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♪The blade dance causing ripples to spread across the lake♪

♪Waving the banner amidst the storm and rain♪

♪The snow is not bothered by the sadness and the happiness♪

♪Blazing through the desert with the rein in hands♪

♪Young and inexperienced, it is apparent♪

♪Bold ambition interspersed with recklessness♪

♪Mind not the predestination♪

♪Solving all the problems that fate presents me♪

♪From all the trials and hardship♪

♪Spawn the vast courage♪

♪The journey to seek glory and justice♪

♪Is not in vain♪

♪One smile is all it takes to get what you're thinking♪

♪A ballad to our journey♪

♪Pursuing the dream of our youth♪

♪We take everything as it comes♪

♪The distant land might be dangerous♪

♪But what's life without an adventure?♪

♪Youths are supposed to dream big and be sharp♪

♪Every struggle in life has taught us♪

♪That we shall do what we can wherever we go♪

♪Together, another journey awaits♪

[The Blood of Youth]

[Episode 17]

I once thought

the martial arts world was just as full

of greed as the imperial court.

Until I met you,

Wuxin,

Tianwaitian,

Xueyue City,

and Dark River.

Now, the martial arts world, to me,

is like a mirror.

A mirror?

You see yourself

in a mirror.

You see your heart

in the martial arts world.

You mean

we see what we want to see?

Precisely.

Where your heart wants to go is the martial arts world.

If your heart is full of resentment,

then you'll think

that the martial arts world is ruthless.

If you see the good in everything,

then you'll become more easygoing

in the martial arts world.

Therefore,

no matter what happens,

do not forget what you were like

when you first entered the martial arts world.

That is your true self.

Your grandfather said you disliked violence.

That is your most invaluable trait.

But in this martial arts world,

we cannot avoid

death.

So follow your heart

to wield your sword

in order to protect

what you cherish now.

I see.

I'm glad.

Time to go to Lei Fortress.

We have wasted enough time.

Qianluo.

Mingxuan.

Sorry for making you worry.

No need to apologize to us.

Reward

your horse.

Hedgehog Luo.

Are you going

to Lei Fortress too?

Hedgehog? What?

I mean, you look

like a human

hedgehog.

So you are jealous of me?

I won't go with you

to Lei Fortress.

Master is waiting for me.

She'll scold me if I come back late.

All the best

in your journey.

Take care.

Take care.

Rest now.

Thank you.

She was born with a birth defect in the heart meridian.

It is a miracle

that she yet breathes.

Indeed.

She has received treatment

in Xueyue City for many years.

She's Ye Ruoyi,

Lei's

love interest.

That dummy fell in love?

Bring me to him.

So why did you

come back?

To visit old friends.

The Spear Deity told me to return to Tianwaitian,

and I did,

but he didn't say

I couldn't come back to Beili.

Besides, if I didn't come back,

all of you would be dead soon.

What do you mean?

Do you think you're the only one

being hunted now?

I received news

that after Xiao Se and Lei Wujie

left Xueyue City,

they didn't head to Lei Fortress right away.

They went to Mount Wangcheng instead.

After they left the mountain,

they disappeared.

I followed their track

and found this.

It said

you were ambushed in the Tang Clan

and needed help.

The homing pigeon told me

that it was supposed

to head to Tianqi City,

but it was intercepted

by me.

Homing pigeon did?

You can speak with animals?

All creatures have souls.

I can even communicate

with other plants and creatures.

Do you believe me?

I didn't dispatch

this homing pigeon.

Not you, of course.

It told me

that Ye Ruoyi dispatched it.

She is no simple woman.

Lei Wujie is going to be in trouble soon.

What do you mean?

Because their whereabouts

have been leaked.

The message from the homing pigeon

was intercepted

before it reached the General's Residence.

Are Lei Wujie and Xiao Se

that important?

I used to think

they were only important to me.

How unexpected.

Minghou.

You're with him?

I asked him to come here

to pick us up.

He has gone insane,

but his killer instinct remains.

