Original subtitles

♪ Explore...the universe ♪

♪ The sword produces a sand storm, the mortal red dust, it's epiphany still trapped in the scabbard ♪

♪ Ask...the answers to this mystery ♪

♪ Proceed on the Dao of Heaven and Earth, let the wind carry you and all will be revealed ♪

♪ My tears, clear as crystal ♪

♪ Mercy, will set off war ♪

♪ Stabilize the universe, the torch dragon has appeared in the world ♪

♪ Don't test me I'm unforgiving to my enemies! ♪

♪ Look how we overcome this grudge, seize the chance to undergo nirvana, reincarnate a few times ♪

♪ Borrow the sorrow and joy from these lifetimes to train my heart, my courage, my love, never regret this happiness ♪

♪ There's thousands of love tribulations, fight the 3 realms, the 6 paths of Dao, Empyrean Heavens, pledge to be with you in life and death ♪

♪ Even if we drink from the river of forgetting, when we're reunited, won't let you down! ♪

LOVE AND REDEMPTION

Episode 7 Subbed by Productive Procrastination

Turns out the girl you like is called Xuanji.

Brother Liu!

You were eavesdropping?

If I didn't do that

then how would I know that our Little Phoenix was so infatuated?

You're in trouble

yet you still think about the one you love?

But does the one you love

know that you're here suffering because of her?

Of course she does.

We promised that we will see the world together

that we will train together. We have a lot of time in the future.

Future?

You're so confident that you'll survive the Tower of Oblivion?

Of course.

I have so many things I haven't done yet.

I promised Xuanji

that I will help her find the Bahuang mirror.

How can I allow myself to be trapped there?

The Bahuang mirror?

Is it that celestial mirror that you can use to see your past lives?

Brother Liu

you know about it?

It was once an artifact of the Heavenly Realm.

Rumored to be shattered and scattered across the Mortal Realm.

That's right.

I'm trying to find all the pieces.

Find all the pieces?

Little Phoenix,

if I tell you that

I've coincidentally seen

a fragment of that mirror

how will you thank me?

Brother Liu,

where did you see it?

When I was digging that tunnel

when I floated above the bitter waters

suddenly

I saw a light shine into my eyes!

It was so bright!

I glanced over

and saw it was a mirror fragment.

Lying quietly underneath the bed of the river of bitterness.

It looks exactly like the Bahuang mirror fragment I saw in an artifact manual.

Brother Liu,

how can I get to the river of bitterness?

Hurry and tell me.

Little Phoenix,

that day I only saw it from afar.

I am not sure if it is the Bahuang mirror fragment.

Why suffer that?

I promised Xuanji.

But the water from that river is not like normal river water.

When you touch it,

it scorches your skin like fire.

And the deeper you go the more painful it is.

It's not a nice feeling to feel your flesh and bones being corroded away.

I can bear it.

Xuanji.

Why did you agree to go to the Xuyang Peak?

As soon as you go you will not be able to be with me like before.

If you suffer injustice then I can't protect you, understand?

Linglong,

I am going there to learn.

Look.

Father is the Sect Leader of the Shaoyang Sect.

It sounds like a powerful position.

But he has a useless daughter like me.

Besides, I made him lose face during this year's Hairpin Tournament.

Who said you embarrassed him?

I will settle it with him!

Linglong!

That's not what I mean!

Look.

You're so clever. Everyone likes you so much.

But me?

I always hold everyone back and add to their troubles.

I find myself a nuisance too!

Besides, I am going to learn at the Xuyang Peak.

After I gain some skills I can protest myself.

Perhaps I can protest you too!

That's why don't worry about me ok?

Xuanji....

If you want to learn

I can teach you it.

Learn little by little.

Can you not go to the Xuyang Peak?

Linglong!

Don't be like this.

Why are you like a child?

It's not like I'm not coming back.

Ok.

Little Phoenix.

How are you?

Don't push yourself. If it's too bad come back up!

Foolish girl.

Ok then.

If you suffer over there then you have to tell me.

I'll tell Father to bring you back ok?

Ok.

I'll definitively tell you!

It's a shame Sifeng isn't here.

I want to tell him I'm going to Xuyang Peak.

Sifeng?

Oh yes.

I almost forgot.

Sifeng asked me to give this to you.

With that you can speak to him despite being separated.

You can use it like summoning a talisman.

Sifeng. Sifeng?

Little Phoenix.

Have you found it?

If it doesn't work don't look for it.

