Ashes Of Love Drama Recap

Frankly speaking, I’m late to Ashes Of Love (香蜜沉沉烬如霜). It has been almost 2 years since this xianxia drama was first aired. I have been putting it off because i have been catching up on other dramas as well as following current ones. But I know many fans have re-watched this drama a few times. So, I finally dedicated some time to sit through it and the drama recap is as below. I have my own of thoughts on this production which I will detail in my Ashes Of Love review. If you are not sure if you should start watching, you can check out the review first. This is a very long drama after all!

Episode 1 – 6 : Introduction

Jin Mi

Jin Mi is the daughter of the Flower Goddess, Zi Fen, who died after giving birth to her. Zi Fen’s bitter love experience convinced her that Jin Mi must not suffer the same fate when she undergoes her love trial. So, she ordered for Jin Mi to be brought up as a carefree sprite without letting her know her true identity before her death. She also fed her a pill that makes Jin Mi unable to feel romantic love.

At the same time, the Water Immortal was decreed by the Heavenly Emperor to marry the Wind Immortal. However, the Water Immortal’s true love was Zi Fen. During the wedding, the Heavenly Emperor announced that should the newly married couple have a daughter, she shall be married to his eldest son in the future.

Chief Peony is the leader of the Floral Realm following Zi Fen’s death. She is strict towards Jin Mi and disallows her to leave the Floral Realm which has been sealed off from the outside world. The Floral Realm is still bitter about the death of their Goddess and has chosen to isolate themselves from the rest of the realms. Jin Mi has grown up to be a beautiful but naive and innocent sprite. She is also friendly and bubbly. One of her friends is Lord Pu Chi who once saved her from Qiong Qi’s attack. Qiong Qi is a legendary beast from the Demon Realm.

Heavenly Realm

Xu Feng is the second son of the Heavenly Emperor and Empress. He is the powerful Fire Immortal and a phoenix. The Empress is ambitious and constantly pushes to have him appointed as the Crown Prince. But Xu Feng is in no hurry. He shares a warm relationship with his elder brother, Run Yu, who is the son of a concubine and the Night Immortal. While Xu Feng is undergoing the last night of his Phoenix Nirvana rebirth, an attack by his enemy causes him to fall through to the Floral Realm. He is saved by Jin Mi.

As Jin Mi wants to revive her friend, Rou Rou, who is now a plant after Qiong Qi’s attack, she follows Xu Feng back to the Heavenly Realm. While there, she meets Run Yu and Dan Zhu who is the Moon Immortal and uncle to Xu Feng and Run Yu. Dan Zhu is a jovial and youthful-looking immortal and thinks Jin Mi is a good match for Xu Feng who never shows any affections towards the opposite sex. However, Sui He loves Xu Feng. Sui He is a princess of the Bird Tribe and the Heavenly Empress is her aunt.

The Ignorant Jin Mi

During Jin Mi’s stay at the Heavenly Realm, Xu Feng begins to develop feelings for her. But Jin Mi is ignorant of love and romance and sees Xu Feng as bossy. Run Yu also has interest in Jin Mi. At the same time, Chief Peony sends Lao Hu to look for Jin Mi who has been missing from the Floral Realm. She thinks the Bird Tribe may have kidnapped Jin Mi and picks a fight with them. Enemies are also investigating Jin Mi for their own evil plans. Sui He is angry that Chief Peony has wrongly accused her tribe. She is also annoyed when she finds out that the sprite everybody is looking for is actually Jin Mi who is ignorant of her own importance and status.

Qiong Qi is sent to the Heavenly Realm to attack Jin Mi. Run Yu and Xu Feng fight him off. The Emperor orders Xu Feng to investigate the re-emergence of Qiong Qi which is supposed to have been contained years ago. Jin Mi is reluctant to follow Lao Hu back to the Floral Realm. She follows Xu Feng to the Demon Realm for his investigation instead. They are joined by Run Yu.

Episode 7 – 8 : Containing Qiong Qi

Xu Feng and Run Yu not only want to defeat Qiong Qi but also to find out the person who had let him out of his seal. They are assisted by Liu Ying who is a demon princess. Her father is King Bian Cheng who has a good relationship with the Heavenly Realm and prefers peace over war. However, they can’t kill Qiong Qi as his blood is highly toxic. Xu Feng and Run Yu need a sacred dagger from King Yan Cheng who is the Demon Realm Ruler to contain Qiong Qi and re-seal him.

King Gu Cheng tries to sow mistrust between King Yan Cheng and the Heavenly Realm. He suggests that King Yan Cheng’s 2 useless princes be tasked with carrying the sacred dagger. In the end, Qiong Qi is successfully contained but King Yan Cheng’s 2 sons are severely injured. Through King Bian Cheng’s investigations, King Yan Cheng knows that King Gu Cheng is involved in letting out Qiong Qi. But King Gu Cheng tries to convince King Yan Cheng that they should not let the Heavenly Realm keep dictating to them. As long as Xu Feng is taken out, the Heavenly Realm will be weak. King Gu Cheng’s ultimate aim is to usurp the throne and be the ruler for all the 6 realms.

The Confession

Xu Feng’s feelings for Jin Mi is getting stronger. But Jin Mi is still naive and ignorant and will touch or hug Xu Feng without hesitation. Xu feng saves Jin Mi during the fight with Qiong Qi. He does it again when Qiong Qi escapes from the seal by controlling Jin Mi’s mind. While Xu Feng manages to seal Qiong Qi up again, he is seriously injured by the latter’s poisoned needles. The only cure would be a sacred rattan plant that is only available from the Floral Realm.

Chief Peony refuses to give Jin Mi and Liu Ying the plant to save Xu Feng. She has Jin Mi grounded and Liu Ying forced out of Floral Realm. In desperation, Jin Mi uses her cultivation to try to create the rattan plant. She manages to do so after trying the whole night. The secret is the blood from her pricked finger enables the plant to be successfully cultivated.

Xu Feng is saved and awakens. He holds Jin Mi’s hand and his gesture is seen by Run Yu, Liu Ying, and Chief Peony. Xu Feng asks Chief Peony not to blame Jin Mi as he is the one who took her away from Floral Realm and caused the misunderstanding. He confesses that he has feelings for Jin Mi.

Episode 9 – 11 : Escaping From Floral Realm

Chief Peony forbids Xu Feng from meeting Jin Mi. The Heavenly Empress wants Sui He to investigate how Xu Feng got injured while in the Demon Realm. She always suspects Run Yu is up to no good. Sui He tries to recruit Run Yu’s subordinate, Kuang Lu, to spy for the Empress. But Kuang Lu remains loyal to Run Yu. Xu Feng tries to meet Jin Mi again but is stopped by Chief Peony. She gives him the clue that Jin Mi is not a lowly sprite that everyone thinks she is and Jin Mi is someone he absolutely cannot have. Xu Feng recalls that his father used to love the Flower Goddess and hence, his relationship with Jin Mi would be a forbidden love.

When Sui He reports that Jin Mi is involved in Xu Feng’s injuries, the Empress is curious about Jin Mi. She goes to the Floral Realm to look for her. But Run Yu has helped Jin Mi to escape and hides her in his palace. Chief Peony goes to the Heavenly Realm to look for Jin Mi and accuses Xu Feng of taking her away. Xu Feng denies it and promises to look for Jin Mi. In the meantime, Run Yu has settled Jin Mi in the Mortal Realm to help her escape from being hauled back to the Floral Realm by Chief Peony. Run Yu is also interested in Jin Mi and goes out of his way to make her happy.

Past History

The Heavenly Emperor and King Gu Cheng colluded during the war between the immortals and demons ages ago. The latter helped him to become the Emperor. But he broke his promise and abandoned King Gu Cheng instead. Now, he is still as unreliable when he fails to attack King Yan Cheng as agreed when Qiong Qi was purposely set free as an excuse. With Qiong Qi in the Heavenly Emperor’s hands, the Demon Realm has lost a bargaining chip. The Emperor is not ready to kill Qiong Qi as he wants to make use of him in the future. He is just as ambitious as King Gu Cheng. Both of them are planning to rule over all the 6 realms.

The Heavenly Empress doesn’t have a good word about the Flower Goddess although the latter had died long ago. She sees her as an enemy who tried to bewitch the Emperor. With the Empress’ birthday just around the corner, the Emperor personally invites the Water Immortal, Luo Lin, and his wife, Lin Xiu, to attend the birthday banquet. Both of them have a history with Zi Fen.

Jin Mi In The Mortal Realm

While in the Mortal Realm, Run Yu gives her a new identity – Ling Guang. She dresses as a man and uses her Suppressing Hairpin to fool everyone about her gender. She also bumps into Pu Chi who introduces her to all the fun and not so innocent activities of the mortals. Xu Feng manages to track her down and together with Run Yu punishes Pu Chi for corrupting Jin Mi.

