Original subtitles

In the final years of the Shang Dynasty,

Emperor Zhou, an incompetent tyrant, was in rule.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Demon took advantage of the chaos.

She turned herself into Consort Daji,

took control of the government,

and led the Fox Clan

in bringing chaos to the world.

Heaven took pity

on the suffering beings.

The Revered Master of Jingxu Hall

assisted in Western Zhou's uprising.

This war engulfed the three realms.

Jiang Ziya, the head disciple of Jingxu Hall,

set out to vanquish demons

and captured the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon.

My beloved consort!

Where are you, my love?

Nine-Tailed.

Cease your impudence!

Jiang Ziya.

Your demonic illusions

don't frighten me!

We use different means, but we have the same goal.

Why must we fight over a single dynasty?

Mankind will finally submit to the Fox Clan!

I have the Demon-suppressing Seal.

Demons in the three realms who go against me

shall be vanquished!

The war ended.

Jingxu Hall earned great merit and respect

for vanquishing Emperor Zhou.

The Revered Master received orders to hold a list of gods

who will be responsible for protecting all living beings.

There was a lot to be done after the Zhou Dynasty was established.

The Shang Dynasty's criminals were banished to the North Sea

and can never leave its boundaries.

Jiang Ziya was revered by all

for his meritorious contributions.

He was expected to become the leader of the gods.

However...

See?

I told you it's an oddly-shaped rock.

Why would there be a piece of rock there?

I'm going to take a look.

Don't move!

What do you know?

That hurts!

That rock

is an immortal from Heaven.

- An immortal? - An immortal?

That's right.

After the great war,

Jingxu Hall received orders to let down the Stairway to Heaven,

allowing mankind a way to reach Heaven.

And Jiang Ziya

was the first to climb the Stairway to Heaven,

and became a god after the war.

I, Head Disciple, Jiang Ziya, have completed my mission.

Jiang Ziya.

The fox demon wrought evil in the world.

Heaven will not tolerate her.

We're ordering you to execute Nine-Tailed today

as the three realms watch.

From this day on,

you shall be the leader of the gods.

May you lead the disciples of Jingxu Hall

in upholding Heaven's will

and serving all living beings.

As you command.

Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

- Kill her! - Kill her!

Nine-Tailed.

Put away your demonic illusion.

Your fate is sealed.

It is all over now.

Jiang Ziya.

What right does your Revered Master have to act on behalf of Heaven?

The Revered Master has saved all living beings.

Saved all living beings?

Then,

why won't they save her?

Who is she?

It seems like you know nothing about the truth.

She is...

Jiang Ziya!

The demon plants doubt in people's minds.

- Execute her now! - Execute her now!

Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, prepare to die!

Watch out!

It's the fox demon's illusion!

Stay pure of heart. Resist the illusion!

Jiang Ziya.

Take off this mask!

What's going on?

You violated Heaven's laws. You must be executed today.

If I die,

she will die too.

Save me.

Master, an innocent spirit is inside Nine-Tailed!

Jiang Ziya!

Release her!

Jiang Ziya.

It has been years.

If you keep failing,

when will we ever return to Jingxu Hall?

What punishment is befitting

for undoing the seal?

I saw an innocent spirit within Nine-Tailed.

Silence!

What you saw was the fox demon's illusion.

An illusion?

If Nine-Tailed returns to the human realm...

The great war would've been for naught.

Fortunately, Nine-Tailed has been executed.

But there's no room for you in Jingxu Hall anymore!

But I personally saw...

Jiang Ziya.

Revered Master.

I'm sealing away your divine power

and sending you to the North Sea for cultivation.

When you are no longer obsessed with the fox demon's illusion,

you may return to Jingxu Hall.

What kind of lousy job is this?

Anybody can become a god now.

Even Emperor Zhou was made the God of Marriage.

And I'm still here,

being a nanny!

Four-Alike?

You...

You keep stealing food after losing your power!

You even bit me?

No one should think about eating today!

It even bit a straight hook.

This fish is as stupid as you,

struggling in vain

in this lousy place.

Tell me.

If you can free the fish,

why can't you set yourself free?

Jiang Ziya!

I...

Do you want me to break your Whip of the Gods?

I'll really do it!

Stop right there!

Do you want to return to Jingxu Hall or not?

Jiang Ziya,

that was just an illusion!

