The Immortal Ascension

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=- 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 6] 26 00:01:39,310 --> 00:01:40,570 I paid the right price 27 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:42,140 for the right thing. 28 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:43,940 That's what a fair deal should be. 29 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:44,860 Fine. 30 00:01:45,190 --> 00:01:46,380 Then let me show you 31 00:01:46,750 --> 00:01:48,060 what fairness really means! 32 00:01:49,350 --> 00:01:50,010 Senior Lu, 33 00:01:50,830 --> 00:01:52,580 that fragment of a magic item is dispensable anyway. 34 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:54,260 The spirit root test is coming up. 35 00:01:55,230 --> 00:01:56,620 Better not stir up trouble. 36 00:01:59,160 --> 00:01:59,740 All right. 37 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:02,460 Since you spoke up, 38 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:04,170 I'll back off. 39 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:06,100 Kid, 40 00:02:06,510 --> 00:02:08,410 you won't be so lucky next time. 41 00:02:10,790 --> 00:02:11,220 Let's go! 42 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,010 These clan disciples 43 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:18,180 really are arrogant. 44 00:02:23,430 --> 00:02:25,050 Thanks for stepping in just now. 45 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:26,260 I'm Han Yunzhi. 46 00:02:26,790 --> 00:02:27,730 What's your name? 47 00:02:28,150 --> 00:02:28,620 Han Li. 48 00:02:31,390 --> 00:02:32,050 Li, 49 00:02:32,670 --> 00:02:34,330 are you also here for the spirit root test? 50 00:02:37,110 --> 00:02:38,300 It's about to begin. 51 00:02:38,470 --> 00:02:39,450 Let's go together. 52 00:02:40,590 --> 00:02:41,020 Sure. 53 00:03:02,980 --> 00:03:05,420 [Ye Fei from Yellow Maple Valley] 54 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:30,850 Fellow cultivators, 55 00:03:31,510 --> 00:03:33,330 this round of the trials is hosted by our Moonshadow Sect, 56 00:03:33,350 --> 00:03:34,570 on behalf of the Seven Sects. 57 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:36,820 As long as you pass the spirit root test... 58 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:37,380 Han! 59 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:38,210 - Over here! - ...you'll have a chance 60 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:39,380 to be accepted into any sect. 61 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:40,570 If your talent is exceptional... 62 00:03:40,590 --> 00:03:41,490 I thought you almost missed it. 63 00:03:41,510 --> 00:03:42,770 ...you might even receive 64 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:44,660 invitations from several sects at once. 65 00:03:45,150 --> 00:03:46,410 Then, the candidates get to choose 66 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:47,500 where they want to go. 67 00:03:52,430 --> 00:03:52,980 Han, 68 00:03:53,190 --> 00:03:53,850 you all right? 69 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:55,290 Listen. 70 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:56,450 In the cultivation world, 71 00:03:56,590 --> 00:03:57,410 there's a clear hierarchy. 72 00:03:57,630 --> 00:03:59,260 Low-level cultivators must not look directly at those above them. 73 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:00,610 That one up there 74 00:04:01,030 --> 00:04:02,610 is a grandmaster at Core Formation Stage. 75 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,260 Never stare at her like that. Got it? 76 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,290 So that's a Core Formation cultivator. 77 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:11,060 Yeah. 78 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:14,610 The slots are limited, 79 00:04:14,870 --> 00:04:16,220 so make the most of this chance. 80 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:57,690 Yan Ruyan. 81 00:04:57,910 --> 00:04:58,660 Wood element. 82 00:04:58,710 --> 00:04:59,450 Heavenly spirit root. 83 00:04:59,710 --> 00:05:00,130 Passed. 84 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:00,980 Heavenly spirit root! 85 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:03,410 - She has a heavenly spirit root! - That's amazing! 86 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,260 She's worthy of the heiress of the Yan Clan. 87 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:06,220 Looks like it won't be long 88 00:05:06,430 --> 00:05:08,410 before Yue Kingdom gains another Core Formation expert! 89 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:17,610 [Seven Sects' invitations] All seven sects want her! 90 00:05:17,910 --> 00:05:18,850 She's incredible! 91 00:05:22,190 --> 00:05:23,340 I choose the Moonshadow Sect. 92 00:05:29,340 --> 00:05:30,460 [Moonshadow Sect] 93 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:37,410 They say the Moonshadow Sect 94 00:05:37,430 --> 00:05:39,170 is the strongest of the Seven Sects currently. 95 00:06:07,620 --> 00:06:09,420 [Treasure Girl] 96 00:06:09,750 --> 00:06:10,780 You blind fool! 97 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:12,250 How dare you steal from me? 98 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:17,050 It's just a trial. 99 00:06:17,270 --> 00:06:18,050 Don't let it turn deadly! 100 00:06:18,190 --> 00:06:18,850 Leave it at that. 101 00:06:22,830 --> 00:06:23,930 Fire-wood-element dual spirit root. 102 00:06:24,390 --> 00:06:24,900 Passed. 103 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:35,800 I choose the Moonshadow Sect! 104 00:06:38,830 --> 00:06:39,290 Later, 105 00:06:39,390 --> 00:06:40,370 I'm going with Moonshadow too. 106 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:41,670 Which one will you choose, Han? 107 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:46,640 I'm good with any sect. 108 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:00,930 I choose Yellow Maple Valley! 109 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:02,660 I pick Clear Void Sect! 110 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:04,370 I'm choosing Yellow Maple Valley! 111 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:06,460 I'm going with Spirit Beast Mountain! 112 00:07:07,870 --> 00:07:09,540 I'm picking Giant Sword Sect! 113 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:43,850 Brother! 114 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:45,370 I'm dying... 115 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:46,410 You okay, brother? 116 00:07:46,630 --> 00:07:47,140 Brother! 117 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,080 Water-fire-earth-element triple spirit root. 118 00:07:50,540 --> 00:07:51,090 Passed. 119 00:07:52,390 --> 00:07:53,170 Put him here. 120 00:07:54,070 --> 00:07:54,930 Be careful. 121 00:07:55,750 --> 00:07:56,170 It's okay. 122 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:56,980 He's still alive. 