Sword Dynasty
Episode 8
Nangong Caishu's elixir is really amazing.
It made my practice achieve the top grade of the second realm
in such a short time.
The one who gets the most tokens
becomes the final winner of the trial.
There is only one day left.
If I just pass the trial,
I won't be able to get the Green Jade Amber for her.
If I knew it earlier,
I should have battled it out with you.
He Zhaoxi and Sun Xing met before,
but they didn't fight.
They want to share the victory.
So the one who has the most tokens now
is you.
Mr. Di,
are you unhappy to see
Ding Ning survive?
Don't be so narrow-minded.
Baiyang and Qingteng have merged.
He is also your disciple.
Baiyang Cave will cease to exist.
The more you are concerned about the competition between sects,
the more you are telling the world
that Baiyang Cave still exists substantially.
You should be broad-minded.
If you cannot hold the sky
before your eyes,
how can you hold this mountain?
And how can you move those mountains in the distance?
Why did you tell me these?
Because
both Baiyang Cave
and Qingteng Sword School
belong to Heng.
Regardless of our identities,
both of us are Heng people.
Xue Wangxu,
I'm indeed not as broad-minded as you are.
Now that you say so,
I won't say anymore.
Wangxu,
it's time for the final decision.
OK.
What's he doing?
He seems to have some purpose.
But he is about to come across Sun Xing.
Sun Xing is not going to let him go.
How come he ran into Sun Xing?
What are they doing?
Duanmu,
say that my brother-in-law is not capable again.
You still haven't dropped the idea.
Do you think that Ding Ning will be able to defeat Sun Xing
as long as I say something casually?
Ridiculous.
Since you are so childish,
I can fulfill your wish.
Ding Ning won't defeat Sun Xing
unless the sun rises in the west.
Thank you.
Sun Xing,
let's fight.
At this moment,
do you want to sacrifice yourself
to let Nangong Caishu go to the top three?
No.
I want to defeat you.
The long night has passed
and the sun has risen.
So stop dreaming.
Since my admission test,
you have been thinking that I'm dreaming.
But I proved myself,
by passing the test even faster than you.
After that,
you thought it's impossible for me to defeat He Zhaoxi.
But in the end, I won.
Although I joined Baiyang Cave not long ago,
it has brought me a lot of surprises.
Master,
Martial Uncle Li Daoji,
and Jiang Li
are all very nice.
Only you
can't get along with me since the beginning.
But I don't like you either
since the beginning.
You always want to
step on others to climb up.
You even take your fellow disciples
who respect and admire you
as your
stepping-stones.
I don't want people like you
to stay in Baiyang Cave.
Later, after I defeat you,
you'd better get out of my sight as soon as possible,
or
I'll use different ways to deal with you.
You are actually threatening me.
It seems
I really looked down on you.
Sun Xing,
I've finished what I want to say.
Don't talk nonsense.
If I really lose to you today,
then I won't
deserve to stay in Baiyang Cave anymore.
Can you really defeat Sun Xing?
Ding Ning,
if you win,
I'll try my best to sustain your life.
Jiang Li,
the rule says
when two people meet each other, they should fight.
OK.
I respect you.
So when I start to fight,
I may be offensive to you.
You are a gentleman.
Doing your best
is the greatest respect for your opponent.
OK.
Miss,
if there is any worry,
you may speak it out.
If you fight with worry,
you will be distracted.
I'm just worried that
if I can defeat you,
my next opponent
will probably be Sun Xing.
I'm not confident to defeat him.
If I really lose to him,
it's a pity that such a ruthless man
will be the final winner.
Sun Xing is...
I thought too much.
I...
I shouldn't have been distracted in a battle.
Let's get started.
OK.
That was close.
You overestimated your ability.
Almost there.
Whether you can take my first two moves
is actually not important
The critical thing
is whether you can take my third move.
If you can't take it,
your arm
is likely to be completely crippled.
Since you said so,
it's more likely that your arm will be crippled.
Sun Xing, you bastard.
How...
He is so malicious.
How can this be called a trial between fellows?
-Ding Ning. -Ding Ning. Ding Ning.
Come on!
Ding Ning, hang in there. Ding Ning.
Ding Ning.
You wanted to disable my arm first.
You asked for the insult.
The smoke signal.
The smoke signal appears.
It means the top three contestants are determined.
Here I am.
Ding Ning.
You won.
You defeated Sun Xing?
How is this possible?
Anyway, this is the best news,
isn't it?
Let's go.
OK.
At this year's Sword Sacrifice Trial,
the one who gets the most tokens
is the winner.
Jiang Li.
Mr. Di.
Sir.
The number of tokens I got is just enough for passing the trial.
So there's no need to count me in.
You are kind,
which is very rare.
But you must keep in mind that
when you are in the complicated martial art world,
you shouldn't be like this.
People's hearts are sinister.
Don't easily
show your kindness to people.
Mr. Di is right.
Jiang Li, say thank you.
Yes.
Thank you for your instruction.
I'll keep it in mind.
Nangong Caishu.
Eight tokens.
Well done.
Ding Ning.
Three tokens?
You defeated Sun Xing.
