A long, long time ago,
a great catastrophe befell heaven and earth.
Life hung in the balance
as the world filled with violence and destruction.
The forces of Shang and Zhou fought for supremacy.
Humans and gods united to get through the catastrophe.
And from it came the Order of the Gods.
Each god returned their rightful place,
their homes carved in stone.
And thus, the world returned to peace.
Hey boss, if we don't find another job,
we'll be stuck aground!
That's the last of the Cosmic Gas!
We need the work.
How long since the last gig?
Can't get gas with no money left.
Isn't it sad?
Immortals and demons used to dance in the clouds.
Since then, we've fallen so low.
Even the birds mock us.
Flying boats is all we've got since that damn catastrophe.
How long ago was that?
You remember exactly?
- Long ago. - Too true.
Do I even remember how to fly?
Just thinking about it feels like a fantasy, huh?
Hey! Well would you look at that!
Oh! A request from Penglai!
Home of the gods, Penglai?
It's our lucky day!
Ha! We'll get there before any other bounty hunter can.
Come on, only 20,000?
A guy this ruthless should be twice as much.
Do the gods have no money?
If we don't find work, we won't eat either.
May as well go try our luck, then.
The morning cycle had ended.
The Zhuque Gate is now open
for travelers to pass through.
You are entering Penglai.
We welcome gods and spirits.
May you be blessed with security and prosperity
so long as you comply by the rules.
You want the elixir of life?
Show me the cash, or move it along.
The goods are counterfeit.
Then walk away.
One immortal, one demon.
You make quite the pair.
You do what you can when times are tough.
Better a dog than a washed up god, don't you think?
Maybe.
My dog's got it pretty easy.
See that?
I even smell like her.
You're my bounty.
You kidding me?
I thought you were a sheriff or something.
Turns out you're nothing but a little bounty hunter.
Talk about a hard head.
Hey, why are you running?
I just want the bounty.
Careful! Wait!
Hey! Watch it!
Ah!
Out of gas. That's just perfect.
See ya around! Ha!
You've got to be kidding me.
Good timing.
It wasn't timing.
It was her nose.
She found you pretty quickly using your scent.
You're back!
-That's enough. -What is that?
What an embarrassment.
Say what? Are you jealous or something?
-Help me! -You want your money, right?
Let me go and I'll pay you five times the reward.
100 grand!
Do you expect us to believe you?
-Seriously? -It's true. Really.
It's buried by the bridge.
I'll show you where it's.
Hey, that's a pretty good deal.
Well then, heads or tails?
What do you mean by that?
Why don't we let the cosmos decide?
Do I set you free or not?
Sound good?
Mm-hm, mm-hm.
20 strings.
Hey, boss, when you did the heads or tails thing,
was it heads up you let him go or heads down you let him go?
You didn't really say.
Enough. Enough.
Money!
Visitor.
Must be a new customer.
Oh yeah! And she's really cute!
Pretty! Pretty!
Wonder what she's here for.
Are you Erlang?
It's Mu. Mu Erlang.
That's me.
There's someone I seek.
Hey, my men and I are bounty hunters.
We catch people. We don't find them.
I need you to catch someone then.
Hmm?
Now that's something I can do.
He stole something from me. It was my sister's.
And what was it?
No. I shouldn't say.
All right.
That's fine by me.
Less for me to worry about.
Don't share. Keep your secrets.
Thirsty?
My sister and I, we were very close.
But during the upheaval 12 years ago, she disappeared.
The item that he stole is all that's left of her.
Will you help me?
I can help. There's a fee though.
This is my offer. Take it.
All right.
I'll tell you.
It's called the Lamp of Wishes.
It has the ability to contain things that otherwise
cannot be bound.
A rare power.
I tracked it to Fang Hu Xian Island.
So the one you seek, he must have a name, right?
Chenxiang.
That's right.
Do you know him?
It's a unique name.
Hey! We never got your name!
It's Wanluo. I'll be waiting in Yingzhou.
There's a story there.
Oh yeah, that's for sure.
Look at her gown, and also her ship,
and her exquisite manners.
But why would she come to us?
Other than being the cheapest,
we don't have much going for us.
On sale for the next 15 days
while supplies last,
the highest quality fuel for the highest quality flying.
Next order: three bags of Cosmic Gas.
Collect it over there, sir.
Three bags coming right up!
All right. Move along.
On sale for the next 15 days
while supplies last,
the highest quality fuel for the highest quality flying.
