"Ashes of Love"
"Episode 48"
Never wished to get into dispute, but things never go my way.
The most beautiful thing that I long for...
is merely to wield an uncontrollable amount of power.
Memories come and go, but nothing hurts my heart of steel.
My only hope is a life with no regrets...
Lian Chao,
so I've been making wrong choices for my entire life.
Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets.
A story of life and death, vanity and conflicts.
Let's get drunk again when the flowers bloom.
A bottle of wine, a body covered in dirt.
Memories come back and forth, still I have no regrets.
The memory of life and death is carved deep in my heart.
As I reminisce on the bits and pieces of our love.
Your Majesty,
the power of the King of Gucheng has been growing...
in the Demon Realm.
He has been trying to grow his troops.
He plans to wage a war against the Heaven Realm,
especially when you have just taken the throne.
Who will lead the army for the Demon Realm?
The Princess of Biancheng.
Liu Ying?
Liu Ying was willing to lead the army on behalf of the King of Gucheng?
She will do anything for Xu Feng.
Now, the Demon Realm...
is actively deploying their army towards the River of Unmindfulness.
To me, it seems that a terrible war is inevitable.
Send our troops to the River of Unmindfulness quickly...
and meet up with Po Jun.
If the Demon Realm makes any movement, spare them no mercy.
Yes. Your Majesty,
whenever there is a battle of Heaven against Demons,
the Heavenly Emperor at that time would lead the army personally...
to raise their morale.
Since you have newly ascended to the throne,
you would need to expand your power.
Your Majesty, if you could lead the army at the front line,
the all armies across the Heaven Realms...
will strengthen their loyalty towards you.
I understand.
You may dismiss now.
Yes.
Kuang Lu,
do retreat as well.
I need to think carefully...
about how to handle this matter.
Yes.
Your Majesty,
regarding the Nine Spins Reviving Elixir which Water Immortal wants,
whether we can get hold of it, it depends on our luck.
But just as Leader Yin Que has said,
the spirit of the Fire Immortal still exist in the world.
If we have this Nine Spins Reviving Elixir,
he will rebirth again, then...
I have spoken too much,
please punish me, Your Majesty.
When did I ask you to kneel down?
Rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
What is it?
The dethroned Heavenly Empress has jumped down from Lin Yuan Terrace.
Dismiss yourself.
And it seems that the Water Immortal is gravely injured.
She has just fainted.
How could it happen?
I don't know.
This Light of Xuan Qiong...
can only be held by the true form of Water Immortal.
Under this blazing light,
I am afraid that she has already burned herself.
Even if you guard her with magical prowess now,
you might only be able to protect her temporarily.
Dismiss yourself.
Yes.
Jin Mi,
I will find a way to save you.
"Meng Tuo Sutra"
Blood pneuma.
Changing fate and destiny...
Mi Er.
Since you are my trial,
and now,
let the trial falls upon me.
Your Majesty!
What are you doing?
Retreat!
Your Majesty!
The Demon Realm is planning for an attack on us,
if you hurt yourself,
the Heaven Realm...
How could the Heaven Realm defend against them?
If I don't save her now,
then it will be too late.
Your Majesty!
Retreat!
Princess, do you really want to fight for the King of Gucheng?
I am not fighting for the King of Gucheng.
I am fighting for Xu Feng, for the Demon Realm,
for my pride.
If it is for the good of Demon Realm, maybe you should consider...
what kind of consequences this war will bring.
Your father is right.
You shouldn't have acted on impulse for the Fire Immortal.
However I have already promised to lead the army,
I couldn't withdraw myself' when the battle is near.
Just like an arrow on a stretched bow, it is too late to do anything else.
- Princess. - Enough.
Xu Feng has died a terrible death,
the Heavenly Emperor is so arrogant and my father tolerated it!
I didn't intend to upset him,
but I could tolerate him no more.
If you do not wish to fight with me in this battle,
I won't force you to do so.
In fact, you are very clear that I have no such intention.
No matter what happens, I will go through with it.
Your Majesty!
I am fine.
Your Majesty,
did you use...
You must never let Jin Mi know about this.
But...
This is a forbidden magic in the Heaven Realm.
I am the Heavenly Emperor,
if others know about this,
it will cause unrest in all of the six realms.
It will also drag Jin Mi down the waters,
and she will be criticised.
Remember,
never let anyone know about this.
Do you understand?
I understand.
Your Majesty,
please drink this herbal soup, it can help you to recover.
Phoenix,
Phoenix!
Immortal, you are awake.
Kuang Lu, what happened?
Yesterday, you have transferred the light of Xuan Qiong...
into the Nine Spins Reviving Elixir,
but your body could not withstand...
the power of the Light of Xuan Qiong and you are injured as a result.
Luckily, His Majesty,
His Majesty...
transferred some magical prowess into your body.
It has finally saved you.
You will recover after some time.
His Majesty transferred his magical prowess to me?