123 00:08:04,510 --> 00:08:06,020 You weren't accepted by the Seven Sects. 124 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:06,930 Rejected. 125 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:07,930 What? 126 00:08:07,930 --> 00:08:09,250 Why is he rejected? 127 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:10,610 Why didn't they take me? 128 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:12,700 What do I lack compared to them? 129 00:08:13,390 --> 00:08:14,370 So this is your so-called fairness, 130 00:08:14,630 --> 00:08:15,780 Seven Sects? 131 00:08:18,430 --> 00:08:19,980 You truly forgot what you did? 132 00:08:43,310 --> 00:08:44,100 I grabbed it! 133 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,900 Metal-water-fire-earth-element quad spirit root. 134 00:08:47,190 --> 00:08:47,700 Rejected. 135 00:08:53,390 --> 00:08:53,850 Han, 136 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:54,700 it's all up to you now! 137 00:09:07,680 --> 00:09:08,220 Kid, 138 00:09:08,430 --> 00:09:09,540 it's not your turn yet. 139 00:09:10,430 --> 00:09:11,250 He's way too cocky. 140 00:09:12,070 --> 00:09:14,540 Looks like your spirit root must be trash. 141 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:16,290 That guy holds a grudge. 142 00:09:16,950 --> 00:09:18,700 How can trash like him exist in the cultivation world? 143 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,100 Wind-element variant spirit root. 144 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:22,170 Passed. 145 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:28,290 I choose Yellow Maple Valley! 146 00:09:30,560 --> 00:09:31,490 How boring. 147 00:09:32,190 --> 00:09:34,020 That was too easy! 148 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:35,290 Qiaoqian. 149 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:41,580 Water-earth-element dual spirit root. 150 00:09:41,950 --> 00:09:42,540 Passed. 151 00:09:43,310 --> 00:09:44,290 Another one made it. 152 00:09:52,870 --> 00:09:53,780 I pick Yellow Maple Valley. 153 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:01,290 Now give him the orb. 154 00:10:29,910 --> 00:10:31,650 Wood-water-fire-earth-element quad spirit root. 155 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:32,980 Rejected. 156 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:37,700 Rogue cultivators always get rejected. 157 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,890 With a fake spirit root, yet dare show up here? 158 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:43,300 How shameless! 159 00:10:43,390 --> 00:10:44,370 Totally shameless! 160 00:10:45,670 --> 00:10:47,340 Embarrassing! 161 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,580 Wood-earth-element dual spirit root. 162 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:11,460 Passed. 163 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:14,850 Han. 164 00:11:14,850 --> 00:11:15,860 We're up next! 165 00:11:21,670 --> 00:11:22,610 I choose Spirit Beast Mountain! 166 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,260 This is the final cultivator 167 00:11:41,260 --> 00:11:42,700 to pass the test today. 168 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,060 Didn't expect it. 169 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:58,770 We're both outcasts now. 170 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,340 No need to feel down, everyone. 171 00:12:04,790 --> 00:12:06,490 There's still the tournament at Tianwu Arena! 172 00:12:06,670 --> 00:12:07,370 The tournament? 173 00:12:07,790 --> 00:12:09,060 Will that even help? 174 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:10,730 Even if we fight, 175 00:12:11,790 --> 00:12:12,890 as rogue cultivators, 176 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:14,010 going up against those clan kids 177 00:12:14,030 --> 00:12:16,100 raised on elixirs since birth, 178 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:17,300 what chance do we have? 179 00:12:17,910 --> 00:12:18,980 Are we rogue cultivators 180 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,330 doomed to always be trampled by them? 181 00:12:21,390 --> 00:12:22,300 I can't just swallow this! 182 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,100 They keep talking about the same stuff. 183 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:25,180 Still, 184 00:12:25,630 --> 00:12:26,890 there might be another way. 185 00:12:27,790 --> 00:12:29,010 I happen to have a clever plan. 186 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:30,300 But... 187 00:12:30,630 --> 00:12:32,100 I'll need everyone's help. 188 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:33,610 What plan, Sir? 189 00:12:33,790 --> 00:12:35,420 We can't wait. Just spit it out! 190 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:36,180 Sir, please tell us! 191 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:37,420 No more teasing. 192 00:12:38,550 --> 00:12:39,300 Mr. Wan, 193 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:41,650 if we run into each other on the arena, 194 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,130 how do you think you'd fare? 195 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,580 Sir, you're really joking. 196 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:49,060 Your cultivation is way above mine. 197 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,250 Of course I'd lose. 198 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:52,770 Then... 199 00:12:54,670 --> 00:12:55,730 what if I lend you 200 00:12:55,870 --> 00:12:56,580 this horsetail whisk? 201 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:58,340 It's a mid-grade artifact. 202 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:00,300 Well... 203 00:13:00,750 --> 00:13:01,610 I might have a fifty-fifty chance. 204 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:04,890 What if I also lend you 205 00:13:05,030 --> 00:13:06,060 this treasure? 206 00:13:07,510 --> 00:13:08,530 Then... 207 00:13:08,630 --> 00:13:09,490 maybe... 208 00:13:09,750 --> 00:13:10,130 Oh, 209 00:13:10,270 --> 00:13:11,460 I'd have a seventy percent chance! 210 00:13:12,270 --> 00:13:12,820 Great. 211 00:13:13,630 --> 00:13:14,700 In the cultivation world, 212 00:13:15,390 --> 00:13:16,730 battles aren't just about power. 213 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,220 They also rely on artifacts, 214 00:13:18,510 --> 00:13:19,130 talismans, 215 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:20,250 and pills. 216 00:13:21,270 --> 00:13:22,460 In terms of strength and techniques, 217 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:23,580 we can't compete 218 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:24,610 with those arrogant clan disciples. 219 00:13:25,030 --> 00:13:26,100 But there's one thing we have 220 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:27,370 that they don't, 221 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,010 unity. 