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Mind bears thoughts, and thoughts lead to karma.

The Demon Subduing Division of Zhao Dynasty fights against evils.

How absurd is that.

Little do they know that it's easy to fight against evils,

but the evil within is hard to eliminate.

The day the Reborn Sect obtains the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin

will be the day

of the Demon Subduing Division's demise.

[Demon Subduing Division: Secret Art of Spiritual Origin]

There are no brothels

or liquor stores in this small village.

We've been here for three days now,

and there's no sight of any tree demons.

Did we get the wrong Intel?

There were indeed some unusual activities with the seals at Kundi Palace in the southwest.

But only this village

[Sacred Wood Village]

is closest to the seal.

[Kundi Palace]

According to the dossier records,

the villagers of Sacred Wood Village

have indeed served the giant tree of Spiritual Origin for generations.

With the expansion of the territory of the Zhao Dynasty,

the villagers of Sacred Wood Village were gradually assimilated

after they were discovered,

and there was no record of them paying homage to the giant tree of Spiritual Origin.

Why now of all times?

That said,

something isn't right with the village.

"The seed of Spiritual Origin has emerged."

"The villagers of Sacred Wood Village have been infected."

"Evacuate at once without further delay."

It's the evacuation order from Commander Zhang.

Evacuate?

But we just got a lead.

The old man must have a reason for that.

Let's do as he says.

Giddy up!

Giddy up!

Stop!

Giddy up!

Giddy up!

Giddy up!

Giddy up!

Giddy up!

It's Ying Department of the Demon Subduing Division.

Didn't the old man tell us to evacuate?

Run!

Go now!

Help me!

Officers.

Sir.

Help us.

Sir, help us.

Commander Zhang has given the order

and wants a clean sweep of the Sacred Wood Village!

Tang Lingfeng, what are you waiting for?

Do you expect me to pick up your body?

Even the strongest demons have their weaknesses.

I'll observe

instead of going on a rampage like you guys.

You never know who's the one picking up the bodies.

It's too slow to attack with poison.

Attack with fire.

Father!

Feng!

What's your name?

Mu Mu.

Tang Lingfeng, you heartless wretch!

Why didn't you tell us you were going to fire the cannon?

Leave now.

Tang Lingfeng.

How dare you disobey the military order

and release the villagers of Sacred Wood Village without permission?

The village massacre was the last resort.

As you can see,

the ravages of the tree demons in Sacred Wood Village

originated from the giant tree of Spiritual Origin sealed in Kundi Palace.

Once living creatures are infected with it,

they'll turn into dead wood and be beyond help.

If I hadn't ordered them to evacuate,

I'm afraid...

Old man.

A few days ago, we pursued Reborn Sect, the cult,

all the way to the southwest.

With the unusual activities there and the ravages of the tree demons,

these incidents must be linked.

Please allow us to investigate

the Sacred Wood Village case!

Zhen.

The Demon Subduing Division suffered heavy losses in the Battle of the West.

Fortunately, the four of you accomplished your mission

and protected Qiantian Seal.

I'm not going to let the four of you

take risks again.

The case

has been handed over to Ying Department.

You should stay out of it.

But I don't understand

Ying Department's way of doing things!

Why not?

Isn't it just that the lives of those of Ying Department

are not as valuable as those of the Ming Department?

I'm Tang Lingfeng from Taotie Division of the Ying Department.

Greetings, Lord Commander.

Qiong Qi, the second leader of Taotie, completed his mission

and made a clean sweep of Sacred Wood Village.

The giant tree of Spiritual Origin has been completely destroyed.

Why are you here alone? Where are the others?

There was another guy.

But

he got killed by Mr. Tang.

Tang Lingfeng, is that true?

The secret order that I received

was to eliminate all infected living creatures in Sacred Wood Village,

including myself.

I've never seen anyone acting as if he was in the right

after killing his own people.

That's how the people from Ying Department are.

What's the point of keeping them?

I'm Lu Yin from Taowu Division.

Greetings, Lord Commander.

We're instructed to sift through the crime scene at Sacred Wood Village.

Indeed, Po Jun of Taotie Division died

because of Mr. Tang's fire puppet.

But there are signs of him being infected by the Spiritual Origin.

I have ordered people

to burn all the tree remains in Sacred Wood Village

to prevent the spread of infection.

Lord Commander, we...

Say no more!

Since

the Sacred Wood Village case is over,

you may return to your position! You're dismissed!

But...

Old man.

Come on.

I heard that Ying Department lost another two teams

at Sacred Wood Village.

I heard that half of them

were killed by that guy named Tang.

Ying Department practices sorcery.

It'd be best they kill each other until none is left standing.

I have no idea why Commander Zhang wants to keep them.

That's right.

