♫ Since the astronomical phenomena are too hard-to-read, we do not need to read them ♫
♫ There are about 3000 ways and we do not talk about life, death and bad fates ♫
♫ Instead of waiting to make clear what is right and what is wrong, ♫
♫ You might as well show off a section of the scriptures ♫
♫ Unfortunately I can see through all the movements of the stars. ♫
♫ One more scripture to go. We should pursue the long rivers of lives ♫
♫ We should fear nothing as long as we still have our little humbleness ♫
♫ The more unpredictable the outcome, the more we must talk about the changes ♫
♫ The dark clouds return, bringing trials and tribulations ♫
♫ With righteousness, the sun will shine through the rain ♫
♫ Lives depend on being pleasant, that's how the heart attacks its demons ♫
♫ With justice and wisdom, the truth will be revealed ♫
♫ It's hard to admit fault in the rivers and lakes, for who knows what to say? ♫
♫ We've acted stubborn and tasted freedom too ♫
♫ Moving against the will of heaven and earth, one legend at a time ♫
♫ In life and in death, the way of the world ♫
♫ is not a legend ♫
[Fighter of the Destiny]
[Episode 21]
How come the Princess still isn't here?
Yeah. Did she have something else that delayed her?
She's the Princess of the Beast Clan. Even if she's late, she'll still be able to get in.
These are the pills prepared for you.
Take them when you feel like you're about to ascend to the next stage.
Let me tell you guys something. Those guards have spent their whole lives trying to uncover the tombstone's secrets.
They've even sworn binding oaths
to never step foot from the tombstone in this lifetime.
To devote your entire life to some illusive heavenly conduct
isn't the lifestyle I'd want.
That's simply how Tianshu Tomb operates.
After they enter the tombstone, they can stay for as long as they so desire.
But if they leave, they won't be able to return.
Therefore, they choose to stay in order to be able to delve deeper. There's not much wrong with that.
Each person's fate is determined by themselves.
Often in the past and even today, there are many instances
where at first, they didn't want to leave.
But now, they don't dare to leave.
In the blink of an eye, decades fly by.
They're practically prisoners.
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[Zhou Empire's General Commander- Han Qing]
You see him? He's the guard of Tianshu Tomb for this generation.
Whoever can win against him will be able to take the secret path to the top of Tianshu Tomb.
Only during the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony can the Empress and High Priest walk that path.
I want to give it a try.
You can't go.
Looks like there's no way to get closer.
I told you so.
"The Ten-Mile Lake lies in the mist and rain.
Building and towers hide in the mist and rain.
It is hard to make previous prosperity recover.
Only leave the sparkling lake surface to weep out the mist."
This poem was written by the host of the Demon Clan two thousand years ago.
He came to the Tianshu Tomb for the first time and wrote this poem to express his feeling.
Therefore, the first stela of the Tianshu Tomb was named as the Zhaoqing Tombstone.
Xuanyuan, this position is not bad.
So, I'll get ready to sit here for a day.
I believe it is useless if you watch it for too long.
It may produce side effects.
Who cares? I can't understand it anyway!
I believe that if I look at it long enough, it should be okay.
- You two continue looking, I won't join you then. - Hey!
What's with you? Haven't you said that the Tianshu Tomb is your last chance?
That's not how you use your chances.
Your Holiness...
What is Chen Changsheng doing?
He is wandering about, seems to be enjoying the scenery.
Is it possible that from early morning till now, he's only done this?
He wandered a full circle around the Tianshu Tomb.
In this urgent situation, he is still wasting time.
Wasting time?
Not necessarily.
From the Ivy Banquet to the Grand Examination,
he's continued in bringing on many surprises.
So you're Chen Changsheng, number one in this year's ranking?
That is I.
You've already deciphered the Zhaoqing Tombs?
This student still hasn't understood it.
Of course, I know you haven't.
I'm talking about your attitude.