You were just tricked by Nine-Tailed.

As they say,

"Flies don't attack an intact egg."

Of course,

- I'm not saying that you're an egg-- - Go back.

What?

Ten years is long enough.

I'm the one being punished.

You shouldn't stay here.

Stubborn bastard.

If Revered Master didn't send me here,

I would've left a long time ago.

Four-Alike.

- Great! - Nice!

One eye! Two mouths!

Three arms!

Four legs!

You lost!

- Look at how many legs I have! - What?

Drink up!

What a bunch of idiots.

You little brat!

- Mom! - Stop!

Someone is bullying me!

Which lowlife dares to pick on my child?

I'll rip you to pieces!

Who will you rip to pieces?

I...

So hot!

It burns!

You damn demon.

Are you looking for trouble?

Get your weapons!

If you hadn't fled,

the fox demon would've made you into a side dish!

Fox demons only ate the stinky ones.

Otherwise, where did your leg go?

Today, I must...

Jiang Ziya?

He comes to this kind of place too?

What a killjoy.

He has the nerve to show up here.

Goodness.

Isn't this the great immortal who caused us all to be imprisoned here?

Excuse me.

If we can't leave, you can't either!

Neither Jingxu Hall nor the North Sea

welcomes a scum of the three realms like you!

Well said!

Scum of the three realms!

- Scum! - Scum!

- So what if you won the war? - Scum!

Aren't you imprisoned here just like the rest of us?

Barkeeper.

How much is your rice?

Jiang Ziya?

What a rare guest.

According to the North Sea rules, goods are bartered.

Are you trading the Whip of the Gods?

It's this one.

Kunlun moire?

Isn't Gongbao the one who usually comes?

He was crying out from sadness

when he took off this earring earlier.

Did you two have a fight?

Don't take it to heart.

Life won't always go your way.

Either you get over it

or admit defeat.

As long as you admit it,

you can be an immortal again, right?

What you saw was the fox demon's illusion.

Who's making such a grand entrance?

That's right.

Move aside.

A new face.

Miss, are you looking for someone

or looking for trouble?

You have a death wish.

You little hussy!

That hurts!

It burns!

Nice one!

The little girl is incredible.

Everyone, I'm looking for a place.

It's her.

Hey, which place are you looking for?

I'm looking for the place

where black flowers bloom.

Black flowers?

Black flowers?

Have you seen that before?

- In the three realms, - No.

there is only one place where the black flowers bloom.

Mount Youdu!

Do you know the place?

Where is Mount Youdu?

How far is it?

Don't worry, I know the rules.

Mount Youdu used to be a sacred mountain.

Emperor Zhou was bestowed the title of God of Marriage there.

But in the past two years,

it has been plagued by strange incidents.

Black flowers have bloomed unchecked over there,

concealing the path to the mountain.

But you're lucky because you met me.

I have a map.

But of course that's not all I have.

I also have rare beasts, popular souvenirs, and life necessities.

I have everything.

Take a look.

This black spot is Mount Youdu.

- Let me see. - Wait.

A few days ago,

a group of fox hunters wanted to barter for my map.

They say that in Mount Youdu,

- Fox demons were seen! - What?

- Fox demons? - Fox demons?

Aren't fox demons extinct?

If fox demons exist,

there will be chaos in the three realms again!

You're just a little girl.

Why are you going to a place like that?

Could it be...

Why do you care?

Are you willing to barter the map or not?

I like your attitude.

But we have a rule here.

Before conducting the transaction, we inspect the goods first.

Jiang Ziya, you...

How can you pull such a despicable trick?

Rocks?

They're fake.

What a busybody.

Four-Alike.

Capture her!

Gosh!

Goodness!

My Jingxu divine stone!

Wait!

I've saved that immortal wine for years!

If it's that good,

share it!

Oh no.

Immortal wine!

It's immortal wine!

- Capture her! - Let go!

I offer a handsome reward for her capture!

No, the map!

- Get the wine! - Get the wine!

Good boy.

Give me the map.

Don't eat it! Spit it out!

- She's over there! - Spit it out!

Get her, dead or alive!

Don't hurt her!

Hey, you...

I have to do everything by myself.

Fox...

A fox demon!

If we hand her over to Jingxu Hall, we'll be freed!

Nobody's getting in our way!

Be gentle! Save her head for Jingxu Hall!