Watch it!
No need to fight!
Someone stop them!
Knock it off! Both of you!
You hear me?
No fighting allowed!
What's going on?
Unhand me! Let go of me, you ugly brute!
Out of my way!
And stay down.
Let's go!
What are looking at? Huh?
Boss! Heaven's Army!
Who sounded the alarm?
Let's go!
Over there!
You there, that way!
Get to the boat.
Help me, boss!
Come back here!
Start the engine! Start the engine!
Hey! Wait for me!
-Little brat! -Halt!
Ready for take off!
Initialization complete.
The next station is Fang Hu.
Arrival time, 7:45 PM.
Have a safe journey.
Ah. Hello. Welcome, sir.
Come. This way. This way, please.
He's got no money left to play with.
Beat it!
Place your bets!
Here we go!
Erlang!
Erlang, you're back!
Hi, Cal.
So, what can I get for you?
Information.
Oh, gee, these old ears don't hear so well these days.
Even deaf, you hear better than most.
I guess I do owe you a favor.
What do you want to know?
Looking for someone named Chenxiang.
Huh? Chenxiang?
I've never heard of him.
I'll be going now!
Hey!
Hello, you three.
What a surprise. Ha!
Let me get a good look at you.
Ah.
Oh, hey, hey, hey.
Now what was that for?
Blind!
So it's true then.
Oh, Mu Erlang.
Bounty hunter now, no?
Listen, sir, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Brother.
Wait a second, where's your three-headed sword?
And your silver-bullet slingshot, huh?
They're all gone?
Ladies and gentlemen, gaze upon the great and once mighty
Yang Jian.
Is it really him? It can't be.
What happened to him?
Good question.
What did happen to you?
Hey, don't worry, why don't I tell them?
Years ago, 12 to be exact,
a goddess by the name of Yang Chan had the gall
to fall in love with a mortal human,
breaking Heaven's laws.
So Yang Jian trapped her under Mount Hua.
And she's his sister by blood.
But Yang Chan would not be trapped so easily.
She fought back hard, using Mount Hua's legendary Lotus Lamp
to blind his Third Eye, impairing his abilities.
Since then, the powerful Yang Jian hasn't been able to use
his powers.
Serves him right!
Oh, why?
So I ask, what kind of person would be such a rule follower
they'd seal their own sister under a mountain?
His actions left the marriage destroyed,
and a family in ruin!
Yang Jian, do you recall the day you arrested
the three of us?
All that power.
Today I can finally pay you back for that.
Let's keep it rolling then!
Two of the Mo Brothers.
Mo Lihong. Mo Lihai.
So it's true. Hey, Yang Jian.
I never would've imagined that one day I'd be the one
saving you.
You've kept a pretty low profile these last 12 years.
Ever since the Mount Hua incident.
And you really became a bounty hunter, I see.
One needs to eat.
You're looking for someone.
I heard you mention a name earlier.
-Oh, the bounty. -The guy's ours!
We're both after the same man.
I suggest you let this go, for your sake.
Are you really threatening Yang Jian?
Yang Jian, you are definitely not the same guy, huh?
See you around.
Come back here!
Move it!
You won't get away!
Were you naive enough to think that you can run
from me, child?
Huh?
So then, are these guys here your new lackeys?
You betrayed and got all of my previous crew members
killed on that day.
Now give it to me.
Give you what?
The item you snuck into the hole to steal.
And who told you that?
That would be me.
I went and found Boss Hai.
Who's this guy? Your new pet?
That boat had many valuable items on it,
but none as great as what you stole.
Hand it over, or else we might have to take an arm
or a leg.
Hm?
Huh? Oh, not you again.
Why don't you get lost?
Excuse me.
You see, you have helpers and I do too.
Take this from me!
-Now fight! -Huh?
Whoa, hang on.
Wait a second, guys.
Come on, it that really the best you got?
I don't even know him.
Take them down!
Hey--
Thanks for that.
When this is done, I'll be sure to pay you back.
Maybe so. Wasn't that a little much?
Well, better them than me.
If I were caught, it'd've been worse than death.
Hmm.
What is this?
And why did you hand it off to a complete stranger?
How else would they believe we were working together?
What if I wanted it for myself?
You'd be dead.
Pretty big talk.
Do you know who I am?
No matter who you are, I'll do what it takes.
So the name's Yang Jian.
Chenxiang?
