1 00:01:37,930 --> 00:01:40,710 [Fate Chooses You] 2 00:01:41,350 --> 00:01:43,640 [Episode 18] 3 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,950 Welcome out of seclusion, Father. 4 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,410 Welcome out of seclusion, Father. 5 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,380 [Xia Xuanzi] 6 00:02:15,870 --> 00:02:16,750 Gui is dead? 7 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:18,030 Father, 8 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:19,630 Gui's last message 9 00:02:19,910 --> 00:02:21,110 was three months ago. 10 00:02:21,190 --> 00:02:22,840 He'd been dispatched by the Qinghong Sect 11 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:24,970 to the capital to protect an official. 12 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:35,660 [Shou Gong] 13 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,090 The one who killed Gui has come to North Xiang. 14 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:54,480 I'm going to meet her. 15 00:03:00,430 --> 00:03:00,960 Go. 16 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:02,750 Find her. 17 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,530 Prepare my clothes. 18 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:12,910 Yes! 19 00:03:39,310 --> 00:03:39,870 Here. 20 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:41,860 Careful, it's hot. 21 00:03:44,670 --> 00:03:46,070 Is it warm enough inside? 22 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,090 Senior, you eat too. 23 00:04:00,710 --> 00:04:02,240 What are you up to this time? 24 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,670 The temperature difference between day and night here is huge. 25 00:04:04,670 --> 00:04:06,870 At night, the cold wind cuts to the bone. 26 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,650 Immortals, you have to sleep in this sleeping bag 27 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:10,840 to rest well. 28 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,240 Immortals, look. 29 00:04:13,630 --> 00:04:14,560 Open it up, 30 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,769 and it's an enclosed sleeping bag. 31 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,120 Sleeping inside, 32 00:04:18,269 --> 00:04:20,800 it's windproof, cold-proof, and bug-proof. 33 00:04:22,390 --> 00:04:23,750 How much is it? 34 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:25,900 It has no price. 35 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,480 Ever since Craftsman Zhu made it, 36 00:04:28,830 --> 00:04:31,120 it's never been sold on the market. 37 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:32,390 Why? 38 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,260 The immortal sects forbid it. 39 00:04:37,159 --> 00:04:37,800 Not just 40 00:04:38,510 --> 00:04:40,159 this sleeping bag— 41 00:04:40,830 --> 00:04:42,680 any novel and practical items 42 00:04:42,830 --> 00:04:44,390 invented by our kind 43 00:04:44,870 --> 00:04:45,830 are forbidden from 44 00:04:45,830 --> 00:04:47,230 being sold on the market. 45 00:04:49,310 --> 00:04:49,830 So 46 00:04:50,070 --> 00:04:52,560 that's why you went to Lingji Mountain to steal books 47 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:53,430 to learn 48 00:04:53,430 --> 00:04:54,950 the immortal sects' techniques? 49 00:04:54,950 --> 00:04:56,210 That wasn't stealing. 50 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:56,830 We weren't 51 00:04:56,830 --> 00:04:58,230 after the immortal arts. 52 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,270 We just went to copy the Qiandie Five-Fire Technique 53 00:05:00,270 --> 00:05:02,390 from the Qiandie Scripture, which originally 54 00:05:02,390 --> 00:05:03,950 belonged to our Artisan Clan. 55 00:05:03,950 --> 00:05:05,070 Wasn't the Qiandie Scripture 56 00:05:05,070 --> 00:05:06,600 created by Mr. Lin Ye, 57 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,040 the seventh-generation leader of Lingji Mountain? 58 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,190 When Lin Ye once came to the mortal world to cultivate, 59 00:05:11,190 --> 00:05:13,510 he happened to encounter a master artisan of our clan 60 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:14,800 forging iron and casting swords. 61 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:15,870 He was struck by inspiration 62 00:05:15,870 --> 00:05:17,200 and stayed for a few days 63 00:05:17,270 --> 00:05:18,560 to learn this forging method 64 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:19,960 from our master artisan. 65 00:05:20,070 --> 00:05:21,630 After he returned to Lingji Mountain, 66 00:05:21,630 --> 00:05:23,160 it was through this forging method 67 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,920 that he came to comprehend the Qiandie Scripture. 68 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:25,520 Moreover, 69 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,560 without the master artisan's permission, 70 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:28,750 he recorded this method in detail 71 00:05:28,750 --> 00:05:30,430 in the scripture. 72 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,180 You wandering swindlers, 73 00:05:33,270 --> 00:05:34,270 there's no lie 74 00:05:34,270 --> 00:05:35,470 you wouldn't make up. 75 00:05:35,510 --> 00:05:36,970 Immortal, you don't know. 76 00:05:37,270 --> 00:05:39,730 That master artisan's name was Zhu Qiandie— 77 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,360 the very grand ancestor of Craftsman Zhu. 78 00:05:43,070 --> 00:05:44,430 We... 79 00:05:44,450 --> 00:05:46,190 We did steal your money, 80 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:47,680 but we... 81 00:05:48,310 --> 00:05:49,680 had no other choice. 82 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:03,490 This is the last one. 83 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:04,520 You eat it. 84 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:05,750 No need. 85 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:07,870 It's very good. 86 00:06:08,190 --> 00:06:10,920 I guess neither of you has ever tried this before. 87 00:06:11,510 --> 00:06:12,640 Indeed, we haven't. 88 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,830 This is called maize, 89 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:16,680 also known as Golden Tassel. 90 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:18,830 It can grow on dry hillsides 91 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:20,630 and needs only a little water to survive. 92 00:06:20,630 --> 00:06:22,680 Moreover, the yield is high, and it's easy to store. 93 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,130 You can steam it, boil it, 94 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:25,820 or roast it. 95 00:06:26,150 --> 00:06:27,880 It can also be ground into flour 96 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:29,500 and cooked into porridge. 97 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,360 Yuedong has suffered severe droughts in recent years. 98 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:32,920 That region is mostly mountainous. 99 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:34,980 If commoners could grow more of this, 100 00:06:35,430 --> 00:06:37,159 so many wouldn't have died. 101 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:39,920 If it's really as good as you say, 102 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,750 why don't you grow it yourselves? 103 00:06:41,750 --> 00:06:42,680 You'd have to 104 00:06:43,070 --> 00:06:44,930 ask your immortal sects about it. 105 00:06:45,270 --> 00:06:46,630 If you don't know how to speak properly, 106 00:06:46,630 --> 00:06:47,830 keep your mouth shut. 107 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:50,500 She told you to shut up. 108 00:06:51,390 --> 00:06:54,070 Immortal sects need spiritual energy for cultivation. 109 00:06:54,070 --> 00:06:54,680 Besides 110 00:06:54,950 --> 00:06:56,920 the naturally endowed blessed lands, 111 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:57,580 spirit rice 112 00:06:57,750 --> 00:07:00,070 is one of the major sources of spiritual energy. 