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ADAPTED FROM ZHU YAN BY CANG YUE

Xuelu,

your magic technique has surpassed Bai Fenglin's.

I never stopped cultivating

after leaving the mountain.

However, I was too focused

on trying to please others.

When I saw you in danger today,

it was then I realized

I had such tremendous power within me.

After this, we…

We?

Xuelu,

give me more time.

Your father and brother

won't let you go just like that.

I must go to Jiuyi Mountain

and explain everything to Preceptor.

I'll come with you.

Ying'er,

it's all my fault.

I shouldn't have let you give up the Preceptor post.

I shouldn't have used Zhu Yan

to sway you from your path.

I was so conceited that I thought

I had everything under control.

I thought I could defy the will of heaven

and change the prophecy.

If I had known this would happen,

I would've made you stay in the mountain

and remain a noble divine official.

I shouldn't have let you out

to suffer in this mundane world.

Grand Preceptor,

please allow me to go inside

and pay my final respects to my master.

CULTIVATING HALL

It was Zhu Yan who hurt Shi Ying.

Why did Heart-Crushing Curse not activate?

Ying'er held Zhu Yan's sword

and plunged it into his chest.

He took his own life.

I shouldn't have taken any chances.

I should've known

that the prophecy

always comes true.

She's still kneeling outside.

Let her in.

Lord Chong Ming.

You caused his death.

I'll never forgive you.

Go inside.

Master.

Zhu Yan.

Shi Ying did this because of you.

I know.

You know?

Did you know that he was destined to die by your hands

the first time you two met on Jiuyi Mountain?

What?

Today,

I'll tell you everything.

Back then,

I had Ying'er fake his death

and take him away from Jialan.

However, because of your prayer,

you became the one doomed to kill him.

According to the prophecy,

if he met you before he turned 18,

he would die by your hand.

That's why I instructed him

to seclude himself within Emperor Valley

so that he won't meet any woman

before he turned 18.

Jiuyi Mountain

had no female disciples back then.

I thought I had prepared for everything.

But Grand Preceptor overlooked you.

We didn't know you would barge into Emperor Valley.

Why don't I have any recollection of this?

Back then,

he should've killed you.

In a moment of weakness,

he hid you from Grand Preceptor.

He only used magic to erase your memories.

Later,

you saved him by accident,

but it proved that you were the cursed lady.

You consoled him over his mother's death.

He found it even harder to bring himself to kill you,

so he only made you leave.

After that…

After that,

he tried to make me leave the mountain.

He only did it to protect me.

If he knew

that I would hurt him,

why did he accept me as his disciple?

Was it also

to hide my identity

from Grand Preceptor?

To protect me?

You spent a lot of time with him in the mountains.

He grew fond of you.

That's impossible.

How could he have feelings for me?

After the incident at Cangwu Abyss,

he became certain of his feelings.

Can't you see everything that he has done for you?

It's the ancient artifact passed down from Empress Bai Wei.

This is your last gift as my disciple.

I'll carry you up to the mountaintop.

Hold on tight.

Otherwise, you'll fall.

"A lifetime together,

never lose, never forget, never be separated."

Yan'er.

I've planned

to leave the Preceptor post

and resign from the position of divine official

after the withdrawal of the troops.

Master likes me.

So…

he planned to leave the Preceptor post

for my sake.

He came back to earth to be with you.

He loved you deeply,

but you let him down time and time again.

You even told him yourself

that you love that Merfolk.

Yan'er.

Yan'er.

Yan'er.

Yan'er.

Yan'er.

The Jade Bone

isn't only a sacred relic left behind by Empress Bai Wei.

It's also the token given by the emperors of Kongsang

to their empresses.

The Jade Bone.

The Jade Bone will keep you safe.

Why didn't you tell me?

I've loved you

from the first moment I saw you.

Grand Preceptor,

is there a way

to return the dead to the living?

I remember asking you this back then.

You said there wasn't.

I'll ask you one last time.

Is there really no such thing?

Be it a miraculous elixir,

heaven-defying technique,

or a blasphemous forbidden spell,

even if there's only a 1-in-10,000 chance,

I'm willing to pay any price

to bring my master back.

His soul has been shattered into pieces.

Even if I use every power I have,

I can only extend his life for seven days.

He's currently neither alive nor dead.

He's in the liminal state between death and rebirth.

What…

What will happen after that?

If we can't restore his soul

within seven days,

the pieces of his soul

will vanish,

reaching the end of his life

and returning to dust.

I can do it.

Please tell me how.

