noble aspiratons ep 1 spoilers ahead

100 Years Ago.....
1.Our drama opens to a chaotic scene: a battle between the evil sect and the noble (Chusen) Qing Yun Sect. The source of the issue? The evil sect wants control of the central plains. In order to prevent the evil sect from obtaining supremacy the Chusen sect broke the ancient seal on the immortal swords (more like a million swords...) and made it rain on the so-labelled evil doers. Afterwards, a mysterious robed figure seems to be collecting essence from the dead bodies. Judging by the fact that said essence is going into a red orb, and the narrator says 'The evil sect never gave up' despite losing, I think it is fair to conclude that this little red orb is important.

10(?) years ago...Or the present. Leads Are Young
2.We open to a pastoral setting, a rural village, and a bunch of pre-adolescent boys are running amok. Two boys, Xio Fan and Jing Yu seem to be buddies. They wander into a temple during this game they are playing. (The audience can see, but they cannot, an elderly man chanting over the very same red orb from 100 years ago....it seems to possess Jing Yu and cause him to try to strangle Xio Fan). The man appears and asks 'How Can you be so strong?'

3.I think he was referring to the fact that Xio Fan was unaffected by the evil intent in the red orb. However, if I can remember, I think it is Jing Yu who replies....

4.Later that night, an unconscious Jing Yu is dropped outside of the old man's residence. He has been poisoned. (for reasons unknown) Xio Fan appears, clearly worried.

5.A man in a robe is the culprit, and he seems to want what the old man has. The name of the red orb is the Blood Devouring Pearl. And the old man is Pu Zhi, from the heavenly sect. These two engage in a battle while Xio Fan watches.

6.After Pu Zhi wins, he has a strange inner monologue in which he wonders if he can 'achieve his dream of this lifetime' and worries that 'teacher will suspect'. Still, he chooses to teach Xio Yan martial arts to combat evil. Whether or not there is an ulterior motive remains to be seen. (strangely, he tells him to keep it a secret, even from his parents, which is weird because usually when an adult makes that kind of demand, there is some kind of weird thing about to happen....)

7.Pu Zhi (for reasons unknown) gives Xio Fan the Blood Pearl and tells him to destroy it? He gives Xio Fan some kind of power as well/or essence and then he leaves....

8.The following morning the two boys awaken to a nightmare. Everyone in their village is dead.

9.The boys have little time to mourn or even bury their dead. They are whisked away by a rep from the heavenly sect, where they first meet the guardian immortal dragon (a water dragon that should be scary but is so cute!)

---This is the first time I have seen a drama star, who is not old, with white hair, who is not attractive---

10.The boys greet the sect leader (white haired guy) and junior masters (only one woman). After listening to Xio Fan recount what he remembers (he either isn't able to tell them about the pearl or doesn't remember) the two boys are split and placed under two separate masters in this sect.

11.We are introduced to a little girl, Tian Ling Er who introduces herself as a senior sister....

--I wonder what will happen next?---Descent Firs episode
*I liked the music, I liked the little seeds they plant that will lead to plot lines later
*I just am biased and don't really like child actors because they make sweet almost sickening...

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