1 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,400 ♪Heavens strike with thunderous wrath♪ 2 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,080 ♪Mountains and rivers shatter before my eyes♪ 3 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,400 ♪Endless splendor cultivated through lifetimes♪ 4 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,120 ♪Turns to dust between my fingers in an instant♪ 5 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,000 ♪When the line between good and evil is clear♪ 6 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,680 ♪Countless souls drift into the boundless wilds♪ 7 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:51,240 ♪Carrying the spirit fire forward♪ 8 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,240 ♪I defy fate♪ 9 00:00:53,480 --> 00:00:56,360 ♪Just to remain by your side♪ 10 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,640 ♪Falling into love's abyss♪ 11 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,320 ♪Like heavy rain pouring down♪ 12 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:08,200 ♪Drunk on romance♪ 13 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,880 ♪In a blink, love and hate vanish into illusion♪ 14 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,960 ♪Falling into endless love♪ 15 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,240 ♪Stirring waves upending a lifetime♪ 16 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,320 ♪Even if this life leads to ruin♪ 17 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,360 ♪I still choose to be entangled with you♪ 18 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,000 ♪Through all lifetimes♪ 19 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 [When Destiny Brings The Demon] 20 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,400 [Based on the JJWXC novel "When Destiny Brings The Demon" by Fu Hua] 21 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,360 [Episode 28] [Will It Only Be Happiness From Here On?] 22 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:42,400 Then why don't we start with a celebration? 23 00:01:43,260 --> 00:01:44,190 It would lift everyone's spirits. 24 00:01:45,090 --> 00:01:46,270 What is there to celebrate? 25 00:01:48,980 --> 00:01:52,550 How about a marriage between an immortal 26 00:01:54,570 --> 00:01:55,190 and a demon? 27 00:02:04,650 --> 00:02:05,600 Are you 28 00:02:07,260 --> 00:02:08,270 proposing to me? 29 00:02:09,010 --> 00:02:10,080 If you think of it that way, 30 00:02:12,170 --> 00:02:13,520 I cannot deny it. 31 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:17,080 How dare you tease me? 32 00:02:20,450 --> 00:02:21,840 Then, when shall we marry? 33 00:02:23,450 --> 00:02:24,750 Since you have asked, 34 00:02:26,420 --> 00:02:27,710 the sooner the better. 35 00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:31,520 It need not be so soon. 36 00:02:33,140 --> 00:02:34,430 I'm not in such a hurry. 37 00:02:37,330 --> 00:02:38,080 Is that so? 38 00:02:44,660 --> 00:02:45,550 The Demon Mistress can wait. 39 00:02:49,610 --> 00:02:50,550 The Immortal Lord can't. 40 00:03:19,860 --> 00:03:20,810 I'll take you over there. 41 00:03:21,420 --> 00:03:22,700 They have candied hawthorns. 42 00:03:23,170 --> 00:03:24,260 Come and take a look. 43 00:03:24,260 --> 00:03:26,920 It seems the uniting of immortals and demons in Yan City has borne fruit. 44 00:03:30,730 --> 00:03:33,200 If only every place in the world could be this harmonious, 45 00:03:34,220 --> 00:03:35,200 how wonderful it would be. 46 00:03:36,450 --> 00:03:38,400 You sounded like a ruler of the Demon Realm. 47 00:03:41,260 --> 00:03:42,270 Chestnut steamed cake. 48 00:03:42,980 --> 00:03:43,870 Crystal Fish Slices! 49 00:03:45,170 --> 00:03:46,030 Peony meatballs. 50 00:03:46,050 --> 00:03:46,840 Crispy honeyed fruit. 51 00:03:47,140 --> 00:03:48,960 How did you know this is what I have been craving? 52 00:03:50,490 --> 00:03:51,800 Does this not surpass 53 00:03:52,490 --> 00:03:54,030 the food street you are so familiar with? 54 00:03:54,330 --> 00:03:55,640 It totally does. 55 00:03:56,290 --> 00:03:57,310 I can stay home 56 00:03:57,330 --> 00:03:58,920 and still taste the finest delicacies. 57 00:03:59,570 --> 00:04:01,310 It's as if you live in my mind like a parasite. 58 00:04:02,540 --> 00:04:03,200 How bold. 59 00:04:04,660 --> 00:04:06,200 Did you call me a parasite? 60 00:04:13,940 --> 00:04:14,550 Yan. 61 00:04:16,020 --> 00:04:16,790 It has been a while. 62 00:04:19,900 --> 00:04:20,560 Jiao. 63 00:04:21,490 --> 00:04:22,350 Why have you come? 64 00:04:24,020 --> 00:04:26,910 Yan's inner core can't merge with the demon core. 65 00:04:27,460 --> 00:04:29,670 If it continues, she is going to die. 66 00:04:30,810 --> 00:04:31,670 I can help her. 67 00:04:35,580 --> 00:04:36,640 How can you help her? 68 00:04:37,220 --> 00:04:40,080 Our Chang family has a secret technique for merging cores. 69 00:04:40,980 --> 00:04:42,230 Perhaps I can try that. 70 00:04:42,660 --> 00:04:43,470 Where is Mingli? 71 00:04:43,810 --> 00:04:44,880 The last time I saw him was in 72 00:04:45,420 --> 00:04:46,590 the forests of the Demon Realm. 