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VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

There are 2 versions of this series; the Hunan TV version which is shorter, more episodes and about 15 minutes ahead with possible more or lesser scene and the Uncut version which is longer per episode and is about 15 minutes slower. Uncut doesn't mean it is not censored. I am following the Uncut version, so all the videos for download and recaps are based on Uncut version. The subbers at Viki is also following the uncut version. Please take note of that.

All pictures are thumbnails, even if animated images so do click on them for the original size!
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I welcome comments, I welcome spoilers so post away. I mean I already know the ending!




QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED (SATISFACTORILY, I HOPE)

A collection of questions about this series and some answered. Any questions or you have an answer? Use Post A Comment. Spoilers alert.


31.08.2015
HOW DOES BZH LOSSES HIS IMMORTALITY AND GAINED IT BACK
Book version.

I read he lost his immortality and became mortal when HQG broke the seal he put on her when he tried to hide the fact she had the Demon God power in her. When HQG was so grief stricken by the death of those she holds dear, she broke the seal and became Demon God. That was when BZH loss all his power. He can still fight and all but he is now mortal as in no longer immortal.

I read he gained back his immortality by kissing HQG before her death, drinking her blood. So he became immortal again. But remember even immortals can be killed. Immortal means you live forever, won't age unless you get killed. In her dying moments she used her goddess power to curse him to a truly immortal status, meaning he won't die  no matter what. He won't age plus nothing can harm him. So he can't even kill himself.

TV version.

I read it will be different, of course.

Rumours has it BZH gaining his immortality back is thanks to Zixun. I don't see how that is done so we shall see! As for the curse, it won't happen. But maybe it will in a different form.

HOW IS HQG REVIVED AT THE END
Book version.

She got stabbed by Mingsheng Sword and supposedly her soul, everything is gone. But SQM saved a sliver of her dispersed soul. BZH went mad for either 30 or 300 years, depending on which sadistic version you are following looking for HQG and even killing innocent people that people got very scared of him and when he knew SQM had a fragment of her soul, he went in search of SQM to beg SQM to release that soul to be reincarnated. Something like that. What we have then is HQG now dumb or not all there  ad bullied and BZH adopted her as his disciple again and they were together again and contented and afraid one day she might remember her past because before her death she wished she had never fallen in love with him. In many epilogues, one of which I feel if this series was properly shown may have used that ending got to do with a reincarnated DFYQ (who in the book can't live past 25 years old and will be reincarnated with all memories of previous lives intact) and HQG gaining her memory or something like that. Not sure. Point is BZH and HQG will end up together.

TV version.

Rumours has it HQG's revival has something to do with Mo Yan and I hope it is true although I don't see how. HQG did die but no curse, no soul dispersed and definitely no reincarnation. Apparently Mo Yan will sacrifice himself to revive HQG who had no memories and so retire happily with BZH. I hate the no memories part. As if everyone who had sacrificed for her didn't matter as long as she gets to kiss and hug and sleep with BZH as husband and wife. Sorry that's how I feel. I hope she gets her memory back and CHOOSE to stay with BZH. And if Mo Yan does sacrifice himself .. well I posted the following in the forum for the logic of this ending:-

I suppose.. and I never read the book but series wise.. he feels paternal but he is wrong about his feelings which is beyond paternal. he feels responsible for her, blamed himself for whatever she is, whatever she had done,w hatever she had to endure, so he was willing to take on her suffering with her but due to his principle and position, he can't be living with her because remember, at this point he feels he is her shifu and no more.

Much like No That I Love Ceaser less But I Love Rome More aka Not that I love Xiaogu less, but I love changliu more. He can't do things that is gonna be against changliu and if he does live with her, imagine what mo yan and other sects will do. They will attack Changliu and will charge to kill HQG, etc.

So I get him. What I don't get is why don't just prior to the nail punishment just let her run away with SQM? DFYQ is not powerful enough to fight all sects, SQM can do it. Even if HQG doesn't want to, he can just stab her with his sword (lightly) and throw her out. And yet he can't do it. He can't even disown her openly.

His compassion misled him. His kindness hurt him. Now his love will ruin him.