113 00:07:00,070 --> 00:07:01,480 But spirit rice is rare. 114 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,120 A full mu of land barely yields a single bowl. 115 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,050 Instructed by the immortal sects, 116 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,190 the government encourages the commoners to grow more rice 117 00:07:08,190 --> 00:07:10,600 while heavily taxing other crops. 118 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,430 Especially the Golden Tassel— 119 00:07:12,430 --> 00:07:13,680 the government controls the seed supply 120 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,390 and keeps squeezing people at every turn. 121 00:07:15,390 --> 00:07:17,510 There's no profit in it for the commoners, 122 00:07:17,510 --> 00:07:19,110 so they simply don't grow it. 123 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,330 Then how did you get this? 124 00:07:22,330 --> 00:07:23,800 Seeds buried in the soil 125 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:25,510 can sprout with just a little water. 126 00:07:25,510 --> 00:07:26,830 Just like dandelions— 127 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:27,950 they take root 128 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:29,600 wherever they land. 129 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,510 The immortal sects may control the Central Plains, 130 00:07:31,510 --> 00:07:32,950 but some grow in North Xiang. 131 00:07:32,950 --> 00:07:34,000 Even if they manage to 132 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,310 control North Xiang in the future, 133 00:07:35,310 --> 00:07:36,040 who knows— 134 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,530 somewhere in another remote ravine, 135 00:07:37,530 --> 00:07:39,530 the Golden Tassel might grow again. 136 00:07:39,750 --> 00:07:41,350 You can never wipe it all out. 137 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:43,730 Just like this tower ship, 138 00:07:44,159 --> 00:07:46,090 everything leaves traces behind. 139 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,010 They can't be wiped out. 140 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:49,450 They can't be wiped out. 141 00:08:21,510 --> 00:08:22,630 Mother! 142 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:25,870 Mother! 143 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:34,030 Mother! 144 00:08:38,909 --> 00:08:39,510 Mother! 145 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,600 Mother, where are you going? 146 00:08:41,909 --> 00:08:43,510 Mother, where are you going? 147 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,270 Don't leave me behind. 148 00:08:45,870 --> 00:08:47,390 I will be good. 149 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,270 Mother, don't leave me! 150 00:08:53,150 --> 00:08:55,720 Mother, don't leave me! 151 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,000 Mother! 152 00:08:57,870 --> 00:09:00,000 You monster—neither human nor ghost— 153 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:01,630 you should just die here! 154 00:09:01,630 --> 00:09:02,510 Mother! 155 00:09:12,030 --> 00:09:13,030 Mother! 156 00:09:17,670 --> 00:09:18,750 Mother! 157 00:09:20,790 --> 00:09:21,910 Mother! 158 00:09:24,750 --> 00:09:25,840 Mother! 159 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:37,490 Have you seen Xunmu? 160 00:10:38,030 --> 00:10:40,120 Vajra Xunmu said the room was too stuffy 161 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:41,480 and wanted to go out for some fresh air. 162 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:42,120 Go find her 163 00:10:42,510 --> 00:10:43,910 and keep a close eye on her. 164 00:10:43,910 --> 00:10:44,510 Yes. 165 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:49,910 Didn't you see me today? 166 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:51,920 Why did you ignore me? 167 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:54,370 What do you want? 168 00:10:56,790 --> 00:10:58,190 It's been so long since we 169 00:10:58,270 --> 00:11:00,200 last saw each other in the capital. 170 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:01,630 I came to say hello. 171 00:11:03,270 --> 00:11:04,200 We're not close. 172 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:05,480 Not close? 173 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,080 But I know 174 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:09,280 quite a lot about you. 175 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:11,360 For instance, 176 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,270 a certain female cultivator killed Mr. Gui, 177 00:11:14,270 --> 00:11:16,510 provoking the Master of the Bishui Branch to seek revenge. 178 00:11:16,510 --> 00:11:17,510 Right after that, 179 00:11:17,670 --> 00:11:19,550 a man showed up at their door 180 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:21,920 and wiped out the entire branch. 181 00:11:23,270 --> 00:11:24,150 That was you, 182 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:25,840 wasn't it? 183 00:11:27,630 --> 00:11:29,030 What exactly do you want? 184 00:11:29,670 --> 00:11:30,360 Scared? 185 00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:33,600 If I wanted to expose you, 186 00:11:33,870 --> 00:11:35,400 I would've done so already. 187 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:37,130 Get to the point. 188 00:11:38,550 --> 00:11:40,240 Those three burdens you're traveling with 189 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:42,120 don't look like cultivators. 190 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,690 Now that you're in North Xiang, 191 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,420 can you still act so tough? 192 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:52,770 How about we make a deal? 193 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:54,720 You help me kill Wenyin, 194 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:55,790 that big brute, 195 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:57,170 and I promise 196 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,640 I won't cause you any trouble in the future. 197 00:12:02,390 --> 00:12:03,240 That's all? 198 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:05,600 What do you want then? 199 00:12:06,030 --> 00:12:06,960 I want you to 200 00:12:07,660 --> 00:12:08,990 help me find something. 201 00:12:10,790 --> 00:12:11,670 Let's hear it. 202 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,000 Sunblock Banner. 203 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:16,100 I don't believe 204 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:17,840 there's anything in this world 205 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,300 that money cannot settle. 206 00:12:19,390 --> 00:12:21,920 I'll give you 50 taels for your superior room. 207 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:23,600 No. 208 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,200 Then 100 taels... 209 00:12:26,910 --> 00:12:28,040 for your entire inn. 210 00:12:29,270 --> 00:12:30,240 A hundred taels? 211 00:12:30,870 --> 00:12:32,930 That doesn't quite seem like enough. 212 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,510 Then that means there's room to negotiate. 213 00:12:35,510 --> 00:12:36,570 Two hundred taels. 214 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:37,120 Two... 215 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:42,150 Money is a good thing— 216 00:12:42,150 --> 00:12:43,840 so long as you live long enough 217 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,480 to spend it. 218 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:54,510 You can stay in my room. 219 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:56,040 Enchantress? 220 00:13:03,030 --> 00:13:03,670 Sir? 221 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:22,600 Senior, 222 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,000 what are you thinking about? 223 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:25,910 I was thinking 224 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:27,930 how we've never heard of 225 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,940 any of the things they mentioned. 226 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:31,570 The flying tower ships, 227 00:13:32,110 --> 00:13:34,150 indestructible mechanical puppets, 228 00:13:34,150 --> 00:13:34,790 and cannons with a range 229 00:13:34,790 --> 00:13:35,910 of over 100 zhang— 230 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:37,960 we've never heard of any of them. 231 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,090 Isn't that strange? 