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(Immortal Samsara)

(Episode 35)

(The Five Sufferings, Six Delusions, Seven Emotions, and Eight Hardships, )

(I haven't experienced them all yet.)

(But what is this troubling feeling)

(I'm having right now?)

Lian, you were biased indeed.

You kept all the best for Tang Zhou.

Your master had no choice but to cook his own food.

I made some egg fried rice. Do you want some?

It's so fragrant.

What's wrong? You're eating so politely now.

Are you troubled?

You dare to say that you're not troubled?

You don't even know how to lie now.

Usually, when you encounter something,

you would've written them down in "A Mortal's Life".

Now, you're not even holding your brush.

And, you look distracted too.

Yan Dan, what happened? Tell me about it.

There's no secret between us, right?

It's not that I'm hiding it from you.

I just don't know what's wrong with me.

I feel strange when I touch Tang Zhou.

I have never had such feelings before.

And, I couldn't control myself at all.

So,

have you fallen for him?

I don't know.

Although I love to read mushy love stories

and I know how to write them,

I have never

fallen for someone before.

I don't know how it feels like to fall for someone.

That's why I don't understand

my feelings for Tang Zhou.

It doesn't matter.

Even if you don't know it right now, you'll know it eventually.

And, spirits have a long lifespan.

We have plenty of time and strength

to experience the feelings of the world.

However, Tang Zhou has a unique identity.

As a human,

he's the future successor of Lingxiao Sect.

And, he needs to be devoid of love and emotions.

After he finishes his trial,

he'll return to the Heavenly Realm

and be a deity again.

No matter how you feel about him by then,

I have to give you some advice.

Both of your statuses

are too far apart.

It's not a great match.

No matter what happens,

I hope you won't force yourself.

I don't want you to get hurt.

Yan Dan,

do you understand?

(I hope you can truly understand what I mean.)

Sect Leader,

the plan went smoothly.

They've taken the bait.

I tried to strike the fruit, but I struck the leaves instead.

Has my power deteriorated that much?

You had enough strength.

It's just that you weren't accurate enough.

I'm sure you can hit it perfectly if you practice more.

Zi Lin, you don't need to console me.

When Zi Yan's poison was acting up,

I injected 500 years' worth of power into his body to slow down the poison.

However, I could never get back

the power I'd lost

no matter

how hard I trained.

As long as you're willing to help me out,

I will surely treat you well in the future.

The Fox Clan is a stubborn clan.

And, they hate it the most when people lie to them.

I'm just a lowly brush spirit.

I don't dare to offend them.

I think we should forget it.

If she finds out that I'm behind the trick,

it'll spell trouble for me.

As the saying goes,

artifact spirits, artifact spirits,

the better their artifacts, the better their spirits.

If you help me out,

I'll get you a top-quality weasel hair brush.

What do you think?

Are you serious?

Yes.

Are there truly Brush Fairies in the world?

We'll know when we try it.

If it's a yes, draw a circle. If it's a no, drop the brush.

Brush Fairy, Brush Fairy,

solve my mystery.

It's here.

Can the fox spirit, Lin Lang, do well in her training,

regain her power, and reach a new height?

Look, the Brush Fairy agrees with me.

Thank you, Brush Fairy.

I still have another question.

I'm at the age where I should get married.

Brush Fairy...

Brush Fairy, is there someone suitable for me?

So, you two joined hands in order to trick me?

I didn't teach him to do that.

Do you know what kind of punishment

awaits those who lie to the Fox Clan?

Wait.

My lady, this isn't my fault.

It's all his fault. He forced me to do this.

You tricked me again.

I did ask him to do that for the first question.

But I didn't tell him to do so for the second question, right?

Maybe he was right.

Maybe we're fated to meet.

Maybe we have an affinity for each other.

Why don't we give it a try?

Excellent skills!

I knew you could do it!

Princess of the Fox Clan,

you have such a beautiful face.

But what's with your terrible temper?

Do you think a girl like you can get married?

Hey, darned old man!

How dare you slander my wife?

I'll destroy you on our wedding day!

Who said I was going to be married to you? Who's your wife?

Do you believe that I'll destroy you right now?

- Don't run! - Wait!

- Don't do this! - Don't run!

Don't run!

Seems like they do have an affinity for each other indeed.

But...

For my safety,

I think I should keep it a secret.

No hairpin matches the wound on Xiao Qi's neck.

- Yan Dan. - What's the matter?

I have something to tell you.

What is it?

There was nothing between me and Fu Shuang.

