Original subtitles

People here believe in the sun moon holy cult.

The cult's current leader, Ren Woxing, is a martial arts master

with a cruel nature and a highly volatile personality.

He slaughters his followers

as if they were cattle.

So they turn to the deputy leader, invincible east,

who has fought against Ren Woxing many times.

Six months ago, several people claiming to be invincible east

appeared on the black woods cliff.

They tried to kill Ren Woxing,

the tyrannical leader of the sun moon holy cult.

However, one after another, their rebellion was brutally suppressed.

Who is it?

Invincible east.

Another invincible east.

The sun rises in the east

and only I remain undefeated.

You do have some skills.

Fine. I'm about to master cosmic absorbing power.

Your inner energy could be of use to me!

You're no match for me.

That's impossible.

How did you master the sunflower manual?

I'll show you the real sunflower manual.

Welcome, leader!

The sun rises in the east

and only I remain undefeated!

We, the sun moon holy cult,

shall conquer Jianghu!

Buddy,

that's a nice pot of wine you've got here.

Fine wine with roast chicken.

You're quite a gourmet.

Sir, are you also a wine lover?

I only stopped

to listen to you

play "invincible swordsman."

This song was composed by qu Yang and liu zhengfeng.

After they were forced to commit suicide

by so-called decent people,

their music was almost lost.

So you know about their story?

If I had gotten the message earlier,

I wouldn't have let them die so miserably.

So hearing their musical piece again

truly overwhelmed me today.

You seem to be a senior of wulin,

and you're here on the cliff of contemplation.

My name is linghu Chong.

May I ask if you have ties to the mount hua sect?

I'm your martial great-uncle,

feng qingyang, from sword faction.

Master feng, please accept my respects.

No need to be so formal.

Just share your wine with me.

I would be pleased to.

Please enjoy.

Although it's not the best wine,

it's good enough to satisfy my craving.

So were you punished to stay here?

Since I was a kid,

every time I wanted to drink

and think quietly,

I came here.

Someone is coming.

They aren't from the mount hua sect.

This way!

Get them!

It's ren yingying and blue Phoenix.

Judging from their skills,

they are from the demonic sun moon holy cult.

Ms. Ren isn't like her father.

Master feng, trust me.

So she's the daughter of the big devil Ren Woxing.

You brat.

Your master doesn't know, does he?

Befriending demonic cult members

will get you into trouble.

No time to worry about that.

I must save them first.

Well, master feng, goodbye.

I didn't expect such a disciple in the mount hua sect.

I'll come to help you after I finish your wine.

Wicked women.

How dare you come to mount hua?

You're asking for it.

Zuo Lengchan,

we aren't enemies.

Why must you attack us?

Linghu Chong, I've finally found you.

Are you here for me?

Of course.

If not for you, we wouldn't be plagued by these people.

Linghu Chong.

What are you doing?

If you protect this wicked woman,

you'll be the enemy of all decent people in wulin.

Yingying, I can handle them.

Leave quickly.

All right. I'll come for you again.

Let's go.

Freezing breath?

The heavens are helping me.

Linghu Chong,

I was just trying to find fault with the mount hua sect.

Now I'll take you

and hold yue buqun accountable.

The mount hua sect

You from the mount hua sect...

It's so crowded!

Don't push me!

Go away!

Who did that?

Shut up!

What? Stunned by my beauty?

Make way.

- Elder sister. - Younger sister.

Guys,

I told you

to show others the spirit of our mount hua sect.

Be friendly and polite.

Like me.

You stinking potatoes and rotten eggs!

How dare you say our senior disciple's name?

- Exactly. - How dare you?

I'm going to tell my father.

Let's see how he'll punish you.

Be quiet!

Just wait.

- Just wait. - Just wait.

Ancestral hall

Chong,

have you realized your mistake?

No, I haven't.

Linghu Chong.

Tell everyone how you ganged up

with that wicked woman.

Chong,

they said that wicked woman gave you a martial arts manual.

If you hand over

the demonic cult's infernal book,

I'll consider you

free of all ties to them.

Otherwise,

the mount hua sect can no longer accept you.

Master,

I became acquainted with Ms. Ren because of music.

We're just friends.

I don't understand how we deserve universal condemnation.

Invincible swordsman

it's just a music score.

Nonsense.

Over the years, the demonic cult

has made every effort

to persecute our alliance.

How could an orthodox sect member befriend members of the demonic cult?

Let me ask you.

If you see members of the demonic cult in the future,

for example, ren yingying,

will you kill them all without mercy?

Master, I think one should

live life as he wishes.

If one can neither drink with his friends

nor play music with them

and must even harm his friends,

then death would be preferred.

Master yue,

your disciple

has been deeply bewitched by the demonic cult.

You must deal with him.

Yeah.

Hey, are you deaf?

Linghu Chong has explained himself clearly enough.

That wicked woman gave him a music score,

not a martial arts manual.

What do you want?

