Original subtitles

Adapted from the novel Zhu Xian written by Xiao Ding

The sword has fallen

the wild grasslands are dark as night

The moon idles away

The specks of obsession become great wisdom

The path is predestined

The disquiet perturbs the meridians again

How can a powerless law break the Five Aggregates and Ten Directions?

The world burns

Malevolent energy rises fanning the raging flames

One is mindful

Burn my body to ashes to extinguish this disaster

How can I choose what I cannot obtain?

Draw your sword, prepare to ask immortals

how to cultivate a heart without delusions

Why give me grief, anger me and create resentment?

Sigh at the longstanding opposition between both sides

this complicated prejudice that is hard to resolve

I am not afraid to shake the Heavens, I am willing to

Flying on the sword high in the sky

coming and going, roaring my will

I only hope that among those who worry or laugh at me, some have pity

I'll bend myself to break though this endless darkness

traverse every kind of predestined fate

Wait for me to return

like a young man again

ZHU XIAN Immortal Executioner

Episode 23

The rules of proper conduct

are founded on discipline

The rules do not involve feelings

they are based on actions

Anyone who does not honor his master's teachings

and fails to show respect towards his seniors

will be expelled from the sect

Anyone who leaks our sect's skills

and practices the skills of other sects

shall have his abilities crippled

and be imprisoned for life

[Azure Cloud Sect Rules]

Anyone who colludes with the demon sect

to conspire against the Azure Cloud Sect

shall be executed

Anyone who plots or rebels

against the sect

shall be executed

Anyone who intends to kill his

fellow disciples and master

shall be executed

Anyone who kills innocent beings

and becomes obsessed

shall be executed

May the lord Buddha preserve us

Martial Uncle Cang Song has ordered us

to stand guard at the main hall

[Clear Jade Hall]

The Azure Cloud Sect has not had

this sort of battle formation in a long time

Ghosts!

Ghosts!

Evil ghosts!

Evil ghosts!

Evil ghosts!

Second Uncle Wang?

Why are you here?

Martial Uncle Tian

Everyone is here

Please go in

Second Uncle Wang!

Ghosts!

Ghosts!

Let's go in

After you

As if this can stop me

Ghost King, do not be anxious

An old friend gave me the

secret technique to break this barrier

Old friend?

I wonder when I will be fortunate enough

to meet this old friend of yours

Wonderful

The Azure Cloud Sect destroyed

our holy sect's Asura Tower back then

Today, we must erase that humiliation

and wipe out the Azure Cloud Sect

Why aren't you kneeling?

Zhang Xiao Fan

Yes

It has been many years since

you first came to the Azure Cloud Sect

Do you know our sect's rules by heart?

I know them by heart

When you fought against the Kui

at Liubo Mountain in the eastern sea

the skill you used was the Heavenly Sound Temple's

Great Brahmanic Wisdom

Are you aware of that?

I

am

May the lord Buddha preserve us

Do you know that

the Azure Cloud Sect forbids its disciples

from practicing the skills of other sects?

I know that

practicing the skills of other sects

is not allowed in the rules

The Great Brahmanic Wisdom

is a skill unique to the Heavenly Sound Temple

They never impart it to outsiders

Where did you learn it from?

Where did I learn it from?

I won't tell even in death

I won't tell even in death

I won't tell even in death

I can't tell you

Secretly practicing the skills

of other sects is a serious crime

This is punishable by death

May the lord Buddha preserve us

Perfected One Dao Xuan

Do you wish to say something, Grandmaster?

Having an outsider practice

the Great Brahmanic Wisdom

does indeed violate the

Heavenly Sound Temple's rules

but sentencing Benefactor Xiao Fan

to death because of this

goes against the Buddha's

great aspiration to show mercy

Grandmaster Pu Hong

This matter does not only

concern the Heavenly Sound Temple

Zhang Xiao Fan not only

practiced the skills of other sects

he also colluded with the demon sect

to bring disaster to the Azure Cloud Sect

He must not be forgiven

I didn't collude with the demon sect!

You did not collude with the demon sect?

Then how did you get the Blood Devouring Pearl

on your Fire-making Stick?

Based on what I know,

during the battle at Liubo Mountain,

if the demon sect had not

recognized the Blood Devouring Pearl

and disrupted our morale,

the Ghost King might not have obtained the divine beast Kui

Shangguan Ce!

How can you blame him for this as well?

You are just trying to find faults now

I didn't expect the Azure Cloud Sect,

leader of the righteous sects,

to accept fiends and

items from the demon sect into their midst

You-

That's a slanderous charge!

I'm not from the demon sect!

How dare you try to avoid blame

Even if the Fire-making Stick is a vicious item,

I have used it for righteous acts

and eliminated demons

My conscience is clear!

Your relationship with the Ghost King's daughter

isn't that clear-cut, right?

So what if he is acquainted with her?

My seventh disciple

will never betray our sect

Exactly

I do know Bi Yao

She saved me and helped me in the Blood Drop Cave

Doesn't our sect teach us

to have gratitude and repay a favor?

Looks like you have admitted it yourself

But I didn't collude with the demon sect!