There's a forbidden technique

that allows one to defy fate and change one's destiny.

However,

no one has ever succeeded.

It requires the caster

to establish a spiritual connection

with the deceased

and retrieve his soul

from heaven and earth.

Within three days,

using oneself as the cauldron,

they must refine and solidify his soul

in order to bring him back to life.

Make any mistake

and all will be in vain.

I can do it.

This spell

takes a huge toll on the caster.

You must sacrifice half of your life.

I've calculated your remaining lifespan.

You have 54 years left.

That means whether you succeed or not,

you only have 27 years to live.

Are you certain?

I'm willing to try

even if it costs my life.

All right.

Come with me.

Master.

Trust me.

We will meet again

no matter where we are.

This book

contains the most profound magic techniques of Yunhuang.

It also records the forbidden technique

we're searching for.

BLOOD CURSE

How can this be?

Isn't this the notebook my master gave me?

Except mine

has a lot of his annotations.

Do you mean Ying'er made a copy for you?

Where is it?

Zhu Yan,

only the final page of this book

contains the forbidden technique we seek,

Star Revival Blood Oath.

Star Revival Blood Oath.

He tore out that page.

BLOOD CURSE

It seems that he tore out that page

from this book too.

He knew this day would come.

I didn't expect him to come this far for you.

That fool.

I've lived for more than 10,000 years

and I've never met one more foolish.

Grand Preceptor,

is there any other way?

I'll do anything

to save him.

Even if it takes a life for a life.

Ying'er has torn up

the record of Star Revival Blood Oath.

There's nothing else I can do

to bring him back to life again.

No.

I refuse to believe this.

Zhu Yan.

Grand Preceptor,

there must be another way.

Your Supreme Majesty.

Please connect my master and me through a spiritual barrier.

Since his soul still remains

and the trace of Gongshang has rekindled,

I may be able to find

the page of Star Revival Blood Oath

in his spiritual barrier.

You're right.

Within the spiritual barrier

exists the memories of one's past

and you've been inside

your master's spiritual barrier before.

So…

that wasn't a dream.

You had a spiritual connection

and he was in love with you.

That's why you were able to enter it.

Zhu Yan,

there's nothing else I can do.

It's up to you now.

I'll try.

They are divided by life and death.

No living has ever been able

to enter the spiritual barrier of the deceased

and communicate with them.

I' won't give up

even if there's only a glimmer of hope.

I must warn you.

The spiritual barrier

won't last long.

You must find

the Star Revival Blood Oath as soon as possible once inside.

Remember this.

You mustn't touch anything inside.

If you leave even the slightest trace behind,

it will cause

the most horrifying damage to you.

What should I do?

I've already wasted a day.

I made it.

CULTIVATING HALL

Master.

He can't see me in his memories.

Master.

Who made this hideous one?

It's her again?

Why would you choose her Spirituality Grass Bracelet?

You've changed.

This Spirituality Grass Bracelet is a mess.

In the past, you'd throw it immediately.

It's very ugly.

Let me fix it for her.

Why did you choose it then?

For the sake of rejecting Zhu Yan's infatuation,

I said many hurtful things to her.

If it was someone else,

they would have given up entirely.

Zhu Yan is the only one who remained unchanged.

I want to encourage her.

Are you moved

by the Magpie Branch incident?

Don't forget. She is the person to bring you doom.

I don't care about that.

Life and death are up to the heavens.

I never doubt it.

Moreover, Zhu Yan will not stay in the mountains forever.

She doesn't have the ability.

No.

I want to know what you think.

I wouldn't let her stay.

If she knew the Crown Prince that she has been thinking about

is someone…

It's me who is disheartened,

she will be shocked.

Don't be mischievous, Yan'er.

He can't see me.

Sure enough, you treat me as an outsider.

You refuse to teach me your expertise.

So what?

Having advanced magic techniques

does make a person superior.

You…

You…

No.

What should I do now?

Where should I go?

Pavilion of Books.

Yes.

I must return to the day he wrote me that notebook.

That's my only chance.

STAR REVIVAL BLOOD OATH

Star Revival Blood Oath

contains the power of heaven and earth

that transcends life and death.

Its laws

are closely connected to the movement of the stars.

However, no one has been able to figure it out for millions of years.

You will have to comprehend the mysteries within it by yourself.

I'll set up an array at Starry Lake for you.

Find all of Shi Ying's soul pieces

within heaven and earth

and you will complete

the first step to his revival.

Will Zhu Yan be able to handle it?