Don't keep pulling a long face.

Gossip mongers are everywhere.

You pulling a long face isn't going to scare them away.

You'll just make yourself unhappy.

What's the point?

Who says it doesn't scare them away?

Come on. We've completed our mission.

Cheer up.

Little Tang.

Little Carpenter.

Don't call me that in public.

You smiled.

Come on. I'll buy you drinks

and celebrate for you.

Where's Tong?

She's gone to buy some food.

By the way, let me tell you something.

The member of Taotie Division

that you killed...

The one I killed was a tree demon.

All right.

He owed me money.

But he couldn't pay me back now.

So tonight's drinks

are on you.

And you said you wanted to buy me drinks?

My friend.

Take my advice.

Avoid going up against those

from Ming Department.

The most important thing for us in Ying Department is...

You've made improvements, Tong.

If the booby trap is set a foot further back,

it might just hit me.

You caught me

with your bobby trap.

Little Tang is the descendant of Tang Sect.

Show yourself up in front of an expert.

It's me who suffers every time.

Even Feng said I've made improvements!

Feng.

When will I be able to join the Demon Subduing Division?

Look at your uniform. It's so cool!

You're a girl! Why do you want to join the division?

There's nothing nice about it!

Feng, the food is ready.

Let's go and eat.

Young girl!

Now that you have Feng,

you don't want your own brother anymore?

Get back here, Lu Tong!

Let me down!

Let me down!

Today is Feng's birthday.

He'll go first.

He goes first?

You're

I'm feeling so lonely.

Don't just eat the noodles.

Take more meat.

What are you looking at? Here.

It's yours.

Did you forget something?

My friend.

Your Five-Element Puppet

have all the elements

except for metal.

I found this

in an ancient tomb

when I was on a mission

on the eighth of last month.

Take a look.

It's probably made by some mechanism great masters.

This blade has fine lines on it.

There are probably some hidden secrets in it.

Although it's not real metal,

at least, it's an iron golem.

I'm giving it to you now.

I don't know anything about mechanism skills.

Figure out yourself on how to use it.

Little Tang.

Are you touched?

Ever since the entire Tang Sect was massacred by the Gongshu family,

the Demon Subduing Division has given me a place to live.

But I've been in a bloody strife with Ying Department for over a decade.

Only the two of you

treat me like your family

and brother-in-arms.

Lu Yin.

Tong.

I'll drink first as a show of respect.

Just drink.

Why are you being so dramatic?

Sit down.

The more you say it,

it shows you're treating yourself as an outsider.

Here. Bottoms up.

Bottoms up.

Lord Gongshu is indeed a genius

to create a giant puppet

from the remains of the giant tree of Spiritual Origin.

If activated,

it'd be an earth-shattering

and soul-shaking power.

But it's a shame.

Without the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin in the second volume of Luban,

it'll be just a piece of scrap iron after all.

Serve the tea.

Did you come here

to hold me accountable for it?

My Lord, you're not guilty of anything.

You went through so much trouble

to get me three seeds of Spiritual Origin

to make up for the destroyed part

of the giant puppet.

I took the liberty to use one of the seeds

without informing you,

ad it was burned into ashes

by the Demon Subduing Division.

Don't you think I crossed the line

for doing that?

Well, what you did

not only proved the authenticity of the seeds of Spiritual Origin,

it also let us know the brutal behavior of the giant tree of Spiritual Origin,

and that the five elements are afraid of fire

before it takes shape.

It killed three birds with one stone.

What crimes are you guilty of then?

Besides, since I have given

the seeds of Spiritual Origin to you,

how you want to use them is entirely up to you.

You sure a good with words.

I believe you're not here

for me tea, right?

Tell me.

Is there any news about the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin?

Do you still remember the traitor

that betrayed the Gongshu family?

Gongshu Yin?

The Luban Scroll that recorded the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin,

and the traitor of Gongshu family

are with the Demon Subduing Division.

Is Mr. Lu,

the member of Taowu Division in?

Who's that?

It's the middle of the night!

Commander Zhang has given the order...

Watch out!

Order...

to summon Mr. Lu to the hall to discuss some matters.

Lu Yin.

Wherever you're going,

I'll go with you.

Did you not have enough wine?

When we get back later,

we'll continue our drinking session.

Mr. Tang, please stay.

I'm Lu Yin, the member of Taowu...

Greetings, Commander Zhang.

Do you know why His Majesty

summoned me into the palace today?

I don't know.

His Majesty said

that the we're hiding something that belongs to the Gongshu family.

This item

concerns the military defense of the Zhao Dynasty.

If Gongshu Qi hadn't reported me

to His Majesty,

I wouldn't have known

that the Luban Scroll with a missing part

is hidden among other records in my division.

