1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 2 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:23,300 ♪Chasing wind, I set out afar♪ 3 00:00:23,540 --> 00:00:26,780 ♪The road ahead lost, my voice unheard♪ 4 00:00:26,980 --> 00:00:28,900 ♪I've tasted joy and sorrow♪ 5 00:00:29,060 --> 00:00:32,420 ♪Laying low, I plan every move♪ 6 00:00:32,620 --> 00:00:35,940 ♪With a mortal heart and lingering ties♪ 7 00:00:36,140 --> 00:00:37,860 ♪I'm roaming far and wide♪ 8 00:00:38,220 --> 00:00:41,500 ♪A twist of fate in desperate times♪ 9 00:00:41,780 --> 00:00:45,020 ♪A bond that outlives the dust of life♪ 10 00:00:46,300 --> 00:00:49,700 ♪Still chasing what immortality means♪ 11 00:00:50,540 --> 00:00:55,140 ♪Even eternity flashes by in a blink♪ 12 00:00:58,980 --> 00:01:00,860 ♪Don't mock my ordinary life♪ 13 00:01:01,180 --> 00:01:04,860 ♪I fight alone as chaos shakes the world♪ 14 00:01:07,980 --> 00:01:09,900 ♪Don't scorn my humble roots♪ 15 00:01:10,140 --> 00:01:13,380 ♪Kind at heart, ruthless when I must be♪ 16 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:15,540 ♪Fate stirs with joy and grief beneath♪ 17 00:01:15,780 --> 00:01:17,660 ♪I hold the tide between life and death♪ 18 00:01:18,100 --> 00:01:20,020 ♪Faith carries me through endless dark♪ 19 00:01:20,300 --> 00:01:22,180 ♪And I return with a heart refined♪ 20 00:01:26,020 --> 00:01:29,740 ♪Forged by trial, I rise through three realms♪ 21 00:01:29,740 --> 00:01:32,380 ♪Reborn in the wheel of fate♪ 22 00:01:32,380 --> 00:01:33,580 [The Immortal Ascension] 23 00:01:33,580 --> 00:01:34,780 [Adapted from the webnovel, The Immortal Ascension by Wangyu] 24 00:01:34,780 --> 00:01:35,980 [serialized in www.qidian.com under China Literature Limited] 25 00:01:36,060 --> 00:01:38,940 [Episode 7] 26 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:50,060 Master. 27 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:53,940 What unruly creature dares 28 00:01:53,990 --> 00:01:55,040 to cause trouble here? 29 00:01:56,180 --> 00:01:56,940 We'd better move. 30 00:01:57,030 --> 00:01:58,650 If we don't leave now, a Core Formation cultivator might show up. 31 00:01:59,160 --> 00:01:59,620 Yes, sir. 32 00:02:04,550 --> 00:02:06,210 You're spared for now. 33 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:13,520 How could such a fiend 34 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,050 appear among rogue cultivators? 35 00:02:16,390 --> 00:02:18,260 Could this be the work of those demonic sects again? 36 00:02:21,670 --> 00:02:22,370 That young man 37 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:23,370 should count his blessings. 38 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:30,540 I've been saved. 39 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,540 A high-level cultivator must have stepped in. 40 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,020 I escaped by the skin of my teeth. 41 00:02:41,150 --> 00:02:42,210 It seems being a rogue cultivator means hardship 42 00:02:42,430 --> 00:02:43,210 at every turn. 43 00:02:44,510 --> 00:02:45,820 If I want to survive, 44 00:02:46,510 --> 00:02:47,330 I'll have to join 45 00:02:47,790 --> 00:02:48,660 a worthy sect. 46 00:03:01,310 --> 00:03:01,900 What's going on? 47 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:03,770 Where is Wu Jiuzhi's body? 48 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:04,900 It's gone. 49 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:50,460 [Tomb of Wan Xiaoshan] 50 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:54,940 ♪Shards of dreams inside a dream...♪ 51 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,060 Let me tell you something, Han. 52 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:58,980 When it comes to cultivation in the Yue Kingdom, 53 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,690 I know everything there is to know. 54 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,730 Ask me anything you want. 55 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:04,660 I learned a lot from you yesterday. 56 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,450 We rogue cultivators are like one big family. 57 00:04:06,590 --> 00:04:08,570 Living free and easy as a rogue cultivator for life 58 00:04:08,710 --> 00:04:09,690 doesn't sound so bad. 59 00:04:09,900 --> 00:04:15,420 ♪Too hard to forget, easier just to miss♪ 60 00:04:17,260 --> 00:04:21,820 ♪They say the past fades like smoke...♪ 61 00:04:24,430 --> 00:04:25,380 [Qingniu Town, Wuligou Village] Once I reach Yellow Maple Valley, 62 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:27,170 [Han Li's Home] I will leave behind the world of mortals. 63 00:04:28,150 --> 00:04:29,170 Worldly ties 64 00:04:29,310 --> 00:04:30,500 will no longer concern me. 65 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:32,730 Before I go, 66 00:04:33,470 --> 00:04:34,780 I should head home one last time. 67 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:38,100 The third uncle came. 68 00:04:38,150 --> 00:04:39,820 He's here to take you to the Seven Mysteries Sect entrance exam. 69 00:04:40,030 --> 00:04:41,170 Father borrowed three big bowls of noodles 70 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:41,820 from the sixth uncle, 71 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:43,010 Madam Zheng, 72 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:44,170 and Gousheng's families, just to send you off. 73 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:45,410 He even had me pull up some scallions. 74 00:04:45,910 --> 00:04:46,660 Before I knew it, 75 00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:49,730 Xiaomei was already of marrying age. 76 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:53,060 Father. 77 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:54,450 Mother. 78 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:00,820 Li, 79 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:02,380 do you think you can pass the Seven Mysteries Sect exam? 80 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:04,780 Yes. 81 00:05:05,190 --> 00:05:06,130 I'll definitely pass. 82 00:05:06,750 --> 00:05:08,730 My brother said he'll pass the exam! 83 00:05:08,750 --> 00:05:09,940 My eldest grandson will surely make it. 84 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,170 Without a doubt. 85 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:18,100 ♪Time will fade♪ 86 00:05:18,740 --> 00:05:20,940 ♪All the words ever spoken♪ 87 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:25,500 ♪Only this longing remains♪ 88 00:05:26,060 --> 00:05:31,100 ♪Crossing centuries and days...♪ 89 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:31,610 Grandfather. 90 00:05:32,190 --> 00:05:32,570 Brother. 91 00:05:33,150 --> 00:05:33,690 Xiaomei. 92 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:35,890 I'm glad I got to see you all 93 00:05:36,470 --> 00:05:37,290 before I set off 94 00:05:38,150 --> 00:05:38,690 on this long journey. 95 00:05:41,660 --> 00:05:44,740 [Moonshadow Sect, Celestial Moon Ark] 96 00:05:48,710 --> 00:05:50,450 I pluck a piece of cloud to send home, 97 00:05:50,840 --> 00:05:51,820 to let them know I am safe. 98 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:58,780 Show-off. 99 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:09,580 Yan Ruyan! 100 00:06:09,630 --> 00:06:10,700 What's wrong? 101 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:11,580 Yan Ruyan! 