01x08 - Episode 8

[bunniefuu]

That's about it.

Doesn't it feel better

to let it out?

Don't worry.

I won't tell anyone.

Thank you.

This is

my first day in the sect.

Elder Cang arranged a place for me in the disciple's quarter.

I will be punished if I get back late.

The leader's

funeral is tomorrow.

Rest well.

Mr. Nan,

thank you for taking me here.

I wouldn't have found him otherwise.

Aren't you

going to say something to him?

I don't have to.

He kept me accompanied from a distance

at my father's funeral.

We have a tacit.

I forgot.

You know

what it feels like to lose a father.

I heard that your father was m*rder*d by a Spirit Clan member.

Did you find the m*rder*r and revenge him?

People who deserve to die

are dead,

and I got my revenge.

Good.

Let me walk you back to the disciple's quarter.

How much do you like Xie Xuechen?

Why are you bringing that up all of a sudden?

I'm just wondering

why you like him so much.

Maybe

you knew him longer than he knows.

I think I just got my answer.

I've been thinking

why there's a vibe of old memories

and sorrow when you look at him

instead of just love and admiration.

Your eyes

are full of secrets.

Xie Xuechen couldn't see that,

but I see it clearly.

You are so smart

that there's no hiding from you.

But he doesn't remember.

Why not tell him?

I wanted to.

But then, I thought

he had gone through enough hardships.

Our encounter

was not

a happy memory for him.

Mister!

He doesn't need to remember.

I'll keep in mind

what I owe him.

Is that so?

What about me?

Do you remember our encounter?

The answer to that question

is also clear.

Though you look different,

I can still sense

that familiar scent and expression

on you.

I didn't know your name.

I do remember

you were wearing

a Spirit Lock on your ankle,

and there were

golden imprints on your face.

I just lost three apertures at the time.

My father brought me to Moonlight Heights to borrow the Chaos Pearl.

Everyone looked at me

with pity.

You were the only one who truly saw me.

You knew that I don't need pitying.

You looked at me like I'm not different from others.

You promised me,

"I'll give you some candy

and you

will give me a little affection."

I will be your friend.

What do you say?

I heard

that affection is a precious thing.

Give me

some of your candy

and I will give you

a little affection.

Agreed?

You are

that young man.

It's my fault.

That was just…

So, you are eating your words.

You are not giving me

the affection you owe me.

I…

I was pulling your leg.

You have left that experience in the past

and you are the golden boy right now.

There are a lot of people who adore you.

My affection

is insignificant.

The excuse Ms. Mu is using

sounds quite comforting.

Then I'll keep owing you that.

I will find a way to pay you back.

But

why did you choose

to tell me that right now?

You just said it.

Keeping things

to oneself

is bad for health.

Ms. Mu,

I'm curious.

You were in Moonlight Heights.

How did you end up in the Dark Abyss?

Besides,

- you and Xuechen… - Some secrets can be shared,

and some can't.

You are a wise man.

I believe that you can understand.

It's okay.

Let's go,

old friend.

Xies on the Snow Cliff

will be the only constant flag

in this unpredictable world.

As long as we don't change,

the mundane world

that is following the lead of the Snow Cliff

will keep functioning.

I gave you Klicks

along with the fate

of the world.

Klicks and the jade token

are symbols of trust.

I believe

that you will do better than me.

Father,

I will find my way

and live up to your expectations.

[Tomb of Swords]

Farewell, Leader.

Farewell, Leader.

Snow City can last for a thousand years,

not because

of the strength of a few men,

but the indestructible faith

of all members.

As harsh as the environment

and bumpy as the road,

we can still uphold our faith in our goal

and find the way to the top.

Even death cannot change that.

The leader has passed away.

There will be peace no more.

That's one more reason

that we should use our swords for our faith

and clear the evilness in the world.

The funeral is completed.

We are facing a new beginning.

The road ahead is long.

We shall keep pursuing

our path,

our sword craftsmanship,

and our faith.

We shall keep in mind that righteousness brought us together,

and we cannot yield.

Yes.

My lord.

[Jade Sky Palace]

[Jade Sky Palace]

[Xuantian Sect]

[Saint Fajian, Lord of Xuantian Sect]

[Saint Yinian, Elder of Xuantian Sect]

[Xuan Xin, First Disciple of Xuantian Sect]

[Mirage Palace, Hall of Lively Spring]

[Osprey Island]

[He Xianwo, Lord of Osprey Island]

[Duan Xiaorong, Mistress of Jade Sky Palace]

[Fu Yuanting, Lord of Jade Sky Palace]

Any news from the master?