Never look down on the bonds between us!

Don't you dare harm linghu Chong!

- Protect the mount hua sect! - Protect the mount hua sect!

- Protect linghu Chong! - Protect linghu Chong!

What a strong sword aura.

Here I am.

Greetings, master feng.

Mount hua hasn't seen such a crowd in years.

And here I thought that the mount hua sect was revitalized.

Instead, it's a bunch of shameless old people

bullying the youngsters of the mount hua sect.

You've been in seclusion for years, detached from the martial world's affairs.

Having intruded on us in such a manner,

might you have some connection to linghu Chong?

I don't know him.

I'm just curious about this stubborn young man

who has such unconventional thoughts.

Linghu Chong colluded with the demonic cult.

Master feng, do you intend to break the rules

and bend the law for him?

I'm no longer a member of the martial arts world.

Nor do I wish to be involved in these filthy matters.

Yue buqun,

you may handle this according to the rules of Jianghu.

As you command, master feng.

Chong, I could see your past mischief

as childish behaviors.

But now you've committed a serious offense.

As the head of the mount hua sect,

I must give everyone an explanation today.

I hope you understand my difficult position.

Father, please spare linghu Chong.

- Please forgive linghu Chong! - Please forgive linghu Chong!

I, linghu Chong, take full responsibility for my actions.

Don't make things hard for master.

Everyone,

I'll give up all my martial arts skills

and sever all ties with the mount hua sect's qi faction.

Please don't make things difficult for the mount hua sect!

- Linghu Chong! - Linghu Chong!

Linghu Chong!

- Linghu Chong! - Linghu Chong!

Are you an idiot?

If I were you, I would cripple these people,

especially this nasty elder!

From today on,

linghu Chong is no longer a disciple of our sect.

From now on, his fate and affairs

will have nothing to do with mount hua.

On my command.

Expel this disgraced person from mount hua.

Master yue.

Leave it to me

to expel this useless person.

Master feng, what...

Master feng, what do you mean by this?

You're a martial arts master.

How could you go back on your word and break the rules?

This young man has crippled all his martial arts

and been expelled from his sect.

He's no longer in the five mountains sword sects alliance.

What does my saving him have to do with you?

This goes against the rules.

The rules are set by the strongest.

Do you think you can beat me?

This young man had at most ten years of power cultivated.

Giving it up isn't a pity.

I'll give you 20 years of power.

Master feng, thank you

for rebuilding the meridians in my body.

Chong, let's go.

Just looking at these shameless people

makes me sick.

Let's go.

Yue buqun, he's now my disciple,

equal in seniority to you.

The next time you see linghu Chong,

address him appropriately.

- Understand? - How could that be?

Congratulations to master yue.

That's great news.

You're my last substitute, aren't you?

Yes, master.

Jingzhe.

The sixth day of the month.

The day of my final battle with Ren Woxing.

It's quite fitting.

I'm willing to go in your stead, master.

Are you truly willing to die for me?

To die for master

is an honor for a shadow.

However, I've changed my mind.

I'll go myself.

Don't be afraid.

The problem isn't you.

I've always known

that I must face it myself.

It's meaningless

to avoid it forever.

To master this skill,

one must first self-castrate.

I did that,

yet I have never been able to reach the ninth level.

I have had 12 substitutes.

Eleven of whom, like me,

were all men.

But they could only reach the fourth or fifth level.

Now...

I seem to understand a little bit.

Perhaps...

It's the pure yin body of a woman

is the true answer.

You're my only

female substitute, aren't you?

Come here.

Look.

This is my dream.

A vast Jianghu world.

Don't you want to step out of black woods

and see the world outside?

Black woods, mount heng

you have no name,

no past,

and no future to speak of.

But I'll give you

a chance.

If I die in battle today,

you shall live in my place

and become the true

invincible east.

Sunflower manual

Who am I?

Am I invincible east?

Mount heng

mount hua

Master feng.

Sometimes, stillness is the wisest move.

The mastery of martial arts resembles a game of chess.

Can you wield your sword as a Gauge

and discern right from wrong?

Sword-nourishing stance reveals the essence.

Sword-separating stance evokes longing.

Sword-swinging stance means no regrets.

Sword-evading stance hides weaknesses.

Sword-wandering stance swings freely.

Sword-falling stance commands mountains and rivers.

Sword-disordering stance shines like starlight.

Sword-defeating stance dominates with force.

Not bad.

And this is the last stance.

Watch carefully.

Sword-vanishing stance reveals loneliness.

Stop overthinking it.

Let's have a drink.

I'm too stupid

to grasp the ninth stance.

I'm sorry to have let you down.

In half a year,

you've managed to learn

the first eight stances of the nine swords of dugu.

That's quite impressive.

I have to admit

that your talent for swordsmanship

is even greater than mine was back then.

That's because you taught me so well.

Do you know why the ninth stance is called loneliness?

No, master feng.

Loneliness isn't the same as solitude.