Jiang Ziya!

- Up there! - Go!

- She's over there! - Catch her!

Hurry, chase her!

Quick!

Jiang Ziya, where are you going?

Stop!

What?

Who are you?

Jiang Ziya!

The boundary of the North Sea is up ahead!

Good thing I caught up with you.

If you had crossed this boundary,

you would be defying Jingxu Hall!

I said some harsh things before,

but it was for your own good!

Come with me and...

Hey, Jiang Ziya!

Only by finding the truth about what I saw back then

will I be able to return to Jingxu Hall.

Wasn't it an illusion?

Be rational!

Is he starved out of his mind or did I lecture him silly?

Whatever.

Even if I must cross the boundary, I'll seize...

Jiang Ziya dares to cross the boundary?

Is he crazy?

It's snowing hard. Drag him inside first.

He's with the fox demon. Watch what I'll do to you.

Come down!

Who exactly are you?

Give me the map!

Speak.

How are you related to Nine-Tailed?

Is the famous immortal Jiang Ziya

going to bully an innocent girl?

- Save it. - An immortal is going to kill me!

You...

Are all gods this unreasonable?

I'm not the one

with ties to Nine-Tailed.

What's that then?

It's none of your business.

Why is Nine-Tailed's red bracelet

around your ankle?

It's Nine-Tailed's?

This is

my bracelet!

Stop!

Nine-Tailed?

Ghosts and spirits be tamed, flames arise!

What were those?

Why were they after you?

How would I know?

They have been pestering me

since the moment I woke up.

They keep increasing in number.

I don't remember my past.

Only this bracelet

allows me to recall a place where black flowers bloom.

Mount Youdu?

I can see my father

waiting for me over there.

He can prove

that I'm not a fox demon.

The demon plants doubt in people's minds.

You're not going anywhere. Come to Jingxu Hall with me now.

I'm not going.

I want to find my father!

The Revered Master has saved all living beings.

It seems like you know nothing about the truth.

When you are no longer obsessed with the fox demon's illusion,

you may return to Jingxu Hall.

Who...

Who exactly...

Mount Youdu.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

To Mount Youdu.

With you?

Why?

Are you afraid?

Afraid?

What should I be afraid of?

Besides, the map is mine.

Hey, wait up!

Your wound hasn't healed yet?

Would you like to try

my secret recipe?

Just let me see the map.

Gosh, we're friends.

When did we become friends?

We'll be friends soon enough.

We just have to talk more.

Sure.

- Then let's start with you. - What?

If you're really a mortal,

how did you enter the forbidden land of the North Sea?

You...

Do all gods

carry conversations this way?

I haven't even asked you yet.

You're dressed in such shabby clothes.

Are you also thinking of catching foxes

for the bounty?

That's a fox demon's trick indeed.

Wait!

Stop!

All right.

Cut it out.

Damn immortal.

You think you're all that?

Four-Alike.

Four-Alike?

This silly dog is that mythical immortal creature?

Didn't they say that he was a big, mighty, and graceful beast?

This is how he looks like?

He gave up Jingxu Hall's blessings

in order to come with me here.

I bet it just couldn't survive in Heaven,

so it came to show off in the human realm.

Give it back to me!

Four-Alike!

Jiang Ziya, control your stupid dog!

Damn dog, I'll rip your mouth apart!

Come back here!

Hey, come back here!

Stop!

My biscuits!

Four-Alike!

Damn dog, you just wait!

You call yourselves gods?

You're just a bunch of thieves.

First, you stole the map.

Now, you steal my biscuits.

Stop.

It's just a wind chime made out of bones.

It can be found everywhere.

They say that the sound of bones rattling in the wind

comforts the souls of the deceased.

What's the use of consolation

when they're already dead?

Wind chimes convey the thoughts of loved ones,

letting the deceased rest in peace

and gives comfort to those who live on.

The Fox Clan was wiped out.

The war has already ended.

Everything in the world

will get better.

Is he really stupid or just pretending?

That sedative

was so strong.

I wonder where that stubborn bastard is.

He's injured?

He always makes me worried.

Field of the Undying is known far and wide.

It has trees that don't die,

flowers that don't wilt,

and springs that don't run dry.

You don't get it, right?

The great war lasted for so long.

This place has long changed.

If the heat is making you dizzy,

I can read the map for you.

No, thank you.

