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[The Unclouded Soul]

[Episode 12]

What I need to ensure is

that every one of them

must remain unharmed.

Of course.

What's wrong?

Did you find something?

You two,

come here.

Who?

Those two at the back,

turn around.

We're done for.

It's those two?

Those two?

We meet again.

I spared your lives before.

Can't believe you sneaked in here.

Are you in a hurry to die?

Has Hong Ye been here?

Of course he has.

Where is he now?

In the flower sea you just walked through.

Didn't you see him?

No.

He's probably already been composted as fertilizer,

returning to the soil to nourish the flowers.

Nonsense!

All of you!

My demon-slaying blade only slays evil demons,

yet it hasn't left its sheath.

This proves you ladies are human,

not demons.

I believe you've merely strayed from the right path.

If you're willing to turn back now,

there may still be hope.

I'm already in the immortal realm,

what is there to turn back to?

Return to the suffering and torment of the human realm?

Do you realize that throughout this journey,

everything you've seen

is nothing but an illusion?

All this is created by that spirit,

manifested from selfish desires.

This place is her realm of fantasy.

What you see before you

is not real!

How can this be?

Is this real?

[Content with Simple Fare]

Tan'er,

reveal this place's true form.

[Content with Simple Fare]

[Content with Simple Fare]

That's impossible.

What trick did you use?

The one who used tricks

was your Dreamshard Immortal.

I only broke through her illusion.

Tell me where Hong Ye is.

He did come here.

But none of us saw him.

Immortal Lord dealt with him personally.

After that,

we heard nothing more of him.

I suppose...

he's been dealt with by the Immortal.

Impossible!

His Lordship is the Demon King.

He couldn't possibly lose to her.

Take us to find the Dreamshard Immortal.

What kind of hellish place is this?

I don't want to stay here a moment longer.

[Content with Simple Fare]

Demon Slayer,

take us back to the ship now.

Now that we're here,

we must find the spirit before we leave.

I don't care. I want to leave now.

Everyone!

His Majesty went to great lengths to lure out the spirit.

Now the main culprit is right before us.

We must prioritize what's important.

Rest assured,

once we slay the spirit,

I'll take you all home.

So what if you find Immortal Lord?

You're no match for her.

That's right.

Exactly.

Take us back first.

Please take us back.

Take us back first, please.

Lu Tong.

Do you know him?

Who?

Lu was my senior.

Also a Feiyu Guard.

We faced near-death situations together many times.

Lu once told me

he had a sister.

She was captured

by a demon when she was young.

Lu joined

the Feiyu Guard for revenge.

He vowed to slay demons as his mission.

I remember his sister

was also named Lu Pianpian.

Who?

She's also called Pianpian?

Lu Pianpian.

You were abducted by a demon when you were young,

but you still remember your name.

Do you remember

having such a brother?

Lu Tong...

Where is he now?

Take me to slay the spirit,

and I'll take you to see him.

Sir.

I'll take you there.

Exalted Immortal...

You're the true Exalted Immortal, aren't you?

I was blinded by the Dreamshard Immortal,

which led me astray.

Exalted Immortal,

I'll take you to find her.

You can definitely defeat

and eliminate her.

Please lead the way, miss.

[Content with Simple Fare]

Be careful.

With your skills,

if you leave the Realm of Mist and Void now,

you might still have a chance to survive.

Do you really have to go seek death?

The duty of the Feiyu Guard is to eliminate evil spirits.

Now this spirit is within reach.

No matter how powerful her demonic power is,

I will fight with all my might.

Please lead the way.

[Content with Simple Fare]

Why are they leaving?

I don't know,

but I don't want to die.

I want to go home.

[Content with Simple Fare]

Do you think they can win?

Anyway,

we'll side with whoever wins.

My family has served through many dynasties of Tiansheng Kingdom,

always maintaining high positions

by never choosing the wrong side.

What an illusion.

It's not working.

This won't hurt her.

I need to find a way to reveal her true form.

Stop these tricks!

Please show yourself, Immortal Lord!

Where is Hong Ye?

You managed to sneak into the Realm of Mist and Void—

you have some skills.

Pianpian.

You led them here to deal with me?

They were too arrogant.

My powers are limited,

I couldn't handle them,

so I had to bring them to you.

She's been acquainted with that Feiyu Guard for a while,

working together from inside and out.

I know I was wrong,

but I beg for your forgiveness.

That blade is indeed powerful.

I was threatened by them,

I truly had no choice.

But I know

you can certainly subdue them.

