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"Burning Fire" by BABY-J

♫ In the silent world in the universe ♫

♫ When light and darkness overlap ♫

♫ From the chaos, I write my story ♫

♫ The sky is full of snow and wind ♫

♫ Raging from being banished from the mortal world ♫

♫ A sword pierces the sun and moon ♫

♫ Snow falls thousands of times and comforts me, with God as my witness ♫

♫ I pierce the night with a blood-forged sword ♫

♫ Writing in defiance of fate ♫

♫ The burning fire splits the sun and moon, unafraid of the wind and snow ♫

♫ I bear the scorching heat of the world ♫

♫ Disregarding everything for humanity ♫

♫ In this moment of reincarnation ♫

♫ Burning through this lifetime's blossoms ♫

[The Blossoming Love]

[Episode 18]

There's such a deep secret passage hidden beneath my mother's room.

My father never told me about this.

It seems Gao Fengxu kept quite a few secrets from his daughter.

This stone bed is covered with Spirit Gathering Arrays.

The only thing it does is absorb the spiritual aura of nature for cultivators to use.

So, my father locked up my mother in here

to nourish the Chaos Pearl.

I think...

the truth might be even crueler.

What truth?

I'm a little mouse.

- A kid? - It's just a filthy spirit slave with no spirit lock.

Take her away. We need to finish the task Palace Master assigned us.

Prepare the sword array and destroy this place.

There is no window.

The sunshine and noise from the outside world can't get in.

There is no trace of anyone ever living here.

Just a stone bed covered with Spirit Gathering Arrays.

The size doesn't even allow any movement.

- So... - So,

this place is not for holding a living person.

It's for keeping a dead body.

Cultivator Gao...

I'm fine.

Go on.

The body of a Primordial Yin Maiden contains endless vitality.

No one knows if that will disperse as she dies.

Your father visited this place often after your mother passed away.

I think he was using your mother's body

to keep nourishing the Chaos Pearl.

The Spirit Gathering Array

was to ensure the vitality inside her continued to generate.

Mother!

Cultivator Gao...

Let me go! Leave me!

Let me go!

Don't kill me.

- Let's go! - Please!

Please!

Come here.

Don't kill me. Please.

Please!

Father!

Father, is it you who saved me?

Father! Where are you? Come out so that I can see you.

Father!

Father!

I want to see you.

Father!

- Father! - A'Bao...

Do you not want Mother and I anymore?

Father!

Father!

Alliance Leader Gao was once the leader of the Immortal Alliance.

Would he really commit something like that?

When Cultivator Gao said

that Venerable Miao Hua was held captive and tortured by Palace Master Su for years,

I found it strange.

If Venerable Miao Hua just asked Su Ningxi to marry Alliance Leader Gao,

and forced her to nourish the Chaos Pearl,

why would Palace Master Su hate her so much?

I'm going to my mother's tomb.

Master said that my mother was buried with my father.

I will see for myself if she is there.

If Mirage Palace still has the Chaos Pearl, then...

No matter what, the truth shouldn't be buried.

Whoever did evil deeds for the Chaos Pearl

should face the consequences.

The array is almost ready. Why isn't he back?

- Let's forget about him. - Yes.

We need to hurry up and destroy this place.

What's going on?

Let's go. This place is going to collapse.

Come on.

Watch out!

Are you staying at your crime scene, so that the victims can get their revenge?

You are not getting out of here alive.

I don't have time to waste on you.

You are not controlled by Heartstring.

It's too hard to kill you.

I wanted to take the chance to get away,

but these two annoying people got in my way.

Why did you travel with me in the first place?

To get the Chaos Pearl.

I've been telling you the truth.

The Chaos Pearl is still missing.

Why not keep lying to me?

I got the clues I wanted.

My master can take over from here.

As for you, you should just die here.

However, you still can't bring yourself to kill me, can you?

Mu Xuanling, were you trying to kill us?

What's going on?

Where is A'Bao?

A'Bao!

A'Bao!

Brother. Sister.

