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[The Legends of Changing Destiny]

Episode 4

(Who is this? She seems familiar.)

Junior, let me introduce you two.

She is my latest disciple, Yang Lan.

Yang Lan?

(Yang Yan's younger sister, the Sacred Mother of Lan Mountain.)

(What is she doing here?)

Yang Lan, greet your tenth martial uncle.

The tea is here!

What took you so long? I'm parched.

Stop standing there. Take a seat.

Let's sit down.

Tenth Martial Brother, nice to meet you. Go ahead.

What gift

do you want?

A gift?

Hold on.

You must be starving.

We can talk over the meal.

What do you think, Tenth Martial Brother?

I heard about your journey.

You walked for eight years

to reach our monastery.

You then knelt for an entire year outside.

You really went through an ordeal.

Your spirit

has me impressed.

Enough said. We've finally met.

I raise a toast to you

to welcome you.

Senior Lingyun...

I thought meat and wine. were banned in this monastery.

Yeah! You're right.

Rocky, listen closely.

You can't partake in alcohol if you're ascetic.

Wait, hold on.

Fengling, you're as rigid as your master.

The rule says wine is not recommended, not banned.

Besides, what's the purpose

of our cultivation?

For longevity.

If we lived long without happiness,

what would we become ascetic?

Why would we seek longevity?

According to Master,

Martial Uncle Lingyun likes. to twist the wording.

Don't take his words too seriously.

If you did, he'd be a bad influence on you.

I bet that's what you think.

Don't use your master as an excuse.

Come on, Tenth Martial Brother.

Enjoy the meat.

Rocky, you can't eat this!

Rocky, you must not eat this!

Martial Uncle, don't eat that.

Have my cooking instead.

But...

What is it that you want?

Today is the first time. I've met Tenth Martial Brother.

We were going to spend all night drinking and sharing thoughts.

Little girl,

why must you ruin things for us?

I don't care. Master says

we can't eat these.

Martial Uncle Lingyun, Grandmaster asks of you.

Relay my message to him.

I'll be there in a moment.

Grandmaster wants you there now.

Oh no. I'm in for some lecturing.

Tenth Martial Brother, how about this?

There's a matter I must tend to.

We'll talk another time.

Sure.

Let's go.

Don't embarrass me. Let's go.

Go.

Master?

Master?

You grow more audacious by the day.

Master, not so loud.

My disciple is waiting outside.

If she heard this,

it'd be too embarrassing for me.

You still consider yourself a master?

You simply took in another disciple.

Is there no one you wouldn't take in?

Soundproofing spell? Always so concerned about your ego.

Remember the last time?

You took in a snake spirit that was wanted by the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Mother even sent her agents here.

Master.

You said so yourself.

Knowledge for everyone.

Did you ask why she became a wanted fugitive?

Did you take her in without ever bother asking?

How about this time?

How dare you take Yang Yan's sister, Yang Lan, as your disciple?

Don't you know who Yang Yan is?

Do you want to shatter the peace we have

here in Northern Yaoguang Cave?

Yang Yan rebelled against the Heavenly Court and eventually surrendered.

Did you ask for the story behind it?

Did you foresee

Yang Lan's bad temper?

Out of all the disciples,

your divination skills are the most outstanding.

Why didn't you divine her arrival?

Did you not know how to make use of your knowledge?

Master.

I could know as much even without divination.

If you did, why would you take Yang Lan in as your disciple?

Why did you take Rocky as your disciple?

I took him in...

These are two different matters.

How so?

It's not that I couldn't divine it,

but I didn't want to.

A blessing can't be trouble,

trouble is inevitable.

Destiny

isn't something minor deities like us

can oppose.

Divination is meant to avoid misfortune.

Destiny must be obeyed.

Some things are best left vague.

If we know too much, there won't be any surprises.

On the long ascetic journey, having no surprises

makes the journey too dull.

My dear disciple, I want you to understand this.

Yang Yan's heart has gone cold,

but Yang Lan's heart hasn't.

I fear Yang Lan

might cause trouble that inflicts even you.

I forbid you

from communicating with Yang Yan and his sister

because I have my concerns. But what about you?

You simply took her in as your disciple.

Do you wish to cause me trouble?

Out of the Nine Beacons of Light, only you surprise others with your words.

You go straight to the point.

You know my personality better than anyone.

But you never consider the consequences,

given your waywardness.

