List of Mo Dao Zu Shi episodes
Mo Dao Zu Shi (Chinese: 魔道祖师; pinyin: Mó Dào Zǔ Shī; lit. 'Demonic Path Ancestral Master') is a popular donghua ONA series aired in 2018, based on the novel of the same name written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Chinese: 墨香铜臭). The series depicted a fictional Xianxia (Chinese: 仙侠) world where humans attempt to cultivate to a state of immortality, known as Xian (Chinese: 仙).[1] The animation was financed by Tencent Penguin Pictures, and created by G.CMay Animation & Film. Xiong Ke is credited as the show's director, while Liang Sha, Liu Xing and Zhu Ke are credited for the script.[citation needed]
All episodes of the first season, titled Qian Chen Pian (Chinese: 前尘篇; lit. 'Predecessor'), has been released on Tencent Video.[2] Season 1 aired from July 9 to October 6, 2018 every Saturday (GMT +08:00). A second season is scheduled to be released in July 2019, with the official trailer released on February 5, 2019 on Tencent Video.[3] The animation has won the Gold Award for "The Best Serial Animation Award" at the 15th China Animation Golden Dragon Awards (Chinese: 第十五届中国动漫金龙奖).[4] It also won "Best New Animation" at Xinguang Award (Chinese: 新光奖); the 7th China Xi'an International Original Animation Competition.[5]
The second season, titled Xian Yun Pian (Chinese: 羡云篇), started airing on August 3, 2019 with three episodes in advance. New episodes will air every Saturday (GMT +08:00) on Tencent Video, with VIP early access by two episodes.[6]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 15 | July 9, 2018 | October 6, 2018 | |
| 2 | 8 | August 3, 2019 | TBA | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2018)
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| 1 | 1 | "Banishing Evil (part 1)" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 9 July 2018 | |
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For many years, cultivation clans had failed to summon the Yiling Patriarch Wei Wuxian, whom was believed to be killed by his brother Jiang Cheng. However, he is finally incarnated into the body of Mo Xuanyu through a sacrificial ritual, who was a young man full of hatred for his abusive family members. While Wei Wuxian carries on to exact revenge on the Mo Family as per request, he meets the new generation of the Lan sect and finds himself in a zombie mystery. When the situation is deemed too difficult to be defeated alone, Lan Sizhui and Lan Jingyi call for help from any nearby seniors, ultimately attracting the attention of Wei Wuxian's long-time acquaintance. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Banishing Evil (part 2)" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 9 July 2018 | |
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After Lan Wangji successfully stops the mysterious arm, Wei Wuxian escapes to prevent being spotted by him. He arrives at the nearby Mt. Dafan and meets another young disciple, Jin Ling from the Jin sect. The two have a heated argument which causes Jiang Cheng to come by. Wei Wuxian then learns that Jin Ling is the nephew of Jiang Cheng, whom was left orphaned because of Wei Wuxian's past mistakes. Due to being in Mo Xuanyu's body, Jiang Cheng was unable to recognise Wei Wuxian until the latter starts using his demonic abilities to save everyone from the escaped arm, which summons the Ghost General Wen Ning. While he suspects Wei Wuxian, the latter plays dumb and acts as the notorious cut-sleeve Mo Xuanyu to prevent his cover from being blown. As Lan Wangji also has the same suspicion, he protects Wei Wuxian and even offers to take him back to Gusu when Wei Wuxian speaks of his liking for him, catching Wei Wuxian by surprise. At the end of the episode, the timeline changes to twenty years ago, starting the flashbacks of Wei Wuxian's teenage years. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Pursuing Studies" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 14 July 2018 | |
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Wei Wuxian, Jiang Cheng, and their friend Nie Huaisang, start their education in the prestigious Cloud Recesses to become better cultivators. They meet the top disciple Lan Wangji, whom Wei Wuxian confessed he had angered upon his arrival in Gusu. Due to Wei Wuxian's playfulness, he broke three rules during his first encounter with Lan WangJi, and thus is resented by both the latter and the teacher Lan Qiren. However, despite his mischief, he is shown to be a knowledgeable student, although his solutions involve the use of the forbidden demonic path. He is then punished to copy passages in the Library Pavilion and to be supervised by Lan Wangji, much to Wei Wuxian's dismay as he does not chat with him. One month later, Wei Wuxian finishes the punishment and draws a portrait of Lan Wangji as a farewell gift. But this is just another of his pranks as Lan Wangji was drawn femininely. Wei Wuxian also replaces Lan Wangji's poetry book with an erotic art book, causing a fight to break out in the library as Wei Wuxian teases him continuously. On the other hand, the Wen sect causes trouble for the Lan sect as dangerous water ghouls are driven downwards to Gusu's waters. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Water Ghoul" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 21 July 2018 | |