Come back up!

Sifeng?

I'm Xuanji.

I want to tell you that I'm recovered now.

What about you?

Are you back in Lize Palace?

How are things at Lize Palace?

Did I use it incorrectly?

Perhaps Sifeng doesn't have the bell with him right now?

Let's try again later.

Ok.

Linglong.

I miss Sifeng quite a bit.

I've decided.

When I come back from Xuyang Peak,

let's go and visit him by sword.

And then we can travel around the world together!

Is that ok?

That's a great idea!

I think it will take 800 years by the time you can travel by sword.

Xiao Liuzi is so bad.

Xuanji. Ignore him.

Linglong.

I think 6th Senior Brother is pretty nice.

Xuanji you're going to leave tomorrow.

I prepared some good wine to see you off.

Let's drink ourselves to a stupor ok?

This is the Bahuang mirror.

Brother Liu

thank you.

Why thank me?

You retrieved it by risking your life.

The river from the river of bitterness

can kill you.

Ok.

I must tell this news

to Xuanji right now.

Xuanji.

Xuanji?

Xuanji?

Xuanji?

Xuanji?

Xuanji.

Xuanji?

Xuanji.

Xuanji?

Xuanji.

You went to such lengths to help her find the mirror fragment yet she ignores you.

Xuanji.

Xuanji?

Give it back!

Perhaps...

the bell broke.

I heard very clearly just now

she woke up ages ago.

Yet she hasn't contacted you.

I fear she has forgotten about you.

You foolish rascal.

There are so many beautiful women in the world. Why do you have to like one that lacks the 6 senses?

I think you've spent too much time at the Lize Palace so you've become stupid.

Say...You should hurry and escape through the secret tunnel.

Leave the Lize Palace, don't ever come back.

Don't go through that terrifying Tower of Oblivion.

I am getting more and more curious about

that girl called Xuanji.

If I have the chance to meet her

I'll have to take a good look at her.

How did she manage to captivate our Little Phoenix like this?

You should learn to be more like me.

When I was younger,

I was so carefree, was involved with many women but never had a proper relationship with them.

I like this girl today and like that one tomorrow.

It was so good.

Let me ask you then

is that the way

you treat Yu'er and her mother?

Yu'er's mother....

When she was young,

she was the most famous courtesan of the Yanhong brothel in Qingyang City.

So many people wanted to buy a smile from her.

But she only loved me.

When I returned,

she discovered she was pregnant.

And did not tell me she had given birth to Yu'er.

She brought Yu'er all the way to Lize Palace despite the immense hardship.

Sometimes women can be so brave.

Brother Liu.

I've never heard you talk about this.

Just an old story.

At the time,

I wanted to retire to seclusion with Yu'er and her mother in the woods.

Lead an ordinary life.

But I never expected

that the old chief discovered about it.

And then

Hong Yu was sent away.

That's what the Lize Palace has always been like.

There has never been any humanity.

The old chief wanted to capture Yu'er too

but I know a secret of his

and planned to die with him.

So you found out what happened in the end.

I made that pledge

and was willing to stay in Lize Palace forever.

Stay here to be punished in exchange for my daughter's life.

But luckily I wasn't thrown into the Tower of Oblivion as punishment.

Otherwise

nothing would be left of me.

I see.

That's why you left Yu'er to be raised

by a hunting family near the Lize Palace.

Yet you do not dare to tell her your identity.

At least Yu'er

can lead a safe life.

I'm fine.

I can sneak out and look at her.

It's not bad.

That's for the best.

Eat.

Life is short

what's important is to eat your fill.

Where did you get that purse from?

That is the gift I gave my daughter

for her birthday this year!

Stop the nonsense!

You're locked here and can't leave

how could you give your bastard daughter a gift?

You have a tongue in your mouth,

if you don't know how to talk

then I can remove it for you.

Speak.

Where did you get that purse from?

I'll tell you.

Just now there was a weeping old man outside the Lize Palace.

I passed by

and he gave me this purse to pay his respects to help me deliver a letter to you.

Said everyone mocked your daughter, calling her a bastard.

In a fit of anger,

she fought with someone.

Who knew she would fall off the cliff

and now she's about to die.

You bastard!

Why did you tell me now?

What can you do?

You can't leave!

You!

Brother Liu!

Don't be rash!

Scram!

Yu'er is in trouble.

No.

I have to save her.

Brother Liu!

You leave first.

I'll stop them!

