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♪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 42]

Look,

I am fine now.

I am all right.

This is very close to Lingxiao Sect.

You guys should go now.

You can drop the act now.

You are trying to win her sympathy after saving her.

You know Yandan is a loyal person.

She won't leave you behind.

Yet you still said that.

Thanks.

But now

your celestial vest is torn.

And you dared to empty your cultivation base.

Your body is not as strong as it used to be.

You'd better

conserve the petals.

Yumo,

you just said my sect was not acting righteously.

What does that mean?

Lingxiao Sect kills spirits to make pills.

It has been witnessed by spirits.

That's impossible.

Although I ever used that alchemy talk to bluffed spirits,

Lingxiao Sect is a reputable and decent sect.

We will never practice such arts.

Even someone you spend a lot of time with

has a side that is kept from others.

When Canghong attacked me,

I sensed

something weird about his power.

He couldn't have cultivated that through the right path.

When I was locked up in the Spirit Suppression Hall,

I left a petal that has Cloud Breaker Spell on it

to Danshu.

We can then use this

to break the magical array at Spirit Suppression Hall's gate.

Danshu is still in there.

After a short rest,

we shall return to Lingxiao Sect to save them.

That's what I intend to do.

All right.

I will go with you.

I may no longer be a member of Lingxiao Sect,

but I won't stand by and watch

the reputation of the sect be tarnished.

[Spirit Suppression Hall]

The magical array to open the gate has changed.

Do you think someone will come to your rescue?

They can't get in.

After that flower spirit left,

she must be worried about you.

But it's fine.

As long as you are dead,

all this evidence

will be gone.

[Spirit Suppression Hall] Spirit Suppression Hall's magical array

has not been replaced in over a decade.

If it is to prevent you from saving them,

changing it or not makes no difference.

The one he is targeting

is me.

If Canghong had nothing to hide,

why would he bother doing all of this?

Luckily, you gave Danshu a petal.

Otherwise, how else would we be able to break this magical array?

You've learned a thing or two

from me, the protector of Yelan Mountain.

-Danshu... -Danshu!

Let's go.

Danshu?

Thank goodness. He just fainted.

His spirit soul isn't harmed.

Chief,

what are you doing?

The traitor has returned.

Have you come to your senses

and wanted to return to your sect?

For the sake that you brought back

two good materials for my alchemy practice,

I would consider it.

Killing spirits to make pills

and devouring spirit essence

are evil arts.

But it's also

the fastest way to achieve immortality, isn't it?

The spirits are wreaking havoc in mortal world.

They deserve to die.

If they can help me grow my power,

their death would mean something.

As long as I get a constant supply of spirit essence,

over time,

I shall become the first in Lingxiao Sect

to ascend to the Heavenly Realm.

So, everyone in Lingxiao Sect

is merely a tool for you to gather spirit essence.

Aren't you afraid I'll tell everyone

what you've been doing?

You are his pupil indeed.

Tang Jiang had said that too.

But soon,

you'll end up like him

and never be able to talk again.

What does that mean?

Did my master find out about your evil deeds?

So, you brutally killed him

and framed it to the spirits, didn't you?

So what if I did?

It happened so fast. He left me no choice.

I suppose it was a blessing

as it allowed me to train you

to become my most successful work.

The more

you hate spirits,

the more you can do for me.

You've done so much for me all these years.

Tang Jiang was most merciful to spirits.

If he could see how ruthless you were

to spirits all these years,

he would have been awfully disappointed in you.

No.

This can't be true.

It can't be.

Someone like you

wants to ascend to the Heavenly Realm?

In your dreams!

The moment you step into the Nine Heavens,

you will be sent to the Heavenly Gallows.

Even burning you to ashes is not enough to punish you for what you did.

The strongest rules

in three realms.

How dare a spirit like you opined about the Heavenly Realm.

The strongest?

And how much do you know about the Heavenly Realm?

With what you're capable of,

you won't have a chance to understand it.