Then what is loneliness?

Everyone in life makes choices that no one else can understand.

Does everyone

have their own loneliness?

The same goes for taoism and swordsmanship.

One day,

you'll have your own ninth stance.

Now, drink.

Come on.

- Master feng, here. - All right.

Goose leg.

Big bites of meat and big gulps of wine.

Live freely in Jianghu!

How strange.

I've never seen these poisonous insects on the cliff of contemplation.

It's her.

Holy maiden,

I've already sent a signal to Mr. Linghu.

He'll be here to meet us soon.

Holy maiden, why is the bridge broken?

These iron chains look freshly broken.

It seems he doesn't want to see us.

Linghu Chong,

I've even brought your favorite kaoliang liquor.

If you don't come out,

I'm going to pour it.

I'm going to do it.

I'm pouring it right now.

Blue Phoenix,

you really did empty it.

Holy maiden, it seems this drunkard really doesn't want to see us.

What should we do?

Mutual love is precious because it comes naturally.

I'll wait here for him.

"Guangling melody" is extraordinary,

but it can't compare to "invincible swordsman."

Indeed, only someone as upright and honest as Mr. Linghu

is worthy of this music score.

Will we meet again?

Having met through this song,

we're now friends.

If you ever come looking for me,

I'll meet you when I hear the music.

Do you know why I've trapped myself here

at the cliff of contemplation?

It's because of

your ninth sword stance.

Do you really want to be like me,

trapped on this cliff for the rest of your life?

Yes, I do.

I'm willing to serve at your side.

I don't believe in such nonsense.

The moment the music started,

your mind had already crossed the bridge.

I can't stop you.

When I was your age, I was the same as you.

Severing that bridge won't work.

Go.

When you grasp the ninth sword stance,

you'll truly understand what it is you want.

Mr. Linghu.

Take this.

Ms. Ren,

this is a forbidden area of mount hua.

You shouldn't risk coming here.

If there were another way, I wouldn't have come here.

What's going on?

The holy maiden feels guilty that you were expelled from your sect

over the music score.

Since she hesitates to explain,

I'll speak on her behalf.

Invincible east took over the sun moon holy cult.

He invited the entire wulin to the black woods cliff

to recognize him as their supreme leader.

Welcome, leader.

- Welcome, leader. - Welcome, leader.

Are you keeping me alive

just to torment me?

From the moment I was born,

I've been risking my life for someone else.

Death, to me,

is a relief

and a fitting end.

Very well.

I'll make sure

you regret this day!

I'll soon replace you

as the leader of the holy cult.

And as a courtesy,

you should also experience my life.

Do you really think that wearing these clothes

makes you the real invincible east?

You're nothing more than a cheap impostor!

Even at death's door, how dare you disrespect our leader?

You'd better stay alive

and watch what I become.

I'll soon wipe out the five mountains sword sects alliance

and become the supreme leader of wulin.

Whether it's invincible east

or Ren Woxing,

what you desired,

what you could

and couldn't accomplish,

I'll achieve them all

from now on.

Invincible east's actions will bring chaos and bloodshed to wulin.

That's why I came to you.

Please help me rescue my father,

defeat invincible east,

and prevent the impending disaster.

I've already made up my mind

not to meddle in the martial world.

Mr. Linghu, don't you know

that the alliance gathered at the black woods cliff a few days ago

to besiege the sun moon holy cult?

They were promptly defeated by invincible east.

Your master and his daughter were there too.

How are they now?

If you want to know if they're alive or dead,

see for yourself at the black woods cliff.

I was forced to come to this mountain

and now I'm being forced to leave.

I just want to live as I want.

Is it so difficult?

Linghu Chong.

What are you struggling with?

Tell me.

Why do we wield swords?

Master feng,

the sword in our hands

can right all the wrongs.

Exactly.

This sword was my weapon when I was young.

It's called the measure sword.

For me, this sword has not let down this world.

The cliff of contemplation

but it has let down one woman.

I now give it to you.

May you measure your own path.

No one knows where the journey will end.

The moment of contemplation always comes too late.

With friends gone, tell your stories to the wind.

In dreams, speak them

to the spirits of the mountains.

Linghu Chong,

leave the mountain.

Form the array.

I most enjoy drinking the blood

of young ladies like you,

especially from the tender skin of your neck.

Now, Ms. Yue, I beg you

to let me have a sip.

Stop being disrespectful to her!

Who are you?

Show some respect.

I'm linghu Chong of the mount hua sect.

Linghu Chong?

Linghu Chong, you're finally here.

He's the one

who has been bullying us.

Monkey, Lao denuo,

you two take care of lingshan.

I'll deal with this crazy guy

with the broken blade.

All right.

Lingshan, let's go.

Holy maiden,

so you left to get help from him.

Since you've all come together,

I won't have to go looking for you one by one.

Today,

I'll capture you all

and present you to leader for a reward.

That depends on

whether you can do so.