Yesterday, I played along with her

in order to acquire intel from her.

Don't misunderstand us.

I will never give your items away.

What are you doing?

Why are you explaining yourself here?

I just don't want people to misunderstand me.

I wanted to explain myself to you last night.

However, I was afraid that I didn't look sincere enough.

That's why I read all those excerpts.

They stated that misunderstandings must be resolved as soon as possible.

You know that, right?

Taoist Tang, you were always stuffy and stubborn.

I didn't expect you to read those excerpts just to apologize to me.

Fine then. Since the misunderstanding has been resolved,

I'll forgive you.

As for the bouquet,

since you've read so many excerpts,

have you ever heard of the verse called.

"Every time I pass by the garden, I care not about the flowers"?

What does that mean?

That means.

I don't like anything else.

I only like the Chenhua Hairpin.

(I didn't expect Tang Zhou to put in so much effort to please her.)

I've checked the other shops. There was no match.

All right then.

Miss, your hairpin looks exquisite.

It's just that the materials are too ordinary.

Do you want to order one made from jade and gold? It'll look better.

So, your shop provides custom orders?

As long as you pay enough and give us the design,

we can prepare everything for you.

The shopkeeper said this was the custom pattern Fu Shuang gave to him.

According to this, the shape of this hairpin

does match Xiao Qi's wound.

If that's the case,

it's highly likely that Fu Shuang was the old lady who killed him.

Are members of Shenxiao Palace this terrifying?

They can actually transform themselves?

If we only have this as our evidence,

I'm afraid she won't admit to it.

Xiao Qi once said

that members of Shenxiao Palace have a three-petal peach blossom tattoo.

If we can prove that she has the tattoo,

that means she's the culprit.

I'm sure she'll hide the tattoo on discreet parts of her body.

It's inconvenient for you two to investigate her. I'll do it.

Miss Yan?

What are you doing here?

It's like this. Tang Zhou sent me here to apologize for his rudeness.

He said he knew his fault.

He wanted to order some garments for you as his apology.

However, he doesn't know your measurements.

That's why he sent me here.

I see.

I'll tell my maidservants to give you the measurements after they take it.

- You can leave. - It's fine.

Both of us are women. There's no need to be shy.

Come, don't be shy.

- I'm coming. - I don't think this is appropriate.

I think it's around this long.

- I'll ask my maidservants to do it. - Relax. It'll be fine.

Miss Yan, I'm being serious here.

This is...

Miss Yan.

I didn't expect that the clue was right in front of us all along.

The butterfly tattoo we saw on Fu Shuang's arm turned into

a three-petal peach blossom when it came into contact with hot water.

If that's the case, she must be a member of Shenxiao Palace.

I'm sure about it this time.

Since her cover was blown,

I'm sure she'll try to notify other members of the sect by tonight.

We just need to wait for her to move.

By then, we can follow the leads,

locate Shenxiao Palace, and retrieve Lichen.

Let's have some tea.

Where are we?

I once read in a record

that there was a spell called Moon In The Lake.

It can conjure a spirit domain using one's spiritual power,

making it possible for the user to hide inside.

The scenery in a spirit domain is different from reality.

It can change according to the user's state of mind.

It was nighttime just now.

But it became daytime all of a sudden.

Although it's summer right now,

the peach blossoms are blooming.

If I'm not mistaken,

this must be the spirit domain of Shenxiao Palace's sect leader.

I knew you were the mastermind behind Fu Shuang's actions,

Sect Leader.

Since when did you guys start to suspect me?

There wasn't any family with the surname Liu in the city.

It was easy for us to expose you.

The scenery here is changing because of your presence.

Who else is powerful enough to do so?

You spent so much effort in order to trap us here.

I'm afraid you have some other ulterior motives here.

The three of you are meticulous and skillful.

If I didn't use Fu Shuang as my pawn,

it would've been difficult for me

to lure you guys into this trap.

If that's the case,

you should dispel it immediately.

If not, you'll waste your power when we dispel it for you.

Although you guys know that this is my spirit domain,

you cannot break through.

Your spiritual power will be sucked up,

and all of you will become shriveled corpses.

The barrier is powerful indeed.

If he wanted to kill us,

he could've struck when we were in Jinhuan House.

You once said

that the sect leader of Shenxiao Palace desired to use Lichen,

but he didn't know how to use it.

That's why he couldn't wield the divine artifact.

I assume you lured us all the way here

so that we could teach you how to use it, right?

It's either you tell us the truth, or fight with us.

It's your choice.

What is this?