How do you know my name?
Huh. So it's true.
Someone went out of their way to hire me to find you.
Ah!
Yang Jian, what are you doing here?
I could ask the same question.
Why, you.
I just happened to be here.
All of this, wasn't me.
A knife to the back.
Couldn't have been you.
See. I told you.
That guy who got away is Chenxiang,
the one you're seeking.
Oh really? Wow, what luck.
A common little thief.
Is he worth that much to the two of you?
You really have no idea who he is, do you?
That boy, he's from your school!
Since you're already involved in all this,
to know the truth, just go ask your Master.
Master Yuding.
Sir, that was amazing.
Please tell your master that Yang Jian is here to see him.
Disciple Yang?
Of course! Follow me!
Yang Jian, you're here.
How is your eye?
Is it still closed off?
Yes.
I see.
I can open it just a little bit,
but when I do, all I see is white.
Nothing more.
Hard to remedy.
I suppose with a great deal of strength,
you could force it open yourself,
except it might make the wound even worse.
True.
You were so young when you arrived.
I always thought of you as a son.
12 years ago, when you went and sealed off Lotus Peak,
and yet, the unrest carries on.
The spiritual realm grows weaker by the day.
More demons and monsters cropping up.
I thought things would change, but I was wrong in the end.
Sooner or later, catastrophe will return.
Master, your teaching has been "Do what one can."
Yes. Do what you can.
It is how to restore order,
and only then the heavens may begin to heal.
I understand.
Master, recently I happened to run into a boy.
I was told he was your disciple named Chenxiang.
Chenxiang?!
That's the nephew you brought here!
It's true.
He's the same boy.
Not that he'd recognize you.
He was only a baby when you brought him here.
And you haven't seen each other since.
I named him after the agarwood tree,
hoping he would grow steady and serene, not brash or unkind.
That was my intent.
To think that one of my own students would murder
his teacher.
Go and take a look for yourself.
The Master sealed his corpse here, until we can bury him.
Why would Chenxiang kill an elder?
I should have known.
That child has always been unruly and sinful.
The Master's favor towards you kept him from casting
the boy out.
Instead, he entrusted the Second Elder with his training.
Second Elder had a bad temper.
What wounded him?
He didn't act alone.
He allied himself with Shen Gongbao.
Shen Gongbao? Are you certain?
Yes.
But I'm not sure how he came in contact with him.
He can multiply himself. He's quite skilled at it.
And they also stole an artifact from Second Elder.
-What artifact? -It's the Lamp of Wishes.
Well done!
Bravo!
Way to go!
What's next?
So far you have the lamp oil,
which means the next thing you got to get
is it's precious lid.
Oh, nice! Nice!
I ran into someone.
What's his name?
Yang Jian. One of my Master's students.
What?
He was hired to find me.
Do you think your Master asked him to?
I don't. He seemed pretty unaware.
Come.
Keep up, kid.
Come!
You only know Yang Jian as an older disciple.
But actually, that guy is your uncle, you know.
Is that really true?
Your uncle is also the guy who personally trapped
your mother under Lotus Peak.
Yang Jian is naturally skilled at magic.
He shattered the Lotus Lamp into tiny pieces
with his power.
But if you can put them all back together,
it'll be as good as new.
Once you do that, you'll be able to use the lamp
to crack open Lotus Peak and save your mother.
Yang Jian and your Master, the whole lot of them
are nothing but a pack of wolves.
Know what they did to me?
At first it seemed not bad,
they gave me the title of general,
just so they can let me rot in the Eastern Sea.
They talk big,
but they're all just hypocrites!
So I gritted my teeth and bore it.
And now after all these years, I'll finally have my revenge!
Once and for all, mark my words!
My uncle.
What does he want with me?
He wants the Lotus Lamp of course.
It'll only activate if someone of your mother's bloodline
attempts to use it.
Meaning?
And they also stole an artifact from Second Elder.
It's the Lamp of Wishes.
He stole something from me. It was my sister's.
It's called the Lamp of Wishes.
It's Wanluo. I'll be waiting in Yingzhou.
It's started.
Incredible. It's breathtaking.
♪ Modest beauty, comfort me ♪
♪ How my heart ♪
♪ Longs for thee ♪
♪ Yet, no bridge can cross the chasmed sea ♪
♪ Here and now ♪
♪ I will give a vow ♪
♪ Made of jade ♪
♪ As a sign ♪
♪ For one so refined ♪
♪ Pure and true ♪
♪ Modest jewel she offers me ♪
♪ So I'll run far from thee ♪
♪ Yet I cannot cross the chasmed sea ♪
Music without any players.