When is he arranging for us to leave the city?

The master has responded

that you should stay in the city

and not act recklessly.

Xuechen is a smart kid.

If I stay longer,

I may lose my chance to leave.

Elder Yu.

Elder Yu.

My lord.

Sit.

Please.

My lord,

what brought you here?

Elder Yu. Do you remember

that we have an unfinished chess game

from ten years ago?

I can hardly remember it

if you didn't bring it up.

I remember

you insisted on having a game with me.

If I remember correctly,

I was

winning back then.

The game hasn't finished yet.

How can you tell who's winning?

How about

we finish the game today?

What do you say?

All right.

Xuechen,

it seems that

you didn't improve

your chess skills in the last ten years.

This game

is ten years old now.

Elder Yu, you are still good.

You never cut me any slack.

You care about winning and losing so much.

I guess

you have put a stake

in this game.

I do.

There is a stake.

Care to elaborate?

If I win,

you'll tell me the whereabouts of the master of the Decaying Immortal Pavilion.

If I lose,

you can have the Sect Leader's Jade Token.

He doesn't have his full power right now.

Attack!

Your spiritual power has come back.

I fully recovered

before arriving at Snow City.

Elder Yu, you are the head of law enforcement in Snow City.

You should know

the punishment for colluding with the Decaying Immortal Pavilion,

murdering the alliance leader,

and causing chaos in the human realm.

I think you know

that with me here,

you will not step out of the door.

Finish this game with me.

Let's finish

what we started.

Why did you betray us?

Do you remember

that the Immortals Array was broken once?

I organized our disciples

to resist the Dark Clan.

Nan Xuyue and you came to help us.

On that day,

there were 210 disciples

who fought under my lead

and none survived.

I…

I will never forget

their eyes.

k*lling members of the Dark Clan

is easy

for you people.

But for us,

they are formidable.

The Decaying Immortal Pavilion is a powerhouse.

Their master is an unpredictable man.

He found me

and asked for my assistance.

I didn't want to die.

So…

So, I had to choose another leader.

Is it just about living?

Just?

Easy for you to say.

That's what makes you different from us.

Death is just

a normal

and natural thing for you.

But for us,

living

is our goal.

What does the master of the Decaying Immortal Pavilion want?

Peace

of the world.

Peace of the world.

At the cost

of the alliance leader, you, me,

and everyone else's life.

Is that it?

You don't care about the peace of the world.

You are just succumbing to

your fear.

Who m*rder*d the alliance leader?

I don't know.

That night,

I got a letter from the Decaying Immortal Pavilion,

asking me to distract the guarding disciples

at the alliance leader's seclusion location.

I did their bidding.

[Yongqian Pavilion]

Get the disciples to leave.

Elder Yu.

Leave the Yongqian Pavilion defenseless.

The leader's seclusion is about to end.

Come with me for the preparation.

You exposed the leader

- Yes. - to enemy attack.

Yes.

That's how he was k*lled without a struggle.

What else did you do?

I put a sound barrier over the place

to keep the noise down

in case the leader

calls for help.

I don't know

what happened after that.

Where is the Master of the Decaying Immortal Pavilion?

The Master of the Decaying Immortal Pavilion

is a fickle man.

No one knows where he is.

I communicate with him in letters,

not face to face.

Xuechen,

is the result

of this game

mean so much

to the two of us?

The Spirit Clan, the Dark Clan,

and the Decaying Immortal Pavilion have formed an alliance.

You might be powerful,

but can you protect the whole world

on your own?

Do you…

Do you have to go to extremes?

The result doesn't matter.

What matters is that

you've made your choice.

I just

want to finish

this one last game

with the man who once fought by my side.

Maybe you are right.

I am not good enough

to protect everyone.

If I have sensed your fear earlier,

things wouldn't have

come to this.

Xuechen,

enemies in the dark are all taken care of.

Good.

I'll take it

from here.

Sang Qi and the Decaying Immortal Pavilion

are not going to stop.

When all the sects arrive,

there will be trouble.

Starting from tonight,

the barrier over Snow City shall be reinforced.

Everyone who enters or leaves

shall be monitored.

Yes.

My lord.

There's one more thing.

The new disciple…

I met her at the Two Realms Mountain.

My road back

was full of dangers.

She never left me hanging.

She has the intention for cultivation.

She's just a little naughty.