Let's fight.

Whoever wins—

the past can be forgotten.

Run!

Pianpian...

Watch out!

Pianpian.

You're still soft-hearted.

You want to fight me?

And you want to see Hong Ye?

Fine.

I'll grant your wish.

Hong Ye.

My Lord.

My Lord!

He has lost his mind.

You'd better stay away from him.

Hong Ye.

Look at me.

I'm Xiao Yao.

Tan'er!

Hong Ye, no!

Xiao Yao!

Xiao Yao!

Hong Ye!

Don't!

Hong Ye.

Hong Ye.

Hong Ye!

Interesting.

You still have the will to fight against the Heart-Devouring Poison.

Hong Ye.

Hong Ye!

Bingzhu.

Since you're destined to live,

as long as you serve me,

I'll let you stay.

As a proud Demon Slayer of the Feiyu Guard,

how could I surrender my dignity

to a spirit like you just to save my life?

Bingzhu!

It was a joke.

Pianpian.

You know what to do?

Tan'er!

This Spiritual Poison

will connect your senses

to the soul bound to this blade.

Her suffering

will become yours.

Only you two are left.

Please take me in, Immortal Lord!

Immortal Lord,

I'm willing to serve you forever.

I...

I know how to grow flowers

and mix pollen.

Please accept me!

Dali.

And you?

I beg you, Immortal Lord,

to remove the Heart-Devouring Poison from Hong Ye

and let him return with me to Demons' Valley.

Why should I?

Because I can help you

find the fragments of the Kunlun Mirror

and locate the Yuli Spring.

You've got quite an attitude.

Fine.

Then you can undergo the trial with her.

If you pass,

I'll consider your request.

You...

[Content with Simple Fare]

It has changed back.

It changed back.

It's back.

They're back.

I've seen countless groups like yours

coming to the Realm of Mist and Void

to challenge

the Immortal Lord.

But you're the first pair

to actually survive.

It's all thanks to Immortal Lord's mercy.

Look.

The reason you saw those illusions earlier

was because a man entered our realm.

All men are impure and bring negative energy,

disturbing the tranquility of this place.

[Content with Simple Fare]

Now,

Dreamshard Immortal has cleared away the impurity.

The Realm of Mist and Void

has returned to its original state.

The Immortal Lord is wise.

That Feiyu Guard overestimated himself.

His death is no loss.

Where are the two ladies who were here before?

Why?

Do you wish to see them?

Men

are not worthy to enter the Realm of Mist and Void.

After experiencing this minor setback,

you should better appreciate

the wonders of this paradise.

In our realm,

only women are revered.

As long as you remain here,

women can achieve immortality

and eternal youth.

You,

wait with them for the trial.

Yes.

Xiao Yao,

stay behind.

Keep up.

[Content with Simple Fare]

There's a good task

reserved especially for you.

Where's that old lady?

What old lady?

When we first arrived here,

she was watering the flowers here.

She wore a headscarf

and had misty eyes.

Her age

is actually similar to yours.

She got this cushy job of watering flowers.

Unfortunately,

her fortune was thin and her immortal blessings ran out.

Now she can only

protect the flowers from below.

In our realm,

the sunlight is intense.

The flowers need constant watering

to remain beautiful.

You must water this entire flower field daily

before you can rest.

Understand?

Where are the watering tools?

Where do I get the water?

Five li ahead,

there's a spring on the mountain.

♪ Fear that the red thread that bound us, the vows we engraved ♪

♪ The "forever" we swore are meant to miss their mark ♪

♪ Afraid of the exchanged life and death, the arrows blocking the way ♪

♪ The chains that are hard to break, hard to distinguish ♪

♪ Perhaps it's all for nothing ♪

♪ Love and hate are nothing more ♪

♪ Than a scene we rush through ♪

♪ Afraid of giving my true heart ♪

♪ The obsession that rises like magpies ♪

♪ Boiling hot ♪

♪ You and I are like grass and trees meeting in the depths of the clouds ♪

This desperate situation

♪ Like the red thread strung together, hanging on a sharp sword ♪

does nothing to me.

Hong Ye.

When I find a chance,

I'll definitely rescue you.

♪ Waiting for the heartbeat to shatter time ♪

The Universe is boundless.

I borrow power from the Cosmos.

♪ The chains of fate ♪

Winds and clouds, carry my order.

♪ Belong to us, in the blink of an eye, it's 1,000 years ♪

The dragon and serpent, take wing.