Don't approach him carelessly.

Why

is he doing your bidding?

That's a long story.

This is...

What a strong aura.

Did you see him draw his sword?

He didn't.

He used the scabbard

to knock Minghou back.

Whenever I return to the martial arts world,

I find

powerful individuals.

How quaint.

I just relieved

her injury.

If we get into another fight,

even God can't bring her back.

Take her away.

I will buy you some time.

Can you?

I'm different from who I used to be.

We were apart for a long time.

Even if a Blade or Sword Deity is here,

I can hold my ground.

Okay.

Be careful.

Sir.

Your enemy

is me.

Astral Travel. Divine Eye.

Yes.

They are powerful.

And this one too.

Mahakasyapa Palm of Ye Dingzhi.

I see who you are now.

Likewise.

But I can only confirm it

once I see your sword.

You

will have to earn it.

Mahakasyapa Palm again.

This is called Arhat Bind.

Arhat Bind?

Even the Buddha

will fail to bind me!

You wish to see my sword, don't you?

Take a good look today.

Armies Breaking Sword.

It is ranked 5th on the list of famous swords.

The Sword of Dominion.

You are indeed the Wrathful Sword Deity.

Old Master.

You came back alone.

Where's Tang Lian?

The Head of Tianwaitian, Ye Anshi,

rescued Tang Lian.

Head of Tianwaitian?

He is just

an adolescent.

Compared to your peers,

you are way worse than Lianyue.

Noted.

It's fine if Tang Lian is gone.

But that woman

is trouble.

General Ye Xiaoying

crossed someone like that.

The Tang Clan

will have a difficult future.

I can only

bank on an old friend.

An old friend?

He

is coming here as we speak.

He should have arrived by now.

Wrathful Sword Deity.

Pardon my insolence,

but if I may ask...

We don't know each other.

Why do you wish to see me dead?

Because

you are the son of Ye Dingzhi.

My only regret

in this world

is that I didn't fight your father.

So you came to bully

his son?

That's unbecoming of you.

Therefore,

I want to kill you

to vent.

You can't kill me

easily.

How so?

Run, Minghou.

We can't deal with him.

Go!

Unrestrained Shapeless Technique.

This was the technique

Ye Dingzhi used?

Good.

Not good enough.

Die!

Let's go.

Well done, old man.

Mu Yumo.

You're late.

Sometimes I'd like to make you

wait for me.

Don't look at me like that.

I'm too old

for your seduction.

You must be joking.

In your young age or old age,

you

have always been a heartless man.

Where is your disciple

who is as heartless as you?

Why isn't he here?

He is in Lianyue Pavilion.

Before he finishes his task,

he will not leave that place.

Back to business.

Your guest hasn't arrived.

He's not coming, I suppose.

I know him well.

Either he comes

or he won't at all.

The Wrathful Sword Deity, Yan Zhantian,

will never be late.

We need him

to do this,

but it's not impossible.

And I thought

I could meet the famous Wrathful Sword Deity.

In the end,

it was just a small chat

with you.

How boring.

Array of Thousand Arachnids.

And what is in your sleeve?

Perfect.

The ultimate secret poison of the Tang Clan

and the ultimate secret array of Dark River.

Victory will be ours.

Do not underestimate

our foes.

Who may our esteemed guest be?

It's the Leader of Dark River.

I am the Second Prince of Beili,

Lord Bai, Xiao Chong.

I have been waiting

to see you.

You were waiting for me?

Indeed.

Your younger brother

impersonated someone

and used this syndicate.

Dark River never looks

at one's status when we kill,

no matter how prominent he is.

Therefore,

he has to die.

Please show mercy.

If I hadn't shown any mercy,

he would have been dead

when he met me.

The Ninth Prince

wanted Dark River to work with the Tang Clan

to eliminate the Lei Clan.

The Lei Clan is a key ally

of Xueyue City.

Eliminating the Lei Clan

is akin

to breaking one of Xueyue City's arms.

This

is a good deal

for my syndicate.