Master.

Master, from now on,

my latest disciple

shall look forward to your guidance.

My guidance?

By the way, I ordered you to acquire

the Worldly Yin Wood. Have you made any progress?

Not yet.

Master.

I heard that the Deity of Longevity

had a piece of that wood.

So I traded some medicines for it.

Bring it here. Let me have a look.

Have a look.

I had a bigger piece of this wood.

I split it into many pieces.

There's none left.

This will do just fine for me.

Master.

Is this meant for Tenth Martial Brother?

There was one for each of the Nine Beacons.

He is my direct disciple too.

Of course he must have one.

Master, you're doing the right thing.

As a master, you can't favor some over others.

I like the way you put it.

Lingyun, tell Yang Lan to come in.

Yes. I'll get her right away.

Thank you so much, Master.

Greetings, Master.

Kneel.

It's all right. Let it be, as long as she feels comfortable.

Master, do I still have to kneel?

When you join us, you become a member of Wankong Mountain.

I'll explain everything to Saint Wuding.

Thank you, Grandmaster.

That's too polite of you.

What about me?

Say, "Master.'

Come on.

Come on.

A tiger. It's a tiger's wandering spirit.

It died before its life was supposed to end.

The Underworld wouldn't take it in, hence it became a wandering spirit.

It now wanders the place it belonged to in life.

However, it's been wandering for many years.

It's lost its memory.

I can't get a read on it.

Tudi Gong.

At your service, Venerable One.

What happened to this tiger when it was alive?

What did it go through? How did it die?

Venerable One, around 18 years ago,

a ray of light appeared on this mountain.

A rock demon was born out of it.

The tiger died by the rock demon's hand.

A rock demon?

It's the same thing again.

Tudi!

At your service, Venerable One.

Tell me,

how did the wandering spirit die?

Venerable One,

the wandering soul was a local hunter.

Eighteen years ago,

the hunter was killed by a rock demon passing by.

He died before his time had come, so the Underworld wouldn't take him in.

Therefore, the soul wanders the area.

It's the rock demon again.

There's no doubt this is the source.

The Sun, Moon, and stars function in order.

Heaven, Earth, and people live with love.

The nerve on that arrogant rock!

Yeah.

Heaven shrouds the world, Earth supports the world.

Charity for the living, peace for the people.

Let me give you a tour.

This is where the disciples. of Wankong Mountain

cultivate and meditate.

They wake up every morning and recite sutras.

Senior Qingyun supervises it every day.

Old man, are you serious?

You want me to meditate and recite sutras with them?

You must be kidding.

To observe the forms...

I meant well.

Look at the two arrogant newcomers.

Grandmaster and Martial Uncle Lingyun

shouldn't have taken them in.

If we don't keep them in check,

these two

are going to cause us no small amount of trouble.

What? You want me to live in her room?

Yang Lan's room hasn't been completed yet.

She can't live

with the other disciples.

You are both women.

If she stays here, at least you have a companion.

Fengling, you are the kindest girl

on Wankong Mountain.

Help me correct her behaviors.

But...

Please, I beg you.

No way. I don't like sharing the room.

It's already late at night.

You can't ask her to spend the night in the woods.

How about this? When the second floor is ready,

she'll move there immediately.

One good deed every day, right?

Fine.

I knew you'd say yes.

Fengling, you're the most lovely and kindest girl

on Wankong Mountain.

Enough.

It's all settled.

All right. I'll get another bed in here.

You can have my bed for tonight.

This is my room.

It has pretty much all the necessities.

If you need anything,

you can let me know.

I know Wankong Mountain better than you.

If you need help,

you can tell me.

One more thing. The other things in my room...

Hey, I'm not done yet.

You can't go to sleep right after a meal.

Fengling, I'll meditate. on the mountainside.

The poison is invading her heart, causing spiritual psychosis.

What are you doing?

Let me go!

I'm going to kill you!

Let me go!

Mother!

Mother!

Lan!

Mother!

Lan!

Mother!

Stay still!

Lan!

Ling Ji!

I want my mother!

You married a mortal.

You gave birth to a cursed son and broke Heavenly Realm's law.

His Majesty has ordered

to have you pinned under Yao Mountain

as your punishment.

Ling Ji, if you resist,

your children will be punished as well.

Mother!

Lan!

Lan!

Mother!

Lan!

Mother!

Go!

Lan!

