01x33 - Episode 33

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[Love of the Divine Tree]

[Episode 33]

This is for you, Master.

Look at this little angry doll.

Doesn't it look exactly like you?

Next time you feel like getting mad,
just squeeze it hard.

Childish.

Who would want something like this?

Xue Ranran, you'd better
make me fall for you soon,

or your Golden Core will be in danger.

Just like the fierce beast recorded
in "The Collection of Entertainment."

Master, wait for me!

Hurry up.

Guardian.

Ranran, you're back too.

From now on, the daily meals at Mount Wester
will be handled by Xue Ranran.

That's wonderful!

Guardian, I knew you care for Ranran the most.

Guardian, those new disciples

you asked us to recruit
have completed their aptitude tests.

New disciples?

Master, since you're willing
to take on disciples now,

why not call back Xi'er and the others?

They've been waiting at the foot
of the mountain for your instructions.

They're so foolish.

What use do I have for them?

I only want disciples with
exceptional talents and Spiritual Roots.

Well, with more disciples at Mount Wester,

there will surely be
more trivial matters to handle.

Mount Wester is so vast.

Mr. Yu Chen and Ms. Yu Tong
can't handle everything on their own.

Xi'er and the others know Mount Wester well.

They can be of great help.

If you don't say anything,
I'll take it as a yes.

Thank you, Master!

Who are you?

How dare you trespass into Celestial Sect!

So you're the immortal masters
from Eternal Sect and Hollow Sect.

What brings you to Mount Scarlet

at this late hour?

Where's Wei Jiu?

Get him out!

His Lordship is in seclusion.

If you have anything to say,

you can say it to me.

Many demonic beasts

have been devilized lately.

Is that the doing of you demons?

Devilized demonic beasts?

We don't have time to waste
on something so pointless.

Now that Celestial Sect has been rebuilt,
demons have an endless source of power,

and many lost demonic techniques have resurfaced.

Why would we devilize

demonic beasts?

I don't care how the
so-called righteous sects view us,

but demonic cultivators

and the Heavenly Ones have just chosen

different cultivation methods.

We exist in the same world.

What reason do demons have
to cause chaos or destroy it?

Fine.

I'll believe you for now.

However, this wave
of devilization is no small matter.

You demons have always known more

about devilized things.

If you truly have nothing
to do with the devilization,

do you have any way

to help us investigate?

Alright.

I'll send word for all our demons

to stay vigilant against the devilization.

If we uncover anything,

you'll be informed immediately.

Then consider this
a temporary alliance between us.

Greetings, My Lord.

My Lord.

Elder Tu, how dare you make an agreement

with the Heavenly Ones
while I was in seclusion?

Since when do I need
to answer to those Heavenly Ones?

This is outrageous!

My apologies.

I overstepped

and acted on my own.

I'm willing to accept punishment.

Expel me from Celestial Sect.

You only need to announce to the Heavenly Sects

that Celestial Sect has no one named Tu Jiuyuan,

and the agreement I made

will naturally be void.

You...

Everyone, leave us.

Yes!

Tu Jiuyuan,

what's wrong with you?

I merely scolded you a bit,

and you want to leave?

Actually…

Actually, it's not that serious.

I am

a magnanimous person.

Considering

your years of loyalty,

I'll let this slide.

You should be thanking me now.

I once promised the former sovereign

to assist you.

Now that you've rebuilt Celestial Sect
and got what you wanted,

my promise has been fulfilled.

I just want freedom now.

I want to leave this place that has caged me
for half my life and live freely as I please.

Stop!

Why hasn't

your wound healed?

It's just a minor injury.

Don't worry about it.

- Your wound hasn't even healed.
- Why are you in such a hurry to leave?

You...

Don't tell me you're leaving because you loved me

but couldn't have me

and your love has turned into hate.

Actually,

that day in the netherworld…

If I told her

that I went back to find her,

I'd be so embarrassed.

