♫ Chasing wind, I set out afar ♫
♫ The road ahead lost, my voice unheard ♫
♫ I've tasted joy and sorrow ♫
♫ Laying low, I plan every move ♫
♫ With a mortal heart and lingering ties ♫
♫ I'm roaming far and wide ♫
♫ A twist of fate in desperate times ♫
♫ A bond that outlives the dust of life ♫
♫ Still chasing what immortality means ♫
♫ Even eternity flashes by in a blink ♫
♫ Don't mock my ordinary life ♫
♫ I fight alone as chaos shakes the world ♫
♫ Don't scorn my humble roots ♫
♫ Kind at heart, ruthless when I must be ♫
♫ Fate stirs with joy and grief beneath ♫
♫ I hold the tide between life and death ♫
♫ Faith carries me through endless dark ♫
♫ And I return with a heart refined ♫
♫ Forged by trial, I rise through three realms ♫
♫ Reborn in the wheel of fate ♫
[Adapted from the Web Novel, The Immortal Ascension by Wang Yu]
[Serialized in www.qidian.com under China Literature Limited]
[Episode 30]
She's seriously injured.
I'm here.
I won't let you die.
You... Stop hugging me so tightly.
I can't breathe.
My spiritual power...
You're taking my spiritual power.
Wake up!
Five Phases Array.
Now!
Give me something useful.
Hurry.
She bites as well?
Forget it.
Consider this my payment
for what I received from you that day.
It's him?
How come he has no power left?
Oh, no.
As my cultivation core was damaged, I used Rebirth Art.
I absorb power from whoever touches me.
This is so embarrassing.
I need to make sure he doesn't know I did it.
Perhaps I can run away?
But he did save me.
If he tells everyone...
Whatever. I'll just kill him later.
He sure has many artifacts to save his life.
That joke somehow became a reality.
I wonder if this is fortune or misfortune for him.
Master.
Where am I?
Is this a dream?
Don't you always have a way to keep yourself alive?
Why did you get yourself into this state?
Master, I'm fine.
Stop acting tough.
How old are you again?
You're acting tough like a grandfather.
What if you can't find a partner because of this?
You don't have a partner either.
Excuse me?
I see you've grown bold.
I learned it from you.
Brat.
Master.
Who would have known
that the one who understands me the most would be you?
My last disciple.
Something is bothering you.
Tell me now.
What do you think is more important than one's life?
Our cultivators look for enlightenment to achieve immortality.
How should I put this?
Everything in this world has a purpose.
The sun and the moon can exist for eons,
yet tiny creatures live and die within a day.
Enlightenment is formless.
It doesn't have one true answer.
For me, enlightenment is achieving true peace with myself.
Fu Yun Zi wants to see good in everything.
Liu Jing wants absolute justice.
Our enlightenment is defined by ourselves.
That's why they say if they find enlightenment in the morning,
they are content to pass away in the same evening.
That's right.
You can enjoy your long life,
but don't lose yourself to time either.
Remember who you are and your purpose.
Kid,
don't you still have many things to do?
Don't dally here.
Go now.
The world has many breathtaking views.
Do admire them on behalf of me.
Qi Refining Stage?
What's happening?
Why is this happening?
You're awake.
Senior Nangong, I saved you.
Why did you take my spiritual power?
What?
Who took your spiritual power?
You, Nangong Wan.
Nangong Wan?
You think I'm Nangong Wan?
You mistook me for my cousin.
I'm not Nangong Wan.
Who are you then?
I am Nangong
Ping.
Nangong Ping.
You must be the man from Yellow Maple Valley.
Nangong Wan told me everything.
Every... Everything?
Yes. Everything.
Not even a thick book
can contain the sins you've committed.
And the worst thing you did
is to give her an Ageless Pill.
Why? Are you calling her old?
When I heard that, the first thing that came to my mind
was to capture you and feed you to a spiritual beast.
So you repaid my kindness with vengeance,
and took away my spiritual power?
You reap what you sow.
You did bad things, so it's on you.
This is just a lesson.
Don't play hero again and save a damsel in distress.
Her family shares the same complicated temper.
But she's right.
I can't be reckless.
Senior, if you're her cousin,
then I suppose by saving her,
I have returned her the favor.
Please put your mind at ease.
But I'm still a learning cultivator.
Whatever progress I made is gone.
I don't know when my power will come back.
Well, you aren't that bad.
You're quite smart.
You intervened yesterday
because you thought I was Nangong Wan.
Nonetheless, you came to my aid.
I will repay this favor in the future.
Thank you.
I feel dizzy.
He fainted again?
I'm hungry.
I slept for a few days, and my tummy is grumbling.
Is there any food here?
It's empty here.
Isn't there anything at all?
Do you
always bring these with you?
Thank you.
I have heard that there was a gluttonous Core Formation Stage cultivator
who always brought cooking utensils with her.
It's her then?
I'm safe now.
However, my progress has regressed to the Qi Refining Stage.
Regardless,
it complements the Triple Cycle Core Rebirth nicely.