Mother!

Let go of my mother!

Yan!

Mother!

Yan!

Mother!

Yan! I'm sorry for all of this!

I've failed both of you!

Lan!

Brother!

Mother!

Do not come looking for me.

Take good care of your sister.

Mother!

Mother, don't go!

Mother!

(Mother, you died because of the Heavenly Emperor.)

(Vengeance! I want vengeance!)

Did that cleanse you of the poison? How do you feel?

None of your business.

If Fengling hadn't told me

the pill poison would send you into spiritual psychosis,

and can only be cured with a large amount of clear water,

I couldn't have saved you.

Listen.

This pill

was given by the old man

when I became his disciple.

It can bolster one's cultivation.

It increases one's attainment level, but it's dangerous.

Only one can be consumed in a year.

And this is the only pill I have.

But I saw a bottle of these

at your place.

Would you throw your life away

for greater attainment?

Don't worry.

Your secret is safe with me.

Not every form of pill poisoning

can be cured with clear water.

You might be as luck next time.

Saving me

doesn't mean you can lecture me.

I'm not interested in your safety.

Die somewhere else next time.

I'll stay out of it.

(Is she risking her life)

(to get)

(higher attainment for someone important?)

(That's something we have in common.)

Rocky.

The old man ordered me to cultivate my heart and mind.

I've been at it for a month.

I haven't made any progress.

He always brushes me off when I go to him.

I thought the Reflection Stone

was supposed to be special,

but it's just a normal pebble.

I think the old man is messing with me.

He wants to keep me here for a couple of years.

Rocky, listen to me.

The journey of cultivation is a long one.

It could take centuries.

You should be patient.

You might figure out

the right method very soon.

How much do you know about Yang Lan?

How disappointing, Rocky!

I thought men were lustful,

I didn't think a rock like you would be the same!

I knew the way

you looked at her lately was strange.

Are you seriously upset about that?

I'm not!

I won't bother arguing with a rock.

I think Yang Lan must have

an ulterior motive to come to Wankong Mountain.

What did she go through?

Yang Lan...

The story with her

begins with her brother, Yang Yan.

Twenty years ago,

the two siblings rebelled against the Heavenly Realm.

Her older brother

wiped out 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers in half a day!

Listen.

At the critical moment,

her brother was only a hundred zhang away from the Heavenly Emperor.

But the Venerable One stepped in.

Her brother surrendered.

Yang Lan was in the Battle of the Nine Heavenly Gate?

Yeah.

She grew up living with her brother.

After her brother surrendered,

she gained the title. "Sacred Mother of Lan Mountain."

After that,

she left Guanjiangkou,

but no one knew when.

She never went back to Lan Mountain.

As for why Martial Uncle Lingyun took her in as a disciple,

no one knows either.

I asked him about it.

But he always brushes me off.

Rocky.

Don't you find Yang Lan

rather peculiar?

She and her brother rebelled against the Heavenly Realm.

And now,

she came to Wankong Mountain for no obvious reasons.

Her behaviors are strange.

We shared the same room,

but she barely talked to me.

She often goes out all night.

Who knows where she goes

and what she does?

Come to think of it, she gives me the creep.

Rocky, cheer up.

See?

I brought you something delicious.

I made this for you

myself.

Take a seat.

You made this?

Let's see what you made.

See? Do you like it?

These are fruit slices.

This isn't cooking.

You only sliced some fruits,

you called that cooking?

I call it cooking!

You are supposed to

like fruits.

Forget it.

I appreciate it.

Fengling.

I want to test my skills against yours.

But you are still injured.

The injury means nothing.

I want to know the level of my attainment

and how strong I am.

I really want to know.

Rocky! Are you all right?

How much strength did you use?

Eighty percent.

Be honest with me.

Just twenty percent?

I couldn't handle even twenty percent?

What's the point of my training?

Rocky, actually...

Actually, you're making great progress.

I've been training for years.

You only started months ago.

But I can't wait for years.

This speed is not for me.

The Path of Enlightenment is meant to be like this.

Not even Grandmaster

can speed that up.

The Path of Enlightenment? What is that?

Like the Great Spell of Nine Alterations

and the Meteor Nimbus?

Didn't Grandmaster tell you about the Attainment Paths?

Impossible.

That is the basic.

The old man didn't tell me anything.

Fengling, explain the Attainment Path.

to me.

Attainment Path?

