1 00:01:38,030 --> 00:01:40,759 [Fate Chooses You] 2 00:01:41,289 --> 00:01:43,560 [Episode 12] 3 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:46,600 [Chongling Valley] 4 00:01:58,509 --> 00:01:59,240 Who's there? 5 00:02:42,470 --> 00:02:43,190 Found him. 6 00:02:57,470 --> 00:02:57,930 Junior! 7 00:02:58,130 --> 00:02:59,460 What exactly happened? 8 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:00,190 I rushed to Nine Absolutes Cave 9 00:03:00,190 --> 00:03:01,080 as soon as I got the letter, 10 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:02,560 but by the time I arrived, the fight was already over. 11 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:03,800 How exactly did Li Si die? 12 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,150 Has the missing tablet been found? 13 00:03:05,150 --> 00:03:05,630 Junior, 14 00:03:06,150 --> 00:03:07,470 where are you rushing off to? 15 00:03:07,470 --> 00:03:08,000 Junior! 16 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:12,150 Young Sect Master, 17 00:03:12,150 --> 00:03:13,680 are we still following her? 18 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:17,960 Yes. 19 00:03:29,079 --> 00:03:31,900 [Qingsheng Residence] 20 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:31,370 Master is meditating 21 00:03:31,370 --> 00:03:32,970 and not receiving visitors. 22 00:03:36,030 --> 00:03:36,690 Move aside! 23 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:48,400 Who let you in? 24 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,140 My master is in seclusion. 25 00:03:51,150 --> 00:03:52,210 Junior, after you. 26 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,810 What's wrong with you guys? 27 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:16,519 He's dead? 28 00:04:41,510 --> 00:04:42,510 Don't waste time. 29 00:04:43,270 --> 00:04:44,710 Just come at us all at once. 30 00:04:44,710 --> 00:04:47,080 [Mingzhu House] 31 00:05:00,630 --> 00:05:01,390 How is she? 32 00:05:01,950 --> 00:05:03,510 Miss Lyu was badly frightened earlier, 33 00:05:03,510 --> 00:05:04,360 and her heart condition flared up. 34 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,390 She just took some medicine and has fallen asleep. 35 00:05:06,390 --> 00:05:07,430 I'd like to see her. 36 00:05:07,430 --> 00:05:08,920 Be quiet. Don't wake her. 37 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,000 With skills like that, they actually dared to chase us? 38 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,530 They really had no idea what we're capable of. 39 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:30,920 What's wrong? 40 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:32,890 Is the medicine taking effect? 41 00:05:33,190 --> 00:05:33,990 Seems like it. 42 00:05:34,430 --> 00:05:36,040 Then we need to find a place to rest quickly. 43 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,840 Once night falls, it'll be even more troublesome. 44 00:05:55,870 --> 00:05:57,870 Huai Qing said you had gone to sleep. 45 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:01,830 My mind is unsettled. 46 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,390 I can't sleep. 47 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,800 "The horses raise their hooves and neigh in sorrow. 48 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,750 Flags wave, and the sound of drums shakes the sky. 49 00:06:18,750 --> 00:06:20,550 Sharp blades meet the front line 50 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:22,480 as urgent military dispatches arrive in haste. 51 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,190 This body is not worth sparing— 52 00:06:24,190 --> 00:06:26,240 what matters is to answer the nation's peril. 53 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,160 We ride deep into the enemy lines without hesitation. 54 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,160 If sacrifice is demanded, so be it." 55 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:32,740 Did you write this? 56 00:06:35,630 --> 00:06:37,040 It was Mr. Li who wrote it. 57 00:06:42,270 --> 00:06:43,400 Don't overthink it. 58 00:06:43,870 --> 00:06:44,560 Dr. Zhu 59 00:06:44,870 --> 00:06:46,870 will definitely cure your illness. 60 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,560 I just can't figure it out. 61 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:52,930 Figure out what? 62 00:06:55,190 --> 00:06:56,000 Mei, 63 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,390 could someone who writes such poetry 64 00:06:58,390 --> 00:06:59,650 really be a bad person? 65 00:07:00,430 --> 00:07:02,830 Could he be someone who seeks immortality? 66 00:07:14,750 --> 00:07:15,550 Immortal Xin. 67 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:17,090 Why are you here? 68 00:07:17,750 --> 00:07:18,950 Just making a living. 69 00:07:19,070 --> 00:07:21,070 I've got to know a bit of everything. 70 00:07:21,750 --> 00:07:23,000 I'm just here to see him. 71 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:23,800 Don't mind me. 72 00:07:27,070 --> 00:07:29,730 The heavens are vast and the earth is boundless. 73 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:33,430 May you have good fortune, wealth, and prosperity in all things. 74 00:07:33,430 --> 00:07:35,690 Now that you've set out, do not look back. 75 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,930 On the road to the southwest, there's a guiding light from the heavens. 76 00:07:50,830 --> 00:07:53,690 Immortal Xin, you are not from around here, are you? 77 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,159 We have a custom here: 78 00:07:58,270 --> 00:08:00,160 when someone dies, you have to call out to their grave, 79 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,490 scattering joss paper while calling out. 80 00:08:02,630 --> 00:08:03,680 Like you just did? 81 00:08:04,270 --> 00:08:04,830 Yes. 82 00:08:05,270 --> 00:08:06,270 Legend has it that 83 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,210 at the turn of day and night, 84 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,360 if one keeps walking southwest— 85 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,000 not turning back at mountains 86 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,510 and not detouring when meeting rivers— 87 00:08:13,510 --> 00:08:14,360 one can reach 88 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,160 the place where immortals live. 89 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:16,950 There, the paths are paved 90 00:08:16,950 --> 00:08:17,830 with gold, 91 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:19,950 the rivers flow with fine wine, 92 00:08:20,940 --> 00:08:21,560 and the carts are not drawn 93 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:22,620 by mules or horses, 94 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:23,740 nor even by humans, 95 00:08:23,950 --> 00:08:25,550 but by celestial phoenixes. 96 00:08:25,750 --> 00:08:28,040 Across the mountains and fields grow endless ears of grain, 97 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,100 which yield abundant harvests even without watering. 98 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:32,960 The immortals don't need gold, 99 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,220 nor do they need to eat. 100 00:08:34,270 --> 00:08:35,360 With a wave of the hand they summon clouds, 101 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:36,669 and with a turn of the palm they bring rain. 102 00:08:36,669 --> 00:08:38,909 A journey of 1,000 li takes but an instant. 103 00:08:38,909 --> 00:08:40,909 Besides, they live in the heavens, 104 00:08:41,270 --> 00:08:44,000 so you can't really find them by going southwest. 105 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,120 That's why it's a legend. 106 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:47,930 These folktales are all 107 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,670 things ordinary people make up themselves. 108 00:08:49,670 --> 00:08:51,240 They shout whatever comes to mind, 109 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:52,510 and after shouting it out, 110 00:08:52,510 --> 00:08:54,710 it feels as if they've truly gone there. 111 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,320 Actually, Li Si was a decent person. 