01x31 - Episode 31

[bunniefuu]

[Love of the Divine Tree]

[Episode 31]

Now, tell me, what exactly happened to Mu Qingge?

Otherwise,

you two wouldn't need to stay here.

We dare not hide the truth.

Mu Qingge indeed died once.

However,

you had her reincarnated and revived,

and you placed a restriction on her appearance,

making her unrecognizable to everyone.

What?

Guardian, please let me explain everything.

Out of consideration for my bond with
that demoness— master and disciple—

I used a half of my Golden Core to revive her?

Going to the netherworld

to seal the Spirit Spring was
also something she entrusted me with?

Are you kidding me?

Every word I said was true.

Then what about Xue Ranran?

What does she have to do
with me reviving Mu Qingge?

Why does she carry the energy of my Golden Core?

Actually...

there were two fruits

on the Reincarnation Tree.

Besides Mu Qingge,

the other one was Mu Ranwu.

Xue Ranran...

Though her appearance is different
from her past life, she is Mu Ranwu.

Yes!

Xue Ranran is Mu Ranwu.

She accidentally perished with Mu Qingge

back then.

When you activated the Reincarnation Tree,
you saved her as well.

Your Golden Core just so
happened to enter her body.

Mu Ranwu?

Alright.

Since she's that

two-faced woman, I don't need
to hold back anymore.

Just k*ll her.

G-Guardian, you can't do that!

Why not?

You... you...

Since her...

reincarnation,

you've fallen in love with her.

Are you out of your minds?

Everything I say is true.

I can make a soul oath

that you really like Xue Ranran.

You personally brought her to Mount Wester
and treated her with great care.

You even risked your own life to protect her.

Everyone on Mount Wester knows it,
and many in the Heavenly Sects have seen it.

Guardian, you can ask around.

Even if it was true in the past,
it has nothing to do with the present me.

I would never make the weak mistake
of falling in love,

especially not with Mu Ranwu.

I suppose the reason

I haven't ascended in the past 20 years
might be because of her.

Alright.

I'm going to k*ll her now
and take out the Golden Core,

so that she won't disturb my cultivation.

Guardian!

Step aside.

Wu,

why are you here?

Please forgive me, Sir.

Since we were in the netherworld,

I've wanted to speak with you,

but never had the chance.

That's why...

Why have you started calling me "Sir"?

Uncle Ye Xin.

That's more like it.

If there's anything you want
to ask me, feel free to ask.

In my past life, someone
gave me a Soul-Devouring Lock.

That was me.

So, from the moment

you took us in,

you had already planned for what would come next?

Wu,

as you know,

I really cared for you

and your sister.

It's just a pity

that your sister's talent was too high—

so high

that it became a hindrance.

So I used you

to eliminate her.

You're not happy about it?

No.

I'm not.

Of course not.

That was also your desire.

You took your sister's
spiritual power and Spirit Root,

but your cultivation declined instead of rising.

You're indeed not suited for the Heavenly Sects.

However, considering that you helped me

escape the netherworld,

I should repay your kindness.

I'll help you remove the scar
that you care about the most.

Also, do you still want to

be above your sister?

Uncle Ye Xin, can you help me?

I'll teach you some

special cultivation methods.

As long as you obediently

do what I told you to do,

I promise you'll get what you want.

Master, I made some elixirs

and was about to bring them to you.

You still have some injuries.

These elixirs should be very effective.

So you're Mu Ranwu.

Yu Tong and Yu Chen told me

that I've fallen in love with you.

That's absolute nonsense.

It seems that my two uncle masters
are helping me cover up my identity.

The most boring thing in the world
is those lovesick men and women

clinging to each other through life and death.

How could I be one of those
who indulge in love and romance?

Tell me.

What is your true intention
in being by my side?

What intention could I have?

My only intention

is you, Master.

It's just that you've forgotten.

We've long made an oath

to never part and have confessed
our true feelings to each other.