Mr. Lu.

Tell me. Should this item be returned?

Since His Majesty has given the order,

it should be returned.

Since you have your answer,

you may go now.

Mr. Lu.

How long have you served in the Demon Subduing Division?

Commander.

Over ten years.

It's 12 years, 9 months and 22 days.

You may go now.

Yes.

Lu Yin.

Feng, come inside.

This way, please, Mr. Tang.

Old man.

You must have heard our conversation, right?

I was just being curious.

Forget it.

This should be made known to you.

Do you remember that 12 years ago...

Twelve years ago,

on the 15th of the third month...

Madam! Young Master!

Go now!

Father!

Father!

Father!

Father!

Father!

Father!

I want to save Father!

Father!

Father!

Feng.

Mother.

Don't come out.

No!

The Gongshu family coveted

the Luban Scroll that my family had

and slaughtered all 53 members of the Tang family.

Fortunately, you came to my aid

and saved my life.

The Gongshu family holds an important position in the court.

Its city defense,

traps and military equipment

are all over every corner of Zhao.

All he needs is a military order

to get you to hand over the Luban Scroll.

But because of that,

everyone wanted to exterminate the Tang Sect.

Why?

Twelve years ago,

there was a traitor among the Gongshu family.

This person stole the Luban Scroll

before the Tang family could hand it over

and went into hiding in the Demon Subduing Division.

So

the Gongshu family couldn't find the second volume of Luban

and took it out on my family.

Feng.

Come here.

See if you recognize this.

It is in this box that I found

the incomplete Luban Scroll.

This trap box belongs to my family.

That's not right.

This box has been tampered with,

and it has been booby trapped with some other devices.

Just as what I thought.

Before this Luban Scroll

is hidden in the Demon Subduing Division,

it already has a part missing,

and the part that gets ripped off

is what the Gongshu family has been looking for.

Old man.

Since you knew it has a part missing,

why wouldn't you allow Lu Yin to return it?

Back then, 12 years, 9 months, and 22 days ago,

Lu Yin was the only one

accepted into the Demon Subduing Division,

seven days before the Tang Sect massacre.

Back then,

it was Commander Lu who was in charge of the division.

So I didn't ask too many questions.

But come to think of it now,

it was too much of a coincidence.

Tong!

This is bad. She escaped again.

My good girl.

Your time spent practicing martial arts wasn't in vain.

That's impossible.

Lu Yin doesn't know a thing about mechanism skills.

How could he possibly be a member of the Gongshu family?

Whether he is or not,

we can just test it out.

To get out of the city at this hour, you must pass through the Fulin Fork.

To the left is Wuling Crossing, which is the Gongshu family's turf.

They have sent people to the crossing to meet him.

If Lu Yin is the traitor of the Gongshu family,

he'll detour to the right

to prevent his cover from being blown.

If he goes right,

it proves that he has taken the missing part of the Luban Scroll,

and is waiting for an opportunity to escape.

I order you

to get there before Lu Yin and set up an ambush at the Fulin Fork.

When necessary, kill Lu Yin

and bring back the missing part of the Luban Scroll.

[Wuling Crossing, Huifeng Valley]

[Huifeng Valley]

Lu Yin.

You left in such a hurry last night

and didn't even tell me.

His Majesty's order is a pressing issue.

All right. Hurry back.

I'll come back soon.

Give it to me.

What?

My friend.

What are you doing?

This Luban Scroll

has been in my family for so many years.

But I've never seen it before.

I'm just curious

what secrets are there in this Luban Scroll

[Secret Art of Spiritual Origin]

that make the old man and the Gongshu family want it so badly.

Doesn't this scroll

belong to the Gongshu family?

What now?

Even the Lord Commander wants it?

This...

Why is the last part gone?

Don't you know it has a part missing?

My friend.

I'm just a messenger.

How would I know that much?

If you deliver this incomplete scroll to the Gongshu family,

Lu Yin, you must have a death wish.

That's...

All right now.

Stop messing around. Go back now.

The old man has a plan.

Let's walk and talk.

I'll go with you.

What if Lu Yin turns left

and goes straight

to the Gongshu family?

Just go with him then.

The seeds of Spiritual Origin have emerged,

and Gongshu Qi is requesting

for the Luban Scroll at this time.

These two incidents must be related.

When you get to Gongshu's place,

investigate the matter.

If Gongshu Qi dares lay his hands on the seal,

kill on sight!

What?

You want to assassinate Gongshu Qi?

You must have a death wish!

Keep your voice down.

We've arrived.

Both officers from the Demon Subduing Division.

My master has been waiting in the hall for you.

Mu Mu.

Please come with me.

[Wuling Crossing]

Do you know that girl?