He still cares too much what others think. At the end his way of happiness is to disregard everybody else, to turn his back from the world, to turn his back from his 1000 years of cultivation and order in life and his love for changliu and leave with HQG. NOW that is extreme but I suppose if the spoilers are true with MY doing the sacrifice, in the end if he got the approval of the one guy who is dead set against them, that is his pass to leave changliu. Maybe MY will realise if he had not pushed ZR's mom away (or kill her or whatever) he would be less grumpy so maybe his last words will be

"Zihua, I was a fool. Do as your heart desires. Don't worry about Changliu. Find your own path, your own happiness" and DIE!

If the spoilers are wrong, then I am interested to know the growing list of questions;

1. how to solves BZH's mortality back to immortality

2. how to revive HQG (and please stop with the nonsense loss of memory-what an insult to all who sacrificed for her. She is not the most pitiful person)

3. New question. to to  make BZH's exit from changliu justified; with approval, and without just turning his back on the world. Key is I believe Mo Yan perhaps. I don't know. Love isn't everything. The idea to allow BZH to exit Changliu must be graceful and justified if not I will lose all respect for him.

It has to be graceful, graceful means without hate, without anger, without regrets, without being forced to choose sides that he is allowed to go. I think SXM can give him that go ahead but none more powerful than that of MY's approval. So I like the idea of MY being the catalyst but I am not sure who he will revive HQG in the process. So series gotta explain! If this is true. No fans will blame BZH from just leaving. That's what they want him to do. But I like a better ending where the idea is he can retire happily and unretire one day and the only way is to leave changliu with consent.



THE DEMON GOD, HUA QIANGU

The following are all my posts about the Demon God, Hua Qiangu. Plenty of pictures, lots of spoilers and lots of hate for the look. Read at your own peril.


25.09.2015
MORE CLEAR PICTURES OF DEMON GOD HQG
Way too much make up. Like mad with make up. Still hate the look. Neither passionate nor fiery nor evil. It is like HQG suddenly turn make up mad hippie and that is an oxymoron!













THOSE BLOOD SUCKING AND BITING SCENES

The following are a collection of my posts about the infamous blood sucking and biting scenes. You must read this together with the post with the title Demon God Hua Qiangu as they're interrelated. Spoilers alert and plenty of angst. 

24.08.2015
BECAUSE ONE NEVER GETS TIRED OF THIS CENSORED SCENE!






EPISODE 38

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.

There are quite  a few great quotes to choose from in this episode, one I believe is SQM's signature quote that was famous in the book. But I decided to go for the less dramatic but pivotal line that will explain BZH's subsequent actions in subsequent episodes, simply because many ignores BZH's sacrifice and focused only on HQG's sacrifice when BZH sacrificed as much if  not more than HQG.

Shifu, my fated calamity has arrived. I don't know if my decision is right or wrong. I need to protect the world but... I also need to protect my disciple - BZH

So remember, whatever BZH does after this, is to preserve HQG's life even if she has a death wish, just like her beloved. I am not ashamed to admit I am Camp BZH. I in fact blame HQG for most of his dilemmas. Without her, he has no dilemma.

This episode is not long but has a lot of dialogue all said in the mind or to oneself. It is the next episode that is devastating but then we have been preparing ourselves. However some funny mistake in here, much like the one where they were in the Cauldron during the famous wedding scene.

Let's begin.



EPISODE 37

22.8.15 Written by Funn Lim No comments Post a comment
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The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.

Zihua, to you am I not even worth your attention like any Changliu's disciple? At least to them you have some sense of responsibility. Me? I am but a burden to you. Do you know, for someone with such a  big heart that loves the world, you are actually the most heartless being. Maybe if it is about HQG you will react a bit differently. If she knows her position in your heart is a little different from the rest, even if it means death, she will do so willingly for you - Zixun


In this episode, absolutely everyone appears. Seriously, like EVERYONE. Kinda jam packed with people. But can be summed up to;

1. BZH's dilemma;
2. HQG's self sacrifice
3. SCQ's devious plan
4. SQM's ineptness
5. DFYQ's regret
6. MXL's authority
7. SXM's pledge
8. NMT's insistence
9. Mo Yan's loyalty
10. Yun Yi's promise

And finally we meet the Demon God. Are you excited? Don't be too excited because this is one episode I feel like slapping HQG.

Recap!!



EPISODE 35 & 36

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.