Little Phoenix you!

Shut it. Saving your daughter is more important. Hurry and go!

Be careful!

You lost your mask and broke the rule of love we have not sentenced you for that

and now you let an important prisoner Liu Yihuan go.

You're the head of the Lize disciples

you're quite extraordinary.

You traitor!

I know I committed a crime so I am willing to accept punishment.

But I feel that I did not do anything wrong.

Having the 7 feelings and 6 desires is the most normal thing in the world.

I do not understand

why Lize Palace has so many rules.

Why do we have to live like a cold corpse?

How dare you?

You commit one crime after another!

In your eyes do you still think about the Lize Palace's rules?

You don't even change your ways!

You even question the rules established by our founder?

Looks like you're determined to oppose the Lize Palace.

Chief.

Are you going to protect him this time too?

Chief.

Yu Sifeng has broken the rules time after time.

He even plans to rebel against us.

As the elder of punishments

I beg you to immediately throw him into the Tower of Oblivion to undergo the 13 torture sessions.

Please make the order.

Chief?

You should make the order.

Chief.

Do you still remember this?

This is the black feather seal the old chief gave me.

He asked me to assist you in ensuring everyone abide the rules when necessary.

As you are unfair in your treatment towards Sifeng,

I can only take the seal out.

Do not force my master.

I am willing to accept punishment.

Sifeng!

Sifeng...

is willing to accept punishment.

Good.

Starting from today

Yu Sifeng is no longer the head of the disciples.

In the future no one will be let off when they break the rules of the Lize Palace.

Even if they are naturally talented.

Guards!

Take Sifeng to the Tower of Oblivion.

Scram!

All of you scram!

Xuanji.

When you get to Xuyang Peak,

you must listen to your master and your senior brother.

Cultivate hard.

Father.

Elder sister.

6th Senior Brother.

Then I'm going.

You take care.

Xuanji.

I can't bear to part with you.

I can't bear to part with you too.

Don't worry, the Xuyang Peak

will take good care of Junior Xuanji.

Thank you Senior Hao Chen.

Xuanji.

Let's go.

Xuanji.

Take care.

Take care.

I'm going then.

Xuanji.

Hao Chen said

that you are brave and fearless.

I think that is true.

I had no intention of accepting another disciple

I am satisfied with Hao Chen inheriting my knowledge

but he recommended you.

To make you my disciple

and after some reconsideration

I felt that

you are a good child.

Senior Brother.

Didn't you say Master selected me?

Hurry and pay your respects to Master.

Master

this disciple Chu Xuanji greets Master.

Good.

Starting from today

you will be the inner disciple of the Xuyang Peak

In the future you must cultivate hard

to bear the responsibility of the Xuyang Peak.

I will follow your teachings.

Rise.

Hao Chen

The barrier around the secret realm is now secure.

I think it's peaceful for now.

I plan to go in seclusion

to find a deeper understanding to the Mantra of Unfeeling.

I just paid my respects to Master, yet he's already going into seclusion.

During this time

I will leave you to handle the teaching of the inner and outer disciples

and the affairs at Xuyang Peak.

Do you understand?

I obey.

Xuanji,

your Senior Hao Chen

knows much of my knowledge.

I will leave him to teach you

cultivation.

You must obey his instruction.

And respect him like your teacher.

Do not slack off.

Yes Master.

Do not worry Master.

I will do everything I can to teach junior.

Senior Brother.

what is that Mantra of Unfeeling

that Master just mentioned?

Is it powerful?

That is the most powerful technique of the Xuyang Peak.

Its cultivators must cut any feelings of love.

And forget any disturbance rises until they reach a level where they are unable to be disturbed by anything.

That is the method of cultivation the Xuyang Peak has always followed.

Most powerful technique?

I don't think I can do it.

It has nothing to do with me.

You're thinking that

that has nothing to do with you

right?

Senior Brother how did you know I was thinking about that?

You...

I can read everything from your face.

A normal person must need to train

in order to reach that level.

But you lack your 6 senses from birth

so your mind is different.

You're a natural fit to learn the Xuyang Peak's Mantra of Unfeeling and be a guardian.

Senior Brother

What is a guardian?

That is what I wish to inform you about.

A guardian is the mission all the disciples of the Xuyang Peak must bear.

You accidentally entered the secret realm so you know a great hidden power is concealed there.

If anyone with malicious intent enters the world will fall into chaos.

The responsibility of the guardian is to ensure the safety of the secret realm.