To save me and protect me,

you brought me to Mount Wester.

Look,

this tree.

We planted it together

shortly after I came to Mount Wester.

You said that

with a tree,

we had roots,

and with roots, we had a home.

Along the way, you almost lost your life

just to protect me.

But you

have forgotten all of this.

You don't need to put on this pitiful face

to deceive me.

You're the younger sister
of that demoness Mu Qingge.

I remember seeing you once or twice
in the Wester Sect.

Even if I did fall in love with someone,

what about you

would make me fall for you?

What about me?

Since you don't remember,

I'll help you.

Do you remember now?

How dare you do this to me?

Do you believe

I will k*ll you right now
and take back my Golden Core?

The Golden Core inside me is indeed yours.

If you remembered everything
and wanted me to return the Golden Core,

I wouldn't say a word.

But what is this now?

Are you really going to k*ll me?

Shui.

Master.

Master.

Su Yishui.

Master!

Get away!

Stay away from me!

Su Yishui, have these past


to you?

You've turned back into that brat, haven't you?

Let me tell you,

if you dare lay even a finger on Ranran,

I will gather all our brothers
to fight you to the death!

Oh no.

Ranran's spiritual power is almost depleted.

With the Soul-Devouring Lock devouring her,

I'm afraid her primal power might dry up.

Are you alright?

The one casting the spell
is working for Mu Qingge.

She's trying to steal your spiritual power?

Yes.

I've stabilized the spiritual power inside you.

You won't be in danger for now.

Thank you, Master.

I just don't want your
spiritual power to be drained,

damaging my Golden Core.

And for some reason,
whenever I try to take your Golden Core,

my head starts buzzing.

Anyway, you can't escape my grasp.

I won't k*ll you for now.

Take her away

and watch her closely.

Don't let her appear before me again
before I sort out these matters.

Also, drive my three stupid
disciples off the mountain.

Yes.

Su Yishui?

He now actually

has the ability to break my spell.

Now, Mu Qingge only has

a little spiritual power left.

She used her Formless Spirit Root as a sacrifice
and returned Su Yishui's spiritual soul

to him.

As expected of something Mu Qingge would do.

However,

your spiritual power is enough now.

Continue cultivating with the method

I taught you.

When I need you,

I will come to call you.

This is the Fanyao b*ttlefield?

Yu Chen said I entered the netherworld
and sealed the Spirit Spring from here.

The Supreme Blood Moon

appears with the blood.

The malicious energy on this b*ttlefield
has already been exhausted.

The Blood Moon

will not appear for now.

I can only wait for the right time

and enter the netherworld with the secret key.

They said that it was someone named Ye Xin
who made me lose my memory.

Who exactly is this person,

and what is their purpose?

Yu Chen discovered that he had appeared
in the capital city.

So,

you really are Mu.

Great.

Liang used to always tell me

you resembled Mu,

but I never believed it.

Good, good.

This is wonderful.

I can finally get to drink

Mu's Mistaken Divine again.

Alright.

You finally saw Qingge again,
and all you can think about is drinking?

Thank you, guys.

Although I only have

a faint memory of the past,

whether it's before

or now,

you're always my best friends.

I'm glad to see you

like this now.

I'm really happy.

Happy?

That brat Su Yishui is out of control now.

He's even deceiving us and being the master

of his own master.

What a twisted fate.

You two really have a twisted fate.

Mu,

how should I persuade you?

There's no such thing as twisted
fate or good fate in this world.

All fates are created by ourselves,

right?

No matter what the current
situation is, I should find a way

to break through it, right?

Have you found any clues
about the talisman made by the Falling Water

I asked you to investigate?

The talisman that was cast

on Su Yishui should be a Soul-Cleansing Charm.

This talisman washes away

all memories after a person

has experienced love,

causing them to return to how they were before.

No wonder he only remembers when
he first arrived at Mount Wester

and hated his master the most,

turning back into that brat
who didn't understand love.