I am afraid Bai Zihua will not appreciate all your effort. When he wakes, I wonder... what sort of punishment he will mete out on you... - Shan Chinqiu [Episode 35]


If Honourable Superior dies, you will have nothing to live for. I am just a rock, even if I am to compare myself to dusts, I am not much bigger. Without my existence, the world is still the same. No one will feel sad at my passing nor care. Honourable Superior is different. His very wellbeing is linked with the fate of the immortal sect and the fate of all the sects! - Shuo Feng [Episode 36]


I finally caught up with the latest episode!! Exciting 2 episodes, lots of revelation, and an end to many things, from lives to poisoned state (hurray!!) to perhaps the realm of men! But first, one final look at the poisoned state of shifu #7 (Episode 35);


Can you believe it? 7 long episodes... technically 8 episodes long because he was still poisoned in Episode 36 until half way but he looked better in episode 36 after trio combo power to give him a momentary control over his poison thanks to Mo Yan, SXM and ZX and guess who he spent his very LAST day of mortality on? HQG, and rescuing her. Joke is she rescued him.

Anyway let's recap episode 35 first, which is the start of the many deaths of characters we are familiar with.




EPISODE 34

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.


You have always favoured Hua Qiangu. But I never thought you would favour her this much! You are not worthy to become Changliu's sect leader!! - NMT


For once, I understand NMT's anger, coming from NMT and looking from the perspective of NMT. After all, she didn't blindly accused HQG of killing her father, she had eyewitnesses who told her so. Therefore her anger at BZH who was clearly protecting HQG even when he himself questioned the facts is understandable. However NMT is always ready to blame HQG for everything. Wait till the next episode; she will have another reason to blame HQG.

This episode seems like an interesting one that could have benefited from being longer instead of just touch and go. After all, this is the start of the end for HQG. Here she will risk her life and that of her friends to gather all 9 Magical Deity Items to summon the 10th that will save BZH, except BZH must not know, and since no one is supposed to know, means everyone does know. However, the pacing is horrendous. For me it is too fast and some short moments focusing on Shuo Feng which ordinarily would have been wonderful addition except it seems a little too late to inject some story for Shuo Feng whose greatest sacrifice deserves a story but not a 10 minute sort of bonding time with HQG. Perhaps the series' incessant need to tie every character to either loving or hating HQG therefore bonding or swearing eternal hatred is to me forcing it. In this sense, I don't really need to know that much about Shuo Feng and mind you, in the end I know nothing. That's how pointless the whole exercise is.

Let's start with probably one of the very last time you shall see this poisoned state #6...



BZH has spent 6 episodes looking and feeling sick to sicker to sickerer to sickererer to sickerererer to sickerererest. Thank god it is ending because I can't stand it anymore. Because the sicker he is the more sentimental he is the more he looks at flowers and eventually crying over bottles of blood and all, it ain't BZH. It's Madam BZH and even HQG doesn't look so depressed as much. I love you BZH but I've had it with your moping sad look. The worst, absolute worst is for past 5 episodes, he has been planning his funeral by leaving wishes and last messages to SXM and even ZX and HQG and now in the 6th episode of his poisoned state, he goes one step further; he will leave Changliu to find his own lasting resting place and then maybe dig himself a hole, nail himself inside a coffin, bury himself and just be left alone to die in peace, the way he wants it for the past 6 episodes. Problem is, as soon as he said so, problem arises,

What problem you ask? What else that could raise the moping depressed dying poisoned immortal with a death wish from his moping depressed dying poisoned state?

Three words; Hua Qian Gu.

Let's recap. It's a short one, by my standard.



PICTURES I REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE

In here you will find all the pictures about this series that I really really really like. May have been posted elsewhere but if it is here, it is because I really really really like.

11.08.2015
My most favourite stabbing scene. So dramatic, so beautifully filmed, background is real.




11.08.2015
Better keep these because Wallace has already said he won't be filming ancient series. Unless... unless I suppose it is a CCTV biopic of some emperor and come on,he gotta do that!!


And the one that killed a lot of hearts so to speak. At least I know of 2.





THE 10 MAGICAL DEITY ITEMS

10.8.15 Written by Funn Lim 21 Comments Post a comment
In the book there were 16 items. In the series, you will see 10 items. The following 10 magical / deity items that will be of importance in this series later on and who has it. As to who forged them, I do not know. Believed to be the instruments of the Gods (now extinct). Thanks to Elizabeth for the information. Do you know more information about these items? Use Post A Comment.