222 00:13:29,910 --> 00:13:31,700 If our Azure Vein Society had a hundred rogue cultivators, 223 00:13:32,030 --> 00:13:32,700 and each one 224 00:13:32,870 --> 00:13:34,460 was willing to contribute a treasure, 225 00:13:35,150 --> 00:13:35,820 then we'd have 226 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:37,730 a hundred treasures in our hands! 227 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:39,490 With that many treasures, 228 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:41,220 even if we're facing 229 00:13:41,550 --> 00:13:42,700 Foundation Establishment cultivators, 230 00:13:42,910 --> 00:13:43,530 we might 231 00:13:43,630 --> 00:13:44,490 still stand a chance. 232 00:13:45,150 --> 00:13:46,130 Absolutely! 233 00:13:47,510 --> 00:13:49,340 I'm willing to lend my mid-grade whisk 234 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:51,060 for everyone to use. 235 00:13:51,550 --> 00:13:52,420 Qingwen... 236 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:54,480 Since I brought this up, 237 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:55,420 it's only right I set the example. 238 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:56,700 I've said before. 239 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,250 The reason I founded the Azure Vein Society 240 00:13:58,390 --> 00:13:59,530 was to build a world 241 00:13:59,550 --> 00:14:00,650 where all cultivators are equal. 242 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:02,700 We'll show those clan kids 243 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,060 that rogue cultivators like us 244 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:05,420 are no less than any of them! 245 00:14:05,630 --> 00:14:06,060 Yes! 246 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:06,700 - Yes! - Right! 247 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:07,370 We're not weaker than them! 248 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:08,100 They're nothing special! 249 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,250 See? 250 00:14:09,510 --> 00:14:10,700 You can't go wrong following this sir! 251 00:14:10,870 --> 00:14:11,460 I know, 252 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:12,890 even with all these treasures, 253 00:14:13,150 --> 00:14:13,980 not everyone here 254 00:14:14,150 --> 00:14:16,010 will walk away victorious. 255 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,300 But as long as we give it our all, 256 00:14:18,630 --> 00:14:19,490 even if we lose, 257 00:14:19,790 --> 00:14:21,460 we'll make those clan disciples see 258 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:22,670 we rogue cultivators 259 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:23,690 won't be pushed around! 260 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,470 We won't be pushed around! 261 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:26,530 We won't be pushed around! 262 00:14:26,790 --> 00:14:27,180 Sir, 263 00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:28,650 even though I lack talent, 264 00:14:28,870 --> 00:14:29,420 I still want 265 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:30,250 to contribute something! 266 00:14:30,630 --> 00:14:31,060 Good! 267 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:32,650 Then, 268 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:33,980 those who want to help, 269 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:34,770 come with me! 270 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:35,730 All right! 271 00:14:36,030 --> 00:14:36,490 Let's go! 272 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:37,130 Yes! 273 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:38,060 I'll contribute what I can! 274 00:14:39,550 --> 00:14:40,130 Take mine! 275 00:14:40,410 --> 00:14:41,330 - Take mine! - Here you go! 276 00:14:41,790 --> 00:14:42,180 Take mine! 277 00:14:42,270 --> 00:14:43,980 So that's their plan all along. 278 00:14:51,670 --> 00:14:52,300 Mr. Han, 279 00:14:52,790 --> 00:14:53,820 would you be willing to help? 280 00:14:57,670 --> 00:14:59,010 After hearing what you said, 281 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:00,730 I've lost interest 282 00:15:01,030 --> 00:15:02,340 in joining the Seven Sects. 283 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:04,580 I won't join the tournament 284 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:06,490 at Tianwu Arena. 285 00:15:08,550 --> 00:15:09,300 My friend, 286 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:10,610 this is our best chance 287 00:15:10,630 --> 00:15:11,980 to make a name for ourselves! 288 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:12,610 Yeah, a golden opportunity! 289 00:15:12,630 --> 00:15:13,250 - Right! - Totally! 290 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:14,790 Do your part! 291 00:15:14,790 --> 00:15:15,940 Looks like I can't leave today 292 00:15:16,550 --> 00:15:17,770 without bleeding a little. 293 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:18,730 If you've got treasures, 294 00:15:18,790 --> 00:15:19,940 bring them out and share! 295 00:15:21,750 --> 00:15:22,300 All right. 296 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:25,490 I happened 297 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:26,890 to come across 298 00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:28,370 a restorative pill. 299 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,180 I planned to keep it for myself. 300 00:15:30,910 --> 00:15:31,650 But under the circumstances, 301 00:15:33,270 --> 00:15:34,420 I'll share it with everyone. 302 00:15:34,750 --> 00:15:36,700 Much appreciated, Mr.! 303 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,010 That's a good one. 304 00:15:40,750 --> 00:15:41,820 Ugh, my stomach hurts. 305 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:44,340 I need to take a quick break. 306 00:15:44,910 --> 00:15:45,820 You guys keep chatting. 307 00:15:56,790 --> 00:15:57,370 Han! 308 00:16:02,670 --> 00:16:03,340 You... 309 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:04,730 You're fine? 310 00:16:07,390 --> 00:16:08,010 I'm fine now. 311 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:13,130 Xiaoshan, 312 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,100 Are you here to talk me 313 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,370 into joining the Azure Vein Society? 314 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:17,730 Of course not. 315 00:16:18,270 --> 00:16:18,770 But, 316 00:16:18,790 --> 00:16:19,580 aren't you planning to join 317 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:20,820 the Tianwu Arena tournament 318 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:21,980 and win yourself a Foundation Pill? 319 00:16:23,670 --> 00:16:24,730 The Seven Sects are great, 320 00:16:25,390 --> 00:16:26,730 but I gotta stay alive first. 321 00:16:27,630 --> 00:16:28,650 I knew it, Han. 322 00:16:28,670 --> 00:16:29,730 You're not one to go in blind. 323 00:16:32,790 --> 00:16:33,180 Well, 324 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,580 you weren't joining the fight. 