All language subtitles for Immortal Samsara EP01 _ YOUKU

♪Loneliness on the Immortal Island of Penglai
is advising people from the mortal world♪

♪That true love is hard to find♪

♪What will happen if you give up on love?♪

♪You can only be enlightened by chance♪

♪Fate pulled tricks on me,
and the tears couldn't help but fall♪

♪The sorrow of separation
and the butterflies in my dreams♪

♪Never regret my decision,
even if I have to suffer in the Six Paths♪

♪Helpless against
earthly rules and divine laws♪

♪I made countless attempts
to create my own fate♪

♪To let down the blooming flowers
and waste away my years♪

♪An air of melancholy surrounds me
as the Bodhi leaves fall♪

[Immortal Samsara]

[Episode 1]

[Bridge of Emptiness]

(Yingyuan,)

(this is my first and last time)

(standing on this Heavenly Gallows for you.)

(The agarwood ember flickered wearily,)

(and the scattered dust sprawled boundlessly.)

The throes of my previous life
were all for naught...

And further longing
only provided no palliation.

(If I knew it would end like this,)

(the lotus should never have)

(bloomed.)

[500 years ago]

This is the only descendant
of the ancient bloodline,

Four-Leaf Lotus.

Do not touch it.

Celestial Deity,

this looks like an ordinary flower.

Are you sure it's a panacea?

Yes.

Not only that,

these two lotuses sprouted from the same root.

They share mystic power with each other,

so they are even more potent
than a normal Four-Leaf Lotus.

Otherwise, why would His Supreme Majesty hold
such festivity by the Jade Pool

and share this view with those

from the Spirit, Demon, and Hades' Realms?

Star Deity Jidu.

You are close to Sovereign Lord Yingyuan.

May I know if he'll attend

today's feast?

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan is fond of solitude.

I do not suppose he'll join us.

He must be playing weiqi
and drinking tea in his palace.

Attention, please.

Everyone.

In a few days,

Demon King will celebrate his 10,000th birthday.

The treasure you have here

is perfect as a gift from the Divine Realm.

Elder Shuohua!

Marshal Huode.

Elder Shuohua,

while Demon King is considered a Greater God,

he's but 10,000 years old.

Wait, no.

A few days short of 10,000 years old.

In the Divine Realm,

any superior deity here

is older than him.

A youngling like him

is not old enough to consume such a treasure.

What if it affects his health

and he pins it on us?

Do you not agree?

Marshal Huode.

You are the commander of the immortal army.

How dare you disrespect our Demon King

with such insolence?

This lotus

is mine.

Your Majesty.

Things have turned grim.

I believe this tea is best enjoyed

when the flower blooms.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

His Supreme Majesty rules the Spirit, Demon,
and Hades' Realms with unfairness.

The rules he follows are pedantic and outdated.

The Six Realms should seek a new governor.

The Spirit and the Demon Realms
have long been disgruntled.

But they are cowardly.

They will not fight alongside me.

You are an elder from the Demon Realm,

yet you bring dishonor to your realm.

If the Demons have any complaints,

the Demon King will seek an audience
with His Supreme Majesty.

Unless you mean today's fiasco

is willed by the Demon King?

This is my idea.

It has nothing to do with the Demon King.

Do whatever you want

with my life.

I will not kill you.

Tell him

that after the War of Genesis,

the Six Realms have agreed on a peace accord.

The Demon Realm can renege,

but the Divine Realm

will continue to do its part.

Blood will not spill in the Jade Pool

nor in the Six Realms.

Well said.

Greetings, Your Supreme Majesty.

The seditious ones only occupy a small portion

of the Six Realms.

I have faith

that as long as Sovereign Lord Yingyuan is here,

the Six Realms shall remain peaceful.

The Spirit Realm...

And the Hades' Realm...

Swear utmost loyalty

to the Divine Realm.

A broken sword.

A blooming lotus.

This is the proof that the Six Realms
have laid down their arms

and live in harmony.

After the lotus has blossomed,

it took a human form.

This is a prosperous sign.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan,

you saved both of them.

You shall

name them.

A garden full of fresh blooms,

all condensed into two pretty ladies.