Last Updated: 10.08.2015

Interchangeable terms are. THEY are Magical Items Deity, Holy Artefacts, Sacred Instrument. Translated by Elizabeth from Baidu .




东方流光琴:净化涅槃。是十方神器中,代表“善”与“重生”之物。琴声不但能净除恶鬼,超度亡魂。且能遏制 人心中邪恶、贪婪与欲望。于战则干戈化解、于人则重修旧好。


LIU GUANG HARP  (流光琴) 
- With Changliu

(1) Zither / Harp of Flowing Time (East): 
- Represents kindness and rebirth 
- Able to rid of evil spirits and redeem lost souls for reincarnation
- Able to soothe evils within one's heart to cease conflict and introduce reconciliation


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南方幻思铃: 控制人心。代表“情”与“执念”之物,铃声可以轻易操纵人内心的喜怒哀乐等各种情绪,并迷惑人 的神智。

HUAN SI BELL (幻思鈴)
- With Changliu

(2) Bell of Illusion (South): 
- Represents emotion and obsession. 
- Able to manipulate one's hidden emotions and play with one's mind



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西方浮沉珠:借法自然。代表“毁灭”与“力量”,可控制云雨雷电、山川树木等自然元素,此珠在手,翻江倒海 、翻云覆雨,皆不在话下。


FU CHEN PEARLS (浮沉珠)
- With Ni clan

(3) Pearl of Oscillation (West):
- Represents destruction and power
- Able to manipulate natural elements like weather, mountains, rivers, and trees to cause widespread destruction








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北方卜元鼎:调香炼药。代表“煎熬”与“治愈”,可炼化一切,不论是制出来的香,还是仙丹毒药 ,都是圣品。


BU YUAN CAULDRON (卜元鼎)
- Was with Jade Cloud Peak, now with 7 Murder Faction

(4) Cauldron of Divination (North):
- Represents suffering and recovery
- Able to refine all substances (aroma, medicine and poisons) into its most superior form




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天方谪仙伞:完全防御。代表“恨”与“抵抗”,持伞之人,可以阻拦外界的一切进攻,与结界不同的是,甚至可 以将攻击加倍反弹回给对方。


ZHE XIAN UMBRELLA (謫仙傘)

(5) Umbrella of Deity Banishment (Heaven):
- Represents hate and resistance
- Able to provide a barrier to all external forces and redirect attacks back to the assailant with double the power










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地方玄镇尺:绝对封印。代表“绝望”与“压迫”,人和物,修为或者记忆,感情或者技艺,皆可封印,无法解除 。


 XUAN ZHEN RULER (玄鎮尺)
- With someone at some Pagoda

(6) Gauge of Mysterious Subjugation (Earth): 
- Represents hopelessness and oppression
- Able to completely seal off all people, objects, cultivation, memory, emotion and skills








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生方炎水玉:生生不息。代表“爱”与“希望”,使用此神器可枯木回春,死人复生。

SHUI YU YAN / YAN SHUI JADE  (炎水玉) 
- Was with MXL, now with HQG

(7) Jade of Scorching Water (Life):
- Represents love and hope
- Able to revive and bring life back to the dead 









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死方悯生剑:以杀止杀。代表“死”与“离别”,悯生剑其实是最残忍之剑,见血必亡,无不可杀。它的悯只是在 于死在剑下的人不会有丝毫痛苦。


MING SHENG SWORD (憫生劍)
- With Changliu

(8) Sword of Mercy (Death):
- Represents death and separation
- It is the most merciless weapon as it must kill at the sight of blood, able to kill everything
- Its mercy is only reserved for its victim who will not feel any pain 



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逝方拴天链:锁住空间。代表“牵绊”与“桎梏”,无法斩断的枷锁,可缔造世上最坚固的牢笼,并能轻易毁掉牢 笼中的一切。



SHUAN TIAN CHAIN ​​(栓天鏈)
- With Changliu

(9) Chain of Heaven Restrainment (Dissolution)
- Represents hindrance and restraints
- An unbreakable prison, able to easily destroy all within its constraints 



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望方不归砚:空间转移。代表“逃离”与“追寻”,持砚者可瞬间从一个地方去往另一个地方,传言甚至可以穿越 时空。


BU GUI INKPOT (不歸硯)
- With Changliu

(10) Inkstone of No Return (Desire):
- Represents evasion and pursuit

- Able to cross dimensions of space and time








EPISODE 33

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.

