The Destiny of White Snake Episode 36 Recap, Plot

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Under the influence of the four blood moons, the little demons transformed into devils. Leng Ning, who harbored a deep hatred for demons and blamed them for ruining her life, controlled these devils, inciting them to indiscriminately kill. A dying little demon urged Xiao Hui to flee and seek help from Bai Yaoyao. Xiao Hui then encountered Taotie, who had successfully regained his physical body.

Taotie, acknowledging Leng Ning's role, praised her as a capable subject, referring to the chaos as a "present" to the Empyrean Heaven. Meanwhile, a potent deity aura emanated from True Self Lake, where Xu Xuan, aided by the little demons' heart fire, shed his mortal form and emerged as an immortal. Bai Yaoyao sensed this powerful aura, recognizing it as her husband. Qi Xiao finally comprehended Xu Xuan's elaborate scheme.

Xu Xuan had foreseen that Taotie regaining his physical body was inevitable. His entire intricate plan, involving the Kunlun Mirror, reversing the formation, the four blood moons, and even the pretense of perishing with Taotie, had been a deception. Xu Xuan had harnessed the four blood moons to amplify Taotie's evil spirit to its maximum.

He then used Heart-Eater Incense to erode Taotie's physical body and absorb a significant portion of Taotie's demonic aura, thereby completing his own immortal transformation while simultaneously suppressing Taotie's power. Qi Xiao marveled at Xu Xuan's complex and secretive strategy. Observing from afar, Qing Di and Bai Di recognized that Taotie's manipulation of the little demons, turning them into devils at their weakest, was a dangerous maneuver.

They lamented that despite their disciples being involved and witnessing the unfolding mortal realm slaughter, heavenly rules prevented them from intervening. Xu Xuan, now an immortal, arrived at Jinshan Temple, where the newly transformed devils were ravaging the premises and indiscriminately killing monks. The little demons, unable to control their murderous urges, tearfully pleaded with Xu Xuan to end their lives, despairing that they were demons but could not be devils.

Xu Xuan was torn, knowing their devilish transformation was a consequence of their sacrifice for him during the blood moon battle. However, recognizing that devils lose their minds and exist only to destroy, he had no choice but to grant their pleas to prevent further innocent deaths.

Concurrently, Bai Di, monitoring the disturbances at Jinshan Temple through an ice mirror, also sensed something strange about Mount Kunlun, realizing the gravity of the situation and its connection to the Kunlun Mirror and the four blood moons. He immediately alerted Qi Xiao, who was already rushing to Jinshan Temple. En route, Qi Xiao was ambushed by Taotie's Vine Demon and Butterfly Demon, who sought to delay him.

They gloated about the escalating slaughter at Jinshan Temple, calling it a "first gift" from their revived master. Qi Xiao furiously engaged them, vowing to eliminate such demons who threatened the mortal world, but they managed to escape. Bai Yaoyao and Xiao Qing arrived at Jinshan Temple to witness Xu Xuan's tragic act of slaughtering the very little demons who had saved his life. Xiao Qing vehemently accused him of ingratitude.

Xu Xuan, however, manifested a barrier with the Tianji Sword, preventing Bai Yaoyao and Xiao Qing from entering. From outside, they helplessly watched him carry out the grim task. Xu Xuan, echoing the demons' own desperate pleas, reiterated that while demons could exist in the three realms, devils, having lost their minds, could only destroy, leaving him no other option than to release them from their tormented state.

Afterward, an immortal commented on the brewing calamity and the unavoidable tragedy that had rippled through the three realms. Qing Di accepted that the fault lay with Xu Xuan, admitting his teaching was inadequate, but conceded that Xu Xuan had no choice but to act as he did given the demons' transformation. Qi Xiao, reflecting on the temple's devastation, apologized to the gravely wounded Master Yong An, blaming himself.

Xu Xuan, too, expressed profound shame for failing Jinshan Temple and all innocent lives, vowing to kill Taotie in retribution. Master Yong An, nearing his end, urged them to embrace kindness and mercy over revenge. He then entrusted the leadership of Jinshan Temple to Qi Xiao, instructing him to undergo tonsure, shed worldly worries, and dedicate himself to Buddhism for the sake of all beings.