102 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:20,780 The entrance to Yellow Maple Valley 103 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,250 should be around here. 104 00:06:22,950 --> 00:06:24,050 Where exactly is it? 105 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:31,810 Come back! 106 00:06:41,070 --> 00:06:41,580 Come back! 107 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:45,220 Get back here! 108 00:07:12,180 --> 00:07:14,540 [Yellow Maple Valley] 109 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,170 A sky full of yellow maple leaves. 110 00:07:22,510 --> 00:07:22,930 Is this 111 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:24,780 Yellow Maple Valley? 112 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:36,290 What's this? 113 00:09:50,100 --> 00:09:51,700 [Wu Xuan, Liu Jing] 114 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:53,560 [Song Meng, Zhong Weiniang] 115 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:56,980 That's 116 00:09:58,510 --> 00:09:59,290 mine... 117 00:10:04,870 --> 00:10:05,540 Fu Yunzi. 118 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,370 Remember these tiles? 119 00:10:08,370 --> 00:10:09,000 [Fu Yunzi, Clear Void Sect] 120 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:09,980 Show-off. 121 00:10:10,270 --> 00:10:10,980 Is today not the day 122 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,250 new disciples are admitted? 123 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:13,650 Shouldn't you be somewhere else 124 00:10:13,870 --> 00:10:15,650 rather than playing mahjong here? 125 00:10:15,980 --> 00:10:16,550 [Li Huayuan, Yellow Maple Valley] 126 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:17,420 Of course. 127 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:19,730 But you know the rules 128 00:10:19,870 --> 00:10:21,250 of Yellow Maple Valley. 129 00:10:21,510 --> 00:10:23,740 When it is time for new disciples to enter, 130 00:10:23,740 --> 00:10:25,010 I open betting pools. 131 00:10:25,750 --> 00:10:28,580 It helps liven things up, you know? 132 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,750 Of course. Absolutely. 133 00:10:31,750 --> 00:10:33,180 You came at the right time. 134 00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:36,460 The first round 135 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:38,220 shall begin now. 136 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:39,650 Great! 137 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:42,730 Left is odd. 138 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:45,980 Right is even. 139 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:47,700 Place your bets. No changes after this. 140 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:48,300 Come on. 141 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:49,610 A hundred-year lingzhi. 142 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:50,730 I bet on odd. 143 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:51,980 Odd for me too. 144 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:53,610 Me too. 145 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:54,770 I bet on even. 146 00:10:55,910 --> 00:10:56,300 Here. 147 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:00,300 Wouldn't want you to say I cheated. 148 00:11:00,510 --> 00:11:01,100 Show us the results. 149 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:04,650 One. 150 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:05,610 Two. 151 00:11:05,910 --> 00:11:06,650 Five. 152 00:11:06,870 --> 00:11:07,490 Six. 153 00:11:07,870 --> 00:11:08,490 Seven. 154 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:09,610 Eight. 155 00:11:10,030 --> 00:11:11,010 16. 156 00:11:12,510 --> 00:11:13,250 16 is even, right? 157 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:14,250 Is 16 even? 158 00:11:14,390 --> 00:11:14,980 Yes, Grandmaster. 159 00:11:15,030 --> 00:11:16,010 It is even! 160 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:16,650 Collect them! 161 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:18,370 Collect them all! 162 00:11:18,670 --> 00:11:19,580 My talisman! 163 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:21,100 Take them. 164 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:21,890 What's all the fuss about? 165 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,100 There are wins and losses 166 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:25,580 in gambling. 167 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:26,100 That's right. 168 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:27,220 Accept your loss. 169 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:27,650 Don't be a sore loser. 170 00:11:27,670 --> 00:11:28,180 Good. 171 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:29,010 Huayuan, 172 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:29,850 boys, 173 00:11:30,150 --> 00:11:30,530 we will end here 174 00:11:30,670 --> 00:11:31,300 for today. 175 00:11:31,510 --> 00:11:32,370 I bid you goodbye. 176 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:33,890 Mentor Fu Yunzi. 177 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:34,730 Liu. 178 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:36,010 Master, 179 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:37,340 I have something important to report. 180 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:39,060 What is it? 181 00:11:39,390 --> 00:11:40,190 A young man holding 182 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,460 an Ascension Token has arrived in the valley. 183 00:11:42,790 --> 00:11:43,460 Ascension Token? 184 00:11:44,460 --> 00:11:45,910 [Token] 185 00:11:45,910 --> 00:11:47,700 I haven't seen this thing in over 400 or 500 years. 186 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:48,370 Indeed. 187 00:11:49,510 --> 00:11:51,060 This is a rare item. 188 00:11:51,390 --> 00:11:51,940 Indeed. 189 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:52,610 This... 190 00:11:56,550 --> 00:11:57,130 Wait a minute. 191 00:11:58,030 --> 00:11:59,180 How many were there just now? 192 00:11:59,270 --> 00:12:00,460 - 16. - 16. 193 00:12:00,630 --> 00:12:01,460 Add this one 194 00:12:01,550 --> 00:12:01,890 and... 195 00:12:04,030 --> 00:12:05,010 What's 196 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:05,770 16 plus 1? 197 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:07,850 18. 198 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:09,980 Fu Yunzi. 199 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:11,300 I have seen cheating, 200 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:12,490 but never someone this shameless! 201 00:12:12,510 --> 00:12:13,580 Isn't it 18? 202 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:14,730 It's 17! 203 00:12:14,850 --> 00:12:16,220 Give me that! 204 00:12:16,670 --> 00:12:17,060 Get it! 205 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:17,890 Hurry! 206 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:18,370 Quickly! 207 00:12:18,790 --> 00:12:19,770 Whose is this? 208 00:12:19,790 --> 00:12:21,100 - Oh, you. - My talisman! 209 00:12:21,630 --> 00:12:22,490 This token 210 00:12:22,670 --> 00:12:23,820 couldn't have come at a better time. 211 00:12:24,510 --> 00:12:25,490 I'll remember you. 212 00:12:25,750 --> 00:12:26,850 This is yours. 