01x17 - Episode 17

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[Love of the Divine Tree]

[Episode 17]

You're the girl

who came to visit me

when I was in seclusion?

Immortal Master, do you really have a way

to return the spiritual soul to its soul owner?

What?

I don't look trustworthy?

I was just suppressed by you
because my Golden Core was damaged

during my seclusion;
I'm still low on spiritual energy.

I was

not this weak before.

Actually, Immortal Master, the moment
you made your move, I was just overwhelmed

by your aura.

As expected of the Master Healer
of immortal cultivation.

Truly impressive.

The return of my spiritual soul friend
all depends on you, Immortal Master.

Do you know who

the spiritual soul's owner is?

Immortal Master,

I bet you have a way

to find out who the soul owner is, right?

This spiritual soul's been protecting
and helping me all the way.

I also want to know

who its owner really is.

I wonder if the lack of the spiritual soul
has had any effect on him.

Of course, it'd have affected him.

Those without spiritual souls
can neither form Golden Cores

nor advance in cultivation.

Is it that serious?

Then I must return the spiritual soul
as soon as possible.

Immortal Master Liang, you...

What a pity.

If you came to me before my seclusion,

I could give it a try
even for such a spiritual soul

separated from its owner
for so long, What about now?

As I said before, my Golden Core is damaged.

I can do nothing about it now.

Immortal Master Liang,

please help me.

Alright, girl,

don't bother begging me.

The key to change

depends on you.

Having taken good care of
a separated spiritual soul after all this time,

you must be someone
with a Formless Spirit Root, right?

Don't be nervous.

I just like

studying spiritual souls.

I'm not interested in others'
Spirit Roots or artifacts.

The ancient text says,
when those with Formless Spirit Roots

form Golden Cores, they can just
send spiritual souls back to the owners.

Which ancient text?

I can't quite remember.

However,

I remember that this method

comes with a price, a price that diminishes

one's own cultivation.

I'm afraid you won't

be willing to pay it.

One should repay a favor.

I only want to be true to my conscience.

Girl,

I'm starting to grow on you.

Master!

Why did you bring this jinx here?

I went to get the wine cups,
and he followed me all the way here.

What is this lightweight

doing here at our drinking party?

Master, please sit here.

You can have some tea.

Didn't expect someone as cold and aloof as you
to show such an expression.

You don't look like yourself.

Ranran,

just a heads-up.

You'd better be careful with him.

Don't be fooled by him.

That's not true.

My master's always been so nice.

Immortal Master Liang,
you knew my master before, right?

We have a grudge.

Mistaken Divine.

I really miss this taste.

Were it not for someone,
I could be drinking with Qingge today,

chatting

and watching the moon together.

Exactly.

Well,

Mu is good in every way,

except for her poor judgment.

She got such a heartless and ungrateful disciple

who got her k*lled.

My master did it for the greater good.

Mu Qingge...

Ridiculous!

What kind of greater good was that?

Eliminated the Demon's child to save the universe?

Mu Qingge's definitely not the Demon's child!

How could that be?

Then who is it?

Anyway, it must be someone else.

Back then, Mu

must have fallen for someone's scheme

or what, so she was possessed
by the Spirit Spring.

If she were the Demon's child,

why would she endure the pain
of splitting her core?

She didn't hesitate to use her Golden Core
to envelope the Spirit Spring

and extract it from her body.

She just planned to send the Spirit Spring back
to the netherworld at the very beginning.

Then why...

Because only after she went

to the netherworld did she learn that only
the Demon's child could seal the Spirit Spring.

Qingge had no choice but to extract
the Spirit Spring and seal it temporarily.

Did she mention anything special she ran into

in the netherworld?

She didn't go into details.

But before she went to the netherworld,

she sent me a letter, asking me
to make not only golden talismans

to suppress the Spirit Spring
but also several battle talismans

to fight powerful beings.

She said there might be
a formidable enemy in the netherworld.

At that time, she still had her Golden Core
with few who could match her.

Who exactly did she fight
against in the netherworld?

Also,

who exactly was her opponent?

You're asking me?

I didn't even have time to ask Mu

before she perished in
the Empyrean Bone Sacrifice Formation.

Su Yishui,

let's be real.

When you accused Mu Qingge of being
the Demon's child and launched an attack on her,

did you really have solid evidence
without considering any personal beef?

What?

Cat got your tongue?

Ranran!

Open your eyes!