73 00:04:46,980 --> 00:04:48,400 He may have already fled by now. 74 00:04:55,580 --> 00:04:57,440 Why does your Spirit Fire mark look so strange? 75 00:04:59,250 --> 00:05:00,760 Weren't your wounds already healed? 76 00:05:03,370 --> 00:05:04,000 It's nothing. 77 00:05:04,900 --> 00:05:06,200 I only need some rest. 78 00:05:08,290 --> 00:05:09,520 It was the same before. 79 00:05:10,980 --> 00:05:12,030 You don't need to worry. 80 00:05:12,340 --> 00:05:15,270 What matters most right now is your inner core. 81 00:05:15,580 --> 00:05:16,760 You shouldn't be too anxious. 82 00:05:18,340 --> 00:05:19,200 Feng Qi said 83 00:05:20,130 --> 00:05:21,000 there's still hope. 84 00:05:24,690 --> 00:05:25,350 Feng Qi, 85 00:05:25,810 --> 00:05:27,200 are you really willing to save me? 86 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:28,230 Yan, 87 00:05:28,660 --> 00:05:30,320 I lured you to the White Bone Abyss. 88 00:05:30,370 --> 00:05:31,790 I abused your trust. 89 00:05:33,580 --> 00:05:34,230 I'm sorry. 90 00:05:34,580 --> 00:05:35,960 But this time, I want to make amends. 91 00:05:36,250 --> 00:05:37,350 Please give me a chance. 92 00:05:44,170 --> 00:05:44,760 Jiao. 93 00:05:47,690 --> 00:05:49,590 Why not give Feng Qi another chance? 94 00:05:52,460 --> 00:05:53,560 He has a good nature. 95 00:05:53,580 --> 00:05:54,590 He was only being used. 96 00:05:56,130 --> 00:05:56,790 Besides, 97 00:05:58,370 --> 00:06:00,150 the only one who knew the Soul Cleanse, 98 00:06:00,170 --> 00:06:00,960 Shi Qianlv, is dead. 99 00:06:01,730 --> 00:06:03,150 With your Truth Spell, 100 00:06:05,130 --> 00:06:06,350 he can't lie. 101 00:06:26,170 --> 00:06:26,710 Feng Qi. 102 00:06:28,660 --> 00:06:31,470 I'll entrust the matter of merging the cores to you. 103 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:33,320 I'll give it my all. 104 00:07:00,730 --> 00:07:01,440 Well? 105 00:07:02,540 --> 00:07:03,670 No discomfort. 106 00:07:04,730 --> 00:07:05,910 It's only stabilized for now. 107 00:07:06,540 --> 00:07:08,110 The Demon Lord's inner core is too powerful. 108 00:07:08,930 --> 00:07:10,200 To merge it completely 109 00:07:10,460 --> 00:07:11,640 will take some time. 110 00:07:13,860 --> 00:07:14,910 I'll brew you some medicine 111 00:07:15,490 --> 00:07:16,230 to strengthen you. 112 00:07:31,660 --> 00:07:33,080 Shouldn't you check the cores? 113 00:07:43,370 --> 00:07:45,200 The two cores have already started to merge. 114 00:07:50,340 --> 00:07:51,840 It seems we misunderstood Feng Qi. 115 00:07:53,420 --> 00:07:54,640 It's best if he has come around. 116 00:07:56,610 --> 00:07:57,640 I can't help but feel 117 00:07:59,340 --> 00:08:00,910 the lead is too good to be true. 118 00:08:04,490 --> 00:08:05,230 You're overthinking. 119 00:08:06,420 --> 00:08:07,590 From this day forward, 120 00:08:08,690 --> 00:08:09,760 only good days await us. 121 00:08:26,250 --> 00:08:27,640 I never realized before 122 00:08:28,020 --> 00:08:30,030 that our Celestial Palace had such good wine. 123 00:08:32,580 --> 00:08:35,470 And why should this wine be said to come from the Celestial Palace? 124 00:08:36,250 --> 00:08:38,920 The Demon Realm also has such fine wine. 125 00:08:40,700 --> 00:08:41,710 How laughable. 126 00:08:43,180 --> 00:08:46,390 All the spirit food on today's banquet table 127 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:48,440 was gathered by our Grandmaster. 128 00:08:49,770 --> 00:08:51,840 Even this wine is brimming with spiritual energy. 129 00:08:52,300 --> 00:08:53,630 How could the Demon Realm possess it? 130 00:08:53,820 --> 00:08:54,990 What the Demon Realm has 131 00:08:55,610 --> 00:08:58,080 is nothing but sorcery 132 00:08:58,460 --> 00:08:59,710 and poisonous miasma. 133 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:04,560 Say that again if you dare. 134 00:09:09,980 --> 00:09:10,680 You dare 135 00:09:10,820 --> 00:09:12,080 assault a general! 136 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:16,680 Stand down! 137 00:09:23,650 --> 00:09:25,110 This banquet in Yan City was held 138 00:09:25,370 --> 00:09:27,110 to celebrate peace between the Immortal and Demon Realms. 139 00:09:28,940 --> 00:09:30,440 And yet you behave in this manner. 140 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:33,470 Do you mean to go against the command of the Grandmaster 141 00:09:33,820 --> 00:09:34,990 and the Demon Mistress? 142 00:09:41,530 --> 00:09:42,160 Enough. 143 00:09:42,700 --> 00:09:43,920 It's getting late. 144 00:09:44,100 --> 00:09:45,040 Go home now. 145 00:09:45,890 --> 00:09:46,960 Don't cause any more trouble. 146 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:48,280 Yes. 147 00:09:55,340 --> 00:09:56,160 You heard the General. 148 00:09:56,300 --> 00:09:56,840 Let's go! 149 00:09:57,250 --> 00:09:57,840 Yes. 150 00:09:58,060 --> 00:09:59,080 Rest assured, General. 151 00:09:59,180 --> 00:10:00,280 We'll find a way 152 00:10:00,410 --> 00:10:01,870 to have payback! 153 00:10:02,180 --> 00:10:02,630 Right. 154 00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:04,590 The Gengchen Celestial Palace is nothing! 