Elder Cang,

please be patient with her.

Xie Xuechen.

There is it.

You are the lord of Snow City,

yet you k*lled a human being.

I never said that I don't k*ll human beings.

The law of the world says

that murderers shall be punished

and K*llers shall pay for their lives.

I don't k*ll for no good reason,

and I won't let criminals slip through my fingers.

What about the Spirit Clan?

The same.

The Spirit Management Bureau is not thinking the same.

Guilty human beings

are enjoying a good life

while innocent members of the Spirit Clan

are suffering.

We can't generalize the problem.

But I will find a way to change things.

How?

Starting with you being a decent human being.

I sensed

sarcasm.

Respect your identity as the Snow City disciple.

Let people know

that not all members of the Spirit Clan are cruel and violent.

You have misunderstood me.

I am the best at being cruel and violent.

I'm only gentle

in front of you.

Unless

you can promise me rewards.

What kind of rewards?

You tell me.

In your dream!

Starting from tomorrow,

you will show up at the Hall of Heritage.

For every mistake you make, there will be a record.

Get ten records

and you shall leave Snow City.

You are the only one

who dares to talk to me like that.

If it's someone else,

I'll make sure that he never sees one more sunrise.

[Hall of Heritage]

I thought I could spend more time

with Xie Xuechen after joining the Snow City.

I never expected

to have classes every day.

Mu Xuanling.

Tell the class

why you joined the Snow City.

I…

My father adopted me when I was a child.

He was not in good health

or temper.

He looked

like a zombie every day.

The place we lived in

was a barren landscape

without a scrap of vegetation.

People fought and k*lled for a living.

My father wanted me

to be loyal to him,

so he threw me into the habit of bandits

and used all kinds of means

to force me to gain strength.

Mr. Xie

was the one who saved me.

What happened after that?

So,

to pay my debt,

I came here.

Okay.

In the five sects of the Immortal Alliance,

the Xuantian Sect Curse

aims at fighting the Dark Clan.

The spiritual plants from the Mirage Palace

are the best in the world.

The Jade Sky Palace focuses on the study of artifacts.

The Osprey Island

worships the power of nature.

Snow City

focuses on sword craftsmanship.

You mentioned that you were trained.

Show me

your progress

and your talent.

I can't let them know that I'm from the Spirit Clan.

It will be bad if they kick me out of the city.

I don't even have a sword.

I can't show you.

It's okay.

The sword is in your mind.

The way of cultivation in the Immortal Alliance

has three stages.

The first is the golden essence.

The second is the spirit manifestation.

The top is the spiritual form.

The spiritual form stage

is the goal for all cultivators.

Forms represent cultivators,

of their mind

and their power.

We are at the place

that is thickest with aura in Snow City.

It will help you with developing your spiritual form.

The lesson 101 of the sect

is manifesting

what's in your mind.

All right.

Exercise hard

and build a good foundation.

It's hard to contemplate quietly,

but it doesn't call for talent.

Just put the worldly thoughts aside

and focus your mind on one thing

to summon

a physical object.

Try it.

Isn't my physical object

quite powerful?

Really good.

You have to know

that the strength of your spiritual power

does not rely on the spiritual form.

It's about the power

of the cultivator.

So,

do exercise hard

and no slack off.

I want you

to keep your behaviors in check.

Don't do anything absurd.

And no disrespect

to His Grace.

All right.

Let's call it a day.

Class is over.

Elder Xie.

Mu Xuanling.

Yes, Elder.

You just joined us

and I forgot to tell you.

New disciples of the Snow City

can have days off on Qingming Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival,

and the eve of the Spring Festival.

Other than those, they shall wake up at the Mao hour and train

till noon.

In the afternoon, they will do

chores, farming, or guarding

as they were assigned.

It's your turn

to clean up today.

Can I use my power to do that?

You should

say no.

And then I'll say

that I was just joking.

So, Elder,

where am I cleaning today?

You look a little distressed.

Have you been busy

after becoming the city lord?

Well…

That's mine.

Are you so thirsty?

I have cleaned

13 yards

and a toilet today.

Fortunately,

the last one is your place.

Why did you clean the toilet

instead of coming here first?

I need to do

Elder Cang's bidding

and I want to spend more time with you.

I thought I was different.

That I might be able to assist you.

It turns out

that I'm just like everyone else.

Are you sure that you see me

like you see everyone else?

Have you washed your hands?

I was tricking you.

I am

the Saintess of the Dark Abyss.

