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(The Legend of ShenLi)

(Episode 31)

I think

we need to restrain ourselves.

I'm level-headed.

I know exactly what I'm doing.

Don't stop me.

If I'm making the wrong choice,

then let it be my fault.

(Xing Zhi,)

(on the Eastern Sea,)

(at the last moment before my rebirth was completed,)

(I truly thought that was the end of me.)

(Back then,)

(the last thing on my mind was you.)

(From now on,)

(I'll always be there for you.)

(Even if the world is going to be destroyed,)

(Shen Li,)

(I will always stay by your side.)

It's been so long since I came to the back.

Where was that place again?

(This power...)

(Have I regained my powers?)

(I'm actually)

(more powerful than before.)

Everything that happened today

was my fault.

Divine Lord, don't blame yourself.

Firstly,

I don't blame myself for it.

Secondly,

you're not at fault at all.

Thirdly, I knew what I was doing.

I was sober all along.

Have you lost your mind?

I think

you're right.

I've been acting abnormally

ever since you fell into the Eastern Sea.

No.

I, other people,

even the Three Realms can lose their minds.

However, you're tied to their fates.

You can't afford to lose your mind.

But I've fallen into the abyss long ago.

I struggled before. I rejected them before.

But Heaven

never let me off.

Li,

tell me.

What should I do?

If I only develop feelings for you without going against Heaven,

I won't suffer Heaven's backlash.

This is not the time for this.

Let's escape from this place first.

Jin Niang Zi said the mountain was being attacked.

- I'm afraid it's... - Shen Li.

I've lived for a long time. You're the only woman whom I fell for.

What's on your mind?

You could fall out with me

right after that deed.

But when it comes to official matters,

you're always on point, huh?

I never noticed it before this.

But this time,

when I met those puppet-like figures that exude miasma,

it did remind me of the past.

Back then, the ghouls attacked the Spiritual Realm.

I'm sure you've heard of it before.

Yeah.

Thousands of ghouls appeared in the Spiritual Realm.

It was more than just a coincidence.

They were created by Liu Ming, the previous Spiritual Sovereign,

with secret arts.

Liu Ming thought the Immortal Realm was inept.

He was unhappy that he had to share the world equally with them.

He intended to destroy them.

However, his subjects strongly opposed his idea.

They stopped him by saying that it would ruin the lives of their people.

Liu Ming was unsatisfied with the result.

He created thousands of ghouls in secret.

He intended to attack the Immortal Realm.

Back then, the ghouls had an overwhelming number.

They were extremely powerful too.

He was unable to keep them under control.

Therefore, the incident happened.

The Spiritual Realm was unable to fend them off.

They wrote to the Immortal Realm.

Heavenly Lord sought my help.

That was how the sealing of the ghouls came about.

Back then, we fought against Scorpion-tailed Fox.

That ghoul alone

landed my army and I in a pathetic state.

It's easy to imagine

the extent of the power

of thousands of ghouls.

And, they were actually created by an individual.

Without your seal,

I'm afraid that person

would've harmed all living beings.

Back then,

when I first arrived at the Spiritual Realm,

it was my first time fighting against a ghoul.

I didn't know what they were.

But I found out

that weapons and spells couldn't kill them completely.

Even if they were killed,

they would turn into a puff of black smoke.

And, nearby ghouls would absorb them.

By doing so, their powers would be increased.

If that was the case,

sealing them away was the quickest solution indeed.

Before that,

I'm apologetic for what I did before.

Did it remind you of something?

What do you mean?

Difficult to kill,

black miasma,

and erratic behavior.

Those puppets

and the black-clad figures who came after us,

they do resemble the ghouls.

When we first encountered them

in Jinxiu City,

they might not be complete back then.

But after encountering them time and time again,

it makes me feel

that the skills of their creator have improved.

Fu Sheng,

why does he know how to create ghouls?

And, why does he know about your Water Freezing Technique?

What exactly is he up to?

In my opinion,

I don't think Fu Sheng

knows the complete process of ghoul creation yet.

If not, he could've created them from the start.