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The disciples of the Cloud Recesses are brought along to Biling Lake to exorcise the water ghouls that had mysteriously appeared recently. While they pass by Caiyi Town, they discover that water ghouls had also arrived in town. The disciples are puzzled as the corpses were not recognised by the locals and appear in a place where they did not drown in. As Biling Lake is overflowing with resentful energy, Wei Wuxian comes up with the idea to harvest these energy to counterattack the water ghouls, causing Jiang Cheng to stop him using the threat of copying more passages. Subsequently, Wei Wuxian discovers a water ghoul hiding below Lan Wangji's boat, causing Lan Xichen to be impressed by his wits. The Waterborne Abyss then starts attacking, causing some boats to capsize. While Wei Wuxian is saving one of the disciples, he is dragged into the water and met with resentful energy up-close for the first time. Thankfully, he is pulled out of the water by Lan Wangji before anything can happen. With the problem at hand finally solved, the disciples start to suspect the Wen sect's malicious intent. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Heretic Path" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 28 July 2018 | |
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Wei Wuxian sneaks out at night again to enjoy his favourite wine, but is caught by Lan Wangji for the second time. As Wei Wuxian does not want to give up, he fights with him and causes them both to fall outside of the Cloud Recesses, which is a rule broken. This causes them to be punished by being beaten. After hearing of a way to relieve the pain, Wei Wuxian joins Lan Wangji in the Cold Spring. Wei Wuxian uses this as an attempt to make friends with him, but Lan Wangji continues to refuse. Later, they hear a strange sound and rushes to defeat the feral zombies that have escaped. Lan Wangji holds up until Jiang Cheng and another disciple comes to give Lan Wangji his guqin, and successfully defeats the zombies. On the other hand, Wei Wuxian does not have a weapon and faces difficulties at his end. While fighting, he sees a rabbit and protects it while running from the zombies. One of them gets too close and resentful energy starts entering Wei Wuxian's body. Jiang Cheng comes just in time to return him his sword and they defeat the remaining zombies. Jiang Cheng then gets mad that Wei Wuxian has went down the forbidden path but the latter has already resisted it and promises not to do that again. After the credits roll, Wei Wuxian finds another rabbit and brings both to Lan Wangji in hopes that the latter will adopt them. But Lan Wangji was too prideful to accept until Wei Wuxian decides to find someone who can roast them. Lan Wangji then agrees to adopt the rabbits and Wei Wuxian teases his indecisiveness. Wei Wuxian then points out how the rabbits are atop each other and Lan Wangji calls him obscene, making Wei Wuxian stutter about what Lan Wangji might be thinking of. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Returning Home" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 4 August 2018 | |
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While the disciples learn about Lan sect's history, the topic of love raises a question towards Jin Zixuan about which lady he thinks is the fairest. Wei Wuxian comments that Jin Zixuan will choose his fiancee Jiang Yanli, but Jin Zixuan badmouths her. As her brothers, both Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng gets offended and Wei Wuxian starts a fight with him. The fight causes their father Jiang Fengmian to personally come to Cloud Recesses to bring Wei Wuxian home. Back at Yunmeng, Wei Wuxian is finally reunited with his adoptive family, but his mother Yu Ziyuan despises him, mostly due to Jiang Fengmian's favouritism over an adopted son. The situation gets worse when the marriage is called off and Yu Ziyuan blames it on Wei Wuxian, despite Jiang Fengmian's reasoning. Yu Ziyuan subsequently argues with Jiang Fengmian, straining their relationship further. Wei Wuxian overhears the argument and blames himself for the disputes between the two pairs. He apologises to Jiang Yanli but she insists that love should not be forced if not mutual. One year later, Jiang Cheng returns to Yunmeng after finishing his studies. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Champion" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 11 August 2018 | |