However,

eliminating the Lei Clan

is just the prologue.

You came to me

and that's

when the real thing unfolds.

What?

Yes.

I said I was waiting for you

because

among the princes in Tianqi City,

I had my eyes on you at the very beginning.

I will help you ascend to higher status

while you will help Dark River

flood

the entire martial arts world.

Chong!

Do you know your mistake now?

Chong.

I've made a mistake.

Apologize to the Leader now.

No need.

You already knew who I am?

Young man.

You underestimated Dark River.

We already knew it

the moment

you stepped in here.

We spare you

because...

Lord Bai, Xiao Chong.

You are our best bet.

Leader.

If I may be frank,

Dark River

isn't my first choice.

Shouldn't you be afraid

that I would kill you both here

if you turned me down?

I don't think

you're that unwise

as to sabotage yourself.

But choices

have to be made now.

Lord Bai.

A hasty decision

is a faux pas.

[Zhiyuan City]

I have been having plain buns for days

and I'm losing weight.

Be grateful that you can still fill your tummy.

Why didn't you ask your grandfather

for money

when you left Sword Heart Tomb?

The swords they sell there

are worth a fortune.

Your grandfather

is also among the top three wealthiest men in the martial arts world.

Why are you

this poor?

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

Why?

What's going on?

(See?)

(What is the bounty about?)

I'll have a look.

(I can't do it.)

[Bounty: One Thousand Silver Taels]

(One thousand taels!)

Xiao Se.

The magistrate is looking for a physician

and will pay 1,000 silver taels for it!

It's 1,000 silver taels!

Can we heal?

That money

has nothing to do with us.

We don't need to know how to heal.

Don't you have that Penglai Pill

or Three-Day Pill?

Hush.

Do you know how expensive

one Penglai Pill is?

Do you know how many people

will come after me

if they know about the Three-Day Pill?

I know the Penglai Pill is precious.

But in this small town,

no one has heard of it anyway.

Use it to save a life.

It will accumulate good merits for you.

Come.

Hands off!

I have studied medicine before.

Why should I whip out my Penglai Pill

whenever someone needs to be saved?

Airhead.

You studied medicine?

So what did you do in the past?

Your qinggong is great. You're a great gambler.

And you studied medicine.

Amazing.

All right. Keep it down now.

Can you teach me?

I was reckless.

Please forgive me.

You weren't reckless.

You did the wrong thing.

I just wanted to help you.

In this world,

many people

will do anything

to gain profit.

Needless to say, you can find them

in Tianqi City

already.

And many people

will leave behind profit

for righteousness.

They have principles

and faith.

They don't want

to be sullied.

They were born for it

and can also die for it.

Xiao Chuhe is like that.

That's why he ended up

where he is now.

I respect people like that,

but I can't become someone like them.

He is pure.

I

have colors.

And my color

can only be white.

I also have lines that can't be crossed.

I

see.

A missive from Shao Han.

His Majesty has been asking

why we haven't come back.

Anything unusual

from other princes?

Nothing.

Other than Lord Chi, Xiao Yu.

He claims to be sick

and hasn't come out for more than a month.

That decadent lord...

Jingxia.

Do not underestimate Lord Chi.

Although only you and he were given

lordship,

you earned it

with your latent.

What did Xiao Yu do?

He has it because his mother

is Father's favorite.

You can't judge

a book by its cover.

Lord Chi, Xiao Yu,

is a formidable enemy.

Also, you made

a mistake.

We weren't the only ones given lordship.

You're referring to Lord Yong'an, Xiao Chuhe?

Dark River has already said

that they wouldn't stop

hunting him.

Honestly,

you should just help them...

Silence!

Did you forget

what I just told you?

Did you get in touch with Master?

My people are looking for him

as we speak.

But the Wrathful Sword Deity

is hard to track down.

I just know

that he left when he almost arrived at the Tang Clan.

I hope we can contact him

in time.

Only he

can stop everything.

Yes, physician?

Her meridian system is beyond repair.

Prepare for her funeral.

Farewell.