There was no need for him to spend all his effort

into creating unfinished puppets.

He should only know some of the processes.

I remember that I've slain Liu Ming.

No one else in the world should know how to create ghouls.

As for the Water Freezing Technique,

in my opinion, it's...

It's Ice Condensation Technique. You told me before.

That's right.

How could they use a godly technique without their power?

As to how they found out about the godly technique,

do you still remember Gu Cheng Jin?

I do.

Gu Cheng Jin,

also known as Jing Yan.

He was Qing Ye, who developed feelings for other beings

and had his godly power stripped.

He was your best friend.

That's right.

Water Freezing Technique is a technique I developed.

I did teach Qing Ye some of it.

Back then, when Gu Cheng Jin was around,

Fu Sheng

already appeared as well.

Maybe he managed to pry into Qing Ye's memories

when he was still an Ancient God.

He might have learned

the basics of Water Freezing Technique.

Now that I think about it,

he tampered with many things in secret.

The burning of your courtyard,

and Xiao He losing her mind,

he was involved in both.

Tell me, then.

What does he intend to achieve

by doing so?

His goal is Xutian Abyss.

Back then, a ghoul managed to escape from it

and wound our border guards.

Not long after that,

you came to the Spiritual Realm to reconstruct the seal.

After that,

the Earth Immortals and Mountain Spirits of the Mortal Realm were abducted.

Although I don't know their exact motive,

I'm sure it's related to Fu Sheng's unfinished puppets.

Let me out!

Let me out!

Who are you guys?

What are you guys doing? Let me out!

Let me out!

Let me out!

Let me out!

Back then, I was still in Jinxiu City.

Let me out!

I fought Zi Xia, who was turned into a puppet.

I think

he learned how to create ghouls

within Xutian Abyss.

Many of the events

looked like typical incidents.

All of them seemed natural.

In reality, there was a mastermind

triggering these events

and pushing their development.

If so, did you know about this long ago?

I started to put them together piece by piece

after gathering enough clues.

If so, we...

We have to leave as soon as possible.

I need to return to the Spiritual Realm, report this to Her Majesty,

and come up with countermeasures.

After I sealed the ghouls away 1,000 years ago,

I expended most of my energy.

I couldn't rule over the Spiritual Realm.

Your master,

Shen Mu Yue,

became the current Spiritual Sovereign.

I don't know her well.

But I'm sure

that she's hiding something from you.

Her Majesty might deceive me and hide things from me,

but she would never harm me.

I trust her.

If only you trusted me as much

as you trust her.

These are two different things.

To me, she's my mentor and mother.

Without her, I wouldn't be standing here.

Therefore, even if she deceives me all my life

or wants to take my life,

I'm fine with it.

Why would I let her take your life?

At this point,

I can't bear to let you go.

Didn't Jin Niang Zi say she would meet up with us here?

But there's no movement at all.

Is she in trouble?

You don't need to worry about that.

Forget about other things.

When it comes to escaping,

she's second to none.

I finally managed to escape after so long.

I came here in order to rescue you guys.

But Divine Lord, you actually said that about me.

That breaks my heart.

I'm upset now.

Divine Lord, you need to apologize to me.

If not, I won't rescue you guys.

If so,

I won't apologize to you.

You can head back yourself.

Divine Lord, seems like you want to spend more time with Li.

If so, I won't let you get your way.

All right now. Hurry up.

Lead us out.

Let's go.

Did he bully you

when you guys were inside?

No.

No, huh?

Divine Lord

is filled with purity and righteousness.

Those sinister thoughts were helpless against him.

Let's hurry.

Li,

have you regained your powers?

How did you do that?

Watch out!

What are those?

This...

This is bad.

This is impossible.

Where did it obtain so much power

that it broke my seal?

I guess

they might have absorbed

our emotions and desires.

Divine Lord,

I wonder how strong your desires were.

You've landed me in trouble this time.

What's that?

Why are you so afraid of it?

I'm not afraid of it.

I've cast my malicious thoughts and desires here for 10,000 years.