This man is neither kind nor honest.

How can he be called sovereign?

Instead of following this cruel
and ungrateful master-k*ller,

you'd be better just stay here
with me on Mount Cuiwei!

My master is not what you think.

I have some questions
about cultivation to ask my master.

I'll take my leave now.

Master.

Master,

what did the Alcohol Immortal mean?

Is my grandmaster really the Demon's child?

Of course...

Silencing Curse?

Master, what's wrong?

Do you also think the real
Demon's child deserves to die

the most tragic death?

But I don't understand.

Without the Spirit Spring,
wouldn't the Demon's child just be

an ordinary person?

He or she was just born at a special moment.

Just a poor little thing born as a vessel

with no choice.

The real root of evil

has always been the Spirit Spring.

Perhaps my grandmaster
thought the same way back then.

That's why she willingly bore
the stigma of being called the Demon's child

and zeroed in on sealing the Spirit Spring

to stop the fight between people
and the Demon's child.

Master, are you angry?

I shouldn't have talked
about my grandmaster like that.

No,

what you said

is a real comfort.

Just some random thoughts.

What lovely thing has made you

grin all the way?

Didn't Master ask us to buy
herbs for the detoxifying bath?

I'm just happy that I can go down the mountain,

stroll around the fair, and enjoy good food.

But why do I feel like you said "Master"

so affectionately?

Yet you don't admit it.

Whatever you say.

I can't hide anything from you anyway.

Then does Master know about your feelings?

Well, how should I put it?

I don't know if Master knows or not,

but Mr. Zeng secretly warned me that

coveting Masters

would bring about divine retribution.

Senior!

Here we are, the pharmacy!

[Herb Pharmacy]

Senior Bai,

what are you looking for?

Nothing.

You guys go inside and buy the medicine.

I'll go browse around up ahead.

Xi'er, don't you think
Senior Bai's been acting weird

these past few days?

He's been sneaking down the mountain
for something we don't know.

You're right...

Here's the shopping list.

You and Senior Gao go buy the items.

I'll go keep an eye on Senior Bai.

Okay.

Be careful.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

Rou'er,

I've missed you so much

since we last met two days ago.

I've been wanting to see you all this time.

Let me see

if your pretty face

is messed up from crying.

Bo,

I can't even sleep well

without you around.

I've got

your bath ready.

Go ahead.

You just can't wait.

Bo,

go ahead.

Go quickly, Bo.

Elder Tu, can you please find a woman

to do the job of seducing this man?

This guy's always getting handsy.

I really want to split him in half.

I'm the only woman among those who came out
with the Lord this time.

If you don't do it, are you suggesting that

I should go deal with this fool?

No, my lady.

He's under the Illusion Spell.

Just a trigger of words,
and he'll see illusions

and hear unreal sounds.

I will tell the Lord about the information
you got from him by it.

And you'll get the credit for this one.

What's the big deal if he gropes you?

For the Lord, I'm willing to do anything

at any cost!

The Scarlet Sect is targeting Master.

What exactly have they found out?

And what's their plan?

Senior Gao, Xi'er, hurry and come
to this talisman's location.

Senior Bai is here.

Keep a close eye, but don't act rashly.

Focus and Eavesdrop.

I just suppressed the Resentment Liquid for her.

She's circulating Qi to recover.

Just keep it down.

Who

is he?

Su Yishui is indeed very cautious.

Bai Baishan has never heard
him mention the Spirit Spring.

All we know is that he's
heading south the day after tomorrow.

I guess

they're heading for the Spirit Spring.

I've already had Bai Baishan
infected with the Horned Ghost Poison.

Just a touch, and he can make Su Yishui

fall victim to it

without even realizing it.

In that case, he'll be no match for you, My Lord,

and will be at your mercy.

Well done.

What about the other fruit?

Bai Baishan doesn't know,

but he said

Su Yishui values his Junior Xue the most.

And that girl always has a branch hanging on her,

like it's her precious treasure.

Could she be the other fruit?

Little girl,

it's you!

You're the little disciple

Su Yishui values the most?

What's your name?

My master says, when we are out, we shouldn't

tell strangers our names.

Sir, I dare not disobey my master's order.

He's got sharp ears

and can hear us

even from outside.

Where is your master?

He's been waiting outside.

He asked me to invite you,
Immortal Master Wei, out to meet him.

My master said if there's
anything you want to know,

you can ask him directly.

Don't bother going to such lengths.