Physician!

God will bless us.

She will be fine.

She will be.

I only believe in physicians now.

Right.

It seems like

only the Medicine King, Xin Baicao,

can save her.

I'll go to him now.

Sir.

Someone gave us this

and said she would be cured after consuming it.

Penglai Pill?

Peng?

What is a Penglai Pill?

A sacred pill from the Hall of Medicine in Tianqi City.

Only the royal family

can use it.

How many of them?

Two men and one woman.

The woman carries a spear.

As for the two men,

one is dressed in red and another in green.

It's them!

Xiao Se! Qianluo!

Lei Wujie!

Lian.

Lian.

Lian.

I...

It's only a few days

and you miss me that much already.

You have no idea.

Without you,

we were bullied

wherever we went.

So you only know how nice I am

when you were bullied.

Of course, not!

If you're here,

is Miss Ye here too?

Is the patient

Ruoyi?

Ruoyi.

The Penglai Pill will unblock

your meridian system.

I know it'll hurt a lot,

but I know

you can survive it.

Hang in there.

I haven't been able

to say this to you.

Long time no see.

Rest now.

So?

Xiao Se.

How is Ruoyi?

She is fine now.

You are friends with Ye?

You seem to know her condition

very well.

If I didn't mishear,

she said

"long time no see" just now?

We met when we were young.

So you two know each other, but why didn't you

say hi to her last time?

Unless...

Unless you two used to be together.

What?

We're just old acquaintances.

How dare you.

How dare you.

All right.

Come with me.

I need to speak with you.

What did I do?

So the Tang Clan

plans to betray Xueyue City?

I don't know

what my old master is plotting now,

but it's clear

that he doesn't want

to side

with Xueyue City anymore.

And he must have

a better offer.

Lian,

this is serious.

You should return to Xueyue City

to inform the Third City Lord.

I can't.

Is it because you haven't made up your mind?

No.

The Tang Clan is my family,

but Xueyue City is my sect.

I don't want to betray either of them.

I just want to stop this

from happening.

I can't go back to Xueyue City

because I have another

important task at hand.

And what is that?

Lei Fortress will soon hold

a hero banquet.

But now,

they don't know the changes

within the Tang Clan.

The banquet

might be the start

of Tang Clan's defection.

I already wrote to Xueyue City,

but it might be too late.

So

I have to head to the Tang Clan

to stop this.

But this will be challenging.

Indeed.

I can't do this

alone.

But if I do my best,

I won't regret it.

Don't worry, Lian.

We're here.

As for Ruoyi,

I checked her heart meridian just now.

She could survive until now

because there's zhenqi in her body

and it

is very familiar.

It's from Wuxin.

Wuxin?

Where is he?

He didn't come with you?

We ran into

a strange swordsman.

He wore a black cape

and carried

an enormous sword.

Wuxin kept him busy

as I took Miss Ye with me

and left.

Could it be him?

(Yan Zhantian)

(and the Tang Clan are on the move now.)

(Could mastermind)

(be Chong?)

(But Chong won't collude)

(with Dark River at all.)

(Could it be...)

Xiao Se, you know him?

Wrathful Sword Deity.

The Wrathful Sword Deity, Yan Zhantian?

He ranked 3rd on the Top-Rank List.

He shares it with my sister!

But Wuxin

can't possibly fend off him.

I did observe carefully.

Wuxin is way stronger

than before.

If I'm not mistaken,

he should be

in the Insouciant Phase now.

Even if he can't defeat Wrathful Sword Deity,

he can still flee.

Why?

You think Wuxin

doesn't stand a chance in front of him?

No.

It reminds me

of another Sword Deity.

Lei Wujie.

Why hasn't the Xueyue Sword Deity

contacted you?

Right!

The three strongest individuals of the Tang Clan.

Tang Yin, Tang Lie, Tang Yue.

You are here

to kill me, too?

The Tang Clan is working with Dark River.

What a rare sight.

I bet

this is Su Changhe's doing.