It's impossible that you have only three tokens.
Ding Ning,
13 tokens.
Good.
Master.
Good.
The final winner of this Sword Sacrifice Trial is
Ding Ning.
Good.
Ding Ning, my brother-in-law, you are awesome. Ding Ning.
Ding Ning.
Well done, Ding Ning.
With a student like you,
I'm very happy.
Thank you, Mr. Di.
You did very well.
You lived up to this sword.
The most important thing
is that I didn't waste your goodwill.
This year's Sword Sacrifice Trial
is over.
Let's gather together again next year.
OK. Please.
Please.
Ding Ning.
You are awesome, my brother-in-law.
Don't call me brother-in-law.
I...
Don't mess around.
Will you take part in the Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament next year?
I will.
If so,
I'll also try my best to take part in
the next year's Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament.
In this case,
Sis,
do you want to win
at the Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament together with him
and then study at the Minshan Sword Sect?
After that, you...
I hope that you'd better
not expect anything from me.
Why?
As for the reason,
you can ask Nangong Caishu.
What is the reason?
Nangong Caishu,
why?
Nangong,
did you practice
together with Ding Ning
for a night
and then decide to be a couple?
Naive.
There is something wrong with his health.
He is born with yang hyperactivity, which is rarely seen.
If there are no special turns in his life,
in the prime of our life when we are most robust,
he will already be subject to premature aging of the five internal organs.
That...
Even though I know there is something wrong with his health,
I won't change my decision.
Is there any way to help him?
I have already learned that this kind of
premature aging body with hyperactive qi of the five internal organs
generally cannot be cured at all.
But the Minshan Sword Sect is not an ordinary sect.
People of the sect
certainly have some ways.
If we really want to help him,
we must try our best to help him
win at the Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament.
This is really too difficult.
He is fighting for his life.
Let's do our best.
OK.
For the Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament,
let's do our best.
Your Majesty,
at this year's Sword Sacrifice Trial of Qingteng Sword School,
the final winner is a young man called Ding Ning.
Ding Ning?
I haven't heard this name before.
He is a waiter working at a tavern named Wutongluo.
A few days ago, through Li Daoji,
he became a disciple of Baiyang Cave.
But surprisingly,
this young man
got to know the truth of mystery within less than half a day
and advanced to the second realm within ten days.
Master, since you gave me this broken sword,
do you know the story of its original owner?
Why do you suddenly think of
asking about the story of this sword?
In the battle,
I frequently felt that
this sword showed a kind of resolution of an unknown person.
I think the sword
carries the thoughts of its original owner.
Ten years ago,
in the Kingdom of Heng,
there was a very famous place of practice,
called the Bashan Sword Field.
The original owner
of this sword is Yan Xinlan,
a member of the Bashan Sword Field.
Later, the Bashan Sword Field suffered a disaster.
Refusing to betray the Bashan Sword Field,
she was beheaded.
Before her death,
she broke her sword to show her commitment.
That's why
you can feel
the resolution of the sword.
It has something to do with the man whose name
cannot be mentioned, right?
Since you know That Man,
you should understand
there are a lot of things
that cannot be mentioned.
Wangxu.
Sun Xing
asked for my permission on his leaving Baiyang Cave,
and I agreed.
I hope he can correct his mistakes.
Ding Ning,
are you going to rest at Baiyang Cave tonight
or go back to your home at Wutongluo?
I have not returned for several days.
I think my aunt is worried about me.
So today
I'll return to Wutongluo to rest.
I want to tell
the two of you
that I grew up in the town since I was a child
and I'm used to the life there.
Baiyang Cave
is too quiet
and I don't feel at ease here.
I want to practice outside.
In the trial,
you forcibly absorbed
the Golden Elixir.
This elixir is strong.
I'm afraid it will hurt your body.
Besides,
the spiritual energy outside
is far less than that at Baiyang Cave.
Under the special circumstances at the time,
I made the decision.
In my future practice,
I'll be more careful.
By the way,
how will you use the Green Jade Amber?
I'm going to
absorb it tonight
to avoid trouble.
OK.
The Green Jade Amber helps in making breakthroughs to reach higher realms.
And it can help practitioners
better accept their natal things.
If you absorb it at this time,
it can help you eliminate
the harm the Golden Elixir did to your body.
It has great benefits.
I see, master.
Is this place the tavern where Ding Ning works?
Are you the landlady?
I'm Ding Ning's aunt.
He is not here today.
Why do you want to see him, ma'am?
You look very young.
Ding Ning won at the Sword Sacrifice Trial.
I just want to see him.
He won?
Ma'am, the news came so fast to you.
I'm going to pour some tea for you, ma'am.
No need.
Ma'am, you come here today
to congratulate him, right?
I can convey your message to him.
I think Ding Ning's being able to take part in the Sword Sacrifice Trial
shows his goal
is not to just stay at Qingteng Baiyang Cave.
If I didn't guess it wrong,
he wants to go to the Minshan Sword Sect.
I don't understand these things.
As far as I know,
Ding Ning is born with yang hyperactivity.
I hope he can join my sect.
I can support him.
You are...
You don't need to know who we are.