112 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,440 If he hadn't been confused for a moment, 113 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,170 he wouldn't have lost his life. 114 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:04,510 I remember you guys 115 00:09:04,510 --> 00:09:06,320 came to Chongling Valley together, right? 116 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:07,320 Were you friends? 117 00:09:07,870 --> 00:09:08,800 Kind of, I guess. 118 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:11,650 Alright. 119 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:12,860 How about this? 120 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:14,480 You give me a bit more money, 121 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:15,870 and I'll shout some auspicious words 122 00:09:15,870 --> 00:09:18,470 so he can go on his way smoothly and peacefully. 123 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:23,600 Then take this. 124 00:09:24,390 --> 00:09:25,720 This is enough. Enough. 125 00:09:28,910 --> 00:09:29,630 Warrior Li, 126 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,120 look ahead! 127 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,330 The road to the southwest is flat and wide. 128 00:09:34,870 --> 00:09:38,130 Immortal terraces and pavilions rise in countless tiers. 129 00:09:38,790 --> 00:09:41,750 There's no illness, no suffering, and no pain. 130 00:09:42,510 --> 00:09:47,030 Granaries stand full, and the fields are heavy with grain. 131 00:10:01,910 --> 00:10:03,170 You're finally awake. 132 00:10:03,510 --> 00:10:05,440 You've been asleep for a whole day. 133 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:06,270 Where am I? 134 00:10:06,750 --> 00:10:08,790 The medicine took effect, and you fainted. 135 00:10:08,790 --> 00:10:10,750 I carried you on my back for a full 2 li 136 00:10:10,750 --> 00:10:12,000 before I finally found 137 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:12,840 this kind household 138 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:13,870 who was willing to take us in. 139 00:10:13,870 --> 00:10:15,360 Let's rest for a couple of days before we get back on the road. 140 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:16,550 It's not safe in the valley. 141 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:18,610 I need to get back as soon as possible. 142 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,220 So it's because you missed Immortal Xin. 143 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:25,370 Alright. 144 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:27,670 Once you've got someone you care about, 145 00:10:27,670 --> 00:10:28,790 you really do become different. 146 00:10:28,790 --> 00:10:30,150 One day, when you get married 147 00:10:30,150 --> 00:10:32,610 and have someone who truly understands you, 148 00:10:33,150 --> 00:10:34,480 you won't need my company anymore. 149 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,740 I can then step aside and retire in peace. 150 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,790 Gentleman from the Central Plains, you are awake. 151 00:10:54,790 --> 00:10:55,650 We're leaving. 152 00:10:55,870 --> 00:10:57,750 Thanks for the care. Just a small token of appreciation. 153 00:10:57,750 --> 00:10:58,210 This... 154 00:10:58,550 --> 00:10:59,480 This is too much. 155 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,100 Wait here for a moment. 156 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,080 Gentlemen! 157 00:11:05,670 --> 00:11:06,330 Gentlemen! 158 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,170 Please have some fruit. 159 00:11:09,750 --> 00:11:10,240 No need, 160 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:11,080 thank you. 161 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,010 Alright, I'll give it a try. 162 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:16,640 You are from the Central Plains? 163 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:17,670 Yes. 164 00:11:18,030 --> 00:11:19,840 I like people from the Central Plains. 165 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:21,630 When you come by to rest and have tea, 166 00:11:21,630 --> 00:11:23,490 you give us a lot of food and cloth, 167 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:24,650 and even sweets. 168 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:25,980 I like sweets the most. 169 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:29,330 Where is your sword? 170 00:11:29,870 --> 00:11:30,320 Sword? 171 00:11:30,550 --> 00:11:32,430 People from the Central Plains are all martial heroes— 172 00:11:32,430 --> 00:11:34,320 always carrying long swords at their waists, 173 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:35,320 very impressive. 174 00:11:35,750 --> 00:11:36,670 When I grow up, 175 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:38,240 I also want to go to the Central Plains 176 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:39,640 to learn swordsmanship. 177 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,840 This kind of long sword doesn't suit you. 178 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:49,320 Here, 179 00:11:49,790 --> 00:11:51,050 this suits you better. 180 00:11:53,910 --> 00:11:54,640 Thanks a lot. 181 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:58,970 Thank you very much. 182 00:11:59,080 --> 00:11:59,960 This is for you guys. 183 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:00,620 Tea leaves, 184 00:12:00,910 --> 00:12:01,910 refreshing and thirst-quenching. 185 00:12:01,910 --> 00:12:03,270 You can drink it on the way. 186 00:12:03,270 --> 00:12:03,870 Thank you. 187 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:05,840 Thank you. 188 00:12:08,110 --> 00:12:10,770 That way is the direction to the Central Plains. 189 00:12:11,390 --> 00:12:12,440 Everyone, come on in. 190 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:13,440 Hurry up. Come on. 191 00:12:14,630 --> 00:12:15,550 You've had a long journey. 192 00:12:15,550 --> 00:12:16,680 Please come inside. 193 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:18,320 Guests have arrived. Quick, bring the tea. 194 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:18,750 Got it. 195 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:20,720 Please come inside. Please. 196 00:12:21,750 --> 00:12:22,880 Please come inside. 197 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:23,580 Please. 198 00:12:30,390 --> 00:12:30,920 Let's go. 199 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:31,610 Let's go. 200 00:12:36,150 --> 00:12:37,910 The medicine has already taken effect. 201 00:12:37,910 --> 00:12:39,280 I assume that when we get back, 202 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:40,000 Su Taiyi will be able to 203 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,200 renew my bones for me. 204 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:43,910 With me in Chongling Valley, 205 00:12:43,910 --> 00:12:45,710 you don't need to go back with me. 206 00:12:45,730 --> 00:12:47,390 Go find something for me instead. 207 00:12:47,390 --> 00:12:48,000 What is it? 208 00:12:49,570 --> 00:12:50,480 After bone renewal 209 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:51,680 comes blood renewal. 210 00:12:52,390 --> 00:12:53,990 I once read in an ancient book 211 00:12:54,510 --> 00:12:56,910 that there's a magical artifact abandoned by deities 212 00:12:56,910 --> 00:12:58,840 that can be used for blood renewal. 213 00:12:58,870 --> 00:13:01,200 A magical artifact belonging to deities? 214 00:13:01,630 --> 00:13:03,030 Even if it really exists, 215 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:03,670 it's probably already been 216 00:13:03,670 --> 00:13:05,200 occupied by the Youhu Clan. 217 00:13:06,270 --> 00:13:06,800 Alright. 218 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,320 I'll make a trip to Fangwai Mountain 219 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:10,030 for you. 220 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:11,240 Okay. 221 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,750 Another group of immortal sect disciples? 222 00:13:26,750 --> 00:13:27,670 Are they also going there 223 00:13:27,670 --> 00:13:28,390 for tea? 224 00:13:31,390 --> 00:13:32,190 What's wrong? 