I suppose your confession now

isn't because you've grown a conscience, is it?

How clever.

It almost made me want to spare your life.

Oh, no.

He was waiting for his body to absorb the spiritual power.

From the moment you walked in here,

it's destined that you won't get out alive.

I didn't expect

the power of the pills would be so strong.

Now you know where it gets you when you bully spirits.

If it weren't for the spirits that were still locked up in here,

I would have torn Lingxiao Sect apart already.

Your cultivation base is several times stronger than it was during the day.

Even though you have taken the spiritual pills,

your power shouldn't be this strong.

This power

doesn't come entirely from yourself, does it?

Yandan,

I will leave Danshu to you.

I got him.

Over there!

The spirits are over there! Get them!

Hurry!

Tangzhou,

how dare you come back after you betrayed your sect!

You...

You unlocked the spirit-subduing chain.

This is the only way to dissolve his spiritual power.

Chief...

Why is Chief spreading so much spiritual aura?

He has been using you.

He has been killing spirits to make pills

and devouring spirit essence.

After we caught him red-handed,

he swallowed hundreds of spirit essence.

That's why he's spreading a strong spiritual aura.

We could only tie him up with this chain.

Or else, innocent lives hundreds of miles from here would have been killed.

Tangzhou,

why did you poison me?

The one who should be seized is Tangzhou.

He colluded with spirits

and tried to attack our sect.

He poisoned and framed me after I caught him.

He knows I hate spirits the most

so he poisoned me with spiritual venom to humiliate me.

How vicious!

You taught us

the Spirit Suppression Hall

was a place to redeem evil spirits.

There is nothing wrong with killing spirits and making talismans.

The Spirit Suppression Hall is right over there.

You can go inside and take a look.

Look at the injuries

suffered by the spirits with weak power.

And you will know who's lying!

Stop deceiving them!

If I really killed spirits to make pills,

there must be traces in the Spirit Suppression Hall.

If you don't believe me,

go in and check it out.

Canghong,

you thought you could destroy all the evidence

by blowing up the alchemy furnace?

You have planned it all out,

but you have forgotten one thing.

You used fire spirit to make pills.

Even if there is only a little spark left,

it will float to its master.

At this point,

what else do you have to say?

I, Canghong,

have failed the ancestors of Lingxiao Sect

and Tang Jiang.

I got carried away by my obsession.

Tangzhou,

for the sake

that I brought you up,

please spare my life.

Watch out!

My ten years of hard work are ruined!

Tangzhou,

I am going to kill you!

Canghong killed so many spirits,

yet he ended up dying in front of the Spirit Suppression Hall.

This is retribution.

This is karma.

Chief is dead.

The Spirit-subduing chain is broken.

Lingxiao Sect...

is over.

Tangzhou!

Tangzhou!

If you want to go in and see him, go ahead.

He fought with Canghong

while he was still injured.

These mortals may not be able

to wake him up.

Haven't you been counting the wounded spirits?

How did it go?

I've sent Danshu and the injured spirits

back to the mountain to rest.

Those who did not return

may never be able

to come home with us.

Nevertheless,

we have avenged them.

This will not happen again.

Now that the head count is complete,

we can leave at any time.

But

you and I won't feel at ease

until we see Tangzhou is well.

-Senior. -Senior.

Thank goodness, Senior.

You're finally awake.

How are the others?

Everyone is fine.

Senior,

what you said before is true.

Canghong...

has been using all of us.

Tangzhou,

I'm sorry.

We were wrong about you.

Now that the bad guy is gone,

the future of Lingxiao Sect depends on you.

That's right.

Canghong's evil

lies in his selfish interest.

Everyone of Lingxiao Sect has made

a lot of mistakes because of him.

Now,

we should think about

how we should live with ourselves in the future.

Yes.

There have been debates

among our sect over the past few days.

We don't know if we should continue

to kill spirits in the future.

We even have to argue for a long time

before we finally decided to free

those spirits in the Spirit Suppression Hall.

