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The Big Reveal and The Backlash
So, Ming Xin dies. But he doesn't go quietly. With his last breath, he tells everyone that Ming Yi is actually Ming Xian. He basically curses her, saying she'll never find a place to belong. Then he poofs into dust.
The news hits Jixing Yuan like a bomb. Everyone is furious. They want Ming Yi gone. Immediately. Yan Xiao and a few others try to defend her. It doesn't really work. The people are not having it.
At the same time, court officials are pressuring Tianji. They want him to issue an order to arrest Ming Yi. She’s trapped.
Ming Yi's Gamble
Ming Yi knows she's in a corner. So she steps up. She declares she will represent Jixing Yuan at the Qingyun Tournament. She vows to win it all. To prove her point, she sets up a fighting stage right then and there. She challenges anyone who doubts her. Several people step up. She beats every single one of them.
This is when Tianji makes his move. He appears and personally vouches for her. He tells the crowd that if Ming Yi ever betrays Jixing Yuan, he will kill her himself. Then he will step down from his position. That's a huge promise. It finally calms people down a little.
Ming Yi then plays her final card. She openly admits she is a descendant of the Bo family. This changes everything. The crowd's doubt disappears. They suddenly see a new hope for the future of Jixing Yuan.
Tough Conversations and Tougher Training
Fu Yue has a talk with Situ Ling. She can't stand watching him torture himself over Ming Yi. She tells him to just let it go. He has too much blood on his hands. He can never win her back. He should just try to live for himself.
Situ Ling is still obsessed, though. He kicks Fu Yue out. He claims he's about to use his spiritual veins and won't need her help anymore. But you can tell he's just saying that. He feels guilty. He doesn't want to drag her down with him. He wants her to find her own happiness.
Elsewhere, Ji Bozai is running his training camp. He's pushing the fighters extremely hard. They all start complaining. The rumor is that he and Ming Xian are married. So they think he's just using this as an excuse to give them a hard time on her behalf. Ji Bozai doesn't care about the gossip. He gives them a cold stare. He warns them that if they want to become strong, this is the price.
A Wedding and A Vicious Trap
Zhang Tai and Zheng Tiao set their wedding date. The ceremony will be in Jixing Yuan. They send an invitation to Ji Bozai.
On the wedding day, Ji Bozai is a no-show. Bu Xiu attends in his place and delivers a gift. Ming Yi sees this and is clearly disappointed.
Situ Ling gets into more trouble. He defies Chao Heng and gets locked in his room. He isn't one to be contained. He injures the guards. Chao Heng needs him for the whole "Fleeting Dream" plan, so he doesn't kill him. Instead, he plants a dark spell inside Situ Ling. If Situ Ling tries to leave or disobeys an order, he'll feel a pain like a million ants eating his heart. Nasty stuff.
The World-Ending Secret
Ji Bozai isn't at the wedding for a reason. He's deep inside the Zhuojin Tower. He's looking for an ancient, hidden formation.
We learn he got a secret from Bo Yulan's portrait memory. A hundred years ago, the Divine Lord of Chasing Water created the Heaven-Swallowing Formation. The plan was to activate it during the Qingyun Tournament. The Nine-Layered Heavenly Kettle would be open then. The formation would absorb all the spiritual energy and the souls of every living thing. This would give him total control over the six realms.
The only person who can activate it is a host with both the Heaven of Parting Sorrow and Fleeting Dream medicines in their system. This is why the Bo family ancestors swore to never let those two medicines exist again. Bo Yulan had to break that oath to save Ji Bozai's life. She made Fleeting Dream for him. She also hid the method to break the formation in her painting.
To stop the formation, one person has to sacrifice themselves. They have to be a master of their craft. They must throw themselves into the formation the instant it activates. Ji Bozai plans to be that person. He orders Bu Xiu to keep this a secret from Ming Yi. He is ready to die.
A Moment in the Rain
Ji Bozai finally gets to the wedding feast. It's over. Everyone is gone except for Ming Yi. She's standing alone in the rain, holding an umbrella.
They just look at each other. The feeling is overwhelming. Ji Bozai can't hold back anymore. He pulls her into a tight hug. They make a pact. As long as the rain is falling, they will forget the conflict between their worlds. They'll forget their duties and just be together.
Situ Ling watches them kiss. He is completely shattered and filled with rage.
Later, as Ji Bozai is heading back, he's stopped. Situ Ling cast a spell on a servant to intercept him. The servant pretends to be delivering a pouch from Ming Yi. This is a trick. It triggers the Heaven of Parting Sorrow poison inside Ji Bozai.
Ji Bozai had already channeled his spiritual power into the Heaven-Swallowing Formation. He collapses. He orders Bu Xiu to separate his spirit from his body. Bu Xiu refuses. Desperate to save him, Bu Xiu runs straight to Ming Yi's home to get help.
