01x19 - Episode 19

[bunniefuu]

My father always told me

that he deeply loved my mother.

But my mother

passed away in childbirth

soon after I was born.

Now it seems

that might all have been lies.

Even my mother's remains

are nowhere to be found.

And my Madam

I know she carries many secrets.

But after all, she's the one

who raised me,

who nurtured me.

I don't know whether telling Xie Xuechen

about her secrets

is right or wrong.

And Mu Xuanling

if she truly shares my bloodline,

if she really

is my mother's child,

then should I like her,

or should I hate her?

I don't know either.

Did I share too much with you?

Not at all.

Sometimes saying it out loud helps.

And only by saying it out

can you start to solve these things one by one.

And once you've solved them all,

when you look back,

you'll realize

it's not such a big deal after all.

In fact, the truth

isn't always that important.

You are you.

That will never change.

Those who love you

won't leave because of it.

And those who do leave,

you don't need to care about them.

So, in short,

just be the happiest version

of Miss Gao.

I didn't expect you

to be so good at comforting people.

We're friends.

If you ever feel troubled,

just let me know anytime.

Friends?

You're only the third person

in my life

to call me a friend.

What about the first two?

The first

was my junior,

Cui Wanwan.

She stayed with me in the Palace

for ten years.

But it turned out

she was a spy from the Decaying Immortal Pavilion.

She was exposed later

and k*lled by Madam.

The second was Mu Xuanling.

She told me yesterday

that she considered me a friend.

But that turned out to be fake too.

And the third is you.

I swear,

I'm definitely real.

A true friend!

I believe you,

a true friend!

Your Grace.

What is it?

The Saintess and Xie Xuechen's group

have moved from the Moonlight Heights

to the Mirage Palace.

It seems

they've found something.

I've mastered the Jade Vault Technique,

and my spiritual channels are now open.

This is the perfect time

for an old reunion.

Grudges of all these years, old and new,

should be settled properly.

[Starfall Valley]

Madam.

Madam Su,

have you made your decision yet?

This flower beside me

is called Reunion Bloom.

It feeds on blood.

But if it absorbs blood

from close relatives,

its petals will turn black.

No matter the outcome today,

it must remain known only to us.

It must never be spread.

If you agree, make a vow.

Otherwise,

pretend I never mentioned it.

I agree.

I don't agree.

Mr. Xie, what do you mean by this?

And what do you mean by this, Madam Su?

This is no Reunion Bloom.

This is an Autumn Dread.

If you drip fresh blood on it,

you'll form a blood pact with it,

falling under its control,

and becoming its sl*ve.

Though they appear similar,

one is a plant,

the other a beast.

Their aura is different.

Madam Su, you surely know this.

Madam.

Mr. Xie,

you've colluded with a demoness from the Dark Abyss

to ambush my Mirage Palace.

Don't blame me for delivering

ruthless justice.

She dares to attack you directly.

What is she trying to hide?

Madam Su,

your array can't trap me.

If you insist on this,

it will harm the Mirage Palace.

Are you sure you want to risk the Mirage Palace

for your own selfish motives?

Is this how a Madam shoulders responsibility?

I act righteously to wipe out evil.

How is that selfish?

Form the array!

Madam!

Madam Su has gone mad.

She's actually attacking Mr. Xie!

What do we do now?

Bao,

stay here.

Do not go outside.

I'll go help.

Nan Xuyue!

- Why are you here? - Quickly, drive the Cloud Floating Airship

over Starfall Valley

and block out the sunlight.

Block out the sunlight?

Su Ningzhen's power isn't enough.

She must draw on the force of nature

to face Xie Xuechen.

Her golden cage draws its strength from sunlight.

As long as the sun shines,

the golden cage persists.

The stronger the sunlight,

the sturdier the golden cage.

No wonder she scheduled the meeting for this hour.

She planned her ambush well in advance.

Madam,

if something happens to Xie Xuechen

inside our Mirage Palace,

how will you explain it to the Immortal Alliance?

Why should I explain anything?

As long as I get what I want,

that's enough.

Madam,

is your target Mu Xuanling?

Why is that,

Madam?

Who exactly is she?

Tell me, Madam!

Stop her!

Yes, Madam!

Madam!

Let me go, Madam!

Ultimate Jade Vault Technique!

Xie Xuechen!

Master!

Madam.

Sang Qi

Mr. Xie,

how does the Jade Vault Technique

taste?

How is it possible

for you to master it?