How did they do it?
Attendant, my tea.
My tea.
Sneaking in like that gave me a fright.
Apologies.
I was lost in thought.
So distracted by your song.
Please, forgive me.
Should have said something.
What did you like?
I want to know.
The song was so ethereal.
It's Cao Zhi's "Goddess of the Luo River."
Pity it's so sorrowful.
The lyrics speak of pain and anguish.
Quite a sad song.
Nothing to say?
I'm not sure.
When we spoke earlier, it almost felt like we'd met before.
Except I can't remember where.
Who knows?
Maybe it was in a dream.
Hold on.
Or...
maybe it was more than a dream.
Who knows?
I ran into Chenxiang.
You did?
Where is he?
He got away.
I found out that Chenxiang and I went to the same school.
Really?
Is that so, Erlang?
It's Yang Jian.
That's my real name.
You're Yang Jian?
That lamp you're looking for.
It belonged to Chenxiang's Master.
What I want to know is why you lied to me saying
it was your sister's.
Yang Jian, some things are best left unknown.
Yang Jian, forgive me.
Jian.
Mother?
Jian.
Mother.
-Mother! -Jian.
-Only you... -Don't go!
...can split the mountain.
Mother!
Mother.
Woo! Pretty good defensive move.
But a bit over the top.
Hold on.
You want the Lotus Lamp?
Why do you care?
I'm guessing you know, I'm your uncle.
That's right. I'm the one who brought you to Jin Xia Cave.
You were just a baby.
You didn't have a name yet.
You were so tiny.
The Second Elder, I knew he had a bad temper.
I don't know why the Master put you in his care.
Was it really hard for you there?
It was swell.
I wasn't taught a thing.
Just beaten to a pulp and starved.
Called me a worthless bastard.
I'm sorry.
I had no idea.
Even if that's the case, you shouldn't have killed him.
And you shouldn't have buried my mother under Lotus Peak!
Let me go!
Yang Jian, well done!
Chenxiang, you're under arrest for murdering your teacher.
-We have orders to bring you in. -You--
Turn yourself in!
Yang Jian! This time we saw you do it!
You let him escape!
I'm afraid we have to place you under arrest.
Don't bother.
Once I take care of things with the kid,
I'll turn myself in, so don't worry, 'kay?
Yang Jian, you brought this.
Release the fiery wind!
Heavenly strings!
Brother number four is here.
Wow.
That's not really fair.
Doesn't really fit your style.
If I'm not mistaken, the last time you fought
the four of us, you yourself didn't exactly play
by the rules either.
Good point.
Yang Jian.
I was vouching for you.
Said you weren't involved in any of this.
But...
it's clear that I was wrong.
If you admit what you have done,
I promise to support you at the Celestial Court.
Huh? What exactly did I do?
Don't play dumb.
It's clear to us both that you and Chenxiang killed
the Second Elder.
Wait.
Ow!
Hey, new guy! Do you really have to make that much noise?
Have you never been in jail before?
Huh? Yang Jian?
Yo, yo, yo!
Long time, no see, man.
And you are?
Wha?
Why, I'm the--the--the-- the--the--
big guard, the elixir, the tall guy.
The super tall guy, and then bang!
And then we went--
20,000.
Oh.
Hey, you might be Yang Jian,
but in my eyes, you're nothing at all.
You show me respect or I'll beat it into you.
Thank you, sir. Take it easy.
- That's right. - You better cut
the noise! Right now!
Hey, Yang Jian, even though you're the reason
I'm in this prison to begin with,
I don't hold a grudge about those kind of things.
What's done is done.
Come on!
If you, you don't watch out for the guards in here,
they'll beat you to a pulp, okay?
Are you even listening?
Hey!
Ooh! Sounds like a fight.
Oh yeah!
This ought to be good.
Maybe it's a breakout, right?
Yang Jian.
Hey.
Are you trying to tell me they're here for you?
Huh?
All of you get back!
You better watch it! You hear me?
Hey.
Well, you coming?
Okay.
Hey! Back in your cells!
So the elixir,
what was it really?
Does it really matter?
Let's just focus on getting out of here.
Xiaotian, where is he?
Over there!
Uh, we better get moving.
Help me out! Hey!