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Wei Wuxian gets lost finding the archery field in the Nightless City and meets Wen Ning while he was practicing his archery. Wei Wuxian asks him for directions and makes an acquaintance. At the field, every capable archers and the respective sect leaders gather for the Grand Discussion that is hosted by the Wen sect this year. When Wei Wuxian spotted Lan Wangji, he pulls a prank on him into thinking his headband is slanted, making the latter annoyed. Right before the competition starts, Wen Ning is picked on by Wen Chao, in which Wei Wuxian steps in to defend his archery skills. However, when told to prove his skills, Wen Ning fails to make a good shot due to nerves. But Wei Wuxian continues to praise him, which leads to Wen Ning's great trust in him. During the competition, Wen Chao breaks his own rules and causes an argument to break out. When a disciple badmouths him, Wen Chao attacks him with no mercy. Lan Wangji appears in time and saves him, making Wen Chao leave in embarrassment. Wei Wuxian notices that Lan Wangji's headband is indeed slanted this time, but Lan Wangji refuses to believe. Out of kindness, Wei Wuxian tries to straighten it for him, but pulls the entire band off instead. This makes Lan Wangji really angry and leave the competition early. The competition ended with Wei Wuxian getting first place and Lan Wangji in fourth. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Indoctrination" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 18 August 2018 | |
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Wen Chao reports back to the Wen sect leader Wen Ruohan about the incident at the archery competition, stating that the four clans had tricked him. This leads to the start of a series of malicious plans to take control over the four clans. The Cloud Recesses is burned down by Wen Xu, leaving the Lan sect leader gravely injured and Lan Xichen to disappear without a trace. The Wen sect also orders for disciples to be dispatched to Qishan as an attempt to keep them hostage. Their swords are confiscated and they are forced to search for the cave that Wen Chao wants to night-hunt in. Anyone who disobeys will have their Golden Core melted by Core-melting Hand Wen Zhuliu. When Wei Wuxian learns of the burning of the Cloud Recesses, he offers to carry Lan Wangji on his back as his leg is injured. But the latter once again refuses the kind offer. During the search, Wei Wuxian saves Mianmian who is being harassed by Wen Chao, stalling him so that his lover Wang Lingjiao can see his actions. In the cave, Mianmian is offered as a sacrifice to lure the beast out, but some disciples disobeyed and protected her instead, causing Wen Chao to order his people to kill them. The commotion causes the beast to wake up and Wei Wuxian sacrifices himself to protect Mianmian from Wang Lingjiao's branding iron. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Same Boat" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 25 August 2018 | |
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With the beast angered, the Wen sect escapes from the cave and blocks the entrance, preventing anyone else from leaving. Lan Wangji points out that there is another opening as there are maple leaves despite the lack of its trees. As the beast returns to sleep, Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng are appointed to dive into the water to search for the way out. However, Wei Wuxian accidentally awakens the beast while Jiang Cheng emerges with good news. Wei Wuxian stays to hold off the beast while the others can have a chance to escape. But Su She accidentally shoots him in the shoulder with an arrow, causing Wei Wuxian's powers to weaken faster. While everyone have escaped, Lan Wangji stays to help Wei Wuxian. The two fights off the beasts but the cave is now blocked once again, so they tend to each other wounds and Lan Wangji tearfully confesses about his worry for his family. They make a deal to wait for three days before engaging to fight the Tortoise of Carnage by themselves. They eventually attempt to fight the beast with the Lan sect's Killer String Technique. When Wei Wuxian dives in to lure the beast, he is drawn to a mysterious sword hiding deep within that is full of resentful energy. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Disaster Arises" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 1 September 2018 | |
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Lan Wangji successfully kills the beast and pulls Wei Wuxian out of the water. As an attempt to keep Wei Wuxian awake, Lan Wangji plays a song that he has composed specially for him, although the latter still passes out anyways. Wei Wuxian wakes up in his own room after being saved by Jiang Cheng. He then learns that the Lan sect leader has passed away and the Wen sect has taken all the credit for the killing of the beast. When Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan comes to visit, the family once again has an argument over Jiang Fengmian's unfair treatment to Jiang Cheng. When the parents leave, Jiang Cheng gets angry at his own father for never taking him seriously as a Jiang and recounts how he came back to Yunmeng with great difficulty. Wei Wuxian then promises him that he is worthy to be the next clan leader and that he will be his subordinate instead, just like their own fathers. The Wen sect continues with their plan to set up Supervisory Offices in every clans. Wang Lingjiao comes to Yunmeng to demand Yu Ziyuan to punish Wei Wuxian with her Zidian. Without Jiang Fengmian around, Jiang Cheng is unable to stop her himself. When Yu Ziyuan is about to cut off Wei Wuxian's hand, she stops to punish Wang Lingjiao instead as she crossed the line of proper hierarchy. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Mountain Collapse" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 8 September 2018 | |
