01x23 - Episode 23

[bunniefuu]

[Love of the Divine Tree]

[Episode 23]

Oh no.

It's worse than I imagined.

The Ice Lotus inside him
has completely shattered.

The Ice Lotus?

He consumed half of his Golden Core
to nurture the Reincarnation Tree,

so he had to cultivate the Ice Lotus Technique
to complete the Golden Core.

Now, with the Ice Lotus Technique broken,

that half of the Golden
Core has shattered as well.

So he has fallen from the Transcendence Stage,

and his spiritual power is now imbalanced.

If we don't find a way
to stabilize his spiritual power,

he'll go berserk

and live a life worse than death.

I will find a way to save him.

However,

the hope is faint.

Master,

I'll help you control your spiritual power.

Ling Xiao,

what have you done?

Master...

Don't move.

Your wounds haven't healed.
Why are you running around?

Master,

I'll definitely save you.

Master,

I will save you.

I will definitely save you.

Vine,

help me.

I need to enter Master's consciousness.

Master!

Master?

What should I do?

How can I save you?

Master's Ice Lotus Technique is broken,

♫ Who knows the loneliness of mountains and seas? ♫

and he has fallen from the Transcendence Stage.

That's why he can't control his spiritual power,

leading him to be in such endless pain.

♫ The sharp wind cuts at my heart ♫

But I am the Reincarnation
Fruit nurtured by Master,

sharing the same origin as him.

♫ Hold a drop of blood ♫

My primal power

can help Master.

♫ Tattered flowers and tears ♫

♫ Reincarnating but to no avail ♫

♫ Devoting one's life despite knowing it can't be ♫

Master is too weak to respond.

The primal spiritual power
can't flow into his body.

♫ Coming to the abyss
despite knowing retreat is possible ♫

♫ Who says the world is full of wrongs? ♫

♫ I seize the Way and choose heaven ♫

♫ It won't be a waste of my life
to burn until I wither ♫

♫ There's no need to discuss right or wrong ♫

♫ I can sacrifice my life ♫

♫ All rules can be dismantled ♫

♫ Die in this world ♫

♫ The masses spread rumors that are hard to swallow ♫

♫ I haven't said anything yet, my heart is clear ♫

♫ I still don't regret it;
I'll pay for it all my life ♫

♫ You know my heart, won't go against my wishes ♫

♫ Don't speak of redressing injustices ♫

♫ Don't let others pity me ♫

♫ Try your best to forget me ♫

♫ I'll go through hardships and never break down ♫

♫ I vow to fight against darkness ♫

♫ Love punishes me a thousand times,
yet a merciful heart pardons me ♫

♫ Only love is the unbreakable spell ♫

♫ No need to feel surprised people
in the world don't know how to break it ♫

It works.

This method works.

♫ Sealing your lips, never to speak again ♫

♫ Even if I were to leap into the abyss ♫

♫ If you are safe, I would embrace death
without a second thought ♫

Master!

Master,

your face...

Master, please get on the carriage first.

I'll cover the rear.

Master!

Master.

Master, are you alright?

Master,

what happened,

Master?

Please forgive me, Master!

Look what you did!

Master, please forgive me!

What is this?

This is the Third Prince's Death Guard Token.

Master, we have never had any grievances

with the Third Prince.

Why does he want to k*ll you?

What else could it be?

I've been with the Crown Prince.

His hands have actually reached here.

We'll talk about it when we get back.

Yes.

[Madam Battle's Palace]

Why?

Why can't your medicine heal my wounds?

It's probably because Wei Jiu
carried poison in his hands.

Damn Wei Jiu.

Master, don't worry.

Give me a bit more time.

Time?

I'm about to get married.

How can I afford to wait?

I've been through a lot

to get this appearance.

Anyway, you need to find a way

to heal me quickly.

Why hasn't Yu come to see me yet?

Didn't I tell you to go invite him earlier?

Hurry up and send someone to urge him!

Madam Battle,

Wu Mi requests an audience.

Invite him in.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Where is Yu?

His Highness has something urgent to attend to.

Tonight,

I'm afraid he won't be able to come and see you.

Your Highness, please rest and focus on healing.

Does His Highness not know that I'm injured?

Also,

I was ambushed on the way.

It was the Third Prince's doing.

He is not only targeting me.

I must tell Yu

the details and remind him to be cautious.

His Highness has said that the Third Prince
and he share a deep brotherly bond.

Your Highness, you should not jump to conclusions.

He will investigate it thoroughly.

Once the truth is uncovered,
His Highness will seek justice for you.