Xu Feng also learns from Pu Chi about Jin Mi’s tragic experience concerning Rou Rou. He also tells Run Yu that Jin Mi is someone they cannot have. In his drunken state, Xu Feng tries to kiss Jin Mi after a drinking session but manages to pull back at the last minute. He knows his feelings for her are forbidden. But Jin Mi is still clueless about his feelings.

Xu Feng and Run Yu discuss about Pu Chi. They find him suspicious because he is hiding his true powers from them. Jin Mi reverts to being a female when she chooses to wear the phoenix feather hairpin that Xu Feng left her for protection. When Run Yu comments on it, she gives him a grapevine hairpin as a friendly gesture.

Episode 12 – 13 : Jin Mi’s True Identity

Jin Mi is bored as both Xu Feng and Run Yu are attending the Heavenly Empress’ birthday banquet. She summons Pu Chi for company. But Pu Chi brings her to the banquet instead. Together with the Rat Immortal, they create a disturbance during the banquet and expose Jin Mi’s identity. The Emperor and Water Immortal are stunned that Jin Mi looks like Zi Fen. The Empress is not happy. Jin Mi’s naivete makes things worse. Both Xu Feng and Run Yu try to protect Jin Mi which further anger the Empress.

Pu Chi flies Jin Mi out of the banquet. Xu Feng and Run Yu give chase to ensure her safety from pursuing immortals taking orders from the Empress. Chief Peony appears to take back Jin Mi. Xu Feng promises Chief Peony that he will not meet Jin Mi again and tells Run Yu that the 3 of them are half-siblings. The Empress orders Qi Yuan to investigate what happened at her birthday banquet and the background of Pu Chi and the Rat Immortal.

Jin Mi’s Father

The chiefs of the Floral Realm decide to let Xu Feng assume that they share the same father. The Emperor also meet Jin Mi in her dream and assumes that she is his daughter. He transfers some powers to her and informs her that she is the daughter of the Flower Goddess but she still finds it hard to believe. The Water Immortal is uneasy after seeing Jin Mi at the banquet. His wife encourages him to go and look for her at the Floral Realm. He arrives just in time to save her from being killed by the Empress due to her resemblance to Zi Fen.

Jin Mi’s ability to summon water and her body’s negative reaction to the fire power transferred by the Emperor gives the Water Immortal the confirmation that she is his daughter. The Water Immortal and Zi Fen used to be lovers. This confirmation is overheard by Run Yu.

Episode 14 – 16 : Run Yu’s Luck

The Water Immortal is told the whole story behind Zi Fen’s death. Zi Fen once fell in love with Tai Wei, the current Heavenly Emperor. Due to his personal ambition then, he married Tu Yao, the current Empress who is the leader of the Bird Tribe. Zi Fen was heartbroken but subsequently gave up on Tai Wei and fell in love with the Water Immortal. Tai Wei was jealous and raped her. She wanted to commit suicide but Tai Wei stopped her. To make Zi Fen give up on the Water Immortal, Tai Wei arranged for the Water and Wind immortals to wed. However, the Water Immortal was not agreeable.

Tu Yao hated Zi Fen as she was Tai Wei’s true love and he had wanted to make her his concubine. She forced her to jump to her death at Lin Yuan Terrace. Zi Fen’s body and organs were destroyed and she faced imminent death. Hence, she acted cold towards the Water Immortal and asked him to marry Lin Xiu instead. She claimed that she only loved Tai Wei. So, the Water Immortal ended up marrying the Wind Immortal. Zi Fen died on the day of his wedding. The time of Jin Mi’s birth was purposely altered to hide her true identity. Zi Fen was already pregnant with the Water Immortal’s child before being raped by Tai Wei.

Introducing Jin Mi As His Daughter

The Water Immortal is happy to reunite with his daughter. Run Yu overhears all the conversations and is secretly gleeful because his marriage had long been agreed upon. His betrothal is the Water Immortal’s daughter which now happens to be Jin Mi. He uses the knowledge to try to maneuver himself into the good books of the Water Immortal and makes Jin Mi his wife. However, Jin Mi’s feelings are still being suppressed by the pill her mother had implanted in her to protect her against an upcoming love trial.

The Water Immortal introduces Jin Mi as his daughter back in the Heavenly Realm. Everyone is stunned. The Emperor expresses regret to the Water Immortal over his past mistake. He still loves Zi Fen and wants to treat her daughter well. The Water Immortal is angry with what the Emperor and Empress have done to Zi Fen. But he tries to forget the past to keep the peace for Jin Mi’s sake. In fact, he prefers Jin Mi to have nothing to do with the Heavenly Realm people if not because she is agreeable to marry Run Yu.

Due to the suppressant, Jin Mi is ignorant of what love is. As she likes Run Yu as a friend, she doesn’t raise any objections to the marriage agreement. Similarly, Jin Mi also sees Xu Feng as a friend although he is heartbroken that she now belongs to his half-brother. Both Run Yu and Xu Feng are reluctant to give up Jin Mi to the other.

The Empress’ Suspicions

The Empress wants Xu Feng to marry Sui He to strengthen his position against Run Yu. Now that Run Yu’s future wife is Jin Mi, it means he will have the backing of the Water Immortal and Floral Realm. The Empress sees this as a threat. However, Xu Feng is unwilling to go along with his mother’s power plays and turns down a marriage plan with Sui He.

The Rat Immortal is trying to get the Water Immortal onto his master’s side but the latter declines. His master is the Lord of Dong Ting Lake while the Water Immortal doesn’t have any interest to involve himself in power struggles.. The Rat Immortal is subsequently caught by Xu Feng for being the person who tried to kill him during his Phoenix Nirvana rebirth. The Rat Immortal and Pu Chi are partners. He is caught when he helps Pu Chi to escape. During the hearing, the Empress tries to tie him to Run Yu and the Water Immortal as accomplices. But the Rat Immortal claims that he is working alone. He also accuses the Empress of abusing her powers to strengthen the Bird Tribe.

Episode 17 – 19 : Rat Immortal Dies

The Rat Immortal exposes the Empress’ sins including the killing of fairies and immortals that were against her. He doesn’t want her to foul up the Heavenly Realm and hence, has been working against her. But when the Rat Immoral brings up Su Li, the Emperor quickly puts an end to the hearing and kills him. Run Yu is curious about Su Li but neither he nor Xu Feng knows who she is. The Emperor wants to bring forward the wedding of Run Yu and Jin Mi. But the Water Immortal seems reluctant. Run Yu suggests that there is no hurry to pre-empt the Water Immortal from cancelling the engagement totally.

Run Yu tries to discourage Xu Feng from pursuing Jin Mi by bringing up the Water Immortal’s disdain for the Emperor and Empress. He warns Xu Feng that his love for Jin Mi is hopeless as the Empress would never agree due to past history. Xu Feng tries to ask his mother but receives no answer. He then orders his subordinate to investigate what happened to Zi Fen and the identity of Su Li.

Pu Chi is sad that the Rat Immortal has died. The Rat Immortal has willingly taken the blame when Pu Chi was the one who tried to attack Xu Feng during the latter’s Phoenix Nirvana rebirth. The Water Immortal is also unhappy over the execution of the Rat Immortal as there is an element of injustice. But the Emperor warns the Water Immortal not to disappoint him and abuse the trust between them. He is afraid the Water Immortal may have been in cahoots with the Rat Immortal.

Luo Lin, Zi Fen, And Lin Xiu

Lin Xiu treats Jin Mi like her own daughter. She and Zi Fen are like sisters. Together with Luo Lin, they share the same teacher. Luo Lin was taught to summon water. Zi Fen’s speciality was summoning flowers while Lin Xiu can summon the wind. Luo Lin begged their teacher to save Zi Fen when he stumbled upon her as a kid. The 3 of them grew up together. The innocent Zi Fen fell in love with Tai Wei who wooed her with his charms back then.

Luo Lin brings Jin Mi to meet his teacher. He seeks her help to remove the seal from Jin Mi which has been suppressing her magical prowess. While she does so, she also warns that Jin Mi is facing death ahead of her. She also helps Jin Mi about Rou Rou. Jin Mi is told that she will meet Rou Rou again but also part ways.

Applying To Be An Immortal

Run Yu is able to convince the Water Immortal of his sincerity towards Jin Mi. But Xu Feng can still feel that Jin Mi cares for him. With her seal lifted, Jin Mi is able to exercise her powers better. Her father proposes that she is made an immortal but is stopped by rules and traditions. Jin Mi has to undergo a mortal trial first which will be arranged by Immortal Yuan Ji. The Empress pressures Immortal Yuan Ji to give Jin Mi the harshest trial available while Xu Feng wants her to spare Jin Mi and prevents her from marrying.