232 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:41,120 If civilization 233 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,450 among the Human Race 234 00:13:42,510 --> 00:13:43,510 had truly reached such heights 235 00:13:43,510 --> 00:13:44,440 over 1,000 years ago, 236 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:45,370 as they claimed, 237 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:46,910 then how could we have known 238 00:13:46,910 --> 00:13:48,390 absolutely nothing about it? 239 00:13:48,390 --> 00:13:50,080 If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, 240 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:51,360 I definitely would've thought 241 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:52,560 they were lying to me. 242 00:13:53,390 --> 00:13:54,520 That's not strange. 243 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:56,700 Everything can be buried. 244 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:58,510 But as long as someone conceives of it, 245 00:13:58,510 --> 00:14:00,170 someone will bring it to life. 246 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,630 Just like this desert— 247 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,000 it's buried far too many things. 248 00:14:04,910 --> 00:14:05,480 Senior, 249 00:14:06,030 --> 00:14:08,110 none of this has anything to do with us. 250 00:14:08,110 --> 00:14:08,910 Doesn't it? 251 00:14:10,150 --> 00:14:10,720 No. 252 00:14:16,390 --> 00:14:16,960 Sheng, 253 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,120 I remember you once told me 254 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,360 that you're also from North Xiang. 255 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:22,820 Where was your home again? 256 00:14:26,550 --> 00:14:27,600 I was wandering everywhere. 257 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:28,860 How could I have a home? 258 00:14:30,750 --> 00:14:31,270 Senior, 259 00:14:31,550 --> 00:14:32,550 go to sleep early. 260 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:01,080 Bite her. 261 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:02,900 Go on, bite. 262 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:03,870 Bite! 263 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:06,170 Don't be afraid. 264 00:15:06,670 --> 00:15:08,510 Let my precious take a bite. 265 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:10,510 It won't kill you! 266 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:15,550 It bit you! 267 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:16,650 I've fed this Baihua snake 268 00:15:16,650 --> 00:15:17,670 on poison sacs 269 00:15:17,670 --> 00:15:18,870 for a full 100 days. 270 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,080 Just now I soaked it in pufferfish blood. 271 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:22,000 This is the moment 272 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,800 its poison is at its most potent! 273 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,320 How do you feel? 274 00:15:26,670 --> 00:15:27,530 How do you feel? 275 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,800 The poison has taken effect. 276 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:36,530 Faster than I expected. 277 00:15:36,750 --> 00:15:37,630 Much faster. 278 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:38,840 Great. 279 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:40,270 Great! 280 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,060 You have to hold on. 281 00:15:44,270 --> 00:15:45,200 You mustn't die, 282 00:15:45,510 --> 00:15:46,310 do you hear me? 283 00:15:46,630 --> 00:15:48,030 You absolutely cannot die! 284 00:15:48,030 --> 00:15:49,090 You must wait for me 285 00:15:49,670 --> 00:15:52,270 to refine the Baihua Spirit-Nourishing Pill. 286 00:16:04,790 --> 00:16:06,360 Father has not yet seen... 287 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:08,610 He'll never get to see it... 288 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:23,270 Sheng, 289 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,240 you'd better run faster. 290 00:16:26,510 --> 00:16:27,940 If I catch you, 291 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,000 you'll wish you were dead. 292 00:17:06,589 --> 00:17:08,750 She's been poisoned by Seventh Brother's snake. 293 00:17:08,750 --> 00:17:09,880 She can't get far. 294 00:17:10,589 --> 00:17:11,720 Split up and search! 295 00:17:29,890 --> 00:17:32,240 [Yunhan Inn] 296 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,680 I remember your surname is Lu. 297 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:33,480 How about this? 298 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:34,140 From now on, 299 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:35,130 I'll call you Lu. 300 00:17:36,070 --> 00:17:36,550 Lu, 301 00:17:37,030 --> 00:17:38,640 why did you come to North Xiang? 302 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,240 Are you here on business for Chongling Valley? 303 00:17:41,830 --> 00:17:42,690 What about you? 304 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:44,210 What are you doing here? 305 00:17:45,110 --> 00:17:45,680 My father 306 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,290 sent me here to deal with a group of demonic cultivators. 307 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:51,900 Demonic cultivators? 308 00:17:52,030 --> 00:17:52,830 That's right. 309 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:53,920 It's a cult 310 00:17:54,270 --> 00:17:55,930 called the Wushuang Society. 311 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:57,920 They recently 312 00:17:58,270 --> 00:17:59,750 stole from our family's Scripture Pavilion 313 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:01,280 and injured our disciples. 314 00:18:01,590 --> 00:18:02,720 I heard that they've 315 00:18:02,940 --> 00:18:04,750 fled to North Xiang these past few days. 316 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:05,310 Lu, 317 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,210 let me tell you a secret. 318 00:18:07,270 --> 00:18:08,920 I've heard this group of demonic cultivators 319 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,450 is planning something big. 320 00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:12,070 If they succeed... 321 00:18:13,310 --> 00:18:15,440 things will become very troublesome. 322 00:18:19,350 --> 00:18:21,680 Are those people behind you your friends? 323 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:25,160 Yes, 324 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,100 my friends. 325 00:18:29,070 --> 00:18:30,160 I'm Lin Muhan, 326 00:18:30,350 --> 00:18:31,680 Young Sect Master of Lingji Mountain. 327 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:32,810 Nice to meet you all. 328 00:18:33,750 --> 00:18:35,310 -Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 329 00:18:35,310 --> 00:18:37,440 Lingji Mountain... an immortal sect! 330 00:18:40,350 --> 00:18:41,920 This buddy of mine aspires to join an immortal sect 331 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,160 and pursue cultivation, 332 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:44,240 but he lacks the immortal perception. 333 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:45,720 He's not destined to join you. 334 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:46,720 Immortal sect... 335 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:48,270 Why don't... 336 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:49,960 we move him next door 337 00:18:50,350 --> 00:18:52,200 so as not to disturb your catch-up? 338 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:52,680 Right! 339 00:18:53,350 --> 00:18:53,880 Let's go. 340 00:18:54,070 --> 00:18:54,600 Let's go. 341 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:02,440 Come on. 342 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:07,680 Lu, 343 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:09,030 your friend 344 00:19:09,030 --> 00:19:10,400 looks seriously injured. 345 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:11,790 Do you need any help? 346 00:19:13,590 --> 00:19:15,400 He was accidentally bitten by something venomous. 