So, how can we undo

this Soul-Cleansing Charm?

Even you, one of the best
talismanic cultivators in the universe,

can't do anything about it?

The Soul-Cleansing Charm
cast on Su Yishui was made from Falling Water

from the netherworld.

Though I'm skilled in talismans,

I am just a mortal after all.

I am powerless against things
from the netherworld.

If it can't truly be undone,

does that mean he really will never remember me

for the rest of his life?

This Soul-Cleansing Charm was cast by Ye Xin.

Since he has the ability to mobilize
the Falling Water from the netherworld,

does he also have the power to undo
this Soul-Cleansing Charm?

We've been wondering
about the background of this person

who has such profound skills,

yet we found no leads at all.

I don't understand

what Uncle Ye Xin intends to do either.

Back then, he adopted me
and my sister Mu Ranwu.

From the bits of memories

I can recall,

he truly treated us well.

But I also remember that when I tried
to seal the Spirit Spring

back into the netherworld,

he stopped me

and severely injured me.

That was why I used the talisman
that Alcohol Immortal gave me

to seal him with all my strength.

But why did he want to seize the Spirit Spring?

And now, what are his intentions

in placing this Soul-Cleansing Charm?

Aside from sealing him,

how much of the past

do you remember?

We can only wait and see
what his next move will be.

I'll send a letter to Elder Wen
and see if he can find any leads

on Uncle Ye Xin.

If not, at least he can remind
all the sects to be on guard.

Okay.

After Liang and I return to Mount Cuiwei,
we'll try to come up with a plan.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

Didn't we agree

to travel the Nine Lands together

and taste all the delicacies of the world?

Why do these things

feel like they happened just yesterday,

but in the blink of an eye,

everything has turned out like this?

Can't sleep?

Come on.

I'll drink with you for a while.

To be honest,

the year you perished,

I hated Su Yishui deeply.

Even though later I learned he was deceived,

and he was more devastated
and regretful than anyone else,

I still resented him.

All these years, I've never shown him a kind face.

However,

come to think of it,
I also saw with my own eyes

how that brat looked that year— withered,

frantically searching for a way to revive you.

Though I resented him,

I knew how much

he had sacrificed.

No one expected that when you were revived,
you'd lose your previous memories.

Now,

he's forgotten everything.

It's as if everything—the past,
the grudges, the affections—

has been settled.

The Spirit Spring has returned to its place,
and both the human realm and netherworld

have returned to peace.

It's as if everything
has gone back to the starting point.

So, I suggest that the two of you might as well

take this opportunity

to end everything,

part ways,

and live your separate lives in peace.

Oh, Master, my villa on Tea Inscription Mountain

was originally prepared for you.

You should go there.

You can do whatever you want,
without dwelling on the past,

and live a happy life.

If I don't dwell on the past,

does that mean it's not there anymore?

Liang Wumeng once said that

this was the fate between him and me.

But I don't believe in fate.

I don't believe that all that happened
over the past twenty-odd years,

from Mu Qingge to Xue Ranran,
hasn't left any traces

in his heart.

I don't believe he is
still just the same young man full

of malicious energy from back then.

Ranran,

you...

I won't give up on him.

I will definitely help him remember everything.

Well, I understand your personality.

No matter how much I try to persuade you,
you won't change your mind.

But I've thought about it.

It's useless to just wait
like this and do nothing.

Ye Xin cast a Soul-Cleansing Charm on Master.

Since he's taken such a measure,

it means that Master, who has lost his memory,

is of use to him.

Last time,

in Uncle Ye Xin's cabin,

I found quite a few old books and notes.

Anyway, there's nowhere else to start looking.

Maybe there will be

some clues and answers in them.

[Prince Ping's residence]

After Prince Zong ascended to the throne,
it seems that due to some agreement

with Mu Qingge, the family
of Prince Ping was spared

from purging or execution.

They only got exiled to the border
and forbidden to return to the capital.