Never mind.

You...

Look at you, so badly injured.

After all these years, you're still so weak.

I…

I'll allow you

to cultivate with me

and share my spiritual power.

Happy now?

My Lord, you misunderstand.

I've long let go of love,

and there's no hate to hold onto either.

I just want to live a different life.

My Lord,

take care of yourself.

Stop!

Who said your promise to that old man

has been fulfilled?

My true goal

is to bring back the golden age
of demonic cultivation.

Rebuilding Celestial Sect

was only the beginning.

If you want to leave,

you have to help me break
the Five Deadly Formations

at the peak of Mount Scarlet

so I can

reach its dark side

and obtain the legendary Gold Refining Fire.

Gold Refining Fire?

Yes.

Demonic creatures all fear it.

If I can get it, I'll be able to control

and command those devilized beasts,

bending them

to my will.

By then,

all Heavenly Sects

will have to kneel before me,

and Celestial Sect

will rise above them all.

Only then will your promise

be truly fulfilled.

Then I'll let you go.

But if you fail to break
the Five Deadly Formations

and get the Gold Refining Fire,
you'll have to stay here.

Ranran.

Ms. Yu Tong.

How are Xi'er and the others settling in?

Earlier, they went
to pay their respects to Master.

But Master found it troublesome
and just responded from inside the room

without letting them in.

They're now tidying up their rooms.

Good.

[Su Yishui's disciple, Shen Kuo]

[Su Yishui's disciple, Yue Sheng]

That's Xue Ranran.

She came first in the Marrow-Cleansing Pool
and gained its spiritual power.

Today, I'll cook a good meal for everyone

to celebrate.

I'll be going now.

Usually, by this time,
she has already brought me tea and snacks.

What's going on today?

Xue Ranran.

Xue Ranran!

Still nowhere to be seen.

How could any girl be as irresistible as she is?

One step forward, two steps back,
never truly making progress!

Hello, Ms. Xue.

I'm a new disciple, Yue Sheng.

I look forward to learning from you.

Yue Sheng, nice to meet you.

I can wash the vegetables for you, Ms. Xue.

No need for that.

It's fine. I enjoy washing vegetables.

Ms. Xue,

just leave this kind of work to him.

Alright.

Thank you.

Okay.

Ms. Xue, let me help with something else.

No need.

Ms. Xue,

my name is Shen Kuo.

From now on, I'll handle

all the cutting.

Thank you then.

It's nothing.

Ms. Xue, let me help you.

You're quite skilled, aren't you?

I learned this

somewhere else

before coming here.

Honestly, I joined Wester Sect
because I admire you, Ms. Xue.

Ignore him, Ms. Xue.

The vegetables are washed.

I heard your alchemy skills are incredible.

Could I learn from you sometime?

Sure.

I'll teach you another day.

It's a deal!

I want to learn too.

Ms. Xue.

You can't learn!

Master.

- Master. - Master.

Master.

So lively here, huh?

Since you have so much free time
to chat and joke around,

then go to Westerly Valley
and hold a handstand for 20 hours!

Yes.

Yes, Master.

Wait.

From now on, none of you are allowed
to go near the kitchen again.

- Yes. - Yes.

Master.

Master.

I brought you lunch.

Master?

Master.

After teaching your junior brothers alchemy

and having fun with them,

you finally remembered your master?

Master,

you're not jealous, are you?

Jealous?

I'm only cooperating with you
to break the Soul-Cleansing Charm.

Why would I be jealous?

Then what is this about?

I just didn't expect

Mu Qingge's foolish younger sister

to be just like her,

flirting with everyone

and being so fickle.

I'm foolish?

And I, Mu Qingge, am fickle?

You insulted me twice in just one sentence.

Yeah,

you're right.

I do like

handsome, debonair men.

However, I already

have someone I love.

And I love him wholeheartedly

because no one is more handsome

or more worthy of love than him.

