01x36 - Episode 36

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LOFTY ARE YOUR PRINCIPLES

What? Are you quitting the Heartless Way?

It's not like that, Father.

I cannot set aside my emotions.

I don't think

I will ever make a breakthrough.

I'm not fated to attain godhood.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, Father.

Get up.

Susu, are you sure

that Jiumin is the one?

Would that be fine with you, Father?

Silly child,

my opinion doesn't matter.

You know better than anyone

if he is a decent guy.

Besides, he was able

to refine the Heart-Guarding Scale.

And that's enough to prove

that he has the kindest and purest soul.

He's a reliable man you can count on.

Father…

It doesn't matter if you can ascend.

Whatever your decision may be,

as long as you are safe and content,

I will be happy for you.

If you find yourself on the wrong path,

have no fear.

Just turn around.

I will always

be there for you.

Thank you, Father.

And don't worry

about the evil bone.

I'll think of something.

Susu.

So you do have the evil bone.

Why didn't you tell me?

Do you know
how many people crave its power?

Was it Jiumin's idea to keep it from us?

He must want to retrieve the evil bone.

That's why he's sticking around.

That's not true.

He only found out a while ago.

I didn't want to tell anyone

because I thought

it would bring undeserved disasters.

How could you have been so careless?

You don't understand
the scale of its power.

You may have a pure spiritual body

that can't be corrupted
by normal devil energy,

but this is the evil bone
we're talking about.

Even the Heavenly Pillar failed
to contain it.

What makes you think you can?

I didn't have a choice at the time.

Only after trading my immortal marrow
for his evil bone

did I realize that it was indestructible.

I could only seal it in my body.

The Devil Sound Spell again.

Nian Baiyu,

I summoned you today

because I have a mission for you.

What exactly do you want?

Everyone knows

that he no longer has the evil bone.

If anything,

he has no value to you anymore.

That is none of your concern.

Just bring me the devil fetus

and leave the rest to me.

-But--
-Nian Baiyu.

Don't forget

why you are here.

Unless you want all of them to die,

you will do as you're told.

Understood.

Siying and Jingmie are coming
for the devil fetus.

Have they realized where the evil bone is?

I had better take action.

Time is of the essence.

Susu, after a lengthy discussion,

Dimian and I have decided
to join hands to cast the Yin-Yang Array

for you at midnight in three days

to nullify the evil bone's power.

It's for our peace of mind.

Well, Father,

I know you two have been chewing it over

all day and night.

I can't describe how thankful I am.

Not to mention Uncle Zhaoyou.

He has been rushing around

making wedding arrangements.

The Three Realms are at peace.

In the immortal sects,

there are no pressing matters
aside from your and Jiumin's wedding.

We couldn't be happier for you.

For now, put everything else behind you.

Speaking of which,

we owe a debt of gratitude to Dimian.

We were mistaken about him.

Since the Devil-Subduing Peak incident,

he has been feeling guilty
for wrongly accusing Jiumin.

But being naturally unexpressive,

he left it unsaid.

When he heard about your good news,

he insisted on
suppressing the evil bone for you

even if it costs his life's cultivation.

He said it is the only way

you and Jiumin can live a carefree life.

He also said

to consider it an apology to Jiumin.

And it's about time

you showed it to her.

Is this

a rooster-shaped stone?

It's a tiger.

He made it for you

out of lava from Barren Abyss.

He always wanted

to give it to you in person.

In Barren Abyss,
I thought about it every day.

Most people give tiger plushies

to their children.

But in Barren Abyss,

there was nothing but stones.

Lava rocks are hard

and I was weak.

I had to strike the rock

a little every day

until it took the shape I desired.

When I finally saw my daughter,

you were all grown up.

I haven't done enough for you.

Now I just want to do whatever I can

to make it up to you.

Father,

I'll take good care of this tiger.

I have good news.

My fathers have found a way

to suppress the evil bone.

They will cast an array in three days.

How did your birth father know

the evil bone is in your body?

He heard me talking to Father

about it.

He isn't an outsider anyway.

He is actually a very gentle man.

Relax.

As long as the evil bone is suppressed,

we can have a long life together.

Don't you want to have a proper wedding

with me this time?

All right.

Once it is done,

I'll pick you up with betrothal gifts.

We shall get married again.

What makes you think I'll say yes?

Don't you know?