A'Bao!

Why is your face bleeding?

Are you hurt?

That's not my blood.

The cultivators from Mirage Palace tried to kill me.

My father saved me.

- Your father? - Yes.

Did you see him?

He wouldn't come out and meet with me.

He ran away again.

It seems that this little girl's father is no common man.

Sister.

Sister, why are you tied up?

She's a bad person. Of course, she should be tied up.

But Sister is not a bad person.

Sister, you are not a bad person. Right?

Yes, A'Bao.

I'm not a bad person.

Will you help me?

Miss Mu.

Whatever you want, don't trick and use a child.

The cultivators from Mirage Palace are dead.

They can't report to duty.

Palace Master Su will get suspicious soon.

There's no time to waste. Let's go to the graveyard first.

What about her?

I'll keep an eye on her.

There's nobody in the coffin, as expected.

It's getting late. Let's find a staging post and rest for the night.

City Lord Xie, you may have underestimated the power of your Jade Archway Technique.

I have got a lot of new information today. I'm going to report to duty.

- Sister! - See? She's a bad person.

Move aside.

I will never let you return to Sang Qi again.

Mu Xuanling,

you have other choices.

Xie Xuechen, stop lying to yourself.

I am the same as my master.

You and I are not the same kind of people.

You love humanity and the world.

I am a member of the Spirit Clan.

This world has never treated me with kindness.

And I have never loved this world or you.

I've been lying to you from the beginning.

I've seen your true heart.

Don't do anything that you will regret.

Are you really that unwilling to let me go?

How about this?

Come back to the Dark Domain with me.

With your intelligence and power, eliminating Sang Qi

and becoming the new Lord of the Dark Domain

should be easy for you.

In that case, you can get rid of Sang Qi for good,

and we will be on the same path.

What do you think, City Lord Xie?

You shouldn't go back to that life.

How stubborn.

You are not getting away.

Give up.

What do you care?

- Stay away! - Sister!

You are bleeding.

A'Bao!

City Lord Xie.

The blood...

Is that yours?

Only the blood of a direct relative can activate a blood mirror.

It's Miss Mu's blood on the mirror, yet Cultivator Gao's perspective.

You two are direct relatives.

You are sisters.

How is that possible? Who are you calling her sister?

So, Miss Mu,

- are you still leaving? - Leave?

Before we get to the bottom of this, no one is leaving.

You first.

Fine. I don't believe in something so ridiculous.

I'm not afraid.

See?

How... How did that happen?

It's... It's impossible.

This is absurd. It can't be true.

I am a member of the Spirit Clan while she's a human.

How can we be direct relatives?

Maybe you have the same mother and different fathers.

Don't spout nonsense.

If my mother gave birth to two children, how could I not know?

How could no one know?

The only explanation is that,

Fu Lansheng, your blood mirror is unreliable.

That must be it!

You can say that about me, but our artifacts always work.

Studying artifacts has been the livelihood of Jade Sky Palace for a thousand years.

How could we make mistakes?

Let me show you!

What's that? [House of Embroidery and Flowers]

- It's not for a kid to see. - What are you doing?

What? I didn't even see it clearly.

What is that? What is it?

Let me go!

- What's that? - Sorry.

I want to ask you all to keep this a secret among us.

Save my father some dignity.

Judging from the situation,

we'll have to ask Palace Master Su about all this at the Mirage Palace.

[Bright Moon Inn]

[Decaying Immortal Pavilion]

They've been to the tomb in Bright Moon Villa.

Su Ningxi's coffin was empty.

They are traveling to Mirage Palace next.

Xie Xuechen might be smart,

but he's unlikely to think that after leaving the Two Realms Mountain,

you'd come to my place.

Isn't that what you wanted?

I usually get my medicine on the first day of each month.

It's already the eighth of this month and there's still no news about the medicine.

Were you not forcing me to come here?

All people say that Villa Master Nan is a warm and gentle man.

How come you are always so mean when talking to me?

I have saved your life, to say the least.