What move is this?

What does it matter?

Chong, be careful.

Holy maiden,

it has been a while.

Enough nonsense.

Why isn't that blind performer here yet?

I'm blind,

not deaf.

This is bad.

The three defilers are all here.

Great. We'll take them down all at once.

Chong.

Has invincible east raised a group of monsters?

Invincible east refined the three-corpse brain pill

from the sunflower manual and fed it to her followers.

They're completely loyal to her and very difficult to defeat.

They may be strange,

but that doesn't mean they have no weaknesses.

Watch me beat them.

What technique is that?

He's too powerful!

Rising winds! Retreat!

Split up and run!

Want to escape?

Ms. Ren, take care of lingshan.

Blue Phoenix, take care of the mount hua disciples.

I'm going to help Mr. Linghu.

Holy maiden,

don't leave me alone again.

Leader.

Stop! Don't harm that young lady!

Miss, are you all right?

It's cold here.

Have some wine to warm yourself.

Good wine.

Miss,

so you're also a wine lover.

I've never tasted such fine nu'er Hong before.

May I ask where you got this wine?

The water here is good,

so it naturally produces good wine.

I made it myself.

I'm linghu Chong.

What's your name?

This is just a chance meeting.

There's no need to know names.

Sharing a drink in Jianghu makes us friends.

How can I not know your name?

I'm not lying.

I really don't have a name.

A name defines one's life.

How can you not have one?

I'll think of one for you.

All right.

There are so many fish in the water.

I'll call you little fish.

Little fish?

It's not bad.

Ms. Little fish,

you should leave this forest quickly.

Trouble will be coming here soon.

If you get caught in it,

I'll never be able

to find wine as sweet as yours again.

I was born in black woods

and have never left.

Don't worry about me, Mr. Linghu.

I know the scenery here is beautiful,

but when you reach the waterfall,

you can't see the rainbow.

The rainbow has its beauty

and so does the waterfall.

There's no such thing as perfection in this world.

I'm in a hurry.

Take care.

I must leave now.

Ms. Little fish,

if I get the chance,

I'll definitely come back for your wine.

Little fish,

do you want to swim out of this small pond?

Why aren't they here yet?

Who is it?

Is it holy maiden or Mr. Linghu?

It's you.

Ms. Ren!

This is bad.

Did something happen to them?

Master?

Master, you're finally awake.

Are you all right?

I was wounded by invincible east's sinister aura

and affected by the miasma here, which muddled my mind.

It seems master feng has taught you well.

You've learned quite a bit.

Mr. Linghu,

your skills now far surpass mine.

From now on, you don't have to call me master.

I hurt you by accident.

I deserve punishment.

Please punish me, master.

Why are you here?

I heard that invincible east ambushed the alliance.

I was worried about you and lingshan,

so I...

Your filial affection

moves me.

It's infuriating that invincible east's ragtag group

has mastered demonic arts,

while our five mountains' righteous path upholds martial traditions.

Sadly...

Master.

Our actions were too hasty.

We fell victim to the demonic cult's schemes.

This place is indeed strange.

We shouldn't stay long.

I'll get you out of here first.

No.

The demonic cult took the others to the black woods cliff.

What?

They took them all?

Yes.

I was just about to go and rescue them.

We'll reunite another day.

Master.

I'll go with you.

I'm willing to die

for the mount hua sect.

Good.

I overheard some demonic cult followers say

that the cult's sacred altar

is at the top of this dangerous cliff,

where invincible east performs a blood sacrifice daily at noon.

He drinks human blood to transcend life and death

and the sacrificed people are discarded here like weeds.

Your juniors are likely here.

Master, it's not them.

That's good.

The demonic cult hasn't had the chance to harm them yet.

Drat. They've noticed us.

Let's split up and meet at the top.

Chong, if we can successfully save our sect members,

I'll bring you back to mount hua for a reunion.

Thank you, master.

- Greetings, leader. - Greetings, leader.

Leader, we've brought the man

from the central plains who has been pursuing you.

It's a great honor for me

to meet you, leader.

So you're yue buqun?

Indeed, it's me.

The plan to lure, capture,

and severely damage the alliance

was my idea.

The central plains has suffered greatly

and is in disarray.

The demonic cult...

The holy cult can now rest easy.

Your domination of Jianghu

is within reach.

Look at how excited he is.

You may all rise.

Thank you, leader.

For your great contribution, betraying even your comrades,

I bestow upon you something precious.

This is the three-corpse brain pill.

Once you take it, you'll be a holy cult member,

immortal,

without love and hate,

without regret and resentment,

and you'll live on forever.

It lives up to its name.

To be honest,

I've grown old,

but with this miraculous pill,

I'll live long

and can serve you for eternity.

What fortune you must have

to deserve this miraculous pill.

Thank you, leader.

Since you've taken my pill,

you're now one of us.

I command you

to capture the remaining members

of the alliance

for the holy cult to make gu poison.