A form was created after enough time had passed.

It's like a clone of mine.

Therefore, it knows my weakness well.

Since that's the case, you can't engage it in battle.

Let me deal with it.

Li, how are you so chivalrous?

Speak properly.

Do not do anything unnecessary.

Li, don't worry.

I can deal with it.

It's difficult to deal with as it can bewitch one easily.

I'm sure you guys had a taste of its power when you guys were inside.

Enough.

I'm going to catch it. I won't see you guys off.

Just follow this path, and you'll leave this cave.

See you.

By the way,

when I was outside,

I fought against a bunch of weirdos oozing black smoke.

I only realized that they stole my inner elixir

after the fight.

Although it doesn't matter whether I have it or not,

I don't want to give it to them for free.

I don't care. You guys need to settle our debts on my behalf.

Take it back for me.

See you.

Fu Sheng...

Why did they steal her inner elixir?

We'll know why in the future.

Let's go.

Who's there?

Mo Fang?

Your Highness,

long time no see.

This is?

- Is that Fu Sheng? - It's symbiosis.

Fu Sheng is controlling Mo Fang's body now.

Fu Sheng,

we'll settle all of our debts once and for all.

Lord Bi Cang, who has lost all of her powers,

and a seriously injured Ancient God,

you think you two can fight me?

What gives?

Now, I may not be able to fight,

but who told you that she lost all of her powers?

(The power of her inner elixir merged with her body.)

(This is the true Shen Li.)

(With her back still and strong,)

(it's as if she can hold the world together)

(by herself as Lord Bi Cang even if the world is falling apart.)

(Seems like she has absorbed the Blue Sea Pearl completely.)

(She's very powerful now.)

(Right now, Young Master's body)

(isn't strong enough to defeat her.)

How dare small fries like you all

try to commit blasphemy against the gods?

You're so worked up

when they didn't even do anything to me.

They always thought they could bully you.

Let's go after him first.

He was struck by your flame.

I don't think he'll be able to run far.

Let's go.

The fog here is abnormal.

This should be an illusion they cast.

We have to find him and ask him about Fu Sheng's plots.

Let's split up.

She's so impatient.

Did you see that?

She showed you no mercy at all.

Shut up!

Young Master, everything you did for her

wasn't worth it at all!

I'm telling you to shut up!

Who's there?

Why are you helping me?

You saved her before.

She's not willing to kill you.

I'm just following her will.

She's firm in speech but soft in heart.

Do you think you know her well?

You knew her later than me.

But I overtook your position.

You don't understand her at all.

You're Her Majesty's disciple?

You were just lucky that Her Majesty took you as her disciple.

Your reputation is undeserved.

You were just born into a good family.

There's nothing to be proud of.

Excellent!

With my body as the formation

and my blood as the catalyst,

I sacrifice the living

and gain access to the power of the five elements.

Help!

Master, save me!

Shen Li.

- Help! - You've let me down.

You actually tried to practice the dark arts.

I know my fault now! Save me!

Master!

Shut up!

Practicing the dark arts will ruin your future!

You won't learn your lesson

if I don't let you suffer today.

Even the shortcuts don't work for you, huh?

Shen Li,

as Her Majesty's disciple, you have no talent at all.

You're just her disciple in name.

Mo Fang, scram!

What gives you the right to command me?

Judging from that sound, that's Long Ao.

Long Ao is Liu Ming's mount.

It was sealed away by Her Majesty 1,000 years ago.

How could it possibly escape?

Someone lifted Her Majesty's seal.

Li, lead them out

when I'm distracting Long Ao.

Return to the capital and bring reinforcements.

Where's that black-faced freak?

- Who are you referring to? - Mo Fang.

Mo Fang? He's over there.

Follow us closely. Don't fall behind.

Follow me!

General!

General!

General!

Don't just stand there! Come and help me out!

I thought you had strong spiritual powers?

Where are they now?

(So, she did it to save me.)

(She's not as bad as I thought.)

Don't try to harm my people!

Scram!

Since then,

I followed Her Highness to countless battlefields.