347 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:16,830 My friends have gone to find medicine. 348 00:19:16,830 --> 00:19:17,430 Medicine? 349 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:18,510 You can just ask me. 350 00:19:18,510 --> 00:19:19,390 I brought some Yangyuan Pills. 351 00:19:19,390 --> 00:19:20,000 No need. 352 00:19:24,790 --> 00:19:25,240 But... 353 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,000 how did you get involved 354 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,330 with that enchantress? 355 00:19:29,510 --> 00:19:31,170 This enchantress is leaving. 356 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:34,440 Don't forget our deal. 357 00:19:39,110 --> 00:19:39,790 What deal? 358 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:41,510 Nothing. 359 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:46,110 Since we've crossed paths, 360 00:19:46,110 --> 00:19:47,240 I ought to warn you— 361 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,310 she is one of 362 00:19:49,310 --> 00:19:50,750 the Eight Vajras of the Qinghong Sect. 363 00:19:50,750 --> 00:19:52,010 She may look harmless, 364 00:19:52,030 --> 00:19:53,630 but she's actually perverse 365 00:19:53,790 --> 00:19:55,030 and ruthless. 366 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:56,260 Think about it— 367 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:57,680 having survived in a place 368 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:58,270 like the Qinghong Sect 369 00:19:58,270 --> 00:19:59,350 and reached that position, 370 00:19:59,350 --> 00:20:00,480 could she be simple? 371 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:01,960 No. 372 00:20:02,550 --> 00:20:04,010 You're too kind-hearted. 373 00:20:04,510 --> 00:20:06,240 You mustn't be deceived by her. 374 00:20:06,830 --> 00:20:07,720 I know. 375 00:20:21,550 --> 00:20:22,510 Sir, feel free to look around. 376 00:20:22,510 --> 00:20:23,440 Hey, attendant! 377 00:20:23,830 --> 00:20:24,830 A bowl of noodles. 378 00:20:27,510 --> 00:20:28,240 Take a look at this one. 379 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,070 Meat buns. We have them all. Take a look. 380 00:20:30,070 --> 00:20:30,880 I'd like one. 381 00:20:31,830 --> 00:20:32,690 Stop. Don't go. 382 00:20:34,070 --> 00:20:35,600 Whose little buddy is this? 383 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:36,830 Are you lost? 384 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:38,320 Can't find your way home? 385 00:20:40,790 --> 00:20:41,920 Don't rush off. 386 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:43,400 Where is your family? 387 00:20:43,590 --> 00:20:44,810 Do you want to come back with us? 388 00:20:44,810 --> 00:20:46,470 We'll help you find your home. 389 00:20:47,910 --> 00:20:48,600 Look at him— 390 00:20:49,140 --> 00:20:50,100 that face, 391 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:51,480 those eyes... 392 00:20:52,270 --> 00:20:54,030 Perfect to sell to a wealthy household 393 00:20:54,030 --> 00:20:55,000 as a servant boy. 394 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,070 Please stop, all of you. 395 00:20:59,070 --> 00:20:59,750 Let go. 396 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,680 You're stirring up trouble. 397 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,750 Be careful you don't bring trouble upon yourselves. 398 00:21:03,750 --> 00:21:04,960 Today, I'll show you 399 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,480 what real trouble looks like! 400 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:06,960 Get him! 401 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:15,170 This isn't over! 402 00:21:15,270 --> 00:21:16,270 Go. Let's go! 403 00:21:17,030 --> 00:21:18,290 You saved their lives, 404 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:20,900 but they don't appreciate it. 405 00:21:21,830 --> 00:21:22,760 I walk my own path 406 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:24,860 and do as my heart sees fit. 407 00:21:26,750 --> 00:21:29,210 Thank you, senior, for sparing their lives. 408 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:33,210 You're from Tianyin Mountain. 409 00:21:33,750 --> 00:21:35,280 My cultivation is shallow. 410 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:36,790 I have not yet had the fortune 411 00:21:36,790 --> 00:21:38,250 to pass through that gate. 412 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,740 Are you willing to cultivate with me? 413 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:52,100 No, thanks. 414 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,920 Since childhood, I've been determined to join Tianyin Mountain 415 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,050 and cultivate the Path of Detachment. 416 00:21:57,590 --> 00:21:58,200 Why? 417 00:21:58,830 --> 00:22:00,090 To attain the Great Way 418 00:22:00,270 --> 00:22:02,000 and protect all living beings. 419 00:22:04,270 --> 00:22:05,880 If you cultivate the Path of Detachment, 420 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,010 how can you protect all living beings? 421 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:09,550 Govern by law, 422 00:22:10,310 --> 00:22:12,070 and judge all by the same measure. 423 00:22:12,070 --> 00:22:13,600 The law spares no nobility, 424 00:22:13,730 --> 00:22:15,730 just as a mirror does not hide flaws. 425 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:16,720 Whose law? 426 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,680 The righteous laws of the Heavenly Way. 427 00:22:25,340 --> 00:22:26,670 Heaven knows no emotion 428 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,000 and sees all things as but specks of dust. 429 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,480 Since you follow the Heavenly Way, 430 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,340 you should conform to its nature: 431 00:22:32,790 --> 00:22:35,650 the strong prey upon the weak, the fittest survive, 432 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,450 and all things live and perish in endless cycles. 433 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,880 What need is there for you to intervene? 434 00:22:42,750 --> 00:22:44,030 Under the Heavenly Way, 435 00:22:44,030 --> 00:22:45,440 the Way of Humanity has collapsed, 436 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,170 and injustice runs unchecked. 437 00:22:47,350 --> 00:22:48,960 The powerful act without restraint, 438 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,160 fabricating justifications 439 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:51,290 to do as they please. 440 00:22:51,830 --> 00:22:53,750 They treat human lives like weeds, 441 00:22:53,750 --> 00:22:55,680 seizing profits for their own use, 442 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,210 making the strong stronger 443 00:22:57,270 --> 00:22:58,670 and the weak even weaker. 444 00:22:59,110 --> 00:23:01,040 The strong are infinitely greedy, 445 00:23:01,070 --> 00:23:02,270 plundering by force, 446 00:23:02,510 --> 00:23:04,440 while the weak struggle humbly to survive, 447 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,840 suffering unspeakably. 448 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:07,140 Therefore, 449 00:23:07,350 --> 00:23:08,480 since I've chosen 450 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:09,680 to practice this path 451 00:23:09,830 --> 00:23:11,160 and gained my power 452 00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:13,440 through the teachings of the Heavenly Way, 453 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:14,900 I have the responsibility 454 00:23:15,110 --> 00:23:16,160 to act upon it 455 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:17,720 and right what is wrong. 456 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:18,400 Naive! 457 00:23:20,980 --> 00:23:21,840 Do you know that 458 00:23:22,030 --> 00:23:23,680 although most of us cultivators 459 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,710 claim to follow the Heavenly Way, 460 00:23:26,110 --> 00:23:26,880 in reality, 461 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,020 they practice the Way of Humanity? 462 00:23:29,020 --> 00:23:30,550 What is the Way of Humanity? 