As you command.

You've finally replaced me.

Are you used to this life now?

I've long gotten used to it.

Everyone seemed so happy today.

But why don't I feel the same?

You have become invincible east.

Do you still not enjoy your current life?

I don't like it,

but I don't hate it either.

Maybe this is the only way

I can truly live.

Not dying

doesn't necessarily mean living.

Today, I met someone

who told me

that a person's name defines their life.

Since I've taken the name of invincible east,

shouldn't I fulfill invincible east's ideal?

Otherwise, what's the point of living?

- Why are you here? - Why are you here?

Ms. Little fish, do you know that this is invincible east's room?

Let's get out of here.

I know perfectly well.

Why are you here if you know that?

Are you...

Invincible east's maid?

Now I see.

You must have sneaked in to steal wine,

right?

The sun moon holy cult is said to have countless fine wines.

How could a wine lover like me

not come to check it out?

Indeed, wine lovers are of like mind.

I just stole the key to the wine cellar.

Do you want to come with me?

All right.

No.

I have to save people.

I'll drink with you after I finish my mission.

Goodbye.

There are so many people in the cult.

How will you deal with them all by yourself?

Why don't you wait until the dead of night?

You'll have a better chance then.

You seem to know this place well.

I was born and raised on the black woods cliff.

But I'm still worried about my sect members.

Don't worry.

Invincible east has been busy wiping out the five mountains sword sects alliance

and hasn't had time to kill them.

There's no need to be so hasty.

How about this?

Accompany me for a drink and I'll help you find them.

Deal?

This place is nice, isn't it?

I've never seen a rooftop wine cellar before.

A rich and wonderful aroma and excellent qualities.

The black woods cliff's wine is made above ground.

The closer it is to the stars,

the better the wine will be.

Does such good wine

truly exist in this world?

Gain and loss are but two sides of the same coin.

Coming and going follow a mere inch of fate.

Why hold onto fame and glory?

There's no need to rely on Providence to prolong life.

Great.

Linghu Chong,

is the outside world really as wonderful as you said?

Of course.

What is your favorite place?

Mount hua, of course.

I grew up there.

My master is there.

And my junior sect members too.

The people in Jianghu

are all scrambling for power and fame.

Don't you want to conquer the entire Jianghu?

What's the use of dominating it?

It would only bring more grudges and troubles.

If that's the case,

why do you take such risks to come to this place of trouble?

I'm here to save people.

My junior sect members were captured and brought here.

Once I save them,

I'll take them back to our mountain.

I'm trapped on the black woods cliff

and you're

trapped on mount hua.

The sun moon holy cult is a place of trouble.

It'll devour you sooner or later.

Come with me.

I'll take you away from here.

I've never left the black woods cliff.

Where would you take me?

To see the ocean,

the snowy mountains,

and the grasslands.

To visit towns big and small

and taste the finest foods in the world.

The world is vast.

It's meant to be enjoyed,

not fought over.

All right.

After we finish this bottle,

I'll save your people with you.

- Leader-- - by leader's order,

I've captured a rascal from the mount hua sect.

Take him to the dungeon.

As you command.

Go.

Linghu Chong!

Linghu Chong!

- Linghu Chong! - This way!

- Linghu Chong. - Linghu Chong, come.

- Slowly. - Sit.

- Were you beaten too? - Were you beaten too?

Does it hurt, linghu Chong?

I'm fine.

I was just pretending.

I knew you were faking it.

Linghu Chong, I missed...

I missed you so much.

I'm not dead. Why are you crying?

That's right. Don't be so delicate.

How did you get hurt?

It was that invincible east

who tried to force-feed us pills.

Yes. We would've rather died, so they tortured us. Look.

- And here. - Look at this.

Look at these bruises.

Enough.

Injuries make you manly.

But I'm a woman.

That's not important.

Linghu Chong,

how did you end up here?

Actually,

I came to rescue you all.

Come on. Let's drink.

Come on.

Linghu Chong, you despicable scoundrel!

Despicable scoundrel!

You're greedy and lustful!

I can't stand you!

You're heartless and selfish!

- Beat him! - Beat him to death!

Beat him to death!

- Beat him! - Beat him!

Linghu Chong, you've finally died by my hand!

He's dead! That's great!

- Open the gate. - Nice!

- Quick. - Let's go.

Be quick.

Hurry.

Quick.

Linghu Chong.

Isn't this your sword?

Linghu Chong,

when did you get such a fancy wine gourd?

That's not important.

Let's go.

- Let's go. - Linghu Chong!

You drunken fool,

hurry up and get out of here.

Linghu Chong.

- Bitch! - Who is locked up in there?

Linghu Chong, stop looking.

It's terrifying. Let's go.

Let's go.

You guys...

Energy absorbing to the ground.

You're xiang wentian.

And you're...

Ms. Ren.

Chong.

After we parted in black woods,

I went back to look for Ms. Yue and the others,

but they had disappeared.