If only you weren't around...

Young Master, you're right.

You would've stood a chance

if Xing Zhi didn't exist.

You're in this plight all because of this Ancient God.

Listen to me.

- Open Xutian Abyss. - Shut up!

- Shut up! - Release the ghouls and flip the Three Realms upside down!

If so, Shen Li will be yours!

Shut up! Just shut up!

Seems like it wasn't entirely other people's fault

that you fell for the spell.

Why did you let him go?

Didn't you let him go before this?

That was the only time.

I was repaying him for saving me from the dungeon.

I won't show him mercy next time.

What is that?

Meteors from Sky's Beyond.

Meteors from Sky's Beyond?

Seems like

I have to go back and check things out.

Do you wish to join me?

Of course.

Let's go. Don't waste any time.

Stop right there!

Who are you?

How dare you intrude upon the South Heavenly Gate?

I'm a servant of Lord Bi Cang's Residence.

I came here to find Divine Lord Xing Zhi.

Do you have an edict from Spiritual Sovereign?

No. I'm here to look for Divine Lord Xing Zhi.

He stole Her Highness's Crimson Feather Spear.

That's Her Highness's relic. It belongs to the Spiritual Realm.

I'm here to look for him so that he can return it to us.

You don't have an edict from Spiritual Sovereign.

Forget about seeking Divine Lord.

We won't even let you in.

- Return to the Spiritual Realm! - No, I won't!

I won't go back until I retrieve Her Highness's spear!

Even so, we won't let you in.

Don't tell me you wish to remain here?

I don't care! I will retrieve Her Highness's spear!

We won't let you cause trouble here!

Your Majesty,

these are the memorials from all over the realm.

There's one more thing.

Her Highness...

It seems like Rou Ya, Her Highness's servant, went to the Immortal Realm.

She went there to look for Divine Lord Xing Zhi

and retrieve Her Highness's broken spear.

Should I bring her back?

Let her retrieve the spear.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Her Majesty didn't tell us to bring that lass back, right?

I'm sure Her Majesty

misses Her Highness too.

She hopes that Rou Ya can retrieve her broken spear

even though

she knew that it was impossible.

But we need a keepsake somehow.

Yeah.

If Her Highness is gone,

keeping her spear

will do.

I'm asking you!

Where's Divine Lord?

Divine Lord is in an unstable state.

I told you to watch over him to prevent him from getting into accidents.

Now, meteors are falling from Sky's Beyond.

You're telling me that you don't know where he went?

Did you head to the Mortal Realm to indulge in worldly pleasures again?

I thought you'd grown.

I promised Divine Lord to keep this a secret.

Grandfather, you may execute me if you want.

Do you know how dangerous it is

for meteors to be falling from Sky's Beyond?

If you don't tell me today,

I'll show you no mercy!

The meteors from Sky's Beyond

only landed in the Mortal Realm's wilderness.

They didn't cause much damage.

I'll buy as much time for Divine Lord as I can.

I will never tell you where he is.

You...

You'll be the death of me!

Miss, are you okay?

Just you wait!

She's a monster! Run!

Lord Bi Cang? It's actually her?

She's still alive?

- I'll report this to Heavenly Lord. - Hurry.

Divine Lord, are you heading to Sky's Beyond?

Divine Lord, please wait!

Due to your radical action in the Eastern Sea,

Sky's Beyond has been shaken.

I don't think this is the best time for you to head back.

Was anyone injured?

The meteors didn't injure anyone here.

But they did put a hole in Ninth Heaven

and fell to the Mortal Realm.

Luckily, the people there weren't hurt.

Divine Lord!

Divine Lord, please wait!

Divine Lord, please wait!

- How could this be? - Together with Shen Li?

- It's the real Shen Li. - Divine Lord.

- You... - Divine Lord did find her, huh?

This is unwise of you!

Lord Bi Cang is truly a scourge.

Divine Lord is acting as such.

Don't tell me he's under Shen Li's spell?

Maybe this is a plot devised by the Spiritual Realm.

Yeah.