463 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,150 The Way is a road. 464 00:23:32,750 --> 00:23:34,140 When enough people walk it, 465 00:23:34,140 --> 00:23:35,430 it becomes 466 00:23:35,450 --> 00:23:36,510 the established order. 467 00:23:36,510 --> 00:23:38,840 To go against it and forge a different road 468 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,420 will only bring harm to yourself and others. 469 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,280 Thank you for your guidance, 470 00:23:46,350 --> 00:23:47,350 but I do not agree. 471 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,110 Your heart is not free of attachment. 472 00:23:54,110 --> 00:23:56,270 The mortal world still has its hold on you. 473 00:23:56,270 --> 00:23:57,330 Little do you know, 474 00:23:57,750 --> 00:23:59,920 benevolence is a blade that cuts slowly, 475 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:02,250 and love is a poison that gnaws to the bone. 476 00:24:02,310 --> 00:24:03,550 To seek gain and avoid harm, 477 00:24:03,550 --> 00:24:04,510 and to act on one's desires— 478 00:24:04,510 --> 00:24:05,640 that is human nature. 479 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:06,440 And yet you... 480 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,550 care about even just a few lives enough 481 00:24:09,550 --> 00:24:10,660 for them to weigh on 482 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:11,960 your conscience. 483 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,240 How, then, will you ever grasp 484 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,370 the essence of the Path of Detachment? 485 00:24:17,070 --> 00:24:19,270 If you can't see through this delusion, 486 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,310 it will one day devour you. 487 00:24:27,270 --> 00:24:28,800 I thought too highly of you. 488 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:30,660 Where are you heading? 489 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:31,650 North Xiang. 490 00:24:34,590 --> 00:24:35,920 We happen to be going the same way. 491 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:37,780 I still have matters to attend to. 492 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,010 I can only leave once they are settled. 493 00:24:40,310 --> 00:24:42,240 The path I take is different from yours, 494 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:43,970 so we're not going the same way. 495 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:53,240 I'll be going now. 496 00:25:13,790 --> 00:25:14,440 Guys, 497 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:16,400 look who it is. 498 00:25:17,070 --> 00:25:19,000 We've met that little buddy again. 499 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,880 Murder! Murder! 500 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,110 One missing. 501 00:25:46,830 --> 00:25:48,630 Please... Please don't kill me! 502 00:25:48,750 --> 00:25:49,950 Please don't kill me! 503 00:25:50,030 --> 00:25:51,230 Please don't kill me! 504 00:26:06,110 --> 00:26:07,310 M-Murder! 505 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:09,400 Murder! 506 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:13,750 Murder! 507 00:26:24,380 --> 00:26:26,440 [Xutuo City] 508 00:26:25,030 --> 00:26:27,120 One tael of silver per draw! 509 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:27,750 Come on! 510 00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:29,920 Pay first, then draw a ticket! 511 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:31,310 One tael of silver— 512 00:26:31,310 --> 00:26:33,350 no tricks, no scams, 513 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:34,400 and it just might 514 00:26:34,420 --> 00:26:36,480 tell your fortune for the whole year! 515 00:26:36,510 --> 00:26:39,000 If you draw this slip for the grand prize, 516 00:26:39,830 --> 00:26:42,510 this horse will be yours for free! 517 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:43,830 Come on! 518 00:26:43,830 --> 00:26:45,290 Really? I'll give it a try! 519 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:46,960 One draw! 520 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:48,270 One draw—one tael! 521 00:26:48,310 --> 00:26:49,160 Come and draw! 522 00:26:49,350 --> 00:26:49,950 Slow down. 523 00:26:50,510 --> 00:26:51,590 -How is it? -Don't rush! 524 00:26:51,590 --> 00:26:51,960 Don't rush. 525 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:52,550 Did you win? 526 00:26:52,550 --> 00:26:53,000 No. 527 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:54,640 Check quickly if you won. 528 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:55,480 There are draws for everyone. 529 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:56,400 Did anyone win? 530 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:57,310 Did you win? 531 00:26:57,310 --> 00:26:58,270 Did anyone win? 532 00:26:58,590 --> 00:26:59,510 No, no. 533 00:26:59,510 --> 00:27:00,830 It's fine if you didn't win! 534 00:27:00,830 --> 00:27:01,590 Give me another draw! 535 00:27:01,590 --> 00:27:02,700 Buddy, no luck this time just means 536 00:27:02,700 --> 00:27:04,560 the grand prize is still in there, 537 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,160 waiting for the really lucky one! 538 00:27:07,750 --> 00:27:09,000 This is a horse! 539 00:27:09,270 --> 00:27:10,830 It's a living horse! 540 00:27:11,070 --> 00:27:11,960 A horse— 541 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:14,080 how much hard work 542 00:27:14,110 --> 00:27:16,170 does it take to earn yourself a horse? 543 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:17,830 Isn't this a scam? 544 00:27:17,830 --> 00:27:19,000 I've drawn several times 545 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,060 and never won once. 546 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:21,440 Listen to yourself! 547 00:27:21,510 --> 00:27:22,110 This is definitely a scam! 548 00:27:22,110 --> 00:27:23,240 Everyone here saw me 549 00:27:23,270 --> 00:27:25,240 put the grand prize ticket in with their own eyes. 550 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:26,270 You didn't draw it; 551 00:27:26,270 --> 00:27:28,600 that just means your luck hasn't come yet! 552 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,570 There are only so many blank slips! 553 00:27:30,830 --> 00:27:32,200 The more blanks that get drawn, 554 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:33,110 the better 555 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,030 your chances! 556 00:27:35,610 --> 00:27:36,400 Are you in or not? 557 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:37,070 In or not? 558 00:27:37,070 --> 00:27:38,510 Come on, I'll draw five more! 559 00:27:38,510 --> 00:27:39,400 Come on! 560 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:40,790 Come on! 561 00:27:40,790 --> 00:27:42,790 One tael per draw! 562 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:46,380 Okay! Come on! 563 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:48,160 Okay, draw your slip! 564 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:49,110 Big win, big win! 565 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:50,480 Your chance to get rich is here! 566 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:51,110 Let's see 567 00:27:51,310 --> 00:27:53,310 how this buddy's luck is. 568 00:27:53,790 --> 00:27:54,680 I'll draw... 569 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:55,510 Okay. 570 00:27:56,310 --> 00:27:57,610 Let's see if you won. 571 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:58,170 How is it? 572 00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,960 Let's see. Let's see! 573 00:27:58,240 --> 00:27:59,750 [Horse] 574 00:28:00,270 --> 00:28:01,270 It has the character "horse" on it. 575 00:28:01,270 --> 00:28:02,270 What does it mean? 576 00:28:02,510 --> 00:28:03,440 You won! You won! 577 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:04,500 Congratulations! 578 00:28:04,510 --> 00:28:05,550 You won! You won! 579 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:07,260 This little buddy, 580 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:09,790 one look at you and I can tell you're a man of great fortune! 581 00:28:09,790 --> 00:28:11,190 Would you like the horse, 582 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,100 or would you prefer to cash it out? 583 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:14,290 I can cash it out too? 584 00:28:14,350 --> 00:28:15,200 Of course! 