HQG is one busy gal. She has to..

1. feed her shifu with her own blood
2. bottle up her blood by the bottle
3. cook for him
4. cook for herself, including drinking awful herbal supplements
5. deal with difficult people who makes her life hell like NMT and Mo Yan
6. dealing with being anemic I think, for the blood she had to bottle
7. find a way to get all magical items
8. persuade shifu to stop having death wish
9. deal with the emotional issues like shifu banishing her
10. frequent trip to ice bed, own bed, fainting, etc etc

And on top of that, she now has to wipe off people's memory, including her shifu's. Did I mention she also had to do the laundry?

How much more can someone take? For someone with the highest EQ of all like HQG, a lot more as we shall see.

Recap begins for a relatively short contents in this episode.


I did not banish Xiaogu because she is my fated calamity. I banished her because of my affection for her - BZH

Ok fans, this is the pivotal moment. All of you waiting and waiting for shifu to say I love you, well he is Prof Higgins and that is the  best he could say. I believe at this point he is so affectionate towards her it is slowly blossoming into love but he doesn't realise it. He did observe she has been with her for 4 years and so she is no longer  a child but now a woman. He recognises that and I believe this is the moment where perhaps his feelings may be different. But there were so many red herrings. I shall point them out as I go along, at the top of my head I can think of only 1 obvious one.

Before I begin, shifu's poisoned stated #5. Wow, 5 episodes already!


He looked terrible. Anyway recap!!


EPISODE 32

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.

I've waited so many years for you take on a disciple and with a blink of an eye, you've banished her. But I suppose this is the best ending... - SXM

4 years, and that is the end of HQG and BZH's relationship as master and disciple. But before we get there, for those who are wondering when is the bloody kiss gonna show, it is in this episode but heavily censored. I will say more when I get there. If there is anything I like about this episode, it is that one pivotal moment HQG grabbed NMT by the neck and threatened to kill her and NO ONE will feel her actions unjustified. NMT is the super bitch in this episode again. Even Shuo Feng can't stand her.

But first, shifu's poisoned state #4...

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If there is one series that painfully show the effects of a poison, let it be known The Journey Of Flower is the authoritative series on that. 4 episodes in, still poisoned and not getting any better. But there is a solution...

Let's recap.



EPISODE 31

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.

Brother, I think you have fallen into the love curse! You're damned for life! One just left.. now another has arrived! - SXM

I had difficulty in choosing the quote of my choice for this episode because almost every scene has a great quote, especially the ending. But I decided to go with the witty one because boy oh boy, this episode is heavy on the drama. SXM gave that line and the one with the clearest mind, he sees things. I really like him. I hope he doesn't die but from what I've read, he is doomed.

This is also the episode where the supporting characters come forward to provide some much needed help either in the form of advice or actual help. For what DFYQ did for HQG without any question whatsoever to that super bitch NMT, I will say I forgive DFYQ for all that he did.

Also this episode is also quite frustrating to watch because  there is a jump; a jump in plot that I shall highlight and also the unfairness to poor HQG, the busiest disciple ever, and that is not because she is busy learning. But first, Shifu's poisoned state #3...


He is getting worse... see the dark circles and all.. save your tears, because he will get much worse than this.

Recap! Oh so exciting!



EPISODE 30

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.


You both Master and Disciple are becoming more and more alike. Each more stubborn than the other - SXM

Indeed! BZH is stubborn in the sense

a. he is dying and he knows he is dying and he is telling those around him that he can tell he is dying

b. he doesn't need HQG's blood because of (a).

HQG is stubborn in the sense

a. she is convinced she can find the antidote

b. because of (a) she insists on bottling her blood and give to her shifu despite her shifu saying no! no! no!

In other words, continuing the trend from last episode, shifu is busy dying, HQG is busy keeping him alive and thus not listening to him, at all. Can you blame her? 

Before I start recapping, perhaps an update on Shifu's poisoned state #2;

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Yeah, things aren't looking good for BZH and my heart aches. Now before you go crying with so much emotion that Hall Of Emotionless has to change its name, save your tears. You have at least 4 more episodes of tears. It will get worse.

Meanwhile, let's start.



EPISODE 29

The following is a semi recap plus review plus opinion on the specific episodes, emphasising more on the review than the recap. Spoilers alert and highly opinionated. Read at your peril.