I didn't expect them to be imprisoned here.

I'm sorry for letting you down.

Stop pretending.

What are you doing here?

We noticed no guards were posted here tonight.

We took this chance

to rescue leader ren.

Let me out!

- Let me out! - It's my father.

Bitch!

Since we know where Mr. Ren is being held,

I'll go with you to rescue him.

Chong.

Mr. Xiang,

please escort them to leave the black woods cliff.

Linghu Chong,

you already know something strange is happening

in the cult tonight.

Why are you still helping them?

If yingying hadn't come to inform me,

I wouldn't have known you were in such great danger.

I owe her a debt

for this.

Leave with Mr. Xiang first.

I'll meet up with you after I rescue the others.

We'll go with you, linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong, if you're going, we'll go with you.

- Yes. - Go together.

Don't be reckless.

It's easier for me to act alone.

Mr. Xiang, please help them leave first.

All right.

Follow me.

This prison is as solid as a fortress.

We won't break through with sheer strength.

I have an idea.

Ren Woxing has escaped!

Who is it? Who is shouting lies?

It's me,

linghu Chong.

Your plan is truly unexpected.

I'll hold them off. Rescue your father.

All right.

Father.

Pull out the steel rod that is sealing my key acupuncture points.

Step back.

This way.

This way! Hurry!

Quick.

Greetings, leader.

- Leader. - Leader.

- Run! - Run!

Spare us, leader!

Spare us, leader!

Leader ren, you--

a real man with such skills

has no need for mercy with these people.

They had already surrendered. Why did you kill them?

All traitors deserve death.

Father, they're just innocent fellows of our holy cult.

To survive, they had no choice but to obey invincible east's orders.

Why must you eliminate them all?

No choice?

If they had no choice, then they're traitors.

If they were loyal to me,

they would have died in my honor.

Then...

They wouldn't have had to die in such disgrace today.

Linghu Chong.

You saved my life

and you seem to have a deep connection with my daughter.

I'll make an exception and overlook your han origin.

How about joining our cult

to achieve your ambitions?

No need.

Today, I'll return to seclusion.

I'll have nothing to do with the martial arts world.

Linghu Chong,

did you not devote your life to martial arts for fame and fortune?

Help me eliminate invincible east,

reclaim my position as leader,

and restore the holy cult.

You'll be second only to me

and above all others.

Thank you for your offer,

but I don't seek fame or fortune.

We walk different paths.

Farewell.

Chong.

Please stay.

I'm willing to let you marry my daughter.

Don't reject my kindness.

Or do you not fear bringing ruin upon the mount hua sect?

Our sect has stood strong for centuries

and will find a way to survive.

It won't be so easily destroyed by the whims of others.

That's all for today.

Goodbye.

Mr. Linghu, please wait.

The Jianghu world

is so unreasonable.

Father.

I asked Mr. Linghu for help.

If you repay him with enmity now,

how will I live with the shame?

Father.

Linghu Chong,

for my daughter's sake,

I'll let you go.

Now get out of my sight!

Chong.

Chong,

sorry for dragging you into this,

but I had no choice.

Please don't hold it against me, all right?

How could I blame you?

Things in Jianghu

rarely go as we wish.

But you should understand

my feelings.

Unfortunately,

we can't always act as we desire

in this world.

Yingying.

Take care.

Linghu Chong.

- Linghu Chong. - You're back.

- Linghu Chong. - Linghu Chong.

Were you guys waiting for me here?

Linghu Chong, are you hurt?

I'm unbeatable.

How could I be hurt?

We've prepared food and drinks.

- Yes. - We'll get drunk tonight.

All right. Let's go.

- Go. - Drink all night.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

Linghu Chong, you have to drink a lot tonight.

I could eat five of these potatoes.

Linghu Chong, try this.

I'll try it first.

- Stop. - Don't burn yourself.

You always steal from him.

- It'll burn you. - Right.

- Here you go. - Drink first.

Linghu Chong, when master returns,

let's go back to mount hua and never return to this wretched place.

Enough.

My father

hasn't returned yet.

With master's skills,

he should be fine.

He's discussing strategies with the other four sect leaders.

He also promised me

that if we make it out safely tomorrow,

I can return to mount hua.

- That's great! - That's wonderful, linghu Chong!

Linghu Chong, when master expelled you,

we all went on a hunger strike.

- Yes, we did. - Right.

If anyone dares to suggest expelling you from mount hua again,

I, monkey,

will be the first to curse all their ancestors.

That's right.

Starting today, from this moment on,

we'll never be separated again, all right?

- All right! - All right!

Linghu Chong.

Look.

Father has finally changed his mind.

Having you all by my side

is enough for me.

Come on.

Let's eat heartily and drink deeply.

When we return to mount hua tomorrow, we'll forget all the unpleasantness.

We'll retire to the mountains and live a carefree life!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

Return to mount hua.