Xue Ranran,

don't just talk the talk.

With your little tricks,
how long will you need to pursue me?

When will you finally break the spell?

Since you put it that way,

I guess I'll have to

take it a step further.

Do you think I'll be afraid?

♫ After parting, the black silk-like
hair turned snow-white ♫

♫ In secret, I have so much to say to you ♫

♫ Only after I met you ♫

You just asked

if I was jealous.

♫ Did I realize there are heaven-like
places all because of you ♫

I thought I needed to test that.

So what's your conclusion?

♫ Maybe a lifetime is too short, too fleeting ♫

♫ So we were granted a second chance ♫

♫ With endless time to write our story ♫

♫ We fulfill the vow forged through many lifetimes ♫

♫ From now onwards ♫

Wait.

Why are you not shy at all after kissing me?

Have you kissed someone like this before?

Yeah,

I once kissed a pig.

A pig indeed.

This is outrageous!

I haven't gotten mad yet,
and she's acting all hurt!

Good thing I brought her back.

If I had left her out there,
she'd end up breaking the hearts

of many naive young men!

Kissed a pig...

Hold on.

A pig?

Could it be...

Elder Tu, you've tried a lot of times.

You need to stop.

Elder Tu.

Greetings, My Lord.

You underestimate the Five Deadly Formations.

With your weak cultivation,
you can't even break through

the outermost barrier,
let alone get in to break them.

Stop wasting your energy.

Go back.

I can't break them now,

but since I made a promise to you,

I'll find a way to break them.

When I do,

I hope you can keep your word.

Fortunately, Tu Jiuyuan

can't get past the barrier.

If she actually managed to enter the formations,

it would be extremely dangerous.

I've tried so many times

but still can't break the formations inside.

I really need to think of another way.

He kissed me first,

yet he's making me copy the disciples' rules.

He's just being stubborn.

Again?

The cultivation method Uncle Ye Xin taught me
is already showing results.

Let me see if I can use this formation

to activate the Soul-Devouring Lock again
and take back Xue Ranran's

spiritual power.

Drawing power from me when I have none left?

This could k*ll me!

I need stronger people!

Yes.

Fortunately, I took
the Spirit-Nourishing Pill in advance.

Ranran.

What's wrong?

Why do you look so pale?

Did Guardian…

That's from Master?

He ordered these dishes?

He said you have to make
and bring them to him yourself

to show you really regret your mistake.

Being stubborn again.

If he wants to see me,

why can't he come himself?

Ms. Yu Tong,

please tell him

my hands are sore from
copying the rules and I can't cook.

He'll have to make do with what's available.

As for me,

I regret nothing,

so I won't go and annoy him.

Exactly. Don't always indulge him.

Oh, Ms. Yu Tong, there's something

I'd like Mr. Yu Chen
to investigate in the capital for me.

Guardian has already sent

Yu Chen to the capital.

I don't know if it's for the same thing

you want to look into.

Master is also looking for Ye Xin.

Since that's the case,

if Mr. Yu Chen finds anything,

please let me know as well.

She said that?

Ranran looked very pale.

She didn't even eat dinner.

She rushed back with you

without proper rest.

Before that,

she had been physically and mentally drained.

No matter how good others are,
they can't compare to you.

You're elegant and otherworldly, like fine jade.

Just like these Ice Lotuses.

They may seem cold at first glance,
but upon closer inspection,

they're refreshing to the heart and mind.

They actually make one feel warm and close.

Master,

it's you.

Who else did you think it would be?

This spirit pool

is on my way

from the study to my residence.

Are you perhaps deliberately staying here

to awake my memories?

Your flirting tricks

seem a bit dull.

What are you expecting?

I just missed you.

Besides, have you forgotten?

Back then, you taught me
cultivation techniques here

in this spirit pool.

I was just using the technique you taught me
to replenish my energy.