213 00:12:26,870 --> 00:12:27,580 Hold up. 214 00:12:27,910 --> 00:12:28,580 My talisman. 215 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:29,580 Where is he? 216 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:31,010 At the bottom of the north valley. 217 00:12:51,510 --> 00:12:52,060 Mentor. 218 00:12:52,390 --> 00:12:52,940 What precious possessions 219 00:12:53,270 --> 00:12:54,250 have you brought today? 220 00:12:54,340 --> 00:12:56,660 [Hongfu, Yellow Maple Valley] 221 00:12:56,870 --> 00:12:57,770 [Zhong Lingdao, Yellow Maple Valley Sect Master] Snow Mountain Ice Lotus. 222 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,610 Paired with hundred-year banana leaf you brought, 223 00:13:00,870 --> 00:13:01,940 it balances cold and heat. 224 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:02,730 Nourishes the spirit root. 225 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:04,180 Excellent. 226 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:05,890 Wu. 227 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:07,250 What about you? 228 00:13:07,870 --> 00:13:10,100 [Wu Mian, Yellow Maple Valley] What I brought is nothing 229 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:11,940 compared to what you all have. 230 00:13:14,630 --> 00:13:15,490 That's a fine item. 231 00:13:15,550 --> 00:13:16,610 Nine Heavens Mystic Cicada. 232 00:13:17,270 --> 00:13:18,300 Gentlest of all. 233 00:13:19,550 --> 00:13:20,300 Please. 234 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:24,180 What tea are we having today? 235 00:13:27,630 --> 00:13:28,530 Let's enjoy some fine tea. 236 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:33,850 Allow me. 237 00:13:34,750 --> 00:13:35,250 Watch this. 238 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:43,010 Excellent tea. 239 00:13:44,790 --> 00:13:45,300 Enjoy. 240 00:13:51,510 --> 00:13:52,220 Having tea without me? 241 00:13:53,550 --> 00:13:54,580 Here comes the tea moocher. 242 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:55,460 Quick! Finish the tea! 243 00:13:59,390 --> 00:14:01,010 I hope the tea scalds you, 244 00:14:01,030 --> 00:14:02,370 you money-grubber. 245 00:14:02,550 --> 00:14:03,710 Who says I am mooching tea? 246 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:05,650 Look. 247 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,700 I brought something. 248 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:10,280 A hundred-year spirit herb. 249 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:11,730 Excellent choice. 250 00:14:14,750 --> 00:14:15,340 Hongfu, 251 00:14:15,670 --> 00:14:16,730 I brought it just for you. 252 00:14:18,750 --> 00:14:19,300 Everyone, 253 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,920 today Yellow Maple Valley welcomes a rare guest, 254 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,100 someone who's the likes of whom we haven't encountered in a hundred years. 255 00:14:25,750 --> 00:14:26,060 Come 256 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:26,890 and have a look at this. 257 00:14:27,030 --> 00:14:27,460 What is it? 258 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,610 I'm Song Meng, a Foundation Establishment disciple 259 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:34,250 of Yellow Maple Valley. 260 00:14:34,550 --> 00:14:35,490 This is my sixth junior brother, 261 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:36,060 Wu Xuan, 262 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:37,060 and this is our seventh junior sister. 263 00:14:37,150 --> 00:14:38,850 So he is the one who brought the Ascension Token? 264 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:40,130 That is right. 265 00:14:44,150 --> 00:14:44,650 What is your name? 266 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:47,820 My name is Han Li. 267 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:52,300 Why is he here? 268 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,310 That guy has 269 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:56,960 the Ascension Token? 270 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:58,420 That guy? 271 00:14:59,200 --> 00:14:59,830 No way. 272 00:15:00,790 --> 00:15:01,970 Someone with a fake spirit root 273 00:15:01,970 --> 00:15:03,530 couldn't possibly have an Ascension Token. 274 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,010 They say anyone who enters with an Ascension Token 275 00:15:07,630 --> 00:15:09,060 receives a Foundation Pill by default. 276 00:15:09,630 --> 00:15:10,220 Why? 277 00:15:11,670 --> 00:15:12,610 Because their ancestors rendered great service 278 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:13,460 in the past. 279 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,980 He doesn't look like someone from a meritorious bloodline. 280 00:15:18,790 --> 00:15:19,650 A mere mortal 281 00:15:19,790 --> 00:15:20,580 trying to sneak into the cultivation world. 282 00:15:20,630 --> 00:15:21,940 Their ancestors did great service? 283 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,940 Cultivation clans use their most precious resources 284 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,420 on their own descendants. 285 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:26,650 Even I had 286 00:15:26,670 --> 00:15:28,340 to fight for my life at Tianwu Arena just to earn 287 00:15:28,390 --> 00:15:29,980 the right to a Foundation Pill. 288 00:15:30,510 --> 00:15:31,340 What gives him 289 00:15:32,030 --> 00:15:32,940 the right? 290 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:34,580 Enough. 291 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:36,650 We are here to cultivate, 292 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:38,130 so let us focus on that. 293 00:15:38,790 --> 00:15:39,650 Do not judge others. 294 00:15:40,150 --> 00:15:40,610 Understood. 295 00:15:40,630 --> 00:15:41,100 Got it. 296 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:41,940 Qiaoqian is right. 297 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:43,940 We came here to become cultivators, 298 00:15:44,270 --> 00:15:45,010 unlike someone 299 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:46,490 who came to be a toad lusting after a swan. 300 00:15:46,870 --> 00:15:47,340 Right. 301 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,010 Pay no mind to their comments. 302 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:57,240 Four of the five elements spirit roots, 303 00:15:57,790 --> 00:15:58,650 all at once. 304 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:00,730 You could not ask for worse. 305 00:16:01,030 --> 00:16:01,650 Indeed. 306 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,060 And a fake spirit root at that. 307 00:16:04,510 --> 00:16:05,250 Indeed. 308 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:06,610 Which clan would waste 309 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:07,580 an Ascension Token 310 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,340 on someone this useless? 311 00:16:11,550 --> 00:16:12,650 If I remember correctly, 312 00:16:12,670 --> 00:16:14,650 sect rule 23 states that anyone bearing the Ascension Token 313 00:16:14,910 --> 00:16:16,580 must be accepted 314 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:18,100 without questioning 315 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,370 their background or aptitude. 316 00:16:21,630 --> 00:16:22,180 That is right. 