585 00:28:15,510 --> 00:28:17,240 Whatever the market price of the horse is, 586 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,170 I'll give you the amount in silver! 587 00:28:19,350 --> 00:28:20,240 Then I want silver! 588 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:21,550 Okay! Okay! 589 00:28:23,070 --> 00:28:24,330 You've struck it rich! 590 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:25,920 Congratulations, buddy. 591 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,480 You're a man of great wealth and fortune! 592 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:30,210 -Thank you. -Congratulations on your windfall! 593 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:31,350 This is the money. 594 00:28:31,350 --> 00:28:32,270 We're even now! 595 00:28:32,350 --> 00:28:32,790 Okay. 596 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:34,000 Okay. 597 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:36,480 Come on. 598 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,730 I'm returning the horse to you. 599 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,920 And here is the money we promised you. 600 00:28:43,270 --> 00:28:44,130 We're settled. 601 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:45,840 Thank you. Thank you. 602 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:48,240 Take care! 603 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:49,310 The water pouch is filled. 604 00:28:49,310 --> 00:28:50,000 In the bag, 605 00:28:50,020 --> 00:28:51,070 there are 20 flatbreads. 606 00:28:51,070 --> 00:28:52,130 Enough for 10 days. 607 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:53,320 Thank you. 608 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:00,480 What is this? 609 00:29:01,030 --> 00:29:02,000 I forgot to tell you. 610 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,400 These are tamarind candies from our shop, 611 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:04,260 our specialty. 612 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:05,680 Have a piece when you're feeling drowsy— 613 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,200 it can sharpen the mind and clear the head. 614 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:07,800 Thank you. 615 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:09,110 Senior, try one. 616 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:16,130 It's so sour. 617 00:29:16,550 --> 00:29:18,640 Spit it out. Be careful not to ruin your teeth. 618 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:20,310 How can it refresh your mind if it's not sour? 619 00:29:20,310 --> 00:29:21,110 You two enjoy. 620 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:22,030 I'll get back to work. 621 00:29:22,030 --> 00:29:23,630 Call me if you need anything. 622 00:29:33,590 --> 00:29:34,340 Let's go. 623 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,040 You can give it a try. Come on. 624 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:40,880 Come on, let's go. 625 00:29:44,030 --> 00:29:45,200 Done shopping. Let's head home. 626 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,260 Freshly baked meat buns, piping hot! 627 00:29:55,550 --> 00:29:56,960 You said earlier there was only one road 628 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,310 into the heart of North Xiang, 629 00:29:58,310 --> 00:29:59,920 and that's why we traveled together. 630 00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:01,830 Now we're in the city, and there are roads everywhere. 631 00:30:01,830 --> 00:30:03,070 Why are you still following us? 632 00:30:03,070 --> 00:30:03,590 What? 633 00:30:04,230 --> 00:30:05,490 You really want to die? 634 00:30:05,510 --> 00:30:06,350 No, no. 635 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:07,890 We owe you both 636 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:09,960 a great deal for looking after us along the way. 637 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:11,020 We made some money, 638 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,000 so we'd like to treat you to a meal. 639 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:13,830 You scammed the money. 640 00:30:13,830 --> 00:30:14,960 We want no part of it. 641 00:30:15,190 --> 00:30:16,720 How is that a scam? 642 00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:18,350 It was all voluntary. 643 00:30:18,590 --> 00:30:19,400 Make way, make way! 644 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:21,000 -Out of the way! -Move aside! 645 00:30:21,270 --> 00:30:22,510 It's those scammers. 646 00:30:22,790 --> 00:30:24,530 They cheated me out of a lot of money! 647 00:30:24,530 --> 00:30:26,200 You chose to play— and now you can't accept the loss? 648 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:27,440 What are you standing there for? Run! 649 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:27,880 After them! 650 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:28,410 Get them! 651 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:30,240 They're the ones who cheated me! 652 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:30,900 After them! 653 00:30:34,270 --> 00:30:34,880 Senior. 654 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:37,000 No need to stir up trouble. 655 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:37,530 Let's go. 656 00:30:38,830 --> 00:30:40,960 Bishui Branch has started seizing people again! 657 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:41,720 They took the leader 658 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:42,920 of the Fengyuan Camel Caravan earlier 659 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:44,000 and still haven't released him. 660 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:45,480 I can't get my goods transported out. 661 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,080 Who knows when this will end? 662 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:48,960 Don't wait for him. He's not coming out. 663 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:49,840 How would you know? 664 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,070 Last time he was helping me move cargo 665 00:30:51,070 --> 00:30:52,160 when someone from the Bishui Branch came 666 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:53,880 and said something about "water." 667 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:55,020 Then he acted like he was possessed, 668 00:30:55,020 --> 00:30:56,280 abandoned his camel caravan, and ran away. 669 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:57,310 He only came back recently, 670 00:30:57,310 --> 00:30:58,680 saying he'd been to the Central Plains 671 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,000 and brought back a slaughterer 672 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:00,960 who wiped out 673 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,420 the entire Bishui Branch. 674 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:03,790 Really? 675 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:08,440 Please wait, you two. 676 00:31:08,830 --> 00:31:09,510 Miss, 677 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:10,640 do you need something? 678 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:11,440 I'd like to ask 679 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:12,480 about the caravan leader 680 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:13,610 you just mentioned. 681 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:14,900 What does he look like? 682 00:31:24,270 --> 00:31:25,040 I'll go. 683 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:26,240 You wait for me here. 684 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:27,300 Let's go together. 685 00:31:34,630 --> 00:31:35,520 Another day, 686 00:31:35,550 --> 00:31:36,950 and still nothing for us. 687 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:38,360 Come on, let's drink! 688 00:31:38,510 --> 00:31:39,030 Cheers! 689 00:32:30,590 --> 00:32:31,250 It's you... 690 00:32:32,790 --> 00:32:33,880 You saved me. 691 00:32:35,070 --> 00:32:37,110 I have something I want to ask you. 692 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:38,880 Okay. 693 00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:42,480 And then, 694 00:32:42,830 --> 00:32:44,030 he let me go. 695 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:45,550 But I heard 696 00:32:46,350 --> 00:32:47,790 that later that night, someone 697 00:32:47,790 --> 00:32:49,920 killed everyone at the Bishui Branch. 