One day,

I'll blow up the Realm of Mist and Void.

♪ You and I meet across mountains and rivers, under the bright moon ♪

♪ The obsession that rises like magpies ♪

♪ Both flushing ♪

♪ Waiting to walk hand in hand through the chessboard of fate ♪

♪ The carefree moments that belong to us ♪

I haven't watered you yet.

♪ Moments ♪

But why do you already have dew on you?

Did I water you?

That demon-slaying blade

is being constantly burned by the Ghostly Fire.

Bingzhu will feel the pain every moment.

I believe in a few days,

he will succumb.

What about Hong Ye?

That punch broke his bones and tore his tendons.

He's been sent back to the dungeon to recover.

But since planting the Heart-Devouring Poison,

it's been over a month.

His heart

has already been tightly wrapped by venomous insects.

Normally,

he should be like a puppet

at your service.

But his heart

still beats strongly,

constantly trying to break free from the venomous insects' grip.

Such stubbornness

will only harm himself and others.

Pianpian.

Leading Bingzhu to Linghua Palace,

deep down, you were hoping he would win,

weren't you?

I wouldn't dare.

The punishment on your face

is because your beauty and abilities

are exceptional,

and I've protected you too well.

You've never seen the filth of the mortal world.

Over time,

others will become jealous.

I understand your intentions.

This punishment

is what I deserve.

In this Realm of Mist and Void,

you and I are most compatible.

As long as you truly commit yourself,

I will give you the divine dew

to restore your beauty.

Thank you, Immortal Lord.

This feels so nice.

Stop looking.

It's me.

Why are you not moving?

You've been watering flowers all day.

Don't you know to water me too?

Who are you?

You don't recognize me?

While I'm still conscious,

I'll attach my consciousness

to this straw bracelet.

It will protect you.

You're Hong Ye's primordial spirit?

Yes.

I'm a primordial spirit—

the Demon Lord's.

How dare you address me as "you"?

What powers do you have?

My six senses are one with my true self.

Whatever he can do, I can too.

Then conjure some silver for me.

What?

Conjure some silver?

I'm your lifeline in times of danger.

How could I waste my power so casually?

♪ A thousand years have flowed by ♪

♪ Turning into tears that brim over my eyes ♪

♪ And the moonlight to heal sorrow ♪

♪ The sweetness of the world always tastes like the first time ♪

As long as I'm here,

your life won't be in danger.

♪ The joys and sorrows in my dreams ♪

Mm...

♪ Transformed into a farewell song, stirring the soul ♪

♪ And into wind and rain, drifting and swirling ♪

Don't be afraid.

♪ The ship of fate always faces the waves ♪

I'm here.

♪ From now on, someone will share all my love and hatred ♪

♪ Together, we explore mountains and rivers with one heart ♪

♪ From now on, someone will share all my dreams and my drinks ♪

♪ With an extra pair of eyes, we admire the sun, moon, and stars together ♪

♪ From now on, the moon fears waning, the waves long for the returning tide ♪

♪ I carry an extra touch of care in my heart and on my brow ♪

♪ From now on, with reckless courage and mutual longing ♪

♪ Giving up three lives of marriage just for ♪

♪ Our wishes ♪

Keep your spirits up!

You must water me every day.

Every day,

you must ensure

I get at least two hours of sunlight.

But not direct intense sunlight.

And I can't be exposed to cold.

Of course,

I shouldn't be overheated either.

Also,

when I want to talk,

you need to chat with me

and make me happy.

And when I don't want to talk,

you mustn't make a sound

or disturb my peace.

Are you Hong Ye's primordial spirit?

He doesn't have all these annoying habits like you.

Hey, you!

I—

I'll show you—

What?

I shall call you Little Leaf.

No, no.

That sounds like a girl's name.

How could that suit me?

But you're in my hands now,

so you have to do as I say.

Little Leaf.

Little Leaf.

Little Leaf.

Do you agree?

Do you agree?

If you don't agree,

I'll keep tickling you.

Do you agree? Do you agree?

Fine, fine.

I agree, I agree.

I am Little Leaf,

happy now?

Come back, Little Leaf.

This tea is cool and sweet.

If you drink it,

all your pain will disappear.

If you continue suffering like this,

your sister will suffer too.

Why not let yourself off

and let your sister off too?

Survive first.

I would rather die

than surrender my principles.

Tan'er and I

are surely of one mind.

Tan'er transformed into a blade

just so you could live.

What about you?

Your brother Lu Tong

was a man of integrity.