But Prince Ping's family has been scattered.

The most unfortunate thing is that

Miss Su Xiaoxiao had
already been sent on a mission

by the prince before this.

She met with an accident

and lost her life.

[Be Righteous]

Su Yishui, you traitor,
you actually dared to come

to the capital again?

Madam Battle will definitely deal with you…

you devil!

You mean Mu Qingge?

If she doesn't come to me,

I'll go to her.

You mere commoners.

I can't be bothered to talk to you.

Go back and tell Mu Qingge
that I'll settle the bill

between her and me in a few days.

Tell her to be well prepared.

[Wester Sect]

Guardian.

G-Guardian,

you're finally back.

Why so flustered?

We...

thought you went to the imperial palace.

Yes.

I wish I could have.

But I took a quick glance.

The imperial palace was shielded

by a powerful formation.

The person who set up this formation has
cultivation far beyond the Transcendence Realm.

There is no one in the Heavenly Sects
with this kind of ability.

The Reborn Mu Qingge
couldn't possibly have gained such power

in such a short time.

So, it must be Ye Xin

who cast the Soul-Cleansing Charm on me.

Ye Xin really is working with them?

I'd like to see

what the three of them

are up to together.

Go.

Keep a close eye on the capital.

Yes.

Wait.

Where's Xue Ranran?

Why can't I sense the energy of my other half
of the Golden Core in Mount Wester?

Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on her?

Where is she?

We've failed in our duties.

Please punish us, Guardian.

Was it that you couldn't keep an eye on her,
or that you didn't want to?

Forget it.

If it weren't for knowing
that you've been loyal all these years,

I wouldn't let you off so easily.

Anyway, Xue Ranran carries
the energy of my Golden Core.

No matter where she runs,
I can pull her back.

Let her enjoy her freedom for a few days.

After I take care of
the more important thing,

I'll deal with her.

Wasn't this room rearranged?

Why are these things still here?

Some of these

are things you use regularly, and some are things

you specially kept.

We didn't dare to handle them carelessly.

What is this?

These are the cultivation
methods you had your disciples copy

as punishment when teaching them in the past.

These years have truly been extremely dull.

Guardian,

actually,

you really were a good master.

You've been dedicated to your disciples.

Those children

were always very respectful to you.

Anyway, Mount Wester is quite large,

and it's rather quiet with few people.

Why don't you let them come back

once you've gotten used to this role

in a few days?

Get used to what?

I have absolutely no interest in being a teacher.

Moreover, the cultivation methods here
were copied incorrectly.

[Xue Ranran]

Even if I had taken disciples,
could I have taken someone so foolish?

You're right.

Also,

the reason I stayed here
isn't that I really intend

to settle down.

It's that the strange changes that happened to me

seem to be related to the Wester Sect.

I need to investigate this thoroughly.

Did you two understand?

Yes.

Alright,

throw all these away.

Wait.

Never mind.

Anyway, there are plenty
of these strange things in the Wester Sect.

Just keep them for now.
You can throw them away in the future.

You may leave.

- Yes. - Yes.

[Xue Ranran]

[Bamboo-Woven Lanternp]

Steps to make lanterns?

My handwriting?

This is indeed written by me.

I must have been crazy.

Xue Ranran?

Xue Ranran.

Xue Ranran, it's all Xue Ranran.

Could it be

that I really…

Since you don't remember,

I'll help you.

That Ye Xin who cast
the Soul-Cleansing Charm on me

must be hoping that I would immediately
retrieve Xue Ranran's Golden Core

and then k*ll Mu Qingge

after losing my memory Well,

Well, I won't do as he wishes.

I'll fill in the blank space

of the past over ten years

and take back everything I want.

I heard that Su Yishui broke into
the abandoned mansion of Prince Ping today.

Su Yishui,

having been affected by the Soul-Cleansing Charm,
has forgotten his unnecessary feelings

and obsessions.

He will eventually be as I wish

and serve my purposes.