I let her go on the night of Sacred Wood Village massacre.

I didn't know who she was at the time.

I thought she was an ordinary villager.

There's no one around.

Let's take her down

and question her.

Officers, I implore you

to avenge the villagers of Sacred Wood Village.

Where's the girl who brought you here?

If what you say is true,

and you can steal the seeds of Spiritual Origin

from the Gongshu family

and give them to Commander Zhang,

you'll get a promotion

and fast-track your way to the top!

Remember to marry Tong.

Let her enjoy a good life.

Lu Yin.

Life is at stake here.

Don't joke about it.

Besides,

Mu Mu's identity remains unknown.

I have a plan.

Lu Yin.

Later, I'll bring the torn Luban Scroll

to meet Gongshu Qi and buy us time.

Mu Mu.

Take my buddy with you

and choose a hidden place to land.

Infiltrate Gongshu's place and leave once you get the seeds of Spiritual Origin.

As for me,

I'll retract within an hour.

Got it?

Do you know how to open this?

It's better if I don't know.

I don't plan to hand it over anyway.

Why are you still standing there?

Go now!

Who are you?

Why are you in Gongshu's place?

I'm a villager of Sacred Wood Village.

Due to the special condition of my body,

I can sense the trees of Spiritual Origin.

Many years ago, I was taken as a slave

by Gongshu Qi to find the seeds of Spiritual Origin for him.

The villagers of Sacred Wood Village

have served the tree of Spiritual Origin for generations.

We thought if we could find the seeds

and cultivate them,

we would be able to bless the people again.

But we don't know what sorcery Gongshu Qi used

that turned the divine tree so brutal

that it fed on living people

and killed so many villagers of Sacred Wood Village.

What does that have to do with me?

Sir, I implore you

to help avenge the villagers of Sacred Wood Village.

Old man.

Since you could save my life,

why can't you help avenge

the Tang family?

Tang family secretly hid the Luban Scroll

which impede the government's plan in building an empire.

That's a crime punishable by death!

What injustice is there to avenge?

Old man.

I'm begging you!

Old man!

If you want to seek redress, it's a no.

If you want revenge, sure.

But you have to show me that you have what it takes

to seek revenge.

Stop crying.

Get up.

Take me there

to see what dirty work is this Gongshu Qi doing

with the seeds of Spiritual Origin.

Lord Commander.

Lu Yin and Tang Lingfeng

have gotten into Gongshu's place.

Any news from Mo brothers?

The Mo brothers deliberately

let Lu Tong get away,

and they're tracking her down.

Where did this Lu girl

learn her mechanism skills from?

We need to stop and look all the time. What a hassle.

If what the old man said is true,

that the Lu siblings are the members of Gongshu family,

it's not surprising then.

I think

this booby trap is set up by Tang Lingfeng.

Don't move. Find something heavy.

I'll press it down for you.

Use the rock.

Nine Palace Chain Hands.

Within five steps,

you manage to decrypt the traps outside the chamber.

Not bad.

You can change your name and forget all about your past.

Or you can give yourself a complete makeover and hide in this chamber.

But you can't change your cultivation,

nor your fate of having to come back here!

The wandered has returned home. What a joyous occasion.

Gongshu Yin.

Look, Gongshu Qi.

Did you mess with my mechanism design?

I thought it would all be over

in just three steps.

But because of you,

it took me five steps to get to the center of the hall.

The modification is not too bad.

You made quite an improvement.

I brought what you want.

Would you like to check it?

The Tang Sect's trap box?

Is this a test?

It's been 12 years.

I've been thinking about the traps

that I can use

to catch you!

Well, you're overthinking then.

Now that I'm back,

I have no intention of walking out of here.

What is this?

The giant puppet.

My master is eager to find the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin

in order to control the seeds of Spiritual Origin

and activate this behemoth.

What are you looking for?

Whenever I serve the master,

I see him hiding the seeds of Spiritual Origin

in the underground devices.

Step aside.

Let me take a look.

Mu Mu!

A thief from within

is hard to guard against.

A fire puppet?

Indeed, the member of the Tang family is still alive.

Gongshu Qi.

Given your ranking,

you should address me as Lord Gongshu.

There were 53 people altogether in the Tang family.

Today, I'm going to make you pay for it, blood for blood.

Young Master Tang.

You actually used the device of the Gongshu family

to seek revenge against me?

What's the matter?

Didn't Gongshu Yin teach you how to use this blade?

From the looks of it,

you still don't know

how the Tang family massacre

came about 12 years ago, right?

That explains

why you call him your brother.

If you're trying to drive a wedge, it's not going to work.

You don't believe me?

Fine.

I'll let him tell you himself.

A humanoid puppet?

Gongshu Qi.

You made a puppet of yourself.