How's he now?
His Majesty is fine.
He received some news just now, he is attending to it.
He will come and visit you in a while.
Come, drink some tea.
Thank you.
Immortal,
what I am going to say after this,
can you please keep it a secret between us?
You can tell me anything.
Immortal, is your heart...
made of ice?
Even if it is,
but when His Majesty has sacrificed so much for you from time to time,
your heart should have melted too.
Immortal,
I beg you, immortal, I beg you.
Can you please show more kindness towards His Majesty?
Even if you lie to him, or just to brush him off.
It is at least better than now,
where your coldness has frosted his eyes...
and frozen his heart day and night.
I do have feelings towards His Majesty.
But it is not that kind of feelings he wants.
If I lie to him, brush him off, pretend that I love him,
wouldn't it hurt him even more?
Just like you,
if I ask to you pretend that...
you have no feelings at all towards His Majesty,
can you do that?
Immortal, why do you say so?
His Majesty is noble,
he is not someone whom I dare to dream of.
Kuang Lu,
relax, I have no intention to chastise you.
Actually,
both of us are the same.
Even if we know that we won't be with the person we love,
but we could not lie to our own hearts.
I promise you,
what you told me today,
no one will know about it except for you and me.
So don't worry.
Thank you, immortal.
Then I shall take my leave now.
Yesterday, I was injured by the Light of Xuan Qiong,
but I am in perfect condition today,
how could I recover so fast?
What is your colour then?
Your Majesty,
is she awake?
I told her that...
you have recovered and have gone to handle some affairs...
and will pay her a visit later.
Your Majesty,
the blood pneuma will take away half of your lifespan.
By doing such,
is it really worth it?
Has Immortal Taisi met Po Jun?
Great.
Go and tell him that,
when the war starts,
I will definitely be there.
Your Majesty, your body is weak now,
you need to rest.
If you go to the battlefield at this moment,
it will be too dangerous.
Since I have taken this position,
I must be responsible towards the Heaven Realm.
Your Majesty.
Supreme Lord Lao.
Water Immortal,
you were beyond rescue yesterday,
how could you recover so fast?
Beyond rescue?
Was it so serious?
Was it because of your elixir pill that has healed me?
Water Immortal, I have no such medicine...
that can cure the injury caused by the Light of Xuan Qiong.
Is there any other cure then?
Have you recalled anything?
In the prehistoric times,
there was a book called the Meng Tuo Sutra.
There are many forbidden magics recorded in the book.
I roughly recall that,
a magic named blood pneuma...
that can change one's fate and destiny.
- But... - But what?
The practitioner needs to follow the instruction in the book and...
cut open seven veins on his body.
He will pour half of the energy in his body into the blood droplets,
which condenses into blood pneuma.
He can then feed it to the injured.
However, the practitioner will lose half of his lifespan as a result.
Mi Er,
it is rare for you to come to my quarter.
What is it regarding?
Have you heard about the blood pneuma?
If it wasn't for that,
why would you be injured while I am safe and sound?
There is no such thing.
From where you have heard about it?
How could the Heaven Realm have place for such an evil magic?
Your injuries were not that serious yesterday.
I have only transferred some magical prowess to you.
Fine, since you won't admit,
I will summon the Qi Huang Immortal.
Mi Er.
Are you crazy?
Do you know that...
you will lose half of your life as a result?
If you die,
I will be crazy.
The blood pneuma is one of the forbidden magic in Meng Tuo Sutra.
There is the Dream Changing Spell...
followed by the blood pneuma.
Are you sure that you have never read Meng Tuo Sutra?
Are you suspecting that...
I caused the misunderstanding between Xu Feng and you?
If there is anyone who is meddling with it,
the best guess would be the murderer who has killed your father.
Mi Er,
I don't know about the blood pneuma...
is the forbidden magic recorded in Meng Tuo Sutra.
After my mother has died,
I brought along some of my mother's belongings...
in the bottom of Dong Ting Lake back to the Heaven Realm.
The blood pneuma is a kind of magic which my mother had written down.
I don't know whether it is genuine or fake,
but you were dying,
I could only risk it.
Even if I were to die,
I deserve it.
When Pu Chi saved my life,
I spent a thousand years to repay him.
But now...
Now you've given me half of your life,
how can I repay you?
I don't need you to repay me.
Mi Er,
as long as I can see you,
stand with you by your side,
it is enough for me.
Last time, the night sky belongs to me.
But I was still lonely.
But now that I have you with me,
I am already satisfied.
Mi Er,
I only hope that you can be the same as before.
You lived with no worries nor sadness and you were happy and free.
I hope that...
you can be like the time when I first met you.
Do you understand?
I am sorry.
There's...
There's only Xu Feng in my heart.
I couldn't forget him.
I miss him very, very much.
I miss him so much until...
every inch, every strand of my hair resonates in pain.
I couldn't forget him.