225 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:33,640 Let's go back. 226 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:25,550 Hand over the jade tablet, 227 00:14:25,550 --> 00:14:27,010 and we'll spare your life. 228 00:14:28,670 --> 00:14:30,630 You killed my senior and junior brothers, 229 00:14:30,630 --> 00:14:33,150 yet you expect me to hand over the Gongshan Jade Tablet? 230 00:14:33,150 --> 00:14:34,010 In your dreams! 231 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:57,660 Senior Bai. 232 00:14:58,390 --> 00:15:00,550 Here are the lychee pastries from Lingnan. 233 00:15:00,550 --> 00:15:01,610 As you instructed, 234 00:15:01,670 --> 00:15:03,510 they are all made with Lingnan lychees. 235 00:15:03,510 --> 00:15:05,240 I personally watched the shop owner pick them, 236 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,040 so I guarantee each one is juicy. 237 00:15:08,110 --> 00:15:08,910 This whole journey— 238 00:15:08,910 --> 00:15:10,000 first by carriage, 239 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:10,730 then by boat— 240 00:15:10,750 --> 00:15:11,720 was anything but easy. 241 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:12,650 But don't worry, 242 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:13,670 I wrapped them all carefully 243 00:15:13,670 --> 00:15:14,800 in oil paper for you, 244 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,170 so not a single lychee's skin was damaged. 245 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,150 Thank you for your hard work. 246 00:15:19,150 --> 00:15:20,550 Next time you need anything done, come to me again. 247 00:15:20,550 --> 00:15:23,810 I guarantee good work, few complications, and low prices. 248 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,300 This is exactly the taste. 249 00:15:44,300 --> 00:15:46,030 I didn't expect you to still remember it, Senior. 250 00:15:46,030 --> 00:15:47,830 Where did you buy these, Senior? 251 00:15:48,030 --> 00:15:49,260 A friend wrote to me a few days ago, 252 00:15:49,260 --> 00:15:50,320 saying he was traveling south along the Yangtze River 253 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,200 to tour the Yong region 254 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:52,840 and would happen to pass through Chongling Valley. 255 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,120 So I asked him to bring some pastries 256 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,840 from Tianyuan Mountain for you to try. 257 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:57,440 That's really thoughtful of you, Senior. 258 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:58,510 We are fellow disciples. 259 00:15:58,510 --> 00:15:59,510 Don't mention it. 260 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:05,750 Tianyuan Sect and Xin Xie Manor 261 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:07,380 share the same origin. 262 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:08,790 Back then, it was because Senior Uncle Xin Xiong 263 00:16:08,790 --> 00:16:10,190 had a dispute with Master 264 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:11,730 that he took you away from Tianyuan Sect 265 00:16:11,730 --> 00:16:12,630 to establish a new sect. 266 00:16:12,630 --> 00:16:13,490 Over the years, 267 00:16:13,630 --> 00:16:14,840 the two sects haven't interacted much, 268 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,000 so we've indeed grown somewhat distant. 269 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:16,800 But it's okay. 270 00:16:16,980 --> 00:16:17,930 Junior, if you 271 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,120 encounter any difficulties in the valley, 272 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:20,650 feel free to ask me for help. 273 00:16:20,750 --> 00:16:21,860 Rest assured, Senior Brother. 274 00:16:21,860 --> 00:16:23,390 I won't hesitate to ask you. 275 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:25,720 By the way, 276 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:27,390 was that senior expert next to you 277 00:16:27,390 --> 00:16:28,960 in the dining hall that day 278 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,320 sent by Senior Uncle to protect you? 279 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,800 He's from Chongling Valley. 280 00:16:33,870 --> 00:16:35,200 From Chongling Valley? 281 00:16:36,030 --> 00:16:36,560 A doctor? 282 00:16:36,870 --> 00:16:38,200 I don't know about that. 283 00:16:38,550 --> 00:16:40,010 Mr. Lu is very impressive. 284 00:16:40,270 --> 00:16:41,550 His magical powers are superb, 285 00:16:41,550 --> 00:16:43,550 he paints ink paintings beautifully, 286 00:16:43,550 --> 00:16:44,790 and he knows a bit of medicine. 287 00:16:44,790 --> 00:16:47,120 It seems there's nothing he doesn't know how to do. 288 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:48,840 When I first entered the valley, 289 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:49,510 I fell so ill 290 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,120 that I couldn't even drink water without vomiting. 291 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:52,320 I almost lost my life. 292 00:16:52,910 --> 00:16:54,310 It was Mr. Lu who saved me. 293 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,600 Not only did he take great care of me, 294 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,550 but he also taught me the Fish Drinking Technique. 295 00:16:58,550 --> 00:16:59,270 So, 296 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:00,960 you two first met in the valley? 297 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:01,390 Yes. 298 00:17:01,630 --> 00:17:02,870 And the very first time you met, 299 00:17:02,870 --> 00:17:04,599 he was already that kind to you? 300 00:17:04,790 --> 00:17:06,349 Mr. Lu doesn't put on airs. 301 00:17:06,750 --> 00:17:08,010 He's kind to everyone. 302 00:17:11,550 --> 00:17:13,210 An extraordinary man indeed. 303 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:26,240 Divine Doctor Su. 304 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:27,170 Why are you here? 305 00:17:28,030 --> 00:17:29,490 I came to visit Junior Xin. 306 00:17:30,650 --> 00:17:32,240 Your Tianyuan Sect and the Xin Xie Manor 307 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:33,110 split long ago. 308 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,270 She has nothing to do with you. 309 00:17:35,270 --> 00:17:36,830 Calling her "Junior" like that— 310 00:17:36,830 --> 00:17:38,430 how affectionate you sound. 311 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,750 All disciples of the immortal sects are one family. 312 00:17:41,750 --> 00:17:42,830 There's no distinction between us. 313 00:17:42,830 --> 00:17:43,760 No distinction? 314 00:17:44,690 --> 00:17:45,820 Then how about I take your Tianyuan Sect's 315 00:17:45,820 --> 00:17:46,750 Immortality Pills and distribute them to others? 316 00:17:46,750 --> 00:17:48,010 Would that be alright? 317 00:17:50,590 --> 00:17:51,850 Don't come here again. 318 00:17:52,030 --> 00:17:54,310 Our Nine Absolutes Cave is a forbidden area. 319 00:17:54,310 --> 00:17:55,590 This Xieyun Cottage 320 00:17:56,070 --> 00:17:57,600 is a forbidden area as well. 321 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:01,880 Divine Doctor Su. 322 00:18:02,030 --> 00:18:03,920 The last time Senior Bai went to Nine Absolutes Cave 323 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:04,960 was to save you. 324 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,340 Let him speak for himself. 325 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,600 It was true that I broke the rules last time, 326 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:10,270 but it was also true 327 00:18:10,270 --> 00:18:12,160 that I worried about your safety, Divine Doctor. 328 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,110 Oh? So you can predict the future 329 00:18:14,270 --> 00:18:16,130 and knew I'd be in danger that day? 330 00:18:16,130 --> 00:18:17,220 Or are your eyes 331 00:18:17,250 --> 00:18:18,810 always watching our Chongling Valley, 332 00:18:18,810 --> 00:18:19,680 so even the slightest movement 333 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,340 couldn't escape your notice? 