The Empress has plans to kill Jin Mi in the Mortal Realm. When Xu Feng hears about it, he asks Dan Zhu to tie his fate with Jin Mi’s and jumps in after her. Sui He follows suit. In the end, Jin Mi is sent to a female holy healer tribe as a physician who is responsible for the King’s health. Her best friend there is Qiang Huo who is Rou Rou in her past life. Xu Feng ends up as King Yi. An ambush against King Yi occurs and he is severely injured while out hunting.

Episode 20 – 25 : Meeting In The Mortal Realm

Jin Mi chances upon King Yi while out foraging for herbs. An attacker sent by the Demon Ruler fails to kill King Yi. He is blocked by Jin Mi when he swings his sword down. However, Jin Mi is protected by the pill implanted by her mother although it is starting to crack from the blow. The attacker disappears when he learns that Jin Mi is no ordinary mortal.

The demons can sense that the Immortality Destruction Tribe is not yet extinct. The people from this tribe can call out the Anger of Nether. King Gu Cheng tries to sow further discord between King Yan Cheng and Xu Feng. He proposes that they kill him with the Immortality Destructing Arrow which will reduce his body and soul to ashes. This arrow is from the Immortality Destruction Tribe. At the same time, the Heavenly Empress wants Qi Yuan to come up with the arrow to kill Jin Mi.

Who Is Qi Yuan?

Qi Yuan’s previous identity is Mu Ci. King Bian Cheng took him in and raised him when Liu Ying injured him while out hunting. Mu Ci and Liu Ying became lovers when they grew up. But when Mu Ci was able to withstand the Anger of Nether, King Yan Cheng and King Gu Cheng captured and sealed him up. King Gu Cheng was delegated the responsibility to handle Mu Ci who was made to suffer. Mu Ci is from the Immortality Destruction Tribe. The tribe had shown signs of betrayal to the Demon Realm and hence, all the members were killed. Mu Ci is the last surviving member of this tribe who can craft the Immortality Destructing Arrow from his blood and bones.

After crafting the arrow for the Empress, Mu Ci is ordered to kill Jin Mi with it. King Gu Cheng is also looking for remnants of the Immortality Destruction Tribe and the arrow to kill Xu Feng. Liu Ying finds out about King Gu Cheng’s plan and makes her way to the Mortal Realm. She is saved by Mu Ci while battling King Gu Cheng’s attackers. Liu Ying knows he is Mu Ci who has been missing ever since the Anger of Nether incident. She forces him out to admit his identity. But Mu Ci is unwilling to accept her back. He tells her that Mu Ci is dead.

Jin Mi and King Yi

Jin Mi saves King Yi and nurses him back to health in the mountains. She assumes he is a bandit while he plays deaf and mute to avoid questioning since he is unsure of her intentions. But after spending a month with each other, King Yi is slowly falling for Jin Mi. Her heart also starts to feel weird at times when they are together. When Run Yu finds out that Xu Feng is in the Mortal Realm with Jin Mi, he is angry. He also quietly visits Jin Mi in the Mortal Realm as he is afraid that she will forget him. In one of the visits, he foils Mu Ci’s attempt on her life. Pu Chi is also in the Mortal Realm to try to kill Xu Feng on the orders of the Lord of Dong Ting Lake.

Princess Sui He is King Yi’s cousin and is madly in love with him. She is also Lord Nan Ping’s daughter. Lord Nan Ping is planning to overthrow King Yi. After a month in the mountains, King Yi returns to the palace. He still pretends to be sick. Jin Mi is summoned to the palace to treat him and is shocked when she learns the bandit she treated is actually King Yi. Her heart begins to beat very fast when he comes near her.

Lord Nan Ping tries to intimidate Jin Mi into cooperating with him. King Yi is aware of what is going on and asks Jin Mi to give him a dire health pronouncement to fool Lord Nan Ping into lowering his guard. Lord Nan Ping then orders Jin Mi to poison King Yi and have him dead within 10 days or he will kill all the members of her healer tribe.

Episode 26 – 28 : Neutralizing Lord Nan Ping

King Yi continues to woo Jin Mi but she says no although her heart is beginning to waver. Mu Ci is trying to kill Jin Mi again by shooting the arrow from a rooftop. But Run Yu appears and blocks his view. Then King Yi also shows up and Mu Ci has to abandon his plans. Both Run Yu and King Yi are antagonistic towards each other. Back at the Heavenly Realm, Run Yu tries to look for information about the Immortality Destructing Arrow from the library. He chances upon a painting of a woman wearing the Magical Flaming Pearl bracelet painted by his father.

A fight breaks out when the demon attackers try to snatch Mu Ci’s Immortality Destructing Arrow. Liu Ying gets involved. Pu Chi takes the opportunity to trick them with a fake arrow and gets away with the real one. When Mu Ci knows he has been tricked, he backtracks to look for Pu Chi. Liu Ying follows him and grabs off his mask. His identity is confirmed. Although Mu Ci is still cares for Liu Ying, he still leaves her. He tells Liu Ying that her life would be better without him.

After 10 days, the ministers pressure King Yi to abdicate due to his ill health. Jin Mi is summoned. She pronounces that King Yi is in good health. He only suffers from exhaustion and has been poisoned through his food. The chief chef is blamed. He is taking orders from Lord Nan Ping but is afraid to say so. King Yi has arranged to have Jin Mi’s healer tribe saved from Lord Nan Ping’s men. This frees her from worries about speaking the truth.

Pu Chi’s Dilemma

With the Immortality Destructing Arrow, Pu Chi could easily kill King Yi. But he is reluctant to do so because King Yi or Xu Feng is innocent. So, he ties the arrow with his hair above King Yi’s seat. He leaves it to God’s will if the arrow would fall and kill Xu Feng or otherwise. Pu Chi then reports back to the Lord of Dong Ting Lake that he has failed to get back the arrow. She becomes agitated. Pu Chi is getting increasingly worried over her mental state.

Mu Ci also has to report back to the Heavenly Empress that he has lost the arrow and there are people trying to harm Xu Feng. He suspects it is Pu Chi and that Run Yu has also been appearing in the Mortal Realm. The Empress wants Mu Ci to keep an eye on Run Yu and helps Sui He to regain her memory so that she can help him to achieve the mission to kill Jin Mi. She threatens Mu Ci that she will use his blood to craft another Immortality Destructing Arrow should he fails to get back the one that he lost.

King Yi’s subordinate, Qin Tong, helps an old couple on the way home. The old man leaves him with a token of appreciation and promises to help him should the need arises in the future. Sui He is happy to hear that King Yi is in good health and need not abdicate.

Wooing Jin Mi

King Yi refuses to give up and continues to woo Jin Mi. He personally makes her lanterns to beautify the courtyard. However, she still rejects his advances due to her obligation to her tribe rules to stay chaste. King Yi refuses to grant Jin Mi her request to leave the palace to go back to her tribe. He wants her and confesses his feelings but she can’t agree to his request.

Mu Ci helps Sui He to regain her memory and her mission in the Mortal Realm. She is still hard-up to marry King Yi although he isn’t interested. Lord Nan Ping is agreeable to push for the marriage now that his plan to overthrow King Yi has been foiled. It would be beneficial for Sui He to marry King Yi to maintain his power. The Moon Immortal is not happy as he prefers Jin Mi to be Xu Feng’s partner. Pu Chi cooperates with him to play a trick on Sui He which results in the cancellation of her engagement with King Yi.

Episode 29 – 30 : Run Yu’s Background

The Immortality Destructing Arrow is still hanging above King Yi’s seat and has not fallen on him. Lord of Dong Ting Lake is angry that Xu Feng has not been killed. Pu Chi tries to plead with his master that Xu Feng is innocent but she would not listen. Pu Chi is getting worried that she will go mad.

Sui He is miserable and throwing tantrums that her engagement with King Yi has been cancelled because of Pu Chi. Lord Nan Ping is not happy to see his daughter getting hurt over King Yi. He colludes with the state’s enemy to get them to start a war to force King Yi into battle.

Run Yu asks Pu Chi about the Immortality Destructing Arrow and why the Rat Immortal had taken the blame for him. Pu Chi then brings Run Yu to Dong Ting Lake. The place seems familiar but Run Yu is not ready to enter to seek the answers that he wants. Liu Ying is heartbroken that Mu Ci has left her and can’t stop thinking of him.

Run Yu Enters Dong Ting Lake

After thinking it over, Run Yu decides to go to Dong Ting Lake. He asks Kuang Lu to follow him. Kuang Lu is in love with Run Yu and has always been willing to lend an ear to his problems. Mu Ci sees them entering the bottom of the lake. While there, Run Yu begins to have vague recollections of his childhood.