Back then, your half-brother set you up

and a demonic cultivator kept you captive and tortured you.

I was the one who saved you at the critical moment.

Sometimes I'd rather you hadn't, when I think about that.

But you were the one who chose to continue living.

I didn't force you.

In the ten thousand years of this world,

there were only two people born with ten spiritual apertures.

Xie Xuechen is living a carefree life.

But how come you are in this bad situation?

You've lost nine out of ten of your vitality.

That one point is close to nothing.

I'll give you a choice.

Take your life with this sword if you want to give up.

Or if you want to live,

take this medicine.

There is one thing bad about the medicine.

Once you take it, you will have to take it every month.

That's how you can stay alive.

If you stop taking the medicine,

you will be dead

within a year and experience double the pain.

If it's revenge that you want,

I can help you with that if you are dead.

Have you thought this through?

The Spirit Clan.

The Spirit Clan slaughtered this place.

You knew beforehand, didn't you?

Do you still hate Xingye and me?

So you let the Spirit Clan slaughter us.

Lady Xue and my brother hate me.

They colluded with someone and destroyed my spiritual apertures.

You led your disciples to suppress the Spirit Clan,

that's why they retaliated and brought massacre to this place.

This is my fate.

And yours as well.

It is the fate of our Profound Excellence Villa.

Father,

for a dead kid, are you going to

ruin a living cultivation master?

Is that right?

You didn't let me down.

From now on, you are

the master of Profound Excellence Villa.

You had your revenge and met with the person you wanted to meet.

Villa Master Nan, where is the Chaos Pearl that I wanted?

Back then, I promised you three wishes to pay back for your help.

Your first request was to set up a killing array in Profound Excellence Villa

and stall Xie Xuechen on his way back to the city.

The second was to break the double-sided barrier in Snow City

and let Ignorance Shadow into the city.

The third was to leave a backdoor on the All-seeing Jade Dragon Array

so that the Spirit Clan could get into the city.

I have done all three things.

You not obtaining the Chaos Pearl...

is your problem.

I have no part in that.

You are helping the Decaying Immortal Pavilion

while assisting Xie Xuechen to fight the Decaying Immortal Pavilion.

You are putting me in a hard position.

That is also your problem.

I don't work for you, so I don't have to follow your order.

As for your threat of stopping the medicine,

to be honest, whether you are giving it

to me or not makes no difference to me.

Villa Master Nan is a world-famous hero.

How dare I threaten you?

There's one thing that I don't understand.

Villa Master Nan has been waiting for so long to reunite with your old friend.

Are you really letting her go?

Don't you want to take her for your own?

Do you need me to kill Xie Xuechen?

That's my personal business.

It is unrelated to you.

I told you that I wouldn't ask questions

about your collaboration with the Dark Domain.

And you...

cannot meddle with my affairs.

Villa Master Nan, don't be mad.

I understand what you said.

I will not bother you

with what's happening next.

I will get you the medicine every month on time

for the sake of our past cooperation.

There is one thing that I'm curious about.

More than ten years have passed,

and you haven't aged a day.

You also have millennium-old treasures

such as the Phoenix Hidden Herb and Illusion Pill.

Forgive me for intruding,

but how old are you?

I stopped...

counting my age a long time ago.

There's no point.

Living a long time is not necessarily a good thing.

The price...

is way too painful.

Too painful.

Palace Master, we've enquired across the Immortal Alliance.

We still don't have news on Qiumin yet.

You know how important she is.

Even if you have to travel to the Dark Domain or sacrifice thousands of people,

bring her back!

Yes.

Older Sister,

I don't have many days left.

If we meet in the afterworld...

will you blame me?

- Here's your money. - In this world, people are like pigs and dogs.

If we had known that they would be eaten after being raised to this age,

why bring them into the world?

Ningzhen, run!

Older Sister!

Older Sister, I'm tired. I can't keep running.

Rest here. I'll go and get you food.

Here.

How did you manage to do that?

I'm not sure.

I just felt its vitality and gave it a shot.