Of course, it's because

Ling helped me.

I told you.

We're not on the same side.

I stand with my master.

Ling.

Where is Su Ningxi's body?

She's already dead.

What more do you want?

Why did she just get to die as you say?

Even she's dead,

I'll still dig her up

and grind her bones to dust!

Don't even think about it.

Back then,

you were also among those who ambushed me

at the Wind Pavilion, weren't you?

Twenty years have passed,

yet you people from the Mirage Palace

are just as hateful as ever!

Sang Qi!

Qiumin!

Fool.

Madam!

Su Ningzhen,

you can abandon the Mirage Palace,

you can disregard your own life,

but this person

you raised her yourself,

pinned all your hopes on her,

even

passed all your cultivation to her.

If you want her to live,

then tell me where Su Ningxi is.

She's Ningxi's daughter.

She carries Ningxi's bloodline.

Do you really want to k*ll her?

You foolish woman.

Su Ningxi betrayed me,

giving birth to this b*stard with Gao Fengxu,

and you ask me to show mercy?

But

you've reminded me.

Today,

I'll cut off one of her arms first

to avenge that strike twenty years ago.

No!

Ningxi didn't betray you!

The one who wounded you that day was me,

not Ningxi!

[Twenty years ago]

Ningzhen.

I'll leave soon.

Where are you going?

I promised Sang Qi

to go into seclusion with him.

But you also promised me

that you'd never leave me.

And now, for a Spirit clansman you barely know,

you're abandoning

the younger sister who's been with you since childhood?

Ningzhen,

you've grown up now.

You no longer need my protection.

I don't know when it started,

but now it's you protecting me instead.

I've trained so hard

just so I wouldn't hold you back,

so I wouldn't be like I was as a child,

getting you hurt while protecting me.

If becoming stronger means you'll leave,

then I'd rather stay useless forever!

Ningxi,

if you betray the Mirage Palace,

Madam won't let you and Sang Qi go.

Gao Fengxu will also send people to hunt you down.

Ningxi,

is this really worth it?

Ningzhen,

one day,

you'll meet someone

who truly enters your life.

I don't want that!

Su Ningxi dared to ally with the Spirit Clan,

lowering and degrading herself so much.

It's utterly disgraceful

to the Mirage Palace!

Madam,

it must have been that Spirit clansman

using magic to deceive my sister,

causing her to lose her senses.

Please don't blame my sister.

You've done well.

When and where are they meeting to run away?

Tomorrow, at the seventh quarter of the Yin Hour,

at the Wind Pavilion.

[Wind Pavilion]

Apply this Soul Capturing Bloom Extract

to your neck and cheeks.

Disguise yourself as Ningxi

to lure and k*ll Sang Qi.

The scent of Soul Capturing Bloom

can confuse one's mind.

It makes one see

- the person one most wishes to see. - Ningxi!

Even cultivators at the Spiritual Form stage

You're here. That's enough.

cannot resist its effects.

It was me

who disguised as Ningxi,

stole her Sword of Vitality,

and cut off your arm.

Form the Beast-Trap Array!

The Beast-Trap Array is complete.

Stop entangling yourself

- with this Spirit clansman. - Ningxi!

Ningxi!

Why?

Because you disgust me.

So

everything before

was all a lie?

From start to finish,

it was a trap!

As the Young Madam of the Mirage Palace,

how could I ever fall for a vile spirit like you?

Every word I said

was just to survive.

Who knew you'd take it seriously?

So I went along with it.

k*ll this remnant of the Canglang Clan!

It wasn't Ningxi

Madam

But in the end,

she still married Gao Fengxu

- and bore this b*stard! - No!

She didn't marry Gao Fengxu.

Ningxi is dead.

She died before the wedding.

Ningxi,

Sang Qi is already dead.

You should stop resisting

and obediently marry into the Moonlight Heights.

No

He's not dead.

You cut off his arm,

but you let him escape, didn't you?

At the Wind Pavilion,

Sang Qi was ambushed by the five great elders and me.

Do you think he could have survived?

I know

you can bring the dead back to life.

To prevent future trouble,

I've already reduced Sang Qi's body

to ashes.

I only brought back this arm

as proof to you.

Ningxi,

as long as you behave,

all your past mistakes

can be forgiven.

Otherwise,

don't blame me for showing no mercy.

Madam,

Ningxi just couldn't think clearly for a moment.

I'll persuade her.

Ningzhen

It was you

You pretended to be me

and deceived him, didn't you?