As you're able to leave the realm unscathed

then perhaps fate has determined your destiny with the secret realm.

What's inside these secret realm?

That is not a question a normal disciple like we should ask.

You only need to remember your responsibilities and mission and cultivate.

If you manage to gain an epiphany then you can be a deity.

And your life will not go to waste.

Senior Brother.

I have a question.

Why do people have to become deities?

Isn't it good to be a normal person?

Why do you have so many questions?

Whether you're a mortal,

a demon,

or a devil,

they all want to be a deity.

Only by becoming a deity

can you have unsurpassed prospects.

You only need to remember that.

Oh yes.

I have taken all your things

to the library.

What things?

Your dagger, bell and your messenger.

No, no.

They are all gifts from other people. And my most treasured items.

Xuanji.

I just told you

that you must cultivate using the Mantra of Unfeeling

those things the feelings of other people.

They will disturb your cultivation and create disturbances.

That's why,

you cannot carry them with you.

Senior Brother!

I won't carry them with me!

I...

I will put them in my room.

Put them under the bed.

I won't look at them often.

No.

Just one!

Just leave me one!

When you leave the mountain

I will return them to you.

Then Senior Brother,

can you give me the messenger bell for a moment,

I want to leave a final message to Sifeng.

I originally planned to settle down here first

before I told him was at the Xuyang Peak.

Sifeng?

That disciple from Lize Palace right?

Xuanji.

You will not see each other.

What is the point in contacting each other?

You just promised me

that you will listen to me.

I have no choice,

Sifeng and I agreed

to meet up again in 4 years.

Then I'll cultivate well

and then go and see Sifeng.

What?

Why do you look sad?

I took so many of your things,

why don't I give you something in return?

That....That is so powerful!

Those who cultivate have to have a magical artifact that they like.

This is the Qianli parasol.

It's your personal weapon.

That's great.

In the future when I go out,

as long as I take is parasol,

not only is it by weapon,

it can also shield me from the wind and rain?

Thank you Senior Brother!

You always like to slack off.

Senior Brother,

as I have this weapon

do I not need to practice enchantments

and win every fight?

Although magical artifacts contain power

but if you do not have enough cultivation then you cannot control it.

It's useless to slack off.

Do you know the importance of cultivation?

I got it Senior Hao Chen.

The Tower of Oblivion,

has a full 13 levels.

It is filled with fierce beasts and terrifying formations that engulf your soul and heart.

The one who is punished

must climb from the bottom to the top level.

Only then can they survive.

Xuanji,

I fear I will have to fight a difficult battle during this period.

But I won't forget our promise.

I will be able to come out.

Senior Brother.

I...I was late.

Punish me.

Why should I punish you?

Because....

Because I slacked off.

I didn't get up early to cultivate.

If you rise early

but your heart is still weary then the effects of the training will not be beneficial to you.

Don't worry.

I will not force you to rise early.

Hungry?

Want to eat?

Although you don't need to rise early in Xuyang Peak

but we have our own rules.

First,

you can only eat one meal per day.

If you want to eat that meal,

you have to use your sword to get it.

Senior Brother.

I'm hungry.

So hungry.

Endure it.

Then....

I can't find a flint.

so I can't light the lamps in my room.

The learn the fire enchantment.

Light your own lamp.

Light!

Light up!

I'm hungry and it's dark.

Hurry up!

If you don't light up

I will eat you.

♪ Destiny has foreshadowing mark in this life ♪

♪ Like a dream, we unexpectedly encounter each other ♪

♪ You leave a mole in the corner of your eye as a mark ♪

♪ Yet you forget the promise we had in the last lifetime ♪

♪ Our outcome is predestined, cannot understand the will of Heaven ♪

Xuanji,

these 13 torture sessions were harder than I expected.

I just passed the first level.

But it's fine.

But I fear I need a bit more time than I thought to pass all 13 levels.

♪ Retrieve the beauty that are colorless in your eyes ♪

You never replied to me,

I don't know whether you can hear me

is it because you're too stupid so you don't know how to use it or did you lose it?

♪ Unseal all the memories that are buried in dust in your heart ♪

♪ When the moon rises, the memories flood back in, like waking from a dream ♪

♪ Is long this love is not extinguished, I'll love you until my last breath ♪

♪ Our love is like a colored crystal ♪

Senior Duanqing!

Xuanji.

Didn't you go and forage for some honey?

Right?

I love flower honey the most.