Chief Qu already approved it.

I have his permission
to be by your side forever.

It's too late to back out now.

Aren't you worried

that I'll drive spikes into you again?

Is that

a yes?

Seriously.

You only hear what you want to hear.

Let me tell you.

According to Mount Changze's tradition,

we're not allowed

to see each other before the wedding.

Make sure to prepare well.

My fathers might call off the wedding

if you fail to meet their standards.

All right.

I'll wait for you.

I'll bring plenty of betrothal gifts

and come for you
when you emerge from seclusion.

It's your turn.

CLOUD PERCH

You old geezer,

what's wrong with you?

You're not playing chess or drinking.

Your mind is wandering off elsewhere.

This is something big.

Here.

Have a sip of tea first.

What do you say
about what we discussed last time?

Well?

BETROTHAL LETTER

Do me the honor.

After your beloved disciple

joins my Hengyang Sect,

will you regret it?

Qu, thank you for saving Jiumin.

Although he's the devil fetus,

he faintly resembled a god

when he refined the Heart-Guarding Scale.

That is sufficient proof that his mind

is steadfastly on the right path.

In time,

he can take on the responsibility

of protecting the people.

You get so serious
when you talk about him.

You're right.

Well, thank you, Chief Qu.

I'll see you in three days.

Planning a wedding is a lot of work.

But Lady of Spirituality,

do you remember to meditate
at the lake every day?

What about you, Cang Jiumin?

Besides coming to Hengyang Sect every day

to peep at Lady of Spirituality,

do you cultivate diligently?

-Ms. Susu!
-Ms. Susu!

You ask her.

Ms. Susu, have you noticed

that strange people
keep showing up lately?

Cang Jiumin, be patient.

After tomorrow,

we can be together forever.

Our classes are canceled tomorrow.

Chief Qu said he is going
into seclusion for a day.

Why? What's happening?

I heard that Ms. Susu
is also going into seclusion.

And Lord of Evil as well.

Do you think

something big is going
to happen in the sect?

Something big?

The devil fetus has no power.

What can happen?

I think it's likely something joyous,

not something bad.

Yes, but Cang Jiumin

isn't worthy of Lady of Spirituality.

He is the Devil God

who is millions of years old.

I don't know what Chief Qu is thinking.

Keep your voice down.

That evil cultivator, Nian Baiyu,
is staying nearby.

What is going on here?

Lord of Evil, Devil God,
and an evil cultivator

are all at Mount Changze.

All right, that's enough.

Keep silent.

Susu,

you will lose all your senses later.

But don't be afraid.

You just have to trust us.

Thank you both.

Silly girl,

no need to thank me.

Uncle Zhaoyou will come tomorrow

with betrothal gifts

to propose marriage on Jiumin's behalf.

We'll then be celebrating
two joyous occasions.

Let's get started.

Monü.

What is on your mind?

You look happy.

Did something good happen?

We've found the Devil Palace's entrance.

We only need one thing from Hengyang Sect

and my lord will be resurrected soon.

This will determine our success.

Siying,

I've been thinking a lot lately
after waking up.

Whether god, demon, or human,

we all exist only for a short time.

So being good to yourself

is the most important of all.

Go after what you want.

You've dedicated your all
to the Devil God.

But have you thought about what you want?

Monü.

I want whatever my lord wants.

Siying,

don't be silly.

You've given so much for the Devil God.

But what has he done for you?

He doesn't need to do anything for me.

I did everything willingly.

Monü,

I'll be leaving now.

If all goes well,

the next time we meet

will be in the Devil God's presence.

Susu.

Susu?

It's midnight and the array has ended.

Why hasn't Susu woken up?

She doesn't look good.

Did something go wrong?

What could go wrong?

Look.

Isn't the evil bone coming out?

What's going on?

No, why is this happening?

What's going on?

Isn't the array supposed
to suppress the evil bone?

The Sky-Slashing Sword?

If only you could judge a man's character

as accurately as you judge a weapon.

That's right.

It's the Sky-Slashing Sword,

the third devil weapon.

10,000 years ago,

I stabbed the Devil God with it.

That was why he sealed me in Barren Abyss.

Everyone thought that it was missing

like the other devil weapons.

In reality, it has always been with me.

I've misjudged you.

I can't believe it.

You have been after the evil bone

from the very beginning.