317 00:16:22,790 --> 00:16:23,940 And by the rules, 318 00:16:24,670 --> 00:16:26,220 he should be given one Foundation Pill as well. 319 00:16:26,630 --> 00:16:27,180 What? 320 00:16:27,750 --> 00:16:28,770 Giving him a Foundation Pill 321 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:30,010 is such a waste. 322 00:16:30,150 --> 00:16:31,490 What about my disciples then? 323 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,650 Yellow Maple Valley has already done him a huge favor 324 00:16:37,670 --> 00:16:39,180 by accepting this fake spirit root. 325 00:16:39,390 --> 00:16:40,700 Must we give him a Foundation Pill too? 326 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:42,220 What is owed must be given. 327 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,980 We can't break the rules over one pill. 328 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:45,460 Indeed. 329 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:46,530 If word gets out, 330 00:16:46,550 --> 00:16:48,100 we'll become the target of mockery from the other six sects. 331 00:16:48,270 --> 00:16:48,770 Indeed. 332 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,010 He's right. 333 00:16:51,510 --> 00:16:53,120 Regardless of his talent, 334 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:54,220 he should be accepted 335 00:16:54,670 --> 00:16:55,460 into the sect. 336 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:56,400 The Foundation Pill should 337 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:57,130 be given too. 338 00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:58,770 However... 339 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:00,820 However what? 340 00:17:01,510 --> 00:17:02,490 The Foundation Pill quota 341 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:04,820 is set in advance every year. 342 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,370 This year, we only prepared one, for the champion 343 00:17:07,390 --> 00:17:08,300 of the Tainan Bazaar. 344 00:17:08,790 --> 00:17:09,730 If we give it to this newcomer, 345 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:10,610 then the champion 346 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:11,530 will not get one. 347 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,060 Then so be it. 348 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:16,770 My suggestion is 349 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,340 that we temporarily replace it with gems. 350 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:20,610 After all, the champion 351 00:17:20,630 --> 00:17:22,130 will surely qualify next year. 352 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:24,180 Well. 353 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:24,820 It's settled then. 354 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,250 It's settled then. 355 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:29,460 Wu, 356 00:17:29,870 --> 00:17:30,340 go 357 00:17:30,510 --> 00:17:31,420 and welcome him into the valley. 358 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:33,890 Yes, Sect Master. 359 00:17:35,030 --> 00:17:35,460 Hongu. 360 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:36,340 Please. 361 00:17:37,030 --> 00:17:37,980 You brat, 362 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,890 I just repaid that gambling favor earlier. 363 00:17:41,790 --> 00:17:42,490 Let's have some tea. 364 00:17:42,510 --> 00:17:43,180 Come. 365 00:17:44,390 --> 00:17:45,460 Lovely tea. 366 00:17:47,750 --> 00:17:48,370 Sect Master Zhong, 367 00:17:48,670 --> 00:17:49,530 where's my cup? 368 00:17:50,510 --> 00:17:51,180 Here you go. 369 00:17:52,510 --> 00:17:53,940 No tea for latecomers. 370 00:17:56,670 --> 00:17:57,700 The tea's rather ordinary. 371 00:18:02,030 --> 00:18:02,650 It's good. 372 00:18:03,750 --> 00:18:04,180 There's more. 373 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:05,530 Really? 374 00:18:11,910 --> 00:18:12,460 Senior Wu. 375 00:18:15,550 --> 00:18:16,420 Senior Wu. 376 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:25,250 You are the one 377 00:18:25,390 --> 00:18:26,490 who brought the Ascension Token? 378 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:27,100 Yes. 379 00:18:27,910 --> 00:18:28,530 My name is Han Li. 380 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:32,180 The Ascension Token is a rare item. 381 00:18:32,910 --> 00:18:33,980 Even I have never seen one before. 382 00:18:34,790 --> 00:18:36,180 How did you come by it? 383 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,290 It was passed down from my ancestors. 384 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,250 Are you perhaps from a cultivation clan? 385 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,140 Or do you have a senior family member 386 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:45,770 working in one of the seven sects? 387 00:18:50,110 --> 00:18:51,290 I come from the mortal world. 388 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:53,090 I am not from a cultivation clan. 389 00:18:57,960 --> 00:18:58,420 No matter. 390 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:00,250 The Ascension Token is rare. 391 00:19:01,350 --> 00:19:03,620 The fact that you received one means you have fate with Yellow Maple Valley. 392 00:19:04,790 --> 00:19:05,460 My surname is Wu. 393 00:19:06,030 --> 00:19:06,860 From now on, 394 00:19:07,270 --> 00:19:08,490 you may call me Mentor Wu. 395 00:19:13,110 --> 00:19:13,810 Welcome 396 00:19:14,310 --> 00:19:15,180 to Yellow Maple Valley. 397 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:36,180 I am 398 00:19:38,110 --> 00:19:38,700 officially 399 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:39,420 a disciple 400 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:40,700 of Yellow Maple Valley 401 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:42,460 now. 402 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:00,290 Thank you, Mentor Wu. 403 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:06,090 For today, 404 00:20:06,310 --> 00:20:07,330 I will act as your guide 405 00:20:08,030 --> 00:20:08,900 and help you 406 00:20:09,310 --> 00:20:09,980 understand 407 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,010 the basic rules of the valley. 408 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:13,330 Follow me. 409 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:27,460 Mentor, 410 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:28,420 watch your step. 411 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:30,730 That is the Qianji Library. 412 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,140 It holds basic cultivation manuals and alchemy recipes. 413 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:34,980 You can borrow them by paying gems. 414 00:20:35,070 --> 00:20:35,490 I also 415 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:36,940 work there. 416 00:20:39,050 --> 00:20:39,830 To the west is where 417 00:20:39,830 --> 00:20:41,330 Qi Refining Stage disciples live. 418 00:20:41,830 --> 00:20:43,330 Aside from being hot like a steam furnace, 419 00:20:43,330 --> 00:20:44,660 it is not too bad. 420 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:46,460 If you have enough gems, 421 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:47,620 you can apply to move to the rear mountain, 422 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:49,140 where the accommodation is better. 