I guess it's meant to be.
Alas, I have to do the same thing two more times
to reach the Core Formation Stage.
What is that idiot cooking?
It smells good.
He can cook.
What?
Is he eating alone?
He won't invite me?
Senior Nangong.
This is an invigorating broth
made from spirit water and herbs.
Enjoy while it's warm.
What is this?
Flatbread.
Is it good?
It's my favorite.
I want one too.
I only made one.
Let me have a bite.
The mortals believe cultivators don't need food.
We only take from nature.
Little do they know, by combining matching spirit water and herbs
and cooking them over low heat, we make a gourmet meal.
I didn't know you could cook.
You must have cooked a lot.
I'm glad you like it.
Speak.
Why are you here?
What are you going to do next?
If she's not Nangong Wan, I can't tell her about the teleport array yet.
Yellow Maple Valley
has fallen into the demonic sects' hands.
I can't return.
Earlier, I learned that there is a gem quarry here owned by the demonic sects.
However, it has weak security.
I wanted to earn some easy gems
and go somewhere remote and peaceful for my cultivating.
But after this debacle, my progress faded.
I'm afraid my plan will go to waste.
Is he trying to ask a favor from me?
Fine.
He did help me.
I'll give him a second chance.
While it is indeed easy gems,
we're inside the demonic sects' territory.
You shouldn't take the risk.
You know what?
I can give you two options.
One, I'll give you some gems and useful resources
to make up for your lost progress and your timely intervention.
Two...
You come to the Moonshadow Sect with me.
Go to Moonshadow Sect with you?
Don't get the wrong idea.
I'm just thinking that if you study under our Core Formation Stage cultivators,
you may recover your progress faster.
Our sect has a legacy of more than a thousand years.
We have secret arts that outsiders do not know.
The technique I used to absorb your power yesterday is one of them.
Since you've helped me,
I'll put in some good words for you in front of Nangong Wan.
She won't object to this.
One option is so much better than the other.
Does she want me to go with her on purpose?
But to become her subordinate is...
So?
Have you made your decision?
Yes.
I appreciate your offer.
I'm used to autonomy, so I'll have some gems with me.
As for my progress, I will find a way to recover it.
Don't worry.
That's a lot. She sure is generous.
All right.
It's too late for you to change your mind.
You've made up your mind.
I don't want to force you.
Just make sure you won't regret the decision you made today.
In that case, I shall take my leave.
Wait.
You're leaving like this?
Well, you're weaker now.
You won't be able to fend those demonic cultivators off.
Let me eliminate them first before you leave.
This array is decent.
You can trap enemies, hide away, and do many things.
But you need something more offensive.
Thank you for the compliment.
It's made by a friend of mine.
That friend of yours
is probably a woman who hates fighting.
Kid, I'll leave now.
Qi Refining Stage...
I have no choice but to go somewhere.
Young Master,
the fire in the stove was put out a while ago.
They must be far now.
How annoying.
That woman from Moonshadow Sect recovered so quickly.
She even had time to have a meal here.
She's mocking us.
How humiliating.
And I swear I knew that masked man
who snuck into our team that day from somewhere.
Find out where he came from.
Young Master, I observed his technique
but I'm not sure what it was.
It's as if he knows a bit of everything.
But why did Miss Xuan Er help them?
Did she know them?
She knew them?
Moonshadow Sect.
Yellow Maple Valley.
Could it be
Han Li?
I knew it.
It's him.
That accursed man!
Young Master, but you said that Han Li had fled.
Why did he come back here?
I should have known that he was close to that girl
from the Yan Clan Stronghold.
The Moonshadow Sect is meddling in now.
It's been a while.
And he's as cunning as ever,
sneaking around under my nose!
How perceptive of you, Young Master.
Think about it.
He came alone.
It'd be like catching an easy prey.
Congratulations, Young Master. You finally did it.
No, your dream has finally come true.
He fled before me today.
Do you find it funny?
No.
Tell everyone to search for him within 500 li.
Dig deep underground if they have to
but I want him before me!
He has become my inner demon.
I need to torture him, or I can't have peace of mind.
They won't expect me to return to where it happened.
Now that I'm in the Qi Refining Stage,
I need to repair the array quickly
before any undesirable changes take place.
I should make it quick.
Let's go.
It doesn't work.
Perhaps it lacks charge?
All energy has been drained.
Seems like you have a big appetite too.
Forget it.
It's an emergency.
Young Master, we have searched everywhere within 500 li.
This quarry is the only place left.
Young Master.
Young Master, it's him.
He's there.
Han Li!
- Young Master. - This is risky.
If I'm not wrong, that is an ancient teleport array.
Indeed.
Congratulations, Young Master.
Every sect is coveting that ancient teleport array.
Offer it to the sect master and you'll be rewarded.
So he is a blessing in disguise.
You two.
Go.
Take him down.
Don't damage the teleport array.
Yes.
Qu Hun.
We're leaving now.
It's him again.
Qu Hun.
Protect the array.
Careful.
Don't damage the array.