That's wonderful! We will never have to starve again.

They don't know what you can do, and tried to eat us.

How stupid!

If someone learns about this, I will die even more horribly.

I understand.

Palace Master, this is the forest. There is a location where the spiritual aura is extremely thick.

There could be some talented people here.

Older Sister, I'm scared.

You... What do you want?

The body of a Primordial Yin Maiden.

The legend is real.

There really are deities who reincarnate in this world.

Good kid. How old are you?

What's your name?

I'm A'Xi. I'm eight years old.

A'Xi.

I'm the Palace Master of Mirage Palace.

Will you come back to Mirage Palace with me?

I will accept you as my disciple, and teach you cultivation and spells.

You don't have to worry about surviving.

You may even achieve immortality,

and go to any corner of the world as you wish.

I want to be with my sister, A'Zhen.

Older Sister, I'm scared.

I will protect you forever. We will never be apart.

I failed to protect Qiumin.

After you left,

I haven't been able to do anything right.

Come with me to the Dark Domain, and search for our young palace master.

Elder, are we really traveling to the Dark Domain?

That's Sang Qi's territory.

Elder, it's the young palace master.

- She's back. - Young Palace Master.

- Young Palace Master. - Young Palace Master

Palace Master, Qiumin is back.

Master.

What happened to your hair?

It's okay.

City Lord Xie.

You are back from the Dark Domain.

Thanks to your prayers, I will live for a little bit longer.

City Lord Xie, what important business brought you here?

Has something happened in the Dark Domain?

This might have something to do with Sang Qi.

Palace Master Su, may I ask you to clear the room?

Palace Master Su, how many children did your sister Su Ningxi give birth to?

What is that supposed to mean?

The whole world knows that my sister married Gao Fengxu

and gave birth to a girl.

She left this world right after that.

I mean no offense.

We obtained an artifact from Fu Lansheng

and a test said that Cultivator Gao is related to Mu Xuanling.

City Lord Xie, how ridiculous.

Are you saying that they are sisters?

My sister had only one child and that is Qiumin.

Were you there when she was in labor?

Of course.

When Qiumin was born, a celestial anomaly occurred.

The room was so full of light that it was too bright to see.

Too bright to see.

So, you didn't actually see.

City Lord Xie, are you trying to smear my sister's name?

My sister did have a history with Sang Qi, but they couldn't have had a child.

Back then, my sister had already...

Master, calm down first.

We just want to know the truth.

We are not trying to ruin my mother's reputation.

Palace Master Su, forgive me for being presumptuous.

Gao Qiumin's talent is not worthy of a celestial anomaly.

City Lord Xie and Villa Master Nan were born with ten spiritual apertures,

but there weren't any celestial anomalies when they were born.

Can't you talk politely?

Palace Master Su, it's easy to verify their relationship.

If you don't trust our artifact,

use Mirage Palace's methods to test again.

I know you don't want others to know about your sister's story.

That's why we are asking about this in private.

Don't you want to know if your sister had another daughter?

Okay. Let me think about it.

Do not reveal this to anyone else.

Okay.

Su Ningzhen actually agreed to a blood test.

That means something strange did happen when Su Ningxi was in labor.

That's why she's also suspicious.

We will know tomorrow.

Don't worry about it.

Worry?

I grew up with no parents by my side. I'm used to being alone.

I've never thought of finding my family.

It's just that having a relationship with Gao Qiumin upsets me.

It would be best if the results show there is no relationship between us.

In that case, I won't need to hesitate when I kill Gao Qiumin.

If you don't care about your family and have no expectations about your parents,

why did you give up your task,

and risk coming to Mirage Palace, which is most hostile to the Spirit Clan?

Because you will protect me.

How stubborn.

What do you care?

[Li Tiantian, Hebei Circuit, Hanzhou] [Ding Xiaoquan, Hedong Circuit, Jinzhou]

Related.

How are they related?

Why?

Master, what are you looking for?

Let me help you.

[Dark Domain]

[Chaos Pearl]

Is it possible that she's...