334 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:24,400 The sun is scorching today, 335 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:25,440 so your temper is flaring, Divine Doctor. 336 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,590 I'll come visit again 337 00:18:26,590 --> 00:18:27,510 some other time. 338 00:18:27,510 --> 00:18:29,040 Don't bother coming again. 339 00:18:37,110 --> 00:18:38,170 Looking so shifty, 340 00:18:38,590 --> 00:18:40,680 he's obviously not a good person. 341 00:18:45,310 --> 00:18:46,510 If you need anything, 342 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:47,840 just tell Changshou. 343 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:49,790 Make yourself at home here. 344 00:18:49,790 --> 00:18:51,390 No need to feel constrained. 345 00:18:51,550 --> 00:18:53,010 Thank you, Divine Doctor. 346 00:18:56,550 --> 00:18:57,960 By the way, Divine Doctor, 347 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,160 I was under a Spell of Utterance before, 348 00:19:00,750 --> 00:19:02,270 and I'd throw up whenever I drank water. 349 00:19:02,270 --> 00:19:04,590 But I suddenly recovered that day. 350 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:05,960 I could eat and drink 351 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:06,890 normally again. 352 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:08,030 Divine Doctor, could you 353 00:19:08,030 --> 00:19:09,160 take my pulse and see 354 00:19:09,350 --> 00:19:10,750 what exactly is going on? 355 00:19:10,790 --> 00:19:12,190 You recovered suddenly? 356 00:19:14,510 --> 00:19:16,680 Then there's no need to take your pulse. 357 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,510 So you know how I recovered, Divine Doctor? 358 00:19:18,510 --> 00:19:19,550 How else? 359 00:19:19,790 --> 00:19:21,320 It must have been pure luck. 360 00:19:21,590 --> 00:19:22,790 Don't overthink it. 361 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,590 When Lu Qianqiao comes back, 362 00:19:24,590 --> 00:19:25,510 he will tell you 363 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,210 exactly how you recovered. 364 00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:31,750 Xin Mei. 365 00:19:32,510 --> 00:19:33,910 How old are you this year? 366 00:19:34,590 --> 00:19:37,390 Are your parents and other relatives still alive? 367 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,210 When do you plan to get married? 368 00:19:41,110 --> 00:19:42,040 Senior, 369 00:19:42,070 --> 00:19:44,200 why are you asking this out of the blue? 370 00:19:45,110 --> 00:19:46,680 You're a good girl. 371 00:19:46,950 --> 00:19:48,510 The more I look at you, the more I like you, 372 00:19:48,510 --> 00:19:50,710 so I wanted to show some concern for you. 373 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:52,520 By the way, 374 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:54,790 all the other sects 375 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,320 came in groups 376 00:19:56,350 --> 00:19:57,550 of fellow disciples. 377 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:58,880 Why is it that your sect 378 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:00,110 sent you here alone? 379 00:20:00,310 --> 00:20:01,480 Where is your master? 380 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,480 Isn't he helping you? 381 00:20:04,350 --> 00:20:05,200 My master 382 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,220 doesn't know I came to Chongling Valley. 383 00:20:08,510 --> 00:20:09,070 Got it. 384 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:10,540 So you sneaked out. 385 00:20:13,110 --> 00:20:14,400 In truth, it's because 386 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:16,400 the Jianmu Heavenly Ladder was destroyed, 387 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,790 and ascension for humans is now impossible. 388 00:20:18,790 --> 00:20:21,590 My master is a Great Completion Realm cultivator. 389 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,110 Though he never had an obsession with becoming a deity, 390 00:20:24,110 --> 00:20:25,710 without a goal to strive for, 391 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,590 his moral sense has become unstable 392 00:20:27,590 --> 00:20:29,590 and his cultivation has stagnated. 393 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,830 Now his lifespan is nearing its end. 394 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,050 I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left. 395 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,590 That's why I came here this time 396 00:20:40,590 --> 00:20:41,880 without telling him— 397 00:20:42,750 --> 00:20:44,440 I wanted to use the jade tablet to exchange for the elixir 398 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:45,970 to extend my master's life. 399 00:20:46,310 --> 00:20:47,840 But now, the tablet's gone. 400 00:20:48,890 --> 00:20:50,290 I've ruined everything. 401 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:53,400 Have you ever thought about 402 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:54,920 why your master hasn't 403 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:56,750 come to get the elixir himself 404 00:20:56,750 --> 00:20:58,080 even though he's dying? 405 00:21:06,070 --> 00:21:07,750 I've met Xin Xiong 406 00:21:08,030 --> 00:21:09,310 a few times before. 407 00:21:11,910 --> 00:21:13,230 Your master— 408 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,550 he's hotheaded and a bit rough around the edges, 409 00:21:15,550 --> 00:21:17,350 but he's upright and honorable. 410 00:21:18,350 --> 00:21:20,200 He did me a great favor back then, 411 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,350 so I offered to give him the Gongshan Jade Tablet. 412 00:21:23,350 --> 00:21:24,550 Who would have thought 413 00:21:24,550 --> 00:21:25,920 that he not only refused it, 414 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,180 but nearly smashed it. 415 00:21:29,450 --> 00:21:30,210 In the end, 416 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,970 I had to shamelessly pester him 417 00:21:32,030 --> 00:21:34,030 before he reluctantly accepted it. 418 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,000 You're filial, 419 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,250 wanting to seek immortality for your master. 420 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:45,890 But have you ever thought about 421 00:21:46,110 --> 00:21:47,170 whether he himself 422 00:21:48,070 --> 00:21:49,730 actually wants immortality? 423 00:22:00,270 --> 00:22:01,590 Can't you just find a place 424 00:22:01,590 --> 00:22:02,590 to sit for a while? 425 00:22:02,590 --> 00:22:03,960 Cai En is dead, and the jade tablet is gone. 426 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,750 How can you still be so calm, Young Sect Master? 427 00:22:05,750 --> 00:22:06,950 What do you mean gone? 428 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,070 The Gongshan Jade Tablet 429 00:22:08,070 --> 00:22:09,920 had never been in our hands to begin with. 430 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:10,550 Li Si, 431 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:11,480 Xin Xie Manor, 432 00:22:11,750 --> 00:22:12,610 and that Cai En— 433 00:22:13,350 --> 00:22:14,440 they each had 434 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:16,680 one of the Gongshan Jade Tablets. 435 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:17,590 Now that they're lost— 436 00:22:17,590 --> 00:22:18,640 you know what it's called? 437 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,160 It's called "gathering the scattered into one." 438 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:21,640 It's just that they went 439 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,040 from the hands of 3 people 440 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:24,800 into the hands of one person. 441 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:26,930 Young Sect Master, you mean... 442 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,750 As long as we find the person who killed Cai En, 443 00:22:29,750 --> 00:22:31,920 we can recover all 3 jade tablets at once. 444 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:32,880 Actually, this might even be better. 