- Of course. - Core Formation Stage cultivators.
Qu Hun, offer your energy to the array!
What's taking them so long?
Young Master, he has an array.
It can take hits from Core Formation Stage cultivators.
Don't just stand there.
Break the array!
Desperate time calls for desperate measures.
I'll use everything.
Arrays.
Puppets.
I didn't expect him to have so many tricks.
If he doesn't die, he'll be a great threat.
Don't hold back.
Break the array immediately!
Qu Hun! Charge the array!
Why did you stop?
Have we run out of gems?
Gems...
It's finally moving.
Young Master, his array can't hold on for much longer.
Han Li, your journey ends here!
Young Master, don't damage the teleport array.
Shut up.
Die!
Teleport!
Azure Drake Banner.
Go!
♫ Chasing wind ♫
♫ I set out afar... ♫
Cyan Sword Technique.
♫ My voice unheard ♫
♫ I've tasted joy and sorrow ♫
♫ Laying low ♫
♫ I plan every move ♫
♫ With a mortal heart ♫
♫ And lingering ties ♫
♫ I'm roaming far and wide ♫
♫ A twist of fate in desperate times ♫
♫ A bond that outlives the dust of life ♫
♫ Still chasing what immortality means ♫
♫ Even eternity flashes by in a blink... ♫
This isn't over yet.
I will be back one day.
♫ As chaos shakes the world ♫
♫ Don't scorn my humble roots ♫
♫ Kind at heart ♫
♫ Ruthless when I must be ♫
♫ Fate stirs with joy and grief beneath... ♫
Han Li!
♫ Faith carries me through endless dark ♫
♫ And I return with a heart refined ♫
♫ Forged by trial ♫
♫ I rise through three realms ♫
♫ Reborn in the wheel of fate ♫
♫ Drunken steps, high song over ocean and mountaintop ♫
♫ The celestial gourd bears dew, the Golden Core takes shape ♫
♫ Deep in the night, the crane soars through autumn's clear sky ♫
♫ Across endless western winds cuts a lone sword, cold and true ♫
♫ A lone sword, cold and true ♫
♫ Don't mock my ordinary life ♫
♫ I fight alone ♫
♫ As chaos shakes the world ♫
♫ Don't scorn my humble roots ♫
♫ Kind at heart ♫
♫ Ruthless when I must be ♫
♫ Fate stirs with joy and grief beneath... ♫
Oh, you old gambler.
Your disciple
has reached heaven.
[Nangong Wan, Hong Fu and Other Righteous Cultivators Continue to Fight,]
[Dampening the Invasion of the Demonic Sects.]
[While Han Li Has Left the Continent He Calls Home,]
[One Day He Will Return to Tiannan to Put an End to the War between Good and Evil.]
♫ That day I first saw you ♫
♫ We held close, hearts full of joy ♫
♫ We made a promise to reunite ♫
♫ And walked into the unknown ♫
♫ But now that we've met again ♫
♫ Only silence fills the space as we lock eyes ♫
♫ We cherished each moment... ♫
Is this the new world?
♫ I chase the years, but youth is long gone ♫
♫ So be it, I set myself free ♫
♫ To be one standing tall and proud ♫
♫ Never become a hollow shell... ♫
I quite like the view here.
[End of Season 1]
♫ Even as cold winds blow ♫
♫ Even though it mocks loudly ♫
♫ We're just fleeting mortals ♫
♫ Time slipped by before we knew ♫
♫ Yet we burn that spark of light ♫
♫ Into this starry sky ♫
♫ Starlight fades into the Milky Way ♫
♫ While the mayfly dies in the whirlpool ♫
♫ Fate raises a toast with song ♫
♫ Playing the fleeting game of life ♫
♫ Each step of fate's game unclear ♫
♫ Who can guess the ending? ♫
♫ But my heart has never rested ♫
♫ Ever chasing, still searching on ♫
♫ Through all the joy and sorrow ♫
♫ How do I choose the way? ♫
♫ Now we part, so far apart ♫
♫ We'll walk our separate paths ♫
♫ I chase the years, but youth is long gone ♫
♫ So be it, I set myself free ♫
♫ To be one standing tall and proud ♫
♫ Never become a hollow shell ♫
♫ The ones before once told me ♫
♫ There's still hardship ahead ♫
♫ Even as cold winds blow ♫
♫ Even though it mocks loudly ♫
♫ We're just fleeting mortals ♫
♫ Time slipped by before we knew ♫
♫ Yet we burn that spark of light ♫
♫ Into this starry sky ♫
♫ Starlight fades into the Milky Way ♫
♫ While the mayfly dies in the whirlpool ♫
♫ Fate raises a toast with song ♫
♫ Playing the fleeting game of life ♫
♫ Each step of fate's game unclear ♫
♫ Who can guess the ending? ♫
♫ But my heart has never rested ♫
♫ Ever chasing, still searching on ♫
♫ Through all the joy and sorrow ♫
♫ How do I choose the way? ♫
♫ Now we part, so far apart ♫
♫ We'll walk our separate paths ♫