How could you willingly

bow and scrape

to serve a spirit?

But my brother is already dead!

I guessed right.

When you mentioned my brother,

I was still hoping...

hoping I might see him again.

Your brother

died a hero.

You were there?

Yes.

Then why are you still alive?

His dying wish

was for me to find you.

Now you've found me,

what can you even do?

Save you...

from this misery.

You?

You can barely save yourself.

Dreamshard

is only powerful in illusions.

But she never dares to reveal her true form.

If we can find her weakness

and capture her true form,

we can defeat her.

I'll go back and report

everything you said to the Immortal Lord.

I'm your only chance to escape her control!

Quickly tell me everything about Dreamshard,

I might find a way to break her magic.

I previously

heard from Xiao Yao

that Dreamshard was trapped by love,

abandoned her immortal path,

and became a spirit.

Is that true?

Immortal Lord was an immortal of the Realm of Exalted Immortal.

A thousand years ago,

she admired the human realm's hustle and bustle

and descended to earth,

falling in love with a human man.

Originally,

she was willing to give up her immortality

for a few decades of happiness with him in the human realm.

But that man was frail.

Before long,

he fell ill with a strange disease.

No matter how Immortal Lord tried to heal him, nothing worked.

The physician they consulted said

unless they obtained the Kunlun Mirror

and went to the celestial mountain

to find the Yuli Spring,

even gods couldn't save him.

Immortal Lord went through countless hardships

and actually assembled the Kunlun Mirror.

But when she returned to the man's home with the mirror,

she was trapped by an immortal-binding formation.

The Kunlun Mirror was stolen,

and the man never appeared again.

It turned out

the strange disease was just a trap.

The purpose was to make Immortal Lord work tirelessly

to assemble the Kunlun Mirror,

so they could the mirror to gain favor with the human emperor

to become the imperial son-in-law and gain wealth.

Immortal Lord's powers were dispersed by the binding formation.

In desperation,

she recited the Heart-Burning Incantation,

transforming her original heart

into a crystal heart.

She abandoned her immortal identity—

changing from an immortal

into a spirit.

The immortal-binding formation could no longer trap her.

She broke through the formation,

and ripped out the hearts...

of that man's entire family.

From then on,

there was no place for her in the Three Realms.

She had to find this otherworldly island

beyond the Three Realms

and outside the five elements.

But spirits

need large amounts of human essence

to maintain their demonic powers and appearance.

For thousands of years,

countless humans

have come seeking immortality.

In reality, they were just

fertilizer for Immortal Lord's garden.

Penglang Celestial Island

is nothing but Dreamshard's scheme

to bewitch humans.

Penglang and the Yuli Spring do truly exist.

Yet finding the Kunlun Mirror

is an exceedingly difficult task.

After becoming a spirit,

Immortal Lord can only maintain her power in the Realm of Mist and Void.

Once the physical body leaves,

it will quickly wither.

Unless one drinks from the true Yuli Spring,

one cannot return to immortal status.

For thousands of years,

she has sent batch after batch of disciples

to find the Kunlun Mirror fragments, all without success.

Unexpectedly,

the Demon King Hong Ye, a hundred years ago,

assembled the complete Kunlun Mirror,

shocking the Three Realms.

But to win a human princess's favor,

he handed it over to humans.

And lost his life too.

A hundred years later,

Hong Ye is about to awaken.

Immortal Lord cast a spell to enter the human emperor's dreams,

ensuring continued conflict between humans and demons.

She also created a phantom

to lure Hong Ye to the Realm of Mist and Void.

However,

Hong Ye's karmic ties with humans remained unresolved.

Immortal Lord had no choice

but to send us to bring Hong Ye here.

So the story's so complicated.

I've told you the entire truth

so you'll give up this futile quest.

For thousands of years,

countless humans and demons

have challenged Immortal Lord in the Realm of Mist and Void,

but none have ever succeeded.

Don't blame Immortal Lord for being ruthless either.

The flowers in the Realm of Mist and Void today

are all nourished

by human selfishness and greed.

You keep talking about humans,

humans...

But what about you?

Are you a human,

a demon,

or a spirit?

I suffered greatly in the human realm.

Fortunately, Immortal Lord took me in,

allowing me to serve here.

Is that really true?

I've said all I can say.

I'll beg Immortal Lord to give you three more days.

If you still insist on your course after three days,

I'll take it as you volunteer to be a fertilizer.

Tan'er will also be melted into a hoe,

serving Immortal Lord in the flower fields for eternity.