Stay away.

I don't have anymore biscuits.

Cut off her ears!

Water.

I need water.

Hold on.

You can barely survive and you want to help him?

It's a matter of life and death.

I can't let him die.

Let me go!

Who do you think you're saving?

A fox!

These fox hunters

want to capture me for a bounty.

When they cut off my ear,

who came to my rescue?

Stop!

You want to kill an innocent, yet you say you're human?

- He deserves it! - Stop!

Pretending to be nice isn't my thing!

Four-Alike.

Calm down. Don't let this distract you.

Five Emperors, come, evil spirits lose their form.

Heed my command with haste.

The fox is mine.

It's mine.

There are foxes at Mount Youdu.

Fox demon.

Fox demons again.

Mount Youdu.

An immortal came from Heaven.

He lost his map, so he can do nothing.

Damn ravens.

You birds don't know who the boss is

until I show you how good I am.

Blood!

It's blood!

What kind of monster is that?

Help!

Move!

Take Four-Alike and go!

What are you waiting for?

Run!

Come back!

Those idiots.

Why did you come back?

Stupid dog.

Why did you also...

- Give me the Whip of the Gods! - I'm trying!

Watch out!

The map!

It's that sound.

Give him the wind chime.

Go home.

I want to go home.

Was there a human

inside that thing?

A resentful soul.

They left their homes

and died on the battlefield.

The corpses of those soldiers

weren't buried properly.

Their souls couldn't find their homes or family,

and they turned into resentful souls.

They couldn't find their homes

or family?

It was because of the great war.

They say that the sound of bones rattling in the wind

comforts the souls of the deceased.

Will they be trapped here forever?

Unless...

According to legends, there is a mythical creature

called the Swallow.

When it is touched by sincerity,

it will descend into the human realm

and carry resentful souls home.

But

it hasn't been seen for years.

- Jiu. - Father!

You...

I have a home and family.

I must find my father.

- Dress your wound-- - We lost the map.

How are we going to find Mount Youdu?

You silly dog.

- Father. - Come here.

What...

What are you doing?

Fox demon!

Don't run!

Capture her!

Give him the knife.

Cut off its ears for the bounty.

Cut off her ears!

Were you having a nightmare?

Kids, don't smack your lips. Adults, don't shake your legs.

Your sacred chant

sounds quite practical.

It's not a sacred chant.

During the great war,

human soldiers said that before they ate.

The great war?

Did he fight Nine-Tailed too?

The last time we were here,

this area was still a sea.

Four-Alike crossed the sea with a single step,

directly breaking into the enemy's camp.

Kill Nine-Tailed

and all living beings will be saved.

Back then,

that was what we all believed in.

But instead,

the world fell into further ruin.

This place isn't that bad.

It's far worse than where I came from.

Just make do with it.

Great immortal,

if you feel bad about it,

then help me find Mount Youdu.

Do you believe that your father is there?

Since I woke up in the ruins,

I haven't been able to remember anything.

But I always have the same dream.

In that dream,

my father made me a doll.

Small stones

were tied to the doll.

They rattled

in the wind.

Just like a wind chime.

The sound was so realistic.

Every time I sneaked out of the house,

my father would hang it at the door.

When the wind picked up at night,

I'd know that it was time to return home.

"Xiaojiu."

That's what my father calls me in the dream.

The place where black flowers bloom

is where he is.

It isn't a dream.

It's real.

It is my reason for living.

I'm going to find him.

It's the Swallow.

It has collected the resentful souls

and also brought us hope.

Let's go.

According to the map,

the end of the Milky Way

points to Mount Youdu's direction.

We're friends now.

Eat before we leave.

This immortal has a great memory.

Stop sniffing me.

I'm really out of biscuits.

Give it back. That's my last one!

Stop!

"When you see the Stone Forest, follow Black Water upstream."

The entrance to Mount Youdu must be ahead.

Are you sure?

I don't see anything here

but stones.

It's not that there's nothing here,

you just can't see them.

Black flowers?

It's this way!

Watch out!

Jiang Ziya!

I finally caught you.

What punishment is befitting for going beyond the boundary?

- Aren't you outside of the boundary too? - I...

I came to keep an eye on you,

so that you won't be deceived by this fox demon.

- Come back with me. - I can't go back yet.

Hey, that silly guy is about to explode.

Jiang Ziya!