325 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,010 So why'd you still 326 00:16:37,150 --> 00:16:38,180 share your treasure? 327 00:16:38,710 --> 00:16:40,530 Just trying to win us rogues a little respect. 328 00:16:40,790 --> 00:16:41,610 Xiaoshan. 329 00:16:43,870 --> 00:16:45,180 I can't shake the feeling that those guys 330 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:46,530 aren't as simple as they look. 331 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,650 With your kind of naivety, 332 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:50,100 you'll get burned. 333 00:16:50,550 --> 00:16:51,300 No way! 334 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:52,850 All rogue cultivators are one big family! 335 00:16:53,030 --> 00:16:53,980 You're overthinking it, Han. 336 00:16:58,320 --> 00:16:59,460 With what we saved up earlier, 337 00:16:59,630 --> 00:17:01,220 we've got thirty-eight artifacts now. 338 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:02,130 Qingwen, 339 00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:04,060 why not take all this 340 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:05,890 and run off now? 341 00:17:06,120 --> 00:17:06,610 No can do. 342 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:07,820 The barrier at the Tainan Bazaar 343 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:09,420 won't lift until the tournament is over. 344 00:17:10,030 --> 00:17:11,340 We can't leave yet. 345 00:17:13,670 --> 00:17:14,650 If those rogue cultivators 346 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,010 give up their treasures willingly, 347 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:16,820 that's ideal. 348 00:17:17,630 --> 00:17:19,010 If not... 349 00:17:20,270 --> 00:17:21,100 Don't worry, Sir! 350 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:22,300 If they won't, 351 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:23,220 I'll be the first to... 352 00:17:23,510 --> 00:17:23,890 Yeah, 353 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:24,650 we won't spare them! 354 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:29,340 How many times do I have to say it? 355 00:17:29,550 --> 00:17:30,700 Stop talking about fighting and killing 356 00:17:30,740 --> 00:17:31,610 all the time! 357 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:36,250 Get up. 358 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:40,730 Yes, Sir. 359 00:17:41,270 --> 00:17:42,060 Step back. 360 00:17:51,550 --> 00:17:52,250 Li! 361 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:58,490 I finally found you! 362 00:17:59,150 --> 00:18:00,100 What is it now? 363 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:01,980 I've got more talismans here. 364 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:03,770 I want to trade for more pills. 365 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:04,770 Would that be okay? 366 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:11,890 I've got Strength Boost Talismans, 367 00:18:11,910 --> 00:18:12,650 and Freezing Talismans. 368 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,530 These are offensive. 369 00:18:14,790 --> 00:18:16,300 These ones are defensive. 370 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,370 This Vajra Talisman is amazing! 371 00:18:18,870 --> 00:18:19,580 It can block 372 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,820 a full-force strike from a tenth-level Qi Refiner! 373 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:23,300 What about this one? 374 00:18:23,750 --> 00:18:25,250 This is a Thunderfire Talisman. 375 00:18:25,550 --> 00:18:27,820 It hits with both lightning and fire at once. 376 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:29,010 Look! 377 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:34,180 Maybe... 378 00:18:34,630 --> 00:18:36,220 I'll get you two brand new ones. 379 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:38,850 That's weird. 380 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:40,900 I followed the book's instructions exactly. 381 00:18:42,790 --> 00:18:43,380 Li, 382 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:44,330 how about 383 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:45,530 these two? 384 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:46,770 I guarantee 385 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:47,940 they're top quality. 386 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,180 These two... 387 00:18:51,550 --> 00:18:52,180 Miss Han, 388 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,090 why do you need pills so urgently? 389 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,090 I want to cure my brother's illness. 390 00:19:00,270 --> 00:19:01,050 Sorry, 391 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:02,810 but your talismans 392 00:19:03,110 --> 00:19:03,770 are not very useful 393 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:04,730 to me. 394 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,010 Still, 395 00:19:08,110 --> 00:19:08,900 if you've got 396 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,010 cinnabar and talisman paper, 397 00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:12,380 I might be interested. 398 00:19:13,790 --> 00:19:14,810 You want to make talismans yourself? 399 00:19:17,350 --> 00:19:17,940 Then you'll 400 00:19:18,030 --> 00:19:18,900 definitely need this! 401 00:19:22,790 --> 00:19:23,420 This one 402 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:24,530 is a Golden Bamboo Brush. 403 00:19:25,270 --> 00:19:25,980 The tip 404 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:27,770 is made from the tail hair of a Level 2 demon beast. 405 00:19:28,350 --> 00:19:28,940 The shaft 406 00:19:29,070 --> 00:19:31,220 is forged from black iron mixed with refined gold. 407 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,090 It was crafted using secret techniques 408 00:19:33,350 --> 00:19:35,220 by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. 409 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,090 This is a must-have tool for talisman making! 410 00:19:50,070 --> 00:19:51,010 A true rarity! 411 00:19:51,830 --> 00:19:52,810 You're really selling it to me? 412 00:19:53,510 --> 00:19:54,460 Honestly... 413 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,380 it's a family heirloom. 414 00:19:57,270 --> 00:19:58,490 But as you can see, 415 00:19:58,790 --> 00:20:00,180 I'm terrible 416 00:20:00,310 --> 00:20:01,810 at making talismans. 417 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,530 So this brush 418 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:04,620 is pretty much wasted 419 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:05,570 on me. 420 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:07,620 How much are you asking? 421 00:20:09,310 --> 00:20:10,420 Two bottles of pills. 