The righteous and evil cannot coexist

Since you have been confounded

by a witch from the demon sect

you still dare to avoid blame?

Sect Leader Dao Xuan

I would like the Azure Cloud Sect

to give all the righteous sects an answer for this

The Azure Cloud Sect is the

leader of all the righteous sects

since when do we need to answer to anyone?

Brother Shangguan,

do not forget that we are now in the Azure Cloud Sect

and what we are handling is

an internal matter of the Azure Cloud Sect

I presume you have made your decision, Sect Leader

I wonder how you will severely punish this traitor

You never allowed the slightest mistake in the past

Junior Brother Cang Song,

are you

trying to make the decision for me?

I do not dare

Just that the Azure Cloud's thousand-year reputation

now lies with you, Sect Leader

Zhang Xiao Fan

To protect the Azure Cloud Sect's reputation

and not let down the righteous

I, Dao Xuan,

have to take the most severe action

Do you have any last words?

Sect Leader!

Sect Leader!

Xue Qi!

I, Lu Xue Qi, disciple of Small Bamboo Peak,

have something to say

Go ahead

Sect Leader

and fellow

Martial Uncles,

I am not close with Junior Brother Zhang

but when we eliminated the demon sect at the

Ten Thousand Bats Ancient Cave and Liubo Mountain,

I saw how Junior Brother Zhang fought the

remnants of the demon sect to the death

Sect Leader

no matter what crime Junior Brother Zhang has committed

I request that you conduct a detailed investigation

but he is definitely not a spy for the demon sect

I, Lu Xue Qi,

am willing to vouch for him with my life

Jing Yu!

Senior Sister Lu

I, Lin Jing Yu,

am also willing to vouch for Zhang Xiao Fan with my life

I grew up with Zhang Xiao Fan

He will never collude with the demon sect

Please reconsider your decision, Sect Leader

We are also willing to vouch

for Zhang Xiao Fan with our lives

Are you all trying to rebel?!

I've long heard that the Azure Cloud Sect has strict rules

What I'm seeing today

is really unusual

Eldest Senior Brother

the sword Qi barrier has been broken

I suspect that someone from the demon sect

has broken into Heaven Reaching Peak

Sect Leader

the sword Qi barrier has been broken

we have invaders

What?

The Sect Leader has some urgent matters to handle

Martial Uncles, please let them stand up for now

Stand up, all of you

The fiends have overwhelming power

We're in big trouble

We're outnumbered and outmatched

Let's break out of this

and get help

After him!

Don't let him get away!

Activate the array

I will return soon

Sword array!

Grandmaster Pu Hong

Senior Brother Shangguan

My sect's disciples have been rude

you must find them laughable

Not at all, Senior Brother Dao Xuan

I had to handle a small matter

in the back mountain just now

I am ashamed I had to keep you waiting

Grandmaster and Senior Brother Shangguan

Perfected One

There's no need to mention these small matters

How are you going to deal with Zhang Xiao Fan?

Make your final decision quickly

Zhang Xiao Fan

Back then, I took you in because of your pitiful experience

I did not expect that you would secretly

communicate with the demon sect

to destroy our Azure Cloud Sect

What benefits did you receive from the demon sect

that made you commit such an evil act of ingratitude?

I...

I didn't do such a thing!

If I do not make a decision today,

how will I answer to our sect?

How will I answer to our founders?!

Sect Leader!

You evil creature

How dare you harm the Sect Leader?

Sect Leader Dao Xuan

No

I didn't do that!

The Seven-Tailed Centipede?

Sect Leader

how are you?

This poison is strong

but it will not kill me

In that case,

I will send you another gift

This...

Master!

Xiao Fan

Dao Xuan

This day has finally come

I will settle all of our old and new

scores with you today

You...

This is not good

Go inform the Sect Leader about this

Understood

Kill them!

The cold moonlight is dim

The decade-long search turned up empty

The slanted rain falls at speed

disheveling the gray hairs again

Midnight on a cold night

the winds and snow are severe

Where comes the sound of misery?

The heavy heart is audible

The cloud of dreams is empty

A rare, lonely soul

picks up a cold lamp

with dreams never realized

The young man with willful energy

relies on Heaven miles away to grasp the sword

Cut through a line of treasures

with the edge of the blade beaming

Words can't express the constant feeling of regret

Back then, I searched for this common dream that's

difficult to return to now

Affection can't be forgotten

life and death are indefinite

The trials and hardships are endless

No words for this anxiety

No sleep on this lonely pillow

No satisfying this sorrow

The affairs of the world

are difficult to regulate

The moon's absence tonight

is difficult to fill

Know that the road is very long

it's hard for astray, old dreams to come back

So many secret grudges

who can console me?

The pain of separation is depressing

Only your reflection is in a mess

heartbroken again

The young man with willful energy

relies on Heaven miles away to grasp the sword

Cut through a line of treasures

with the edge of the blade beaming

Words can't express the constant feeling of regret

Back then, I searched for this common dream that's

difficult to return to now

Affection can't be forgotten

life and death are indefinite

The azure clouds remain as before

Where is the young man heading to?

Where is the young man heading to?