You are such a narcissist.

Twelve years ago, you stole the secret of the Luban Scroll

and handed it over to the Demon Subduing Division.

I really don't understand

what has the Demon Subduing Division given you

that you're willing to risk your life for them?

Twelve taels per month,

and a place to settle down.

A place to settle down?

That day, I told Commander Zhang

before His Majesty

that you're the traitor of Gongshu family!

That cunning man

actually sent you here

and had you deliver an incomplete scroll.

He's trying to kill two birds with one stone.

Indeed.

Either I run and live my days looking over my shoulder,

or I come here and have a showdown with you.

That way, Zhang Xian can buckle down and keep his eye on the prize.

But still,

that's way better than you trying to activate a scrap metal

by using the lives of millions of people!

A scrap metal?

Gongshu Yin!

Back then, you and I were instructed

to use the remains of the giant tree of Spiritual Origin

to create the giant puppet.

The only thing missing was the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin in the Luban Scroll.

I sought His Majesty's permission

to request for the Luban Scroll from the Tang family.

But what had you done?

You stole the scroll, faked your death, and absconded!

I failed to obey His Majesty's order,

and it cost me my legs!

Gongshu Qi!

You stupid cuss.

Had I known,

I shouldn't have stolen that scroll!

I should have taken you down with me!

But because of that,

everyone wanted to exterminate the Tang Sect.

It's better if I don't know.

I don't plan to hand it over anyway.

Twelve years ago, there was a traitor among the Gongshu family.

My friend, I'm just a messenger.

This person stole the Luban Scroll...

Doesn't this scroll belong to the Gongshu family?

before the Tang family could hand it over.

I'm not your enemy.

It's your buddy, Gongshu Yin.

The device puppets that killed your parents

were his creation.

Gongshu Qi!

Show yourself!

You should know better

that the Gongshu traps can't hold me!

Don't make me come and find you!

My friend, you...

heard everything?

My friend.

Misunderstandings are bound to happen in a one-sided story.

Stop!

Let me ask you.

Your last name isn't Lu, but Gongshu.

Right?

Yes.

Calm down!

Calm down?

My friend.

A misunderstanding?

Let me ask you this then.

It was you who stole the Luban Scroll from my family.

Right?

Yes.

There's no misunderstanding then!

My friend, hear me out!

Tang Lingfeng, you can kill me.

But first, you have to survive.

Do as I say.

Gongshu traps are ever-changing.

Remember this.

"Water heads southwest to the Earth!"

Lord Gongshu.

Your plan to sow discord worked.

Why bother doing this?

You might not know

that Gongshu Yin is a remarkable talent

in mechanism skills.

He was taught by a master when he was a kid,

and he has great martial skills.

Be it this chamber of traps,

or this Young Master Tang,

none can hold him back.

To kill him,

you have to first mess with his mind.

"Earth leaps as Thunder returns east."

"As Thunder retreats, Wood and Wind turn southeast."

Gongshu Yin delivered an incomplete scroll.

If you kill him

because of your personal vendetta,

we'll lose the trail of the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

"Wood and Wind defend against the Ninth Heaven and hit the centre!"

He must have a backup

since he dared to show up here and put his life at risk.

It's either

his sister who fled with him,

or

it's this Young Master Tang.

Look, my silly friend.

If I don't save you, who will?

Don't you think I won't kill you

just because you saved me life.

So with Gongshu Yin dead,

his backup will make a move.

Lord Gongshu.

If you want to take revenge for your lost legs,

you'd better not let yourself get distracted.

As for other matters,

just leave it to me.

Twelve years ago,

it was you who saved me.

If not me, who else could it be?

Sirs, hurry! This way!

Let's go.

My friend.

Whatever you have to say, save it until we get back to the division.

The Tang family massacre started because of me.

Your father and I were the best of friends in spite of the difference of age.

When Gongshu Qi submitted a memorial to the court

to request for the Luban Scroll from the Tang family,

he had already caught wind of it

and secretly sent me a letter.

This is...

Your father took out the Luban Scroll

and handed it over to me to study it carefully.

Although the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin is the greatest secret of mechanism skills,

it can drive the giant tree of Spiritual Origin to give life to trees

and harness this power.

But it comes with a price,

which is the lives of the living.

The Gongshu family used the remains of a hundred-year tree of Spiritual Origin

to create a giant puppet.

The size is huge,

and it has the power to destroy the country.

If it's activated with the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin,

many lives

will be lost.

Your father and I both knew

that this thing could never come into existence.

Stand right there! Stop!

I tried to persuade Gongshu Qi,

but he was far gone.

Hand it over!

No!

I thought of burning down the giant puppet

with a fire,

but I almost perished in the fire.