Go check it out.

Got it.

My Lord!

Go after her! Now!

But Su Yishui is also here.

You're even dumber than a little girl!

If her master were really here, would she have to

flee away so fast?

Go and get her!

She might be the other fruit.

Yes, My Lord.

Wei Jiu is here.

We can't touch Senior Bai for now.

Let's run.

Okay.

Let's go!

Ranran.

Junior Xue,

let's get out of here.

We can't...

My whip loves blood the most.

Once it smells the scent of blood,

I just can't hold it back.

Move!

- Use the Exorcising Formation! - Okay!

Just a fragile formation.

One wisp of qi...

It's her!

To break the galaxy!

Mu Qingge...

I won't let you steal my power again!

Thought you really had something up your sleeve.

Go to hell!

Ranran!

Master...

Senior Bai is in the courtyard of Huaihua Lane.

Wei Jiu has poisoned him

to harm you.

You must be careful.

Silence.

Let me help you recover and ease the pain.

How dare you hurt my disciple?

Retreat!

You ask for it...

Xue Ranran is Mu Qingge?

Su Yishui,

you've been fooling me all along.

Both of you

deserve to die.

Feng!

Feng!

Your Highness.

That beast is running wild again?

You go back to the palace now
to keep an eye on it.

Once we restore the Four-Way Waterways,

everything will be fine.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness, among the squads sent
to investigate the waterways,

only those heading to the Puxin Village
have not returned yet.

There's no news from them either.

No collapses in other areas.

Then the Puxin Village must have
undergone a collapse, blocking the waterway.

Can't wait any longer.

Tell everyone to gear up
and set off for the Puxin Village right away.

Understood!

Why are you not after her?

It's my fault, Your Highness.

I followed Master Mu and saw her
secretly meet Scarlet Sect's Wei Jiu.

Then I just lost track of Master Mu.

Qingge hates people like Wei Jiu.

How could she meet him in secret?

Something's off.

No matter how much people change,

their true nature hardly alters.

Qingge has always been upfront.

Her ditching you is already the biggest red flag.

She can't be Qingge.

Ranran...

Holy moly,

you're finally awake.

You've been asleep for four days, you know?

Everything's in chaos out there.

What?

I thought with Master here,
everything must be fine then.

Could it be that Wei Jiu really injured Master?

Then Master...

That's not the case.

Calm down.

Don't let your wounds split open.

You should have seen it.

Master was terrifying that day.

He went on a k*lling spree all the way.

Those Scarlets were burned
to ashes right before us.

Not even a trace was left.

Master held you like this

and said,

"How dare you hurt my disciple?"

"You ask for it."

He held me?

Did he hold me all the way and bring me back?

What are you secretly thinking about?

Oh, God. You look so lost

in love.

But don't get in too deep

How can I control it?

Master is so nice.

Senior Bai won't agree with you.

Senior Bai is about to be expelled
from the sect by Master, you know?

The Horned Ghost Poison
in you has been removed, but it's diminished

your cultivation

in an irreversible way.

Our master-disciple tie ends here.

You may leave now.

Master...

I-I didn't mean to do it.

I've always looked up to you, Master.

I would never dare to betray you.

Master,

I-I don't want to be a good-for-nothing.

As omnipotent as you are,
you must have some way to help me.

Your Bai family once saved a veteran Wester.

Out of gratitude for this favor,
I took you as my disciple.

But this time, you were blinded by lust,

causing your fellows to face danger and get hurt.

You should've paid for your sins with your life.

Expelling you from the sect

is me showing mercy.

I've said all I need to say.

That's enough.

Master...

Master!

Master!

Is it that serious?

Both Senior Gao and I were reluctant
to see that happen.

We wanted to plead with Master.

But Master only called Mr. Yu Chen
and Mr. Zeng Yi here

to take care of you.

Then he just went into seclusion,
not seeing anyone.

Why did Master suddenly go into seclusion?

Su Yishui, look at yourself.

Given the way you lost control with rage,
you just don't look like a sovereign.

Aren't you afraid of frightening Ranran?

If I didn't already know
the Spirit Spring had been taken away,

I would've thought you were
repeating the same mistake.

What's going on?

Why can't I suppress this bloodlust?

Only the Demon's child

can summon it.

And you are the perfect, one-in-a-million

choice for the Demon's child.

I have put this Spirit Spring into your heart

and sacrificed your body to the Spirit Spring.