I'm warning you. It doesn't matter how eminent your background may be, you must still keep a fear-instilled awe towards certain things
Is anyone there?
Why can't I go to Tianshu Tomb?
I've already promised Teacher to go with him.
What happens if you become entranced by those tombstones and don't come out?
How should I tell your father?
Besides, the Empress would never let you take that risk.
Every year, there are people who become brainless from reading those tombstones.
I--
I-I'd only become brainless because of Teacher, okay.
Give me back my pouch of Interspacial Bugs.
Uncle Jin... Uncle Jin...
Princess...
[Beast Clan's Divine General- Xiao De] I, Beast Clan's Divine General, Xiao De, pay my respects to General Jin and Your Highness.
This is Emperor Bai's letter.
Emperor Bai invites General Xiao De to the capital to stay at Baicao Garden
in order to protect our Princess.
I don't want you. I don't want any of you!
I don't even want Uncle Jin anymore.
You not wanting General Jin is fine by me. Then I'll be able to be with you alone.
Who wants to be alone with you?
You two youngsters can continue to talk.
I'll go prepare a room for General Xiao De to stay in.
Uncle Jin! Uncle Jin!
- Uncle Jin! - Okay, enough.
I'm guessing that I immediately remind you of when we were little,
but I really didn't mean to be higher than you in Cultivation.
You also used to say that you would take my father's throne when we were little.
I inherited the Emperor's level of Cultivation,
and you inherited his aura. Isn't this quite nice?
Don't even try. You need to understand something first.
That's my father, not your father.
I know you want Emperor Bai's throne,
but the Beast Clan's empire isn't that easy to acquire.
Perhaps. But think about it.
If you and I were together, wouldn't that make it easier?
Who wants to be together with you?
Oh, yeah. I've heard that you've found a master here, and that you're completely obedient to him.
Where is he? I want to get rid of him right now.
Why don't you try? What did he ever do to you?
Don't tell me that because he's your master,
and I want to marry you, that I have to treat him well, too.
Who knows? He might end up doing me a huge favor instead.
- Who are you going to marry? - You.
Is that difficult to understand?
You're a lion and I'm a tiger. We were already the best match to begin with.
- Not in this world we're not. - You can't leave.
Uncle Jin, he touched me, he touched me, he touched me!
Stop, stop, stop, stop!
We have our Princess on one side, and our Divine General on the other side.
If you two really do end up fighting, I won't be able to manage the result.
Fine.
General Jin, take me to my resting quarters first.
I'll settle in first. We can discuss future arrangements later.
Don't even think that I'll pay attention to you in the future.
- Let's go. - Much gratitude.
He needs to be dealt with once and for all.
Chen Changsheng!
You little rascal
Why do you keep on running around?
You-You-You're Xun Mei!
There's a senior called Xun Mei at Tianshu.
She might know the secrets of Tianshu Tomb.
[Xun Mei] What a pleasant surprise; there are still those that remember me.
Taxue Xunmei! Of course, we still remember you!
Get over here. Let me introduce to you Senior Xunmei.
Number one on the Qingyun Rankings thirty-nine years ago.
Senior, this is my friend, Chen Changsheng.
He's just like you; he's this year's champion.
Then you must know a lot about the Tianshu Tombstones.
Only by deciphering them yourself can you truly understand them.
Trying to rely on others for knowledge won't give you anything.
You're right.
What academy are you two from?
Guojiao Academy!
Is Guojiao Academy back open now?
I never expected such a thing.
You're name is Chen Changsheng?
You have such a frail figure, yet were still able to rank first place?
Every succeeding generation really is deteriorating compared to the previous.
Maybe it's because she's afraid to leave.
Too scared to leave? Why?
We'd have to start from the beginning then.
[Wang Po]
Xun Mei was Qingyao's most outstanding talent.
The most unfortunate thing for her was that,
she lived in the same era as Wang Po, who at that time was number one on the Qingyun Proclamation.
Both were famous talents, and were great friends.