Linghu Chong,

wait for me.

Thank you for your noble sacrifice, sect leaders.

If I hadn't killed you,

invincible east wouldn't have believed me.

Then how would I obtain the sunflower manual

and conquer Jianghu?

When the Qingming festival comes,

I'll sweep your tombs

and pay my respects.

Master.

Go, leave quickly.

Leave now.

Chong, I've worked so hard to infiltrate the cult

and become their gu master.

They'll start suspecting me if they find you here.

Quick. Leave, Chong.

Leave quickly.

I may be an orphan,

but I'm not heartless.

Now I see clearly

who you really are.

Chong, don't be silly!

Invincible east has mastered the sunflower manual

and successfully made the three-corpse brain pill.

If I hadn't infiltrated her ranks,

biding my time for the right moment,

how could we have any chance to kill her

and wash away the alliance's shame?

I have always been upright and honest.

But now,

I must grit my teeth and become a disgrace to our sect.

I did it all for mount hua.

- I did it for the central plains! - You just want the sunflower manual!

You're right.

I want the sunflower manual

to strengthen the mount hua sect.

Is that wrong?

Chong.

If I had been more skilled that day on mount hua,

I wouldn't have let Zuo Lengchan humiliate you

and bully our entire sect!

But you shouldn't help evil forces

in harming our comrades!

What do you want me to do?

Invincible east forced me to take the three-corpse brain pill.

If I hadn't obeyed her,

I would've already died.

But you're the head of the mount hua sect.

Yes, I am.

I could die.

But what about my daughter?

As long as I can cling on to life for a few more years,

invincible east won't harm her

and she'll be able to live safely.

I would rather be misunderstood

by the entire wulin.

Chong.

I'm old

and no longer as powerful as before.

I feel so much regret.

All I want is to stay alive

and watch over my daughter as she grows up.

Please, for her sake...

Master.

Come on.

Chong,

as you were once my apprentice,

I'll teach you one last lesson.

It's every man for himself in the world!

Leader, your skill is extraordinary.

It doesn't even hurt.

Is it still possible

to take the three-corpse brain pill now?

In the end, I still saved your life.

You saved my life

and I saved yours.

Now we're even.

If you want to leave,

I won't stop you.

It was you who saved my sect members

last time, right?

You've saved my life more than once.

Since you know that,

why did you come back?

Haven't you already left Jianghu

and retired to a peaceful life?

Don't you remember?

I also promised to take you away from here

to see the sea

and snowy mountains.

I may never be able to leave this dark pool.

You can if you want to.

What are you afraid of?

I'm afraid that you'll regret it

before we've even left.

We're on different paths.

You go east

and I go west.

This fleeting moment of meeting

was a gift from heaven.

From now on,

we'll walk our own paths, won't we?

In this short life of ours,

isn't it

all about moments like this?

Ms. Little fish.

Ms. Little fish!

Ms. Little fish!

Ms. Little fish!

Ms. Little fish!

Heaven has bestowed upon me

great responsibility and supreme power.

These central plains people

- who dared to invade us - so this is

- and our cult - the real invincible east.

Have now

been completely wiped out by me.

The sun rises in the east and only I remain undefeated!

Leader invincible east, ruler of Jianghu!

The sun rises in the east and only I remain undefeated!

Leader invincible east, ruler of Jianghu!

- The sun rises in the east... - How can one be undefeated?

Leader invincible east,

- ruler of Jianghu! - I simply want to be...

The sun rises in the east and only I remain undefeated!

...the one and only me in this world.

...ruler of Jianghu!

The sun rises in the east and only I remain undefeated!

Leader invincible east, ruler of Jianghu!

Could it be that Ms. Little fish

is actually invincible east?

Behave.

Let go of me!

Stand still.

So you're invincible east.

How dare you!

You're about to die. How dare you say leader's name?

Why wouldn't I dare?

Invincible east,

you dared to usurp power and disrupt the cult,

but you're afraid to show your true face?

Invincible east,

have you gone mad practicing the sunflower manual?

Look at you now. You're neither human nor demon.

When you go to bed, do you dare to look...

You're the demonic cult's leader, invincible east.

Yes.

So do you still want to take me away?

If you had left early this morning,

the encounter between us

would have been a beautiful memory.

What a shame.

There's too much you want to know.

From the moment at the waterfall, you have been deceiving me.

Linghu Chong,

must you force me to admit that I am a monster?

Fine.

Let me tell you.

From the day I was born, I've been a cursed, venomous demon.

The holy cult used me for poison testing

and I survived by becoming immune to all poisons.

Everyone treated me as a monster.

No one wanted to get close to me,

even for a moment.

If I hadn't mastered the sunflower manual by some fluke

and stood on this altar

with a decent human appearance,

would you have ever drunk my wine?

Would you have stayed by my side?

Would you have looked for me this morning?

Would you?

Why didn't you tell me

you were invincible east?

Does it matter who I am?

Does it matter what my name is?