422 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:11,330 How about that? 423 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:13,900 I'll even throw in 424 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:14,770 these talismans, ink, 425 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,010 and this Talisman Compendium. 426 00:20:16,010 --> 00:20:19,620 [Talisman Compendium] 427 00:20:22,550 --> 00:20:23,010 Deal. 428 00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:33,980 Li! 429 00:20:36,830 --> 00:20:38,660 I also have a Clear Stream Note. 430 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:39,620 It's got all sorts of funny stories 431 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:40,940 from the cultivation world. 432 00:20:41,070 --> 00:20:41,810 I've read it already. 433 00:20:42,070 --> 00:20:43,250 If you get bored, 434 00:20:43,350 --> 00:20:44,250 maybe it'll help pass the time. 435 00:20:50,460 --> 00:20:51,420 [Clear Stream Note] 436 00:20:53,790 --> 00:20:54,810 I was hoping to learn more anyway. 437 00:20:55,590 --> 00:20:56,050 Thanks. 438 00:21:12,750 --> 00:21:14,290 "Anyone holding an Ascension Token 439 00:21:14,750 --> 00:21:16,180 can skip testing and join a sect, 440 00:21:16,830 --> 00:21:18,700 and even get a Foundation Pill." 441 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,010 What's an Ascension Token? 442 00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:32,860 [Token] 443 00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:06,090 Han! 444 00:22:07,110 --> 00:22:08,180 Let's go check out the Tianwu Arena! 445 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:10,050 I heard 446 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:11,290 the sects have prepared 447 00:22:11,310 --> 00:22:12,770 a bunch of rewards this time 448 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,090 to attract more participants. 449 00:22:15,350 --> 00:22:17,220 The winner gets a Foundation Pill 450 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,770 and a ton of gems and techniques. 451 00:22:22,070 --> 00:22:22,770 Xiaoshan, 452 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,050 I got a book 453 00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:27,180 with all sorts of cultivation oddities. 454 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:28,620 Not sure if they're true. 455 00:22:29,070 --> 00:22:30,140 Want to check it out together? 456 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:30,900 Sure! 457 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:34,050 Come over. 458 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,330 Clear Stream Note? 459 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:53,810 What's this? 460 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:55,940 Looks like 461 00:22:56,550 --> 00:22:58,980 a token from some sect. 462 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:02,330 That's not just any token. 463 00:23:03,590 --> 00:23:04,940 Look at the writing on it. 464 00:23:08,750 --> 00:23:10,420 Ascension Token... 465 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:13,180 Ascension Token? 466 00:23:13,350 --> 00:23:14,290 What's that? 467 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:18,800 The Ascension Token 468 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:20,530 is for... 469 00:23:20,790 --> 00:23:22,010 They say... 470 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:24,570 Well, I heard, 471 00:23:25,550 --> 00:23:26,770 if you hold 472 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:28,640 an Ascension Token, 473 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:29,700 you don't have to fight, 474 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:30,970 don't have to take the spirit root test, 475 00:23:31,590 --> 00:23:32,940 you get straight into any of the Seven Sects. 476 00:23:33,790 --> 00:23:34,530 Is that true? 477 00:23:35,310 --> 00:23:36,570 Nonsense! 478 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:37,940 If that were true, 479 00:23:38,070 --> 00:23:39,810 everyone would be fighting over this token. 480 00:23:40,070 --> 00:23:41,570 Who'd bother risking their lives at the tournament? 481 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:43,980 Exactly. 482 00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:45,570 Sounds like a made-up story. 483 00:23:52,750 --> 00:23:53,420 Grandmaster, 484 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:54,530 you were right. 485 00:23:54,750 --> 00:23:56,420 Several clan disciples 486 00:23:56,510 --> 00:23:58,050 have reported their tokens stolen. 487 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,700 The Azure Vein Society never quit causing trouble, 488 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:04,900 even hit during the entrance test. 489 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:07,180 What should we do now? 490 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,220 So those rogue cultivators' missing 491 00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:12,660 is really linked to them. 492 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,490 And now they're pinning it on the clan disciples. 493 00:24:15,590 --> 00:24:16,980 Once the Tianwu Arena tournament ends, 494 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:18,980 let's arrest them all. 495 00:24:21,030 --> 00:24:21,700 Yes, Grandmaster. 496 00:24:45,070 --> 00:24:45,700 Looks like 497 00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:47,090 this Ascension Token 498 00:24:47,510 --> 00:24:48,490 is tied to Yellow Maple Valley. 499 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:50,420 Yellow Maple Valley... 500 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:52,140 They say it's one of the top sects 501 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:53,940 among the Seven. 502 00:24:54,590 --> 00:24:55,700 What luck! 503 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:24,810 Nothing left to worry about now. 504 00:25:52,790 --> 00:25:54,490 Charging in knowing you'll lose? 505 00:25:54,830 --> 00:25:56,660 You think you're worthy of this Foundation Pill? 506 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:58,250 I've waited for this day 507 00:25:58,400 --> 00:25:59,530 for decades. 508 00:26:00,110 --> 00:26:01,290 You clan kid, 509 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:02,700 don't get cocky! 510 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:21,570 Who is this Qingwen? 511 00:26:21,830 --> 00:26:23,010 Why does he have so many treasures? 512 00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:25,140 Is Lu 513 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:26,220 about to lose? 514 00:26:27,270 --> 00:26:27,810 No way. 515 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:28,980 He's just about to win. 516 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:58,490 Sir, 517 00:26:59,030 --> 00:26:59,620 you went easy on me. 518 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:15,460 It's a test. 519 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:16,660 Don't take it too far. 520 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,090 He already admitted defeat. 