This scar...

Look at yourself.

Your divine power has deteriorated.

Do you really want to die here?

After I find out the truth,

I'll return to the North Sea with you.

The truth about what?

She was the one I saw within Nine-Tailed all those years ago.

I need to know who she is.

She is...

I...

- Speak! Who are you? - Shen Gongbao!

You're possessed.

Let go. It's none of your concern!

You're still being stubborn.

- I'll make you show your true form! - Shen Gongbao!

Four-Alike.

You want to run away?

Stop!

Four-Alike.

Four-Alike.

Four-Alike!

Four-Alike...

Over here.

Over here.

Father?

Is that you?

Father!

During the great war,

so many innocent people died in the fox demon's hands.

What do you think you're doing?

- There's more to this! - Bullshit!

You keep making the same mistakes.

You're hopeless!

It's fate

if you can't escape it.

It's love

if you can't break away from it.

Father?

Father?

I'm not your father.

Who are you?

Who am I?

I control the marriages in the human realm.

I'm the God of Marriage.

I think you're a pervert.

Untie me...

Very well.

- What a familiar face. - Go away!

Lock of Destiny?

You recognize this bracelet?

Of course I do.

It's not a bracelet,

but it's a lock.

A lock?

It chains two spirits together.

If one dies,

the other dies too.

My beloved consort

also had this lock on her.

It turns out

the one she is bound to

is you!

I'll be able to find her

once the chain materializes!

Materialize!

Xiaojiu.

Hey, Jiang Ziya!

Stop!

My beloved consort!

Where are you, my beloved consort?

- You... - Stubborn man!

Haven't you learned your lesson yet?

You're the fox demon!

You got my beloved consort killed!

Xiaojiu!

Watch out! It's an illusion!

- Nine... - Nine-Tailed's illusion!

She...

- She is... - Why?

Why did you hurt my beloved consort

and destroy my kingdom?

When you get down

to the heart of the matter,

it's all this fox demon's fault.

Kill her.

Kill her!

Kill her.

Kill her!

My father

is waiting for me at Mount Youdu.

Nobody is waiting for you at Mount Youdu.

I must go and find my father.

Xiaojiu!

Stop!

Kill her!

Kill her!

No.

If she dies, my beloved consort will die too.

Jiang Ziya.

It has been a while.

Nine-Tailed?

Didn't...

Didn't the holy device kill you?

Didn't Jiang Ziya save me?

Release her!

Release her!

The holy device killed my corporeal body indeed,

but as long as my spirit survives,

my power can reconstruct my corporeal body!

Damn fox!

You keep grumbling in front of me!

Where did this little kitty come from?

Watch out!

I haven't seen you for years.

Jiang Ziya,

I can't believe how far you've fallen.

It truly breaks my heart.

Don't you agree,

- Xiaojiu? - Yes.

Actually, I should call you

Su Daji.

My beloved consort?

She

is the daughter of the Su family.

The human girl who was supposed

to marry Emperor Zhou.

Father.

Where is my father?

Your father?

Think carefully.

Father.

Father!

Let's go.

I transformed into you

in the palanquin that you rode to your wedding

and became a consort of the Shang Dynasty.

As for you,

with this lock binding you,

you will forever be confined in my body.

I didn't expect

that your spirit would escape,

taking with you a part of my power

and reconstructing your former body.

Now,

it's time to return!

Stop!

Damn cat!

Revered Master?

How can you break a lock

fastened by your Revered Master?

My power.

My power!

This is bad! The crazy bitch has her power back!

Revered Master.

The truth...

- Is the truth... - Jiang Ziya!

She's trying to confuse you!

Don't listen to her lies!

Lies?

He says that Heaven's way is to protect all living beings.

But do you have any idea

- what your Revered Master has done? - Shen Gongbao!

However,

if it wasn't for your moment of kindness, Jiang Ziya,

I wouldn't have had the chance to overturn the situation.

It's a pity that you are too deeply involved

to see the truth.

Let them go.

Little girl.

I won't kill you.

Xiaojiu!

Xiaojiu!

Four-Alike!

Conceal.

- The lock? - Run!

You're not going anywhere!

Jiang Ziya!

As long as the lock remains,

you won't be able to save her!

The Fox Clan will return once again!

None of you can escape!

Jiang Ziya.

You were right.