445 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:35,000 It saves me from having to search for them one by one. 446 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,750 Anyone who wasn't outside Nine Absolutes Cave that day 447 00:22:36,750 --> 00:22:37,350 could be the murderer 448 00:22:37,350 --> 00:22:38,400 who killed Cai En. 449 00:22:38,790 --> 00:22:40,310 We are naturally innocent. 450 00:22:40,310 --> 00:22:41,440 That person from Xin Xie Manor 451 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:42,570 went there with you, 452 00:22:42,830 --> 00:22:44,830 so presumably he isn't a suspect either. 453 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:46,070 There was also Bai Zongying. 454 00:22:46,070 --> 00:22:48,800 He was also outside Nine Absolutes Cave that day. 455 00:22:50,070 --> 00:22:51,440 Bai Zongying? 456 00:22:54,070 --> 00:22:55,470 I'm not so sure about him. 457 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:00,440 Those two have no idea of 458 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:01,770 Senior's whereabouts. 459 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:04,310 Senior was rescued. 460 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:06,030 If she's safe, 461 00:23:06,350 --> 00:23:08,110 she should have returned to the sect. 462 00:23:08,110 --> 00:23:10,000 Could it be that we took different paths 463 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,730 and didn't run into each other? 464 00:23:11,750 --> 00:23:13,530 My daughter has been poisoned by snake venom 465 00:23:13,530 --> 00:23:14,160 and urgently needs 466 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,000 a high-grade Ghost Needle Lotus for detoxification. 467 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,400 Could someone please have mercy 468 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,880 and save my daughter? 469 00:23:19,550 --> 00:23:20,110 Miss. 470 00:23:20,590 --> 00:23:22,190 Miss, please save her. Mi... 471 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,240 So it's fake. 472 00:23:34,110 --> 00:23:35,970 What are you talking about, Miss? 473 00:23:36,070 --> 00:23:38,270 It was you who poisoned her yourselves, 474 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:39,040 wasn't it? 475 00:23:40,350 --> 00:23:42,400 We have no idea what you're talking about. 476 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:42,930 Lianxin! 477 00:23:42,970 --> 00:23:44,500 Lianxin! Wake up, Lianxin. 478 00:23:46,510 --> 00:23:47,110 Darling! 479 00:23:47,110 --> 00:23:47,640 Father! 480 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:49,550 -Darling! -Father! 481 00:23:49,590 --> 00:23:50,440 Darling! 482 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:01,680 It's you again. 483 00:24:02,070 --> 00:24:03,600 Let's talk somewhere else. 484 00:24:32,590 --> 00:24:34,110 Why don't you think about it carefully? 485 00:24:34,110 --> 00:24:35,750 This place is full of Ghost Needle Lotus, 486 00:24:35,750 --> 00:24:37,510 so why would they still beg for medicine? 487 00:24:37,510 --> 00:24:38,510 Enough nonsense. 488 00:24:38,590 --> 00:24:39,480 Gentleman! 489 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:40,790 Gentleman! 490 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:44,450 Are you okay? 491 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:45,600 Come here. 492 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:05,590 Here, Lianxin. 493 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:07,830 Careful, it's hot. 494 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:09,340 Be careful. 495 00:25:09,550 --> 00:25:11,590 They've been herb farmers for generations, 496 00:25:11,590 --> 00:25:12,640 making a living 497 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:13,680 by growing herbs. 498 00:25:15,070 --> 00:25:16,720 Now that the heavenly ladder has been severed, 499 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,680 the immortal sects are trying to achieve immortality 500 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,110 through pills and elixirs. 501 00:25:20,110 --> 00:25:21,480 Chongling Valley wants to refine elixirs, 502 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,000 and the court demands medicinal supplies, 503 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,460 so they've set up a pretext 504 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,750 and imposed an "Immortality Tax" on these herb farmers. 505 00:25:26,750 --> 00:25:27,750 Coincidentally, 506 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:29,720 the Ghost Needle Lotus they grow 507 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:30,830 is one of the spiritual herbs 508 00:25:30,830 --> 00:25:32,090 used for making pills. 509 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:33,830 The Ghost Needle Lotus 510 00:25:33,830 --> 00:25:35,690 is nourished by heaven and earth. 511 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,350 Two inches is considered low-grade, 512 00:25:37,350 --> 00:25:38,680 5 inches medium-grade, 513 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:40,680 and only when it grows to 10 inches 514 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:41,920 can it produce a needle lotus, 515 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:43,520 which counts as high-grade. 516 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:46,480 To refine the Immortality Pills, the requirements are extremely strict— 517 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,340 only high-grade ones are usable. 518 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,310 So they poisoned their own children 519 00:25:50,310 --> 00:25:51,310 with snake venom, 520 00:25:51,830 --> 00:25:52,960 not to extort money, 521 00:25:53,310 --> 00:25:54,440 but to pay the tax? 522 00:25:58,670 --> 00:25:59,330 Taste this. 523 00:26:02,350 --> 00:26:03,880 Their water supply has gone bad. 524 00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:05,210 It's bitter and astringent, 525 00:26:05,210 --> 00:26:05,920 so it can't irrigate 526 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,550 Ghost Needle Lotus that meets the required standards. 527 00:26:08,550 --> 00:26:09,810 That's their problem. 528 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:12,690 But when you think about it, 529 00:26:13,940 --> 00:26:14,640 isn't their problem also, 530 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,570 in a sense, this family's problem? 531 00:26:17,310 --> 00:26:19,640 The Immortality Tax carries collective punishment. 532 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:20,770 If they can't pay it, 533 00:26:21,030 --> 00:26:22,960 the whole family will be forced into hard labor— 534 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:24,620 even the kid cannot escape it. 535 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:26,970 They truly had no other option, 536 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,920 so they had to resort to scam in front of a pharmacy. 537 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:30,790 There are only a few 538 00:26:30,790 --> 00:26:32,000 pharmacies in town. 539 00:26:32,590 --> 00:26:34,790 How many times could they possibly get away with it? 540 00:26:34,790 --> 00:26:36,440 The pharmacy owners aren't their target. 541 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,370 They're after passersby like you. 542 00:26:38,590 --> 00:26:40,240 The pharmacies know their situation, 543 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:41,700 so they won't expose them. 544 00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:44,830 What a pretentious excuse. 545 00:26:45,510 --> 00:26:46,640 If that was the case, 546 00:26:46,690 --> 00:26:47,690 why didn't they 547 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:48,920 poison themselves with snake venom 548 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:50,720 instead of doing it to their kid? 549 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:53,610 Times are tough. 550 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,180 People's hearts 551 00:26:55,380 --> 00:26:57,110 have grown colder than before. 