Help me!
Erlang!
Yang Jian!
It's either one thing or another.
First we're aimless bounty hunters,
and then fugitives in Penglai.
Comrades, you've been loyal.
And you've suffered for it.
Wouldn't have it any other way!
Our choice.
Xiaotian.
Erlang, where are we going now?
The lamp's last piece is in that pagoda.
The light they're using, it comes from the lid
of the lamp.
Yeah, I have no idea how they got it though.
Nowadays they use it to guide flying ships.
Must you drink so much?
Whether heaven or hearse, in a flash, it all goes,
so drink your fill.
That's all one needs to know.
That you?
If it isn't Mo Liqing!
Oh-ho! Been a real long time, my old friend!
I've been waiting.
At long last.
And you must be Chenxiang, murderer and fugitive.
Oh, that's enough of that.
You should already know, the Phoenixes you trapped,
they'll break free one day.
My brothers and I have no desire to see that day arrive.
It shall summon chaos.
But it's inevitable.
You think you can suppress the Phoenixes forever?
Mount Hua still stands despite its appearance
and what you may believe.
We risked everything to restrain those birds' powers.
If I can hold it another day, that's one more day it stands.
Mo Liqing, friend, this go 'round,
you're my enemy, and no longer a friend.
Oh. Guess we're not holding back then.
Your Duplication trick?
You can duplicate too?
To have mastered duplication...
I see that Shen Gongbao has taught you his dark magic.
To win, I'll do anything.
Chenxiang! Run now!
Chenxiang!
Get going!
Go now!
Hello.
Looks like we meet again.
Need to make an entrance, don't you? Ha!
Shen Gongbao.
Yang Jian.
It's good to see you.
I heard you fell on hard times.
Your Third Eye went blind.
I feel for that boy who split Mount Tao all those years ago.
I was always fond of that young Yang Jian.
Shen Gongbao, where's Chenxiang?
He ran off somewhere.
That Chenxiang is one heartless, ruthless kid.
I was the same way when I was that age.
I guess that means he's my successor.
Do you have any idea where he'd go?
That little secret place of his.
Mount Li.
Cross-Moon Pool.
Your wounds.
Who did this?
Life is too short.
Full of sorrow, til we're gone.
Yet though I leave...
time,
it will flow on.
Can we trust this guy?
All right, guys!
Everything's been taken care of!
Very safe.
Hey, hold on.
There isn't room for you.
It only seats one.
Huh?
Cheapskate!
What? You! You little!
I want to go too!
No! You won't fit!
Hang on a sec! I forgot to tell you!
When going through the hole you can get nauseous!
Huh? What'd you say?
Hang on!
This is Chang'an?
The Mortal Realm is at war.
You made it.
A new lamp,
lamp oil,
the old lamp lid.
It's now complete.
What is this?
Yang Jian, I know you're here.
Don't hide.
Why don't you tell Chenxiang the true purpose
of the Lotus Lamp?
You followed me?
Under Mount Hua's Lotus Peak sits a nest of Phoenixes.
They are the spirits of fire.
Powerful enough to destroy the world.
If set free, the cosmos would splinter.
The goddess, Nüwa gifted the lamp to your mother
so she would remain at the peak to keep watch over them.
But 12 years ago, the Phoenixes grew restless.
The lamp could not contain them.
I was sent to help her by my master.
But the Phoenixes' force was too great.
The lamp shattered.
At the last minute, your mother jumped into the nest
in order to try and hold them down herself.
Brother, look after my son.
Sister!
You must seal Lotus Peak.
I drove my ax into the rock.
Thus sealing the Phoenixes in.
And your Third Eye
hasn't opened since.
So she wasn't buried for marrying a mortal?
She sacrificed herself?
Chenxiang,
your grandmother married a mortal as well,
and had me and your mom.
Because I had been wounded, I couldn't care for you.
That's why I took you to Jin Xia Cave.
You couldn't even come to see me?
You're my uncle!
My Master forbade me before you were trained.
Is he telling the truth?
Well, grandmother?
Grandmother?
It's true.
All of it.
Yang Jian, your mother, Yaoji was my best friend.
I have another name.
Goddess of Mount Wu.
There's more to the story than what's been told.
Follow me.
Mount Hua
and Lotus Peak.
See those lights?
The Phoenixes are agitated.
And their power is waking.
My mother is trapped under that mountain then?
This was once Mount Li's beacon tower.