So.. it is true no one in the world could survive their fated calamity... - BZH

And I thought BZH was thinking about his sudden newfound feelings for HQG when he had flashbacks about her when it is really the realisation that he is indeed doomed.

How doomed?

Very doomed.

Well he and HQG were in the cauldron being cooked alive by the magical fire when he used his last strength to push HQG out as he was being burnt alive when HQG refused to leave him, wanted to die with him, braked and screamed, eyes turned purple and shifu saw it but well.. just so you know, meant no huge revelation for him in this or several episodes. Anyway it was her inner last goddess mode, she pulled BZH out and to the total disbelief of SCQ, they escaped out. No one ever escaped the cauldron it seems but these 2 did. Maybe BZH could if he wasn't so injured. Anyway, once out, they both fought SCQ but shifu was injured and HQG was no great fighter and so this happened...


Pretty huh? And then this happened ...


The blood's dark!! Noooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!  And here you must look at where the droplet landed, near his eyes and next you see this...


One drop actually got into Wallace's eyes. You can see how red one eye is. Professionalism I tell ya! I love you Wallace!!

Anyway they escaped. But BZH was so injured he could no longer walk, he fell onto the snow (still on Snow Mountain) and HQG begged her shifu to move, to escape whilst he told her to leave, In typical HQG style, she never listened and she held onto him as she spoke about cooking for him, going back to Changliu, of good times but shifu was motionless and then SCQ and his minions arrived and ready to attack but shifu was too weak to do anything and suddenly, Donghua appeared with browless woman to save them which was strange but it was really a sweet thing as I shall explain later. Anyway HQG was so injured it was her 100000000 times she fainted and ended up on sick bed back in Changliu.

Once she awakened, she was taken care by the silly Qing Luo who told her shifu looked ok, except a bit pale and that she was tasked with taking care of HQG. But HQG was worried, and she went to her shifu who absolutely refused to see her. We see him looking... ok....



So she left after he told her too but in actual fact he looked paler and he wasn't feeling ok. All he could say was to advise her to practice hard for the upcoming sword competition. So she reluctantly left.

But where is Tangbao? Well we see Tangbao rushing back and met with a slightly irritated Shiyi who felt Tangbao could have given him more attention admist one gorgeous backdrop..


Anyway she rushed back to HQG and HQG learnt that Tangbao went to Yi Xiuge (I hope I got the name right, you know, where Dongfang stays in his alt identity as Master Pavilion or whatever) and begged the Master for help to save HQG and shifu and amazingly all she had to repay was to do a few days of chores. HQG thought that was easy. Sweet huh? We all know why don't we? Anyway HQG asked Tangbao if she knew any antidote for the Divine Cauldron's poison and Tangbao was alarmed and said no easy antidote but can try looking at the Changliu library since they have many books and HQG made Tangbao swear never ever to tell anyone about Divine Cauldron and poison, Shiyi included and she promised.

Meanwhile, poor shifu can't be left in peace to die. Mo Yan and Sheng Xiaomo (4th brother)... this one..

I really really love his costume. A bit more playful than the strict BZH or mature Mo Yan and a dash of colours as well.  Anyway I shall refer to him as SXM from now on.. both visited BZH and faced a locked door which is really an automatic door, opened by itself. Anyway Mo Yan wanted to discuss about serious stuff but seriously BZH was too busy trying not to die and growing so weak, he can't even magically summon a cup of tea and Mo Yan heard the cup fell  and questioned BZH but SXM sensed something and so pushed Mo Yan away when BZH said he wanted to  be left alone to cultivate his 10th level as he felt after the recent trip he saw so much suffering he knew he needed to get to that level which was all BS since he was just trying to push busybody Mo Yan away. 


Meanwhile HQG went looking for clues and found a recipe for cure poison and was very happy and then noticed a locked section of forbidden books. She wanted to open the door and got caught by who else but Mo Yan. Who?


This one...he hates HQG and questioned her, asked why BZH suddenly in retreat lar, what was his epiphany lar and SXM laughed and said...

Eldest brother, have you underestimated older brother's ability to understand or overestimated HQG's ability to comprehend our brother's epiphany?

Which was funny and Mo Yan knew he was being stupid and so gently, first time ever, GENTLY told HQG to leave and SXM actually helped HQG to escape this time.