Ningxi,

I truly did it for your sake.

Enough!

Su Ningxi,

in seven days,

people from the Moonlight Heights

will come here to pick up the bride.

If you refuse to comply,

I will find a way to make you submit!

Ningxi,

you're about to get married,

yet you're still helping me with my hair.

After this,

I won't be able to stay with you anymore,

nor will there be a chance

to have a good chat with you.

Try to keep your temper in check

and don't act too impulsively,

or you'll suffer for it.

When cultivating,

never be greedy for quick results.

Excess leads to harm.

If you lose control and fall into madness,

I won't be there to help you anymore.

I wanted to leave before,

but I just couldn't let you go.

I've discussed with Sang Qi.

Once we find a place to settle,

if you're willing,

we'll bring you there.

If not,

the Mirage Palace will still be your safe home.

You're diligent, driven,

and very obedient.

Among the disciples,

you're the most outstanding one.

One day,

Madam will surely pass her position

on to you.

I promised to always stay with you,

but now I have to break that promise.

In the future,

you'll have many disciples

who respect you

and love you.

You'll also meet someone

who truly understands and cherishes you.

But Sang Qi

he has only me.

I can't bear to deceive him,

nor do I wish to abandon him.

Ningxi!

Ningxi!

What's wrong?

Someone, come quickly!

Don't call for anyone

Ningxi

Three days ago,

I took Fading Poison.

In this body of mine,

even seeking death

is difficult.

Promise me one last thing:

bury me together with Sang Qi.

If there's a next life,

I'll repay him for an entire lifetime.

Ningxi

Ningxi!

I was wrong.

Sang Qi isn't dead.

He escaped, Ningxi.

Ningxi, don't leave me!

Her body

is filled with endless vitality.

Trying to end her life is nearly impossible.

Only Fading Poison,

the most poisonous thing in the world,

could bring her death,

but only after three days of unbearable pain in her heart.

Ningxi

Ningxi

Ningxi, no!

You're awake.

Madam

Where is this, Madam?

Where's Ningxi?

Su Ningxi

is already dead.

So it wasn't a dream.

Ningxi really is gone.

Tomorrow is the wedding ceremony.

All sects of the Immortal Alliance will attend.

You'll disguise yourself as Ningxi

and marry Gao Fengxu.

But Ningxi is dead!

So what?

If people find out Su Ningxi colluded with the Spirit Clan,

and the immortal Primal Celestial Maiden

even died for love,

how could the Mirage Palace maintain its standing in the Alliance?

Ningzhen,

be obedient.

This concerns the reputation

of the Mirage Palace and the Moonlight Heights.

We can't let anyone detect the truth.

Ningxi is dead,

but we must go on living.

I can't do it.

I

Madam,

I need to see my sister!

After the wedding ceremony,

I'll let you see her.

Otherwise,

you'll never see her again in this life!

I never knew

never knew

everything she suffered.

All this time, I thought she betrayed me,

that she hurt me.

I hated her my whole life.

So

Gao Qiumin

is Su Ningzhen's daughter.

The one who married Gao Fengxu back then

was Su Ningzhen.

Madam,

what is

my true identity?

I'd rather

Qiumin be my child.

Gao Fengxu insisted on marrying Ningxi

only because he desired

her Primal Celestial Maiden body.

Her spiritual channels

are the source of spiritual power.

Her womb

is the root of vitality.

She has a lifespan of a thousand years.

Madam

- Madam! - Even after death, her vitality lingers.

Gao Fengxu and Miaohua

wouldn't even spare her corpse!

Gao Fengxu infused his blood

and the Chaos Pearl together

into Ningxi's body,

using her vitality

to nourish it.

He wanted the Chaos Pearl to accept him as its master.

But to his utter shock,

the Chaos Pearl didn't recognize him.

Instead, it formed a child

within Ningxi's body.

Just like a pregnancy,

Ningxi's belly grew day by day.

Until ten months later,

they cut her open

When Qiumin was born,

the Chaos Pearl vanished.

Gao Fengxu and Qiumin had their bloodline tested,

confirming they were related by blood.

So we believed

that the Chaos Pearl fused

with his blood

and took human form.

He was overjoyed

and publicly claimed that Ningxi died in childbirth.

He created the fake pearl

that Miaohua eventually hid in the Pearl Tower.

Madam,

then does that mean

I am the Chaos Pearl?

Before,

I always thought so, too.

But it wasn't until yesterday

that I realized we were all wrong.

