Episode 23 recap: Praying for clear skies, Zhu Yu is controlled by the dark emotions of humans.
Several people accompanied Praying to the Clear Sky Sea again. This time, the situation they saw was completely different from before. Soul fish were flying everywhere, and everyone thought that the one who could absorb soul fish was probably the Lord of the Mists. So, could Lord Zhu Yu be the Lord of the Mists? Everyone was filled with doubt, and Yue Jin Zhao decided to go and ask Lin Yuan because he was known for his honesty and would probably tell them something.
Coincidentally, Lin Yuan came over, and he confirmed everyone's speculation that Zhu Yu was indeed the Lord of the Qiyuan Sect. Yue Jin Zhao then asked about the relationship between the Clear Sky Sea and the Qiyuan Sect. Praying had already remembered everything at the Realm Control Pivot. Since Praying was the young sovereign of their Yu clan, why was he sent to the Realm Control Pivot?
Lin Yuan then recounted what had happened a long time ago. He explained that for hundreds of years, the Yu clan had lived on the back of a Kun, but the Kun had awakened. Suddenly, Yue Jin Zhao realized that Zhu Yu was the Kun. On the other side, Praying also found Zhu Yu, and she just wanted the truth.
Zhu Yu told Praying that the life of a Kun always involved transformation, a process that was extremely painful and could even cost its life. For thousands of years, the Kun had relied on mist souls to alleviate the pain. During Zhu Yu's transformation, she discovered that the Yu clan was living on her back. She almost brought disaster upon the Yu clan during her transformation. Therefore, Zhu Yu used mist souls to slow down her transformation while absorbing the spiritual energy from the Nine Springs to heal the Yu clan.
Upon hearing this, Praying believed that it would cause an imbalance in the energy veins, and all six realms would suffer a catastrophic disaster. However, Zhu Yu told her that the energy veins would quickly recover. Praying, however, remembered that Gu Han Jiang had mentioned that it would take a hundred years for the energy veins to recover, which was just an instant for the Kun but a lifetime for humans. Zhu Yu said that Yixu Wei had also said the same thing.
Lin Yuan explained the relationship between the Queen of the Night and the current Lord Zhu Yu, who was now still healing the injured clansmen. Ming Xiu noticed that the key pendant on her wrist was glowing and asked if there was a spring here as well. Lin Yuan nodded and pointed forward, indicating that it was the mist soul.
Yue Jin Zhao understood that it was because of the mist souls that they had a connection with the Hengdao Sect. When Praying heard Zhu Yu mention Yixu Wei's name, she knew that Zhu Yu was indeed connected to the Hengdao Sect. Zhu Yu told her that after binding the mist souls with her blood, Yixu Wei came to find her, and they reached an agreement. Yixu Wei supported a small faction to collect energy for Zhu Yu to heal the Yu clan, and in return, she would release the binding when she succeeded.
Praying questioned her, asking if the lives of the Yu clan were important while the lives of humans were not. Zhu Yu coldly replied that dwelling on the past was pointless. Praying once again asked Zhu Yu why she grew up in the Realm Control Pivot. Zhu Yu did not answer, but Lin Yuan told everyone that Praying was the hostage of the Hengdao Sect, used to threaten and intimidate Zhu Yu.
Yue Jin Zhao pressured Lin Yuan to answer who his identity truly was.
Lin Yuan told him not to continue asking, saying that it would endanger his life if he kept going, and he couldn't say anything because Ge Qing Fei, the Second Commander of the Hengdao Sect, had been in contact with them all along.
Yue Jin Zhao decided to find the answers himself. Praying also failed to get any answers from Zhu Yu, so she angrily walked out, preparing to find out Yue Jin Zhao's true identity. Ju Shi Fang saw Su Xuan again and first apologized to her, saying that he would never eat fish again.
He also told Su Xuan that being a great hero would cause many deaths and injuries, and he would no longer be obsessed with heroism. After hearing this, Su Xuan felt that Ju Shi Fang was a lost cause and walked away without looking back. But Ju Shi Fang kept staring at her back, entranced. After Praying left, Zhu Yu suddenly felt a piercing pain, even more painful than absorbing the Qiyuan Orb.
A maid brought the pastries that Praying had brought for Zhu Yu, but Zhu Yu had lost her sense of taste long ago. Zhu Yu was puzzled why Praying, who had also absorbed the Qiyuan Orb, was not plagued by the dark emotions of humans. The maid explained that the Qiyuan Orb Praying absorbed was much less than Zhu Yu's. Zhu Yu could no longer control the increasing amount of human dark emotions within her, and she didn't know why Praying didn't want to stay by her side. Before she could finish her sentence, the negative emotions within Zhu Yu immediately erupted. Lin Yuan and Su Xuan rushed over to stop her, but Su Xuan still got injured.
Lin Yuan couldn't handle the situation alone and quickly had Su Xuan activate the meditation technique, and Zhu Yu gradually calmed down and returned to normal. Feeling guilty for hurting Su Xuan, Zhu Yu was relieved to learn that Su Xuan had mastered the meditation technique and told her that she was the future Queen of the Yu clan.
Praying told everyone that Zhu Yu was the Lord of the Mists, and Yue Jin Zhao was determined to find out his own identity. Everyone was willing to accompany him in his search. Lin Yuan reported that the Luo family in the Western Region was auctioning the Hot Sea Gem. Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu decided to go and investigate. Win Xu Wei and Ge Qing Fei had already received this news, and they communicated with Luo Mai Ming, preparing to join forces against Zhu Yu.
Bian Luo Huan expressed his intention to retrieve Praying and Yue Jin Zhao.
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