Also,

His Highness said that

due to your facial injury,
the wedding will be postponed

and discussed in the future.

What does he mean by that?

Does it mean that as long as my face is injured,

he won't marry me?

No.

I must go and talk it through with His Highness.

Your Highness.

The Crown Prince has been worried
about His Majesty's health for many days.

But you haven't made

another Health Pill

that he asked for.

The Crown Prince has long had
no energy for anything else.

Your Highness, please understand.

Madam Battle, Concubine Zhou heard
that you were injured

and sent over a bottle of secret medicine.

She said it was made from
the secret formula you once gave her,

and it's very effective
for injuries caused by magic.

She hopes it can help you recover.

Tell her to get lost!

Your Highness, please calm down!

All of you, get out!

Master.

She can't wait for me
to lose favor with the Crown Prince.

How could she possibly send anything good?

That b*tch.

Trying to use this opportunity to climb up?

She's way too eager.

A mere Health Pill

won't stop me.

I'll definitely make

another Health Pill.

Wang Suizhi, have you found the Ghost Grass

I asked you to search for?

Master,

you used to not allow us

to use that kind of herb

that boosts

spiritual power in a short time.

It's highly depleting

and can easily backfire.

It's not a long-term solution.

Give it to me!

Master,

please listen to my advice.

Leave the palace.

Don't force yourself
to break through for Su Yu anymore.

He's not worth it.

Who do you think you are
to tell me whether he's worth it or not?

This time, while I was

searching for the Ghost Grass to help you advance,

I found that

Wu Mi was also looking for it.

Not only does this herb enhance one's power,

but it also has detoxifying effects.

Out of curiosity,

I followed the guard

and sneaked into the Crown Prince's palace.

I saw that

he had long been severely poisoned

and didn't have much time left.

I dug deeper into this matter.

Do you know

who poisoned him?

It was the Second Prince,

the one you saved from Su Yishui

many years ago.

Did that Second Prince

die long ago?

That's right.

So Su Yu must have been poisoned

more than 10 years ago.

The Health Pill was never for the Emperor.

Obviously, the Crown Prince
wants it made for his own use.

Master, if you can't make
a high-quality Health Pill,

how can you be of any use to him?

Under the power of the throne,
how can there be true love?

He has long since become a man

of schemes and calculations,

no longer

the Yu that you cared about.

Impossible.

He loves me.

He waited for me for 18 years
with the position of Crown Princess vacant.

He would never scheme against me.

Master!

If he truly loved you,
how would he widely spread the news

of you going to the Marrow-Cleansing Pool?

He only intentionally let the rumor slip
to the Third Prince,

making you the target
for all kinds of attacks,

acting as his shield.

Enough!

Even so,

it's even more impossible for me to leave.

As long as I'm strong enough,

Su Yu won't be able to leave me.

I will win his heart sooner or later.

In this life,

I haven't enjoyed enough wealth and glory.

It's just a Health Pill.

The Mu Qingge from the last life could make it,

and the Mu Qingge now can do the same.

I will restore my spiritual power

and help him detoxify.

Master!

Say no more.

Find everything I need right away.

In this life, I was born with Five Spirit Roots.

Heaven is on my side.

I will never leave Su Yu,

and I will never let anyone take the position

of Crown Princess from me.

Master,

you're awake?

Are you still feeling unwell?

Master, do you need to use the restroom?

Let me help you.

No need.

Let me help you.

Get out!

Master, your wounds haven't fully healed yet.

I must stay by your side.

I am no longer your master,

and I don't need an outsider to take care of me.

Why are you still here at Mount Wester?

I won't leave you,

and I won't leave Mount Wester.

Once you're recovered,
I'll go find Liang Wumeng.

I will definitely find a way
to return Ling Xiao to you.

Haven't you already discovered
my identity in the Memory Cave?

Why do you still dare to stay here?

Aren't you afraid I'll k*ll you to silence you?

I'm not afraid.

No matter who you are,

I know

you would never harm me.

I've finally realized that

your Ice Lotus Technique

only freezes yourself,

and your Unfeeling Mantra

is also only ruthless toward yourself.

You've done so much for me,

yet told me nothing.

I've been thinking about it for a long time.

Master,

may I have

the boldness to say

that you have feelings for me?

Your little disciple
knows you're the Demon's child

but doesn't despise you.

Release me.

Let me enter your heart

and help you keep her.

What are you waiting for?

Don't you want her?

Can you bear to let her go in this lifetime?

Let me help you.

Shut up!

Master, what's wrong?