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The Wen sect starts to attack the Lotus Pier and its shield formation. The shield eventually breaks and Yu Ziyuan leads her two sons into battle. However, the fight is too huge to handle and Yu Ziyuan decides to put Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng on a boat to safety. The mother and son share a tearful goodbye and Yu Ziyuan hands over the Zidian to Jiang Cheng. Wei Wuxian is made to promise that he will protect Jiang Cheng with his life and the two children leave against their will. They spot Jiang Fengmian on his way back to Yunmeng but Jiang Cheng fears for his safety. They return to the Lotus Pier and finds the place in ruins. When they see their parents dead in Wen Chao's hands, Jiang Cheng acted on impulse and catches the attention of Wen Zhuliu. Luckily, Wen Ning covers up for them twice and helps them to escape the place. They escape to a nearby forest and Jiang Cheng beats Wei Wuxian as he blames him for saving Lan Wangji and cries over his deceased parents. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Loyal Heart" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 15 September 2018 | |
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Back in the Cloud Recesses, Lan Wangji is reprimanded for sending disciples to search for the two as it is too dangerous, but Lan Qiren defends his motives. Lan Wangji then laments that Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng are yet to be found even though Jiang Yanli was already saved. Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng manage to take cover in a village, but the former finds Jiang Cheng missing when he returned with food. He rushes back to the Lotus Pier to save a weakened Jiang Cheng and Wen Ning hides them in his room to prevent them from being caught. While Wen Ning's sister Wen Qing has originally disapproved, she eventually agrees to heal the brothers and keeps them safely hidden for a few days before Wen Chao returns. When Jiang Cheng wakes up, he reveals that his golden core has already been melted and his spiritual energy is gone. To make matters worse, his instability causes him to get defensive against Wen Ning as he is of the Wen sect. Wen Qing then makes him sleep and tells Wei Wuxian to wake him up when he has recovered. Wei Wuxian then looks at his spiritual energy for one last time as he is faced with the decision to help Jiang Cheng get back his golden core. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Fatal Position" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 22 September 2018 | |
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Wei Wuxian brings Jiang Cheng to Yiling to meet Baoshan Sanren, ordering him to keep his blindfold on at all times and introduce himself as the son of Cangse Sanren. As Wei Wuxian waits on the foot of the mountain, he is ambushed by the Wen sect. After the sword has pierced through his chest, he is weakened and thrown into the burial mounds where he is left to die. Lan Wangji arrives at Yiling upon notice and finds Wei Wuxian's bell that has fallen to the ground. In the attempt to search for him, Lan Wangji plays the song of Inquiry back in Gusu, but there has not been any news of his whereabouts, whether dead or alive. Lan Xichen finally returns and the fight against the Wen sect soon begins. The Lan sect holds a meeting in the Cloud Recesses to convince the other sect leaders to join them in their alliance. Jiang Cheng also shows up to express his urge for revenge. Back in the burial mounds, Wei Wuxian survives the fall and gives in to the resentful energy. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Obscured Sun" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 29 September 2018 | |
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The Sunshot Campaign starts with the four clans marching into Qishan, but their attacks were in vain as Wen Ruohan overpowers them. Lan Wangji helps the Jiang sect by reinforcing their turf and Nie Mingjue beheads Wen Xu with his own hands. This victory boosts the morale of Nie Mingjue's followers and Wen Ruohan orders every branch of the Wen sect to join the fight. When the Lan and Jiang sects go to infiltrate the Wen sect one night, they discover that something else has already attacked the base, which has left most of its cultivators scared to death. Lan Wangji continues to find more places in the same situation and the usage of talisman are also exact. He affirms that the talismans have a reverse effect to summon evil and are drawn by the same person. On the other hand, Wang Lingjiao is panic-stricken as she suspects that Wei Wuxian has returned to haunt her and the clan. She eventually falls into the same fate. Back in the Jiang sect, the Wen sect starts another attack and overpowers them once again. While Lan Wangji and Jiang Cheng are both injured, Wen Chao reveals that he has already killed Wei Wuxian in the burial mounds. However, a flute starts to play and a mysterious demonic cultivator arrives... | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Beautiful Tranquility" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 6 October 2018 | |