155 00:10:04,820 --> 00:10:06,870 Nothing but hypocrites with flowery words. 156 00:10:06,890 --> 00:10:07,710 Enough. 157 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:11,560 I was too rash. 158 00:10:13,220 --> 00:10:14,390 Our Demon Mistress must keep the land safe. 159 00:10:15,180 --> 00:10:16,560 Let her enjoy some peaceful days. 160 00:10:20,580 --> 00:10:23,160 If you want to hold your head high before those of the Celestial Palace, 161 00:10:24,650 --> 00:10:27,590 then lead your people under your care 162 00:10:27,610 --> 00:10:28,710 and show them some worth. 163 00:10:32,370 --> 00:10:33,040 Let's go. 164 00:10:33,820 --> 00:10:34,390 Yes. 165 00:11:30,220 --> 00:11:30,840 This wound 166 00:11:32,010 --> 00:11:33,800 was indeed the cause of Commander Niu San's death. 167 00:11:35,010 --> 00:11:35,590 Yes. 168 00:11:36,410 --> 00:11:37,870 It came from General Chi's technique. 169 00:11:39,530 --> 00:11:40,350 Chi Anhe, 170 00:11:40,610 --> 00:11:41,320 I knew it. 171 00:11:41,340 --> 00:11:43,350 You killed our commander while he was drunk. 172 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:44,710 Despicable! Shameless! Vile! 173 00:11:44,730 --> 00:11:45,440 You'll pay for this! 174 00:11:46,700 --> 00:11:47,750 That is utter slander. 175 00:11:48,100 --> 00:11:49,680 If I, Chi Anhe, wanted to kill someone, 176 00:11:50,180 --> 00:11:52,280 I'd do it righteously and make it clean. 177 00:11:52,700 --> 00:11:53,750 Why would I hide it? 178 00:11:53,770 --> 00:11:55,960 Stop denying your crime! 179 00:11:58,180 --> 00:11:59,040 Hongluo, Nianjiu! 180 00:12:12,890 --> 00:12:14,390 This is the resentment they left behind. 181 00:12:16,860 --> 00:12:18,280 It seems only I see it. 182 00:12:20,010 --> 00:12:20,710 Bah! 183 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:22,110 Those of the Celestial Palace 184 00:12:22,130 --> 00:12:23,920 may look fancy on the surface, 185 00:12:23,940 --> 00:12:24,630 but in truth, 186 00:12:24,650 --> 00:12:25,350 you're nothing 187 00:12:25,370 --> 00:12:26,960 but cowards who won't admit your crime! 188 00:12:26,980 --> 00:12:27,800 Spineless clowns! 189 00:12:27,860 --> 00:12:28,560 I dare you 190 00:12:28,700 --> 00:12:29,200 to return 191 00:12:29,220 --> 00:12:30,590 the pork knuckle I gave you! 192 00:12:31,060 --> 00:12:31,630 Spit it out! 193 00:12:31,940 --> 00:12:32,750 Despicable wretch! 194 00:12:33,010 --> 00:12:34,750 You'd even harm the common folk of the Demon Realm. 195 00:12:35,130 --> 00:12:36,510 This man clearly fell on his own. 196 00:12:36,770 --> 00:12:37,350 Nonsense! 197 00:13:42,940 --> 00:13:44,680 The demon core in your body is unstable. 198 00:13:45,610 --> 00:13:46,870 It's disturbing your mind. 199 00:13:47,490 --> 00:13:48,440 Your inner power is conflicted. 200 00:13:50,010 --> 00:13:51,630 Hence, the discomfort. 201 00:13:53,460 --> 00:13:54,280 And Master, 202 00:13:54,980 --> 00:13:56,350 when I was in meditation, I found 203 00:13:57,010 --> 00:13:58,590 the core had grown much larger. 204 00:14:00,460 --> 00:14:02,440 It must be linked to the resentment you mentioned. 205 00:14:03,250 --> 00:14:04,390 Immortals thrive on spiritual energy. 206 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:06,110 Demons feed on malice. 207 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:09,710 That resentment will only fuel the demon core within you. 208 00:14:10,650 --> 00:14:11,840 As the core grows stronger, 209 00:14:12,410 --> 00:14:14,470 once it surpasses your own inner core, 210 00:14:16,820 --> 00:14:18,470 you'll begin to lose your mind 211 00:14:20,730 --> 00:14:21,710 and lose control. 212 00:14:22,730 --> 00:14:24,990 Wouldn't that mean I'd be under this cursed core's control, 213 00:14:25,610 --> 00:14:27,110 and become a mindless shell? 214 00:14:27,940 --> 00:14:28,990 Is there any solution? 215 00:14:32,820 --> 00:14:33,840 To keep you alive, 216 00:14:34,100 --> 00:14:36,390 the demon core has started merging with your inner core. 217 00:14:36,700 --> 00:14:38,230 It can no longer be removed. 218 00:14:41,010 --> 00:14:43,110 If the two cores don't merge, I'll die. 219 00:14:44,820 --> 00:14:45,920 But if they do, 220 00:14:45,940 --> 00:14:47,840 the resentment within will make me a threat. 221 00:14:52,250 --> 00:14:53,160 For now, 222 00:14:54,650 --> 00:14:56,750 we must first resolve the case of Niu San. 223 00:14:57,220 --> 00:14:58,470 Easing the resentment of both realms 224 00:14:59,100 --> 00:15:00,710 might stabilize the demon core for a time. 225 00:15:00,980 --> 00:15:02,320 It's only a stopgap measure. 226 00:15:05,770 --> 00:15:08,680 But as your master, I swear I'll find a cure for you. 227 00:15:09,530 --> 00:15:10,230 Master, 228 00:15:10,650 --> 00:15:12,470 until we do find a way, 229 00:15:12,770 --> 00:15:14,080 don't tell Sima Jiao. 230 00:15:15,370 --> 00:15:16,390 He's only just recovered. 231 00:15:16,820 --> 00:15:18,200 I don't want him worrying about me. 232 00:15:31,940 --> 00:15:33,510 To prove whether Niu San 233 00:15:33,530 --> 00:15:35,280 was truly killed by General Chi 234 00:15:35,730 --> 00:15:36,510 isn't difficult. 