Does it hurt anywhere?

Who taught you to talk to yourself like this?

I've despised you, this
rebellious disciple, for a long time.

I was afraid you wouldn't make it out
of Heavenly Meridian Mountain in one piece,

that you'd get trapped at Mount Wester
and cause me lifelong annoyance,

which is why I helped you.

It was simply my own miscalculation
that caused my technique to become ineffective,

so I failed in detaching myself
from the White Tiger in time.

Who would have known you were so useless,
dragging me down to this point?

If I had known you would have
such foolish thoughts,

I wouldn't have helped you.

As expected, you're going
to say these hurtful things

that you don't really mean again.

Do you think I will believe you?

If someone despises another person,

how could they possibly
sacrifice a piece of their soul

to protect them?

Master, if you want
to pretend to be cold and heartless,

at least try to make it convincing.

If, in the past, it was because I was too weak,

now I have formed my Golden Core.

Whatever happens,

we can face it together.

Do you know why

I care for you so much?

Why?

Of course, it's because of Mu Qingge.

Haven't you already realized

how deeply I love her?

It's just that she doesn't know
my feelings for her.

She was always a bleeding heart,

foolishly trying to save everyone.

She even risked her life

to help a rebellious disciple like me.

But before she died, she told me that she
never wanted to see me again, alive or dead.

What could I do?

I could only prove to her
that I could be a good person.

That's why I've been taking such good care of you.

She was always so loyal

and selfless toward her disciples.

I can only do what she wanted me to do,

in the hope of

regaining a place in her heart.

Master,

I don't believe

that none of what you did for me

was out of love.

No.

If what I did for you made you develop

inappropriate expectations,

then let me

make it clear to you today:

In my heart, whether in the past or the future,

there is only Mu Qingge,

and never you.

But you know very well

that Master Mu

is not Mu Qingge.

Whether she is real or fake,
I can judge for myself.

This is between me and her,

and it's none of your business.

When I took you as my disciple,

it was only because I pitied you.

I've fulfilled my duties
as a master, and you should

know your place as a disciple.

If you're going to have
such inappropriate expectations again,

then get out of my Wester Sect.

Your constantly changing attitude

is so confusing.

But if you say everything you did

was just out of duty as my master,

I will never believe it.

Whether you believe it or not is up to you.

Get out.

Don't delay my healing.

Do you think saying such harsh words to her
will stop your little disciple

from having

deep affection for you?

You were never a good person to begin with.

What's wrong with following
your own desires and ambitions?

Why do you suppress yourself?

Self-restraint is the most painful.

By sealing me,

you're sealing your true self.

After all, you've already fallen
from the Transcendence Realm.

Su Yishui,

sealing me will k*ll you.

Aren't you afraid of death?

I'm afraid this bottle won't be able to contain
the Spirit Spring for long.

I don't have much time left.

I must recover quickly

and obtain the Xuantian Teachings.

Ranran.

Mr. Zeng.

Why are you crying?

Did he scold you?

Mr. Zeng,

I already know it.

Ling Xiao is Master's spiritual soul.

You must have known about it long ago, right?

Well...

I can feel that

Master has been hiding many things from me.

I know if I asked you,
you wouldn't tell me either.

But I absolutely won't
leave the Wester Sect at this time.

I'm going to write

to Liang Wumeng now and ask him
for the method to return the spiritual soul.

It's been 19 years.

There's no such method.

Even if there was,

the cost would be something you can't bear.

Since your Master gave it to you,
he never intended to take it back.

But that was Master's kindness.

I can't just accept it
without doing anything.

He always arranges things for me
and takes care of me.

But I've grown up now.

I want to take care of him too.

I want to stand by his side,

shielding him from storms.

That's what he owes you.

He should do that.

Anyway,

it's natural for a master

to take care of his disciple.

Don't overthink it.

But does he really

only have the duty of a master towards me?

What if I want more?

Mr. Zeng,

I've developed a greedy thought.

Mr. Zeng,

what kind of person

is Mu Qingge really?

Why is Master

so obsessed with her?

She is an extremely good person.

So are you.

You deserve better.

But I don't want better.

If Master keeps waiting
and Master Mu doesn't come,

maybe someday

he will notice me, right?

Congratulations,

My Lord.

My Lord, since you returned from the Black Pool,

not only have you restored
your previous spiritual power

but also reached the peak
of the Nascent Soul Realm.

If it hadn't been

for Mu Qingge's ambush,

I would have only become stronger.

Unfortunately,

I didn't get the Spirit Spring,

so I still can't open Mount Red Flame.