Don't hurt yourself for me, please.
I am sorry.
If one day, I am in the same state as him,
will you risk your life to save me?
Of course,
because...
I owe you so much.
The memory of life and death is carved deep in my heart.
As I reminisce on the bits and pieces of our love.
Xu Feng.
Lord Lao,
the Nine Spins Reviving Elixir is successfully extracted then?
Thank you, Lord Lao.
Your Majesty,
the Water Immortal has just left.
She has taken the elixir?
Yes.
Thank you, Lord Lao.
Your Majesty,
how long can we conceal this from the Water Immortal?
Miss, do you want to go to the end of the River of Unmindfulness?
The end of River of Unmindfulness?
Oh, it is you. I've made a mistake.
I thought you were the other lady.
Sir, who did you think I am?
I don't know her too.
But she was holding a remarkable fan made of peacock feather.
Hence I remember her.
The fan of Sui He...
could it be Sui He?
Old man, can you bring me to the place where she usually disembarks?
Sure, come on board.
It is Sui He's weapon.
What is she doing here?
Could it be related to Xu Feng?
Thank you, King of Biancheng, for giving us this place,
so that Xu Feng has a place to settle down.
I am indebted to the Fire Immortal,
you are welcome, princess.
By the way,
Lord Lao has the elixir,
but you should also know that...
the person on the throne is very meticulous.
He is watching very closely.
It is even difficult for me to enter the Heaven Realm.
Not to mention to request it from Lord Lao.
Then I could only rely on Princess Sui He's magical prowess...
to maintain the spirit of the Fire Immortal.
It must have been difficult for you.
By the way, princess,
you have frequented this place,
did you see anything unusual around here?
I am always careful.
However, I couldn't explain why...
but I have been feeling uneasy throughout the day.
You need not worry.
This place is adjacent to the Yu Cave.
It is haunted by the cries of the spirits and creepy.
Even those from the Demon Realm will avoid it.
Furthermore I have sealed this place up.
Normal men will not get near to this place.
It really is you.
Phoenix.
So, actually...
actually only a strand of your physical souls remains here.
Ying Er.
This war started by the King of Gucheng...
not only that it won't help the Demon Realm,
it will destroy the both of the realms.
It is greatly detrimental to our Demon Realm.
Even if that is so,
will you still insist to battle?
Yes.
If I tell you that,
Xu Feng whom you are fighting for still has a chance to survive?
Father, what do you mean?
That day when chaos erupted in the Heaven Realm,
Princess Sui He from the Bird Tribe...
used her Huan Di Phoenix Feather to save one strand of his souls.
She also begged me to find a secretive location in the Demon Realm...
to hide the Fire Immortal's physical soul.
Now, he's in the Yu Cave.
Xu Feng is still alive.
Father, why didn't you tell me earlier?
He is not alive.
There is only a strand of his soul.
You are also aware of the situation now.
The Heavenly Emperor accused Xu Feng of betrayal.
The King of Gucheng also sees him as a rival.
If they know about this,
the consequences are unimaginable.
I didn't tell you this earlier...
because I am worried about your safety.
Father, I am sorry.
I have wronged you.
You are right.
I have always been very careful.
Maybe this is because I am weak.
You are not weak, father.
A weak king wouldn't harbour Fire Immortal.
Look at your sweet mouth.
I have debated for a long time before I decided to tell you.
I hope you can give up this battle.
What do I feel so uneasy today?
You mean,
Liu Ying turned her back on us,
and resigns from leading the army in this battle?
Yes, Demon Lord.
Phoenix.
Has Xu Feng resurrected?
Jin Mi.
Xu Feng, you are awake.
Xu Feng, you are finally awake.
Sui He?
It's me.
Why are you here?
I have used up a great amount of magical prowess in these years.
Every day I hide within this Yu Cave just to resurrect you.
Luckily fortune has shined on me.
My efforts are paid off.
Resurrect?
Exactly.
Your Highness, have you forgotten?
That day you were killed by Jin Mi.
You almost disappeared into nothingness.
You killed my father!
You killed Aunt Lin Xiu!
Never wished to get into dispute.
Have you ever...
loved me?
Never.
I can never turn back time.
How I wish I could wash away the vanity, wipe away all the dirt.
How is my father now?
The Heavenly Emperor...
His Majesty has already passed away.
He had used up all of his magical prowess...
to keep your spirit in Huan Di Phoenix Feather and passed it to me.
What about the Heaven Realm?
Run Yu has assumed to the throne in the Heaven Realm.
He also forced my aunt to kill herself.
Your Highness.
What happened to you?
I have used up too much magical prowess to keep you alive.
I also went to steal the elixir from the Heaven Realm...
to bring you back alive.
You have awaken now.
All my sacrifices are well-worth.
I was already dead,
there is no need to go to great length to save me.
Your Highness.
Xu Feng,
it was my fault.
I could never bring myself to face you again.