The fact that you freed those spirits

showed that Lingxiao Sect

has become different after what happened.

Not all spirits are evil.

The harsh rules set by Canghong

can be abolished

after you discuss among yourselves.

As for how to act in the future,

the whole sect should decide together.

Qin Qi,

you have a kind nature

and are well-liked in the sect.

You will take the lead

in all affairs of the sect.

I got it.

I'm afraid that the news

of Lingxiao Sect being in chaos will get out soon.

Evil spirits who want to seek revenge will take advantage of the situation.

The patrol must be strengthened

these days.

Senior Daoyuan is highly skilled in spells.

When he has calmed down,

you must do what he says.

You have thought of everything, Junior Tangzhou.

I'll tell Senior Daoyuan later.

Don't worry.

Lingxiao Sect will get through this.

Why don't you go in yet?

[Yiyun Abode]

Senior,

you haven't recovered yet.

Where are you going?

I am no longer a disciple of Lingxiao Sect.

I'm leaving, of course.

But Canghong is dead.

You are the sole successor.

You gave so many instructions just now.

Aren't you going

to get through this with us

and revive Lingxiao Sect?

That's right, Senior.

I gave those instructions to fulfill my final duty

as a former Lingxiao Sect disciple.

Now,

I am no longer the heir of the sect.

I am myself only.

Take care, everyone.

Junior Tangzhou.

Junior Tangzhou.

If you leave,

Lingxiao sect will fall apart.

Senior,

you are the only one who can take charge

and be the chief.

Despite that we have pleaded with you to stay,

are you still going to leave?

Go back.

When I was on the path of cultivation,

everything I did was for the greater good.

But now,

I just want to live for myself.

Lingxiao Sect, to me,

is like last night's dream for me.

There's no way for me to return.

[Lingxiao Sect]

Yandan?

Tangzhou isn't Yingyuan after all.

He cares about responsibility

as much as Yingyuan,

but he is not bound by it.

You...

What do you think of Yingyuan?

I suddenly feel a little sorry for him.

Tangzhou, a mortal, can choose to live as he wishes,

but as a Sovereign Lord,

he didn't even have the right to choose.

[Tomb of Late Master, Tang Jiang]

I have let you down, Master.

All these years,

I had been fooled by Canghong.

Not only did I not avenge you,

instead, I helped him.

All those things that I did

seem ridiculous now.

If you saw it in the underworld,

you must be very disappointed in me.

Fortunately, justice is served.

Your death

has finally been avenged.

This is the jade gourd you gave me

when I caught my first spirit.

I have never forgotten

the skills you taught me,

but now,

I'm afraid I can no longer do this.

Master,

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Master.

[Tomb of Late Master, Tang Jiang]

Tangzhou.

I have been through so much lately.

I need some time alone.

Stop following me.

Stop drinking.

What are you still doing here?

Didn't you put the Distance-Keeping Lock on me

to stop me from getting close to you?

If you want to escape

or want to vent,

Yumo and I will stay with you.

But you need to stop drinking.

Your wound is not healed yet.

You don't need to act like this.

We are not the same kind of people after all.

Tell me then,

which kind of people are you?

Since I was little,

I had been cultivating to catch spirits.

And I always thought it was my path.

But now it turns out

to be a scam.

I always thought

I was executing justice.

I didn't realize I had killed so many innocent spirits.

Now that I have lost all my cultivation.

I don't know where my future lies.

I am no longer a spirit catcher.

But who is Spirit Catcher

Tangzhou?

Am I that deity nowhere to be found?

No.

I'm not him,

but I'm not me either.

Excuse me,

get me another jug of liquor.

You got it.

It's fine.

Yandan,

you don't have to feel sorry for me.

You should go.

Stop drinking.

Tangzhou!

If I didn't do this,

he wouldn't stop.

He has lost his power

and been through a vicious battle.

The traces of the celestial vest in his body have expanded again.

He must find the next artifact as soon as he can.

If he fails,

the celestial vest in his body will burst.