Nobody is waiting for me in Mount Youdu.

Four-Alike!

Watch out!

Xiaojiu!

Four-Alike.

Four-Alike.

Eight gods in the body's three regions, heed my command with haste.

Eight gods in the body's three regions, heed my command with haste.

Eight gods in...

Stay with me.

Four-Alike.

Four-Alike.

Four-Alike.

Where are you?

I can finally hear you.

My beloved consort.

Even you became some sort of deity, Emperor Zhou.

Give me back

my beloved consort.

Your dynasty and beloved consort

are already gone.

All these years,

all three realms said you were bewitched by an illusion.

It turned out

that we were the blind ones.

Jingxu Hall will destroy Nine-Tailed sooner or later.

If we don't break the Lock of Destiny,

she will die

with Nine-Tailed too.

But if this lock

was really fastened by Revered Master,

from now on,

what are we supposed to believe in?

I need to see Revered Master.

I need to know the truth

and have this lock undone.

Swiftly!

They won't let down the Stairway to Heaven for you.

Wait. You'll lose your cultivation.

You're not alone in this.

Go.

Give the world an answer!

I seek the Revered Master.

Jiang Ziya.

The Revered Master ordered you to reflect on your errors.

What punishment is befitting for defying the order?

I'll willingly accept punishment.

But Nine-Tailed still lives

and her spirit is tied to an innocent girl.

I wish to ask the Revered Master what really happened back then.

You're not qualified

to see the Revered Master!

If the Revered Master has nothing to hide,

why should he fear my questions?

How dare you!

Did you fasten the Lock of Destiny?

Do you have anything to do with Nine-Tailed?

Is sacrificing innocent lives

the way of Heaven?

Revered Master.

Jiang Ziya.

Everything that Jingxu Hall does

is for the protection of mankind.

I don't understand.

Why did you say that I saw an illusion?

It seems like

you still haven't figured it out.

If you have a heart of compassion,

you can see all living beings.

You possess a heart with the utmost kindness,

but I ordered you to execute Nine-Tailed

not to crush evil,

but good.

Crush good?

What...

What is wrong with good?

Good itself is not wrong,

but for a god,

goodness shown only to one person

is a sin.

It is the destiny of gods

to sacrifice one person to save all living beings.

Jiang Ziya must return to the North Sea for cultivation at once.

After he gets rid of his mind's illusion,

he may return as the leader of all gods

and protect the three realms once again.

If I can't even save one life,

how can I save all living beings?

Jiang Shang, how dare you!

Which matters more, one life or all living beings?

One life is like a drop of dew.

All living beings are like the rivers and seas.

But to me,

Xiaojiu,

that one life,

and all living beings,

are no different.

In the great war,

they lost their families

and had no home to return to.

I feel ashamed.

I no longer want to be a god

and shall become a mortal again.

I only want

to save every person I can.

Are you certain

of your decision?

Once the Lock of Destiny is fastened,

it cannot be unfastened in this lifetime.

Only by reincarnating

can you be freed from it.

Take Su Daji to the Ruins of Return

and she can be reborn again.

Thank you, Revered Master.

Is this the Ruins of Return?

It's Nine-Tailed.

Let's go.

Both of you should go ahead.

You...

- Shen-- - Jiang Ziya.

You must save her.

Let's finish the task

and return to the North Sea.

All right.

You really won't be a god anymore?

Yes.

However,

you've stayed with me at the North Sea for ten years.

- You should report back to Revered Master. - Goodness. What's the point?

I actually sneaked down here without his permission.

Jiang Ziya.

I envied you back then.

You were valued by the Revered Master

and revered by all.

But now, I finally understand.

You've never changed.

You are the hero I've always admired.

This time,

it's my turn.

Jiang Ziya.

You're awake.

Where are we going?

To break the Lock of Destiny

and get you reincarnated.

Reincarnated?

It seems

I'm back to when I first woke up.

I have nothing.

I opened my eyes

and all I saw were ruins.

Everybody I met

wanted to cut off my ears.

I told them

that I'm not a fox demon.

But nobody believed me.

In the next life,

you'll be an ordinary child.

You'll have a family,

friends,

and a father who really loves you.

Gods

don't lie, right?

I'm not lying.

I'm leaving.

Jiang Ziya.

Thank you.

Shen Gongbao.

Nine-Tailed!

The Lock of Destiny has been broken.