When we were in Snow City,

Mu Xuanling mentioned that she was a spirit slave in Bright Moon Villa. Right?

She also mentioned that Gao Fengxu tried to kill her before he died. Right?

People say that she's a Spirit Clan member,

yet no one has seen her true form.

She said that her spiritual apertures were damaged.

She has no spiritual essence, so she can't show her true form.

So, how do you know for sure that she's a Spirit Clan member?

When she was young, she had demon patterns on her face.

Golden imprints like runes.

They would never appear on human faces.

What kind of demon pattern? Draw it.

Draw it and let me see.

I see.

This is the truth about the light.

We were wrong.

All of us were wrong.

Master, what's going on with you?

Master.

Master!

I'm in bed.

I'm coming in after 5 seconds.

I'm telling you that I'm in bed.

Five.

Four.

Three. Two.

What is it?

We are in Mirage Palace.

I'm worried that you might cause trouble.

So?

So, I'm going to keep watch over you.

[Warble Hall]

Your mind is not clear right now.

I think it's better for me to watch you.

I was just staying in my room.

You barged in during the middle of the night.

Which one of us is confused right now?

You, of course.

Is that you being reasonable?

I've tried to be reasonable.

- Did that work? - Of course!

When you reasoned with me, I felt like my mind was cleansed,

and I wanted to be a good person deep down.

What's the most important thing about being a good person?

Do not lie.

Fine.

Maybe I'm not that eager to be a good person.

How about you?

You insisted on hanging out in my room at such a late hour.

That's not up to a gentleman's code.

I am no gentleman. I can be ruthless.

If you don't want me to knock you out, stay put.

Xie Xuechen, you know that I'm not a good person.

Why do you have to fancy me?

I don't want to tell you right now.

If you want to know, stay by my side.

Don't leave.

What if I do something horrible one day.

Will you still fancy me?

Yes.

But I will be watching you so that you won't have a chance to do that.

This man lives like a monk, but his sweet words are so determined.

How strange!

Tomorrow a few truths will be revealed.

About the Chaos Pearl, Su Ningxi, and your identity.

Tonight, stay and behave.

[Rejuvenation Pavilion]

What did Master mean today?

I was supposed to investigate the Chaos Pearl.

Why is the mystery getting bigger?

I wonder if it's a good thing if the whole truth comes to light.

Cultivator Gao.

What brought you here?

I thought you were going to wait outside the palace.

Are you here to make fun of me?

No, of course not.

I got you some snacks.

I don't want you to feel sad over what happened lately.

Even if I want to feel sad, I don't even know where to get started.

There are so many things that I want to know about my mother.

Did she love Sang Qi? Or did she love my father?

If she gave up love and married into Bright Moon Villa,

was she ever happy?

Did she look forward to my birth?

My father used to tell me that he loved my mother deeply.

It's just that my mother died in childbirth and left us too soon.

Judging from what we know...

that might be nothing but a lie.

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"A Thousand Peach Blossoms" by Ye Xuanqing

♫ Searching for your face in the cycles of time ♫

♫ If the tears in my heart go unnoticed ♫

♫ Is it possible to remain tireless? ♫

♫ Because my heart is filling with yearning ♫

♫ A lovesick person won't ask how long the path is ♫

♫ They'll brave the wind and snow through the fleeting years ♫

♫ Not regretting the encounter ♫

♫ I only wish for a thousand peach blossoms ♫

♫ To accompany you that day ♫

♫ Gazing into the eyes of that person ♫

♫ I desire nothing else ♫

♫ I'll live a life without regrets or worries ♫

♫ As long as I'm by your side ♫

♫ They'll brave the wind and snow through the fleeting years ♫

♫ Not regretting the encounter ♫

♫ I only wish for a thousand peach blossoms ♫

♫ To accompany you that day ♫

♫ Gazing into the eyes of that person ♫

♫ I desire nothing else ♫

♫ I'll live a life without regrets or worries ♫

♫ As long as I'm by your side ♫