Just now I foraged for some in the valley.

Can I taste it?

Of course.

So sweet.

Senior Duanjing.

Is the honey in this bottle?

Right. Yes.

Can you give it to me?

Well....

Can I give you another bottle?

I plan to

give this one to someone.

For who?

Yes.

The person I like.

I have someone I like too.

Then you should understand me.

If you like someone

you will want to give the thing you like the most

to him.

Giving something I like to the one I like?

It's the same for everyone?

Ok, Xuanji.

Then I'll get going.

As I've decided to like 6th Senior Brother

then I will give him the fruit I like the most.

Senior Hao Chen.

You finally don't have to starve.

Senior Hao Chen.

Have I improved a lot?

You are flying fine.

Tomorrow you take the enchantment test with the new outer students.

Why?

You have cultivated for some time in Xuyang Peak.

Are you prepared?

We are.

Xuanji.

I personally taught you.

Don't make me lose face.

Don't worry Senior Hao Chen.

I'm all prepared.

Rise!

Thunder enchantment.

Wind enchantment.

Good.

Teleporter enchantment.

Xuanji.

You go first.

Thank you Senior Hao Chen.

The enchantment is fine

but you need to train on your balance.

So this is the preparation you made?

I do not dare to in the future.

Did it ever cross your mind

that if it rained today

and washed away all the spells you wrote on your dress

what would you do then?

I'm glad it didn't rain today.

If you want to slack off you have to find a better solution.

The test will end here today.

You've improved quite a lot.

Keep up the good work tomorrow.

Yes.

Great!

If I embroider the spells on my clothes

then I won't forget them

nor will they be washed away by water.

Senior Brother.

You're not angry right?

It's fine as long as you can use them.

It's not important how you store them

you can recite it or carry it on your person.

Senior Brother you're so good.

That way I will know every enchantment.

In the future when I return to Mount Shaoyang

and see my seniors and juniors

I can cast the 5 line enchantment

and surprise them by how much I improved!

Right now you stumble when you cast a mere spell

that's not capability.

In the future you must work harder to make your spells more powerful.

That way you can truly get rid of evil.

What?

You think you can ambush me with a little trick like that?

Senior Brother you misunderstand.

Never expected that you managed to lift the enchantment I used to seal my wine flask.

You have improved a bit.

Then I will use it to offer it to you.

However can I drink a bit of it?

I yearn for wine recently.

Senior Brother,

the wine you fermented is so delicious.

It's a delicacy.

Drink less of it or you'll be drunk won't be able to get up.

Senior Brother

I want to ask you this,

you're so powerful

and so many of our junior sisters like you.

Are you willing to let go of all your feelings

to cultivate that Mantra of Unfeeling and protect the secret realm for the rest of your life?

My existence is to protect that secret realm.

The Path of Dao is

with it you forget all the conflicts in the world and cleanse yourself of the inner demons the world creates.

Don't you want to be with your friends?

Friends?

I did have a friend once.

I gave her my sincere friendship

but she betrayed me.

Committed a serious crime.

It's a shame I did not realize sooner

if I stood up to guide her

perhaps,

she would not be like she is today.

Betrayed?

Then that's not a true friend!

All my friends are great.

They're not like that.

The human heart is hard to predict. Friends may change.

Xuanji

one day you will understand that

only by focusing on your cultivation

can you forget all your troubles.

Understand?

Understand.

You're still determined

to not cultivate?

Is this the life you want?

Do you know I same here to bring you back?

When we get back

can we go back to what we were like before, alright?

♪ There are so many sources of joy in the world ♪

♪ Waiting for me to grow up to capture them ♪

♪ There is also so much perplexity ♪

♪ But when you look at me I finally comprehend them ♪

♪ I've hoped, I've despaired ♪

♪ Time after time, my beliefs are slapped in the face by fate ♪

♪ I am the one who cries each time ♪

♪ Accumulated from the face I cannot love ♪

♪ Without this heart wrenching pain, ♪

♪ how will one know one's path? ♪

♪ Hiding these feelings deep within one's heart ♪

♪ The home I hope and hope will come, was simply a bygone love ♪

♪ I have never wasted my time ♪

♪ The deeper I love, the more I am hurt from the betrayal ♪

♪ I cover my eyes so I can see for myself ♪

♪ Before I learn to embrace I learn to exile myself first ♪

♪ From this pain that cuts to my bones ♪

♪ Like my hand, like my foot, like you, irreplaceable ♪