Chief Qu,

I actually admire an upright man like you.

When I first met Chuhuang,

I did want to be
a faithful and good lover.

Unfortunately, the Devil God's power

is too tempting.

In order to obtain that power one day,

I had no choice but to betray Chuhuang

and go over to the Devil God.

Then I met this child.

After I reunited

with Susu,

I was determined to make it up to her

and be a good father.

However, fate makes fools out of us all.

You can only blame this child

for having such a close connection
with the evil bone.

No!

Don't hurt Susu!

No!

Susu!

No!

She is my daughter.

How could I have the heart to k*ll her?

After I take out the evil bone,

she only needs to survive the injury

to lead a peaceful life.

As her adoptive father,

you've worked hard for so many years

to raise her.

Now,

you can rest in peace.

Susu!

You've made me wait for 10,000 years!

Finally, it's my time

to take control of the Devil God's power!

You have nearly exhausted
all your spiritual power.

And you've been stabbed
by the Sky-Slashing Sword.

Why bother to struggle needlessly?

You greedy man.

You covet the power of the Devil God.

Yet you spoke to me about karma.

Even if I use up all my cultivation

and lose my bodily form,

I won't let you take the evil bone!

Utter fool!

Whatever your decision may be,

as long as you are safe and content,

I will be happy for you.

If you find yourself on the wrong path,

have no fear.

Just turn around.

I will always

be there for you.

Thank you, Father.

Susu.

I'm sorry.

I cannot

be there for you.

Yao Wei, something bad happened.

Let's go.

Something bad has happened.

I need to get my lord out of here.

Where am I?

Well, Tantai Jin?

You said you would return to Barren Abyss

when the time is right.

I've found
the Devil Palace's entrance for you.

There's no better time than now.

Why am I here?

What exactly is going on?

My lord, I've bid farewell to the chief.

Before leaving,

I want to catch up with you.

Baiyu, why are you suddenly leaving?

I'm worried about my family.

I've been gone too long.

My lord.

Your situation hasn't improved

even if the two chiefs

defended you fiercely

at the Devil-Subduing Peak.

Have you thought about leaving here

and going back to the Yiyue Tribe with me?

Baiyu,

I'm not a saint.

Honestly,

I don't like being subjected to criticism

and having my life dictated by others.

But…

as long as I can be with Susu,

I can tolerate all of it.

My lord.

I heard

that you're going

to marry Lady of Spirituality

and stay here forever.

But do you not care

about Yiyue Tribe anymore?

My maternal tribe.

Speaking of which, I'm ill-fated.

All who are connected to me

meet with disasters.

Perhaps staying away from me

means staying away from trouble.

This is the best way

to protect my maternal tribe.

My lord.

Do you ever miss the days

when you could command multitudes

as a ruler in the mortal world?

When you were the king of Jing,

under your governance,

things were in good order

and people lived in peace.

Don't you want to return to that position

and protect your maternal tribe?

I don't know if I miss it.

It has been 500 years.

Many things

feel like dreamy illusions.

Perhaps…

only this bright moon

is eternal and unchanging.

Surprisingly,

your sidekick has some skills.

He really brought you back

without anyone knowing.

It was Nian Baiyu.

Why?

No, now is not the time

to think about these things.

Susu is waiting for me.

I need to find a way to get back quickly.

Cang Jiumin,

you're finally back here.

Doesn't it feel familiar?

I've never been here before.

Why would I find it familiar?

This is the gate to the Devil Realm

and the residence
of the Devil God's true form.

You were born with the evil bone.

How could you not recognize this gate?

What are you hesitating for?

You are afraid.

You're afraid
that everything will be proven true.

Since they were able to bring me here,

they must have a foolproof plan.

Forcing my way out won't work.

I'll comply with them first

and find a chance to escape.

Is this your home?

It's so big.

Home?

What is that?

It's like an animal's den.

Monü and I

used to call a cave by the Chi River home.

Then the gods captured us for refining.

We have had no home since then.

This will be your home from now on.

Siying.

He really is the Devil God.

He's the Devil God
that we've been searching for.

What nonsense are you talking about?

If he weren't the Devil God,

how could he lift the interdict
placed on the Devil Realm's gate?

Forget it.

You won't understand.

In any case,

there is no Cang Jiumin

or Tantai Jin.

He can

only be the Devil God.

Come.