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The fierce corpses are ordered to attack, but they only go for the Wen sect. Lan Wangji calls the technique sinister but deems the cultivator to be a friend instead of a foe. The deceased Wang Lingjiao starts to attack Wen Chao and Wen ZhuLiu, and the cultivator finally descends upon their eyes. When he speaks, Jiang Cheng finds his voice familiar. The cultivator overpowers Wen Zhuliu as he is able to take his golden core and smash it into pieces. He then finally reveals himself to be Wei Wuxian, catching the three by surprise. Wei Wuxian continues using his dark abilities to kill both Wen Chao and Wen Zhuliu. With both dead, Lan Wangji warns Wei Wuxian of the price of pursuing demonic cultivation and fears that he will not be able to control it. But Wei Wuxian has already lost his past cheerful self and cannot detect Lan Wangji's act of kindness when the latter offers to take him back to Gusu. In the end, Lan Wangji leaves the battlefield in anguish as Wei Wuxian stays with Jiang Cheng. The brothers successfully take back Lotus Pier but continue to search for a way to stop the rest of the Wen sect. Sixteen years after the last event, Wei Wuxian wakes up in the Cloud Recesses. He then discovers that Lan Wangji has hidden a stash of his favourite wine in his room, even though Lan Wangji has broken many of this in the past. Lan Sizhui and Lan Jingyi come to fetch Wei Wuxian to dine with them and recall the days when Wei Wuxian was still the Yiling Patriarch. They hear Wei Wuxian's donkey Little Apple attacking the rabbits in the back mountain and bumps into Lan Wangji. After Wei Wuxian laughs at Little Apple, he and Lan Wangji exchanges a look of affinity. | ||||||
Season 2 (2019)
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| 16 | 1 | "Join Hands" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 3 August 2019 | |
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Years ago, the four prestigious sects join hands to try and defeat Wen Ruohan. When Nie Mingjue goes up to attack Wen Ruohan one-to-one, he gets overpowered and Lan Xichen begins to help out. But even with the combined effort, Wen Ruohan's powers are impenetrable. Finally, Jin Guangyao ambushes him from behind, stabbing him to death and ending the Sunshot Campaign. In the present, Lan Xichen goes to the Carp Tower to visit Jin Guangyao. In the Cloud Recesses, Wei Wuxian tries to run away but Little Apple refuses. He remembers the need for the passage token to enter the Cloud Recesses and decides to sneak into the Cold Spring and steal one. He finds someone bathing in the spring and uses his spell to take the token from the clothes. But the person, revealed to be Lan Wangji, catches him red-handed. Just then, Lan Sizhui rushes over to inform them that the arm has gone out of control. Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian then successfully suppress the arm using their instrument. Not long after, disturbances of resentful energy are reported in areas not far from the Cloud Recesses. Wei Wuxian guesses that these places are related to the arm and Lan Wangji dispatches disciples to go and investigate. The two then follows the direction of where the arm is pointing and arrives at an abandoned town. | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | "Love and Hate" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 3 August 2019 | |
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Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian continues their search and arrives in a forest. At the same time, Jin Ling is also here to night-hunt but meets Sect Leader Yao. The latter starts attacking him and this catches the attention of Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian. The two then rush to stop Sect Leader Yao. Wei Wuxian explains that the large amount of resentful energy here is causing hallucinations, and Jin Ling is unaffected because of the Yunmeng bell. Later, the three of them discover that the guards of the observation tower are killed by a mysterious beast. As the air grows ominous, a snake-like beast attacks them. With the efforts of the three, they successfully kill the monster. However, as Sect Leader Yao talks about Jiang Yanli and Wei Wuxian from back then, Jin Ling runs away. He ends up in a place full of corpses and Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian hurry over. A head suddenly attacks them and Wei Wuxian represses it. With Lan Wangji's guqin, they find out that the head belongs to the deceased Jin Zixun and the memory of his death unveils. The Ghost General Wen Ning also makes his appearance and Jin Ling gives chase. Lan Wangji also catches someone spying on them but the person escapes. Although Wei Wuxian tries to stop Jin Ling, the latter releases the Jin sect signal for help. | ||||||