It's the path of attainment

chosen by an ascetic.

There are countless Taoist sects,

but only two Attainment Paths.

The Path of Alteration

and the Path of Enlightenment.

Tenth Martial Brother.

Did I come at a bad time?

Not at all.

All right. This won't take long.

Tenth Martial Brother.

I was told you'd be training on the mountainside.

See?

Do you like the wine and food I conjured?

These are tonic.

Come on.

Let's sit down and have a drink.

Senior.

Fengling was explaining

the Attainment Paths to me.

Why don't you continue. where she left off?

Tenth Martial Brother.

I came to eat and drink with you.

Let's not talk about those.

Fine.

I'll explain them to you.

But Yang Lan will demonstrate.

Why me?

Working in pairs makes the task easier.

For both Attainment Paths,

there are five phases. in your journey as an ascetic.

Channeling Phase, Condensation Phase, Crystallization Phase,

Ascendance Phase, and Heavenly Phase.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth

is the source of power for your training.

Taoists like us

absorb the spiritual energy and use it as our own energy.

The process is known as "cultivation."

If you can release the energy as gas

at will, that is the first phase,

the Channeling Phase.

Condense it into liquid, that's the second phase,

the Condensation Phase.

The purer the condensed spiritual energy is,

the greater the reserve you have in you.

The spells you conjure are also stronger.

Compress the internal energy,

and you can crystallize it.

That is the third phase, the Crystallization Phase.

Yang Lan demonstrated

the first three phases of cultivation.

The Channeling Phase, Condensation Phase, and Crystallization Phase.

Next, the fourth phase.

The Ascendance Phase.

It further divides into stages of Wandering Deity, Golden Deity,

Taiyi Wandering Deity, Taiyi Golden Deity, Daluo Golden Deity,

and Daluo Primordial Deity. There are six stages of them.

What's the difference

between the two Attainment Paths?

Of course they are different.

The Path of Enlightenment focuses

on discovering the wonders of the world.

It specializes in divination, alchemy, and metallurgy.

It takes at least a century's worth of attainment to succeed.

Therefore, personality plays an important role.

The Path of Alteration

focuses on changes.

That includes skills in commanding, combat, and making alterations.

Therefore, it takes only a few decades. to succeed in your cultivation.

However,

it comes with great risks.

(In the entire world,)

(the highest level of attainment for the Path of Alteration)

(is only the Ascendance Phase,)

(achieved by Daluo Golden Deity Yang Yan.)

(The Path of Enlightenment)

(can reach the Heavenly Phase.)

(The Venerable One is one of those who have attained that.)

(Our master)

(takes the Path of Enlightenment)

(and is a Daluo Primordial Deity of the Ascendance Phase.)

The Path of Alteration includes

the Great Spell of Nine Alterations?

es.

The Great Spell of Nine Alterations belongs in that path.

It's tremendously arduous to master.

Yang Yan mastered this path.

No!

- Elder! - Elder!

Que'er!

Que'er!

No!

No!

No! No!

(Another nightmare.)

(The Great Spell of Nine Alterations is for the Path of Alteration.)

(But I was told to take the Path of Enlightenment.)

(The Path of Alteration takes only years to master, )

(but the Path of Enlightenment takes over a century.)

Que'er...

I can't wait any longer.

- Martial Uncle. - Martial Uncle.

- Martial Uncle. - Martial Uncle.

Master, teach me the Great Spell

of Nine Alterations and Meteor Nimbus.

Didn't I tell you

to cultivate your heart?

But

the spell is part of the Path of Alteration.

The Path of Alteration is a path,

and so is the Path of Enlightenment.

Heaven governs Earth, the path governs the heart.

Is it wrong to ask you to cultivate your heart?

But...

But I can't teach you anything about the Path of Alteration.

Why not?

You took me in as your disciple,

why can't you teach me?

I became your master,

why can't you listen to me

and learn the Path of Enlightenment?

I can only teach you that

and nothing else.

(Who else can I go to?)

(Are you a false master)

(who only answers questions)

(and never teaches anything useful?)

[Sutra Depository]

I really hit the gold mine this time.

Look at all the sutras!

If I master all of them,

I'll become invincible!

Bird Script?

Worm Script?

I don't understand a word.

Fengling.

Fengling, wake up. Come on.

Wake up. I need your help with something.

Come on, get changed.

Come to my room, I'll explain it. Hurry!