So what's next?

Next, I will have Wei Jiu
open Mount Scarlet Flame.

As for you, all you need
to do is use your title as Madam Battle,

the cultivation method I've given you,

and your disciples

you've gathered,

to do one thing for me.

What is it?

Go and trigger a wave of demonic
beast transformations everywhere,

then wait for the people
from the Heavenly Sects to take the bait.

Only the Blazing Sword
that has been cleansed by the Spirit Spring

can open Mount Scarlet Flame
and restart the gate of the Celestial Sect.

I've been waiting for this day for a long time.

[Celestial Sect]

Congratulations, My Lord,

for reopening Mount Scarlet Flame

and restarting the Celestial Sect.

With the power of the Celestial Sect,
I will be the only supreme power

among demonic cultivators in the universe.

Soon, we will revive the era

of the demonic cultivators

and dominate the Heavenly Sects.

Revive the era of the demonic cultivators
and dominate the Heavenly Sects!

Revive the era of the demonic cultivators
and dominate the Heavenly Sects!

Revive the era of the demonic cultivators
and dominate the Heavenly Sects!

The imperial city is protected
by that expert's formation.

The disciples I took in
from the Wester Sect in the past

are of no use now.

I've already driven them away.

The military affairs around the capital
are firmly controlled

by Su Yu's trusted and loyal subordinates,

and the defense is airtight.

It's impossible

to stir up any trouble nearby.

Unless...

Most of the generals who were following me back
then were exiled to guard the borders.

[Map of Great Qi]


and I'm sure there's been

many rounds of rise and fall in the court,
with countless battles fought.

Meanwhile, those who have stayed far
from the court have preserved their strength

and become people I can rely on.

Guardian, the meal is ready.

After being in seclusion for over a decade,
I still haven't reached

the state of inedia and have to rely
on these mundane things to stave off my hunger.

Guardian, you used to eat every meal
without missing one.

Sometimes you even had extra meals at night.

Enough.

Mundane things are considered taboo
and are not conducive to cultivation.

Put it down and leave.

Yes.

Yes.

Time changes,

and people's hearts are fickle.

I need to find a way to gather the ambitions
of these scattered generals.

The freshness of that fish?

It seems to have been steamed
with the unique lotus leaves from Mount Wester.

The vegetables were soaked
in the morning dew from 6 AM.

Just one meal

can disturb my heart.

Who knows how decadent

and absurd I've been all these years?

Right now,

I need to fight with the mundane world,
so I can eat these common things.

Once these matters are settled,
I can resume inedia.

Guardian, you are right.

The dish is beautifully cooked.

Next time, bring more.

Yes.

Yes.

Indeed, with a full stomach,
my thoughts are clearer.

I already have

a rough plan in mind.

What should we do?

Guardian's appetite has
long been spoiled by Ranran.

The dishes Ranran made are already finished.

I can't possibly recreate that flavor.

I've got it.

Ranran left her recipes in the kitchen.

We can always follow the recipes, right?

As expected of my sister.

Let's go.

Four slices of ginger,

a small pinch of chopped green onions...

Just a small pinch.

I carefully recalled
every move Ranran made while cooking.

I even mimicked the rhythm
with which she stirred things.

Try it.

How is it? Does it taste similar?

You might as well feed it to the dogs.

You had these skills at noon,
but forgot them by the evening?

What are you waiting for? Redo it.

Yes.

Yes.

I didn't sleep all night,
and it still turned out like this.

I really am not cut out for this.

If you want to k*ll me, just tell me.

No need to be so vicious.

Guardian,

even if you think my cooking
skills are not as good as Ranran's,

there's no need to say such hurtful things.

Yu Chen and I have always been poor cooks.

You know that.

Besides,

since Ranran came here,

you've only eaten the meals she made.

In the past, I only ate the meals she made?

This Xue Ranran must have secretly

cast some kind of spell on me.

Even the meal you liked
yesterday was made by Ranran

before she left.