While the days might be gone,

the appearance has remained the same.

The older sister

is Zhixi.

A refined simper,

a sadness that pierces like a halberd.

Purple proses lead to verbosity

and simple phrases cut into the viscera.

The younger sister

is Yandan.

[East Land Hall]

[500 years later]

[Pavilion of Books]

Why are you still on the bed?

It's getting late.

Yandan!

Yandan!

Get up now.

Hide the artifacts we won.

Your sister is coming for you!

My sister?

Fairy Zhixi.

Where is Yandan?

She's not here.

As expected of you.

You saw through my illusion right away.

Zhixi,

shouldn't you be working
in the Magical Pavilion now?

Why are you here?

What brought you here?

Why didn't you take the exam?

Do you want to be a lowly

immortal attendant forever?

I didn't mean to offend you.

I get it.

I'm a merman.

I consider myself lucky

to be able to ascend to divinity

and manage this archive.

Carry on, please.

Celestial Deity Beiming asked me to get him

East Sea Aquatic Life Encyclopedia.

I should get going.

Zhixi,

even though you're the vice curator

of the Magical Pavilion,

but without immortal attendants like me

doing the legwork for you,

your work will be a lot tougher.

Stop looking for excuses.

Tell me.

Why didn't you take the exam?

I'm just not interested

in the divine arts.

Yandan.

You need to know

Luming can only be an immortal attendant

because he was a Spirit and he achieved divinity.

You're different.

You were born a deity.

Everyone has high hopes for you.

Besides, you hold far superior mystical talent

and potential.

Can't you work a bit harder?

Do you know?

The gossipers

made a bet on this examination.

They all bet that you wouldn't pass the exam.

It's fine.

You can represent Four-Leaf Lotus already.

You're

smart, studious,

and exceptional.

You have a bright future ahead of you.

Work hard

and then I can use your name

to intimidate others.

Stop horsing around.

I'm serious, Zhixi.

I have made up my mind.

I count on you.

I know you love me the most.

And now, I can just be
a carefree immortal attendant.

Fairy Zhixi.

Biyi who works for Magical Pavilion's curator
is looking for you.

She said it's something about the ceremony.

Okay.

I'll be right there.

If

you're not interested in the Divine Realm,

then read more books

about the divine arts.

All right.

It must be something serious.

Go back to your work.

We'll talk later.

No need to worry about me.

Just go.

That was too close.

If your sister knows we're the ones
who started the bet,

will she skin me alive

and burn you to ashes?

Hush.

What are you doing?

Your artifact.

Take it.

Wait.

You can't distribute our gains like this.

This is too little.

Too little?

I only got these artifacts

because I was cheeky enough.

Fine.

By the way,

do you want to watch the Star-Catching Ceremony?

What is that?

It's the ascension ceremony

the Magical Pavilion is in charge of.

You were born at unfortunate timing,

so you missed it.

This ceremony

takes place every 500 years.

All deities will gather by the Heavenly Corner

and receive divine blessings
from the four Sovereign Lords.

I heard the view

is breathtakingly beautiful.

Low-ranking immortal attendants

call it the Star-Catching Ceremony.

It sounds enticing.

Do you have a way

to smuggle me there?

Smuggle in there?

Impossible.

Heavenly Corner is heavily guarded.

Lowly immortal attendants like us
cannot enter at all.

We have to find another way.

Congratulations on becoming
the Vice Curator, Zhixi.

Now, the youngest

divine official in the Nine Heavens is you.

Indeed.

Fairy Yingdeng, the incumbent curator
of Magical Pavilion,

only became vice curator

at the deity age of 800.

You flatter me.

It was through sheer luck

that I have what I have now.

Curator.

Everything is ready.

Stand guard over there.

Curator.

It's too remote over there.

I'll miss the view of the blessings.

Heavenly Corner is only accessible to those

ready for ascension.

If Magical Pavilion wasn't
in charge of the lanterns,

a lowly deity like you could never be here.

You are undeserving

of His Majesty's magnificence.

Duly noted.

I will do as I was told now.

Isn't this Merfolk Orb the treasure of your clan?

Why can't you project anything with it?

Don't tell me you're that weak.

I stole it from my father

and this is my first time using it.