When I first met him,

I knew

he would be devoured

by his own ambition one day.

Li Hanyi.

That is very arrogant of you.

Arrogant?

It's just two head figures of Dark River

and the three strongest fighters of the Tang Clan.

I can get rid of all of you.

Muyu.

They say Beili is the land of swords

and Nanjue is the land of blades.

It's time to show them

how foolish they are.

Iron Glacier, as majestic as always.

I am called Xie Qidao

because one will die after I swing my blade

seven times.

And I have done it six times.

If you won't die in my next attack,

I'll have to change my name.

No need.

Because today,

you'll die.

Li Hanyi, Xueyue Sword Deity.

Don't get ahead of yourself now.

I have yet to perform the final slash.

It's named

Deicide.

Why did he stop all of a sudden?

This is a unique technique for those

who study fist and blade techniques.

It's called Mustering.

He is now channeling all his strength

before he does the final slash.

Su Muyu.

You couldn't stop me last time.

And it will

be the same today.

It's different today

because I'm not alone.

If you truly wish

to force

Xueyue City's hand,

then please

accept your demise.

Qingxiao.

Pardon my disobedience here.

I have to leave today.

Martial Uncle Yin.

They say

I'm the world's greatest diviner.

But I think

the title should be yours.

Why else are you here to stop me

whenever

I want to leave?

Do I need to divine to know

if you want to leave or not?

Mount Wangcheng

is such a blissful place.

Even the animals are smart.

They know I'm about to leave.

Martial Uncle,

I wish to leave the mountain.

It's getting boring here.

Yuzhen.

Are you going to let us down

after what your master

and Mount Wangcheng did to you?

It can't be helped.

I left Qingxiao Sword behind.

Please

take over my position too.

Once Feixuan grows up,

he can inherit my position.

Peach Blossom.

Peach Blossom.

Let's go to find her,

all right?

For the sake of my dead martial brother,

I cannot allow you to leave.

Martial Uncle.

You can't stop me.

I do not seek the heaven's will,

yet the heaven's will came knocking at my door.

I only wish to drink liquor

in the peach blossom forest.

Martial Uncle Yin and my master,

forgive me.

Master!

Grand Martial Uncle, don't leave.

Why?

Martial Uncle Yin can't even stop me.

Why are you here?

Do you want a spanking?

Feixuan.

Your Supreme Dragon Elephant Skill

is nearly mature.

To master it,

you need to see the world.

After three months,

you will venture out of the mountain.

Do not come back within three years.

Fansong.

You will accompany Feixuan.

You are fated to have two masters.

One is me

and our fate has run its course.

And another

is in the martial arts world.

He is as good a swordsman

as me.

No.

I don't need two masters.

I just need

you.

Foolish child.

I am merely leaving the mountain,

not walking to my own death.

No need to shed tears.

But Grand Martial Uncle,

what you said

sounds like your final speech.

I just think that I'll be gone

for a long while.

Don't worry. I won't die.

I'm Zhao Yuzhen,

the one who almost reaches Godhood.

I fear no

heavenly tribulations.

I will leave

and come back with a wife.

Master!

I look forward

to our reunion!

He is the Tao Sword Deity.

So what if there's a heavenly tribulation?

He can dispel it in one second!

That was a beautiful

slash.

As expected from a Sword Deity.

But too bad.

Don't you notice

that your power

has been dampened?

This Phase-Suppressing Array

is specifically set up for you.

Su Changhe...

And we laced the entire bamboo forest

with colorless and odorless poison

from the Tang Clan.

Once inhaled,

it will eat away your inner force.

Just like before,

you resort to dirty tricks like this.

Indeed.

Otherwise,

how can I

keep the Xueyue Sword Deity here

forever?

You think

my inner force has all but depleted.

But I still have the strength to perform one more slash.

And after this slash,

I will die

and so will you.

You overestimated yourself.

♪Deep inside the clouds♪

♪I hear the whispering of your zither music♪

♪The frost crescent♪

♪All turned into a scene in a dream♪

♪Amidst the blurry scene♪

♪The candlelight flickers as you dance among the flower petals♪

♪Let the snow fill the sky♪

Little Fairy.

