The Destiny of White Snake Episode 58 Recap, Plot

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Facing her imminent demise, Xiao Qing felt her senses fading, yet her thoughts were fixed on Yao Yao. She reminded her sister of their unbreakable bond and gently chided her for once again making a significant decision without discussion. Yao Yao, understanding Xiao Qing's desperate attempt to retrieve Xu Xuan's fate, revealed that the fate resided within her own spiritual marble.

She explained that she could only willingly surrender it; otherwise, she would self-destruct, and forcing it out would still leave her with little time to live. Unwilling to accept this, Xiao Qing proposed a different path, a life for a life. She intended to forcibly extract her own spiritual marble and strip the fate from it, suggesting that if Yao Yao then used her own spiritual marble to mend Xiao Qing's shattered one, Yao Yao's life could be saved.

As Fa Hai tried to intervene, Xiao Qing asserted that after years of Yao Yao's protection, it was now her turn. She extracted her spiritual marble, returning it to Fa Hai (Qi Xiao), while Yao Yao frantically tried to return her own prowess to Xiao Qing.

With a final declaration that she would die by her own hand, defying the prophecy that she would be subdued by Qi Xiao, Xiao Qing vanished, leaving behind a verdant spiritual pearl that Fa Hai collected, his heart consumed by sorrow. Back in Lin'an City, Xu Xuan, unaware of the profound sacrifice, watched the fireworks he had prepared for Yao Yao, believing she could see his grand gesture.

However, Yao Yao, now blind, could only vaguely perceive the dazzling display before her world plunged into darkness. Fa Hai, wrestling with the tragic outcome, sought guidance from Ling Chu. He questioned the karmic justice, wondering why Xiao Qing had been the one to die. Ling Chu explained that Xiao Qing's sacrifice was her true desire, and she had attained what she had sought.

Still, Fa Hai worried for Yao Yao and Xu Xuan, pondering how they could ever find peace. Ling Chu simply stated that true freedom was elusive for all beings within the three realms, and sometimes, peace was found in quiet acceptance. Meanwhile, among the lesser demons, Xu Xuan appointed Xiao Hui as the new Mountain King, entrusting him with the responsibility of their kin.

The grieving demons pleaded with Xu Xuan to create a clay figure for Xiao Qing, recalling how his past creations, placed in the Garden of Heavenly Peach, had granted them rebirth. Xu Xuan, however, gently but firmly explained that with Xiao Qing's primordial spirit completely dissipated, no mold could bring her back. He urged them to move forward and focus on their cultivation, a task Xiao Hui solemnly pledged to uphold.

Fa Hai, unable to find solace, buried his heart, vowing never to utter Xiao Qing's name again, as her image ceaselessly haunted his meditations. At Penglai Mountain, Sister Crane observed Yao Yao's state, confirming that despite the Penglai Immortal Lord's use of millennia-old elixirs, her spiritual marble remained too damaged for her eyesight to recover. Yao Yao, however, expressed a quiet acceptance, stating that losing her sight was a small price compared to Xiao Qing's ultimate sacrifice.

She remembered the fireworks Xu Xuan had arranged, a beautiful memory now lost to her vision, symbolizing her relationship with him—a beauty she could no longer see or possess. As the Heavenly Emperor had decreed that Xu Xuan must sever their emotional ties, Yao Yao resolved to preemptively cut off her own emotions, hoping to enter her destined path to eternal darkness without further burden. She felt a profound debt to Xiao Qing and the people of Lin'an.

She asked Sister Crane for the Wind Up Herb, confirming it would be ready by the next day. Yao Yao insisted on avoiding Xu Xuan, believing that seeing him would shatter her resolve to let go, and requested one final day to cherish her memories of him. News of a severe demonic energy leak from the Leifeng Pagoda reached the celestial realms.

The energy, a potent blend of the Black Water Dragon's millennium-old hatred and the mortal world's concentrated resentment from the recent flood, posed an unprecedented threat. If unchecked, it promised catastrophe for both the mortal and celestial realms. The Heavenly Emperor dispatched Fairy Xiao Xiang with a troop of heavenly soldiers to investigate.

Fa Hai, eager to join the mission, was denied by the Heavenly Emperor, who cited his recently regained but unstable cultivation, deeming Xiao Xiang more capable for the task. However, Xiao Xiang soon developed an inner demon and was severely injured. The celestial discussions revealed the insidious nature of the demonic energy: it was formless, born from humanity's deepest desires—greed, anger, and ignorance—and capable of provoking inner evil, leading to an irreversible fall into the demonic path.

Even the strongest minds, if subjected to its constant erosion, would eventually succumb. Xu Xuan, addressing the Lishan Holy Mother, bravely volunteered to guard the Leifeng Pagoda. He implored her to eliminate him if he were to fall to the demonic influence, clarifying that his offer was not for atonement, but for the sake of all beings and to lessen Yao Yao's impending punishment.

He also requested that the Wind Up Herb be delivered to Yao Yao once he entered the pagoda. Separately, Yao Yao, in an audience with the Queen Mother of the West, also volunteered to suppress the demonic energy. She argued that as the one responsible for the initial disaster, and now as the Demon Empress, she was the most fitting guardian.

She sought to accept the karma of her past actions, hoping to find peace and release from her guilt through this sacrifice. The Queen Mother, though recognizing their enduring bond, reminded Yao Yao of her debt to the heavens, which she would need to redeem upon her eventual release. The Hundred Herbs Immortal Lord confirmed that Fairy Xiao Xiang's injuries were not merely physical, but rooted in an inner demon, making them incurable by medicine.

Despite this, Xiao Xiang had offered her Qilin body to suppress the pagoda, an offer deemed futile given the relentless torment the demonic energy would inflict upon her primordial spirit. As no other celestial dared to step forward, the Heavenly Emperor announced his intention to undertake the task himself, to the dismay of his advisors.

At this critical moment, Yao Yao, as the Demon Empress wielding the Command of Nature, declared her responsibility for the calamity and offered herself as the guardian of Leifeng Pagoda. She viewed it as her destined path to eternal darkness and an opportunity to cleanse her own demonic energy, hoping her sacrifice would foster peace between the celestial and demon realms.

Despite the Heavenly Emperor's concerns about her ability to withstand the bewilderment, Yao Yao remained steadfast, requesting only that he watch over her people. Xu Xuan arrived at the Empyrean Heaven, disheartened to learn that Yao Yao had already accepted her fate and would depart the following day after consuming the Wind Up Herb that night.

He resolved to wait for her, but was informed that Yao Yao had specifically requested Fairy Xiao Xiang to deploy heavenly soldiers to prevent him from interfering. Undeterred, Xu Xuan, having obtained a construction map of the Leifeng Pagoda from Jinshan Temple, declared his unwavering intention to personally escort his wife into the pagoda himself, regardless of any obstacles.

In her solitary moments before consuming the Wind Up Herb, Yao Yao mused about Xiao Qing, wondering if her sister would have tried to stop her or revealed her plans to Xu Xuan. She reflected on a newly understood truth: severing emotional ties was, ultimately, a decision.

As she played a zither crafted for her a thousand years ago by Zi Xuan, she vividly recalled his gentle lessons and the warmth of his hand, cherishing these last, cherished memories before her journey into the profound darkness of the pagoda.

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