Run Yu asks the Lord of Dong Ting Lake about the woman his father had painted which looked exactly like her. But she denies it is her. The woman in the painting is Su Li who is from the water tribe while Run Yu is a dragon that practices the water spell. Hence, he should be the Emperor and Su Li’s son. However, Su Li refuses to acknowledge Run Yu as her son. She tells him that his mother was dead when Li Lake was burnt down years ago. Run Yu is sad and disappointed that he is unwanted and was abandoned by his mother.

Su Li’s Tragic Tale

After leaving the lake, Run Yu shares with Kuang Lu his vague memories of his childhood while Su Li recounts her story to Pu Chi. Su Li met the Heavenly Emperor on a trip to Heavenly Realm with her father. She is from the Dragonfish Tribe in Tai Lake. The Emperor took a fancy on her because she looks like Zi Fen. He also hid his identity from her. He gave her the Magical Flaming Pearl bracelet which attracted the attention of the Empress.

Their relationship resulted in her pregnancy. This forced her father to break her engagement to the Prince of Qian Lake who complained to the Heavenly Emperor. On hindsight, Su Li feels that it was a well-laid trap. The complaint resulted in the marshland of Tai Lake being confiscated and given to the Bird Tribe to gain favor from the Empress. Tai and Qian Lake began to be hostile towards each other and the water tribes in the region fell apart. The Emperor could then gain control of Tai Lake which also weakened the powers of the Water Immortal.

The Emperor couldn’t care less about Su Li and Run Yu. Su Li had to hide Run Yu from being discovered by the Empress. This caused Run Yu immense sufferings because she had to hide his identity as a water dragon. Su Li had to cut off his horns and scales from his body each time they grow when he was a child. When the Empress was afraid that Zi Fen might take over her position, she killed everyone in Su Li’s tribe including her family and burned down Li Marsh in Tai Lake to strengthen her hand. Su Li was saved by the Water Immortal who set her up at Dong Ting Lake.

Run Yu’s Memory

As Run Yu tells Kuang Lu his childhood pain, he recalls that he was not abandoned by his mother after all. He came up from the bottom of the lake because he didn’t want to go through the sufferings anymore. He was taken in by the Empress who gave him a pill to forget his past.

Due to her desire for revenge, Su Li does not want to acknowledge Run Yu and put him in danger.

Episode 31 – 33 : Jin Mi Falls In Love

Jin Mi dreams of what love is after getting drunk with Qiang Huo who is not agreeable to Jin Mi’s close relationship with King Yi and wants them to quickly return to the tribe. Then Jin Mi is summoned by King Yi who entertains her with a story-telling session. Jin Mi couldn’t stop herself from confessing her feelings and kissing him. She is has been coughing up blood and knows her time may be short. The pill to suppress her feelings cracks further in her heart. She tells King Yi that she loves him. In return, he tells her that he wants to marry her before Qin Tong rushes in with urgent news.

Run Yu’s Anger

Run Yu goes back to see his mother and speaks of his remorse. He hopes that they could be reunited as mother and son one day. Run Yu then goes to see Jin Mi to get from her some ointment for his mother’s scar. When he goes back to Dong Ting Lake with the ointment together with Kuang Lu, the Empress and Mu Ci are having a fight with Su Li and Pu Chi respectively. Run Yu crawls and begs the Empress for mercy to let his mother go. But the Empress wants to kill both of them instead for going against her.

Su Li takes the hit to save Run Yu and reflects it back towards the Empress to slow her down. Su Li dies from the hit. Then the Empress aims her power at Pu Chi and Run Yu. In anger, Run Yu summons his powers to fight back. The Water Immortal appears to stop the battle and save the Empress. He advises Run Yu to calm down and not to destroy anymore lives at the lake. Run Yu is depressed over his mother’s death.

The Emperor questions the Water Immortal over Su Li. Luo Lin admits that he saved Su Li years ago but that he has nothing to do with the Rat Immortal and her revenge plots. He reminds the Emperor to be fair in his handling of the matter.

Liu Ying’s Heartbreak

The Empress wants Mu Ci to quickly find the Immortality Destructing Arrow and kill Jin Mi. She is willing to let him go back to Liu Ying if he fulfills his mission. The Empress is controlling Mu Ci through silkworms implanted in his body. This gives Mu Ci hope and he ends up spending a night with Liu Ying. But he leaves her again when he knows they couldn’t possibly be together since he is under the Empress’ control.

Liu Ying learns that Mu Ci is working for the Empress when she sees him meeting up with Sui He. She overhears their plan to kill Jin Mi. Liu Ying warns Mu Ci that he will be her enemy if he carries the plan to kill her friend.

Sui He is adamant on marrying King Yi. She kills her own father when he launches an ambush against King Yi. But Sui He is still unable to earn King Yi’s love despite her sacrifice. So, she asks Mu Ci to get the enemy state to launch a war and get King Yi away from the palace. This will give them the opportunity to kill Jin Mi.

Killing Jin Mi

Jin Mi’s health is fast deteriorating but she keeps it hidden from King Yi. She has been poisoned by Qiang Huo. It was unintentional as Qiang Huo’s plan was just to stop Jin Mi from being with King Yi and breaking the tribe’s rules. But the unique conditions in Jin Mi’s body reacted to the supposedly harmless poison in a bad way. King Yi asks Jin Mi to wait for him to come back from the war and he will make her his Queen. But Jin Mi knows her time is up soon.

As Jin Mi lies suffering from poor health while King Yi is at war, Mu Ci goes to kill her. He is stopped by Liu Ying. During the fight, Mu Ci throws the arrow at Jin Mi but is blocked by Qiang Huo. With the mission failed, iu Ying chases after Mu Ci into the forest. They argue over the matter and end up as enemies. Mu Ci refuses to tell LIu Ying what makes him work for the Empress.

As Qiang Huo dies in Jin Mi’s arms, both of them are suddenly aware that she is Rou Rou. She tells Jin Mi not to be sad as she will be gone for good this time. A few moments later, Jin Mi also passes away. King Yi returns from a victory at war to a dead Jin Mi. He is heartbroken.

Episode 34 – 36 : Back To The Heavenly Realm

King Yi dresses Jin Mi in wedding clothes. Then he takes her body to the royal tomb and drinks poisoned wine to be with her in death. Jin Mi could see King Yi’s heartache when she reverts to her immortal form. She is touched by his love for her. After King Yi’s death, both of them return to the Heavenly Realm. Jin Mi is allowed to ascend to be an immortal. Xu Feng is grounded as punishment for following Jin Mi to the Mortal Realm. The Emperor also wants the wedding date between Run Yu and Jin Mi to be quickly fixed.

Punishing Run Yu

The Empress manages to convince the Emperor that they should kill everyone under the Dong Ting Lake to wipe out Su Li’s tribe. The Emperor is hesitant but agrees when the Empress offers to do the dirty job. Run Yu pleads to the Emperor to intervene but he declines. He then begs the Empress who gives him 2 choices – either he takes the punishment on their behalf or they are killed including Pu Chi and Li Er. Run Yu offers to take the painful punishment which nearly costs him his life. When he didn’t die after the punishment, the Empress wants to kill him off. The Water Immortal stops her. The Emperor then decides that the punishment has gone far enough and decrees that the water tribes in Dong Ting Lake would be spared.

Run Yu learns from the Emperor that nature’s laws can be merciless. In other words, everyone is just a pawn to the Emperor. As such, Run Yu decides it is time that he quits being accepting and dictated upon but to stand up for what he wants including Jin Mi. However, Jin Mi is non-committal when Run Yu brings up their relationship with her.

Xu Feng And Jin Mi

Xu Feng and Jin Mi’s love for each other remains strong after they return from the Mortal Realm. They end up spending the night together. Xu Feng makes a request to Run Yu to break off his engagement to Jin Mi but he refuses. He tells Run Yu that he has no interest in being the Emperor but Run Yu reminds him that he has no control over the decision.

Jin Mi also tells her father that she wants to cancel the engagement with Run Yu. However, Luo Lin is not agreeable as things are not as simple as it seems. He is afraid Jin Mi will end up like Zi Fen.

Looking For Mu Ci

Liu Ying informs Xu Feng about Mu Ci. Xu Feng has an argument with the Empress when he brings up the Immortality Destructing Arrow and her plan to kill Jin Mi. He warns her that he will not stand by idly if Jin Mi is going to get hurt. Xu Feng orders Liao Yuan to look for Mu Ci as he suspects his mother is involved. Lioa Yuan also gives the token that he receives from an old man while in the Mortal Realm to Liu Ying. The token seems to belong to someone in the Demon Realm.