I need your help.

I don't know these words.

Tell me what it says.

Rocky.

You went to the Sutra Depository?

Grandmaster's seal is on it.

This is from the Sutra Depository.

You stole it!

No, I didn't steal. I borrowed it.

What are you doing?

We have to return these

before anyone finds out.

If Grandmaster found out,

you'd be punished.

No!

Give it to me.

No.

Give it here!

No.

If you want to learn,

you can borrow these from Grandmaster.

He will lend them to you.

An ascetic person

cannot steal.

This is the only way!

Master knows

I want to learn the Great Spell of Nine Alterations and Meteor Nimbus.

But he ordered me

to cultivate my heart and mind

so I'd master the Path of Enlightenment after a century.

I want to master the Path of Alteration.

So, this is the only way.

You want to master the Path of Alteration?

Rocky, the path was originally a branch.

It's like demonic art.

It's easy to master, but the risks are too great.

The path desires power and easily makes you deranged.

You'll reach the attainment limit very soon.

Listen to Grandmaster and learn

the Path of Enlightenment.

It makes me deranged?

Yeah.

The Path of Alteration quickly absorbs the spiritual energy of nature.

You'll go into spiritual psychosis.

If the obsession is too strong,

you'll be stuck on the same attainment level.

If you release it, the consequences are unimaginable.

I don't care.

I've made up my mind.

I'll master the Path of Alteration.

Rocky!

Nine out of ten who tried died.

Only the Path of Enlightenment is righteous.

Fengling, you grew up learning from Grandmaster.

You must know these scripts.

I need your help.

No.

Please, pretty Fengling.

I can't do anything without you.

I already got the books anyway.

Please, I beg you.

Rocky, I still think

this is a bad idea.

If you want to learn the Path of Alteration,

tell Grandmaster.

He'll be willing to teach you.

How about this?

I'll copy the script down.

You can teach me how to read it.

Master wouldn't punish you for teaching me.

how to read and write.

Rocky, I think

learning without permission...

What is this word?

It's "Wu."

"Wu."

Rocky, listen to me.

Inside the Sutra Depository...

What is this word?

"Dao."

"Dao."

Rocky, listen to me now!

The books in the Sutra Depository...

This looks like graffiti.

The word is "Yun."

"Yun."

You don't know a single word.

What if you learn it the wrong way?

It's not good.

It's "Wang."

"Wang."

Know the others and yourself,

everything will be clear, inside and out.

Know the others and yourself,

everything will be clear, inside and out.

Clear your heart of desires.

We should

teach that cursed rock a lesson.

That should do it.

I can't wait for that.

Splendid.

Fengling!

I did nothing!

Nothing at all!

You startled me.

You did nothing?

I saw you eating the bun.

Martial Uncle, that wasn't very nice.

As an ascetic,

we must follow Grandmaster's teachings.

We can't do unscrupulous things.

You ruined my bun.

I merely tapped on your shoulder

to say hi to you.

How is that unscrupulous?

Did you do

something unspeakable?

You feel guilty!

I don't understand what you say.

I'm done with you.

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Rocky, give it to me. I'll copy it for you.

Great Spell of Nine Alterations...

Nine-Alteration Worldly Staff?

This should work.

I'll master the Nine-Dragon Staff too.

I should copy these. They will come in handy.

Come out. Don't make me use violence.

Xudu and Xujin.

What now?

Yes! The sutras!

Must you force my hand?

I have centuries' worth of attainment.

You can't hide from me in the Sutra Depository.

Come out. Do not force my hand.

Hurry!

You two, search the place!

Yes.

Greetings, Senior.

I knew you'd break the rules, rock.

I didn't think you'd steal sutras.

Senior, where do I even begin?

Did you find anything?

No.

Leave!

Drop the act.

Tell me.

Why are you here late at night

without Master's permission?

Well...

I came in because I saw you

come in.

Senior, do you have Master's permission?

A very witty rock indeed.

Very well.

Let's see how you talk your way out of this

after I take you to Master.

You actually dodged my capturing spell.

Very well.

You've been sneaking into this place.

and secretly learning new techniques for quite some time.

Senior, you got it all wrong.

This is my first time in this place.

Enough!

Dodging my capturing spell once doesn't mean

I can't apprehend you.

Whether you're telling the truth or not,

Master can be the judge.

Walk. I'm taking you to Master.