| 18 | 3 | "Web of Intrigue" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 3 August 2019 | |
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Jiang Cheng arrives and fights Wen Ning but the latter manages to escape. Jiang Cheng then confronts Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian as he still doubts this "Mo Xuanyu". He then leaves with Jin Ling and the remaining two continues to investigate. They meet the crazy woman again and finds a pile of dead bodies with sword marks from Shuanghua. Lan Wangji explains that the sword belongs to a talented cultivator named Xiao Xingchen. On the other hand, the arm goes out of control again and escapes from the Cloud Recesses. After this news reaches Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian, the latter uses the Compass of Evil — linked with the head from earlier — to find the arm; and the two goes to Qinghe. At the same time, Jiang Cheng also sets off to the same place. In Qinghe, Wei Wuxian bumps into a merchant selling portraits of the Yiling Patriarch. While Wei Wuxian argues with him about how ugly he is drawn, Jin Ling comes and kicks the merchant, stating that he hates anyone who mentions Wei Wuxian's name. Wei Wuxian and Jin Ling quarrels a little and Jin Ling calls his dog Fairy over. Scared, Wei Wuxian runs back to Lan Wangji. Jin Ling then walks away with Fairy and the two goes to Xinglu Ridge. On the way, Wei Wuxian hears the dog barking again and Lan Wangji asks why he is scared of dog, leading Wei Wuxian to remember the time he gets taken in by Jiang Fengmian. | ||||||
| 19 | 4 | "Shishu" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 10 August 2019 | |
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Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji follow the sounds of Fairy barking and are led to a tower. Seeing that a hole is blown on the wall, they enter to start finding Jin Ling. On the other hand, Jin Guangyao and Lan Xichen are trying to find Nie Huaisang. Upon entering the tower, Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian find a coffin with a sword inside. Lan Wangji then plays Inquiry to ask for Jin Ling's whereabouts. With the replies from the spirit, they find Jin Ling unconscious inside the wall. The tower then starts to crumble and attack. They immediately bring Jin Ling outside. Fairy suddenly senses something and runs off. Lan Wangji tells Wei Wuxian that he will chase after it and will meet up again later. Wei Wuxian then looks at the cursed marks on Jin Ling's leg and wonders what hallucinations he is having from it. He then transfers the marks onto himself, making him hallucinate too. A young Jin Ling gets bullied by other children and Yiling Patriarch Wei Wuxian approaches him. He introduces himself as his uncle from the same discipline. When Jin Ling asks him about his parents Jin Zixuan and Jiang Yanli, Wei Wuxian recalls the times he spent with the two. He also painfully remembers their deaths but young Jin Ling wakes him from his nightmares. Jin Ling then asks where his parents are, so Wei Wuxian promises that they will look for them together. The hallucinations end and Wei Wuxian successfully removes the cursed marks. However, Jiang Cheng suddenly shows up. | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | "Stubbornness" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 17 August 2019 | |
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Jin Ling wakes up in the inn and vaguely recalls last night's events. On the other hand, Jiang Cheng and Wei Wuxian argue about the latter's misdeeds. However, Wen Ning suddenly appears to protect Wei Wuxian and the three fight outside. Wei Wuxian chases Wen Ning away to prevent him from losing control and runs away too. He gets chased by Fairy and enters an abandoned residence to hide from it. Jin Ling shows up and the two talk for a bit. When he says that Jiang Cheng hates Wei Wuxian to the bones, Wei Wuxian reminiscences about his childhood with Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli. He also apologises to Jin Ling about his actions on Mt. Dafan before Jin Ling leaves. Wen Ning returns to meet Wei Wuxian and the latter starts to remember the time when he protected the Wen sect remnants from everyone else and how he was constantly forced to hand over the Stygian Tiger Seal. Wei WuXian also looks into Wen Ning's memories and discovers that the Jin Sect and Lan Sect had worked together during the past years. | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | "Right and Wrong" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 24 August 2019 | |