698 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:51,440 That's a branch 699 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:52,640 of the Qinghong Sect. 700 00:32:52,830 --> 00:32:54,240 They usually had over 100 people 701 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:55,070 stationed there, 702 00:32:55,070 --> 00:32:56,880 all highly skilled in martial arts. 703 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:58,590 Legend has it that the Branch Master 704 00:32:58,590 --> 00:33:00,510 had reached the Golden Core Stage. 705 00:33:00,510 --> 00:33:01,070 However, 706 00:33:01,750 --> 00:33:02,790 they all died. 707 00:33:03,790 --> 00:33:05,050 Every last one of them. 708 00:33:08,750 --> 00:33:09,440 That person 709 00:33:09,510 --> 00:33:11,170 should be your friend, right? 710 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:12,400 He traveled thousands of miles 711 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:13,310 to avenge you. 712 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:15,830 He must value you very much. 713 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:20,720 Senior, 714 00:33:21,270 --> 00:33:22,070 are you okay? 715 00:33:23,550 --> 00:33:24,310 I'm fine. 716 00:33:41,190 --> 00:33:46,020 ♪ Spending a lifetime, I ask myself what I first sought ♪ 717 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:51,960 ♪ What is it my heart truly desires? ♪ 718 00:33:52,460 --> 00:33:55,450 ♪ Step by step up the immortal stairway ♪ 719 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:57,750 I was under a Spell of Utterance before— 720 00:33:55,870 --> 00:33:58,620 ♪ Paved with countless lost souls ♪ 721 00:33:58,480 --> 00:33:59,310 every time I drank water, I'd vomit. 722 00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:04,850 ♪ Who would dare destroy the ladder to immortality and end the path? ♪ 723 00:33:59,920 --> 00:34:02,240 But that day, it suddenly lifted. 724 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:03,720 Suddenly lifted? 725 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,880 Then there's no need to take your pulse. 726 00:34:05,190 --> 00:34:10,150 ♪ The sun blazes over the earth ♪ 727 00:34:06,350 --> 00:34:08,230 So you know how the spell was lifted, Divine Doctor Su? 728 00:34:08,230 --> 00:34:09,360 How else? 729 00:34:09,630 --> 00:34:11,159 It must have been pure luck. 730 00:34:11,170 --> 00:34:16,199 ♪ Yet it cannot warm every cold home below ♪ 731 00:34:11,630 --> 00:34:12,760 Don't overthink it. 732 00:34:13,190 --> 00:34:14,630 When Lu Qianqiao comes back, 733 00:34:14,630 --> 00:34:15,670 he will tell you 734 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,190 what really happened. 735 00:34:16,219 --> 00:34:19,820 ♪ I've heard cries that rend the heavens ♪ 736 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,360 The Spell of Utterance can only be cast by someone of a higher cultivation rank 737 00:34:19,969 --> 00:34:22,790 ♪ I hear the shame of parting ♪ 738 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:21,960 upon someone of a lower rank. 739 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:23,360 You're not very high-ranked. 740 00:34:22,810 --> 00:34:25,380 ♪ This immortal path admired by all ♪ 741 00:34:23,710 --> 00:34:25,400 It's normal you didn't sense it. 742 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,280 ♪ Can exist, or not exist ♪ 743 00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:28,030 Since you consider me your senior, 744 00:34:28,030 --> 00:34:29,110 I won't let you die. 745 00:34:28,310 --> 00:34:30,960 ♪ Once again I see the world's cold indifference ♪ 746 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,590 I have matters to attend to and must leave the valley for a while. 747 00:34:30,989 --> 00:34:34,230 ♪ Bending what I've cherished all my life ♪ 748 00:34:32,150 --> 00:34:33,630 I won't be able to look after you. 749 00:34:33,630 --> 00:34:34,510 After I leave, 750 00:34:34,260 --> 00:34:39,610 ♪ Illusions and vanity blind the eyes, how could one still care ♪ 751 00:34:34,710 --> 00:34:36,440 you must keep practicing the Fish Drinking Technique. 752 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:37,370 Don't slack off. 753 00:34:38,230 --> 00:34:38,960 I will. 754 00:34:40,570 --> 00:34:43,350 ♪ To let all walk ♪ 755 00:34:41,030 --> 00:34:41,670 Mr. Lu. 756 00:34:43,380 --> 00:34:46,310 ♪ The road to immortality ♪ 757 00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:46,330 Is what you're going to do 758 00:34:46,330 --> 00:34:52,560 ♪ I fear not defying immortal laws and sacred precepts ♪ 759 00:34:46,670 --> 00:34:47,440 dangerous? 760 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:49,699 Not dangerous. 761 00:34:52,790 --> 00:34:56,409 ♪ Let sin be punished, let desire be destroyed ♪ 762 00:34:57,350 --> 00:35:04,300 ♪ Yet the heart must never be forsaken ♪ 763 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:03,280 I have to find him. 764 00:35:07,030 --> 00:35:07,960 I need to see him. 765 00:35:20,220 --> 00:35:20,820 Master Lu, 766 00:35:21,230 --> 00:35:22,710 how is Changyuan's injury? 767 00:35:22,710 --> 00:35:24,040 The wound has festered, 768 00:35:24,110 --> 00:35:25,590 and the poison has spread to the vital organs. 769 00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:27,030 If the Lord of Rust-Sword and Lu Zhanying 770 00:35:27,030 --> 00:35:28,000 do not return with the Dragon Subduing Grass 771 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,030 before sunset, 772 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:30,400 I'm afraid 773 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,590 he won't make it through the night. 774 00:35:32,590 --> 00:35:34,030 A black sandstorm has risen outside. 775 00:35:34,030 --> 00:35:35,490 God knows when it'll pass. 776 00:35:35,690 --> 00:35:37,400 I'm worried that even if they find the herb, 777 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:39,000 they won't be able to find their way back. 778 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:39,550 No. 779 00:35:40,030 --> 00:35:41,030 I'll go find them. 780 00:35:41,670 --> 00:35:43,230 Don't make things worse! 781 00:35:43,550 --> 00:35:44,550 The storm is too strong! 782 00:35:44,550 --> 00:35:45,800 No one can move through it! 783 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,070 Where are you going to find them? 784 00:35:47,070 --> 00:35:48,270 Then what do we do now? 785 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:49,590 Found it! 786 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:50,510 Found it! 787 00:35:52,630 --> 00:35:54,630 We found the Dragon Subduing Grass. 788 00:35:55,510 --> 00:35:56,710 See if this is enough. 789 00:35:58,550 --> 00:36:00,760 Take five qian and boil it into a decoction. 790 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:02,000 Boil three bowls down to one. 791 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:03,080 Then take some more, mash it, 792 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:03,920 and apply it to the wound. 793 00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:04,720 Okay, I'll go. 794 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:06,800 I-I'll go with him. 795 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:14,400 [Caiyuan Inn] 796 00:36:24,230 --> 00:36:25,430 Please have some tea. 797 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:32,400 Immortal, 798 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:34,480 do you need me for something? 799 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:36,820 I once heard you say 800 00:36:37,210 --> 00:36:39,360 that you joined Dongting Mountain when you were young 801 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:41,360 and studied under the Crazy Taoist. 802 00:36:41,630 --> 00:36:42,570 Is that true? 803 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:43,800 Absolutely true. 804 00:36:44,510 --> 00:36:45,360 It's just 805 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,380 that you don't believe it. 806 00:36:48,670 --> 00:36:49,870 Among the War Demons, 807 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:51,920 there is a technique called Descent, 808 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,030 which allows one to control another from afar. 809 00:36:54,030 --> 00:36:54,890 As far as I know, 810 00:36:55,630 --> 00:36:56,710 the Crazy Taoist also has 811 00:36:56,710 --> 00:36:57,840 a similar secret art 812 00:36:58,190 --> 00:36:59,720 called Spirit Projection. 