423 00:20:50,510 --> 00:20:51,090 Move aside. 424 00:20:59,200 --> 00:20:59,770 Otherwise, 425 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,010 you will have to wait until you reach the Foundation Establishment, 426 00:21:01,030 --> 00:21:01,700 Thank you. 427 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:03,220 and establish your personal abode. 428 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:05,010 There are many things that require gems in the valley. 429 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,010 How can I earn them? 430 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,250 You can go to Baiji Hall and take on tasks 431 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:11,290 to earn gems. 432 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:12,940 What kind of tasks? 433 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:14,050 Tasks such as 434 00:21:14,050 --> 00:21:15,640 caring for spirit beasts in the valley, 435 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,090 supervising mining operations at the quarries, 436 00:21:18,550 --> 00:21:19,090 or instructing new disciples 437 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,160 in basic techniques 438 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:21,700 at the Chuangong Pavilion. 439 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:22,980 Each task pays a different amount 440 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:24,860 depending on its difficulty. 441 00:21:26,110 --> 00:21:27,570 Baiji Hall is overseen by Mentor Ye. 442 00:21:28,110 --> 00:21:29,460 He has a rather eccentric temperament, 443 00:21:29,830 --> 00:21:30,770 so stay sharp around him. 444 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:41,530 This is the Alchemy Room. 445 00:21:41,790 --> 00:21:43,050 Once you've saved up enough gems, 446 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:43,770 you can come here. 447 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:11,460 Ye. 448 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,420 What are you doing so early in the morning? 449 00:22:13,790 --> 00:22:14,770 I brought a new disciple 450 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:16,140 to pick up his entry supplies. 451 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:17,700 Didn't someone just come earlier? 452 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:18,380 Why are we doing this again? 453 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:20,140 Greetings, Mentor Ye. 454 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:24,980 You must be the one with the Ascension Token? 455 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,250 Even you've heard about it. 456 00:22:26,750 --> 00:22:27,860 These youngsters 457 00:22:28,310 --> 00:22:29,250 have no interest in learning, 458 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,140 but they are all experts when it comes to gossip. 459 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,010 You may not have much talent, 460 00:22:39,790 --> 00:22:40,860 but you sure are lucky. 461 00:22:47,110 --> 00:22:47,900 Wait here. 462 00:23:01,510 --> 00:23:02,090 Don't touch anything. 463 00:23:06,510 --> 00:23:07,250 Come here. 464 00:23:13,860 --> 00:23:14,980 [Cultivation Basics] 465 00:23:16,510 --> 00:23:18,090 This is the Yellow Maple Valley entry token. 466 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,220 Draw a strand of spiritual power and inject it to activate it. 467 00:23:20,550 --> 00:23:21,570 After that, it will be bound to you. 468 00:23:24,510 --> 00:23:25,530 Go ahead and infuse your spiritual power. 469 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:34,810 A tenfold mystic pouch, 470 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:36,250 one Cultivation Basics, 471 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,380 a set of daily refining tools, 472 00:23:40,070 --> 00:23:41,810 the Solarflame Sword and Cold Moon Blade, 473 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:45,780 and a yellow entry robe. 474 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:49,620 You will take tasks to earn gems, 475 00:23:49,830 --> 00:23:50,810 and spend them on gear 476 00:23:50,830 --> 00:23:51,940 and tools here with me. 477 00:23:53,350 --> 00:23:54,770 Come back when you have more gems. 478 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:57,220 Thank you, Mentor Ye. 479 00:24:09,590 --> 00:24:10,220 Well? 480 00:24:10,270 --> 00:24:11,620 Does the Yellow Maple Valley disciple's robe 481 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:12,980 not look flawless? 482 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:13,940 It does. 483 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:15,380 It is the first time in my life 484 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,380 I have seen a robe without stitching. 485 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:22,090 Walk with me. 486 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,180 That is about all you need to know 487 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:26,570 about the valley for now. 488 00:24:28,310 --> 00:24:28,980 According to sect rules, 489 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,090 anyone entering with an Ascension Token is to receive 490 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:32,980 a Foundation Pill in advance. 491 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:34,730 This one 492 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:35,980 is yours. 493 00:24:38,270 --> 00:24:38,860 Take it. 494 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:41,660 A word of advice. 495 00:24:42,030 --> 00:24:43,090 There are many 496 00:24:43,270 --> 00:24:44,140 who covet Foundation Pills. 497 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:45,700 Keep it safe. 498 00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:47,010 If you lose it, 499 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:48,980 no amount of gems will get you another. 500 00:24:53,110 --> 00:24:53,810 Thank you, Mentor. 501 00:24:55,110 --> 00:24:55,810 I am responsible 502 00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:57,770 for teaching the disciples basic cultivation techniques. 503 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,490 If you ever encounter difficulty in your cultivation, 504 00:25:00,830 --> 00:25:01,810 come find me anytime. 505 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:04,490 I will never forget your guidance 506 00:25:05,030 --> 00:25:05,980 when I succeed 507 00:25:06,790 --> 00:25:08,620 in reaching the Foundation Establishment. 508 00:25:09,030 --> 00:25:10,660 Don't worry about Foundation Establishment just yet. 509 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,460 Regardless of whether you succeed, 510 00:25:18,310 --> 00:25:19,250 this pill must be 511 00:25:19,510 --> 00:25:20,530 carefully safeguarded. 512 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:23,090 I'll remember that. 513 00:25:23,510 --> 00:25:24,140 Thank you. 514 00:25:24,270 --> 00:25:25,290 Hurry back to your quarters. 515 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,940 Even if they gave me a Foundation Pill, 516 00:25:30,510 --> 00:25:31,730 with a fake spirit root like mine, 517 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:33,570 I'll never reach the Foundation Establishment. 