Since they were twelve, they began sparring.
Together, they must of fought more than a thousand times.
However, Xun Mei lost every time.
Wang Po has actually become an obstacle for Xun Mei.
In the 39 years since, Senior Xun Mei has been interpreting the Tombstone everyday.
She will not leave Tianshu Tomb until she's confident that she can beat Wang Po.
She used to be proud. How come she's so afraid to challenge Wang Po now?
That's also because Wang Po died in the battle with the Demon Clan nineteen years ago.
Maybe it's because he's no longer alive.
So she doesn't have a reason to leave Tianshu Tomb.
What do you two know?
Tianshu Tomb is the only method by which I can surpass Wang Po.
As long as I continue to stay here, and continue to interpret the Stones,
the day will come when I will successfully climb to the top of Tianshu Tomb.
When that day comes, Wang Po would no longer be my rival.
Please forgive my rudeness, but there are numerous talented fighters in this world.
Which of them became powerful from interpreting the Tombstones?
It's clear that the Tianshu Tombstone is not vital for one's journey to power.
Yes, you can continue to cultivate outside of Tianshu Tomb.
It might even yield better results.
What could be outside the Tianshu Tomb?
There are lots of things.
There are trials and hardships, laughter and happiness, and the sky itself.
Love and bitterness, endings and beginnings, life and death.
Sometimes giving up is a form of braveness as well.
There is life and death outside of the Tianshu Tomb. There is life and death outside of the Tianshu Tomb.
Have I been living my life wrongly?
What you're saying is right.
All these years, I always lived in fear.
I was scared of failing.
Scared of loss, scared of fate.
So I always hid here. I was too afraid to face my fears.
After all these years, I've discovered that I've gradually become a failure.
Senior, where are you going?
Senior, what are you going to do?
I already told you. I'm going to find Wang Po.
Is Wang Po really your enemy?
Please wake up.
In this world, apart from winning and losing. There are a lot of other important things.
Youth, courage, ambition.
Why would you dwell upon winning a competition?
What you're saying is right.
There are more important things in this world compared to winning a competition.
But to me, nothing is more important than defeating the Tianshu Tomb.
The Tianshu Tomb?
I don't understand.
To me, the Tianshu Tomb has become a new barrier.
I have been here for 39 years, and I have battled it for 39 years.
I won't be able to leave if I don't defeat it.
So I must walk the path of the heavens and climb to the top.
The path of the heavens?
That's too dangerous!
Danger and failure have never been reasons for escaping.
All these years, I wasn't afraid of the barrier. I was afraid of failing.
I was worried of failing again. So I tried to escape from reality.
Thank you for helping me understand this.
I can see that you are in the same boat as me. You fear something as well.
Can you tell me what that is?
Destiny.
I'm scared of my destiny. The destiny that I can't change.
Even though I always tell myself that one's destiny can be changed.
Every time I meet danger,
I'm always aware that I'm in the grasps of my own destiny.
Change one's destiny?
So you are preparing to follow in Zhou Dufu's footsteps?
Back then, Zhou Dufu solved the Tombstones for three days.
I always believed that that was impossible.
Only recently did I realise that he was looking not at the inscriptions, but at an image.
An image? What image?
I don't know either. I have been looking for it as well.
But I could never find the image.
I think, the answer is lying at the top of the Tianshu Tomb.
Okay, I must leave now.
Senior, have you really decided?
Changsheng, where is Senior Xun Mei going?
She is going to walk the path of the heavens.
What?! Is she crazy?
General Han Qing is the best fighter of the Zhou Empire.
Nobody could defeat him apart from the Five Saints.
She's walking to her death!
A black path of cobbles, and the white path of the heavens.
This is the dividing line. Or you could say it's the line between life and death.
You stay behind. I will go.
Wang Po, Tianshu Tomb. I'm coming.
Trespasser! Die!
I am going to the top of the Tianshu Tomb.
That is what Wang Po told me as well.