552 00:26:57,490 --> 00:26:59,440 A child can still win a bit of sympathy— 553 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:00,680 if it were an adult, 554 00:27:01,350 --> 00:27:04,010 most would likely just ignore them altogether. 555 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:43,930 Why are you still following me? 556 00:27:44,030 --> 00:27:46,160 This is the only way out of the village. 557 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:51,720 It is said that Tianyin Mountain 558 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:53,380 is a prominent immortal sect, 559 00:27:53,510 --> 00:27:55,110 best at expounding doctrines 560 00:27:55,110 --> 00:27:56,370 and resolving doubts. 561 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:57,830 I happen to have a question 562 00:27:57,830 --> 00:27:59,230 I'd like to ask you about. 563 00:28:00,270 --> 00:28:01,530 Please go ahead, Miss. 564 00:28:01,750 --> 00:28:04,030 What is the path of your Tianyin Mountain? 565 00:28:04,030 --> 00:28:05,270 The Path of Severing Emotions. 566 00:28:05,270 --> 00:28:07,030 What is the Path of Severing Emotions? 567 00:28:07,030 --> 00:28:08,310 The great path is emotionless. 568 00:28:08,310 --> 00:28:09,840 It gives rise to all things. 569 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,550 The sun and moon revolve beyond it, 570 00:28:11,550 --> 00:28:13,440 while day and night alternate within it— 571 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:14,270 unceasing 572 00:28:14,830 --> 00:28:16,160 and without deviation. 573 00:28:16,750 --> 00:28:18,350 It is so because there are no personal feelings in the heart, 574 00:28:18,350 --> 00:28:19,880 and no favoritism in action. 575 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:20,880 All living beings 576 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:23,200 and all things are like dust in our eyes— 577 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:23,830 that is 578 00:28:24,590 --> 00:28:26,320 the Path of Severing Emotions. 579 00:28:27,710 --> 00:28:28,890 Then what is it that your master 580 00:28:28,890 --> 00:28:29,790 sent you down the mountain to find? 581 00:28:29,790 --> 00:28:30,590 To find my path 582 00:28:31,030 --> 00:28:32,030 and overcome my tribulation. 583 00:28:32,030 --> 00:28:32,830 That's not it. 584 00:28:34,350 --> 00:28:36,280 It should be to find your emotions. 585 00:28:36,830 --> 00:28:38,490 You were born extraordinary, 586 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:39,960 with exceptional immortal perception. 587 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:40,920 From a young age, 588 00:28:41,460 --> 00:28:42,830 you knew that in 20 years, 589 00:28:42,830 --> 00:28:44,490 all your loved ones would die. 590 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,940 Have you ever thought about saving them? 591 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:49,570 Fate is already set. 592 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,050 It cannot be forced. 593 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,310 But where there is feeling, there will be the urge to force it. 594 00:28:53,310 --> 00:28:54,880 Since you've never had emotions, 595 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:55,550 how could you understand 596 00:28:55,550 --> 00:28:58,010 what "the great path is emotionless" means? 597 00:29:00,750 --> 00:29:02,480 If you think I'm your "emotion" 598 00:29:02,790 --> 00:29:04,120 or your "tribulation", 599 00:29:04,490 --> 00:29:05,480 then your idea of "emotion" 600 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:06,480 is far too narrow. 601 00:29:07,550 --> 00:29:09,210 You clearly know everything. 602 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,440 You can see the suffering of this world 603 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,150 and hear the cries of misery everywhere. 604 00:29:13,150 --> 00:29:13,920 You have the power and ability 605 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,310 to change all this— 606 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,020 yet you sit aloof on your lofty perch, 607 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:20,680 watching coldly, 608 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:22,720 and call it fate. 609 00:29:24,270 --> 00:29:25,600 This is not some "path." 610 00:29:26,830 --> 00:29:27,760 It's hypocrisy! 611 00:29:29,030 --> 00:29:30,430 You may appear merciful, 612 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,070 but in truth, you are cold-blooded and heartless. 613 00:29:33,070 --> 00:29:34,160 You cannot even resolve 614 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:35,200 the suffering right before your eyes, 615 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,000 yet you claim you want to save me? 616 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,660 I'm warning you one last time— 617 00:29:42,550 --> 00:29:43,640 stop following me. 618 00:30:12,630 --> 00:30:14,030 You may appear merciful, 619 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,640 but in truth, you are cold-blooded and heartless. 620 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,640 You cannot even resolve 621 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:18,830 the suffering right before your eyes, 622 00:30:18,830 --> 00:30:20,630 yet you claim you want to save me? 623 00:30:21,030 --> 00:30:22,360 This is not some "path." 624 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:24,170 It's hypocrisy! 625 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,070 ♪ I believe Heaven sees all ♪ 626 00:30:27,090 --> 00:30:29,360 ♪ Its wrath shines upon demons ♪ 627 00:30:29,470 --> 00:30:32,850 ♪ But who will show me mercy? ♪ 628 00:30:33,020 --> 00:30:34,530 ♪ I believe I'm innocent ♪ 629 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:39,860 ♪ Turned into dust and scattered away ♪ 630 00:30:40,610 --> 00:30:42,190 ♪ I accept the blame of numerous accusations ♪ 631 00:30:42,210 --> 00:30:44,670 ♪ I offer no defense ♪ 632 00:30:44,700 --> 00:30:48,180 ♪ I accept this as my only choice ♪ 633 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,230 ♪ I accept this trial of love fate has given me ♪ 634 00:30:51,250 --> 00:30:56,190 ♪ I take in both love and hate alike ♪ 635 00:31:01,310 --> 00:31:02,110 Master. 636 00:31:03,030 --> 00:31:03,550 Master? 637 00:31:06,750 --> 00:31:07,590 Master! 638 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:10,720 Master. 639 00:31:11,270 --> 00:31:12,240 Master! 640 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,550 I'm here. 641 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:19,440 Master. 642 00:31:19,750 --> 00:31:20,920 A letter has arrived from Chongling Valley, 643 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:22,640 saying the Immortality Pill is about to be completed. 644 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:23,110 Master, 645 00:31:23,350 --> 00:31:24,280 you can be saved. 646 00:31:26,510 --> 00:31:27,840 When are we setting off? 647 00:31:28,110 --> 00:31:28,840 Setting off? 648 00:31:29,030 --> 00:31:29,750 Where to? 649 00:31:30,270 --> 00:31:31,470 To Chongling Valley. 650 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,310 Master, your time is almost up, 651 00:31:33,310 --> 00:31:34,880 and the Immortality Pill happens to be almost ready. 652 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:35,790 They can prolong your life 653 00:31:35,790 --> 00:31:36,750 and make you immortal. 654 00:31:36,750 --> 00:31:37,810 This is great news. 655 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:39,610 We're not going. 656 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:40,680 Why? 657 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,160 I lost my jade tablet. 658 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:46,240 It was hidden in the chicken coop. 659 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:47,070 I found it. 660 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:48,830 I haven't been feeling well these past few days. 661 00:31:48,830 --> 00:31:49,560 I can't walk. 662 00:31:50,110 --> 00:31:50,960 Perfect timing. 663 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:52,240 Chongling Valley has plenty of doctors. 664 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:53,840 They can treat your illness. 665 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,440 Anyway, we are simply not going. 