Be patient.

It's almost the hour of Hai now.

In another 15 minutes,

the Star-Catching Ceremony will be over.

Forget it.

Let's try together.

Sure.

Come on.

There it is.

The back of Sovereign Lord Yingyuan.

That's all?

Your treasure sucks.

I could barely see anything.

I expended a lot of power for nothing.

At least, we saw Sovereign Lord Yingyuan's back.

It's not nothing.

Indeed.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan's back looks majestic.

I wish I could serve him in his palace.

In Nine Heavens,

there are 36 palaces.

The Yanxu Heavenly Palace
of Sovereign Lord Yingyuan

is the hardest to get into,
surpassing the Yuqing Palace

of His Supreme Majesty.

In that case,

the one in charge of post delegation
will be having a great time.

Many deities will give her gifts.

Wrong.

Any staff changes within Yanxu Heavenly Palace

will need approval
from Sovereign Lord Yingyuan.

Not everyone can enter it.

This sovereign lord sure is a handful.

He behaves all mighty just because

he has immense divine power.

There are only six Greater Gods,

His Supreme Majesty, the Four Sovereign Lords,
and the Demon King.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan is a one-man army.

For a millennium,

the Demon Realm

dares not to step out of line because of him.

Five centuries ago, without him,

you and Zhixi would have been
killed by the Demons.

He's your savior.

How can you forgo your good conscience

and call him a vile person?

Exactly.

I...

Either way,

I don't like him.

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan is a recluse.

Other than the ones close to him,

not many outsiders
can catch a glimpse of his look.

Yandan.

What does he look like?

The Jade Pool is our home.

Where are we going?

Zhixi.

We have a human form now.

We can't stay in the pool anymore.

We might have to ask him

where we are going.

Four-Leaf Lotus holds immense mystical power.

If a pair of twins were born from it,

one will be stronger than another.

You're the weaker one,

so you're affected by the Demons' sword qi.

Head to the Heavenly Infirmary
to stabilize your condition.

Do not delay your treatment.

Your personal training matters for a deity.

Your hard work will shape your future.

Do not feel defeated.

Zhixi is not weak.

When we were still lotuses,

she shielded me from the rain and wind.

How can you criticize her so nonchalantly?

Apologize to her now.

Vile person!

I just took my human form back then.

I saw him once

and never again.

I can't possibly remember his look.

Also,

the rules here have outlawed

romantic pursuits.

You

should give up now.

You can't do anything
no matter how perfect he is.

The younger one is lazy,

and the older one uses her position
for personal gains.

You two

sure set a great example for the Nine Heavens.

Yandan has always been serious in her work
at Celestial Deity Beiming's

Xuanxin Cliff.

She has never made a mistake.

While she might not be powerful,

her heart is pure

and her character is honest.

She is not like what you said.

I do not mind whatever you say

about me.

But you have no right to slander my sister.

Just because you're the Vice Curator now

doesn't mean you can speak to me in this tone.

If Sixuan was still here,

you wouldn't even

be in this position in another five centuries.

Curator Sixuan has always been magnanimous.

She looked after you too.

Yet, you reported her
for committing romantic pursuits.

Now, you succeeded her.

I wonder if you can sleep soundly at night.

She behaved untowardly

and violated the Heavenly Rules.

It is only natural for me to take her position.

Even if you don't like it,

you still have to deal with it.

I am the Curator of the Magical Pavilion now.

And you are just a helper without any divine rank.

And I

was the candle wick on His Supreme Majesty's
desk in my previous life.

When I achieved divinity,

Sovereign Lord Yingyuan

placed this divine headpiece on me in person.

This is our difference.

You do not deserve

any of his blessings,

no matter how minute it is.

Discard its content.

-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.

It is a shame to leave these divine powders

on the ground.

It must be tough to stand guard here for a night.

Collecting some of them for memorabilia's sake

is not an egregious crime.

Your Majesty.

The Heavenly Rules state

that we should devote ourselves to our position.

The fairies should perform their duty

with integrity.

I am her superior,

so I was merely disciplining my subordinate.

I wasn't trying to give her a rough time.

But the Heavenly Rules do not state

that working fairies are not allowed
to collect divine powders.