I thought it had all ended 19 years ago.

Could it be that...

The drop of Spirit Spring hasn't
been removed from my heart?

I got close to the Spirit Spring,
so it was triggered again?

Couldn't find it.

Maybe it has hidden itself?

Master,

you've been in seclusion for days.

Did you get injured?

The Ice Lotus Technique can
suppress the Spirit Spring.

It's hard to detect it.

Once I find the Spirit Spring,
the drop in my heart, if still there,

will surely respond.

I will finally have an answer.

Master?

Master...

Don't move.

You haven't fully recovered.
Why are you running around?

A Demon's child will always be a Demon's child.

He truly believes his fate has been changed?

He's getting

closer and closer to the Spirit Spring.

Once he finds the Spirit Spring,
it will repossess his body.

And we

will once again own the Demon's child.

Thank you, guardian.

The guardians have been
healing you for the past few days.

But why hasn't it worked?

With my damaged Spirit Root,

It'll take me some more time to heal completely.

Tu Jiuyuan.

My Lord.

You may leave now.

Yes, My Lord.

Are you dead yet?

My Lord.

How useless you are.

You couldn't even catch

a little girl.

And you got yourself injured like this.

You've truly disgraced the Scarlet Sect.

My bad, My Lord.

I've been a bit better the past few days.

I will capture that girl right away.

Just lie there and recover.

Yes.

My Lord,

I have one more thing to say.

What you seek is the Spirit Spring.

Constantly confronting Su
Yishui head-on is unnecessary.

Why not keep a close watch in secret?

It's not too late to move after we learn
where the Spirit Spring is.

Tu Jiuyuan,

remember this clearly.

I am the sovereign.

If you dare to cross the line again,
I will show no mercy.

Yes, My Lord.

Senior, you like this?

Fine.

I'll be the Scarlet Sovereign
and open Mount Red Flame.

At that time,

I'll make you the Sovereign of Butterfly Valley.

How could I have

such a useless son like you?

You've lost to your Senior ten times in a row!

How can our Scarlet Sect's future
be entrusted to a good-for-nothing like you?

Fortunately,

I still have an excellent disciple like Jiuyuan.

Jiuyuan,

come here.

This is half of the Scarlet Sect Token.

From today on,

you are the Token-holding Elder
of the Scarlet Sect.

When I'm away,

all sect matters

will be under your management.

- Greetings, Elder Tu!
- Greetings, Elder Tu!

Take it.

I

will not disappoint you, Sovereign.

Remember what I've told you.

Your responsibility

is to become his rival.

You must constantly challenge him, train him,

to wear away his arrogance and recklessness.

You must always remind him

not to slack off.

Yes, Master.

The Scarlet Sect will
eventually be handed over to you guys.

In the future,

with the Scarlet Sect Token,

you must keep a close eye on your junior

and guide him properly.

Sovereign is away.

I've already asked the guards to leave.

Your punishment can end here.

Get up now.

How powerful you are, Elder Tu.

You've got wounds all over.

Apply some medicine first.

Stop pretending to care about me!

You want more than just the Scarlet Sect Token,

so you keep going against me

and fighting me for merits.

Just you wait.

You and I are drifting further apart

and can never go back, huh?

Senior Bai seems to have
been kneeling all this time.

You want to plead for him?

My pleading wouldn't make a difference.

You've made up your mind.

Besides,

Senior Bai did make a mistake.

You asked us to copy the
Tranquility Spell for detoxification,

yet he slacked off and let
the Scarlet Sect take advantage.

So you don't want to teach him anymore.

I won't put you in a tough spot, Master.

You always see through things better than others.

No punishment for minor evils
will surely beget bigger ones.

The immortal cultivation
already grants people

abilities beyond the norm.

If one grows to be a villain,

wouldn't that cause tremendous harm?

However...

While Senior Bai is certainly at fault,

you're also responsible for it, Master.

How?

We disciples are still young
and without well-developed values.

Good and evil are just a matter
of a single thought.

Yet Master, you're only strict
in teaching martial arts,

but you've never really talked
to us about what can be done

and what cannot on the path of cultivation.

So,

I haven't fulfilled my duties as a master?

I wouldn't dare say that.

You have your own reasons for doing anything.

I'm human too.

Why can't I make mistakes?

If one day you find out that I am

an unforgivable villain,

what would you do?

How could you be that?

Even in that case,

you must have your reasons,

something you can't avoid.