666 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:57,960 Why? 667 00:31:58,310 --> 00:32:00,510 Master, don't you want to live forever? 668 00:32:02,790 --> 00:32:03,520 My disciple, 669 00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,440 do you like the sun? 670 00:32:05,750 --> 00:32:07,350 Master, it's the wine talking again. 671 00:32:07,350 --> 00:32:09,240 Just tell me whether you like it or not. 672 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:10,040 Of course I do. 673 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:11,960 Its light nourishes all things 674 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:12,960 and shines upon every corner. 675 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,360 Everything in the world lives by its grace. 676 00:32:16,870 --> 00:32:18,310 What if the sun 677 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:20,310 stayed in the sky forever? 678 00:32:22,110 --> 00:32:22,960 Forever? 679 00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:25,770 All things must come to an end. 680 00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:28,110 Only when the sun sets can the moon rise. 681 00:32:28,110 --> 00:32:29,890 As I walk down the mountain, 682 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:31,480 others will walk up. 683 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,010 My disciple, you still have much to learn. 684 00:32:47,310 --> 00:32:49,030 As I walk down the mountain, 685 00:32:49,110 --> 00:32:50,590 others will walk up. 686 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,290 My disciple, you still have much to learn. 687 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,070 Immortal Xin, do you want this? 688 00:32:57,070 --> 00:32:59,350 Where did you get this Gongshan Jade Tablet? 689 00:32:59,350 --> 00:33:00,350 I've only got this one piece. 690 00:33:00,350 --> 00:33:01,550 I wanted to sell it for a high price, 691 00:33:01,550 --> 00:33:02,880 but I heard yours had been stolen. 692 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:03,750 Since we have a good relationship, 693 00:33:03,750 --> 00:33:04,680 I thought I'd offer it to you first. 694 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:05,640 The price is negotiable. 695 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:06,700 Do you know what the Gongshan Jade Tablet 696 00:33:06,700 --> 00:33:07,450 is for? 697 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:08,790 Of course I do. 698 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:10,030 To exchange for the Immortality Pill, 699 00:33:10,030 --> 00:33:10,960 to live forever. 700 00:33:11,270 --> 00:33:13,270 Then why are you selling it for money? 701 00:33:13,270 --> 00:33:14,830 The Immortality Pill is a divine medicine. 702 00:33:14,830 --> 00:33:15,880 Your immortal sects don't even have enough for yourselves. 703 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:17,160 How could I ever get a share? 704 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:18,360 Besides, I'm so poor— 705 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,180 what's the point of living that long anyway? 706 00:33:22,590 --> 00:33:23,400 In fact, 707 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,750 there's a small problem with this jade tablet. 708 00:33:26,750 --> 00:33:27,270 Let me see it. 709 00:33:27,270 --> 00:33:29,070 Tell me if you're buying it first. 710 00:33:29,070 --> 00:33:30,130 Let me see it first. 711 00:33:33,110 --> 00:33:34,440 This is not a Gongshan Jade Tablet. 712 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:36,440 How is it not a Gongshan Jade Tablet? 713 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:37,680 Legend has it that to prevent these jade tablets 714 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,270 from being forged, Divine Doctor Su 715 00:33:39,270 --> 00:33:40,960 specially obtained a piece of 716 00:33:41,030 --> 00:33:42,440 ancient sinking jade from Gongshan. 717 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:43,000 This jade 718 00:33:43,310 --> 00:33:45,310 is smooth and warm, with crystal-clear essence. 719 00:33:45,310 --> 00:33:47,510 There's definitely no second piece like it in this world. 720 00:33:47,510 --> 00:33:49,110 After making 30 jade tablets, 721 00:33:49,110 --> 00:33:50,350 there were some leftover scraps 722 00:33:50,350 --> 00:33:51,960 that got tossed into the back mountain, 723 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:53,350 and I happened to pick them up. 724 00:33:53,350 --> 00:33:54,550 The materials were limited, 725 00:33:54,550 --> 00:33:55,610 so it's a bit small, 726 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:57,830 but there are definitely no quality problems. 727 00:33:57,830 --> 00:33:59,000 So you do know it's small. 728 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,070 The size is different, for starters. 729 00:34:00,070 --> 00:34:02,270 As long as the material's the same, it's fine, right? 730 00:34:02,270 --> 00:34:03,310 Besides, everyone knows 731 00:34:03,310 --> 00:34:04,350 you have one. 732 00:34:04,750 --> 00:34:05,880 So if you take this fake one, 733 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:07,410 no one will suspect a thing. 734 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:09,480 100 taels. 735 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:11,199 100 taels for 736 00:34:11,230 --> 00:34:12,630 a chance at immortality— 737 00:34:12,710 --> 00:34:13,710 it can't be a loss. 738 00:34:14,150 --> 00:34:15,070 How many more do you have? 739 00:34:15,070 --> 00:34:15,929 I want them all. 740 00:34:16,030 --> 00:34:17,159 Just this one piece. 741 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:19,840 This matter is not as simple as you think. 742 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:21,360 You hang around Chongling Valley all day. 743 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:22,489 You should know that 744 00:34:22,670 --> 00:34:23,780 someone has already died because of this. 745 00:34:23,780 --> 00:34:24,639 You are a mortal 746 00:34:24,810 --> 00:34:25,610 with no magic, 747 00:34:25,630 --> 00:34:26,860 yet you possess a great treasure. 748 00:34:26,860 --> 00:34:28,540 It's inevitable to attract greedy wolves. 749 00:34:28,540 --> 00:34:29,480 Be careful, or in the end, 750 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:31,960 you may not gain the fortune you seek, but instead lose your life. 751 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:32,670 It's not like that. I... 752 00:34:32,670 --> 00:34:33,870 This is the last time. 753 00:34:34,230 --> 00:34:35,630 Don't sell this anymore. 754 00:34:37,510 --> 00:34:37,800 But 755 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:38,860 the Gongshan Jade Tablet is a piece of jade after all. 756 00:34:38,860 --> 00:34:41,520 It can't be worth less than even one tael, can it? 757 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,219 You said so much just because you didn't want to pay, right? 758 00:34:54,219 --> 00:34:55,020 You're saying 759 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,510 the magical artifact she used is similar to mine? 760 00:34:57,510 --> 00:34:57,960 Yes. 761 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,440 She usually uses a machete. 762 00:35:00,670 --> 00:35:02,000 When wielded by spiritual energy, 763 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:02,710 it transforms into 764 00:35:02,710 --> 00:35:04,320 a moonlight-like magical artifact, 765 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:06,050 which is exceptionally sharp. 766 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:26,580 Senior Bai. 767 00:35:27,590 --> 00:35:28,720 What a coincidence. 768 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,070 It's not a coincidence. 769 00:35:30,070 --> 00:35:31,270 I was waiting for you. 770 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:39,590 Junior, you should recognize this magical artifact. 771 00:35:39,590 --> 00:35:41,800 Back then, our Grandmaster traveled through the wildlands of Cangwu 772 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:42,780 and, with his profound skills, 773 00:35:42,780 --> 00:35:44,480 he slew the Sun-Moon Two-Headed Beast. 