235 00:15:37,060 --> 00:15:37,800 However, 236 00:15:38,220 --> 00:15:40,840 to verify it would put General Chi 237 00:15:40,860 --> 00:15:42,110 in an unjust position. 238 00:15:42,980 --> 00:15:44,470 To calm the public uproar, 239 00:15:45,180 --> 00:15:48,230 General Chi, will you prove your innocence? 240 00:15:49,890 --> 00:15:51,160 I have nothing to hide. 241 00:15:51,490 --> 00:15:52,320 Of course I will. 242 00:15:54,300 --> 00:15:55,710 I'll use the Soul Search, 243 00:15:56,940 --> 00:15:59,440 and let everyone see what really happened that night. 244 00:16:26,650 --> 00:16:27,750 Say that again if you dare. 245 00:16:29,730 --> 00:16:30,350 You dare 246 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:31,750 assault a general! 247 00:16:33,820 --> 00:16:34,560 Stand down! 248 00:16:37,180 --> 00:16:38,630 This banquet in Yan City was held 249 00:16:38,940 --> 00:16:40,470 to celebrate peace between the Immortal and Demon Realms. 250 00:16:40,980 --> 00:16:42,350 And yet you behave in this manner. 251 00:16:42,980 --> 00:16:45,230 Do you mean to go against the command of the Grandmaster 252 00:16:45,650 --> 00:16:46,800 and the Demon Mistress? 253 00:16:48,300 --> 00:16:49,160 Rest assured, General. 254 00:16:49,490 --> 00:16:50,560 We'll find a way 255 00:16:50,770 --> 00:16:52,200 to have payback! 256 00:16:52,410 --> 00:16:52,870 Right. 257 00:16:53,250 --> 00:16:54,840 The Gengchen Celestial Palace is nothing! 258 00:16:55,300 --> 00:16:58,040 Nothing but hypocrites with flowery words. 259 00:16:58,410 --> 00:16:59,390 Enough. 260 00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:00,800 Let's go. 261 00:17:02,220 --> 00:17:02,840 Yes. 262 00:17:11,860 --> 00:17:15,190 I'll show you who the real hypocrites are. 263 00:17:26,820 --> 00:17:28,280 A true man doesn't strike the helpless. 264 00:17:29,540 --> 00:17:30,560 Once you're done, 265 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:32,630 we'll have a proper match. 266 00:17:34,690 --> 00:17:36,040 - Where are you taking me? - General Chi. 267 00:17:36,780 --> 00:17:37,390 Tell him. 268 00:17:38,020 --> 00:17:39,840 I can still drink! 269 00:17:40,650 --> 00:17:42,350 You, come out here! 270 00:17:43,170 --> 00:17:43,800 General Chi. 271 00:17:44,610 --> 00:17:48,560 I can still drink three days and three nights straight! 272 00:18:01,690 --> 00:18:02,480 How are you feeling? 273 00:18:09,020 --> 00:18:09,590 It's nothing. 274 00:18:10,540 --> 00:18:13,480 It seems the most crucial memory is gone. 275 00:18:21,260 --> 00:18:23,590 The technique used to kill Commander Niu San 276 00:18:23,930 --> 00:18:25,870 looked the same as General Chi's. 277 00:18:27,300 --> 00:18:28,320 But the aura within it 278 00:18:28,580 --> 00:18:30,350 matches the demonic energy in me. 279 00:18:33,170 --> 00:18:33,870 Nianjiu, 280 00:18:34,580 --> 00:18:36,320 join me in tracking the demonic trace left 281 00:18:36,340 --> 00:18:37,870 on Niu San's wound 282 00:18:38,260 --> 00:18:39,670 and find out where Mingli is hiding. 283 00:18:40,740 --> 00:18:42,150 He can't be innocent in this. 284 00:18:43,820 --> 00:18:44,390 Yes. 285 00:18:49,260 --> 00:18:51,950 You think swallowing a demon core makes you the Demon Mistress? 286 00:18:52,580 --> 00:18:53,840 Keep dreaming. 287 00:18:54,540 --> 00:18:58,080 Sooner or later, you'll be nothing but my puppet. 288 00:19:19,260 --> 00:19:20,190 What's going on? 289 00:19:21,340 --> 00:19:23,110 Wasn't I just resting in the hall? 290 00:19:24,650 --> 00:19:25,630 How did I end up here? 291 00:19:40,370 --> 00:19:41,000 Yan. 292 00:19:44,410 --> 00:19:45,240 Hongluo. 293 00:19:48,610 --> 00:19:50,430 The streets outside are desolate. 294 00:19:51,580 --> 00:19:53,630 If this matter isn't resolved soon, 295 00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:57,190 Yan City will become a ghost town. 296 00:19:58,970 --> 00:19:59,560 Hongluo. 297 00:20:00,500 --> 00:20:00,950 Here. 298 00:20:01,260 --> 00:20:03,150 I feel there's more 299 00:20:04,060 --> 00:20:04,910 to Niu San's death. 300 00:20:05,450 --> 00:20:06,110 I know. 301 00:20:06,450 --> 00:20:08,950 You think someone is pulling strings in the shadows, 302 00:20:08,970 --> 00:20:09,840 trying to stir up chaos. 303 00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:10,670 Not just that. 304 00:20:11,690 --> 00:20:13,520 I suspect the real target 305 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:15,190 is me. 306 00:20:16,780 --> 00:20:17,910 On the day of Yan City's upheaval, 307 00:20:18,860 --> 00:20:21,240 the people's resentment fed the demon core. 308 00:20:22,170 --> 00:20:23,080 My master said, 309 00:20:24,260 --> 00:20:25,480 as the demon core grows, 310 00:20:25,580 --> 00:20:27,430 I'll lose my reason and fall under its sway. 311 00:20:28,500 --> 00:20:31,320 That is why I've been irritable and full of spite these days. 312 00:20:31,970 --> 00:20:33,520 I've even lost pieces of memory. 313 00:20:35,690 --> 00:20:36,590 How so? 314 00:20:36,740 --> 00:20:39,150 Just today, one moment I was in the hall, 315 00:20:39,540 --> 00:20:41,110 the next I was in the tavern. 