In the end, he stood there for one night without making a single step.
Then at least I will be able to surpass him in one thing.
You have been observing the Tombstones for 39 years.
You are acting out of character today.
Why are you not leaving? Why are you insisting to walk this path?
No.
My barriers are in front of me.
I can see them, but I haven't destroyed them.
The path to doom may well be the correct path.
You are the first person to set foot on this path.
If you defeat me, then you may walk the path of the heavens.
- What is that? - Senior Xun Mei is using her spiritual sense to walk the path.
Go back, you are not an opponent!
Never.
You will die here.
I would rather die with courage than hide behind my fears.
Decided?
Decided.
Very good. You are a real fighter.
To show my respects, I will perform the most powerful strike.
If you receive it, then I will allow you to enter.
Bring it on. Let me bare witness to the most powerful man of the Zhou Empire!
So this is what a battle between masters looks like.
To trek across snowy mountains in search of preventing defeat,
bitterly cold frost blankets the plum blossoms.
Was it worth it?
It was.
She was born in death.
A life with so much time to spare is so beautiful.
Senior Xun Mei, rest assured.
I will definitely solve the Tianshu Tombstone.
I've finally found you!
It smells so good. I'm starving!
The food will be done soon.
This seems like a nice place.
Let's make it clear! This bed belongs to us, Guojiao Academy.
You can't steal it from us!
Fine. Then give us two blankets.
The bed is ours anyway. You can sleep wherever you like.
Just remember. Don't disturb my sleep!
- Blankets! - Take it yourself.
So, any results today?
Align the inscriptions on the Tombstone with your meridians,
and then utilise your vital energy. This method has been used since ancient times.
What other methods are there?
How could the inscriptions possibly be solved through the meridian method?
It clearly should be interpreted using spiritual perception.
Vital energy? Spiritual perception?
Which method do you think will work?
All these methods to unlocking the Tombstone.
I just want to ask one thing.
Are they useful?
That's right.
Similar to this cured meat that you've made. Whether it's stir fried, steamed or served with spring onion,
I only need to ask one question: Is it tasty?
I thought we were talking about the Tombstone...
How did we turn to cured meat?
You should just focus on eating your meat!
But I think, the Tombstone is related to the natural changes in light.
Impossible.
The Tianshu Tombstone's inscriptions are very complicated.
The wind, weather, temperature all change indefinitely. Let alone the changes in natural light.
It has no pattern at all.
Oh, yes. Xun Mei Senior has been trying to solve the Tombstone for so long.
The notes she made must be around here somewhere!
That's a very important object! We must find it immediately!
It belongs to who find's it first!
Let's make this straight.
No matter who finds it first, we should all share it together.
Come and have a look! What is this?
Could it be the notes we are trying to find?
Would such an important notebook be placed just randomly in a corner?
You must not know.
My grandfather often keeps notes under the table in his chess room.
I used to steal them all the time when I was younger.
I looked here just out of habit, but it really is here!
So that's a rich young master's way of life...
I don't even want to show it to Lishan's sword master.
Don't be so stingy!
A senior really is a senior.
She already used seven different methods to solve the first stone.
The first two methods were made within the first two days.
I want to go over to look again.
Same here. How about we go together?
Please.
Mister, wait!
Let's go, Thirty-Six.
You can go first, I haven't finished reading this yet.
Mister, wait for me!
Brother Chen, what are your findings?
At a glance, these inscriptions look like they're missing something.
If you look at the inscriptions only, it will be difficult to solve.
I think we should abandon the previous methods we discussed.
I think we shouldn't look at the changes, but instead interpret it from a different angle.
How ridiculous!
I heard that you two are well-read.
But in reality, you two are very ignorant. You are talking nonsense.
Take it's form to train your vital energy.
Take it's meaning to train your spirit.
Take its approach and train your movements.
These are the three traditional ways to solve the inscriptions.
Coming first in the Grand Examination
does not give you the right to look down on your predecessors.