Why is your pulse so unstable?

Did your energy go off track during cultivation?

You've been suffering from
the Soul-Devouring Lock all this time.

Why didn't you tell me?

Are you worried about me?

I'm just worried about my Golden Core

and want to regain my memories
as soon as possible.

Since your usual flirting tricks aren't working,

perhaps you could try

going a bit deeper.

How

do I do that?

I mean,

you could try being a little more affectionate

or lean on me more.

What were you thinking?

You used to do the same,

telling me to ask you for help more.

Immortal Master Xue, you're here.

I've prepared breakfast for you.

Here.

Why is there

a special serving for me?

Guardian ordered it.

He said he'll be in seclusion
for the next few days,

so you don't need to prepare meals for him.

Seclusion?

But he...

It's not true.

That's just an excuse.

Guardian may not say it outright, but I can tell

he's just worried you'll overwork yourself.

He even placed a barrier
around the spirit pool.

Except for you,

no one can approach it.

He wants you to go there
every day at noon to replenish your energy.

Junior Brother,

mind moving over a bit

so we can sit and eat?

There's no space left.

Why squeeze in?

Go eat somewhere else.

Junior Brother,

this table

was ours to begin with.

Is your name

carved on the table?

Did any of you see a name here?

Nope.

Nope.

Me neither.

However, Senior Sister,
if you want to squeeze in,

we wouldn't mind.

Forget it. Ignore him!

How dare you hit me?

Show some respect.

- Let go of me! - Let go!

Let go!

Let go of me.

Break the spell, you little brat.

Who are you calling a brat?

In Mount Wester, you're not qualified
to call anyone a brat.

You...

Wester Sect's rules have
never allowed junior disciples

to bully their seniors

just because they're more powerful.

A bit of pushing and shoving is one thing,

but using spiritual power
to attack someone is another.

Did you intend to k*ll Senior Bai?

If you continue like this,

when you grow stronger,

won't you end up disrespecting your master?

If I've done wrong, Master will discipline me.

Who are you to lecture me?

Break the spell!

I'm just someone stronger than you.

You got that line from her, didn't you?

What?

Not convinced?

But it's true that I'm stronger than you.

Master.

Master.

What line?

What do you mean?

You made a racket in the dining room.

No one is allowed to eat.

Carry 100 loads of water up the mountain
before you can rest.

Yes, Master.

Wait.

Did you guys

not hear what I just said?

Master, you're punishing everyone
without even asking what happened.

I didn't do anything wrong.

Neither did my seniors.

Why should we be punished?

You did nothing wrong?

Then whose fault is it?

Discord among disciples,
disrespect toward seniors,

and fighting within the sect.

Clearly, it's your fault as our master.

Say that again!

Master, fate led you to take them
as your disciples back then.

You once taught them with dedication,
tailoring your guidance to their talents.

Even if you've forgotten the past,
they are still your disciples.

Did I not let them stay in Mount Wester?

Xue Ranran, don't think

just because I allow you
to help me recover my memories,

you can be disrespectful to me.

You see it as a mere task,

but I'm speaking from the heart.

You treat them as strangers,
but they're the very disciples

you once personally chose.

Your disregard for them
allowed the new disciples

to treat them

with such disrespect.

You forgot how they once respected you

and remained loyal to the sect.

You forgot how they risked their lives with you,

fighting demons without ever backing down.

Even when

the Heavenly Ones turned against you,

they never walked out on you.

Those things you've forgotten

truly happened.

This bond we shared

cannot be erased!

It was me

who made a fuss

and talked back to you today.

I'll take the punishment alone.

I'll carry

all 400 loads of water myself.

Oh, no.

I didn't bring the Spirit-Nourishing Pill.

- Ranran! - Ranran!

The Soul-Devouring Lock.

Master.

Last time, you used a spirit talisman
to draw power from me.

But what happened this time?