Come to see me now.

You will get the answers
to all the riddles.

Who exactly are you?

Who exactly are you?

I'm asking you now.

I'm asking you now.

I'll ask you again.

Who exactly are you?

Or just let me tell you

who you should be

and…

how I was born.

I was born from natural disasters.

Thank you, doctor.

Be careful when you get home.

Do you need treatment?

Come in, please.

Diseases.

My chest hurts.

-Please give me medicine.
-We're not doing charity.

So you don't have any money. Leave!

Poverty.

What are you looking at?

Aren't you broke too?

You don't get to see a doctor.

Get lost!

All right, there you go.

Starvation.

Stop running, you thief!

I'm going to beat you to death!

Filth.

Are you blind?

What are you doing?

-Violence.
-What are you doing?

-Behave yourself!
-You…

Don't you know who I am?

m*rder.

Sorrow.

Death.

w*r.

-Welcome back, my lord!
-Welcome back, my lord!

-Welcome back, my lord!
-Welcome back, my lord!

-Welcome back, my lord!
-Welcome back, my lord!

Sins are my responsibility.

Gods are the light of this world.

And I am

the shadow of this world.

That is why I can't leave this world.

I was alone

in the Devil Realm for so long.

Suddenly one day,

I figured something out.

There are sins in this world

because there is
too much pain and happiness,

starvation and satiety,

and chaos and order.

These are all born relative to each other.

It has been so
since the beginning of time.

If that is the case,

pain cannot be eliminated.

Why can't I

go the other way around

and take away the light from this world?

All lives

shall be swallowed in murkiness

and forever wallow in agony.

To create a peaceful world

without happiness or sadness,

I created the All-Grieving Way.

When the dichotomy

between purity and impurity
no longer exists,

there will be no more sins.

When I achieve this goal,

the Three Realms will return to the chaos

from which I was born

and I will be free.

Dream on.

Ms. Susu, you're awake.

Little Moon.

What happened to me?

Cang Jiumin stole your evil bone.

You were injured and unconscious.

Slowly. Are you trying to get up?

Be careful.

What do you mean

by that?

Ms. Susu.

Cang Jiumin k*lled Chief Qu,

seriously injured Lord of Evil,

and took away the evil bone.

Nobody knows where he went.

You will lose all your senses later.

But don't be afraid.

You just have to trust us.

Thank you both.

Silly girl,

no need to thank me.

Impossible.

Ms. Susu.

MEMORIAL TABLET OF SECT CHIEF QU XUANZI

Father.

How can this be?

Father!

-Susu!
-Father!

Tantai Jin did this.

That can't be.

He wouldn't!

Father.

Whatever your decision may be,

as long as you are safe and content,

I will be happy for you.

Father!

Ms. Susu.

Cang Jiumin k*lled Chief Qu,

seriously injured Lord of Evil,

and took away the evil bone.

Nobody knows where he went.

What are you planning

to do to Tantai Jin?

All sects will hunt him down.

If he resists,

they will k*ll him on the spot.

Don't k*ll him.

He wouldn't do such a thing.

Li Susu.

Master's body isn't even cold yet.

Yet you're begging for mercy
for the m*rder*r?

Shouldn't he pay with his life
for k*lling Master?

No, there must be some misunderstanding.

Jiwu,

I know Tantai Jin the best.

I beg you to give him a chance

to tell the truth before he is k*lled.

Enough!

The facts are clear to see.

You just don't want to believe them.

You were like this on Devil-Subduing Peak.

To protect Tantai Jin,

you hid the evil bone's whereabouts.

If it weren't for this,

Master wouldn't be dead.

Hengyang Sect wouldn't be in disgrace.

I'm ordering you
as chief of Hengyang Sect.

From today on,

you are not to leave your room.

Jiwu.

I'm still in the Devil Palace.

My mark is in the shape
of a phoenix feather.

It's very beautiful.

Susu's phoenix feather mark woke me.

My lord, you're awake.

Please eat something.

Baiyu, answer me.

Why are you helping them?

My lord,

I don't understand
why you refuse to be the Devil God.

In the past,

you were so thirsty for power.

Baiyu,

I'm no longer the human king Tantai Jin.

Now,

I'm the immortal sect disciple
Cang Jiumin.

Then what if it is for Yiyue Tribe?

What does this have to do with the tribe?

