, are you blaming us?

Hypocrites.

You fiend.

What is your purpose

in coming to Ascendance Sect?

What purpose could we have?

Once you take the grand seat,

the entire Ascendance Sect

will be Westdawn Sect's ally.

Elder Kuai Si

is a crucial figure for us.

Glad you know it.

Aren't you afraid Changgeng is here?

He survived the Divine-Demon Tribulation.

I am already an Aureate Immortal.

In the entire Ascendance Sect,

except for Detached Master,

no one is a match for me.

A coward hiding in the shadows

doesn't even have the courage

to face me.

Why should I fear him?

What if

he is hiding on purpose?

Perhaps

he is Detached Master's secret card,

waiting for you to drop your guard

to deal a fatal blow.

Our plan to take over Ascendance Sect

must go perfectly.

You have sacrificed too much for this.

If we fail,

not only is it all for nothing,

but you'll be charged with murder

and betraying your own sect.

I will never fail.

If you don't want to fail,

eliminate the threats early

to ensure success.

By the way,

Changgeng has something

that I want.

[Seven days ago, Turtle Island]

What happened to me?

My Dragon Mark is gone?

An illusion?

Why can't I smell anything?

An illusion.

Transform into a dragon.

Transform into a dragon.

Who let you in?

Duh. This is Turtle Island.

I go wherever I want.

Come out.

Young lady,

why are you so rude?

I speak however I want.

Didn't your parents teach you manners?

I have no parents.

No wonder you're so unruly.

What did you say?

Say that again.

Once my power is restored,

your little skills

won't mean a thing to me.

Fine. You're asking for it.

Don't hit him.

Why not?

He is...

What?

He's a pitiful guy.

Isn't everyone pitiful?

Am I not pitiful?

My family was killed by the Dragon Clan.

Did I ever try to end it?

You...

Your family... by dragons?

Yes. Dragon Calamity brought floods.

The whole village was drowned.

Only I survived.

When I'm strong enough,

I'll make the Dragon Clan pay in blood.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know.

You said you can't smell anything?

Take one bowl of this daily.

It might help.

There are many pitiful people.

If everyone were like you,

hiding and self-pitying,

the world outside would be gone.

The key is to stand on your own.

Only by making yourself stronger,

can you stop being pitiful.

Understand?

I understand.

Careful, it's hot.

Mentor.

Your disciple pays respects.

Please rise.

Who are you bowing to?

Senior is right.

Only when I become stronger,

I won't be pitiful.

Please accept me as your disciple, Mentor.

That's not what I meant.

This is inappropriate.

You have a noble status.

How do you know his status?

I...

I just guessed.

I don't deserve this.

How can I be your Mentor?

You won't take me as a disciple?

I think you should accept him.

A spoiled young master like him,

if left out in the world,

wouldn't survive three days.

I have an idea.

I can accept you on my Mentor's behalf.

We will be fellow disciples.

What do you say?

Mentor accepts you.

Greetings, Senior.

Good, Junior.

Our Mentor is journeying the realms,

so I will teach you

and guide you on the path.

From this day on,

you are a Seizing Sect disciple.

Hanzhi,

greet your Uncle.

It's fine.

We'll just use our own terms.

I'll call you Senior, you call me Uncle.

That won't do at all.

Why not?

In Seizing Sect, we honor our teachers.

Hanzhi?

Hanzhi?

Cansheng, keep an eye on her.

Don't let her cause trouble.

Yuan Ze greets the East Sea's Second Prince.

Shh.

Senior.

You know who I am?

I am the Three Realms Know-It-All.

Of course I know you are...

Shh.

Shh.

Thanks for keeping my secret.

No problem.

If you leave, that's one thing.

But if you stay on Turtle Island,

what am I supposed to do?

When I left the Dragon Palace,

I never knew dragons

had committed such great crimes.

I only hope that from today on,

I can make it up to her.

Make it up to who?

No one.

Well done, Junior.

Senior.

The flute from the East Sea?

Dragon Calamity brought floods.

The whole village was drowned.

Only I survived.

When I'm strong enough,

I'll make the Dragon Clan pay in blood.

Who's playing the East Sea Jade Flute?

Right.

Senior taught me

to use my spiritual sense.

No, no. Don't move.

Who are you? Why lure me here?

Guess.

You can play the East Sea Jade Flute.

Did Father send you

to take me back?

And if so?

I said I won't go back.

You don't get to decide.

No, wait.

I will prove dragons are wrong,

and my brother is wrong too.

I came to the Mortal Realm

to learn human cultivation.

Only then can I revive our clan.

What did you learn here?

Let me see.

I'll show you.

A sneak attack?

♪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♪

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

♪Past fragments vanish into night♪