The Chaos Pearl didn't fuse

with Gao Fengxu's blood,

nor did it disappear.

It escaped!

That dazzling light

didn't mark Qiumin's birth.

It was the Chaos Pearl descending.

It escaped, hidden by that burst of light.

And all of us assumed

it had transformed into Qiumin.

Mu Xuanling

is the truly Chaos Pearl!

She and Qiumin

were both born from Ningxi's body,

thus they share a bloodline connection.

Qiumin also mentioned

that when Mu Xuanling was a child,

her face bore demonic patterns.

Those patterns are identical

to the sacred markings of the Chaos Pearl!

So

they weren't demonic patterns.

I am the Chaos Pearl.

If that's the case,

then everything makes sense.

Mu Xuanling has no spiritual channels or essence.

The so-called demonic patterns

are markings from the Chaos Pearl.

Her demonic aura is merely the Chaos Pearl's energy.

No one in this world truly knows

what the Chaos Pearl's energy is like.

Assumptions were made,

mistaking her for a Spirit Clan member.

All these years, I've searched

for Ningxi's vitality in Qiumin,

but I never found it.

It turns out I was looking at the wrong person.

Mu Xuanling is the true Chaos Pearl.

She absorbed Ningxi's vitality.

Perhaps by capturing her,

we could revive Ningxi!

Sang Qi,

I know you want Ningxi to live, too.

Capture her.

This is the only hope!

Madam!

Madam!

Are you okay, Madam?

Master

are you really going to hurt me?

Ling

ten years ago at the Moonlight Heights,

the reason I noticed you

was because I sensed

Ningxi's aura

faintly in you.

But you're not like her.

What I saw in you

was myself.

If Ningxi and I

had a child,

it would probably be like you.

So even though

I knew you carried ill will towards me,

I never truly considered

hurting you.

Come here.

Sang Qi,

you are not a heartless man.

Otherwise, Su Ningxi

wouldn't have fallen for you.

Sacrificing Mu Xuanling

won't truly bring Su Ningxi back.

Do you really want to do this?

But what if

there's even a sliver of hope?

I don't want to

and cannot give up on reviving Su Ningxi.

This hope

lies with Ling,

with the Chaos Pearl.

Ling,

come here.

I won't harm your life.

Miracle

requires equivalent exchange.

To revive someone

dead for twenty years,

how is that easy?

Defying the natural order

will face consequences.

Today,

I won't let you harm her,

not even slightly.

No one can stop me!

You've gone mad.

So what if I have?

Madness is nothing

compared to the horrors of the human heart!

Xie Xuechen,

now my spiritual channels have opened,

filled with the spiritual power of Jade Vault

and the demonic energy of the Dark Abyss.

With your mortal body,

how can you stop me?

Enough talk.

Let's find out.

Ling,

k*ll Xie Xuechen.

k*ll him!

Ling,

k*ll him!

Mu Xuanling,

in the Snow City,

you can live

like an ordinary person.

Tonight,

I feel like I've finally seen the real human world.

Mu Xuanling,

wait for me.

Ling!

Nan Xuyue,

hurry

take her somewhere safe.

Ling!

♪ A silent world in the vast universe ♪

♪ A night where light and shadow intertwine ♪

♪ From chaos, I pen my tale ♪

♪ Through storms of wind and snow ♪

♪ Grandly descending into the mortal world ♪

♪ My sword cleaves the heavens apart ♪

Now, I grasp the true essence

of Jun Tian Swordsmanship!

♪ Blessed by the divine ♪

♪ Forging a sword with blood to pierce the dark night ♪

♪ Defying fate, rewriting destiny ♪

♪ Through fiery resolve ♪

♪ Cleaving the heavens ♪

♪ Unyielding to the storm ♪

♪ Bearing the scorching weight of the world ♪

♪ Risking everything for all beings ♪

♪ In this moment of rebirth ♪

♪ Burning through this lifetime's blossoms ♪

Sang Qi,

do you know

where Jun Tian originates?

Jun Tian

is a destructive force

left behind at the dawn of creation.

It is a destructive force

that tore apart the cosmos.

Without nearing the brink of death,

I couldn't have comprehended

Jun Tian's ultimate swordsmanship.

You only see

the destruction it brings,

but you can't see

the vitality that follows its strike.

♪ Forging a sword with blood to pierce the dark night ♪

♪ Defying fate, rewriting destiny ♪

The strongest sword energy

comes not from indifference

but from emotion.

♪ 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 ♪