316 00:20:41,260 --> 00:20:42,670 I don't even know how I got here. 317 00:20:43,130 --> 00:20:44,350 During my meditation, 318 00:20:44,970 --> 00:20:45,720 I found out 319 00:20:45,740 --> 00:20:47,760 the demon core has nearly devoured my inner core. 320 00:20:48,860 --> 00:20:49,390 What? 321 00:20:51,500 --> 00:20:52,390 Does Sima Jiao know? 322 00:20:53,740 --> 00:20:55,390 If he knew my inner core was damaged, 323 00:20:56,130 --> 00:20:57,150 he'd be frantic. 324 00:20:58,780 --> 00:20:59,840 I don't want him to worry. 325 00:21:02,260 --> 00:21:03,150 What about Feng Qi? 326 00:21:03,410 --> 00:21:04,350 Have you asked him? 327 00:21:10,340 --> 00:21:12,320 The day after the Yan City banquet, 328 00:21:12,450 --> 00:21:14,430 he asked to go to Ghost City to restore order. 329 00:21:15,820 --> 00:21:18,110 I thought he felt ill at ease in Yan City, 330 00:21:18,130 --> 00:21:19,110 so I let him go. 331 00:21:19,260 --> 00:21:21,110 No! If this drags on, 332 00:21:21,370 --> 00:21:22,480 the demon core 333 00:21:22,500 --> 00:21:23,590 will seize your mind for good! 334 00:21:24,410 --> 00:21:25,720 I'll send word to Ghost City at once, 335 00:21:26,060 --> 00:21:26,870 and send Feng Qi back. 336 00:21:27,170 --> 00:21:27,760 Wait here. 337 00:21:54,170 --> 00:21:55,000 Where's You Yan? 338 00:21:57,930 --> 00:21:58,720 I don't know. 339 00:22:00,500 --> 00:22:01,240 No more lies. 340 00:22:03,580 --> 00:22:04,280 In the mortal realm, 341 00:22:05,060 --> 00:22:06,390 at the entrance to the Nine Nether Purgatory. 342 00:22:07,580 --> 00:22:08,590 The Nine Nether Purgatory? 343 00:22:10,020 --> 00:22:11,950 He wants to release the Demonic Army sealed there. 344 00:22:13,970 --> 00:22:14,840 Where is the entrance? 345 00:22:16,370 --> 00:22:17,720 No spell you use will work. 346 00:22:18,820 --> 00:22:20,320 I don't know where the entrance is either. 347 00:22:22,020 --> 00:22:22,670 And Bi'an? 348 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:25,800 She's already been possessed by the former Demon Lord. 349 00:22:29,130 --> 00:22:30,110 Are you involved 350 00:22:31,740 --> 00:22:32,910 in Niu San's death? 351 00:22:41,740 --> 00:22:42,480 Yes. 352 00:22:44,820 --> 00:22:47,040 I infused Feng Qi with demonic energy. 353 00:22:48,610 --> 00:22:52,910 That energy let me use his obsession to control him. 354 00:22:53,930 --> 00:22:55,800 So, Feng Qi was helping Liao Tingyan merge her cores 355 00:22:57,370 --> 00:22:58,430 because you planned it. 356 00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:03,720 The Chang clan's secret art can indeed merge cores, 357 00:23:04,740 --> 00:23:07,110 but the Demon Lord's core is too powerful. 358 00:23:07,930 --> 00:23:10,430 Even if they merge, the evil one will devour the other, 359 00:23:10,450 --> 00:23:11,390 never the other way around. 360 00:23:11,930 --> 00:23:14,320 When that happens, she'll be utterly reduced 361 00:23:14,340 --> 00:23:15,670 to the former Demon Lord's puppet. 362 00:23:21,970 --> 00:23:22,560 Grandmaster. 363 00:23:23,130 --> 00:23:25,110 Was he involved in Niu San's murder? 364 00:23:25,970 --> 00:23:26,590 Yes. 365 00:23:32,580 --> 00:23:33,390 Tingyan is in danger. 366 00:23:38,820 --> 00:23:39,520 Yan. 367 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:09,520 Sima Jiao! 368 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:18,870 Tingyan. 369 00:24:20,300 --> 00:24:21,630 Why did you kill Niu San? 370 00:24:45,260 --> 00:24:48,000 By using his death to stir up chaos between Immortals and Demons, 371 00:24:48,540 --> 00:24:49,910 resentment would spread in the world. 372 00:24:50,780 --> 00:24:52,480 That would strengthen the Demon Lord's core 373 00:24:53,170 --> 00:24:54,390 inside Yan. 374 00:24:55,060 --> 00:24:57,870 Only then could I kill Sima Jiao. 375 00:24:58,820 --> 00:25:01,910 And only then would nothing stand between me and Yan! 376 00:25:11,820 --> 00:25:13,110 When chaos engulfs both realms, 377 00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:18,080 Liao Tingyan will be nothing more than my puppet. I, You Yan, pull the strings. 378 00:25:20,260 --> 00:25:21,110 Everyone, 379 00:25:22,890 --> 00:25:24,280 you all heard him. 380 00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:29,590 So he was the real culprit! 381 00:25:29,820 --> 00:25:32,630 Only your death will ease our anger! 382 00:25:32,820 --> 00:25:34,950 - Kill him! - Finish him! 383 00:25:35,610 --> 00:25:37,110 You brought them here to eavesdrop? 384 00:25:37,780 --> 00:25:38,630 Despicable. 385 00:25:39,610 --> 00:25:40,950 But what of it? 386 00:25:41,650 --> 00:25:44,560 Liao Tingyan is already under the demon energy's control. 387 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:47,390 Sima Jiao, you might suppress it for a time, 388 00:25:47,410 --> 00:25:48,840 but never for life. 389 00:25:50,260 --> 00:25:51,240 Liao Tingyan, 390 00:25:51,860 --> 00:25:52,590 arise! 391 00:25:53,450 --> 00:25:54,590 Kill him! 392 00:26:00,260 --> 00:26:00,760 Yan! 393 00:26:00,970 --> 00:26:01,520 Grandmaster! 394 00:26:15,210 --> 00:26:15,910 Tingyan. 395 00:26:16,500 --> 00:26:17,760 It's me, Tingyan. 