518 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:35,900 That must be 519 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:37,180 what he meant. 520 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:24,090 Don't give me that look. 521 00:26:26,070 --> 00:26:26,980 Wasted on the undeserving. 522 00:26:28,790 --> 00:26:29,940 Like giving a lamp to a blind man. 523 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:30,980 An absolute waste of resources. 524 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:01,700 Look at that snow. So white. 525 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:25,090 Hey, it's Ascension Token! 526 00:27:25,550 --> 00:27:26,050 Ascension Token! 527 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:28,810 My name is Han Li. 528 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,940 "Han Li" doesn't sound nearly as impressive as "Ascension Token." 529 00:27:31,270 --> 00:27:32,220 Why not just rename yourself? 530 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:33,460 You can be "Ascension Token" from now on. 531 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:35,530 You two, that's enough. 532 00:27:45,750 --> 00:27:47,140 Grandmaster Hongfu. 533 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:52,730 Choose a leaf you like. 534 00:28:02,750 --> 00:28:03,380 You will ride it 535 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:04,220 through the skies. 536 00:28:06,270 --> 00:28:07,180 Yellow Maple Valley's expanse is such that, 537 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:08,420 using just your legs, 538 00:28:08,790 --> 00:28:10,090 you wouldn't cover it in ten days. 539 00:28:11,110 --> 00:28:12,010 If you can't fly, 540 00:28:12,510 --> 00:28:13,330 you'll never find 541 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:14,530 your place here. 542 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,420 Most of you have only taken flight 543 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,250 in your dreams. 544 00:28:20,590 --> 00:28:21,290 Some are too timid 545 00:28:22,270 --> 00:28:23,770 to even dare dream of flying. 546 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:25,330 Those people 547 00:28:25,750 --> 00:28:26,730 will never leave the ground. 548 00:28:27,270 --> 00:28:28,460 Cultivation begins 549 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,730 by breaking past the limits in your heart. 550 00:28:31,550 --> 00:28:32,530 If the Kunpeng can soar, 551 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:33,900 so can people. 552 00:28:34,270 --> 00:28:35,770 Harness the power of Heaven and Earth, 553 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:36,730 command 554 00:28:36,830 --> 00:28:37,770 the six energies, 555 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:39,290 and fly upon the wind 556 00:28:39,590 --> 00:28:40,530 through the void. 557 00:28:41,750 --> 00:28:42,330 Grandmaster, 558 00:28:42,750 --> 00:28:44,460 are you saying that if we believe, 559 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:45,380 we can fly? 560 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:48,940 Then what does that make us cultivators? 561 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:50,860 Fools chasing dreams? 562 00:28:52,110 --> 00:28:53,250 Whether something is possible is one thing, 563 00:28:53,270 --> 00:28:54,940 but whether you can do it is another. 564 00:28:55,510 --> 00:28:56,250 Just because others can 565 00:28:56,550 --> 00:28:57,570 doesn't mean you can. 566 00:28:58,110 --> 00:28:58,940 Just because others cannot 567 00:28:59,550 --> 00:29:00,770 doesn't mean you cannot. 568 00:29:02,310 --> 00:29:03,380 Remain steady in both praise and shame, 569 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:04,770 and let your heart guide your every move. 570 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:06,460 This is the state 571 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:07,770 that cultivators seek to attain. 572 00:29:10,510 --> 00:29:11,050 All right. 573 00:29:12,110 --> 00:29:12,660 I've explained 574 00:29:12,750 --> 00:29:13,770 what needs to be explained. 575 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,140 Fly beyond the mountain ahead, 576 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:18,810 and you will be 577 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:20,380 formally inducted as disciples of Yellow Maple Valley. 578 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:28,620 Any other questions? 579 00:29:30,030 --> 00:29:30,700 Grandmaster Hongfu, 580 00:29:31,030 --> 00:29:31,810 we just need 581 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:32,660 to fly over the mountain. 582 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,330 We don't need to use these leaves, do we? 583 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:36,290 The choice is yours. 584 00:29:38,790 --> 00:29:40,010 I will be waiting on the other side. 585 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:43,770 I don't need this lousy leaf! 586 00:29:44,590 --> 00:29:44,900 Come on! 587 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:45,770 Come on! 588 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:46,290 Let's go. 589 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:47,010 Let's go! 590 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:05,620 How did this turn into tug-of-war? 591 00:31:45,510 --> 00:31:46,980 Harness the power of Heaven and Earth. 592 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:53,250 Command 593 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,490 the six energies. 594 00:32:08,310 --> 00:32:08,980 Here I go! 595 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:17,090 With the Kunpeng in my heart, 596 00:32:18,110 --> 00:32:19,220 I will surely take flight. 597 00:32:23,550 --> 00:32:24,330 This is too slow. 598 00:32:25,350 --> 00:32:26,420 This is no Kunpeng. 599 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:28,250 This is a bug. 600 00:32:45,310 --> 00:32:45,770 What do you think? 601 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:48,620 When did you learn this spell? 602 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,700 While the flowers of April fade in the mortal realm, 603 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,140 peach blossoms bloom anew at the mountain temple. 604 00:32:56,550 --> 00:32:57,330 It's just a small trick of mine. 605 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:00,050 Don't let Xuan'er see you 606 00:33:00,070 --> 00:33:01,220 using this. 607 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,090 Seeing all these flowers and plants 608 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:05,420 will only distract her more from her cultivation. 609 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:07,770 You're right. 610 00:33:08,270 --> 00:33:09,250 One moment. 611 00:33:18,350 --> 00:33:19,420 There. 612 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:20,140 No more of that. 613 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:21,860 I'll never use that again. 614 00:33:29,070 --> 00:33:29,570 Hongfu, 615 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,250 why are this year's 616 00:33:31,270 --> 00:33:32,420 new disciples 617 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:33,530 so untalented? 