History Recap / MoDaoZuShiSeason1Episode13FatalPosition

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->''"No matter how mighty the blazing sun, it will eventually fall to dusk."''
--> -- '''Lan Xichen'''

Two events simultaneously play out, both of which will be marked in history. Firstly, the Four Great Clans sunite to form the Sunshot Campaign. And second, unbeknownst to everyone at the time, is the founding of demonic cultivation.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The novel only mentioned the Four Great Clans officially declaring war against the Wen Clan, and the ''donghua'' shows how that played out.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: When Clan Leader Yao accuses Jiang Cheng of simply wanting revenge against the Wen Clan, Jiang Cheng doesn't deny this and angrily reminds the elder that he lost his family to them, so of course he would do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.
* TheBusCameBack: Lan Xichen, who was last seen in Episode 7, is revealed to have survived the sieges of the Wen Clan and is secretly helping amass an army.
* BystanderSyndrome: Jin Guangshan ''really'' doesn't want to get involved in the war against the Wen Clan, only relenting when all the other clans are convinced to join.
* TheCorruption: Wei Wuxian undergoes this after encountering the main source of the resentful energy in the Burial Mounds. He resists at first, but eventually gives in after remembering the fall of Lotus Pier.
* DareToBeBadass: This episode shows the Lan, Jiang, Jin, and Nie Clans gathering together and announcing the Sunshot Campaign.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when at Wen Chao's mercy, Wei Wuxian refuses to surrender or beg.
-->'''Wei Wuxian''': Enough bullshit. Bring on whatever methods you have. Torture me to death if you dare! The more brutal the better. After I'm dead, I'll definitely turn into a vicious ghost. I'll make sure that you damned Wens will ''never'' be at peace!!
* DownerBeginning: The episode begins with Wei Wuxian getting ambushed by Wen Chao before being thrown into the depths of the Burial Mounds.
* EvilLaugh: Wen Chao laughs as he pushes Wei Wuxian off the cliff.
* ForegoneConclusion: The Burial Mounds -- where Wei Wuxian was thrown into -- became known in history as where he became the Yiling Patriarch, hence it's a given that he doesn't die in this episode.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** When Wei Wuxian gets ambushed, Wen Zhuliu strikes him with his Core-Melting Hand, although Wei Wuxian doesn't seem to react at the impact. There's also how, for some reason, Wei Wuxian appeared exhausted beforehand.
** When the resentful energy in the Burial Mounds attack Wei Wuxian, unlike the last few instances, there's no shot of his golden core fighting off the corruption.
* GondorCallsForAid: Lan Xichen has been secretly gathering an army from all the clans the Wen Clan oppressed.
* HesBack: When Jiang Cheng reveals his presence during the meeting, the audience sees that he's like his old self again, driven with newfound determination to bring the Wen Clan's reign to an end.
* IWillFindYou:
** A sinister version of this trope happens when Wei Wuxian threatens Wen Chao that even if he dies, he'll come back as a ghost and haunt him until the end of his days.
** Then there's the benevolent version in which Lan Wangji continues his search for Wei Wuxian, but to no avail.
* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Both Nie Mingjue and Jiang Cheng argue to the clan elders who are reluctant to stand up against the Wen Clan that even if they avoid getting killed by the Wens, they'll still be condemning their people to a lifetime of slavery and subjugation.
* MissedHimByThatMuch: Lan Wangji didn't make it in time to reach the mountain where Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng were at before the Wens, and could only rescue the latter as the former was already long gone.
* {{Mordor}}: The Burial Mounds was once the sight of a great battle and was used as a graveyard afterwards. The resentful energy infected the entire area, leaving it dead and lifeless and killing anyone that enters.
* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: This happens to Wei Wuxian as the ghosts in the Burial Mounds attempt to corrupt him.
* NotSoStoic: Downplayed, but Lan Wangji shows a bit more emotion than usual whenever news (or lack thereof) regarding Wei Wuxian's whereabouts is involved.
* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Wei Wuxian barely survives falling into the Burial Mounds, but then he goes through another near-death experience after he's overwhelmed by the resentful energy in the area.
* SpitefulSpit: Wei Wuxian does this to Wen Chao when the latter has him bloodied and pinned down.
* TrackingSpell: Inquiry can act as this trope, as it's a song that calls out to spirits and seeks answers from them, and Lan Wangji uses the song in this episode to ask about Wei Wuxian.
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Two events simultaneously play out, both of which will be marked in history. Firstly, the Four Great Sects unite to form the Sunshot Campaign. And second, unbeknownst to everyone at the time, is the founding of demonic cultivation.

* AdaptationExpansion: The novel only mentioned the Four Great Sects officially declaring war against the Wen Sect, and the ''donghua'' shows how that played out.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: When Sect Leader Yao accuses Jiang Cheng of simply wanting revenge against the Wen Sect, Jiang Cheng doesn't deny this and angrily reminds the elder that he lost his family to them, so of course he would do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.
* TheBusCameBack: Lan Xichen, who was last seen in Episode 7, is revealed to have survived the sieges of the Wen Sect and is secretly helping amass an army.
* BystanderSyndrome: Jin Guangshan ''really'' doesn't want to get involved in the war against the Wen Sect, only relenting when all the other clans are convinced to join.

* DareToBeBadass: This episode shows the Lan, Jiang, Jin, and Nie Sects gathering together and announcing the Sunshot Campaign.

* GondorCallsForAid: Lan Xichen has been secretly gathering an army from all the clans the Wen Sect oppressed.
* HesBack: When Jiang Cheng reveals his presence during the meeting, the audience sees that he's like his old self again, driven with newfound determination to bring the Wen Sect's reign to an end.

* LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: Both Nie Mingjue and Jiang Cheng argue to the clan elders who are reluctant to stand up against the Wen Sect that even if they avoid getting killed by the Wens, they'll still be condemning their people to a lifetime of slavery and subjugation.

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* AdaptationExpansion: The novel only mentioned the Four Great Sects officially declaring war against the Wen Sect, and the donghua shows how that played out.

-->'''Wei Wuxian:''' Enough bullshit. Bring on whatever methods you have. Torture me to death if you dare! The more brutal the better. After I'm dead, I'll definitely turn into a vicious ghost. I'll make sure that you damned Wens will ''never'' be at peace!!

* AtLeastIAdmitIt: When one of the clan leaders accuses Jiang Cheng of simply wanting revenge against the Wen Sect, Jiang Cheng doesn't deny this and reminds the elder that he lost his family to them, so of course he would do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.

* ForegoneConclusion: The Burial Mounds -- where Wei Wuxian was thrown into -- became known in history as Wei Wuxian's cultivation base and where he became the Yiling Patriarch, hence it's a given that he doesn't die in this episode.

** When Wei Wuxian gets ambushed, Wen Zhuliu strikes him with his Core-Melting Hand, although Wei Wuxian doesn't seem to react at the impact. There's also how Wei Wuxian appeared exhausted for some reason.
** When the resentful energy in the Burial Mounds attack Wei Wuxian, unlike the last three instances, there's no shot of his golden core fighting off the corruption.

* TrackingSpell: Inquiry can act as this trope, as it's a song that calls out to spirits and seeks answers from them.

* AdaptationExpansion: The novel only mentioned the Four Great Sects officially declaring war against the Wen Sect, and the donghua decided to show how that played out.

** The part where Lan Wangji plays Inquiry while searching for Wei Wuxian has a lot more significance than it first seems to have.

* HesBack: When Jiang Cheng reveals his presence during the meeting, the audience can see that he's like his old self again, driven with newfound determination to bring the Wen Sect's reign to an end.

** When Wei Wuxian gets ambushed, Wen Zhuliu strikes him with his Core-Melting Hand, although Wei Wuxian doesn't seem to react at the impact. There's also how Wei Wuxian seems awfully exhausted for some reason.

* AdaptationExpansion: The novel only mentioned the Four Great Sects officially declaring war against the Wen Sect, and the donghua decided to give that particular scene some screentime.

* BystanderSyndrome: Jin Guangshan ''really'' doesn't want to get involved in the war against the Wen Sect, only relenting when all the other clans are convinced to join the Sunshot Campaign.

* AdaptationExpansion

** The part where Lan Wangji plays "Inquiry" while searching for Wei Wuxian has a lot more significance than it first seems to have.

* TrackingSpell: The song "Inquiry" can act as this trope, as it's a song that calls out to spirits and seeks answers from them.

* HesBack: When Jiang Cheng reveals his presence during the meeting, the audience can see that he's acting like his old self again, and this time he's determined to bring the Wen Sect's reign to an end.

* HesBack

* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes

* EvilLaugh: Wen Chao laughs as he throws Wei Wuxian into the Burial Mounds.

* EvilLaugh
* ForegoneConclusion: The Burial Mound -- where Wei Wuxian was thrown into -- became known in history as Wei Wuxian's cultivation base (where he became the Yiling Patriarch), hence it's a given that he doesn't die in this episode.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Wei Wuxian gets ambushed, Wen Zhuliu strikes him with his Core-Melting Hand, although Wei Wuxian doesn't seem to react at the impact.

* {{Mordor}}: Luanzang Hill was once the sight of a great battle and was used as a graveyard afterwards. The resentful energy infected the entire area, leaving it dead and lifeless and killing anyone that enters.

* DownerBeginning: The episode begins with Wei Wuxian getting ambushed by Wen Chao before being thrown into the depths of Luanzang Hill.

* TheCorruption: Wei Wuxian undergoes this after encountering the main source of the resentful energy in the Burial Mounds. He resists at first, but after remembering the fall of Lotus Pier, he stops fighting back.

* TheCorruption: Wei Wuxian undergoes this after encountering the main source of the resentful energy in Luanzang Hill.

* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: Wei Wuxian barely survives falling into the Burial Mound, but then he goes through another near-death experience after he's overwhelmed by the resentful energy in the area.

* GondorCallsForAid: Lan Xichen has been secretly gathering an army from all the clans the Wen sect oppressed

* {{Mordor}}: Luanzang Hill was once the sight of a great battle and was used as graveyard afterwards. The resentful energy infects the entire area, leaving it dead and lifeless and killing anyone that enters.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Wei Wuxian gets ambushed, Wen Zhuliu strikes him with his Core-Melting Hand, although Wei Wuxian doesn't seem to react at the impact, which Wen Zhuliu notices.

-->'''Wei Wuxian:''' Enough bullshit. Bring on whatever methods you have. Torture me to death if you dare! The more brutal the better. After I'm dead, I'll definitely turn into a vicious ghost. [[{{Foreshadowing}} I'll make sure that you damned Wens will never be at peace!!]]

* SpitefulSpit
* TrackingSpell: The song "Inquiry" can act as this trope, as it's a song that calls out to spirits and seeks answers from them.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when at Wen Chao's mercy, Wei Wuxian refuses to surrender or beg for mercy.
-->'''Wei Wuxian:''' Enough bullshit. Bring on whatever methods you have. Torture me to death if you dare! The more brutal the better! After I'm dead, I'll definitely turn into a vicious ghost! [[{{Foreshadowing}} I'll make sure that you damned Wens will never be at peace!!]]

* ForegoneConclusion: The Burial Mound -- where Wei Wuxian was thrown to -- became known in history as Wei Wuxian's cultivation base (where he became the Yiling Patriarch), hence it's a given that he doesn't die in this episode.