When Destiny Brings The Demon Episode 6 Recap
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Liao Tingyan found herself in a vivid memory, witnessing a tragic past. The two individuals before her were Sima Jiao's parents. She observed as a powerful array ensnared the Sima clan, forcing them to channel their energies to nourish the Spirit Fire. The depravity escalated when she saw their Great Ancestress’s deceased body being desecrated for a feast, inciting Liao Tingyan to curse the perpetrators as monsters.
In a desperate act, Sima Shi, Sima Jiao's father, unleashed the Spirit Fire, engulfing White Deer Cliff in flames before taking his own life. The Eight Palaces, fearing the complete loss of the Sima bloodline essential for the Spirit Fire, attempted to intervene. Sima E, holding her infant son, initially considered ending their shared tragedy by killing Sima Jiao.
However, her husband's words echoed in her mind, reminding her that Sima Jiao, possessing a rare atavistic Fengshan bloodline, was their clan's sole hope for revival. Overcoming her despair, Sima E offered her "flesh, blood, and spirit bones" to the Spirit Fire, urging it to merge with her son through her sacrifice. The Spirit Fire, though lamenting the loss of her life, ultimately yielded, ensuring Sima Jiao's survival as the last living member of the Sima clan.
Distraught by the vision, Liao Tingyan abruptly woke to find herself confined within a coffin, triggering panicked screams for help. Sima Jiao quickly arrived and released her, explaining it was a punitive measure for her earlier act of picking a poisonous flower. He elaborated that flowers blooming from bone pearls reflected the deceased's state of mind: calm deaths yielded healing flowers, while deaths in pain and resentment resulted in poisonous ones.
Liao Tingyan, realizing the flower she picked came from Sima E's bone pearl, chose to conceal this painful truth from Sima Jiao, sensing he was not ready to confront it. She then probed Sima Jiao on how he distinguishes between medicinal and poisonous flowers. He revealed his inherent immunity to poisons as a Sima clan member, aided by the Spirit Fire, allowing him to discern them simply by taste.
Intrigued, Liao Tingyan suggested he sample various flowers for her, a task he readily undertook. He then declared his absolute power over her life, stating he could both kill and revive her at will. Liao Tingyan reflected on her fortunate position as Sima Jiao's seemingly trusted confidante.
Despite her desire for freedom, she decided against resigning, fearing retaliation from the various factions who might perceive her as vulnerable without Sima Jiao’s protection, and acknowledging her continued need for his ability to alleviate her pain. Meanwhile, Black Snake inquired why Sima Jiao hadn't simply eliminated the Eight Palaces upon his emergence.
Sima Jiao divulged his calculated revenge: he deemed it impractical to instantly replace the entire leadership and instead preferred to subject those who wronged him to prolonged torment, making them witness the destruction of their most cherished possessions before their ultimate demise. When asked about Shi Qianlv, Sima Jiao recalled a childhood incident where Shi Qianlv deceptively made him drink what was presented as healing soup but was, in fact, the blood of his own clan members.
Through a truth-telling spell on a servant, Sima Jiao discovered Shi Qianlv's deceit and recognized the Eight Palaces as mere "puppets" under Shi Qianlv's manipulative control. He resolved to allow Shi Qianlv to reveal his own weaknesses before enacting his meticulous vengeance. Shortly after, puppet servants delivered a lavish collection of clothes to Liao Tingyan's room. Sima Jiao then arrived and commanded her to accompany him to an arena.
At the arena, a staged "death duel" between two talented disciples from the Heaven and Sun Palaces was underway. Shi Qianlv, feigning concern, attempted to persuade Sima Jiao to spare them. However, Sima Jiao, citing the Eight Palaces' own rules that mandated life-or-death combat for cultivation advancement, insisted on the duel's rigorous continuation. When disciples and onlookers protested his "immoral" stance, Sima Jiao challenged their principles by producing a petal of the Bloodseal Bloom.
He announced that a single petal, capable of granting a millennium of cultivation, would be awarded to anyone who won 20 death duels. This immediately unleashed the disciples' inherent greed, transforming the polite duelists into a frenzied mob who mercilessly slaughtered each other for the prize. Liao Tingyan was horrified by the abrupt shift, realizing Sima Jiao's action had exposed their true, "wolf-like" nature.
Following the brutal spectacle, the Eight Palaces convened, with Master Ri expressing outrage at the loss of his disciples. Shi Qianlv, however, dismissed the deaths as a consequence of the disciples' own greed and advised the other Palace Masters to tolerate Sima Jiao's actions for the time being, so long as he didn't "go too far." This prompted Liao Tingyan to question Sima Jiao about the Bloodseal Bloom's true nature, knowing it required Fengshan clan blood to be used safely.
Sima Jiao then unveiled a chilling historical truth: the bodies of deceased Sima clan members were consumed by other cultivation families as a potent medicine. He concluded that the disciples' desperate scramble for the petal implied they had all partaken in the blood of his ancestors. This revelation solidified Liao Tingyan’s understanding of Sima Jiao’s deep-seated hatred, realizing he had grown up in a "dog-eat-dog" world.
Later that night, Sima Jiao, visibly troubled by the day's events, sought solace in a cold pool to manage his internal turmoil. Liao Tingyan, sensing his distress, attempted to comfort him. When physical touch proved insufficient, Sima Jiao lay beside her, finding an inexplicable calming of his anger and easing of the Spirit Fire’s torment. He pondered why Liao Tingyan, unlike everyone else who feared him, could sleep so peacefully in his presence.
When he woke her to ask, she simply attributed it to her "good sleep quality" before drifting back to sleep. Meanwhile, Shi Qianlv discussed his ongoing machinations with his son, aiming to maintain control over the Eight Palaces while preventing Sima Jiao from becoming "too wild." Black Snake reported that disciples were already clamoring for new death duels, driven by the insatiable craving for the Bloodseal Bloom.
He also voiced his suspicion that Tian Wuya was an inside agent for Shi Qianlv, noting Tian Wuya's suspiciously rapid cultivation to the Unity Merge stage, implying he was benefiting from the Fengshan clan's spirit veins through Shi Qianlv's illicit schemes. This sparked a memory in Sima Jiao of Tian Wuya himself proposing an additional restriction on the seals that bound him.
Learning of Tian Wuya's current cultivation level and an upcoming flower banquet at Heaven Palace, Sima Jiao decided to attend, intending to "play a little game" with Tian Wuya. Black Snake then innocently asked if Sima Jiao was waiting for Liao Tingyan to wake up out of "concern," which immediately drew Sima Jiao's ire. Liao Tingyan awoke the next morning to discover her room filled with new clothes and jewelry, provided by the helpful puppet servants.
Sima Jiao entered and demanded her presence at the flower banquet. Liao Tingyan hesitated, admitting her fear of witnessing dead bodies. Sima Jiao, using a truth spell, confirmed her fear but then issued a stark warning: if she refused to accompany him, she would be the first to die. This immediate threat prompted Liao Tingyan to quickly change her attire. As they departed, flying on Black Snake, Liao Tingyan cautiously inquired about their destination. Sima Jiao's chilling response was simply, "To kill someone."