There have been numerous winners of the Grand Examination here at the Tianshu Tomb.
But none of them have been as arrogant as you!
Senior, you are mistaken.
Senior, you are indeed mistaken.
The Tianshu Tombstone doesn't have a specific answer in terms of deciphering it.
We can't possibly believe that all the methods have been considered by our predecessors.
If that is the case, how will we possibly ever surpass our predecessors?
Youngsters these days are very arrogant. All they seem to be thinking about is surpassing their predecessors.
Are you worthy of it?
Cultivation is limited to one's talent, not the order by which it is done.
If you don't have the ambitions to surpass your predecessors,
how will the next generation be better than the previous one?
You are full of big talk!
I want to see, amongst you, who will be the first to solve the Tianshu Tombstone.
Back in the day, the Divine Empress traveled the path of the spirits to make scarifies to the heavens.
She noticed that the Tombstone inscriptions included names of the fastest interpreters of the Stone.
She was very upset.
The Tianshu Tombstone contains the secrets of the heavens.
Hence, she ordered the engraved names to be removed.
Unbelievably, in this day and age, there are still people who cannot forget the vulgar ways of the past.
Speaking nonsense!
Is it possible, that you are not satisfied with Her Highness's order?
- You! - You what?
Have you never met someone this rich before?
Sir, Ji Jin has deliberately been making things difficult for Chen Changsheng.
I wonder what the reason is.
Her Highness is very open minded.
She can make nothing of Guojiao Academy
and the growth of Chen Changsheng's talents,
but others don't have the same mind-set.
They will be scared. They will be worried about the old days.
For example, the Guojiao Academy case could be re-investigated.
Who would dare to act reckless in the Tianshu Tomb?
When observing the Tianshu Tombstone,
the most important thing is one's state of mind.
Those people don't need to physically hurt Chen Changsheng.
If they disrupt his state of mind, that will damage his Cultivation.
I will immediately send a message across.
No need.
When it comes down to it, Chen Changsheng must solve it himself.
As long as he successfully interprets the Tombstone, he will prove everyone wrong.
I am actually very curious, as to what he will find there.
The Tianshu Tombstone seems to have some sort of pattern to it.
I seem to have felt that certain laws are present.
They say that the Tianshu Tombstone is made from pieces of the void.
Pieces can connect together and form a door.
But this door only leads to other Tianshu Tombstones.
And which Tombstone you end up at is random.
So that's how it works.
Brother Chen, have you thought of something?
What is it?
I suddenly remembered that the kettle is still boiling water.
I have to go back first.
Second Brother, how come he just left?
Changsheng has his own method of interpreting the Tombstone.
We have to think of our own as well.
Second Brother, I saw the second Tombstone.
The second Tombstone is Guan Yuan Tombstone.
Very good, let's continue.
It seems that Brother Han has solved the first Tombstone.
He seems to be waiting for his other junior disciples.
I see, using your spiritual sense to observe is the best method.
Even if you solved it now, you're still number four!
At least it's before Chen Changsheng!
I can see it, too!
The Tianshu Tombstone has it's own little word. If you look past that you'll see the second Stone!
If you pass through it, you'll see it!
Changsheng!
I solved three of the Tombstones today!
Three more people were also able to solve the first one as well.
Not bad!
What about you?
You're not even trying to solve it. We're all feeling anxious for you.
But I not only want to solve the Stones, I want to change my destiny.
I know that as well. That's why we're even more anxious for you.
Are you sure of this?
Everybody is using their spiritual sense to interpret the Tombstone. Maybe you should try it, too?
Believe me, I will find the correct method soon.
Zhou Dufu's notes wrote that millions of stars joined together, influencing eachother.
This is what formed the destiny of our world now.
What I'm seeing now must be the sequence: "Discordance of the six stars."
But these do not match with the inscriptions on the Tombstones.
Lady Moyu, you're here to view the Tombstone as well?