Qi Xiao accepted the immense responsibility but confessed that his "six roots of sensations" were not yet clear, unable to entirely break free from worldly attachments. Xiao Qing vehemently confronted Bai Yaoyao, heartbroken that they could only watch their loyal underlings being killed by the Tianji Sword. Bai Yaoyao explained that Xu Xuan's barrier was meant to protect her, but she too wanted to protect the little demons.

Xiao Qing bitterly questioned if Xu Xuan had considered their feelings or the demons' lives when he made his decision. Bai Yaoyao promised to seek an explanation from her husband. Later, Xiao Qing confronted Xu Xuan directly, demanding justice for her men. Xu Xuan instructed Qi Xiao to take her away, stating she was no match for him and that Bai Yaoyao would secure justice.

He then handed the Tianji Sword to Bai Yaoyao, acknowledging the deep injustice of the forty-nine little demons dying by his hand. Qi Xiao, forcibly escorting a struggling Xiao Qing away, challenged her to consider how she would seek justice for the innocent monks killed by the devil-transformed little demons. Xiao Qing countered that the demons wouldn't have become devils if they hadn't used their heart fire to protect Xu Xuan, accusing him of ingratitude.

Qi Xiao defended Xu Xuan, explaining that he had to choose between letting the devils continue their rampage or personally stopping them, even if it meant bearing immense blame. He asked Xiao Qing what she would have done. Overwhelmed, Xiao Qing confessed her helplessness, feeling her title as Mountain Queen was meaningless. Qi Xiao tried to console her, suggesting Xu Xuan must be consumed by guilt.

Xiao Qing retorted that if he felt guilty, he should provide justice for the little demons, maintaining that Xu Xuan's arbitrary actions created Taotie's opportunity. Qi Xiao then confessed that he would have made the same choice in Xu Xuan's position, asserting that eliminating devils was the righteous path. He even offered to let Xiao Qing kill him to exact justice for the little demons, willing to bear Xu Xuan's responsibility. Unable to harm him, Xiao Qing embraced Qi Xiao.

Qi Xiao, in turn, silently vowed to protect both all beings and Xiao Qing, lamenting the changing world and the impending human-demon war. Bai Yaoyao led Xu Xuan to the Broken Bridge. There, she finally understood the Qing Di's words about the consequences of karma.

She reflected on her past actions: her stubbornness a thousand years ago, which scattered Xu Xuan's primordial spirit; her arbitrary decision to twist fate by collecting his soul; and her desire to bear his "Fate of Seven Prowesses," which inadvertently pushed him to seek immediate immortal transformation. Bai Yaoyao lamented that all these consequences, stemming from her disregard for heavenly rules, were now falling upon innocent little demons instead of herself.

She believed herself to be the calamity in Xu Xuan's destiny, responsible for his many hardships, and that she had wronged everyone. Xu Xuan took full responsibility, stating that the little demons' deaths had nothing to do with Bai Yaoyao, but rather with his own overconfidence and failure to anticipate Taotie's scheme to utilize Leng Ning. He expressed his willingness to shatter his primordial spirit again to atone for the crime.

As both Xu Xuan and Bai Yaoyao blamed themselves, Bai Yaoyao, unable to forget the pain and struggle of the little demons before their deaths, felt that Xu Xuan would live a better life without her. She raised the Tianji Sword, intending to commit suicide as atonement, believing she was the calamity in his fate. Xu Xuan quickly intervened, grabbing the blade, and asserting that his decisions were his alone, with no relation to her.

Bai Yaoyao, haunted by the brutal slaughter, declared that the tragic deaths had created an insurmountable chasm between them. With heavy hearts, they made a solemn vow: for this lifetime, they would neither remember nor see each other. Later, Taotie congratulated Leng Ning, acknowledging her unique transformation from human to demon and devil, finding her "more interesting" than Bai Yaoyao. Leng Ning, in turn, acknowledged Taotie's assistance in his schemes.

Taotie expressed satisfaction that the news of Jinshan Temple's chaos and the escalating human-demon conflict would keep Xu Xuan preoccupied. He also wondered if Xu Xuan's act of killing the little demons in front of Bai Yaoyao had irrevocably shattered their relationship. Taotie's subordinate confirmed Leng Ning was indeed responsible for turning the little demons into devils at the lake, but regretted that Xu Xuan still managed to escape, attributing it to Taotie's incomplete activation of his Fate of Dubhe.

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