You only need to know
that milady treasures talented people
and she is the person who can help you.
What's going on?
I don't know.
Aunt.
Ding Ning. Ding Ning.
Ding Ning.
Ding Ning. Ding Ning.
Ding Ning.
This...
This is the syndrome of yang hyperactivity, isn't it?
Yes, ma'am.
Ding Ning. Ding Ning. Ding Ning.
From Ding Ning's eyebrows, I can tell that he is stubborn.
Obviously he can't live past the age of 30,
but determines to become a practitioner
and wants to take part in the Minshan Swordsmanship Tournament.
This is the Snowy Incense.
Burn a small piece when the syndrome occurs,
and it can suppress his heat.
Thank you, ma'am.
You're awake.
The ma'am who came just now gave me that.
She said it's good for your health.
It's called Snowy Incense.
I checked it.
It's harmless.
If it's harmful,
when I fainted just now,
it was the best chance for them to take action.
That ma'am
is from the royal palace.
How do you know that?
This is a handkerchief from the royal palace.
This incense
is not something ordinary.
She said that she treasures your talent
and wants to support you.
She also told me that you won in the Sword Sacrifice Trial.
You won the first place.
Although we don't know why she came,
we'd better be careful.
By the way,
This is the Green Jade Amber.
Thank you.
I want to give you something too.
What?
A piece of news.
I met Bai Shanshui.
Are you hurt?
I'm fine.
She said the other half of the Gushan Sword Manual
is in the hands of your master.
Did he pass it to you?
When Song Shenshu was dying, he told me
the Gushan Sword Manual was in the hands of Lin Zhujiu,
and that the King of Heng had imprisoned him for ten years without killing him
because he wanted to
get some clues from him.
If you want to know anything,
you can ask me directly.
As you are simple and pure,
it's very dangerous for you to act alone.
You said
there's no need for one
to keep a sword which doesn't suit oneself.
Then a person who is not suitable
doesn't have to stay here.
The mirage can't be kept.
Like a frustrated bird with broken wings,
I have witnessed all the prosperous scenes but can't leave with a flick of my sleeve.
My master told me
that if there's some crisis happening to the Bashan Sword Field one day,
I must give this sword
back to the Gongsun family.
It is like a pipe dream which is difficult to pursue.
In a flash, everything withers and falls, coming to naught.
Who are you?
I'm the only inheritor of my master's Nine-death Silkworm Martial Art.
This time is different from before.
You should understand
that with this Green Jade Amber,
my Ninth-hell Dark Lord Sword
can become a real Natal Sword.
So in the future,
I may not
depend too much on you.
If I were you,
I might not give you the Green Jade Amber.
When your Natal Sword is stable,
you won't be enchanted in your future practice.
I didn't want to rely on you
to do anything.
I just hope that you are well.
It is like a pipe dream which is difficult to pursue.
In a flash, everything withers and falls, coming to naught.
I want to practice here.
Go to sleep alone tonight.
Happiness is luxurious and I don't deserve it.
I can see your aloof figure outside.
I want to make you mine.
Everything becomes quiet.
It is an answer to the discolored favor.
Go now.
If you are found by the King of Heng and the others,
you'll be in danger.
Looking for lost dimensions.
Where is your family?
I don't have a family.
Looking at my silent torture.
From today on,
live with me.
Why can't I see you?
Unexpectedly, you set a trap.
In this silent illusion,
I saw you leave a trace.
I've never seen you again.
In the end, there is only meaningless affection left.
I've already wanted to escape.
You are out of my reach.
Is there really the ninth realm in this world?
Do all kings want to be immortal?
Of course I want to be immortal.
After all,
I hate to part with something or let it go.
The highest realm in the world
is the seventh realm.
The eighth realm is just in the legend,
let alone the ninth realm.
Your Nine-death Silkworm Martial Art
is perhaps a treasure that helps in making the breakthrough to advance to the ninth realm.
Perhaps.
Perhaps the Nine-death Silkworm
can open the door to the ninth realm.
If there is such a day,
I won't reap the benefit alone.
The three of us
will all be immortal.
Your Majesty, you have no peace of mind.
You must be worrying about something.
I'm willing to solve the problem for you.
The people of the Bashan Sword Field who surrendered to us back then
are now
all under your control.
All the people within the territory are the subjects of Your Majesty without exception.
The world is yours.
Let alone
a few practitioners.
I have advanced to the eighth realm.
But I always fail to find the way to reach the ninth realm.
I remember he said
the Nine-death Silkworm
is the key to making the breakthrough to advance to the ninth realm.
At the time, both of us reached the seventh realm.
If it was not for the incident ten years ago,
perhaps
he would have reached the ninth realm.
It happened a long time ago.
I've already forgotten it.
You have forgotten it,
but it doesn't mean that he doesn't exist.
He is always between us, am I right?
Your Majesty,
you have already advanced to the eighth realm, stronger than anyone else in the world,
and nobody can defeat you.
Your Majesty,
does the recent rumor of Fengming
make you worry?
The Nine-death Silkworm
is the key to making the breakthrough to advance to the ninth realm.
Let me handle this matter for you.