King You would light it for his concubine, Bao Si,
for her amusement.
The issue was the false alarms he created.
And in the end, his kingdom perished.
Yet it's always the woman's fault.
Yang Jian,
do you know why you used the lamp to seal the Phoenixes?
To save Jin Xia Cave.
Your master used the Phoenixes' power
to keep the cave standing.
When the Phoenix's break free, the cave will collapse.
Keeping them sealed is what keeps Jin Xia standing.
That is the true reason why your master sent you
to seal them away.
I don't understand.
He told me that this would save lives.
Prevent destruction.
He never said anything about the cave.
His reasons are selfish.
Heaven and Earth are ruled by cycles, and so the Phoenixes
will surely rise again.
Yang Jian, do you remember when it was
that you split the mountain?
It was back during..
the last Great Catastrophe.
And so the truth
is he manipulated for his own selfishness.
You were his pawn.
Let us split the mountain and rescue your mother.
Hm.
Wanluo, if this is true, I want to help.
But before I do, would you accompany me
to confront my Master?
Chenxiang, you'll come too.
I'm not going back with you.
You and the Elders are all the same.
Just leave!
I'll do it.
Chenxiang!
Knowing everything, you still want to run to your Master.
Sorry, Goddess Wu.
I fear if Chenxiang stays here,
he'll share the same fate as Shen Gongbao.
Huh?
What are you saying?
When we last saw each other, you cast a spell on me.
While I was enchanted, I had a dream.
Jian, split the mountain.
That wasn't my mother.
It was you, Goddess of Mount Wu.
Using dreams to confuse people is your signature skill.
The Second Elder wasn't killed by Chenxiang,
nor Shen Gongbao.
The lacerations I saw resembled a silken web.
When I found Shen Gongbao, he was still alive.
He had been injured by a powerful weapon.
What really killed him
were the wounds from a silken web.
And just now you tried to attack me with a silken web.
That's when I was reminded that your special magic weapon
is a web.
The Second Elder and Shen Gongbao
were both murdered by you.
You--
It's true.
All of it.
Why did you have to do it?
If I hadn't, you never would've left Jin Xia Cave.
Shen Gongbao's death was unfortunate.
We were working together,
but when I found him like that,
I couldn't let him suffer,
so I put him out of his misery.
I still don't understand why.
Chenxiang, everything I did was to split the mountain
and save your mother.
Unlike Yang Jian.
Whatever your reasons, you can't just kill others.
Enough!
Where's my--?
Give it back!
Oh. I removed it.
It was burning your wrist.
I've never been able to take it off.
It's always been there.
How'd you do it?
I don't know.
Maybe it's because I'm your uncle.
She gave this to me before she made the leap.
She wove it from her own hair.
Told me to give it to her son.
The bracelet is a wick.
To light the Lotus Lamp.
I just miss her so much.
I'll go to Mount Hua with you.
Then we can get to the bottom of this.
Nine-Turns Kungfu?
You're home.
I was born here.
Mother.
Let's go.
This carving is the Order of the Gods.
How did I not notice before?
All this while, the Order was carved on Mount Hua.
And there's the ax I used.
So it's sealing the peak you split open?
Not completely.
Their energy is spilling out.
You can see it right there.
Yang Jian, you have to go.
Celestial rope?
-Chenxiang, run! -Huh?
Uncle!
Looks like we finally caught you, traitor.
This Thai Chi scroll is such a marvelous treasure, no?
With one hand, your fears, it will quell.
And with the other, it manifests your deepest desires
as well.
The awesome power of this scroll
should be enough to keep Yang Jian trapped.
Jian.
Mother.
Mother!
Jian, split the mountain.
Jian.
Mother?
Jian.
Mother.
Mount Hua is open.
It's time for me to go.
But why?
Because it is fated.
The women in our family
are destined to hold down the mountain.
To secure peace in the world.
Mother.
Jian,
you needn't cry.
Look.
Do you see these sparks?
They're all me.
All things live forever.
And so I will live on in all things.
- No. - If you miss me,
look to the lamps that burn in every window.
- Mother. - And you'll see me there.
Mother!
I already split Mount Tao!
Mother!
Where are you?
You must secure Mount Hua.
I must secure Mount Hua.
Restore the peace.
To restore the peace.
Secure Mount Hua.
-Brother, look after my son. -No!
How is your eye?
Is it still closed off?
Yes.