So no need to be pedantic.

Yes.

Noted, Your Majesty.

(Why did the same legend
lead to two different outcomes?)

(One became an important official
looking after the divine artifacts,)

(while another became a housekeeper)

(for Celestial Deity Beiming.)

Zhixi.

What is this?

It's so beautiful.

After the ceremony,

I saw

some uncollected starry powders.

I stored them in a bottle

and brought it to you in secret.

Zhixi.

You spoil me.

You're my sister.

Who else should I spoil if not you?

You must be exhausted.

Sit down and rest.

How did it go today?

I saw the Four Sovereign Lords.

And then?

I really want to

be as powerful as them.

(I hope during my ascension,)

(Sovereign Lord Yingyuan can place
the divine headpiece on me.)

Zhixi,

I have faith in you.

You're a Four-Leaf Lotus.

When you were born,

His Supreme Majesty said you were a good sign.

Do you know?

You set the example for all fairies.

From the moment you are born,

everyone sings your praises.

And you?

What is your dream?

You know it already.

I like to

read and write.

If possible,

I want to be the best author

of the Six Realms.

I hope I can perform

my show in the Divine Realm and the Mortal Realm.

I hope everyone will like it too.

They will.

Yandan.

You know,

before we can

ascend,

we will have to head to the Mortal Realm

to go through the Eight Hardships.

But I have never left the Nine Heavens.

I'm quite worried.

Zhixi.

Don't worry.

I'm here.

I'm not scared

because I have to protect you forever.

[Xuanxin Cliff]

(Someone always flips the divine tortoise)

(in Xuanxin Cliff every day.)

(But we can never find the culprit.)

(Could it be him?)

You there!

(He looks familiar.)

(Have I met him before?)

Insolent!

Which palace are you from?

How dare you flip the divine tortoise
of Xuanxin Cliff.

Why?

You dare to pull this prank,

but you dare not to tell me your name

and your title?

Are you running away?

His face and his back look so familiar.

I feel like I have seen him somewhere,

but I can't recall it.

Celestial Deity.

Celestial Deity.

I found the one who flips the tortoise.

Where is he?

He escaped.

But I almost got his sleeves.

If you were more powerful,

you could have arrested him.

I know you're mocking me

for being not powerful.

But think about it.

If I were powerful,

I would be in the Magical Pavilion now,

and no one would feed your fish in Xuanxin Cliff.

If you could catch him,

I would lend you my only

precious copy of the play, Four Riverside Dreams.

What do you think?

Celestial Deity.

Can I take your words for it?

Have some mandarin oranges.

Hold still.

I'm solving a weiqi game.

What weiqi game is this?

You look stumped.

It's all thanks to Sovereign Lord Yingyuan.

He made this Six Crown Puzzle.

And for the love of my life, I cannot solve it.

Celestial Deity.

If I can solve it,

can you do me a favor then?

You can solve it?

I can try.

Even though it's called Six Crown Puzzle,

it's actually just a Triple Crown

with a hidden triple ko.

A shoulder hit will be useless.

Using knight's moves to seal in

will solve it.

Try it.

Solve it with knight's moves and seal in.

I see.

Wonderful.

Look at you.

You're good for nothing

except for

weiqi game.

Is that supposed to be a compliment?

Can I hold you

to your words then?

As long as you can help me

solve Yingyuan's puzzle every day,

anything else

is negotiable.

No problem.

Maybe I can come earlier every day

and leave earlier.

Is it all right with you?

Sure.

No need to feed

other immortal beasts.

Feeding the aquatic life on this cliff

will be enough.

Okay?

Celestial Deity.

You're the kindest of them all.

Let me give you a massage.

-Enough.
-You're so kind.

-Enough.
-The most generous one.

(This self-taught)

(and intelligent fairy)

(is indeed a rare gem.)

(Unfortunately, she's too fickle.)

(If someone can guide her
and help her steel herself,)

(she will become a great talent in the future.)

When did you become this hardworking?

I know

I am not the chosen one.

But

the chosen one will protect me.

Therefore, I am still a winner.

Who will protect you?

Zhixi, my sister.

She will take the ascension examination soon.