396 00:26:18,740 --> 00:26:19,480 Wake up. 397 00:26:26,970 --> 00:26:27,560 Tingyan! 398 00:26:28,690 --> 00:26:29,520 What happened? 399 00:26:35,170 --> 00:26:35,840 Tingyan. 400 00:26:37,580 --> 00:26:38,760 I didn't hurt you, did I? 401 00:26:39,170 --> 00:26:39,720 No. 402 00:26:45,580 --> 00:26:46,320 Yan. 403 00:27:02,860 --> 00:27:03,480 Feng Qi. 404 00:27:06,780 --> 00:27:08,950 I know your heart still clings to that Frost Fish. 405 00:27:10,210 --> 00:27:11,430 But I'm not her. 406 00:27:12,740 --> 00:27:14,720 She and I are two completely different people. 407 00:27:14,740 --> 00:27:15,520 Do you understand? 408 00:27:19,450 --> 00:27:20,080 Yan... 409 00:27:21,820 --> 00:27:22,560 You are now 410 00:27:23,650 --> 00:27:24,560 happy, 411 00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:26,630 right? 412 00:27:36,370 --> 00:27:37,080 That's 413 00:27:39,370 --> 00:27:40,040 enough. 414 00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:41,670 Feng Qi. 415 00:27:54,450 --> 00:27:55,280 Yan... 416 00:27:57,210 --> 00:27:58,110 I'm sorry. 417 00:28:03,820 --> 00:28:05,240 His cultivation has been destroyed, 418 00:28:06,580 --> 00:28:07,390 and he will soon perish. 419 00:28:11,450 --> 00:28:13,280 He paid a heavy price for this. 420 00:28:18,260 --> 00:28:19,350 This concludes the case. 421 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:23,080 Yes. 422 00:28:45,020 --> 00:28:45,870 As usual. 423 00:29:03,540 --> 00:29:04,430 The slow one... 424 00:29:07,060 --> 00:29:08,280 treats the rest to wine. 425 00:29:31,650 --> 00:29:32,240 Both of you, 426 00:29:36,690 --> 00:29:37,350 take care. 427 00:30:12,170 --> 00:30:12,670 Tingyan. 428 00:30:26,370 --> 00:30:27,190 Are you alright? 429 00:30:29,540 --> 00:30:30,480 A little better now. 430 00:30:31,370 --> 00:30:34,080 But the demon core still carries demonic energy. 431 00:30:34,340 --> 00:30:36,080 There's still a risk of being controlled. 432 00:30:36,860 --> 00:30:38,430 You Yan has only a shred of soul left. 433 00:30:40,020 --> 00:30:40,910 He is no threat. 434 00:30:44,410 --> 00:30:45,630 I will be in seclusion for a month. 435 00:30:47,170 --> 00:30:48,080 When I emerge, 436 00:30:49,610 --> 00:30:50,870 the demonic energy in you will be gone. 437 00:30:51,740 --> 00:30:52,760 Why must it take so long? 438 00:30:53,690 --> 00:30:55,150 Why can't we get married first? 439 00:30:55,370 --> 00:30:57,240 You wanted us to hold 440 00:30:57,260 --> 00:30:58,240 the ceremony soon. 441 00:30:59,300 --> 00:31:01,670 Is the demonic energy in me too hard to purge? 442 00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:06,040 Or has the wound you took in the White Bone Abyss 443 00:31:06,060 --> 00:31:06,910 relapsed? 444 00:31:15,020 --> 00:31:15,910 Who is Sima Jiao? 445 00:31:17,690 --> 00:31:21,280 Sima Jiao is the greatest Grandmaster the Gengchen Celestial Palace 446 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:22,430 has ever known. 447 00:31:26,410 --> 00:31:27,630 Then, put your heart at ease. 448 00:31:29,130 --> 00:31:30,040 When I return, 449 00:31:31,170 --> 00:31:32,150 we will be married. 450 00:31:33,260 --> 00:31:33,950 Alright. 451 00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:46,670 I've never seen this design before. 452 00:31:47,670 --> 00:31:48,300 Good. 453 00:31:53,700 --> 00:31:54,540 Great. 454 00:31:55,900 --> 00:31:56,460 Great. 455 00:31:56,690 --> 00:31:57,560 A little higher. 456 00:31:57,580 --> 00:31:58,670 Come again next time. 457 00:31:59,690 --> 00:32:00,810 - Great. - I'll take two. 458 00:32:00,810 --> 00:32:01,500 Thank you. 459 00:32:07,370 --> 00:32:07,870 Take this. 460 00:32:11,020 --> 00:32:12,280 Don't get emotional. 461 00:32:12,820 --> 00:32:13,630 It's leftovers. 462 00:32:14,830 --> 00:32:15,590 Hold it tight. 463 00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:16,890 Come again next time. 464 00:32:16,890 --> 00:32:17,760 Who said I'm touched? 465 00:32:19,300 --> 00:32:19,910 It's ruined embroidery. 466 00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:24,330 Step right up, take a look. 467 00:32:29,060 --> 00:32:30,000 Grandmaster once said, 468 00:32:31,100 --> 00:32:32,480 as long as you uphold 469 00:32:32,500 --> 00:32:33,720 peace between the two realms, 470 00:32:34,100 --> 00:32:35,390 and respect the new Demon Mistress, 471 00:32:35,890 --> 00:32:37,950 you'll be granted endless spiritual power. 472 00:32:39,300 --> 00:32:41,560 Yet you ungrateful fools 473 00:32:42,410 --> 00:32:44,840 not only stirred up strife between Immortals and Demons, 474 00:32:45,450 --> 00:32:47,040 you even plotted to have her killed! 475 00:32:48,610 --> 00:32:50,040 Are you so tired of living? 476 00:32:50,210 --> 00:32:52,040 What's so great about her? 477 00:32:52,610 --> 00:32:54,150 Why should she be our ruler? 478 00:33:02,130 --> 00:33:03,480 Slaughtering the weak. 479 00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:06,080 Is that what you call strength? 480 00:33:06,450 --> 00:33:08,150 The weak deserve to die anyway. 481 00:33:20,020 --> 00:33:22,590 We follow the Demon Mistress. 482 00:33:24,650 --> 00:33:25,350 Out. 483 00:33:25,370 --> 00:33:26,190 Yes. 484 00:33:32,740 --> 00:33:33,280 Grandmaster. 