After making a narrow escape,

I secretly asked

for Commander Lu's help

to hide the Luban Scroll in the Demon Subduing Division

and had him step in

to resolve the Tang family's crisis.

Since then, I've concealed my identity

and become a member of the Demon Subduing Division.

But life doesn't always go as planned.

On the day the Tang family returned the Luban Scroll,

there was news that Commander Lu was defeated and had gone missing.

The Demon Subduing Division had an internal chaos

and had no time to attend to the Tang family's situation.

When I got to the Tang's residence,

Gongshu Qi had ordered the massacre of the Tang family.

My friend.

This is what happened 12 years ago.

If you want to kill me, just do it.

What nonsense is this?

Hang in there.

Someone will save you when we get back to the division.

Sirs, please wait here.

I remember there are boats nearby.

If you don't kill me,

listen carefully

to what I have to say next.

Have you ever wondered why

the Luban Scroll was kept in the Tang family?

The ancestor Luban, created the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin

for the trees of Spiritual Origin

which is recorded in the book of Luban

as both a method of control

and a method of restraint.

Once the divine tree of Spiritual Origin turns into a demon

and brings calamity on the world,

someone has to come forward to subdue it

with the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

This is the vocation of the Tang family.

It's the Immortal Master's job

to deal with the seals.

I just want you to get out of here alive.

If the Immortal Master's seal actually worked,

why was Gongshu Qi able to lay his hands on the seeds of Spiritual Origin?

After Commander Lu's disappearance,

the Demon Subduing Division is no longer safe.

I've stolen the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

It's hidden at...

I found a boat!

Okay.

Let's get out of here

and find Tong.

Lu Yin.

Hang in there.

I'm taking you home.

Good lad.

It looks like you still treat me as your brother.

It's been 12 years.

I'm tired already.

Ever since the entire Tang Sect was massacred by the Gongshu family,

the Demon Subduing Division has given me a place to live.

But I've been in a bloody strife with Ying Department for over a decade.

Only the two of you

treat me like your family.

Little Tang.

and brother-in-arms.

The more you say it,

it shows you're treating yourself as an outsider.

Bottoms up.

Let's go home.

The three of us

shall retrieve the secret art

and get through this together.

Why are you crying?

It's very touching, isn't it?

Are you done crying?

Let's go.

If the old man sent you here to get me,

please help me put Lu Yin's body on the boat.

Is this how you talk to your savior?

Savior?

If my brother hadn't used the illusion technique

to distract the pursuers,

do you think you would have time

to hear Lu Yin's last words?

Right now, you have two options.

Either you tell us

where the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin is,

or

we're going to beat the crap of you

until you tell us.

Why are you here?

Lie to me,

and I'll let you die a terrible death.

There are people over there!

Go and take a look!

Sir!

It'll be too late if we don't go now!

You two.

Carry Lu Yin's body on the boat.

The old man ordered us

to follow Lu Tong

to retrieve the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

The Lu girl's martial skills aren't that great.

But she's good at escaping.

We lost her.

So we went to Gongshu's place to find you.

We wanted to force Lu Yin to tell us the clues.

So we can report it back to the old man.

But who knows...

I'm sorry.

My brother has told me

that it would lead to such an outcome countless times.

I've prepared myself for it.

Feng.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

The Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

Go on.

I'll stay here and watch over.

Stop blowing it.

Like they aren't miserable enough?

Tong.

What are you doing?

Feng.

Don't you like me?

Put it back on.

Does this girl

strike you as a little bit odd?

What?

Back at Gongshu's place,

I activated the illusion barrier within a hundred-feet radius.

No one can get in

or out.

How did this girl find a boat?

Your Pupil Magic

works on all human beings.

Unless...

[As Thunder retreats, Wood and Wind turn southeast... Water heads southwest to the Earth.]

You...

Feng.

Unless she's not a human.

What's going on?

Stand right there.

Mo Yan was right.

You're not Lu Tong.

Who are you?

Why did you do that?

What has she done?

She burned the scroll.

The Secret Art of Spiritual Origin is a sorcery

that causes the world to fight endlessly

and has created so many troubles.

Isn't it better now that it's destroyed?

Get back here!

Get back?

What for?

So that you can use the fire puppet

to burn me into ashes?

Tang Lingfeng.

What exactly is that girl?

What for?

So that you can use the fire puppet

to burn me into ashes?

Could she be the giant tree of Spiritual Origin?

Once the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin is destroyed,

no one can control her anymore.

Indeed, you're a great teacher!

Where's the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin?

Give it to me!

It's destroyed.

What did you say?

It's destroyed.

Gu Niantong!

Look at the disciple that you've trained!

Who am I

to take the divine tree of Spiritual Origin as my disciple?