Knowing her power,
she'll pass it with flying colors.

However, after she passes it,

she will have to go through hardships
in the mortal realm.

I heard

the best performer in the Jade Pool Festivity

can ask for a favor from His Supreme Majesty.

I will write

a show-stopper.

And then,

I'll ask His Supreme Majesty

to allow me to endure the hardships
on Zhixi's behalf.

Are you dumb?

The hardships are challenging trials.

Many have failed

to come back.

I know that, of course.

If it's easy,

why would I go to such lengths?

All right.

Eat this.

In another four hours,

you have to work in Xuanxin Cliff.

Oh, right.

Tomorrow,

you'll help me to get the Four Riverside Dreams.

Aren't I a genius?

We'll hide

in Xuanxin Cliff later.

When the Tortoise-Flipping Man appears

and he flips the tortoise,

he'll touch my thread.

And then,

we'll gang up on him.

I will definitely subdue him.

Are you sure this will work?

Of course.

Now, we just need to wait.

Let's go.

Hurry up.

Careful.

Didn't we tie a thread on it?

Why weren't we notified when he appeared?

I know, right?

How is that possible?

[Stupid]

This evil tortoise-flipping man.

I swear on my name

that I will get you!

Move aside.

Shiyun.

Yandan.

Have you caught the Tortoise-Flipping Man?

I will next time.

What is this?

When did Celestial Deity Beiming

rear one green snake and one white snake?

They

are not snakes.

They are dragons.

The silver one

is the son of the East Sea Dragon King, Aoxuan.

The green one is the Princess
of South Sea Dragon Clan, Zhaolan.

The Dragon Clan likes the richness
of the divine energy here,

so they sent their offspring here.

I really can't tell that they are dragons.

Little buddy.

What the heck?

-He bit me.
-You...

How can you toss him away like that?

Isn't he a dragon?

And it's the lotus pond.

He should live, right?

(Did this fish die because of the silver dragon?)

I found him.

I found Aoxuan!

Wonderful.

Shiyun.

Look.

Why do I feel like

this black fish looks at me with contempt?

Impossible.

It's just a fish.

It can't have facial expressions.

Right.

Sorry for just now.

Good thing I'm full of medicinal values.

If I did make you pass out just now,

I apologize.

And you're still glaring at me.

Not only are you black in color,

but your heart is also black.

I saved you, all right?

Once you turn into a human,

I'll teach you how to be a decent human.

I thought you don't like to learn divine arts.

Why the sudden change?

To catch that evil

Tortoise-Flipping Man,

I have to learn some divine arts.

I'll get you Introduction to Divine Arts then.

It teaches you basic divine arts.

It's perfect for you.

But you have to be patient

and study bits by bits.

Thanks, Zhixi.

What's the matter?

His Majesty adores this Hunyuan Jade Belt.

What should we do?

♪The most bitter memories
come from the frosty moon♪

♪As time passes,
the grass withers and the flowers fall♪

♪To drown oneself in sorrow for one drop of tear♪

♪Obsessed with forgetting♪

♪To be oceans apart♪

♪Until you turn around♪

♪And think of me♪

♪The deepest affinity,
hidden within the darkness♪

♪Love is all-embracing♪

♪Loneliness marks me on my chest
with my longing for you♪

♪Your clear eyes are like
the fragments of the moon♪

♪Even after ridding all desires♪

♪Your face is still imprinted in my mind♪

♪As the cycle continues,
I lost my mind due to such longing♪

♪You're an autumn breeze
in the bustling human world♪

♪Forming a bed of flower petals♪

♪Will you shed tears
over the truth of the mortal world?♪

♪You're the unattainable autumn moon
high up in the sky♪

♪Yet restrain your glow,
dare not to show your light♪

♪Together with one's beloved in a dream♪

♪After bidding you farewell, the clouds above,
years have gone by and much has changed♪

♪Through the mountains and sea,
there's no place my heart can be♪

♪No number of lifetimes will be enough
for our parting♪

♪With the root of love still intact,
maybe we can grow old together as mortals♪

♪We dare to visit the end of the world
with our love♪

♪To the human world at a splendid timing♪

♪You and I will be together again
when the lotus blooms♪