Liao Yuan finds Mu Ci and sends him to Liu Ying in the Demon Realm. They have to keep it quiet to avoid alerting King Gu Cheng. Mu Ci has been implanted with silkworms which will feed on his magical prowess if the mother worm being kept by the owner is not fed with the owner’s blood. Liu Ying doesn’t know who the owner might be until Mu Ci utters the Empress’s name in his delirium.

Episode 37 – 40 : Manipulating Jin Mi

Run Yu has to force himself to be patient as he waits for the opportunity to exact revenge. He also suspects that Jin Mi has been controlled by a pill the way he had been when he was given one to forget his memories. The change in her emotions after her return from the Mortal Realm is a clue. Run Yu seeks confirmation from Chief Peony. His wish is to remove it from Jin Mi and he assures Chief Peony that he will take good care of her.

However, Run Yu gets angry when he sees that Xu Feng and Jin Mi have slept together from the dream bubble spits out by his deer. Jin Mi is also hesitant towards him when he asks her to love him a little. Hence, he secretly repairs the crack in Jin Mi’s love suppressant pill while she is asleep.

Sui He is increasingly frustrated and losing hope that she will ever have the chance to be with Xu Feng. Her hatred for Jin Mi intensifies. Jin Mi gives Xu Feng a petal plucked from her true form of a flower which he deposits in his heart. However, her feelings for Xu Feng waver after Run Yu repaired the pill in her heart. Jin Mi is not against marrying Run Yu anymore as it will make her father and Lin Xiu happy. This leaves Xu feng confused and unhappy.

Warning From Liu Ying

Liu Ying borrows the deer from Jin Mi to look at Mu Ci’s dreams. She finds out that Mu Ci is taking orders from the Empress who wants Jin Mi dead and had indirectly caused Rou Rou’s life. Liu Ying warns Jin Mi to be careful of the Empress.

When the Empress’ servant invites Jin Mi to a function, Jin Mi knows that it is a trap. Pu Chi happens to drop by to visit her. She asks Pu Chi to raise the alarm with her father before going to meet the Empress. Liao Yuan also reports back to Xu Feng when he sees Jin Mi meeting the Empress. Xu Feng rushes over to see his mother trying to kill Jin Mi. He blocks the blow. Run Yu, Luo Lin, and the Emperor arrive after hearing from Pu Chi. Run Yu also takes a hit to protect Jin Mi. Luo Lin has had enough of the Empress’ cruelty and wants to kill her. Xu Feng steps forwards to take the blow to save his mother.

The Empress Is Imprisoned

The Emperor orders the Empress to be imprisoned. He learns that the Empress had killed Zi Fen. Both the Emperor and Empress have much dissatisfaction with each other over their marriage. The Empress cannot accept that her husband has not been faithful to her and doesn’t love her when she had sacrificed a lot for him. The Emperor has been tolerating his wife’s behavior to appease her anger and make up for his wrong-doings. He agrees to her request to make Xu Feng his successor.

However, the Emperor becomes angry when Xu Feng begs him to cancel Run Yu and Jin Mi’s engagement which will shame the family. He strips him of his position as the army leader and gives it to Run Yu when the latter offers insightful suggestions on how to tackle the problems in the restless Bird Tribe. The Bird Tribe is is a mess after the imprisonment of the Empress and some are thinking of switching sides to ally with the Demon Realm.

When Sui He visits the Empress in the prison, the latter transfers all of her powers to the former.

Mu Ci Goes Missing

Mu Ci’s condition cannot be cured. King Bian Cheng could only expend his powers to keep him safe for a while. His tribe had been exterminated by King Gu Cheng and false information disseminated to frame them as betrayers of the Demon Realm. A sacred fire will be needed to burn the silkworms inside Mu Ci’s body to cure him. But that will leave him with only 10 years of life and a mortal body. Seeing no future for himself and to avoid burdening King Bian Cheng and Liu Ying, Mu Ci quietly leaves their palace. They couldn’t find him anywhere.

According to King Bian Cheng, the token that Liao Yuan had passed to Liu Ying belongs to an Elder of the Demon Realm.

Jin Mi Rejects Xu Feng

While Jin Mi couldn’t feel the same love that she had felt for Xu Feng previously, her heart still aches whenever she rejects him. She also feels strangely pained when she sees Sui He kissing an unconscious Xu Feng after taking a blow to protect his mother.

Both Xu Feng and Run Yu are fighting for her. The Water Immortal tells them to let Jin Mi decide after she has recovered from her encounter with the Empress. Jin Mi tells Xu Feng that they can’t be together although she is only marrying Run Yu to keep others happy. But as she rejects Xu Feng, her heart is aching again. She pushes him away when he tries to get near. She tells him to stay away because her heart is unbearably painful each time he gets close. Jin Mi then runs away from Xu Feng.

Episode 41 – 43 : Sui He’s Wrath

Sui He now has the mother silkworm to control Mu Ci. She wants him to craft another Immortality Destructing Arrow. Run Yu colludes with Yin Que to force out Sui He as the leader of the Bird Tribe. Knowing that she has been played out by Run Yu, she plans to kill him with the arrow. Sui He promises Run Yu that she will cure him if they succeed in their mission.

While they are hding in Run Yu’s palace, Jin Mi appears. Sui He wants Mu Ci to kill Jin Mi as well. he knocks her down. But Mu Ci is unwilling to as he recalls Liu Ying and couldn’t bear to end up as enemies with her. He releases the arrow at Sui He instead. Xu Feng appears and knocks the arrow away and saves Jin Mi. He chases after Sui He and Mu Ci. By the time he catches up with them, Sui He has knocked down Mu Ci but couldn’t kill him in time with Xu Feng’s arrival. Xu Feng warns Sui He not to harm Jin Mi. Liu Ying takes away Mu Ci back to the Demon Realm.

Sui He is angry at the way she has been treated by Xu Feng and her hatred for Jin Mi grows. She takes on Xu Feng’s persona and kills Luo Lin and Lin Xiu with her fire glass spell which the Empress has transferred to her. Jin Mi is devastated. As she is in mourning, the Emperor announces that her marriage to Run Yu will be delayed for 3 years.

Suspecting Xu Feng

The Emperor is investigating the murder of the Water and Wind Immortals. Run Yu tells the Emperor that Xu Feng couldn’t possibly be the murderer although only the Empress and Xu Feng have the ability to summon the fire glass spell. The Emperor is impressed with his fairness and delegates the investigation to him.

However, Jin Mi has a letter supposedly from Xu Feng to her father requesting for a meeting. The time and place of the meeting coincides with his death. Xu Feng asks Jin Mi to trust him or kill him if she thinks he is the murderer. She tries to believe him but dream bubbles spit out by the deer again cast Xu Feng as the murderer. Jin Mi then asks Run Yu if the murderer is someone powerful from the Heavenly Realm since the investigation seems to have stalled. Run Yu assures her that he will get to the bottom of it.

Xu Feng suspects that his mother could be associated with the murders since she is the only one who can cast the fire glass spell besides him. He questions her. Her expression is delight as the death of the Water and Wind Immortals will weaken Run Yu’s power. She wants Xu Feng to be the Emperor. But Xu Feng disappoints her by telling her that he can’t be who she wants him to be. He is also distressed that his own mother is involved in Jin Mi’s father’s death.

Run Yu’s Power Grows

Run Yu is fast gaining power in the Heavenly Realm with Xu Feng out of the picture. He is also tasked to oversee the Tai Lake which Yin Que has given up as a sign of the Bird Tribe’s loyalty to the Heavenly Realm. However, Pu Chi is not happy to see Run Yu’s transformation as he is seeing signs that he will end like his mother. He also warns Run Yu that his actions could end up hurting Jin Mi. So, Pu Chi leaves Run Yu to go on his way.

Trouble In The Demon Realm

Mu Ci and Liu Ying are back together. King Gu Cheng frames Liu Ying’s father for killing the Demon Ruler with poisoned wine. King Bian Cheng is arrested. Liu Ying tries to seek help from the Heavenly Emperor to free her father. But the Emperor needs time to investigate which angers Liu Ying. Run Yu offers to go to the Demon Realm to resolve the matter as the trouble there could threaten the Heavenly Realm. The Moon Immortal suggests that they send Xu Feng instead.

Liu Ying and Mu Ci try to rescue King Bian Cheng from being executed. They are surrounded by King Gu Cheng’s men.

Episode 44 – 46 : Run Yu’s Gamble

Xu Feng saves King Bian Cheng, Liu Ying, and Mu Ci. He asks for 3 days to investigate King Yan Cheng’s death. In the end, they learn that King Yan Cheng has been poisoned by a special type of grass which has been arranged by King Gu Cheng. They capture the planter but he is subsequently killed by King Gu Cheng to suppress the evidence. But King Bian Cheng can now claim innocence. The Emperor recalls Xu Feng to the Heavenly Realm before he can investigate further to expose King Gu Cheng. His father’s plan is not to seek justice but to ensure both the Kings counter each other to prevent any one from becoming too strong.