521 00:27:18,350 --> 00:27:19,380 Why try to kill him? 522 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:21,380 Grandmaster, 523 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:22,140 please forgive me. 524 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:23,620 I didn't realize 525 00:27:24,070 --> 00:27:26,180 he had already surrendered. 526 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,180 You didn't realize 527 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,570 or was it because your opponent 528 00:27:29,590 --> 00:27:31,180 was just some nameless rogue cultivator 529 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:32,460 and you didn't care? 530 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,140 Thank you, Grandmaster, 531 00:27:36,350 --> 00:27:37,380 for standing up 532 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:38,490 for us rogue cultivators! 533 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:39,140 Yes! 534 00:27:39,310 --> 00:27:40,090 Thank you for standing up for us! 535 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:41,490 Please stand up for us! 536 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,010 Please, we need your voice! 537 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:48,180 I'm aware many rogue cultivators have gone missing lately. 538 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:49,700 Our Moonshadow Sect 539 00:27:49,790 --> 00:27:50,940 will get to the bottom of it. 540 00:27:51,550 --> 00:27:52,860 If anyone is found stirring up conflict 541 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,460 between rogues and clan disciples, 542 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:55,860 disrupting the order of the cultivation world, 543 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:00,140 I will not show mercy. 544 00:28:15,350 --> 00:28:16,330 Lu Mingyuan 545 00:28:16,510 --> 00:28:17,050 wins! 546 00:28:17,310 --> 00:28:18,730 Receives one Foundation Pill! 547 00:28:18,750 --> 00:28:19,860 Senior Lu is amazing! 548 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,140 You've got the Foundation Pill! 549 00:28:26,030 --> 00:28:27,050 A cultivator's strength 550 00:28:27,510 --> 00:28:28,530 doesn't just depend on spirit roots, 551 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:30,330 but also on artifacts, 552 00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:31,460 talismans, 553 00:28:31,790 --> 00:28:32,490 formations, 554 00:28:32,750 --> 00:28:33,290 and pills. 555 00:28:34,310 --> 00:28:35,700 Use everything you've got, 556 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,010 plan carefully before making a move. 557 00:28:37,270 --> 00:28:38,250 Lay low, then explode. 558 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:39,900 Maybe... 559 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:42,250 this is the path meant for me. 560 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,140 But in the face of overwhelming strength, 561 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,290 all shortcuts 562 00:28:47,550 --> 00:28:48,700 are doomed to fail. 563 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,730 - Congrats, Senior Lu! - Congrats, Senior Lu! 564 00:28:55,550 --> 00:28:57,620 He got into Yellow Maple Valley too? 565 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,010 What are the odds! 566 00:29:09,030 --> 00:29:10,250 Just one step... 567 00:29:11,310 --> 00:29:12,420 I was just one step from victory! 568 00:29:13,110 --> 00:29:13,700 Qingwen, 569 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:14,940 that guy's a genius 570 00:29:15,310 --> 00:29:16,700 with a variant spirit root after all. 571 00:29:17,070 --> 00:29:18,250 No need to go head-to-head with him. 572 00:29:19,350 --> 00:29:20,250 We failed this time, 573 00:29:20,510 --> 00:29:21,570 but there's always next time. 574 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:22,460 Next time? 575 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:24,180 You think chances like this come easy? 576 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:25,980 I told you, 577 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:27,660 we rogue cultivators are one big family. 578 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:28,770 Don't take it so hard. 579 00:29:28,790 --> 00:29:29,290 Enough already. 580 00:29:29,350 --> 00:29:30,420 You're making my heart ache. 581 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:31,140 Hey... 582 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:39,290 Listen, everyone. 583 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:40,770 Don't be so down. 584 00:29:41,070 --> 00:29:42,180 I heard 585 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:44,090 if you find a certain item, 586 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,010 you can skip the tournament 587 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:47,770 and still get into the Seven Sects. 588 00:29:48,070 --> 00:29:49,380 - What item? - What is it? 589 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:52,700 I think it's called... 590 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:54,420 the Ascension Token! 591 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,250 Ascension Token? 592 00:29:56,750 --> 00:29:57,660 Ascension Token? 593 00:29:58,920 --> 00:29:59,730 Sir, 594 00:30:00,310 --> 00:30:01,180 I was about to ask you. 595 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:02,570 Do you know about the Ascension Token? 596 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:03,420 The Ascension Token 597 00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:04,730 was created by the Seven Sects. 598 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:06,050 It was meant to reward 599 00:30:06,310 --> 00:30:07,860 cultivation families who made great contributions. 600 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:09,730 It could be passed down for generations. 601 00:30:10,310 --> 00:30:10,940 They say 602 00:30:11,070 --> 00:30:11,860 anyone who holds one 603 00:30:12,110 --> 00:30:13,220 can join any sect 604 00:30:13,590 --> 00:30:14,330 without taking the test 605 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:16,220 and even get a Foundation Pill. 606 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:18,460 A Foundation Pill? 607 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,380 No test and a Foundation Pill? 608 00:30:22,590 --> 00:30:23,940 That's amazing. 609 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,010 But this thing 610 00:30:26,350 --> 00:30:28,180 hasn't shown up for centuries. 611 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:30,140 How do you even know about it? 612 00:30:31,790 --> 00:30:32,530 I didn't know, 613 00:30:32,750 --> 00:30:33,530 but Han... 614 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:35,940 He read about it in a book. 615 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:38,770 He asked you directly? 616 00:30:41,030 --> 00:30:42,420 No... 617 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:43,810 Not really. 