He will die.

I think he knows.

What Canghong did is too big a blow to him.

The priority now is

to help him get over this.

Otherwise,

he won't continue to look for other artifacts.

Yumo,

if we succeed in convincing him,

can we keep searching

with him?

Mortal Tangzhou is our friend.

Of course I am willing to help him.

You are here.

The tavern is closed.

The suburb is haunted.

The boss got frightened and became ill when he passed by the area.

If you still want to drink in the future,

why don't we go check it out?

Consider it eliminating the evil for the people.

The boss said you owe him

a lot of money for the liquor.

You may no longer be a spirit catcher,

but you can still be a decent human being, right?

-Leave me alone! -Leave me alone!

This place is only ten miles away from Lingxiao Sect.

No spirit has ever dared to approach here.

You have a lot of nerve.

Aren't you afraid of being caught?

We didn't dare to come here before, but we heard

that Lingxiao Sect is in chaos so we are free.

You think you can make trouble just because no one is looking out for the place?

You are embarrassing us spirits, you know?

We were just pulling pranks on the mortals.

We have no intention of hurting them.

It's only funny when they find it funny.

You are just scaring them.

Sit properly.

Reflect on your actions.

Tangzhou,

the fault of Lingxiao Sect is the fault of Canghong alone.

Over the years,

the disciples have been subduing spirits

and protected many people.

The spirits scattered in the mortal world

have different tempers and characters.

As the chief of Yelan Mountain,

I know how hard it is to discipline them.

Besides, eliminating evil spirits

is meritorious service

for both mortals and spirits.

You don't have to blame yourself.

You three little rat spirits,

don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're spirits.

Being born into this world,

it doesn't matter whether we are mortal or spirit,

what matters is

what kind of person or spirit

we want to be.

Look at this man next to me.

He is no longer a spirit catcher,

nor does he do things in Lingxiao Sect's way,

but he is still eliminating evil and doing good things,

being a good person.

You should learn from him.

Understand?

Yes.

Did the tavern owner

really get frightened and become sick?

We paid him

to close his business.

But these little guys really did scare people.

Those people did get sick after being frightened by them.

Do you think we're helping him by doing this?

I don't know what's on his mind.

I think

we should just give him a good beating.

He deserves a beating.

I'd better go check on him.

I will leave these rat spirits to you.

Teach them well.

Stay safe.

You'd better reflect on yourselves.

You are hiding here to drink alone.

Are you here to smash my liquor bottles?

You need to have one for me to smash.

Enjoying the moon all by yourself,

how boring.

I happened to have brought

some pastries back.

I had wanted to have the good food all to myself,

but for the sake that you did a good job eliminating spirits today,

let's have it together.

When I caught you in Lanxi Town,

you were posing as a peddler.

You were selling Snow Jade cakes like this one.

I was hungry,

so I had a few pieces.

I still remember this taste.

Don't even bring that up.

It makes me mad.

When I first met you,

you confined me in your jade gourd

after you ate so many of my Snow Jade cakes.

You confined me in there for a few days.

I was almost starved to death.

When I recall that,

do you know how much I want to draw a talisman to curse you?

Do you need me to help you with that?

At that time, I thought

all spirits should be killed.

Fortunately, I didn't lock you into the Spirit Suppression Tower.

From now on,

I should think carefully when I do things.

You just said from now on?

Are you feeling better?

I should ask you that.

Are you feeling better?

Yandan,

I already know

why you distanced yourself from me.

Yumo said

that person hurt you deeply.

On the day of the Lantern Festival,

you smiled with so much joy.

So,

I suppose you feel better now.

I thought

I'd leave after I made sure you were fine,

who knows

I'd get you into another mess.

On the day of the Lantern Festival,

I saw your lantern.

The time when I was poisoned with chill venom,

someone put a piece of lava outside Shenxiao Palace.

It was you, wasn't it?

Thank you for all that you have done for me.

Yandan,

you are thanking me all of a sudden.