Where is Tu Jiuyuan?

Why didn't she come to welcome me?

My Lord, since Su Yishui

injured her Spirit Root

last time, Elder Tu hasn't fully recovered yet.

Recently,

some of her old ailments have resurfaced.

My Lord.

Did you do this on purpose?

When did you become so vulnerable?

What is this?

Water from the Black Pool.

The entire mountain's
spiritual vein has collapsed.

No one stopped me, so I brought it out.

You're lucky.

Once you gather enough spiritual power
to deal with Su Yishui,

don't

let yourself

get almost k*lled again.

Thank you, My Lord.

When His Lordship came out of the Black Pool,

he was already at his peak.

Why did he have to take the water
from the Marrow-Cleansing Pool?

Looks like

this water was brought back

specifically for you.

There's something

I'm not sure if I should say.

Elder,

why do you always have to meet force with force?

You mean...

If you

want to achieve your goal,

you should be gentler.

It's better to use softness to overcome strength
than to confront head-on.

Elder Tu.

My Lord.

Guards!

Which blind fool mistook Illusion Liquid for wine

and served it to me again?

Why did I see someone

who looks like Elder Tu again?

My Lord, you're not mistaken.

It is me.

Why are you dressed like this?

I used the Black Pool water you gave me,

and my internal injuries have healed.

I specifically came to thank you.

Is that so?

But why do

your lips look much redder

and your face much paler than usual?

You look like you've been poisoned.

My Lord,

Elder just applied some rouge.

I made some desserts,

all of which you used to like.

Alright.

Now that you're recovered, don't delay your work.

Usually,

you're not one for formalities.

Just k*ll a few more people for me.

Making desserts?

That's not like you at all.

I used to make them for you in the past.

When we were little,

you liked the fennel cakes
from the shop at the foot of the mountain.

Back then, every time you got punished,

you asked Senior Sister to take you to eat them.

Later, that shop moved,

so I learned to make them myself.

Is that so?

Why don't I remember that I like them?

Times change.

Over time,

people always change.

That's right.

Speaking of which,

the Mu Qingge from before

was so spirited

and unique.

But the Mu Qingge now

only has a shell,

and has become vulgar, dull,

malicious, and despicable.

So disappointing.

My Lord, it's good
that you can see her true color.

In comparison, that disciple of Su Yishui

suits my taste quite well.

She has some of the charm
that Mu Qingge used to have.

Prepare some gifts and send them to Ranran.

The Wester Sect is quite austere,
so there probably aren't many good things.

She should be easy to win over.

These fennel cakes are a good choice.

Take some to her.

She's from a righteous sect.

She might not be used to the desserts
of a demonic cultivator like you.

Righteous sect?

Once I destroy it, it will be nothing.

This time,

after Su Yishui returned from the
Marrow-Cleansing Pool, his cultivation was damaged.

He won't be able to suppress
the Spirit Spring for long.

He will definitely be eager

to find the gate to the netherworld.

At that time,

I'll be waiting for him,

and I'll k*ll him,
the sovereign of the Wester Sect.

By then,

the Spirit Spring and his beautiful disciple

will both be in my grasp.

Where are you going?

Aren't you here to drink with me?

My Lord, you should savor

your grand ambitions on your own.

What's wrong with her?

Isn't this

a perfect way to enrage Su Yishui?

With the moonlight by the window,
in moments of restlessness,

I often think of the sweet potato chips

you gave me.

I'm deeply grateful.

Therefore, I'm returning the favor
with a generous gift.

I'm also worried that your fair skin might be left
with scars from the Devourer Bugs,

so I'm sending you some miraculous medicine
from the Scarlet Sect.

I hope that when we see each other again,
you will still be as beautiful as before.

There are 10 poems I wrote
along with all these things.

I hope you will accept them.

Wei Jiu.

Ranran, the poems from
Sovereign Wei are all love poems.

What is he up to?

Are you stupid?

Isn't it obvious

that he has fallen for our Junior?

The pills he sent are all good ones.

It seems Sovereign Wei has really gone all out.

Ranran,

how do you plan

to handle these things?

Just burn them.

Ranran,

you smell like you're in a hurry.

What's wrong?

Master told me

not to reveal his injuries to anyone

to avoid causing panic.

Master is a little exhausted
from protecting us from the sword formation.

Don't worry.

If there's any letter from Master Liang,
you must inform me right away.

Here's a letter.

It's for Master.

It should be

from Su Yu.

I'll go take it to Master.

Burn them?