I'm willing to stay by your side,

sharing weal and woe, facing everything together.

No one wants you to do that for me!

Just take care of yourself.

This is a Qi-Nourishing Pill.

It's good for your recovery.

Just take it.

Help, Master.

The Qi-Nourishing Pill you make
is incredibly bitter.

I need to eat it with
the candied fruits I made myself.

They're in the drawer of that cabinet.

Now you know

to call out for my help?

Is it really that bitter?

Stop it.

Actually, I've noticed you
like sweet food since long ago,

and I've corrected it in the
"Collection of Entertainment."

In the future,

I will get to know you better

and update the Collection

bit by bit.

Master,

actually,

I don't know if you've

already noticed

that I...

I have another gift for you.

Okay.

Then I'll accept it.

Get some rest.

Master.

I haven't finished yet.

Master...

I realize my mistake.

Please don't send me away.

While Senior Bai is certainly at fault,
you're also responsible for it, Master.

Is it that

your talent is exceptional,

so you don't want to be bound by any restrictions?

You think you can control everything.

But you don't realize that
arrogance without self-restraint

is a real danger.

I realize my mistake, Master.

I will definitely make a change.

If you truly want to repent,

from today on,

bind one of your arms

and follow Zeng Yi

to learn artifact forging
as well as the way of self-restraint.

When you can assemble
a self-striking clock with one hand,

I will take back my words
and let you return as a Wester.

No

second chance if you can't do it.

I

will definitely nail it.

Stand up.

Thank you, Master.

Master used to be so kind-hearted.

After punishment, she always forgave her disciples

who made mistakes.

But you, Su Yishui, are never that kind of person.

How come?

Of course I'm not.

That's why I disappointed her again and again.

He's just like me back then.

These unruly disciples

made me realize a master's hardships.

Ranran was right.

I wasn't attentive enough when
teaching disciples before, causing myself

some inevitable trouble.

The Mistaken Divine brewed by Ranran.

Liang Wumeng gave this to me.

I think

you've been really stressed out lately

because of Ranran's injury.

Now that Ranran is awake,

you can relax, right?

Take it.

You know, you keep your worries too deep inside.

Don't push yourself too hard.

You should chill occasionally.

Ranran! Ranran!

Ranran,

Master showed mercy!

Senior Bai has a chance to return.

This is unprecedented.

That's great!

What method did you use

to make Master change his mind?

I just

said what was on my mind.

What matters is that

Master was willing to take my advice.

You make it sound so easy.

Senior Gao and I also pleaded
with Master, but it didn't work.

Seems like Master really

treats you differently.

Differently?

Do you also feel that

Master has...

Well,

Could it be...

Does he have...

Look at your stutter

and the romantic vibe.

I can't take it anymore.

You just want to ask

if Master has feelings for you too, right?

Well,

only Master himself knows the answer.

Oh, God.

I can't wait anymore.

I must ask for a clear answer right away.

You're really going to do it?

Have you forgotten what Mr. Zeng said?

Coveting one's own master

will bring about divine retribution.

Well...

So what?

I'm a fruit anyway, I'm not bound by human rules.

Lightning

probably won't strike me, right?

We'll set off tomorrow.

The Spirit Spring is near.

And now I actually feel timid.

Freshly picked sweet fruit.

From now on,

we'll only taste sweetness, not bitterness.

Qingge,

If I were Grandmaster, of course
I would think Young Master Yu is better

and more likable.

I fear that what I seek in this life

is nothing but an illusion.

So you came after all.

How did you know I was coming, Master?

Have you been

waiting for me all along?

I've waited for you for many years.

I got you,

yet it feels like I didn't.

What do you mean, Master?

I'm right here.

Yes,

you are here.

That's good too.

But someday,

you will leave me.

No.

I don't want to leave you, Master.

I did think about

finishing my studies and leaving

for the life I wanted.

I wanted

to have a home

and have someone

to keep me company for life.

But after being with you for so long,

with your teachings

and protection,

you've

already been the closest person to me.

And you've also become

the one I want to be with the most.

This is a new branch

from my Reincarnation Tree

that grew as my cultivation improved.

You once said

this tree's tied to my life.

I've made it into a wooden hairpin
as a gift for you.

This wood is like my heart.

Hope it can always

be with you, Master.

So,

what do you think, Master?

I have a gift for you too.

I made this myself.

It's for you.

You used to be into such stuff.

"Used to"?

Master, you...