618 00:30:44,030 --> 00:30:46,180 We were just casually chatting. 619 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:47,090 Where's Han Li now? 620 00:30:47,750 --> 00:30:48,660 Why isn't he here? 621 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:49,620 Han Li... 622 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,050 He's not around. 623 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:55,490 Weren't you 624 00:30:55,830 --> 00:30:57,050 always with him? 625 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,180 I don't really know him that well. 626 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:01,570 I think he already left. 627 00:31:02,310 --> 00:31:03,140 He left? 628 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:05,730 But the barrier's still active. 629 00:31:06,510 --> 00:31:07,010 Where could he go? 630 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:08,810 He... 631 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:09,810 I... 632 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:17,330 My stomach hurts! 633 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:18,770 I need a bathroom break! 634 00:31:21,750 --> 00:31:22,900 Why'd he run off? 635 00:31:23,590 --> 00:31:24,570 Is it really stomach pain? 636 00:31:24,750 --> 00:31:25,940 You buying it? 637 00:31:30,550 --> 00:31:31,140 Looks like 638 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:33,330 this trip to the Tainan Bazaar wasn't for nothing. 639 00:31:34,270 --> 00:31:36,420 These treasures will really help my cultivation later on. 640 00:31:46,030 --> 00:31:47,380 So what if I have a fake spirit root? 641 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:48,730 With this Ascension Token, 642 00:31:49,110 --> 00:31:49,810 I've got nothing to worry about! 643 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:15,980 I'll just stay hidden till morning. 644 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:17,530 Once the barrier lifts, 645 00:32:17,750 --> 00:32:18,620 I'll head straight 646 00:32:19,350 --> 00:32:20,380 to Yellow Maple Valley. 647 00:32:24,750 --> 00:32:25,250 He's there! 648 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:26,860 Hurry! 649 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:29,140 Stop! 650 00:32:30,750 --> 00:32:31,290 Stop running! 651 00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:32,940 Get him! 652 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:33,700 Stop! 653 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:39,460 Stop! 654 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:40,700 He's there! 655 00:32:41,110 --> 00:32:41,570 Quick! 656 00:33:07,780 --> 00:33:08,370 Han! 657 00:33:08,710 --> 00:33:09,350 Han! 658 00:33:17,030 --> 00:33:17,860 Han! 659 00:33:18,110 --> 00:33:18,890 Han! 660 00:33:19,310 --> 00:33:19,980 Han! 661 00:33:21,550 --> 00:33:22,250 Xiaoshan! 662 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:53,010 Xiaoshan! 663 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:54,140 What happened? 664 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:55,530 Han... 665 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,050 Run! 666 00:33:57,790 --> 00:33:59,770 Qingwen and his men are bad guys... 667 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:01,900 I'm sorry... 668 00:34:03,310 --> 00:34:03,810 I... 669 00:34:04,270 --> 00:34:04,860 I got you 670 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:06,620 into trouble... 671 00:34:16,720 --> 00:34:17,700 The Ascension Token 672 00:34:18,310 --> 00:34:19,110 has been exposed. 673 00:34:29,590 --> 00:34:30,380 Han! 674 00:34:30,750 --> 00:34:31,700 Why are you running? 675 00:34:32,030 --> 00:34:33,290 Stay and have a drink with us! 676 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:12,770 Nowhere to run now, huh? 677 00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:19,810 You two, 678 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:21,530 why are you after me? 679 00:35:21,830 --> 00:35:22,860 What do you think? 680 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:24,660 At this point, 681 00:35:25,070 --> 00:35:25,770 Han, 682 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:27,730 you can drop the act. 683 00:35:29,590 --> 00:35:30,530 Han, 684 00:35:31,030 --> 00:35:32,530 you're being awfully selfish. 685 00:35:33,070 --> 00:35:34,940 You got a treasure like the Ascension Token, 686 00:35:35,350 --> 00:35:36,330 but won't even 687 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:37,730 let us take a look? 688 00:35:38,790 --> 00:35:39,620 Ascension Token? 689 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:41,180 What is that? 690 00:35:41,550 --> 00:35:42,420 Never heard of it! 691 00:35:43,550 --> 00:35:44,300 In broad daylight, 692 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:46,490 you're trying to rob and kill someone. 693 00:35:47,150 --> 00:35:48,740 Aren't you afraid the Seven Sects' punishment? 694 00:35:50,590 --> 00:35:51,570 Enough talk. 695 00:35:52,230 --> 00:35:53,300 Take him down first, 696 00:35:54,190 --> 00:35:55,260 then search his body. 697 00:36:36,190 --> 00:36:37,050 Where did he go? 698 00:36:38,110 --> 00:36:38,690 Find him! 699 00:36:40,190 --> 00:36:41,420 This won't work if it keeps up. 700 00:36:42,150 --> 00:36:42,900 That Qingwen guy 701 00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:44,420 is still hiding in the shadows. 702 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:49,260 Han, 703 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:52,690 I see you! 704 00:36:59,070 --> 00:37:00,090 Stop hiding! 705 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:01,740 Come out! 706 00:37:12,070 --> 00:37:13,210 A high-grade artifact! 707 00:37:15,590 --> 00:37:16,530 Qingwen! 708 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:17,740 Help me! 709 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:19,780 Qingwen! 710 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:43,490 I knew you'd show up! 711 00:37:45,230 --> 00:37:46,050 Wan Xiaoshan 712 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:47,740 was killed by you? 713 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:49,780 He was a good man. 714 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:51,260 But good men... 715 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:52,690 die too. 716 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:54,530 You lost your men too. 717 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:56,300 Why didn't you save them? 718 00:37:57,110 --> 00:37:59,260 I had a feeling you had something up your sleeve. 719 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:01,090 So I let them go first. 720 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:03,010 Looks like I was right. 721 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:06,900 I get it now. 722 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:08,650 There are three of you, 723 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:10,210 but only one 724 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:11,490 Ascension Token. 