485 00:33:34,340 --> 00:33:35,190 What's wrong? 486 00:33:35,690 --> 00:33:37,480 Didn't your wounds heal in Thunder Valley? 487 00:33:39,540 --> 00:33:40,390 I have only just recovered. 488 00:33:41,610 --> 00:33:42,670 I still need rest. 489 00:33:44,690 --> 00:33:45,670 Hence, the seclusion. 490 00:33:50,540 --> 00:33:52,080 Don't tell Tingyan of this. 491 00:33:52,650 --> 00:33:53,280 Yes. 492 00:34:07,890 --> 00:34:08,510 Sima Jiao. 493 00:34:08,890 --> 00:34:10,070 Snuff out whatever foolish idea 494 00:34:10,090 --> 00:34:11,200 you have in your head. 495 00:34:11,820 --> 00:34:13,600 I don't care if you die, I still want to live! 496 00:34:20,780 --> 00:34:22,470 You are becoming more and more like her now. 497 00:34:23,340 --> 00:34:24,280 You even eavesdrop now. 498 00:34:28,660 --> 00:34:29,280 Grandmaster. 499 00:34:31,090 --> 00:34:32,070 What did the little flame mean 500 00:34:33,620 --> 00:34:34,470 by its words? 501 00:34:39,180 --> 00:34:40,640 When was it your place to question me? 502 00:34:40,660 --> 00:34:43,390 Even if I must defy you, 503 00:34:44,620 --> 00:34:46,120 I still have the right to ask for answers. 504 00:34:48,140 --> 00:34:49,430 Do you really think 505 00:34:49,450 --> 00:34:51,030 Thunderbolts could truly heal him? 506 00:34:51,490 --> 00:34:52,510 It only slowed 507 00:34:52,530 --> 00:34:53,910 Spirit Fire's drain on his life. 508 00:34:54,570 --> 00:34:55,160 Grandmaster. 509 00:34:57,860 --> 00:34:58,720 Then, how will you 510 00:35:00,090 --> 00:35:01,320 ever recover? 511 00:35:01,530 --> 00:35:03,070 What recovery is there? 512 00:35:03,220 --> 00:35:04,030 There's none. 513 00:35:04,490 --> 00:35:05,720 If he hadn't sought death himself, 514 00:35:05,930 --> 00:35:07,550 he could've lived another 70 to 80 years. 515 00:35:08,180 --> 00:35:09,840 Now he can't even endure another year. 516 00:35:10,010 --> 00:35:10,910 That's nonsense. 517 00:35:11,820 --> 00:35:13,800 Grandmaster and Tingyan are living happily. 518 00:35:14,300 --> 00:35:15,350 Why would he wish to die? 519 00:35:16,340 --> 00:35:18,510 Grandmaster still means to purify Tingyan's demon core. 520 00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:33,070 Purify... 521 00:35:34,890 --> 00:35:35,840 Purify the demon core... 522 00:35:42,970 --> 00:35:44,470 You've not been a city lord for nothing. 523 00:35:46,300 --> 00:35:46,990 Grandmaster. 524 00:35:49,260 --> 00:35:50,350 Be honest with me. 525 00:35:52,050 --> 00:35:53,070 Must Tingyan's demon core be purified 526 00:35:54,970 --> 00:35:56,950 at the cost of the Grandmaster's life? 527 00:35:57,890 --> 00:35:58,950 I am not dead yet. 528 00:36:00,820 --> 00:36:02,200 It's not your time to mourn. 529 00:36:03,340 --> 00:36:03,950 Grandmaster. 530 00:36:04,970 --> 00:36:05,680 Then we... 531 00:36:06,660 --> 00:36:08,350 we still have other ways, right? 532 00:36:11,010 --> 00:36:13,990 But if you actually leave us one day, 533 00:36:16,050 --> 00:36:17,200 what will become of Tingyan? 534 00:36:24,450 --> 00:36:25,870 In both realms now, 535 00:36:28,370 --> 00:36:29,910 there are only the ones she loves. 536 00:36:30,140 --> 00:36:32,070 I've already carved their fear of the Spirit Fire 537 00:36:33,890 --> 00:36:35,680 deep into their very bones. 538 00:36:38,930 --> 00:36:40,160 They fear the Spirit Fire. 539 00:36:42,370 --> 00:36:43,240 They fear me too. 540 00:36:45,140 --> 00:36:47,840 When word spreads that she slew me and seized the Spirit Fire, 541 00:36:50,570 --> 00:36:52,160 her name as Immortal-Demon Ruler 542 00:36:54,260 --> 00:36:55,320 will be unshaken. 543 00:36:57,660 --> 00:36:58,760 But if that happens, 544 00:37:00,090 --> 00:37:01,760 you won't survive. 545 00:37:04,410 --> 00:37:05,070 Grandmaster. 546 00:37:05,370 --> 00:37:06,070 Grandmaster. 547 00:37:08,860 --> 00:37:09,510 Grandmaster. 548 00:37:11,010 --> 00:37:11,600 Grandmaster. 549 00:37:14,450 --> 00:37:15,200 If she lives, 550 00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:19,840 then I live. 551 00:37:30,180 --> 00:37:31,470 Don't let her know of this. 552 00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:56,680 Good. The hands are still cold. 553 00:37:58,340 --> 00:38:00,640 If they were warm, it'd be an ill omen. 554 00:38:11,370 --> 00:38:12,070 What is it? 555 00:38:16,090 --> 00:38:17,280 Weren't you in seclusion? 556 00:38:19,260 --> 00:38:20,550 Why are you sleeping like a log? 557 00:38:27,340 --> 00:38:29,120 This is my method of relaxing in seclusion. 558 00:38:30,780 --> 00:38:31,720 I learned it from you. 559 00:38:35,180 --> 00:38:36,160 Where's the little flame? 560 00:38:37,660 --> 00:38:39,350 I haven't seen it around lately. 561 00:38:41,450 --> 00:38:42,200 It's noisy. 562 00:38:43,260 --> 00:38:44,350 I locked it away. 563 00:38:46,010 --> 00:38:47,070 I am still in seclusion. 564 00:38:47,890 --> 00:38:48,990 Yet you barge in. 565 00:38:50,220 --> 00:38:51,550 What if I lose control? 566 00:38:52,220 --> 00:38:53,680 You're the greatest devil of all. 567 00:38:54,340 --> 00:38:55,720 What's there to fear? 568 00:38:58,410 --> 00:38:59,430 Quite the nerve. 