813 00:37:00,590 --> 00:37:01,950 As long as you've seen a person, 814 00:37:01,950 --> 00:37:03,420 you can use this secret art 815 00:37:03,630 --> 00:37:04,880 to project your spirit and will 816 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:06,030 onto them 817 00:37:06,110 --> 00:37:07,040 and talk to them. 818 00:37:08,110 --> 00:37:09,510 Then, 819 00:37:10,590 --> 00:37:11,440 do you know how to do that? 820 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:11,920 Yes. 821 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,550 I use it on Craftsman Zhu and Shi Wen 822 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:17,190 all the time. 823 00:37:17,570 --> 00:37:18,830 It's very convenient. 824 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:21,070 But it only works on 825 00:37:21,590 --> 00:37:24,030 Zhu Dajian and Shi Wen when I use it. 826 00:37:24,230 --> 00:37:26,290 It doesn't work on anyone else at all. 827 00:37:27,230 --> 00:37:27,840 Why? 828 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,800 The first principle of Spirit Projection is that, 829 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,000 to use it, 830 00:37:32,430 --> 00:37:34,490 one must find the gate to the other person's divine sense 831 00:37:34,490 --> 00:37:37,150 within one's own spiritual sea of divine sense. 832 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:38,490 Understand? 833 00:37:39,030 --> 00:37:39,510 No. 834 00:37:39,860 --> 00:37:40,700 Simply put, 835 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:41,960 you have to 836 00:37:42,070 --> 00:37:44,300 find the other person's 837 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,200 Gate of Divine Sense 838 00:37:46,220 --> 00:37:47,630 within your own spiritual sea. 839 00:37:47,630 --> 00:37:48,190 And 840 00:37:48,550 --> 00:37:50,880 your divine sense must pass through that gate 841 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:52,510 and enter the other person's spiritual sea 842 00:37:52,510 --> 00:37:55,280 before you can establish a connection with them. 843 00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:58,220 Everyone we've ever encountered 844 00:37:58,360 --> 00:37:59,320 leaves an imprint 845 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:00,720 upon our spiritual seas. 846 00:38:01,070 --> 00:38:03,450 That's the so-called gate. 847 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:04,960 If you can identify 848 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:06,490 which gate belongs to whom, 849 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:08,730 you can perform Spirit Projection 850 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:09,920 and easily 851 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,230 find the person you're looking for. 852 00:38:12,230 --> 00:38:12,920 But 853 00:38:13,210 --> 00:38:15,010 the people we've met in our lives 854 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:16,590 are far too many. 855 00:38:17,590 --> 00:38:18,770 Strangers count too? 856 00:38:18,770 --> 00:38:19,630 They all count. 857 00:38:20,030 --> 00:38:22,090 People you know and people you don't, 858 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:24,230 including street vendors, 859 00:38:24,510 --> 00:38:25,910 pedestrians on the road, 860 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:27,120 and guests next door— 861 00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:28,960 anyone you have ever laid eyes on 862 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:31,030 leaves a gate in your spiritual sea. 863 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:33,260 Think about it— 864 00:38:34,090 --> 00:38:35,350 how many would that be? 865 00:38:36,070 --> 00:38:37,990 Would you try them one by one? 866 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:39,550 It'd drain too much of your energy. 867 00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:41,110 You simply couldn't endure it. 868 00:38:41,110 --> 00:38:41,840 But 869 00:38:42,070 --> 00:38:43,150 you've used it 870 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,030 to contact Zhu Dajian and Shi Wen before. 871 00:38:45,030 --> 00:38:46,510 That's because I know them 872 00:38:46,710 --> 00:38:47,590 very well. 873 00:38:48,030 --> 00:38:48,630 And 874 00:38:49,190 --> 00:38:50,710 I have the tokens 875 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:51,950 they usually use. 876 00:38:51,950 --> 00:38:52,480 Besides, 877 00:38:52,710 --> 00:38:54,880 they're usually not far from me, 878 00:38:55,140 --> 00:38:56,300 so it's easy. 879 00:38:56,750 --> 00:38:57,920 But your case is different. 880 00:38:57,920 --> 00:38:59,120 Do you know the person 881 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:01,160 you are looking for well? 882 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:02,920 Do you know where he is? 883 00:39:03,670 --> 00:39:04,870 I don't know him well. 884 00:39:05,590 --> 00:39:06,590 Not at all. 885 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:09,440 And I have no idea where he is either. 886 00:39:09,510 --> 00:39:10,570 But I must find him. 887 00:39:11,510 --> 00:39:12,970 He's very important to me. 888 00:39:15,230 --> 00:39:16,110 Can you help me? 889 00:39:36,030 --> 00:39:38,440 Since you have no token 890 00:39:39,630 --> 00:39:40,920 and don't know 891 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:42,960 the person's location, 892 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:44,570 we can only initiate 893 00:39:45,030 --> 00:39:46,360 the Heaven-Offering Ritual. 894 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:47,110 The Heaven-Offering Ritual? 895 00:39:47,110 --> 00:39:47,760 Yes. 896 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,150 Five jars of wine to honor the ancestors and offer to the gods. 897 00:39:51,150 --> 00:39:53,280 Five cups of tea to clear the mind and sharpen sight. 898 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,340 Burn incense to offer to the heavens. 899 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:57,860 Borrow the power of the Five Elements 900 00:39:58,030 --> 00:40:00,830 to project your spirit across thousands of miles. 901 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:03,880 Immortal, are you ready? 902 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:06,030 I'm ready. 903 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:23,140 I, Tai Shiqian, disciple of Dongting Mountain, 904 00:40:23,150 --> 00:40:26,280 hereby solemnly declare to Heaven! I draw upon Heaven's power, 905 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:30,940 using the Five Elements as a medium to project the spirit across thousands of miles! 906 00:40:44,590 --> 00:40:47,840 The ebb and flow of Yin and Yang are wondrous and infinite. 907 00:40:48,110 --> 00:40:50,440 The solstices return to the Nine Palaces. 908 00:40:50,710 --> 00:40:53,070 Should you fully grasp the principles of Yin and Yang, 909 00:40:53,070 --> 00:40:55,880 heaven and earth shall be held in the palm of your hand! 910 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:56,510 Open! 911 00:41:09,150 --> 00:41:11,210 Three to the left, seven to the right. 912 00:41:12,230 --> 00:41:14,290 Nine crowns above, one treads below. 913 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:16,490 Two and four are the shoulders, 914 00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,540 and six and eight are the feet. 915 00:41:19,710 --> 00:41:21,110 Five rests at the center, 916 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:23,860 filling the core and making it whole. 917 00:41:33,950 --> 00:41:36,070 [Xin Mei's Spiritual Sea] 918 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:43,400 Immortal, please remember: 919 00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:46,030 you must remain calm and focused 920 00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:48,320 and safeguard your primordial spirit. 921 00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:50,180 If you truly cannot find the gate, 922 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:52,800 do not force it.