618 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:35,140 They're the worst group I've ever seen. 619 00:33:36,350 --> 00:33:37,570 That's not entirely true. 620 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:44,570 What about the disciple with the Ascension Token? 621 00:33:45,270 --> 00:33:46,290 Surely, his possession of such a rare item 622 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:47,460 indicates 623 00:33:47,550 --> 00:33:49,050 that there is something exceptional about him. 624 00:33:50,790 --> 00:33:52,900 It is a waste of a Foundation Pill. 625 00:33:54,510 --> 00:33:56,290 Still, he is not without merit. 626 00:33:57,590 --> 00:33:59,290 Maybe because he knows 627 00:34:00,110 --> 00:34:00,660 he is mediocre, 628 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:01,940 he has 629 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:02,770 a good attitude 630 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:04,050 and strong will. 631 00:34:10,070 --> 00:34:12,570 A human life is short, like trees in autumn. 632 00:34:13,750 --> 00:34:15,220 With talent like his, 633 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:16,490 I fear 634 00:34:16,510 --> 00:34:17,860 he might grow old and die 635 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:20,290 before he ever uses that Foundation Pill. 636 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:41,290 What was that for? 637 00:34:43,350 --> 00:34:45,250 I gave him some wind to wield. 638 00:34:45,830 --> 00:34:47,700 Let us see if he is a sparrow 639 00:34:48,790 --> 00:34:49,620 or a great swan. 640 00:35:08,540 --> 00:35:09,500 ♪Chasing wind♪ 641 00:35:09,820 --> 00:35:11,860 ♪I set out afar♪ 642 00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:13,660 ♪The road ahead lost♪ 643 00:35:14,060 --> 00:35:15,340 ♪My voice unheard♪ 644 00:35:15,700 --> 00:35:17,420 ♪I've tasted joy and sorrow♪ 645 00:35:17,620 --> 00:35:18,460 ♪Laying low♪ 646 00:35:18,860 --> 00:35:20,580 ♪I plan every move♪ 647 00:35:21,100 --> 00:35:22,540 ♪With a mortal heart 648 00:35:23,060 --> 00:35:24,340 ♪And lingering ties♪ 649 00:35:24,820 --> 00:35:26,460 ♪I'm roaming far and wide♪ 650 00:35:27,140 --> 00:35:30,100 ♪A twist of fate in desperate times♪ 651 00:35:30,500 --> 00:35:33,580 ♪A bond that outlives the dust of life♪ 652 00:35:35,340 --> 00:35:38,300 ♪Still chasing what immortality means♪ 653 00:35:39,420 --> 00:35:43,780 ♪Even eternity flashes by in a blink♪ 654 00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:49,100 ♪Don't mock my ordinary life♪ 655 00:35:49,380 --> 00:35:50,780 ♪I fight alone♪ 656 00:35:51,260 --> 00:35:53,060 ♪As chaos shakes the world♪ 657 00:35:56,340 --> 00:35:58,060 ♪Don't scorn my humble roots♪ 658 00:35:58,460 --> 00:35:59,820 ♪Kind at heart♪ 659 00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:01,620 ♪Ruthless when I must be♪ 660 00:36:02,260 --> 00:36:03,740 ♪Forged by trial♪ 661 00:36:03,940 --> 00:36:05,940 ♪I rise through three realms♪ 662 00:36:06,340 --> 00:36:09,700 ♪Reborn in the wheel of fate♪ 663 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:11,010 From today onward, 664 00:36:12,110 --> 00:36:13,610 you are officially disciples 665 00:36:14,230 --> 00:36:15,130 of Yellow Maple Valley. 666 00:36:16,030 --> 00:36:16,860 As your Sect Master, 667 00:36:17,150 --> 00:36:18,420 I have only one request. 668 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:20,610 Focus on your cultivation 669 00:36:21,110 --> 00:36:22,260 and avoid causing trouble. 670 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:24,460 Your purpose here 671 00:36:26,110 --> 00:36:26,740 is cultivation. 672 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:29,900 The first major milestone in cultivation 673 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:31,050 is the Foundation Establishment Stage. 674 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:34,210 - Once you reach the Foundation Establishment... - Want some? 675 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:34,740 I'm fine. 676 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:35,170 Thank you. 677 00:36:35,550 --> 00:36:36,300 ...you can absorb 678 00:36:36,630 --> 00:36:37,170 the essence 679 00:36:37,510 --> 00:36:38,980 of the sun, moon, earth, and heavens. 680 00:36:39,510 --> 00:36:40,420 You will no longer need to consume food 681 00:36:41,030 --> 00:36:41,900 or take in worldly impurities. 682 00:36:44,510 --> 00:36:45,090 So, 683 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:46,530 even if 684 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:48,010 you are still in the Qi Refining Stage, 685 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:49,170 you should already 686 00:36:49,510 --> 00:36:50,130 begin practicing fasting. 687 00:37:11,190 --> 00:37:12,340 You should eat later. 688 00:37:13,590 --> 00:37:14,170 It's fine. 689 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:15,460 I can eat 690 00:37:15,510 --> 00:37:16,420 while he talks. 691 00:37:26,030 --> 00:37:28,170 I can understand if it takes time 692 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:31,260 to let go of gourmet food. 693 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:33,380 But if you can't even put down a piece of flatbread, 694 00:37:34,190 --> 00:37:35,010 how will you ever succeed in cultivation? 695 00:37:37,070 --> 00:37:38,740 Who says cultivating means you can't eat? 696 00:37:40,030 --> 00:37:41,340 My family told me 697 00:37:41,670 --> 00:37:43,010 there's a Core Formation Grandmaster 698 00:37:43,230 --> 00:37:44,260 who loved eating. 699 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:46,340 They carry all their utensils with them. 700 00:37:46,670 --> 00:37:47,860 What's wrong with me eating a flatbread? 701 00:37:48,070 --> 00:37:49,300 It's better than starving. 702 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:51,530 Bad examples shouldn't be followed. 703 00:37:53,030 --> 00:37:54,530 Is there really a Core Formation Grandmaster 704 00:37:55,070 --> 00:37:55,740 that greedy? 705 00:37:56,070 --> 00:37:56,570 Indeed. 706 00:37:57,280 --> 00:37:58,420 Don't listen to his nonsense. 707 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:00,010 What a joke. 708 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,900 Is there really be such a gluttonous Core Formation cultivator? 709 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:09,210 The rule of the Ascension Token was set by our ancestors. 710 00:38:09,710 --> 00:38:10,490 It's not something that can be changed. 711 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:12,300 If you work hard and make good progress 712 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:13,650 with your variant spirit root, 713 00:38:14,510 --> 00:38:15,420 the Valley may grant you 714 00:38:15,630 --> 00:38:17,460 another Foundation Pill as a reward. 715 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:18,490 Another one? 716 00:38:24,670 --> 00:38:25,340 These 300 gems 717 00:38:25,710 --> 00:38:26,610 are compensation 718 00:38:27,110 --> 00:38:28,050 for you. 719 00:38:29,190 --> 00:38:29,650 Sect Master, 720 00:38:30,190 --> 00:38:31,610 I was the champion at the Tianwu Arena. 721 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:32,570 According to sect rules, 722 00:38:32,670 --> 00:38:33,980 I should receive a Foundation Pill. 723 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,530 You were simply unlucky. 