I'm not used to listening to that.

But,

I still want to know

are you feeling better now?

Have some more.

What happened to your hand?

Nothing.

I scratched it by accident.

You should have some too.

This still tastes

the same as before.

Yandan...

Yandan...

Go, Yandan!

Yandan!

I won't point my sword at you anymore.

I told you I won't point my sword at you anymore.

Yandan...

Yandan...

This explains the scratch.

You don't want

to hurt me even in your dreams.

(Yet I can't requite)

(your feelings for me.)

(I can only give you)

(a sweet dream you desire.)

All our rare ingredients

for liquor brewery are here.

Please take your time, Miss.

(Hundred-Flower Dew is easy to find in the Heavenly Realm,)

(but it is a rare thing in the mortal world.)

(This is the eighth shop.)

(Don't let me down again.)

Boss,

is this Hundred -lower Dew?

Miss,

you have a good eye.

It's my family's secret recipe,

which is said to have been handed down from ancient times.

It is the collection of the first dew of hundreds of flowers.

But this item costs 150 taels of silver.

I will take it.

After you recovered your memory,

you've changed quite a lot.

Maybe

you should take over my place as the chief of Yelan Mountain.

Knock it off.

Now I just want to protect the ones that I care about,

the rest is just vain glory.

Then why did you suddenly think of making the liquor, As You Wish?

Tangzhou has been having nightmares.

As his friend,

I don't want to see him suffer.

So, I want to let him try this.

Qin Qi?

Yandan?

What are you doing here?

Are you here for Tangzhou?

-I... -Senior!

Where is the cat spirit?

The cat spirit is too cunning.

He got away again.

The cat spirit has disturbed my family for days.

He has been harassing my daughter.

She has been so scared that she can't eat and sleep.

I thought you could subdue spirits.

Turns out the famous Lingxiao Sect

couldn't even catch a cat spirit

with so many disciples dispatched.

Your reputation is inflated.

Useless!

If you can't catch the spirit,

I

won't pay you anything.

You should stop catching spirits.

Get a new profession while you still can.

Please stay.

Lingxiao Sect is not what you think it is.

Are you from Lingxiao Sect too?

We are not from Lingxiao Sect,

but we are very much indebted to the spirit catchers of Lingxiao Sect.

My family was captured by an evil spirit back then.

Thanks to the spirit catchers of Lingxiao Sect,

my family was saved.

I will never forget

your great kindness.

That must be the former Lingxiao Sect you're talking about.

Now that their leader is dead,

leaving them leaderless.

When encountering a spirit,

one disciple wanted to do this,

another wanted to do that.

They started fighting among themselves.

The cat spirit turned my family upside down.

Two groups of spirit catchers came

and almost tore my house down.

There must be some misunderstanding.

I promise you,

they will catch

the cat spirit in three days

and resolve your problem.

♪You always light up the long night like a star or a moon♪

♪Your smile melts my residual snow♪

♪No matter how the world changes♪

♪You're always by my side♪

♪If time is a wilderness, you're a flower field♪

♪Planting a lot of memories♪

♪I never said I missed you and I wonder when I fell in love with you♪

♪We're entangled like agarwood intertwined into flames♪

♪It doesn't extinguish and I forgot the cold wind and snow along the way♪

♪I've experienced the ups and downs of the world alone♪

♪Finally I rest in your heart♪

♪We've been together for a lifetime and gone through all the trials♪

♪We didn't complain about time, life gets better after all the hardships♪

♪Never ask how long forever is♪

♪We smile and laugh together♪

♪Let the past be the past♪

♪We're entangled like agarwood intertwined into flames♪

♪I've experienced the ups and downs of the world alone♪

♪I've experienced the ups and downs of the world alone♪

♪Finally I rest in your heart♪

♪We've been together for a lifetime and gone through all the trials♪

♪We didn't complain about time, life gets better after all the hardships♪

♪Never ask how long forever is♪

♪We smile and laugh together♪

♪Let the past be the past♪