Even if you have my Golden Core,
without me activating my power,

there's no way you can
continuously draw power from me.

It worked.

I can draw power from you now.

In that case, from now on, wherever we go,

you need to stay close to me.

You can use my power whenever you need it.

In the past, you often
transferred spiritual power to me

when I was exhausted from cultivation

and when I was injured.

Later, you directly connected
your spiritual power with mine,

allowing me to draw your power at any time.

I wasn't drawing from you by force.

It's just a habit.

I must have lost my mind
to willingly offer you the spiritual power I got

through painstaking cultivation.

No wonder after 18 years of seclusion,

I barely made any progress.

What kind of spell did you put on me?

Master, you taught me everything I know.

If I had put a spell on you,
you'd have noticed it.

You truly

loved and cared for me.

You were genuinely nice to me.

Sorry, Master.

I shouldn't have talked back
to you in front of everyone.

I should have spoken to you properly.

In fact, you haven't changed at all.

You're still soft-hearted.

You'd still help me out

when I was in danger.

How surprising.

You actually apologized.

You do know

how to be seductive.

The Soul-Devouring Lock is a real pain.

Before I figure out a way
to get rid of it completely,

come here every day at dusk.

I'll help you replenish your energy.

As for your punishment today...

I'll go carry the water right away.

Forget it.

If you exhaust yourself,
it'll be my power that's wasted.

That's no different from punishing myself.

Instead of wasting time on that, you might
as well spend some time reading ancient books

and find out what Dun Tian intended to do

with that heaven-defying spell.

You're not punishing me anymore?

You're right.

Thank you for your concern and kindness.

You're the best, Master.

[Auspicious and peaceful]

Master is not good with words,
but he's kind-hearted.

He often gives pills to
the people at the foot of the mountain.

Me?

Kind-hearted?

Master excels at everything, except cooking.

But the mooncakes he baked for me were the best.

I baked mooncakes for her?
Shouldn't it have been the other way around?

When Master gets shy,

he turns his face away and ignores me.

If I tease him with jokes,

he won't look amused,

but his eyes turn warmer than usual.

Nonsense.

Salted dried longans

still aren't to Master's liking,
but he doesn't dislike them either.

He once said,

"The past is the past."

It's nothing

"more than memories."

He also said,

"Demonic magic is neither good nor evil."

A technique is just a technique.

Whether one is a demon or an immortal
"is determined by the heart."

Whether one is a demon or an immortal

is determined by the heart.

Whether one is a demon or an immortal
is determined by the heart.

Those things you've forgotten

truly happened.

In fact, you haven't changed at all.

The lost memories

might return soon.

Master.

I punished you all yesterday,

and you all think it was unfair.

Then today, you'll each pick someone for a test.

I'll test your entry-level skill—
the Lightness Skill.

You need to stand on the grass
without using spiritual power.

Whoever loses

will have to copy the sect rules 100 times.

That's easy.

Master is clearly on our side.

Yue Sheng, you go.

Make them lose completely.

This is the Flame Lava

from Westerly Valley.

With your current abilities,

if you fall in, your body will instantly melt.

But don't worry.

Before your skin is all burned,

I'll fish you out.

You won't die.

Do you still have the guts to try?

I'm willing to try, Master.

I admit defeat.

I'm willing to accept punishment.

- Senior Gao! - Gao Cang!

He's fine.

Why…

Why isn't the lava hot?

It's not touching me either.

I felt a familiar chill just now.

Obviously, Master mixed
the extreme yin water from the spirit pool

with the lava in the cauldron.

The two neutralized each other, so it's not hot.

And you won't get any of it on you.

I knew Master wouldn't

be so cruel.

But Gao Cang didn't know.

He just followed Master's order

loyally.

Master,

you're testing

if what I said yesterday is true.

Some of you

have always doubted whether Gao Cang

is worthy of being your senior brother.

He's so loyal to me.

That alone

surpasses any level of cultivation.