Didn't you say

you would take me to see the sea?

And to enjoy life?

I don't want to see you again.

Lingshan.

Lingshan.

Monkey.

Lao denuo.

Lingshan!

Lingshan, you're awake.

Lingshan, I'm linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong.

- Be careful. - Linghu Chong!

Don't touch me.

Lingshan.

My father was right.

My father was right.

It was you.

It was you who caused the death of everyone here.

Everyone!

Who did all this?

It was you!

Invincible east

wanted you to join the sun moon holy cult,

so they killed everyone in the mount hua sect

to sever your ties to the past.

Linghu Chong,

I have nothing more to say.

I won't stand in the way of your bright future.

Lingshan.

Lingshan, it was my fault.

Lingshan.

I was blinded by foolishness.

Lingshan.

Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong.

The mount hua sect is gone.

My fellow juniors,

this is a peaceful place.

Let the swords be your tombstones.

After finishing this wine,

rest in peace here.

In our next life,

you can be my seniors

and I'll be your junior.

When I've avenged this blood feud,

I'll come to bring you back to mount hua.

Father, when do we set out?

Don't rush.

Chong?

Linghu Chong.

Why are you back?

To kill invincible east.

Count me in.

Leader,

everything is ready.

Follow me up the black woods cliff!

- Yes, leader. - Yes, leader.

Go!

Attack!

Linghu Chong, leader, leave this to me.

Go find invincible east.

Linghu Chong.

Are you here to kill me too?

Today, you and I must put an end to things.

Is it simply because I'm the leader of the so-called demonic cult

that you now disregard our past relationship

and gang up with others to kill me?

Don't bring that up again.

If you truly cared about our relationship,

how could you have killed my sect members?

Did you think that drinking their blood

to preserve your beauty

would make me stay?

You ungrateful people!

How dare you slander leader!

What a waste of her affections!

A devil like invincible east

deserves death.

Don't waste your breath on her.

Ren Woxing,

you're the last person in the world

who has the right to criticize me.

Linghu Chong,

if you insist on your righteous path,

then it'll be as you said.

After drinking this wine,

we have severed our ties.

With no debts,

you can take revenge now.

Make your move.

Watch out.

- Are you all right? - Despicable coward.

Fight me one-on-one!

Linghu Chong,

that bitch is really powerful.

Attack her with all your strength.

Once she's caught off guard and reveals an opening,

I'll target her core with cosmic absorbing power.

What do you think?

All right.

You've truly hardened your heart, aiming for my life with every move.

You killed my sect members.

How can I not hate you?

If I say I didn't do that, will you believe me?

The person I knew

was never invincible east,

but that innocent little fish

who longed for freedom.

Everyone in life makes choices

that no one else can understand.

One day,

you'll have your own ninth stance.

Wield your sword as a Gauge.

May you measure your own path.

If you see members of the demonic cult in the future,

will you kill them all without mercy?

A real man

with such skills

has no need for mercy with these people.

Do you understand

my feelings?

We'll retire to the mountains and live a carefree life!

You have no pulse.

Where is your heart?

Chong.

Where has your heart gone?

Why did you do that?

Linghu Chong,

isn't your sword a measure of things?

How long is an inch of justice?

How short is an inch of longing?

Can your sword

measure that?

Linghu Chong,

you can't die.

You can't die.

You can't die.

In this lifetime,

if there's someone willing to risk everything for me,

then...

I'll also risk everything

for that person once.

There was a moment

when I thought that the heartbeat I felt

was my own.

Now I know

it was hers.

You drunken fool,

hurry up and leave this place.

Congratulations to leader ren

on returning to the sun moon holy cult.

Invincible east.

Invincible east.

What did you say?

Linghu Chong.

Invincible east.

I recognize that voice.

Linghu Chong,

those so-called righteous sects

won't keep you.

Why don't you stay

and become the deputy leader of my cult?

Together, we could conquer Jianghu.

The affairs of Jianghu

no longer concern me.

Chong.

You knew all along.

Yes or no?

I indeed wanted to kill your father.

But if he dies,

how many of your cult members will come to mount hua to seek revenge?

This cycle of vengeance is meaningless.

But where there are people,

there is Jianghu.

So how does one

completely leave it behind?

Such a martial arts world

isn't worth staying in.

Go.

Leave this place.

I have my own path.

A laugh from the vast sea

tides surge from both shores

let things rise and fall with the waves

I remember only the present

a laugh from the heavens

the world's currents are fleeting

only fate remembers

who wins and who loses

a laugh from the mountains

tales fade in misty rain

the waves wash away life's vanities

how much can we ever truly know?

A laugh from the fresh wind

a trace of solitude

our high spirits linger

in the glow of the setting sun

A laugh from the mountains

tales fade in misty rain

the waves wash away life's vanities

how much can we ever truly know?

A laugh from the masses

loneliness fades away

our high spirits remain

laughing foolishly, freely