As long as the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin isn't destroyed,

the divine tree can go anywhere she wants.

Mortals like us can't stop her.

You wench!

Gongshu Qi.

I'm very satisfied with this body

that you've built for me.

Thank you.

Don't even think about it!

Gu Niantong.

You helped me get out of the seal,

assisted me in infiltrating the Gongshu family,

got my hands on this giant puppet,

and even led me to the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin to destroy it.

What's your motive?

Let's hear it.

All I want is to force someone out of hiding.

With the divine tree of Spiritual Origin reborn and out of the seal,

four of the eight seals have been removed.

I believe

he can no longer sit back now.

Hurry!

Summon back as many men as you can

from all 24 divisions of the 4 battalions!

Not a moment's delay!

Yes!

Where are you going?

I'm going to stop her

before she grows bigger.

The Secret Art of Spiritual Origin is gone.

How are you going to control her?

Says who that was the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin?

That was...

Tong.

These two are no match for me.

Just say it.

The thing that my brother hid here

was the way to unlock the iron golem.

Could the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin be hidden in the iron golem?

What are you waiting for them?

Open it up!

The iron golem

was my brother's life's work.

Who are you?

Didn't you read the scroll?

I...

I couldn't understand it.

[The giant puppet has been activated]

Oh, no.

Gongshu's giant puppet has been activated.

We'll go

wherever the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin goes.

What about you?

I'll go wherever you go.

Can you open the iron golem or not?

The clock is ticking. Let's work on it on our way there.

Check out the fish.

Sir.

The fish is fresh.

Of course. It's really fresh.

It just arrived this morning.

It's beautiful.

That's right.

It's so beautiful.

I've never seen anything like this.

Look!

What is it?

It's so beautiful.

Run!

Demon!

Demon! Run!

Demon!

Run!

Your cannon isn't going to work.

I heard that the Mo brothers are good at breeding Gu insects.

Do you know what kind of Gu insects feed on wood?

I know.

Wasp.

Wasp isn't a type of Gu insects.

It's not poisonous, and it's harmless.

Who would breed such insects?

How is it harmless?

The wasps gnaw away

the wood in the house.

Are you expecting me to use wasps

to devour that behemoth?

Where am I to get that many wasps?

It doesn't need to gnaw it away.

Just destroying the foundations will do.

I can't find it

in such a short time.

How long do you need?

An hour.

Mo!

There are wasps at every house.

Just find the king

to drive the entire group.

Four Elephants Battalion, take order!

Yes!

Wu Chang, lead Qinglong and Xuanwu

to evacuate the people behind us.

Wu Mou.

Lead Zhuque and retreat 300 feet.

Prepare for the Four Elephants Demon Subduing Formation.

Yes!

Guan Chuang.

Yes!

Hold the line.

Don't let this demon go any further.

Let me show you what I'm made of!

Feng.

Where are we going?

Let's go inside.

Keep up.

This Tang guy

is quite wild.

Don't get distracted.

How many wasp kings do we have now?

Five.

Not enough. Keep looking.

Tong, are you all right?

I'm fine.

Keep up.

So this is how the inside of the giant puppet looks like.

Feng, have you been here?

Don't let the tree demons touch you.

Just in time. It's been an hour.

We have only 12 wasp kings.

It won't last us too long.

Tang Lingfeng.

Have you figured out how to use the iron golem?

Not yet.

So what's your plan?

If we can't take down this giant tree,

we're all going to die here.

Find the core of the giant puppet

and blow it up.

The Four Elephants Demon Subduing Formation

uses blood as medium.

The more blood, the greater the power.

Hey, buddy.

I asked you to cut your wrist.

Why did you cut your finger?

Run!

Run!

My Four Elephants Demon Subduing Formation is gone.

Wu Mou!

Reset the formation!

Girl!

Don't ever let go!

It wasn't my intention

to hunt you down.

Cut the crap, will you?

Get up!

Will this ever end?

Keep up!

Watch out! Don't hurt my wasp king!

Tang Lingfeng.

Are you sure this is the right path?

I've been here before.

Be careful.

My friend.

The wasp king will lead the way.

Tang Lingfeng.

I have only four wasp kings left.

If you can't open the iron golem,

we'll be so dead.

Was there a flower here

just now?

Tong!

What have you done to them?

I merely turned them into roots,

branches and leaves, to coexist with me.

Just like what you have seen

in Sacred Wood Village.

Why are you doing this?

I, the divine tree of Spiritual Origin,

is the condensed spiritual energy of heaven and earth,

which is in charge of the vitality of the earth.

Fish, insects, birds and beasts feed on me,

and thousands of buildings use me as their base.

In return,

every living being in the world

will offer their bodies to me

and to live with me for eternity.

This is the laws of nature.