It is also the same when the Emperor returns the commander position in the army to Xu Feng. Run Yu knows it is his father’s way of pitting one against the other to ensure they do not grow too strong to be a threat.

Mu Ci decides that he wants to kill all the silkworms in his body and pleads with Xu Feng to use his fire spell on him. He is prepared to have a short life and lose his powers rather than having a life with no dignity. Xu Feng advises Liu Ying that they should respect Mu Ci’s decision.

3 Years Later

Jin Mi’s mourning period os over. Her wedding to Run Yu is scheduled in 3 days’ time. But all she feels is emptiness. Xu Feng meets her before her marriage. He vows to stop it but she tells him that he will only get punished again if he does so. She gives him a lock of her hair as keepsake.

Run Yu plans to usurp the throne on his wedding day. Pu Chi refuses to help him. Xu Feng tries to stop him. Run Yu’s soldiers are defeated by Xu Feng’s army. But at the hall, all the immortals and generals start to side with Run Yu when he details all the crimes the Emperor had committed including killing his own brother to take the throne. Run Yu has also poisoned his own father through the wine offering the latter drank. A fight breaks out in the hall. Jin Mi starts to get confused when Run Yu mentions about filial piety and avenging the death of one’s parent.

When Liao Yuan is killed, Xu Feng gets angry and starts to summon his powers. The confused Jin Mi stabs Xu Feng in the back. When he asks why, she tells him that it is to avenge her father and Lin Xiu’s deaths. She also tells him that she has never loved him. Xu Feng dies with a tear in his eye. When Jin Mi realizes what she has done, she vomits blood, spits out the feelings suppressant pill, and falls unconscious. The Emperor transforms into a dragon and starts circling the hall. Before he dies, he tells Sui He to save Xu Feng.

6 Months Later

Run Yu is now the Heavenly Emperor. Xu Feng is dead. Jin Mi finally awakens. But all she feels is an inexplicable pain in her heart. The former Empress is locked up in the terrace where Zi Fen jumped to her death. Run Yu wants her to live to experience the sufferings of losing her son and husband. Otherwise, she could jump down from the terrace the way she forced Zi Fen to do so years ago.

However, despite getting to be the Emperor, Run Yu still thinks of Xu Feng. He is trapped with envy towards his half-brother who seems to get all the love and attention with ease. He is also unable to win Jin Mi’s heart. Jin Mi still feels unbearable pain and misery when she thinks of Xu Feng. She doesn’t understand why when Xu Feng has supposedly killed her father and his wife.

In the Demon Realm, King Gu Cheng is preparing his army. With the upheaval in the Heavenly Realm, it is a good time for the demons to go into battle. Liu Ying is angry with Jin Mi for killing Xu Feng.

Episode 47 – 49 : Saving Xu Feng

The Moon Immortal is distressed about what happened to Xu Feng and the Heavenly Realm. He is also angry at Jin Mi for killing his nephew. He doesn’t believe Jin M that Xu Feng murdered the Water and Wind Immortals. To the Moon Immortal, it is not the evidence that matters but the trust in his heart. Jin Mi also finds it hard to let XU Feng go although she is feels conflicted about loving him.

Tampered Dreams

When the deer spits out some dream bubbles, Jin Mi happens to see that Run Yu had manipulated the pill in her heart. She begins to find out more about the pill called the Yun Elixir from Chief Peony. After learning what has happened to her, she decides not to hide and live in ignorance anymore. Jin Mi then confronts the former Empress and tells her that she had killed Xu Feng to avenge her father’s death. But she learns that she had killed Xu Feng by mistake instead. Tu Yao refuses to tell her the actual murderer.

The Moon Immortal agrees to help Jin Mi find out the truth. They discover that the dreams have been tampered with which sees Xu Feng killing Jin Mi’s father and Lin Xiu. She confronts Run Yu who tells her that he will investigate. But the person who is in charge of dream keeping records is then found to have committed suicide. Jin Mi becomes suspicious. She realizes that she has wronged Xu Feng and he is the man that she loves. Jin Mi is devastated.

Then, Jin Mi overhears a conversation between Run Yu and Yin Que that Xu Feng might still be alive. The late Emperor had collected Xu Feng’s soul when he circled the hall as a dragon before he died. Jin Mi goes to the River of Unmindfulness where souls gather. She goes in when she sees Xu Feng’s apparition until her legs are bleeding from the souls feeding from her flesh. Run Yu uses his powers to mend her legs after she returns to the Heavenly Realm. But she still rejects his love despite his commitment to her.

Spying On Sui He

Yin Que has a spy planted in Sui He’s palace. He discovers that she is always going to the River of Unmindfulness and reports to Run Yu that Xu Feng might still be alive. They barge into her palace and discovers Xu Feng’s body. But it turns out to be a fake. Xu Feng’s real body has been hidden in Yu Cave in the Demon Realm. Sui He vows to get the Reviving Elixir to resurrect him. Sui He also wants to work with King Gu Cheng to get back her Bird Tribe but they couldn’t agree on the terms.

Run Yu wants to form an alliance with King Bian Cheng to get rid of King Gu Cheng. In addition, he wants King Bian Cheng to search the Demon Realm for Xu Feng’s spirit and hand it to him. But King Bian Cheng is reluctant as he owes a debt of gratitude to Xu Feng. Liu Ying also chimes in that she will never betray Xu Feng. But if Run Yu insists, then she too wants a reward for their effort and that is for him to hand in Jin Mi for being the killer. Run Yu turns down her request.

King Gu Cheng has been planning to attack the Heavenly Realm and wants cooperation from Liu Ying to lead the army. While she is not interested earlier, her anger with Run Yu motivates her to agree to cooperate with King Gu Cheng. This causes her to have an argument with her father.

Searching For The Reviving Elixir

Jin Mi learns that the Reviving Elixir could resurrect Xu Feng. She tries to get the elixir from Lord Lao who is in charge of crafting elixirs in the Heavenly Realm but is told that he is still lacking an ingredient called the Light of Xuan Qiong which is only available from Supreme Immortal Lian Chao. However, Lian Chao is supposedly dead. Run Yu also comes to know about Jin Mi’s request for the elixir.

The Moon Immortal reveals that Lian Chao is not dead. Lian Chao is his brother and he had saved him years earlier. But he he has since been living in seclusion at Snake Mountain which is a dangerous place filled with poisonous snakes. Jin Mi is adamant on going to look for Lian Chao. The Moon Immortal and Pu Chi want to go with her. Their trip is reported to Run Yu.

After an arduous and risky journey, they reach the top of Snake Mountain and meet Lian Chao. Lian Chao and Tu Yao used to be lovers. But then Lian Chao is sent to war with the Demon Realm. Tai Wei colludes with King Gu Cheng to kill Lian Chao to get the throne. Lian Chao is nearly killed in the River of Unmindfulness but saved by the Moon Immortal. He was unconscious for a few years. By the time he awakens, Tu Yao had married Tai Wei and pregnant with Xu Feng.

Episode 50 – 53 : Xu Feng Is Alive

Lian Chao agrees to give Jin Mi the Light of Xuan Qiong. In return, she gives him the colors vision of her eyesight because Lian Chao is color blind. This causes Jin Mi to only have black and white vision which is unsuitable for a future leader of the Floral Realm. Lian Chao infuses all the memories of his past with Tu Yao into the colors vision pearl and asks Jin Mi to give it to her.

At the same time, no immortal can contain the Light of Xuan Qiong without hurting themselves. Jin Mi takes in the object without hesitation. As they leave, Lian Chao’s spirit starts to disappear. He had spent half of his spirit in the past to save a seriously injured Tai Wei when Tu Yao begged him. Now, his remaining spirit is gone when he gives Jin Mi the Light of Xuan Qiong. It is Lian Chao’s choice to die because of his love for Tu Yao.

After Jin Mi places the Light of Xuan Qiong into the furnace in the Heavenly Realm, she passes to Tu Yao the pearl and tells her that Lian Chao has sacrificed himself to give her a memento he had promised her in the past. Tu Yao realizes she had made wrong choices in life. She jumps to her death from the terrace. Jin Mi falls unconscious and would die from carrying the Light of Xuan Qiong from Snake Mountain. Run Yu uses a forbidden spell and half of his lifespan to save her. While Jin Mi is grateful, she could not love him the way he wanted because she only love Xu Feng.