Why do I feel like my spiritual power is getting weaker when I approach it?

This vortex was the reason I lured you guys here.

(I was once seriously wounded, and I lost my memories.)

(When I woke up, I was already on Mount Zhucui.)

(In front of me was an old man)

(and this vortex.)

(The old man told me that the vortex was called Illusion of Demons.)

(He taught me how to extract power from it)

(and train with it)

(to boost my power.)

(He even taught me a spell of disguise.)

(I wanted to ask him who he was.)

- Sir! - (However, he wasn't willing to speak.)

(He passed away eventually.)

(I had no choice but to construct a spirit domain here)

(to hide the existence of the Illusion of Demons.)

(After that, using its power, )

(I recovered gradually.)

(When I wanted to head inside in search of more power and my memories, )

(I realized I couldn't go through the miasma.)

Greetings, Sect Leader.

(At that time, I established Shenxiao Palace.)

(I recruited some members)

(in search of ways to dispel the miasma.)

(Every dancer in Jinhuan House is a member of my sect.)

(Even after I've stolen Lichen, )

(I couldn't wield it.)

(Luckily, you guys came to Jinhuan House.)

(Thus, I took advantage of the situation.)

Sect Leader.

You sly crook.

You invited me to play chess with you to acquire intel from me.

When that didn't work, you instructed Fu Shuang to approach Tang Zhou

to see if he knew how to wield Lichen.

When you failed again, you lured us

into doing an investigation with the peach blossom hairpin.

Seems like you were always one step ahead of us.

I've already stated my reason.

As long as you guys help me to dispel the miasma,

I shall return Lichen to you all

and allow you all to exit from my spirit domain.

But you weren't willing

to explain the nature of Illusion of Demons to us

and why it was sucking our power.

We still don't know

whether it's safe to help you out.

How can we help you then?

This is all I know about the Illusion of Demons for now.

As for the details, I'll tell you once I retrieve my memories inside.

You stole our artifact from us.

Moreover, you deceived us before.

And now, you're trying to deceive us again.

Do you take us for fools?

If you guys aren't willing to help me out,

you guys won't be able to retrieve Lichen.

You don't get to make the call here.

I do have an idea.

We won't help you unless you bring us into the Illusion of Demons too.

What are you trying to do?

I heard that many artifacts from the Heavenly Realm

were scattered throughout the Mortal Realm after the Celestial-Demon War.

Tang Zhou once said

that strange phenomenon occurs whenever a divine artifact is nearby.

Judging by the power flux here,

I'm sure there's a divine artifact inside.

Why don't we make a deal?

We'll assist you in getting inside

while you'll assist us in locating the artifact.

If so, we'll be even.

- What do you think? - Deal.

All right.

Now, you can depend on him.

It's meaningless to depend on others all the time.

In the future, I'll depend on myself.

Where am I?

Tang Zhou?

Is that you?

Yu Mo!

Yu Mo, wake up!

Yu Mo, wake up!

This is a scene from my dream.

Yan Dan!

Tang Zhou!

What's going on here?

Tang Zhou, wake up!

Tang Zhou!

(Why do I feel heartbroken)

(whenever I touch him?)

Wake up!

Yan Dan!

Yan Dan!

Tang Zhou!

Yan Dan!

Yan Dan!

I know we cannot save him with our powers right now.

But what you're doing right now is meaningless.

This sand only attacks those who are asleep.

It'll stop when he wakes up.

Wake him up!

All right. Tang Zhou!

Tang Zhou, wake up!

- Tang Zhou! - Tang Zhou!

Tang Zhou, wake up!

Will you choose her

over the path of virtue?

Kill her!

Kill her!

Kill her!

No!

No!

You're finally awake!

I would've slapped you awake if you didn't wake up.

(I mustn't fall for her.)

(I cannot let Yan Dan be in danger.)

(It's my first time seeing Tang Zhou this flustered.)

(What exactly did he dream about?)

Tang, you were always a skillful Taoist.

How did you not free yourself from this nightmare?

Although it was a nightmare,

it was just like reality.

Even the pain felt real to me.

I couldn't free myself from it.

When we enter the Illusion of Demons,

we will relive our painful memories.

Although it's tough to bear,

you'll feel better after you wake up.

How did you know that?

I've never experienced

the things that happened in my dream.

It's because I dreamt of my beloved dying in front of me.

That's the only thing I'm terrified of.

(Judging from Tang Zhou's expression, )

(I assume)

(he encountered the girl in his dream he always talked about.)

