Till The End of The Moon (长月烬明)

Cang Jiumin has gone back to the Barren Abyss.

Devil Palace has been activated.

It won't be long

before the Devil God returns.

None of this would have happened

if both the Hengyang and Xiaoyao Sects

hadn't shielded that evil being.

It's something unforgivable.

We are a leaderless group

in the face of a very powerful enemy.

As the chief of the Chixiao Sect, I'm happy to take on the leadership role.

All in favor?

Um…

You're absolutely right, Chief Cen.

The Great Medicine Valley is at your service from here on.

The Resources Sect is with you too, Chief Cen.

Good.

Now, chiefs,

get back and gather your disciples at once.

I will lead you all to the Barren Abyss in three days.

We will take out Cang Jiumin!

See? They hate you to the bone.

There is no place for you in this world

other than Devil Palace.

Chief Qu was killed.

Susu is in danger.

Why?

What are you thinking about right now?

Wonder who killed Qu Xuan Zi?

Only three were at the scene.

Qu is dead.

Li Susu is unconscious with serious injuries.

Only Di Mian knows the whole story.

All the sects are convinced that

you were hiding the Sky-Slashing Sword.

That it was you who killed the chief.

That you stole the evil bone trapped inside Li Susu

and returned here.

It was all you.

Why?

Take a guess.

To pin Chief Qu's

murder on me.

But why did you have to hurt Susu?

Well, that wasn't us.

If we had known the bone was in her body,

we would've taken her too.

But it doesn't matter.

As long as we retrieve the bone

and fuse it to you,

His Lordship will be revived.

The Sky-Slashing Sword…

Di Mian killed Chief Qu with the sword

and then stole the bone.

You're smart.

Cang Jiumin,

my advice is to let go of the past

and move on.

You wanted to be good,

but what is meant to be

has found its way to you.

The people you care about,

the people you love,

they are all going to die because of you.

Still remember what His Lordship said?

Oh, you're pathetic.

He will join the immortal sect.

He'll mistakenly believe that he's capable of overcoming evil with good.

And he will bask in the warmth of friendships and emotional bonds,

only to realize it is all but a dream.

Susu has suffered terribly because of the bone.

Because of me.

Maybe Baiyu was right.

Stop.

What?

I see it now.

I will not be

pushed around anymore.

You people keep telling me that

morphing into the Devil God is my calling.

Fine, I will accept my fate.

I'm glad you came around to your senses.

With Qu Xuan Zi dead,

Cang Jiumin gone,

and all the sects focusing their attention on

exterminating the devil fetus,

I'm able to lay low

and take time to heal.

I've got luck on my side.

The evil bone has enormous power.

I can't fuse with it just yet,

or it could backfire.

Now that I have the bone and the Sky-Slashing Sword,

I'll just have to

wait for the right time to retrieve

the Bone-refining Seal and the God-slaughtering Crossbow.

Mr. Di Mian, Susu is awake.

She's heartbroken.

Would you please go check on her?

It would be greatly appreciated.

Right, I almost forgot about her.

Hopefully, she hasn't pieced it all together.

Susu.

Apologies, Father.

You came to see me.

It should have been the other way around.

Don't worry about it.

You're still grieving

Chief Qu's death.

I won't judge you for being too overwhelmed to visit me.

It's perfectly understandable.

You already know what happened, don't you?

I did a terrible job

of protecting--

I, too, was stabbed by him.

Father,

only you were there.

Can you tell me

what really happened?

We were very close to

completing the array.

We were drained.

That's when

Jiumin showed up out of nowhere.

I recognized his weapon.

The Devil God's Sky-Slashing Sword.

He attacked Chief Qu.

And right before I was knocked unconscious,

I saw him cast a spell on you

and walk off with something black.

The Bone-refining Seal wasn't the first demonic weapon I'd come across.

There was also this crossbow.

And I have both fused into my body.

Jin told me himself

about the God-slaughtering Crossbow himself.

If he had had the Sky-Slashing Sword,

he would have told me, too.

And if he did have the sword

and was truly determined to kill,

I don't think anyone could have survived it.

Are you absolutely sure

it was the Sky-Slashing Sword?

I was once a leader of demons.

I know the Sky-Slashing Sword when I see it.

I wish I were strong enough

to defend Chief Qu.

The helplessness reminds me of

my days back in the Demon Realm.

The devil fetus is the root of the Devil God.

Nothing is going to change that.

I should have known he wasn't being authentic.

I made

a misjudgment.

Susu,

you must cut him out of your life

and move on.

Don't repeat my mistake.

It's getting late.

I should probably go.

Rest well, Susu.

This is the only way

to get to the truth.

Yaoguang, I want to see you.

This place looks even more lifeless

than it did 10,000 years ago.

And you know that how?

Are you questioning me?

Susu,

it's unsafe for you to be around Di Mian.

I have to do this to keep you safe.

Are you two

all that I have?

What do you mean?

10,000 years ago, Di Mian changed sides

and worked against me in league with the deities.

I want the evil bone returned.

And I want him to welcome me on his knees

in front of Devil Palace when I am restored.

-Absolutely. -Absolutely.

Master,

our scouts posted outside the Barren Abyss have reported back.

Jiumin is in the Abyss

How is he?

Si Ying and Jing Mie were bowing and scraping to him,

as if they were serving him.

Those were their exact words.

Don't tell anybody about this.

Jiumin must have had his reasons.

But right now,

those short-sighted fools from the Chixiao Sect

are calling the shots around here.

We are the only ones

that trust Jiumin.

Oh, there's one more person.

Susu.

Father,

how is your recovery coming along?

Yaoguang told me that