She was worried that after she left,
you wouldn't be used

to the meals we made,
so she had us learn to cook like she does.

But we've already done our best to replicate it.

We didn't expect that cooking
is even harder than cultivating.

If I had known it was made by her,
I wouldn't have touched that dish at all.

In this life, Mu Ranwu
is actually like Mu Qingge—

fond of cooking.

How much of my time

have these two sisters wasted?

Oh, Guardian,

there's news about Mu Qingge, whom you ordered us

to keep an eye on before.

Strange.

Why doesn't the energy of my Golden Core
feel strong inside Mu Qingge?

Could it be that this half
of my Golden Core has all been absorbed

by that fruit, Xue Ranran?

Sovereign, it's said
that she established a sect last month.

In just over a month,
she has already gathered many followers,

including some experts
who have already had their cores formed.

You're being quite high-profile here.

All her disciples say that
cultivating under her guidance

leads to rapid advancement,
with tremendous progress every day.

The spiritual power of the light
formation in front of her is extremely strong.

It's from the same powerful cultivator

who created the formation
protecting the imperial city.

I'm afraid it's that Ye Xin again.

This person is unfathomable.

His strength is far beyond mine.

We must not act recklessly.

Keep a close watch on Mu Qingge.

She must be scheming something
by recruiting disciples widely.

Once I break the formation of
that expert, I'll deal with her.

- Yes. - Yes.

She did remind me of one thing though.

To get revenge,

the Wester Sect

indeed needs some manpower.

Yu Tong, Yu Chen,

pass on my orders.

- Yes. - Yes.

Master is actually taking in disciples again.

Does this mean we have a chance
to return to the Wester Sect?

No, that's not right.

When Master drove us down the mountain,

he said he had no intention
of taking in disciples in this life.

He even said taking us in was a mistake.

It's only been a few days.

Why has he started taking in disciples again?

Perhaps these past few days, he's been bored,

realizing that

he's lonely without us.

Let's go.

When are we going up the mountain?

To be honest, this time,
the Guardian's requirements

for disciples' spiritual power and cultivation
are much higher than before.

Given the current qualifications
of the three of you,

I'm afraid…

But spiritual power isn't the only factor
the Guardian considers.

He reserved one spot

for special consideration.

What spot? Just tell us.

It's for people who can make food
that suits the Guardian's taste.

We're doomed.

Now we have no chance at all.

Looks like we'll never be able to
return to the Wester Sect in this lifetime.

Get out!

You actually dare to call yourselves master chefs?

None of you can cook!

Keep looking!

- Yes. - Yes.

Soul-Cleansing Charm?

Maybe I can find it
in the Omnipotent Talismans Manual.

It's in the talisman section, third row.

Why is this Xue Ranran everywhere?

It's like being hunted.

Why is there no record
of the Soul-Cleansing Charm anywhere?

This Ye Xin.

Collection of Entertainment?

The book written by Mu Qingge?

I heard she's an expert in enjoying life.

I'd like to see what she wrote.

Boring.

Chapter of Fierce Beasts?

This Mu Qingge

actually dared to write about me this way?

In comparison, Xue Ranran seems more reliable.

Pig's blood?

When have I ever eaten such filth?

Anti-aging and anti-decline?

Ridiculous.

Why would I need that?

This one is not bad though.

[Puxin Village]

Wish you all the best.

Great.

After the Nine-Headed Kui'ao was eliminated,

the village has finally regained its vitality.

Master mentioned before

that Uncle Ye Xin looked familiar.

Could they have met a long time ago?

Is it me and Mu Ranwu from back then?

They don't look like us.

So who could they be?

There are too many
mysteries surrounding Uncle Ye Xin.

Who is he really?

And why did he adopt us?

The answer is probably in this portrait.

Found it.

So, the Soul-Cleansing Charm

is unbreakable.

But if the person who was
cast with it falls in love again

with their forgotten lover,

they will naturally remember everything.