And there's your eldest
senior brother, Bai Baishan.

Tell us, why do you never

use your left hand,

even though it clearly works?

It's by Master's order.

You gave me a chance

to repent

and return to Mount Wester.

I must strictly follow your command

and never disobey you.

Compared to them,

you all still have a long way to go.

Master has even

looked into these matters.

He's willing

to try believing what I said after all.

Master, I found a few ancient books

about heaven-defying techniques.

I also made your favorite osmanthus cakes.

Master was reading "The Collection
of Entertainment." I wonder if he was mad

when he saw he was described

as a fierce beast.

[Roster of new recruited Westers]

The new disciples Master has taken in are
all the children of influential court officials

and regional commanders.

This can't be a coincidence.

[I'm Yue Zhiqiu. I hope this letter finds you well.]

[I once served under you and
still owe you a debt of gratitude.]

[Since you're planning something big,
I'm ready to follow your orders at any time.]

[To Mr. Su]

Put it down.

These days, you've been
reassembling your old allies

and using discipleship to draw in
court officials and regional forces.

You're trying to finish what you couldn't
and wage w*r for the throne again?

So what if I am?

Have you considered the consequences?

Of course, I seek what I desire.

Xue Ranran, don't think

you can meddle in this.

We've been to the border towns
and seen how people live there

after a w*r.

You said yourself

that peace is precious.

Right now, the Great Qi

faces threats from Gaokan at the borders,

while within, feudal lords and kings
of foreign lineage

are assembling their own troops.

The imperial court is barely keeping the balance
to let the people live in peace.

Once the balance is broken,
different forces will get involved

in the fight for the throne.

Are you sure such a rushed uprising

can guarantee victory?

It'll only lead to endless wars
and a country torn apart.

Do you think I care about any of that?

You don't get to tell me what to do!

But Master, you once risked your life
for the peace of the world.

How could you not care?

Enough.

You think I'd believe I did those absurd things
just because you said so?

I, Su Yishui, have only ever
pursued absolute power over this universe.

But the truth is, all these years,

you haven't tried to seize the throne.

You just sealed the Spirit Spring
in the netherworld.

I don't want you to let your youthful impulse
cloud your judgment and make a decision

you'll regret

because you forgot the path you once walked.

Guardian.

Guardian, bad news.

Ranran…

She's surrounded at the foot of the mountain.

What a troublemaker.

I want one too! I want one too!

There's enough for everyone.

I want Sovereign Su!

There's enough for everyone.

Alright.

Thank you, miss.

You're welcome.

Let's go and play!

Master.

You bribed Yu Tong to trick me down the mountain

just to watch this nonsense?

Master, don't be angry.

It's all my fault.

It's just that today
is the Festival of Reverence

in the towns near Mount Wester.

So I wanted you to see it.

What does that have to do with me?

Because this festival

is held in your honor, Master.

Me?



w*r reached Mount Wester,

bringing plague and demons.

Before entering seclusion,
you treated the sick

and saved the people here.

Out of gratitude and respect,

they started

the annual Festival of Reverence.

Master, look.

To them, the immortals up
above are distant and untouchable.

The person in the mountain
who sees them through hardships

and keeps them safe

is the one they truly revere.

Immortal Master Su,

Miss Ranran.

Since you're here,

come in

for some wontons.

Alright, Mr. Xu.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Come.

Here, same as always.

The condiments are here.

Here, Mr. Xu.

You're always so polite.

Immortal Master Su saved my life.

How could I charge him?

Back then, Mr. Xu
suffered greatly from the plague.

You saved him, giving him a second chance at life.

That's why he's so grateful.

When Westers eat here,

he never charges them anything.

Is it delicious?

Master, you once promised
to travel and try everything delicious with me.

But if w*r breaks out,

none of this will exist anymore.

Immortal Master Su,
Grandmother asked me to thank you.

Thank you.