12 years ago when you went and sealed off Lotus Peak,
and yet the unrest carries on.
I thought things would change, but I was wrong in the end.
Sooner or later, catastrophe will return.
Master?
It is how to restore order.
And only then, the heavens will begin to heal.
Master.
This is the Thai Chi scroll.
You're the one holding me in here?
You were always my greatest student.
I am impressed that you're able to combat the effects
of the scroll's magic.
Wait a minute, I remember the story.
It was Yin Hong's master who turned his apprentice
to ashes.
Master.
What crime did I commit?
Yang Jian,
I can not allow Chenxiang to split Mount Hua.
It's all...
to protect Jin Xia Cave.
So you know now.
We cannot allow the cave to fall.
Everything I've done has been to preserve Jin Xia Cave.
Why can't you understand that?
So then,
my sister is still locked under Mount Hua.
Because it's her fate!
Yang Jian,
you do not know the Yang family curse.
It lies between mothers and sons.
You are linked by fate to the cycle of catastrophe.
The mothers must hold down the mountains
for the sake of preserving peace,
and the sons will always try to save their mothers
by splitting the mountains.
But what you don't know is if the mountain is split
and the Phoenixes are freed, the cave will collapse.
Chaos and catastrophe will return just as it did before.
And only after the dust settles
will peace return to heaven once more.
My boy,
Jian,
the last to split Mount Hua was you.
This round, it's Chenxiang's turn.
Master.
You took me in as an orphan.
Raised me as one of your holy disciples.
Taught me all sorts of different magic.
And all for the purpose of using
so that I could split Mount Tao one day.
When you looked after Chenxiang, you hid his powers,
his origins and everything from him.
But this time it was to keep him from splitting
the mountain.
Correct.
Yang Jian,
I am trying to preserve peace
just as your mother did before me.
As long as the Phoenixes remain under the mountain,
the cave will also remain.
Your precious cave is destined to collapse.
The longer they're suppressed,
the more powerful they'll grow.
When they're free, they'll destroy the world.
And protecting Jin Xia Cave, it's not for the greater good,
it's for selfish reasons!
That cave is my life!
The life of all disciples who've passed through it.
It's glory belongs to all.
Harm to it is harm to all.
Even if I'm wrong, then I'll be wrong to the end.
Master,
the disciples you trained were only a means to an end.
Yang Jian,
I never wanted to see you go.
But for the sake of everything that is dear,
you shall be turned to dust.
The celestial rope and the scroll,
both of these weapons belong to the Masters who came before.
We all want the same goal,
to keep chaos from returning to the world.
Chenxiang!
Chenxiang, protect yourself with the lamp!
Huh? It can't be!
Your Nine-Turns form is getting better.
The Phoenix's power is so great
it's tearing through the Thai Chi scroll.
No, uncle!
He's using the Phoenixes to open his Third Eye!
I won't let us pay for your mistakes.
Heaven and Earth, I rise to thee!
Fine. We will stop him.
Master, what my mother was protecting
was not your Jin Xia Cave.
She fought to protect the entire world!
Uncle!
Lotus Peak can't hold.
If this continues, everything will fall apart.
Chenxiang, your mother and I wanted to preserve peace.
Now it's your turn.
You must split the mountain.
Mother!
Chenxiang.
Mother.
My sweet child.
Look how big you are.
Mother!
What's going on?
Chenxiang.
Brother, I still need you to look after him.
No, please, don't go.
Along with the Phoenixes, I'll protect the world
and you.
Mother.
Come back!
Mother!
Don't leave!
Mother.
Please.
Don't leave me.
Mother.
Mother!
Why?
Why does it have to be this way?
Your mother had already merged with the Phoenixes.
With the mountain split, they're free now.
Where they go, so does she.
But as long as you're here,
and as long as Earth still exists,
she'll return one day.
And so, the Monkey King emerged from the water bead cave.
Looked up, and who did he see?
A most handsome and striking hero.
None other than the Jade Emperor's nephew, Erlang.
The same young man who split Mount Tao
and quelled the Phoenix power.
Huh?
Yang Jian.
Wow!
Erlang was really amazing!
Hey.
You couldn't beat that guy?
That's just a story.
Listen, I'll tell you what really happened.
So you see...
Banished to Changsha,
left to roam.
I look westward
and long for home.
From the Yellow Crane Tower
I hear a sad flute.
Plum blossoms rain down on Jiang Chen
in the gloom.