She has been invaded by the energy from the realm in-between,

but she refuses to let me expel it.

The damage to her is severe.

She will gradually lose her five senses.

It's irreversible.

Is there any other way then?

She's the only one

who can save Shi Ying.

She has to sacrifice herself.

Master.

I'll save you.

Come on.

Try this.

You eat it.

You should eat more.

What would you like to order?

The two of you are a perfect match.

Your husband is so thoughtful.

You're a lucky woman.

No.

We haven't conducted the marriage rites.

Well, you ought to try harder, young hero.

You shouldn't let someone else

take such a gentle girl from you.

May your words be a blessing.

I hope to marry her soon too.

Who said I was going to marry you?

Your soup.

Enjoy.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I know you were forced to say yes that day,

but everyone in Ye City knows

that you and I have eloped now.

Xuelu.

I'll never let you down.

Xuelu, watch out.

Run. Quick.

How dare you touch my man.

- My goodness. - Let's go.

Are you all right?

- Are you all right? Did you get hurt? - I'm fine.

Miss.

No. You're a good fighter, young heroine.

You're a lucky man, young hero.

Xuelu, you…

You looked completely different

when you were fighting

and when you were eating.

You scared me.

Which one do you prefer then?

The gentle one or the fierce one?

I like them all

as long as it's you.

No one can help her.

But she hasn't had any rest for three days.

At this rate,

not only will she fail to save Shi Ying,

but she'll also die.

What should I do?

If I fail to save Master's soul today,

I'll never get another chance.

Mirror image.

I drew it the wrong way.

Now,

I must enter the water with my mind

to activate Star Revival Blood Oath.

That's right.

The blood symbol I inscribed at the crossroads of Yin and Yang.

It's reversed in the mortal world.

One becomes two.

Two become three.

Three become infinity.

Reverse the universe.

Disperse!

Master.

I'm running out of qi.

Yan'er,

you're stronger than you think.

Remember this.

As long as you're willing,

you'll always have enough time

and you can always do it.

The pain she's enduring now

is as if she's being pierced by 1,000 arrows

and engulfed in flames.

Shi Ying might actually return to us.

When that happens, they…

If Ying'er wakes up,

I won't force him

to leave the Preceptor post again.

Nor will I force him to return to Jialan

to succeed the throne.

Let him be a divine official

free from the mundane desires of the world.

Let him embrace the ways of heaven and earth

and benefit countless lives in the world.

Just as he vowed

when he became a Preceptor.

Maybe then

he can live a long life.

Master,

you're back.

Master.

I'm coming to see you.

Zhu Yan.

Don't force yourself.

I'll carry you up the mountain.

Don't waste your breath.

Save your energy for when you see him.

Did I do it?

I think you did.

Zhu Yan,

this is the Star Revival Blood Oath

that transcends life and death.

No one has ever been able

to make it happen in millions of years.

Master.

Master.

Ying'er.

Ying'er.

Your Supreme Majesty.

Master.

The next three days

are crucial for Ying'er.

If he survives,

he will be reborn.

Ying'er went through the ordeal of life and death.

I have come to realize

that all worldly attachments are futile.

I only hope

that once he wakes up,

he will live a long and peaceful life.

It's just that he and his mother

have been wronged for decades.

Even if Ying'er

is willing to leave the past behind,

I won't let his name

continue to be sullied.

A few days ago,

words came from Jialan

that Emperor Beimian was terminally ill.

I'm going to see it for myself

and try to save Beimian

so that their names may be restored

and the injustice made known to the world.

Go with ease, Your Supreme Majesty.

I'll make sure nothing goes wrong this time.

You're the cursed lady for him.

There's something you need to know.

Before his soul is fully restored,

he will only have the memories

before he met you.

Before he met me?

That means

in these three days,

he will think

he's the Crown Prince before the banquet.

So…

both of you must cooperate with him.

Or else,

his memories will be confused and disordered

and his soul flame will be distinguished.

It's that bad?

Especially you.

You mustn't let him remember anything about you.

You're the last person

who should stay by his side.

However, you carry his soul flame within you.

You can't stay away from him.

Get up.

I have words to tell you in private.

Do you remember what I said?

I have no qualms about your plan.

However,

I'm worried Master won't be convinced.

That doesn't matter.

I'll write him a letter.

Give it to him and he will believe it.

In his memories,

I'm his uncle.

Zhu Yan,

what do you plan to do

after Ying'er's soul is stabilized?

Rest assured, Your Supreme Majesty.

I'll leave him.

I'll never

see him again.