500 years ago,

soon after you entered the Nether River,

Siying and Jingmie came to Yiyue Tribe.

They said that Yiyue Tribe made a pact

with the ancient Devil God
to birth and raise the devil fetus.

They said we would violate the pact

if we didn't hand over the devil fetus.

Only by finding you

can we be spared from genocide.

That's why I was forced

to work for them.

I hoped that one day,

I could help my people regain freedom.

There is only one way to save them now.

You have to become

the Devil God.

Please, my lord.

Please save them.

These people include my mother

and the Moonshadow Guards

who once served you!

I'm begging you, my lord!

Please save our people.

Become the Devil God that they want.

Please, my lord!

I know

you want to save them as soon as possible.

But if I do what they ask,

the Devil God will be revived.

What will become of the world's lives?

The Yiyue people do matter,

but countless lives in the world

are just as important.

What a righteous speech.

Cang Jiumin, you're truly something else.

Who would've thought

that the one
who least wants the Devil God revived

is actually his devil fetus?

You promised me

that you won't hurt my lord.

Why are you getting worked up?

Take a look at your lord.

Does he seem worried for his life?

You had better not lose yours

before you can save anyone else.

Get out.

I'm going

to have a chat with our Devil God.

Siying,

aren't you afraid that I'll k*ll you first

after I become the Devil God?

As long as my lord can be resurrected,

my life

is worth nothing.

Remove your hand.

Cang Jiumin.

This flesh of yours

is the Devil God's shell.

I wouldn't damage it for no reason.

After 10,000 years,

I can finally see this face again.

I'm in a good mood today.

Let me tell you a story.

Have you seen this yellow-red umbrella?

She's not an artifact spirit,

but my sister.

Sister?

Her name is Monü.

And my name is Siying.

We were born by the Chi River

and we were all each other had.

We lived our lives without worries.

Wait for me.

Until one day,

the immortal realm's w*r God Tianhao

took us away.

He put my sister
into the Fire Quadripod for refining.

Later, it was my lord

who k*lled Tianhao

and saved me.

My sister's spirit was damaged.

My lord sent it to the mortal world

to experience tribulations.

Her body

was fused with this umbrella

and has always been by my side.

From then on,

my lord has been my eternal benefactor.

But 10,000 years have passed.

Even my sister's spirit has returned.

Yet my lord hasn't been resurrected.

I feel guilty for failing my lord.

Guilty?

Is this the reason you do evil for him?

That's not the whole truth.

Although we do bring drought

and eat passing travelers,

that's just our nature.

Everything is for survival.

Just like how beasts hunt,

we are observing the laws of nature.

Why were only the two of us
punished by the gods?

Was what the gods did to me and my sister

the universal truth?

I want the world order to collapse.

Only my lord's All-Grieving Way

can rule the world.

How stupid.

Do you know

that blood ties

and family relationships

are the foundations of the world order?

You adopt this deceptive narrative

to cover up your hatred for this world.

You attempt

to confuse this world's original order.

But your hatred toward this world

originated from your love for your sister.

The world didn't fail you.

If you do this,

how are you any different from Tianhao

who hurt you and your sister?

You keep searching

for a shell that is not your lord

because you can't let go
of your obsession.

What you want

is but an illusion after all.

Your reasoning

is self-contradictory.

After living 10,000 years,

you are still so foolish.

How pathetic.

Shut up!

I would pull your tongue out right now

if you weren't still useful for my lord.

Are you going to k*ll me?

Why would I k*ll my lord?

You're the devil fetus
that we've waited 10,000 years for.

Why don't you let me serve you?

Just accept your fate.

I knew you wouldn't give up on returning

to your sect so easily.

How about I show you something good?

While you were sleeping just now,

your subordinates didn't slack off.

Jingmie already sent the good news

that you have returned to the Devil Realm

to the immortal sects.

What's wrong with him?

He doesn't look right.

I present a gift to you

on behalf of
the Devil God's two defenders.

What's going on?

Yes, what happened to him?

Trying to play tricks?

Thank you, Hengyang Sect,

for keeping the devil fetus alive for us.

Now Cang Jiumin has returned

to Barren Abyss.

The Devil Palace has been reopened.

The Devil God

will soon be revived.

Is the Devil God really coming?

So Cang Jiumin did harbor evil designs!

What should we do now?

What should we do?