Burn them.

Master.

Master?

The Soul Control Technique is so draining.

Will there be

any side effects?

The person who uses the Soul
Control Technique stores their soul

in a spiritual beast's body,

so within a month, they are often possessed
by the spiritual beast.

Sometimes, they'll also retain

some of the spiritual beast's habits.

Don't be scared if you see that.

So it's the side effect acting up.

Master.

Do you want me to scratch you

like I did to Bai?

Do you like it,

Master?

I prefer you like this.

Not keeping people at arm's length at all.

Master, are you hungry?

I've made something delicious for you.

I originally thought you'd
throw me out along with the bowls.

Here.

When did you come in?

Master, when I came in just now,

I saw Bai possess you again.

You wanted me to pet you,

so I...

Didn't I tell you to stay away from me?

Are you ignoring my words?

Well, just consider me a rebellious disciple.

Mr. Zeng said that

in these days, you would
experience the side effects

of the Soul Control Technique just

like you did just now and act
like a little tiger sometimes.

Your rebellious disciple has
to stay by your side, scratching you

and smoothing your fur.

You...

Master, are you hungry?

Do you want to eat the food
your rebellious disciple made for you?

Xue Ranran, don't think

I can't bring myself to punish you.

Master, for what reason
are you going to punish me?

For liking you?

I've flipped through
the Wester Sect rules overnight,

not a single one says

you can't have feelings for your own master.

Besides, isn't our Wester Sect

known for producing rebellious disciples?

Master, I think

you were quite similar to me back then.

Since your heart already belongs to someone else,

that means I came too late.

I accept that.

But I can't

take you out

of my heart.

Because of Master Mu's

kindness to you,

you are deeply in love with her;

that's your fate with her.

I developed feelings for you

through our time together;

that's my fate with you.

From the moment you abducted me up the mountain,

on the very first day, you said that

the Wester Sect has its own way,

and I should follow my way.

I listened to you.

You have your own convictions, and I have mine.

You're holding onto yours,
and I'm holding onto mine.

We have a long future ahead.

I won't give up.

You can control everything,

including your disciples,
but you can't control what's in my heart.

Master, what's wrong with your eyes?

I don't have time to listen to your nonsense.

You're simply incorrigible.

From now on, I'll make
delicious food for you every day

to help you recover.

Now I'm the most powerful
alchemical cultivator on the mountain.

The food I make is not only delicious
but also beneficial for your health.

Master,

you must eat it.

Only when you're healed
can you continue to bicker

with your rebellious disciple
for a long time, right?

Look what your little disciple cooked for you.

Red bean porridge.

Red beans cure lovesickness.

The response you've been waiting for
for over a decade is right before your eyes.

Can you bear to die?

Are you really so cruel to yourself?

Master,

I don't believe

that none of what you did for me

was out of love.

You have your own convictions, and I have mine.

You're holding onto yours,
and I'm holding onto mine.

We have a long future ahead.

I won't give up.

Let me stay with you.

This time, the outcome will surely be different.

Trust me.

I'll grant you power.

You'll be able to control me.

Dominating the universe
with the beauty in your arms.

No one will dare harm Xue Ranran again.

If I keep you,

it will only be me who hurts her in the future.

I will never let the past repeat itself.

[Wester Sect]

[Su Yishui, I have urgent matters to discuss
with you in person. It about Ranran. Su Yu.]

Su Yu has already seen through

Ranran's true identity.

Guardian, then what does he mean

by sending this letter?

He didn't tell me in the letter.

But actually, back in Puxin Village,
Su Yu had already known

the true identity of Mu Ranwu.

Yet he kept quiet about it, and instead,

he helped her enter the Marrow-Cleansing Pool.

He must be plotting something.

I guess what he's plotting
is related to the Dragon Mother

in Puxin Village.

Guardian, are you saying...

Could it be that Su Yu's target was Meng Zhang?

Could it be that his appearance
in Puxin Village at that time

wasn't a coincidence?

This cousin of mine

is much more shrewd than I am.

These past few days, my injuries have improved.

I should indeed go to the palace
to get the Xuantian Teachings.

And to see what he's

really up to.

What about Ranran?

[Two days later]

She will have her own life,

a brand new life

without me.

Ranran,

I bear much responsibility for your reincarnation,

which is why I brought you back
to the Wester Sect.

Now, all our past favors
and grudges are dissolved.

And I have more important things to attend to now.

I won't come back again.

You should leave on your own.

If you still consider me your master,

promise me

you won't be held back by anything.

Live as freely as the wind.