725 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:16,050 You're a clever guy. 726 00:38:16,510 --> 00:38:17,490 Pinggu and I go way back. 727 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:19,340 If this weren't about the path to ascension, 728 00:38:20,150 --> 00:38:21,420 I wouldn't have let her die. 729 00:38:24,590 --> 00:38:26,860 You really are a complete villain. 730 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:31,460 Han... 731 00:38:32,590 --> 00:38:33,530 that Flying Sword Talisman 732 00:38:34,110 --> 00:38:35,610 is your last trick, right? 733 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:38,420 What do you think? 734 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:05,050 This is Tainan Valley! 735 00:39:05,590 --> 00:39:06,490 If you kill me here, 736 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:07,900 aren't you afraid you'll get caught? 737 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:09,260 You showed up out of nowhere, 738 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:10,010 clearly up to no good. 739 00:39:10,550 --> 00:39:11,780 All I have to say is you snuck in here, 740 00:39:12,190 --> 00:39:13,300 killed Wan Xiaoshan, 741 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:14,050 Wu Jiuzhi, 742 00:39:14,150 --> 00:39:14,820 and Pinggu. 743 00:39:15,190 --> 00:39:16,780 I'll kill you to avenge them. 744 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:17,940 Do you think the other rogues 745 00:39:18,030 --> 00:39:18,690 will believe you, 746 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:19,760 or believe me? 747 00:39:21,190 --> 00:39:21,690 Fine! 748 00:39:22,550 --> 00:39:23,210 Then, 749 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:24,860 I'll use the token as bait. 750 00:39:25,670 --> 00:39:26,740 Whoever kills you, 751 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:28,090 gets it! 752 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:28,980 You! 753 00:40:24,190 --> 00:40:25,050 You'd throw your life away 754 00:40:25,630 --> 00:40:26,570 over a token? 755 00:40:27,630 --> 00:40:28,570 You're still young. 756 00:40:29,550 --> 00:40:30,570 You don't understand what this means 757 00:40:31,110 --> 00:40:32,420 to us rogue cultivators... 758 00:40:44,860 --> 00:40:46,590 [Ice Demoness] 759 00:40:46,590 --> 00:40:47,090 Who's there? 760 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:00,940 So, you're Daoist Qingwen? 761 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,650 Looks like you're dying. 762 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:07,210 But my master said 763 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:08,650 you can't die just yet. 764 00:41:10,510 --> 00:41:11,650 Which means... 765 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:13,940 he'll have to die instead. 766 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:23,860 What stage is that guy in? 767 00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:25,300 I can't even track his movements. 768 00:41:25,510 --> 00:41:26,400 If I get caught, 769 00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:27,210 I'm dead for sure. 770 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:28,010 I have to run! 771 00:41:45,230 --> 00:41:46,210 Who are you, sir? 772 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,610 You founded the Azure Vein Society? 773 00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:54,050 Interesting... 774 00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:55,690 I'm just trying to stay alive. 775 00:41:56,030 --> 00:41:56,860 That guy earlier 776 00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:58,010 had the real treasure. 777 00:41:58,670 --> 00:42:00,050 If you can spare me, 778 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:01,490 I'll question him myself 779 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:02,940 and hand over the treasure! 780 00:42:04,230 --> 00:42:05,460 Ascension Token? 781 00:42:07,630 --> 00:42:09,900 A crumb tossed by the Seven Sects. 782 00:42:10,070 --> 00:42:11,740 You call that a treasure? 783 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:15,260 Are you interested... 784 00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:19,650 in becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator? 785 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:21,210 Foundation... 786 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:25,130 Senior, 787 00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:26,460 if you can help me 788 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:27,980 step into the Foundation Establishment stage, 789 00:42:28,230 --> 00:42:29,380 I, Qingwen, will give my life 790 00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:30,780 to repay you! 791 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:34,170 Senior... 792 00:42:34,550 --> 00:42:36,050 Even on death's door, 793 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:39,170 you're still dreaming of that? 794 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:41,780 Please, help me! 795 00:42:43,550 --> 00:42:44,610 Fine. 796 00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:57,420 I felt a dark aura! 797 00:43:14,580 --> 00:43:19,900 ♪Shards of dreams inside a dream♪ 798 00:43:21,140 --> 00:43:26,540 ♪A pale moon falls into mirrored skies♪ 799 00:43:26,660 --> 00:43:29,860 ♪Years slipped by as I lingered on♪ 800 00:43:30,100 --> 00:43:32,340 ♪Old scenes rise again♪ 801 00:43:32,740 --> 00:43:35,580 ♪Too hard to forget♪ 802 00:43:36,100 --> 00:43:40,060 ♪Easier just to miss♪ 803 00:43:40,900 --> 00:43:46,380 ♪They say the past fades like smoke♪ 804 00:43:47,540 --> 00:43:52,820 ♪But looking back still stirs the ache♪ 805 00:43:53,420 --> 00:43:56,460 ♪This noisy world, this lonely page♪ 806 00:43:56,740 --> 00:43:58,860 ♪Swept away by time♪ 807 00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:02,140 ♪Eyes once looked far♪ 808 00:44:02,620 --> 00:44:06,580 ♪Now lost in the shift♪ 809 00:44:07,060 --> 00:44:09,900 ♪Autumn winds stir♪ 810 00:44:10,180 --> 00:44:12,100 ♪Smoke curls once more♪ 811 00:44:12,540 --> 00:44:14,980 ♪Like clouds on the edge of sky♪ 812 00:44:15,300 --> 00:44:18,820 ♪Returning to my eyes♪ 813 00:44:19,380 --> 00:44:22,340 ♪Looking back from the mountaintop♪ 814 00:44:22,660 --> 00:44:25,580 ♪Time lost its name♪ 815 00:44:25,980 --> 00:44:28,820 ♪Was it yesterday♪ 816 00:44:29,220 --> 00:44:32,780 ♪Or tomorrow?♪ 817 00:44:33,140 --> 00:44:35,980 ♪The world has changed♪ 818 00:44:36,380 --> 00:44:38,220 ♪Beyond recall♪ 819 00:44:38,780 --> 00:44:40,500 ♪Time will fade♪ 820 00:44:40,900 --> 00:44:45,700 ♪All the words ever spoken♪ 821 00:44:46,380 --> 00:44:49,260 ♪Only this longing remains♪ 822 00:44:49,740 --> 00:44:55,020 ♪Crossing centuries and days♪ 823 00:44:56,140 --> 00:45:02,780 ♪In a fleeting moment we call eternity♪ 824 00:45:03,260 --> 00:45:12,980 ♪In a fleeting moment called eternity♪ 824 00:45:13,305 --> 00:46:13,531