774 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:45,840 That demon had a bird's head and a serpent's tail, 775 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:47,550 two heads on one body, and wings on its ribs. 776 00:35:47,550 --> 00:35:48,840 Its feathers were dazzling— 777 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:50,590 half blazing like the sun, 778 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:52,510 the other half pure and bright like the moon. 779 00:35:52,510 --> 00:35:53,910 Our Grandmaster slew it, 780 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:55,760 took its core, plucked its feathers, 781 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:57,070 and refined them through secret methods. 782 00:35:57,070 --> 00:35:58,840 In the end, he forged 2 magical artifacts: 783 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:00,480 the Sun Splendor and the Moon Splendor. 784 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:01,760 I inherited the Sun Splendor 785 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,150 from my master. 786 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,960 Junior, as the eldest disciple of Xin Xie Manor, 787 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:06,960 did Senior Uncle 788 00:36:07,710 --> 00:36:09,640 pass the Moon Splendor down to you? 789 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:20,310 It is indeed as bright as the moon 790 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:21,620 and as cold as the wind. 791 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:23,480 Senior, 792 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:25,840 what exactly are you trying to say? 793 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:26,770 Half a month ago, 794 00:36:27,110 --> 00:36:29,070 an odd incident took place in the capital. 795 00:36:29,070 --> 00:36:30,220 To avenge her husband, 796 00:36:30,220 --> 00:36:31,330 a female cultivator surnamed Xin 797 00:36:31,330 --> 00:36:32,070 killed 4 court officials 798 00:36:32,070 --> 00:36:33,070 in succession. 799 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,670 Afterward, even under a joint manhunt by the immortal sects, 800 00:36:35,670 --> 00:36:37,480 she still managed to leave unscathed. 801 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:38,930 A friend of mine who saw her said 802 00:36:38,930 --> 00:36:39,640 she used 803 00:36:39,670 --> 00:36:41,670 a moonlight magical artifact similar to mine. 804 00:36:41,670 --> 00:36:42,600 I'd like to know— 805 00:36:43,190 --> 00:36:44,710 was that female cultivator in the capital 806 00:36:44,710 --> 00:36:45,550 you, Junior? 807 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:47,170 It wasn't me. 808 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:49,760 I have never been to the capital. 809 00:36:51,050 --> 00:36:51,730 Junior, you 810 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:53,320 left your sect a long time ago, 811 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,000 yet you only arrived at Chongling Valley a few days ago. 812 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,260 How could the journey have taken so long? 813 00:36:58,230 --> 00:37:00,030 I made a trip back to my hometown. 814 00:37:00,150 --> 00:37:02,210 I originally wanted to visit my aunt, 815 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:03,510 but when I got back, 816 00:37:03,710 --> 00:37:05,910 I found out she had already passed away. 817 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:07,110 So I stayed in Wei County 818 00:37:07,110 --> 00:37:08,840 to handle her funeral affairs. 819 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:10,670 Later, due to excessive grief 820 00:37:11,150 --> 00:37:12,920 and getting caught in the rain along the way, 821 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:14,180 I fell ill and fainted. 822 00:37:14,510 --> 00:37:15,070 Fortunately, 823 00:37:15,070 --> 00:37:16,470 a kind landlady saved me, 824 00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:18,960 and I stayed at the inn for a few extra days. 825 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,560 That's why I arrived late at Chongling Valley. 826 00:37:25,710 --> 00:37:27,220 If you don't believe me, Senior, 827 00:37:27,220 --> 00:37:28,590 you can go to Safe Haven Inn at Wuli Slope 828 00:37:28,590 --> 00:37:30,520 outside Wei County and ask around. 829 00:37:30,980 --> 00:37:32,320 The landlady and the staff there 830 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:33,450 can all vouch for me. 831 00:37:35,110 --> 00:37:35,910 I believe you. 832 00:37:36,230 --> 00:37:37,440 Since you said so, Junior, 833 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:38,770 of course I believe you. 834 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:41,230 Besides, 835 00:37:42,550 --> 00:37:43,840 I'm not yet married, 836 00:37:44,590 --> 00:37:46,050 and I don't have a husband. 837 00:37:47,150 --> 00:37:48,750 That was presumptuous of me. 838 00:37:50,830 --> 00:37:52,230 Sorry for bothering you for so long. 839 00:37:52,230 --> 00:37:53,290 I should leave now. 840 00:37:54,110 --> 00:37:55,370 Wait a minute, Senior. 841 00:38:03,780 --> 00:38:06,030 You brought me delicacies from my hometown. 842 00:38:06,030 --> 00:38:07,190 The food is precious, 843 00:38:07,190 --> 00:38:08,920 but your kindness is even more so. 844 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:09,630 I truly don't know 845 00:38:09,630 --> 00:38:10,830 how to repay you. 846 00:38:11,510 --> 00:38:14,170 Please accept this fragrance pendant as a gift. 847 00:38:16,070 --> 00:38:17,150 I made it myself. 848 00:38:17,590 --> 00:38:18,650 It's made of ebony, 849 00:38:18,710 --> 00:38:20,230 has a delicate, subtle scent, 850 00:38:20,230 --> 00:38:22,360 and can repel insects and mosquitoes. 851 00:38:25,070 --> 00:38:26,130 Thank you, Junior. 852 00:38:40,190 --> 00:38:40,990 Grandmaster. 853 00:38:59,630 --> 00:39:00,230 Master. 854 00:39:00,630 --> 00:39:01,830 Grandmaster is back. 855 00:39:10,710 --> 00:39:11,510 Miss Xin. 856 00:39:38,090 --> 00:39:40,530 [Clear Sky, Fresh Air] 857 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,220 They brought it upon themselves. 858 00:40:09,590 --> 00:40:11,480 You once told me, Master, 859 00:40:11,890 --> 00:40:13,180 that in this world there are broad paths 860 00:40:13,180 --> 00:40:14,240 and narrow trails. 861 00:40:14,590 --> 00:40:16,780 The broad paths are easy to travel, while the narrow trails are difficult. 862 00:40:16,780 --> 00:40:18,260 Yet what people seek 863 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:20,720 most often lies along those narrow trails. 864 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:21,960 Therefore, 865 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:23,760 if they want to get through, 866 00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:25,960 they have to risk their flesh and blood, 867 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,590 suffer broken bones, 868 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:29,500 and get bruised and battered. 869 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:34,080 That's driven by human greed. 870 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,030 What does it have to do with me? 871 00:40:57,870 --> 00:40:59,000 I taught you medicine 872 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:00,400 so you could make a living 873 00:41:00,550 --> 00:41:01,410 and save lives. 874 00:41:01,670 --> 00:41:03,070 I taught you the principles of being a decent person 875 00:41:03,070 --> 00:41:04,760 so you could grow into someone of integrity and ability, 876 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:06,570 not so you could twist words to evade guilt! 877 00:41:06,570 --> 00:41:07,760 You say that those who seek immortality 878 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:09,620 are all walking the narrow trail. 879 00:41:09,630 --> 00:41:10,410 Then tell me— 880 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:11,970 what about those ordinary people? 881 00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:12,880 Why should they lose their lives 882 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:14,150 for your pursuit of immortality? 883 00:41:14,150 --> 00:41:15,480 Is everything they seek 884 00:41:15,590 --> 00:41:16,800 also on that narrow trail?