Resurrecting Xu Feng

The elixir is ready. Jin Mi takes it from Lord Lao but didn’t know that it has been tampered. She goes to the River of Unmindfulness. The ship master mistaken her for Sui He and brings her to the usual place which Sui He normally goes. Jin Mi sees Sui He entering Yu cave. When Sui He leaves, Jin Mi enters and sees Xu Feng’s spirit. he feeds him the Reviving Elixir. But as he stirs awake, Sui He returns. Jin Mi has to hide herself. When Xu Feng awakens, he thinks it is Sui He who has resurrected him.

King Bian Cheng tells Liu Ying that he has been quietly helping Sui He to look after Xu Feng to discourage her from cooperating with King Gu Cheng. When Xu Feng is resurrected, the sky is lit up with a fiery phoenix. King Bian Cheng asks Liu Ying and Mu Ci to quickly get Xu Feng away from Yu Cave before King Gu Cheng could get to him.

Xu Feng Feels Lost

After his re-awakening, Xu Feng is left with no place to go. King Bian Cheng suggests that he becomes the Demon Ruler as King Gu Cheng will only bring chaos to the world. But Xu Feng is unwilling. He also feels lost and sad for his parents. Xu Feng quietly goes back to the Heavenly Realm to pay his respects to his parents at the Palace of Ancient Sages. While he could find his father’s tablet, his mother’s is missing. Run Yu appears and they quarrel about their parents. Run Yu tells Xu Feng that he and Jin Mi could easily kill him a second time.

Soldiers are called to capture Xu Feng. Jin Mi appears and stops them from harming Xu Feng but he thinks it is all a show put up by her to protect Run Yu. Using her as a shield, Xu Feng escapes. His former soldiers also drop their weapon to let him go. Run Yu is angry that everyone is on Xu Feng’s side. Jin Mi is also pleading him to let Xu Feng go as she kneels outside his palace. Run Yu eventually agrees in front of her but orders his men to capture Xu Feng and revoke his immortality instead. He subsequently bars Jin Mi from leaving her residence by setting up a barrier.

Mu Ci is starting to feel weaker by the day but Liu Ying continues to stay by his side. Their love remains strong as they hope to happily spend Mu Ci’s remaining days.

Becoming A Demon

Being pushed to a corner by Run Yu, Xu Feng decides to become a demon. Together with King Bian Cheng, they prove that King Gu Cheng is the one who poisoned King Yan Cheng. The Demon Realm Grand Elder is called. King Gu Cheng couldn’t answer for his crime and fled the scene. King Bian Cheng proposes that Xu Feng be appointed the new Demon Ruler. He agrees although the Moon Immortal tries to stop him. Pu Chi informs Jin Mi about Xu Feng’s exploits in the Demon Realm. Jin Mi is relieved as long as Xu Feng is safe.

Xu Feng couldn’t practice his ultimate glass fire spell. His hands and body will start to turn to ice when he does so. He helps Sui He to get back as a leader of the Bird Tribe by boldly killing Yin Que. King Gu Cheng seeks Run Yu’s help to take back his position as the Demon Ruler. In return, he will kill Xu Feng for him with the Immortality Destructing Arrow.

Pu Chi gets the Moon Immortal to open up the barrier Run Yu has put up to confine Jin Mi. Free to move around now, Jin Mi goes to the Demon Realm to take a look at Xu Feng. She finds that he hates her now.

Episode 54 – 56 : Distrusting Jin Mi

Jin Mi is hopeful when the flowers bloom on the tree in Xu Feng’s former residence after she cast her spell. However, the flowers are grey instead of red but she couldn’t see since she is now color blind. So, Jin Mi continues to go to the Demon Realm to quietly see Xu Feng. She is sad that Xu Feng’s relationship with Sui He seems to be getting increasingly close. However, Xu Feng still thinks of his past with Jin Mi at times.

When Jin Mi sits by Xu Feng’s bed while he is drunkenly asleep, he suddenly grabs and kisses her. But he utters Sui He’s name instead. Jin Mi pushes him off and runs away. In her agitation, she summons Pu Chi to talk to. But Pu Chi arrives in an unconscious state. Jin Mi brings him back to the Floral Realm. Lao Hu tells her that an elixir from the Nine Beast Child in the Demon Realm prison would be able to save Pu Chi.

Saving Pu Chi

Jin Mi decides to risk her life to save Pu Chi. She manages to get the elixir but comes out of the prison to a waiting Sui He. As they fight it out, Sui He summons the glass fire spell. That is when Jin Mi realizes that Sui He is her father and Lin Xiu’s murderer. When Sui He notices Xu Feng at the scene, she hides her spell and allows Jin Mi to attack her. Xu Feng stops Jin Mi. He refuses to believe Jin Mi that Sui He is the killer and keeps beating her up whenever she tries to approach Sui He with her blade.

Xu Feng retrieves back his phoenix feather hairpin that he has given Jin Mi earlier to protect her. He is debating whether he should kill her when Run Yu appears and gets her out. Sui He plants doubts in Xu Feng’s mind that Run Yu and Jin Mi could be working together with her presence at the Demon Realm.

Pu Chi is saved with the Nine Beast Child elixir. He confirms the Sui He is the one who had almost beaten him to death with her glass fire spell. He escaped when Jin Mi summoned him. Pu Chi used to love Sui He until she framed him to curry favor with the former Empress.

Mu Ci Is Abducted

Liu Ying proposes to Mu Ci that they get married although his health is declining. They also decide on the date. But Mu Ci is then abducted by King Gu Cheng. He is forced to craft the Immortality Destructing Arrow. They use a fake Liu Ying to threaten him.

Liu Ying couldn’t find Mu Ci. Being weak, Mu Ci is unable to craft the arrow despite numerous tries.

Convincing Xu Feng

Jin Mi approaches Xu Feng. She tries to convince him about Sui He’s crimes. But he refuses to believe her and pushes her away. When Jin Mi witnesses that Xu Feng has used the petal that she has given him to create a flower garden for Sui He, she is depressed. Xu Feng could see that Jin Mi is looking at them. He proposes to Sui He that they get married. Xu Feng then returns the petal to Jin Mi. He doesn’t want to listen to her explanation about the Yun Elixir. All he remembers is that she had said that she doesn’t love him. Xu Feng then turns around and leaves. Once out of her sight, he vomits blood due to the pain in his heart.

Jin Mi holds the petal so tightly until it cuts into her palm. Run Yu appears to console her. He advises her to let go of Xu Feng. Run Yu again transfers some of his powers to heal Jin Mi in her weakened state. Invitations to Xu Feng and Sui He’s wedding are sent out. The Moon Immortal is distressed over the upcoming wedding.

Episode 57 – 59 : Run Yu’s Manipulation Exposed

The Moon Immortal rushes to tell Xu Feng about Jin Mi’s sacrifices to resurrect him. But Xu Feng is still unwilling to believe him. Liu Ying tells Xu Feng that perhaps what the Moon Immortal says is true. Xu Feng is actually afraid of the truth as he wouldn’t know how to face Jin Mi then. With his wedding already announced, Jin Mi is disappointed. She finally agrees to marry Run Yu who has always been by her side.

Xu Feng and Liu Ying try to look for Mu Ci but they still couldn’t find him. Mu Ci is finally able to craft the arrow as he doesn’t want to break his promise to marry Liu Ying with their wedding day approaching. When King Gu Cheng takes on Liu Ying’s persona to approach him to get the arrow, Mu Ci mentions their wedding date to be sure that it is her. This exposes King Gu Cheng’s identity. Mu Ci slashes him with the arrow and he dies. Having failed to locate Mu Ci, Liu Ying waits for him to come to the wedding. Mu Ci turns up in a very weak state. After the ceremony, Mu Ci dies in Liu Ying’s arms.

Kuang Lu is sad about Run Yu and Jin Mi’s wedding but pretends to be happy for him. Her father pleads with Run Yu to release Kuang Lu from being his assistant. But Kuang Lu is adamant to stay with Run Yu and pledges her allegiance to him.

Xu Feng Suspects Siu He

Liu Ying quickly gets over Mu Ci’s death as she is pregnant with his child. Xu Feng’s hand again turns icy all of a sudden. He tries to hide it from Sui He and during their interaction, notices a scar on her earlobe which is consistent with an injury that can be inflicted by Luo Lin. Xu Feng also checks out the site that Sui He fought with Jin Mi earlier and finds evidence of the glass fire spell having been used. Liu Ying suggests that they test out Sui He. Xu Feng is hesitant with Liu Ying’s idea and she reassures him.

Siu He changes the Sincerity Stone with a fake one. The stone is part of the wedding procedure whereby it will be used to test the couple’s sincerity before they can be officially recognized as husband and wife.