724 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:40,260 By the sect's rules, 725 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:42,530 the Foundation Pill must go to him first. 726 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:44,460 That 727 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:45,980 is a rule 728 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:47,340 we cannot alter. 729 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:49,740 Sect Master, 730 00:38:50,070 --> 00:38:50,820 I cannot accept this! 731 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:51,650 Enough. 732 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:54,740 Just accept your loss and move on. 733 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:56,460 Did you not hear what the Sect Master said? 734 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:58,940 The Foundation Pill goes to the Ascension Token holder first. 735 00:38:59,230 --> 00:39:00,780 - But... - You are engaged 736 00:39:02,110 --> 00:39:03,530 to the daughter of the Chen family. 737 00:39:04,670 --> 00:39:07,260 The Chen family has plenty of Foundation Pills. 738 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:09,570 What's the matter? 739 00:39:10,110 --> 00:39:11,210 Too proud to ask them for one? 740 00:39:15,630 --> 00:39:16,490 If you want to blame someone, 741 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,460 blame the one with Ascension Token. 742 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:26,820 Watch closely. 743 00:39:36,710 --> 00:39:37,780 Did everyone understand? 744 00:39:38,510 --> 00:39:40,090 Is there learn a specific technique you wish to learn? 745 00:39:40,510 --> 00:39:40,940 Mentor. 746 00:39:41,070 --> 00:39:42,530 - Mentor. - Mentor. 747 00:39:44,630 --> 00:39:45,690 You, over there, go first. 748 00:39:47,540 --> 00:39:50,460 ♪We made a promise to reunite♪ 749 00:39:51,620 --> 00:39:54,500 ♪And walked into the unknown♪ 750 00:39:56,140 --> 00:39:58,580 ♪But now that we've met again...♪ 751 00:39:58,590 --> 00:39:59,380 I want to learn 752 00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:02,260 Aura Concealment. 753 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:04,530 A fake spirit root wants 754 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:06,490 to learn Aura Concealment? 755 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:07,570 What aura do you have to hide? 756 00:40:09,630 --> 00:40:10,420 Aura Concealment, 757 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:11,780 as the name suggests, 758 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:13,210 uses spiritual aura 759 00:40:13,510 --> 00:40:14,860 to isolate yourself from the outside world. 760 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:15,900 If done well, 761 00:40:16,710 --> 00:40:18,090 it can hide 762 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:19,130 your presence 763 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:20,420 and actions 764 00:40:20,550 --> 00:40:21,490 from others. 765 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:22,780 Observe. 766 00:40:25,500 --> 00:40:28,980 ♪Never let yourself become a hollow husk of what you once were...♪ 767 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:32,820 What? 768 00:40:33,510 --> 00:40:34,170 Where is he? 769 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:35,460 Where did he go? 770 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:37,490 Where's Mentor Wu? 771 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:38,420 He vanished in an instant. 772 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:39,130 Amazing. 773 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:42,300 Come. 774 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:43,210 No wonder they call it Aura Concealment. 775 00:40:43,710 --> 00:40:44,090 Now, 776 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:45,420 you give it a try. 777 00:40:45,660 --> 00:40:48,980 ♪We're just fleeting mortals♪ 778 00:40:49,620 --> 00:40:53,180 ♪Time slipped by before we knew♪ 779 00:40:53,820 --> 00:40:57,220 ♪Yet we burn that spark of light♪ 780 00:40:57,980 --> 00:41:01,340 ♪Into this starry sky♪ 781 00:41:01,980 --> 00:41:05,460 ♪Starlight fades into the Milky Way...♪ 782 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:08,490 He didn't conceal anything. 783 00:41:08,510 --> 00:41:09,530 What did you even conceal? 784 00:41:12,150 --> 00:41:12,940 Mentor Ye. 785 00:41:15,190 --> 00:41:15,980 Today's lesson 786 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:18,300 is on talisman crafting. 787 00:41:18,500 --> 00:41:21,940 ♪Each step of fate's game unclear♪ 788 00:41:22,900 --> 00:41:26,140 ♪Who can guess the ending?♪ 789 00:41:26,580 --> 00:41:30,220 ♪But my heart has never rested♪ 790 00:41:30,820 --> 00:41:33,820 ♪Ever chasing, still searching on...♪ 791 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:34,490 Give it a try. 792 00:41:34,980 --> 00:41:38,420 ♪Through all the joy and sorrow♪ 793 00:41:39,180 --> 00:41:42,540 ♪How do I choose the way?♪ 794 00:41:43,220 --> 00:41:46,660 ♪Now we part, so far apart♪ 795 00:41:47,260 --> 00:41:50,780 ♪We walk our separate paths♪ 796 00:42:26,220 --> 00:42:30,300 ♪Just as I rise to compete, the years have already fled...♪ 797 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:32,740 The morning glow really does feel better than the evening glow. 798 00:42:35,220 --> 00:42:38,540 ♪To be one who stands tall between heaven and earth♪ 799 00:42:39,140 --> 00:42:42,700 ♪Never let yourself become a hollow husk of what you once were♪ 800 00:42:57,620 --> 00:43:02,940 ♪Shards of dreams inside a dream♪ 801 00:43:04,180 --> 00:43:09,580 ♪A pale moon falls into mirrored skies♪ 802 00:43:09,700 --> 00:43:12,900 ♪Years slipped by as I lingered on♪ 803 00:43:13,140 --> 00:43:15,380 ♪Old scenes rise again♪ 804 00:43:15,780 --> 00:43:18,620 ♪Too hard to forget♪ 805 00:43:19,140 --> 00:43:23,100 ♪Easier just to miss♪ 806 00:43:23,940 --> 00:43:29,420 ♪They say the past fades like smoke♪ 807 00:43:30,580 --> 00:43:35,860 ♪But looking back still stirs the ache♪ 808 00:43:36,460 --> 00:43:39,500 ♪This noisy world, this lonely page♪ 809 00:43:39,780 --> 00:43:41,900 ♪Swept away by time♪ 810 00:43:42,540 --> 00:43:45,180 ♪Eyes once looked far♪ 811 00:43:45,660 --> 00:43:49,620 ♪Now lost in the shift♪ 812 00:43:50,100 --> 00:43:52,940 ♪Autumn winds stir♪ 813 00:43:53,220 --> 00:43:55,140 ♪Smoke curls once more♪ 814 00:43:55,580 --> 00:43:58,020 ♪Like clouds on the edge of sky♪ 815 00:43:58,340 --> 00:44:01,860 ♪Returning to my eyes♪ 816 00:44:02,420 --> 00:44:05,380 ♪Looking back from the mountaintop♪ 817 00:44:05,700 --> 00:44:08,620 ♪Time lost its name♪ 818 00:44:09,020 --> 00:44:11,860 ♪Was it yesterday♪ 819 00:44:12,260 --> 00:44:15,820 ♪Or tomorrow?♪ 820 00:44:16,180 --> 00:44:19,020 ♪The world has changed♪ 821 00:44:19,420 --> 00:44:21,260 ♪Beyond recall♪ 822 00:44:21,820 --> 00:44:23,540 ♪Time will fade♪ 823 00:44:23,940 --> 00:44:28,740 ♪All the words ever spoken♪ 824 00:44:29,420 --> 00:44:32,300 ♪Only this longing remains♪ 825 00:44:32,780 --> 00:44:38,060 ♪Crossing centuries and days♪ 826 00:44:39,180 --> 00:44:45,820 ♪In a fleeting moment we call eternity♪ 827 00:44:46,300 --> 00:44:56,020 ♪In a fleeting moment called eternity♪ 827 00:44:57,305 --> 00:45:57,234 Do you want subtitles for any video? 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