Next we see HQG cooking and finally, can see the kitchen. Why would our hottest immortal ever who never eats have a kitchen at his Hall of Emotionless  or something? Ahhhhh.. don't know. Like do they have toilets? They have auto door, must have auto flush? Anyway she cooked, placed it in front of his door but he remained alone inside, refused to even see her and she was worried and he was looking... terrible...


So beautiful.. I mean so sick... anyway shifu never coughed, not even sneezed and when he coughed he knew his cover was up and HQG heard it and was so worried she begged to see him but he told her to leave!!! She left and then cooked and came back and noticed food not touched and for the entire night this was what she did...


It was at once cute and heart breaking to watch and also annoying because themesong and end song being played  back to back. Anyway, in the morning he saw her shadow and he finally opened the door and saw her on her knees and asleep and he was moved by her dedication. He also looked pale but not too bad since HQG already knew he was poisoned but didn't know how serious. She opened her eyes and immediately crawled on her knees to hug his waist crying...

Shifu.. Xiaogu thought shifu didn't want Xiaogu anymore!!!

Of course shifu denied and said..

Of course not... I just needed to retreat and meditate to push the poison out. Don't worry Xiaogu...

HQG was not fooled easily. She looked exceedingly worried and blamed herself for everything, and then BZH told a lie. Probably his first ever lie. He said at some mountain there is a particular flower that can help cure his poison. HQG immediately said she will find it and bring it back. So she made him drink some medicine and immediately left to get the flower. But it was a lie. Shifu was very sick and he turned and saw SXM standing behind him and SXM said;


This injury must be very serious. You didn't even feel my presence at all!


And SXM said BZH sent HQG on a thankless fruitless search because that flower is difficult to find and only those of certain level of cultivation can find. Ha! BZH knew of course. So BZH confessed because there were 4 brothers of Changliu and Dong Hua was 2nd but he always felt SXM was the most sensitive one even if he acted like he didn't care. He told him the truth and BZH said sadly..

BZH : Brother, the 4 of us, how long have we been at Changliu?

SXM : I.. can't remember..Too long perhaps...

BZH : How many years have I lived? I am dying brother. The cauldron's poison has seeped onto my bones and all my major organs. I don't have long to live.

It was a sad observation because he lived too long I suppose. What was said next was a bit too zen for me...

SXM : Even we are not immune to death... Brother, you must put your affairs to order. The leadership at Changliu must be decided. Your responsibility is too much, you must ensure all are properly in order. I know you're worried about HQG and what eldest brother will do to her if he finds out...

BZH : She is.. innocent. Promise me you will take care of her...

SXM : Don't worry brother. Put your affairs to order.

And it was too zen for me. SXM seemed so zen like to the revelation that BZH is dying. But perhaps they have lived for many many years. It is rather sad to hear BZH so tired of living. I think he was very tired with Changliu stuff and that life wasn't as carefree anymore and I guess he was tired of living. That sounded like a man who lived more than 300 years I tell ya!

So HQG rushed off to get the flower.

Meanwhile, you must ask what an immortal must do to get some peacefulness?  Because there comes Zixun. I mean HQG, Mo Yan, and now Zixun. Poor BZH. If he is not dead by poison, he is being hounded to death by these 3 people. Well Zixun wanted to see him, swore she never wanted to hurt him, it was HQG's fault.. same dialogue and BZH said he is fine, poison's out, she can leave but she wouldn't believe and said she needs to see him so she can use the cauldron to make an antidote. Truth is, BZH knew this.. it was too late for that. So Zixun wanted to push her way in when SXM appeared and told her the truth to her face, for once!!

Ahhhh Fallen Immortal Zixun, I am afraid my brother is not free to see you. I am however tasked with greeting guests and allow me to be your host.

But Zixun insisted on going in and SXM said it as it is..

Immortal Zixun, I feel it is highly inappropriate you enter into Hall of Emotionless without restriction. After all there is a line between good and evil and since you are now a fallen immortal, your presence here is highly inappropriate AND... older brother's current condition is really thanks to you....

Ahhhh yes! YES! YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! That's it! SXM said it like it is! And BZH inside looked... like he agreed... So Zixun who knew she lost the battle of words said...

Zihua, you must live! You will live on! You will not die!