How I missed you.

♪Eating away at the time♪

I have always wondered

what our reunion would be like.

♪Alas, one thought is all it takes to reunite♪

The Tao Sword Deity, Zhao Yuzhen.

♪I can't endure this life of tribulations♪

I forgot we have an audience.

♪The beautiful seasons♪

You hurt her. Is that right?

Yes.

♪Are just our fates intertwined♪

Don't blame me then.

I am usually a pacifist.

But when I fight, someone will die.

Be careful now.

♪Tears can't move my thoughts away from whatever they are so focused on♪

Little Fairy.

Wait for me.

♪When all at once I turn my head♪

Okay.

♪I find you there where lantern light is dimly shed♪

Hellish Palm.

Childish trick.

Back off!

The Ninth Level of Taiyi Lion Secret Arts

from Mount Wangcheng.

They always say

among the Five Sword Deities,

the Lone Sword Deity is the strongest,

because he

can occupy one city alone.

He is unrivaled.

But I always believe

that you

are the strongest.

Whether I am the strongest or not

doesn't matter.

I do not draw

my sword easily.

I have 36 Peach Blossom swords.

What do you think?

Delusional.

Buddha says

that all those have a form are delusions.

And what do the Taoists believe in?

All those have a form,

except for my Little Fairy,

are delusions.

I say that.

I can speak on behalf of Taoism.

Infinite Sword.

Hear me!

Am I too late?

Are they swords?

How can he summon

these many weapons?

They are swords conjured

from the qi of sword.

But they are as lethal...

Advance.

They are like the real ones.

Forward!

Leader.

We will all die if this carries on.

Leader,

please find us an opening.

You have a solution?

You will not be disappointed.

Okay.

Let me send the Tao Sword Deity

to the afterlife today.

Little Fairy.

It's too late.

Pear Blossom Needle Cloudburst

contains 27 needles in total.

The Tang Clan got hit by three.

I intercepted 23.

And the last one...

Little Fairy...

Li Hanyi was hit.

Kill them.

Zhao Yuzhen forced himself

to reach the Unbeatable Phase before performing that slash.

I'm sure it will backfire on him.

Let's give chase.

Leader.

Long time no see.

How interesting.

The Tao Sword Deity left his mountain

and a veteran left Tianqi City.

Please come with me.

If that is the wish of the State Preceptor,

I shall comply.

Let's go.

Am I truly too late?

♪The silent temple♪

♪We still have a long way to go in the martial arts world♪

♪The falling snow♪

♪Only clouds know the warmth of the cold moon♪

♪The roaring fate♪

♪At last, we see the light at the end of the tunnel♪

♪Everything is just a flash in the pan♪

♪Waiting for the ride to the highest heaven♪

♪The ethereal fog♪

♪Fame and fortune do not matter to an enlightened person♪

♪I face the sun♪

♪To have a pristine soul in this polluted world♪

♪Travel far♪

♪And overcome challenges life throws at me♪

♪I do not waste my youth away♪

♪Like blade and sword, relying on each other♪

♪We are devoted friends♪

♪How strong our bond is♪

♪No dream is small♪

♪Despite the conflicts and the feuds♪

♪We sing proudly♪

♪Youths ought to be fearless♪

♪Visiting all corners of the world♪

♪With our youthful spirits♪

♪Traveling freely with friends♪

♪It won't be lonely if I have my confidants♪

♪Travel far♪

♪And overcome challenges life throws at me♪

♪I do not waste my youth away♪

♪Like blade and sword, relying on each other♪

♪We are devoted friends♪

♪How strong our bond is♪

♪No dream is small♪

♪Despite the conflicts and the feuds♪

♪We sing proudly♪

♪Youths ought to be fearless♪

♪Visiting all corners of the world♪

♪With our youthful spirits♪

♪Traveling freely with friends♪

♪It won't be lonely if I have my confidants♪