She is no longer tied to you.

Let her...

Let her reincarnate!

Reincarnate?

You're crazy!

Reincarnate?

Stop!

The world has no idea

what your Revered Master has done!

Rise, my Fox Clan!

I only had two drinks.

Why is my left eye twitching nonstop?

Left eye means good fortune.

- What's going on? - What's that?

Let me out!

These are

all of my fox descendants.

Why are they all resentful souls?

Back then,

he promised

to help me ascend to Heaven as a god.

And the price

was this lock binding the Fox Clan and the mortals,

and our assistance in launching the great war

to unite the three realms.

Little did we know

that after all was said and done,

in order to conceal the truth,

he exterminated the Fox Clan

and buried us in this bottomless abyss

so we can never reincarnate again.

The Fox Clan also became a sacrifice in that war.

Because I succumbed

to a moment of greed,

I got them killed!

Nine-Tailed.

Today,

I shall give your Revered Master a taste of the Fox Clan's pain.

I'll show the three realms

their true colors!

Xiaojiu!

Kill her!

- Let me out! - Let me out!

Kill her!

Undo the lock!

Kill her!

Xiaojiu!

Kill her!

Xiaojiu!

Revered Master.

Revered Master, please reconsider.

All of this

is for the good of all living things.

Xiaojiu.

Go.

Save every person you can.

As long as the Lock of Destiny exists,

you cannot save anybody.

In this world,

there will be others who will end up like the Fox Clan.

In the next life,

will I really have a father who loves me?

Neither gods,

demons,

nor humans

should be oppressed,

manipulated,

or denied salvation!

The lock has been undone.

Father, Mother.

We can go home now.

Save me!

Get me out of here!

Xiaojiu!

Jiang Ziya.

Have I been reincarnated?

Gods

don't lie, right?

Head Disciple, Jiang Ziya,

achieved merit in luring out

and exterminating the fox demon.

He may now return

as the leader of all gods.

There is one last lock remaining.

I, Jiang Ziya, am willing to follow the Revered Master,

give up everything,

and become a god who protects all living beings.

Make your own way

and become

a true god.

- The Grand Duke has arrived. - The Grand Duke has arrived.

- All deities, fall back. - All deities, fall back.

Jiang Ziya.

As mandated by Heaven,

kneel for your deification.

Jiang Ziya!

How impetuous!

The fox demon

was the source of the world's suffering.

Jiang Ziya.

What I did

is what's best for the world.

May the people in the world

never become homeless and wander about again.

May all living beings

never be deceived by lies again.

May the realms

never see injustice again!

Have you lost your mind?

If the Stairway to Heaven crumbles, the world will lose our divine protection!

Jiang Ziya!

Jiang Ziya demolished the Stairway to Heaven,

and the Revered Master was punished by Heaven.

The Swallow descended upon the world

and guided resentful souls home.

Peace and hope

was once again restored to the world.

When I grow up,

I want to be a great hero like Jiang Ziya.

Master.

Where does the Swallow come from?

A place

even higher than Jingxu Hall.

There lives

your master's grandmaster.

Amazing.

My master's master is the Revered Master.

So the Revered Master's master is...

Great Revered Master!

Hush!

His name isn't for you to speak.

He is the great deity far above the Ninth Heaven

who sends the Swallow to Earth.

Jiang Ziya sure is amazing.

Even his Great Revered Master lent him a hand.

He's my good friend indeed.

Your good friend?

In all of North Sea,

only I and Ziya

are best buddies.

Bullshit.

It's hard to believe

that there can be peace in the North Sea too.

A bite of biscuit, a bite of sweets

Outside of North Sea, wheats are yellow

Mother and Father are sitting by my side

Humming a tune as I drift into a dreamland

What are those hanging from the tree?

What a delightful sound!

My doll wants one too.

Speaking of which,

where has Jiang Ziya gone to?

Beyond the three realms,

there is a place called the City of Tribulation.

It is said to be

a prison specifically for gods.

Master.

The Great Revered Master sent us here...

...to receive his orders.

PLEASE WAIT.

THERE'S A POST-CREDITS SCENE!

THANK YOU FOR WAITING! LET'S MAKE UP FOR THE YEAR TOGETHER!

May we all

meet again after braving the storm.

Wishing you good fortune and happiness.

ONE WAR TO DEIFICATION