The Royal Decree ordered me to protect everybody. To make sure that you can view the Tombstone in peace.
And you? You seem very diligent. Here at this time in the morning!
Have you had a character change?
Let's not bicker today, okay?
Sure. Young Master Tang should be congratulated.
On the other hand, why are you at the Tianshu Tomb today?
Some people from the Demon Clan are here to cause trouble. I have to find their whereabouts.
Be careful.
Also, you must remember. You can only help the Tang family if you become stronger.
And to help Chen Changsheng.
Okay, you should be careful as well.
Brother Qiushan, I've received a message saying that some powerful members of the Demon Clan have invaded the Tianshu Tomb.
Their whereabouts are unknown right now. It seems we should split up to find them.
Junior Sister, if you were to meet one of them, you must be careful.
If there's an emergency, make sure to call me. Let's meet in front of the Zhegui Tombstone.
Okay.
The Tianshu Tomb is one of the sacred lands of the Human Clan.
Even though the Demon Clan has entered, there shouldn't be much havoc.
But as I see it, the Demon Clan is often very cunning.
So you must be very careful this time Junior Sister.
Don't worry. We would never lose.
I'm worried about the new students right now.
There's no time to lose. Let's go.
Okay.
You're here?
Is everything okay?
I keep having this unsettling feeling.
Don't worry, General Han Qing is here.
With the three of us as well, I'm sure Tianshu Tomb will be safe.
They all realised that using one's spiritual senses to interpret the Tombstone is the best method.
It looks like the new disciples this year are much better than previous years.
Yes, the students are very talented this year.
Where's Changsheng? I haven't seen him in a while.
He probably went to view some other Stones.
Then I will go look for him, and also observe the surrounding areas.
Okay.
Zhou Dufu's black stone is the Tianshu Tombstone!
These gaps that appear between the Stones seem to be unique in pattern.
Perhaps, they can be placed over one another?
I'll try that.
Superimposing the inscriptions, it needs to be simpler.
It needs to be simplified even more.
This image... could it be the map of the stars?
But... this is not the map that we are familiar with!
Why would the stars be arranged in such a way?
Senior Xunmei was correct.
You can only begin to understand Tianshu Tomb through interpreting the Tombstones.
There is an image hidden within the inscriptions on the Tombstones. An image of the stars.
The picture that Zhou Dufu mentioned must be this one!
This image seems to contain secrets regarding the movements of the stars.
But it seems that it is not complete.
There should be other maps as well.
Chen Changsheng is not here!
Changsheng.
Chang-
It seems that you have already discovered the 18th Tombstone.
Back then, Zhou Dufu observed the 18 Tombstones in three days.
He successfully uncovered the secrets to changing one's destiny.
He didn't want the secret to be revealed to others.
Hence, he took one of the Stones away.
Chen Changsheng, you must die here today.
I don't want the Human Clan to gain another genius (like Zhou Dufu).
I won't allow you to hurt Chen Changsheng.
Will you be able to stop me with your skills?
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♫ Your image is engraved in my heartbeats ♫
♫ The pen marks are rippled by deep affections ♫
♫ The orbit of yearning is clearer, ♫
♫ whether or not you're being pulled by it. ♫
♫ Each experience resembles the clear lines on the palm ♫
♫ You use the warmth of your hands to take care of me ♫
♫ The love is fated to meet, it's like the stars united ♫
♫ to accompany you soaring in the galaxy ♫
♫ My mission in life is using love to choose an ending ♫
♫ until both our hairs turn grey, ♫
♫ even if I can't clearly see this beautiful love ♫
♫ The heavens determine the future. Let the future decide ♫
♫ I've collected all the fortunes to store in your fate ♫
♫ When our hearts lean on each other, you're stronger ♫
♫ and fearless of being attacked by fate ♫
♫ If we reunite, and you're no longer yourself, ♫
♫ I will still fall in love with you. ♫
♫ The love is fated to meet ♫