What's wrong with that?

I could have coexisted with everything in the world,

but some people

just wanted to act against the laws of nature.

In the past, there was Luban's secret technique trying to control the divine power,

and then, there was the Immortal Master that insulted the deities

and condemned me as a demon,

and had me sealed for a century with the Way of Highest Clarity!

Later on,

it finally dawned on me.

Actually, this world is already balanced.

All creatures

have their place.

But only humans

are unnecessary.

And only humans

will keep asking without giving anything in return.

All they do is leveling mountains and cutting down trees.

Just like this giant puppet.

It has exhausted thousands of tons of giant trees and cleared land after land

for the so-called Zhao Dynasty

to expand its territory!

What they got in exchange is the flames of war

with bodies all over the place!

My friend.

Tell me.

What am I doing this for?

You're right.

Both the Gongshu family

and the Demon Subduing Division are just the same.

The existence of human is against the laws of nature!

They deserve to die!

Tong was my family.

The Mo brothers once saved my life.

Either you let them go,

or

I won't mind setting you on fire again.

As you wish.

Tang Lingfeng.

I advise you to stop struggling.

Conform to the laws of nature, coexist with me and turn into eternity.

Conform to the laws of nature, coexist with me and turn into eternity.

Little Tang.

This is the last time I'm helping you.

From now on,

you have to walk down the path yourself.

Little Tang. Little Carpenter.

Don't call me that in public.

You smiled.

Lu Yin.

Wherever you're going,

I'll go with you.

Let's go home.

The three of us shall get through this together.

shall retrieve the secret art

There are probably some hidden secrets in it.

The thing that my brother hid here

was the way to unlock the iron golem.

[Water heads southwest]

Gongshu traps are ever-changing.

"Water heads southwest to the Earth."

[As Thunder retreats, Wood and Wind turn southeast.]

[Wood and Wind defend against the Ninth Heaven and hit the centre]

"Earth leaps as Thunder returns east."

"As Thunder retreats, Wood and Wind turn southeast."

"Wood and Wind defend against the Ninth Heaven and hit the centre."

The Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

You have to understand it.

It's both a method of control

and a method of restraint.

Once the divine tree of Spiritual Origin turns into a demon

and brings calamity on the world,

someone has to come forward to subdue it

with the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

This is the vocation of the Tang family.

The Secret Art of Spiritual Origin!

You and I hate this world to the bone!

Why do you have to fight against me?

You're right.

I hate this world.

But I'm different from you.

I have people that I want to protect!

Did you kick me just now?

I...

Sorry.

Are you all right?

It hurts!

I think someone hit me!

Who was it?

Come out!

Tong!

What's going on?

I don't know!

So are we still going to set up

the Four Elephants Demon Subduing Formation?

I think there's no need for that now.

The Four Elephants Battalion

has rendered great service in quelling the unrest caused by the giant demon.

Officer Xiao is promoted to a higher rank.

The rest is bestowed with 100 households.

End of the decree.

The Demon Subduing Division of Zhao Dynasty

exercises the Mandate of Heaven and eradicates evils.

All of you are dismissed.

We were the ones who broke in

to bring down the giant puppet

and had a narrow escape.

Why should the credit be given to those

from Ming Department?

Forget it, my friend.

This isn't anything new.

Did you guys find anything

from Gongshu's place?

The seeds of Spiritual Origin.

Lord Commander.

I have a request.

The extermination of the tree demons,

and the recovering of the Secret Art of Spiritual Origin.

Lu Yin of the Taowu Division might have died.

But he deserved the credit.

Shouldn't he be bestowed the rank of nobility?

Tang Lingfeng.

Have you forgotten?

Those from Ying Department are people guilty of crimes,

who should be dead!

I have my own plans

in regard to Lu Yin.

Come in.

Lu Yin's official position

will be passed down to his sister, Lu Tong.

I order the two of you

to restructure Taotie Division!

Tang Lingfeng is made the division leader.

Head south and infiltrate Reborn Sect!

Find out where the sect leader is!

Set out at once.

Not a moment's delay!

Yes, sir!

The emperor's robe is tainted with blood

as the bones of the dead are scattered across the vast territory.

What a ghastly sight to the laws of nature, evil spirits, and supernatural beings

as demonic possession takes place.

This is the Ying Department.

This is

your destiny.

Sure enough, Mr. Tang is a meticulous man.

You found the third seed of Spiritual Origin.

But you're giving it to me now.

Are you not afraid

that I'll plant another giant tree of Spiritual Origin?

I've given you what you want.

What I want

is the Reborn Sect to expand your branches in the south

to buy me some time.

If you want to take down Commander Zhang,

I'm afraid time alone

isn't enough.

Why not let me

help you, Mr. Tang?