(Since he was this heartbroken, I'm sure he loved her very much.)

I thought you said you lost your memories?

If so, what did you relive when you came here?

I only saw the times when I was recovering from my injury

and when I was doing arduous training.

I didn't see anything else.

There's nothing in the Illusion of Demons.

If so, where did it get its power from?

It's windy right now.

We should search the area.

Let's go.

Let's go.

There's a pool in front of us.

I'll get us some water.

Why is the color of the water changing?

Watch out! Run!

Yan Dan!

The oasis was formed by a giant snake.

My goodness!

Why does it have nine tails?

Could this be the legendary Nine-Tailed Hydra,

heavenly beast of the Demon Clan?

If it's the Nine-Tailed Hydra,

we must be extra careful.

Its blood is poisonous. Avoid it at all costs.

Yan Dan, stand back!

Watch out!

It can regenerate its tail!

According to the records,

among the nine tails, there's a Tail of Life!

We just need to find it!

It cannot regenerate the Tail of Life!

The two tails to the right!

They're coiling up and protecting each other!

I'm sure one of them is the Tail of Life!

Don't be reckless.

We'll be in more danger if we cut the wrong tail.

What about this? I'll attract its attention.

You guys can observe the tails!

You guys, watch out.

Yan Dan!

What are you doing? Why did you remove your flesh?

- I could heal you. - Its blood is highly toxic.

The only way is to remove the affected flesh.

- Are you okay? - I'm fine.

Watch out! It's an illusion!

Didn't they say the Nine-Tailed Hydra vanished together with its clan?

Why did it appear again?

I'm sure someone was traumatized by it before.

That's why it appeared in the Illusion of Demons.

Which of you has seen it before?

(It was Marshal Huo De, who participated in the Celestial-Demon War.)

(Back then, he was the one who sent Master back to the Heavenly Realm.)

Since this snake is related to the Demon Clan,

I wish to see

how much I can get from selling this information in tea houses.

Are you dumb? That won't earn you any money.

If I must say,

why don't we harvest its fang? It's more valuable.

Lately, I feel like writing a celestial deity play.

I'm sure my play will be fully booked

if I use its fang as my tool.

What a moneygrubber.

I've harvested its fang.

Let's go.

Where are we?

This is uncharted territory. Practice caution.

This place is so eerie.

This is obviously a bedchamber.

What's with all the mirrors?

I know now.

According to what we heard from the old lady,

this could be the place where we could seek our memories.

- What's wrong? - What's wrong, Liu Wei Yang?

I'm fine.

I know now.

I'm sure it's because of your memories.

As you can see, it's tough for people to seek their memories.

If so, why didn't you use the Dragon King's Pearl of Memory?

I'm a disciple of Lingxiao Sect.

I have to fulfill my duties.

It has nothing to do with my past.

I'm in no rush.

It seems like there's something over there.

You're right.

Death is being reversed, and life is being restored.

This should be the third divine artifact,

- Chumo. - Chumo?

This artifact actually exists?

If other people know about this,

they'll fight each other to the death for it.

Who are they?

Could they be the previous masters of this bedchamber?

Liu Wei Yang, do you know them?

This man has an important position, and he has many subjects.

He seems like an important figure.

Although there's no one living here,

the mirrors actually showed us the past.

Seems like there's more to this place than meets the eye.

We should be careful.

I assume it's because of the overflowing celestial power

after Chumo was reawakened.

Come and take a look.

We shall offer our flesh and blood

as offerings to the heavens.

Heaven, please grant us heavenly power

so that we can turn the tide!

They actually used blood for their spell?

That's an evil art. They're not celestial beings.

What's wrong?

I'm fine.

This is bad! The Nine-Tailed Hydra will be revived!

We must retrieve Chumo right now!

Liu Wei Yang!

That isn't a reflection!

You've returned.

You've finally returned.

Who exactly are you?

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

- Are you okay? - I'm fine.

I knew it.

He's not conscious. He only attacks moving objects.

What about this? The two of us shall lure him away.

The other two will retrieve the divine artifact.

Okay. Protect Yan Dan.

I'll dispel the miasma. You can retrieve the artifact.

All right, we got the artifact. Time to go.

- Wait. - What's wrong again?

Take this.

Thank you for saving my life.

(So, this is what it feels like to fall in love.)

Take it.

You saved me in the desert as well.

One of my petals fell.

You can have it.

You can keep it.

It can protect you.

Take it.

Thanks.

Let's go.

It's not like I desire your petal.

Fine, I guess I'll hold on to it for now.