At that point I think BZH is just glad she left. SXM was. But next, BZH was well enough to see Mo Yan and Mo Yan felt he looked pale but otherwise  not alarmed but he was alarmed when BZH said he needed to concentrate on his 10th level thingy and wanted Mo Yan to take the leadership for the time being. Mo Yan refused, said he wasn't merciful enough? Whatever. They all looked at SXM who refused. Then SXM crazily suggeted Shiyi! Surely there must be someone! And finally Mo Yan did the unthinkable; he fell to his knees to beg BZH to reconsider. BZH was sorta shocked and SXM said BZH was just trying to put affairs to order as he retreats to a long spell of cultivation and since he has given so much to Changliu, it was a fair request but Mo Yan said before their shifu died..

PAUSE!!

SHIFU's SHIFU.. DIED??!?!??! But he is an immortal! How can immortals die? How did he die? When did he die? WHAT ON EARTH ... WHY IS HE DEAD?

Anyway shifu's shifu is not a great shifu. Because he was the one who told BZH to KILL the fated calamity (something Mo Yan took to heart for BZH) and now Mo Yan revealed shifu's shifu said only BZH can maintain Changliu, for as long as BZH is present, so will Changliu be present. Which means Changliu is doomed soon. So in the end BZH couldn't give away his position, Mo Yan will takeover for awhile until  BZH is out of his cultivation thingy.

Poor BZH. I think even as a mist also he must run Changliu.

Meanwhile, HQG went of to some mountain and guess what? She found the flower perched on top of some mythical beast which doesn't exist and suddenly here is one. I mean all these elements comes and goes in this series. But when I first saw the beast ..



I thought.. SO CUTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Anyway she got the flower very easily. Because even shifu forgotten about the fact that 

1. her eyes turned purple
2. she defeated Wugou
3. she pulled him out of the cauldron
4. she drained his powers

I mean shifu, if you're not too busy dying, entertaining Mo Yan, fending off Zixun, you might notice your disciple is someone special..

Anyway HQG flew back to Changliu with the flower but she looked.. I don't know.. uncertain .. afraid she hurt the poor beast? Will the beast play a bigger role later? Will he forgive her for taking his flowers?

Before I end this recap (which is seriously no longer a review!!), there was a useless moment for NMT. Still as jealous, spreading rumours that HQG is a slut coming in between BZH and Zixun and causing Zixun to be a fallen immortal and all that rubbish. Shuofeng pulled her away and when NMT jelaously cried "HQG IS A SLUT! HQG IS A SLUT! HQG IS A SLUT!", I think to shut her up, he did this..



Damn! Fans were hoping for BZH-HQG kiss and then this super brat trumped HQG in that dept!! She slapped him, he looked shocked that he did what he did... but thank you for shutting her up. Anything to shut her up, because I felt like flying into the telly and shut her up myself but I won't kiss her. I was told in the book there will be a connection between NMT and worms. I would love to stuff worms into her dirty mouth. And later she sneaked into HQG's place and we see HQG holding that naked back hankie and then hastily hid it when she left to get the flowers. I suppose NMT will do the dastardly thing. However how come EVERYONE can enter the Hall of Emotionless? And the auto door opens for everyone?

It's so funny you know. BZH can get no rest, too busy entertaining busybodies to die, Mo Yan is always like 6 cactus and a cucumber up his arse, NMT is forever huffing and puffing in jealousy when seriously HQG is not in an enviable position, Zixun is forever saying the same dialogue like a pre recorded female spirit stuck in a loop but finally in this episode, we see a new perspective; SXM and I like him even if he so zen... I think he is the sort who celebrates death as much as he celebrates life. But then they had lived a long time. So can you imagine how long Zixun has been having this one sided crush on BZH and how suffocating it is for him? No wonder he is also zen too with death.

Anyway I do like this episode.

Scenery?


Check!!






Magical beast? Check!

Cute disciple? Check! 

Sick handsome shifu? Check check!

Understanding brother who I bet most forgot he exists until this episode? Check!!

Heart wrenching moments? Yeap!

The return of the sane SQM? Yeap! He got better and is coming out of his 3 months retreat! Which means BZH has been poisoned for 3 months now.

This is a really entertaining episode but seriously though, some characters need a change of personality. Whilst I may criticise some elements, believe me, this is a great episode even if HQG is the worst disciple that never listens to her shifu but then if she had, he would have been mist.

Point is..

Poisoned state #1

It will get worse.


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