Discovering Run Yu’s Lies

Jin Mi is not particularly happy about marrying Run Yu. Pu Chi tries to talk her out of it but she has decided to go ahead as she knows Run Yu has sacrificed a lot for her. However, she changes her mind when she overhears Sui He’s conversation with Run Yu. Sui He is angry when Xu Feng turns icy again. She confronts Run Yu because she knows the Reviving Elixir must have been tampered with. Run Yu refuses to divulge the antidote to Sui He. She can’t threaten him because he too knows her secret.

From their conversation, Jin Mi learns that Run Yu has known all along that her father’s killer is Sui He but he hides it from her. He has also tampered with the elixir. Jin Mi tells Run Yu that she can’t trust him anymore as he has been manipulative and made use of her to harm Xu Feng. She finds out from Lord Lao that he had added an ingredient into the elixir that clashes with Xu Feng’s fiery body. The antidote would be the rare Pengyu plant which can be found in Floral Realm. But Run Yu refuses to let Jin Mi leaves Heavenly Realm. He seals her up in her residence.

Escaping To Floral Realm

Pu Chi helps Jin Mi to escape the Heavenly Realm by transforming himself to look like Run Yu. They go back to Floral Realm to obtain the Pengyu plant but none is available. Jin Mi has to use her powers to cultivate it. In the meantime, Run Yu brings his soldiers to barge into Floral Realm to demand for Jin Mi. Pu Chi and the Moon Immortal try to stall him to give time for Jin Mi to cultivate the plant.

In the end, Run Yu couldn’t find Jin Mi. Pu Chi and the Moon Immortal have rendered her unconscious and taken her to the Demon Realm. Run Yu threatens to kill the Floral Realm’s chiefs if they refuse to tell him where Jin Mi is.

Episode 60 – 61 : Jin Mi’s Sacrifice

Liu Ying informs Xu Feng about the happenings in Floral Realm. He asks her to prepare soldiers to mass at the border of the realm to help them if needed. Pu Chi and the Moon Immortal are planning to sabotage Xu Feng and Siu He’s wedding by hitting her unconscious. But Xu Feng has already arranged to have Siu He faint for a few hours from burning incense. The plan is to have Liu Ying replace Siu He as the bride. When Siu He awakens to find that she has been played out, they would be able to expose her lies when she gets angry.

However, the bride that the Moon Immortal hit turns out to be Liu Ying and not Sui He. Liu Ying then colludes with them and dresses the unconscious Jin Mi as the bride instead. Then, Pu Chi uses his puppet curse to force Jin Mi to go through the wedding ceremony. The couple also passes the Sincerity Stone test when their blood changes the stone color. When Sui He awakens, she rushes to the hall to say that the marriage is not valid as the stone is a fake one. She indirectly exposes herself. Liu Ying then appears to tell her that they have changed back the stone to the real one.

Siu He’s Punishment

Xu Feng is shocked when he sees Liu Ying because she is supposed to be the bride. When he lifts the veil of the bride, it turns out to be Jin Mi. The Moon Immortal relates Jin Mi’s sacrifices to resurrect him. Xu Feng is touched. He wants Jin Mi to accept him as her husband. Siu He is angry at the turn of events. She summons the glass fire spell to hit Jin Mi which confirms that she is Luo Lin and Lin Xiu’s murderer.

After a brief duel between Siu He and Jin Mi, Xu Feng joins in to knock Siu He to the ground. He reclaims the glass fire spell from her but orders her not to be killed if she turns over a new leaf. He also destroy half of his powers as repayment to Siu He for everything that she has done for him. While Xu Feng is willing to let her off, Liu Ying wants to kill her for what she has done to Mu Ci. But Jin Mi stops her as death would be too easy for Siu He. So, Liu Ying banishes her to the wasteland and bans for from leaving the Demon Realm.

After the wedding ceremony, Jin Mi begs Xu Feng to take the Pengyu plant as it is a debt she owes him. She tells him that she will not bother him anymore once he takes it. Xu Feng refuses as it wouldn’t atone for her sins. But at the same time, he couldn’t let her go and wants to start over with her.

The War

Run Yu absorbs the forbidden powers of Qiong Qi which the late Emperor had not destroyed. Then he leads the Heavenly Realm into war with the Demon Realm to get back Jin Mi. He will destroy Floral Realm if Jin Mi refuses to return to him. Xu Feng tells Run Yu that he has married Jin Mi and she has no plans to return. Both sides refuse to back down and the war starts. Jin Mi tries to tell everyone to stop but nobody listens.

Xu Feng and Run Yu battles each other. Run Yu injures Xu Feng when the latter’s hand turns icy again. But Xu Feng summons all his energy to match Run Yu’s forbidden Qiong Qi’s powers. Jin Mi then decides to sacrifice herself to stop the war. She places herself in between the warring Xu Feng and Run Yu. Their powers kill her. Before she dies, she tells Run Yu that she is sorry for not returning his love and to let go of his hatred to revert to his old self. She also tells Xu Feng that she loves him.

Run Yu leaves the Demon Realm and vows never to step into the territory again. The flowers wilted as Jin Mi dies. Everyone is sad over her death.

Episode 62 – 63 : Searching For Jin Mi

Xu Feng is devastated and blames himself for Jin Mi’s death. Chief Peony gives him hope that Jin Mi might still be alive. Luo Lin has taken her to see his teacher earlier. The teacher predicted her death but also gave her the ashes of Brahma as protection. Xu Feng goes to see the teacher for some pointers of where Jin Mi might be. She tells him that Jin Mi can see what he sees. Her primordial spirit is still around. Xu Feng gives up his Demon Ruler position to Liu Ying. He looks for Jin Mi everywhere. He eventually settles in the Mortal Realm where Jin Mi healed him in the mountains during their trials.

The immortals visit Xu Feng to ask him to take leadership of the Heavenly Realm. Run Yu has practiced forbidden spells and is not fit to rule. He is also punishing himself as a way to repent. Xu Feng visits Run Yu but is unwilling to be the Emperor. He tells Run Yu that he should take responsibility for what he fought for. Run Yu recounts his sins and wants Xu Feng to kill him. But Xu Feng refuses to do so. He wants him to live to atone for his sins. Run Yu also hands over a box that Jin Mi had left behind for him. But Xu Feng can’t bear to open it.

3 Years Later

Run Yu remains as Emperor. He visits Xu Feng in the mountains and asks him about the box Jin Mi had left for him. Their relationship improves and Xu Feng is still willing to call Run Yu as brother. Xu Feng finally gathers the courage to open the box after Run Yu’s visit. It contains paintings of their times together. He recalls experiences with her that break his heart. As Xu Feng cries, a tear falls and Jin Mi appears.

But the happiness is short-lived. Jin Mi is gone moments after she appeared. For 3 years, her primordial spirit had lived in Xu Feng’s eyes. She had slowly absorbed the coldness in Xu Feng to cure him and turn into his tears before she dies. Xu Feng vows to find and wait for her.

500 Years Later

A shopkeeper’s daughter is getting married. She is someone who is always interested to cultivate to become a demon rather than an immortal. During the procession, Xu Feng appears to snatch the bride away. She is Jin Mi.

A year later, they have a son, Bai Lu. The 3 of them live happily in the Mortal Realm. Liu Ying’s daughter, Qing Tian, is friends with Bai Lu. Liu Ying is still the Demon Ruler and has been doing well. Sui He has gone insane. She enters a cave where she once banished King Yan Cheng’s 2 crazy sons who have become cannibals.

Run Yu drops by the Mortal Realm to visit Bai Lu. He meets Jin Mi and they have a cordial conversation. He asks if she is happy. She is with a husband and son. Run Yu continues to be the Heavenly Emperor. He has taken his revenge and seems to have everything but at the same time, nothing. He can’t have what he wants even if he begs for it. Kuang Lu and his deer remain with him. While life for Jin Mi and Xu Feng is simple in the Mortal Realm, they enjoy a happy and peaceful life with their son.

Other Romance Dramas On Everlasting Love

If you are a C-drama fan, you will surely have heard of Eternal Love Ten Miles Of Peach Blossoms. It is an epic tale of love and sacrifice in different times and worlds between a Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm and a princess of the Fox Tribe. This production has one of the highest views for mainland dramas. With its huge success, the Eternal Love Of Dream follows. This one can be considered a sequel but it focuses on the romance of the second couple in Ten Miles Of Peach Blossoms. Personally, I prefer the earlier production because the story is more straightforward to me. But there are plenty of viewers who like Eternal Love Of Dream better.

Another spin-off would be Love And Destiny. This one doesn’t have as many fans as the Eternal Love series but I still recommend it as the story is compelling. It brings you on a journey of love and sacrifice of one powerful man to keep the woman he loves safe and protected. For a shorter drama, you can also check out Love Of Thousand Years although the way the story is told pales in comparison to the earlier dramas I have mentioned. But if you are not keen to invest 60 hours on a drama, it would be an option.

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