569 00:39:15,890 --> 00:39:16,600 My cultivation partner, 570 00:39:19,370 --> 00:39:20,320 shall I enter your Soul Manor? 571 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:26,120 ♪Endless splendor cultivated through lifetimes...♪ 572 00:39:27,860 --> 00:39:28,760 If that's your wish, 573 00:39:30,570 --> 00:39:31,390 so be it. 574 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:38,040 ♪Countless souls drift into the boundless wilds♪ 575 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:42,200 ♪Carrying the spirit fire forward♪ 576 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:47,240 ♪I defy fate just to remain by your side...♪ 577 00:39:47,300 --> 00:39:49,320 Why does your Soul Manor look more and more 578 00:39:49,340 --> 00:39:50,240 like mine? 579 00:39:53,340 --> 00:39:55,680 Last time there was only a small cluster of flowers. 580 00:39:56,490 --> 00:39:58,320 It's changed so much since then. 581 00:40:00,220 --> 00:40:03,640 All thanks to the Grandmistress who took thunderbolts from the heavens. 582 00:40:04,450 --> 00:40:05,160 That's right. 583 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,000 ♪Upending a lifetime♪ 584 00:40:10,040 --> 00:40:13,040 ♪Even if this life leads to ruin♪ 585 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:17,520 ♪I still choose to be entangled with you♪ 586 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:20,800 ♪Through all lifetimes♪ 587 00:40:28,370 --> 00:40:29,030 Let's go. 588 00:40:30,180 --> 00:40:31,350 Are we leaving already? 589 00:40:32,740 --> 00:40:34,160 Do you really want another round? 590 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:30,000 ♪Autumn winds sigh♪ 591 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:31,800 ♪Moon and stars dapple the sky♪ 592 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:35,400 ♪Brushing the loneliness of bygone days♪ 593 00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:37,760 ♪Candlelight flickers low♪ 594 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,960 ♪Shadows sway♪ 595 00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:43,400 ♪Shimmering in the night♪ 596 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:45,680 ♪With a brush I draw♪ 597 00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:47,880 ♪The color of light♪ 598 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:51,560 ♪To warm your frozen soul♪ 599 00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:53,760 ♪Memories anchor here♪ 600 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:55,880 ♪Longing is engraved♪ 601 00:41:56,240 --> 00:41:58,960 ♪Yet cannot be touched♪ 602 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:01,600 ♪Following♪ 603 00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:04,000 ♪The veins of gravel♪ 604 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:07,040 ♪I turn into spirit fire♪ 605 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:09,520 ♪Burning away♪ 606 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:15,320 ♪All these karmic ties♪ 607 00:42:16,040 --> 00:42:17,760 ♪To save you♪ 608 00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:19,800 ♪To save me♪ 609 00:42:20,280 --> 00:42:23,200 ♪To cross over all suffering, I'll break through♪ 610 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:25,920 ♪The laws of heaven♪ 611 00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:27,880 ♪The vortex of reincarnation♪ 612 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,760 ♪What of life and death?♪ 613 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:33,920 ♪To save you♪ 614 00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:35,960 ♪To save me♪ 615 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:39,400 ♪To redeem all beings, I'll let pass♪ 616 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,880 ♪Right and wrong♪ 617 00:42:42,040 --> 00:42:43,800 ♪Rumors and tales♪ 618 00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:47,440 ♪To seize fate♪ 619 00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:50,640 ♪With my own hands♪ 620 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:53,880 ♪For you♪ 621 00:42:54,240 --> 00:42:55,880 ♪For me♪ 622 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:59,280 ♪For the healing of wounds♪ 623 00:42:59,960 --> 00:43:01,800 ♪I'll stir the murky seas♪ 624 00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:03,800 ♪And strive against the heavens♪ 625 00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:07,400 ♪To protect the vastness♪ 626 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:09,360 ♪For you♪ 627 00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:11,560 ♪For me♪ 628 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:14,960 ♪For the light of dawn♪ 629 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:17,400 ♪I'll face promises♪ 630 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:19,440 ♪Like a moth to a flame♪ 631 00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:23,040 ♪And use my body to shine♪ 632 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:31,120 ♪On even more♪