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Jin Guangyao and Lan Xichen discuss about the connection between the mysterious hand and Ghost General. Back in the abandoned residence, Wei Wuxian regains Wen Ning's consciousness and asks about what happened. However, Wen Ning cannot remember much about his days of being locked up, except the presence of Jin Guangshan and two other people. Wei Wuxian then faints from the effects of the cursed marks and remembers his time in Yiling 15 years ago. Wei Wuxian finds Wen Yuan with Lan Wangji and decides to enjoy a meal with the latter. Although Lan Wangji tries to warn him of the consequences of demonic cultivation, Wei Wuxian reassures that he will not be harmed. Suddenly, trouble arises in the Burial Mound and they rush back to find Wen Ning going berserk. They work together to suppress Wen Ning and successfully regain his consciousness. Wei Wuxian then sends Lan Wangji off and the two share another conversation about Wei Wuxian's decisions. The latter is unwilling to give up on the Wen Remnants but is determined not to lose control, and hence the two part ways. One year later, Jin Zixun ambushes Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning on Qiongqi Way while they are on their way to Jin Ling's one-month anniversary. Jin Zixun believes that Wei Wuxian has cursed him with the Hundred Holes and attacks him when he does not admit. Subsequently, the overwhelming amount of resentful energy takes control of Wei Wuxian. When Jin Zixuan arrives to stop him, the Stygian Tiger Seal causes Wen Ning to kill Jin Zixuan. | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | "Night Rush" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 31 August 2019 | |
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Wei Wuxian faints after the incident at Qiongqi Way and wakes up in his cave in the Burial Mound. When he sees Wen Ning, he beats him up in rage and cries about not knowing what to do. Wen Qing then uses a needle to render him weak and explains that she and Wen Ning will confess their crimes. Even though Wei Wuxian refuses, he is unable to stop them and only wakes up 3 days after. He goes to the Nightless City where the other sects are holding a ceremony to pay their respects to those who had fallen, and to also kill Wei Wuxian and the Wen remnants. Wei Wuxian wants to find out the truth behind the Hundred Holes and a fight ensues. Lan Wangji tries to reason with Wei Wuxian but he is too far gone to listen. Suddenly, Jiang Yanli arrives on the battlefield to find him but gets injured by a fierce corpse. While Wei Wuxian holds her dearly in his arms, Jiang Yanli tells him to stop. The latter did, but Jiang Yanli pushes him away from an incoming attack and suffers the stab in his place. Wei Wuxian goes berserk again and unleashes the power of the Stygian Tiger Seal. Wei Wuxian wakes up from the flashbacks to find himself under Lan Wangji's care. The cursed marks are suppressed and Lan Wangji returns him his Yunmeng bell and temporary flute. Wei Wuxian then enjoys a meal with him to regain his strength. At the table, they then discuss about Wei Wuxian's dream and Lan Wangji suspects that someone else has been behind the deaths in the past. Suddenly, the window opens. | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | "Truth" | Xiong Ke | Liang Sha, Liu Xing & Zhu Ke | 7 September 2019 | |
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Nie Huaisang enters the room to plead them for him to leave, but Wei Wuxian begins to interrogate him about the tower. On the way there, Nie Huaisang explains that the human-eating tower is in fact just a fabricated rumour to discourage people to enter, and the ruckus are all caused by the swords left behind by the deceased Nie Sect ancestors. When they arrived, they find corpses and a group of black-clad people preparing to attack them. Wei Wuxian engages them while Lan Wangji goes to check the tower. When Nie Huaisang is suddenly targeted, Lan Xichen and Jin Guangshan arrives to aid them. During the fight, Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian discover that one of the black-clads is skilled in Gusu's sword techniques and has the Hundred Holes. The zombie hand also appears and Wei Wuxian questions the link with it. After, they find a pair of legs that matches with the zombie arm, sewn into one of the corpses. They then part ways and Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji continues their search for the other parts. The zombie hand points them to a new direction and the two set off West. In town, Lan Wangji tries to ask how Wei Wuxian has died, but the latter refuses to tell. He then finds a pellet drum for sale and remembers how he used to love this toy. A memory of young Lan Wangji giving a pellet drum to young Wei Wuxian then resurfaces. In the post-credit scene, Jin Guangshan is up to something in his treasure room and Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian arrives in Yi City, meeting Xiao Xingchen. | ||||||
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