How could I go clean toilets

if the situation is not critical?

Mr. Nan is staying in the Bright Snowy Pavilion

and your place is named Swirling Snow Pavilion.

The two of you are elegant.

Even the tree in the yard…

Why do you have a Xuanling Tree here?

It grows only in the Dark Abyss.

The seed can only be found in the Dark Abyss.

Have you been there before?

No, of course.

The elders say

that this tree was rooted here

a long time ago.

I don't know how

it got here.

So, it's called Xuanling.

The same as your name.

What a pity.

The tree doesn't bloom in the human realm.

I wish you could see its blossoms.

They are beautiful.

It seems that she couldn't

fit in with the life in Snow City in a short time.

I should have made better arrangements.

I'm thinking

that since this tree can grow up

outside the Dark Abyss,

you will find

your place in the Snow City.

Come with me.

First, his home,

now his room.

And then…

Xie Xuechen, I'm coming.

You…

You…

Do you like

this sword?

If you ask me like that,

how can I say no.

I noticed

that you had no sword.

To cultivate in Snow City,

a sword is important.

If you don't like this one,

check the others.

These swords are like you.

Too tough.

I'm touched,

but they are not for me.

Come with me.

Where to?

The Tomb of Swords.

Each sword here

belonged to old timers or disciples

of Snow City.

They were like friends,

following the cultivator for their whole lives

and left in the Tomb of Swords afterward.

They are like monuments.

Disciples who just joined the Snow City

can pick one here

to be their swords.

So,

their former masters have…

People come and go, and humanity lasts.

I understand.

A Snow City disciple must have a sword.

If you don't like the one from before,

get one here.

Have you brought a lot of people here to pick swords?

You are the first one.

There are a lot of swords.

How should I get the right one?

You can sense the vibes of swords

and pick the one

that resonates with you the most.

♪ Like passing through the snowfalls of ten thousand years ♪

♪ I lift my gaze for a moment, your eyes shine like rivers of light ♪

Can you hear it?

Heartbeats.

I can always

hear your heartbeats.

But

that's your heartbeat.

♪ In the vast wildness, we sing and enjoy the moonlight ♪

♪ I hope we can spend our lives together ♪

Xie Xuechen.

I sense that you are seducing me.

This will delay my cultivation.

Stop the nonsense.

Go pick a sword.

♪ Join me to savor the world's dazzling fireworks ♪

♪ You make my heart bloom with thousands of peach blossoms ♪

♪ Through life's highs and lows, my smile stays true ♪

This one, then.

♪ Because you've stayed the same ♪

♪ The brilliance endures ♪

♪ Because our hands remain entwined ♪

My first sword.

What should I call it?

How about

First Sword?

[Temple of Divine Execution]

Your Grace, congratulations for ending your seclusion.

Your Grace,

there's a message from the Decaying Immortal Pavilion.

Xie Daocheng is dead.

Xie Xuechen has become the new lord

and sent a flame message.

The five sects of the Immortal Alliance

will gather at Snow City.

That's a huge move.

It seems that

he's trying to reverse the situation.

How much spiritual power

has Xie Xuechen recovered?

We… We don't know it yet.

Your Grace,

why do we have to rely

on the Decaying Immortal Pavilion for this?

Ignorance Demon can easily

find that out.

I need him for some other tasks.

Tell the Decaying Immortal Pavilion,

to check Xie Xuechen's strength as soon as possible.

Yes.

Your Grace,

when we have the answer,

are you going to

bring the w*r to the Snow City yourself?

No.

I'm waiting for something.

It won't be long.

Soon.

♪ Searching for your face in the cycles of life ♪

♪ If the tears in my heart remain unseen ♪

♪ Can I still remain tireless? ♪

♪ Because my heart holds longing ♪

♪ A devoted soul asks not how far the road goes ♪

♪ For love, braving the storms, crossing the years ♪

♪ Never regretting our meeting ♪

♪ Only wishing for thousands of blossoms ♪

♪ To bloom for you that day ♪

♪ Gazing at that one person, those eyes ♪

♪ I desire nothing else ♪

♪ A life with no worries or regrets ♪

♪ Staying by your side ♪

♪ For love, braving the storms, crossing the years ♪

♪ Never regretting our meeting ♪

♪ Only wishing for thousands of blossoms ♪

♪ To bloom for you that day ♪

♪ Gazing at that one person, those eyes ♪

♪ I desire nothing else ♪

♪ A life with no worries or regrets ♪

♪ Staying by your side ♪