The WORST episodes of The Founder of Diabolism

#1 - Getting Drunk

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/21/2021

The group goes to Yunping City, and Wei Wuxian discovers Lan Wangji can't handle his liquor.

#2 - Uncle

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/10/2019

Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian follows up the traces and found a grave. And then they start to investigate it.

#3 - Untamed

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2019

Wei Wuxian was captured by Jiang Cheng. Wei Wuxian must try to escape.

#4 - Right and Wrong

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/24/2019

Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning are syncing what happened all these years.

#5 - Night Rush

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/31/2019

Wei Wuxian recalled some important facts about what happened to him in No Night City.

#6 - The Truth

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/31/2019

Wei Wuxian discovered some truth about what happened to him in No Night City. At the same time, they both knew Qinghe Nie Sect's family secret.

#7 - Yi City

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2021

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji was led to Yi City, which is empty and in ruins.

#8 - Frostwork

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/7/2021

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji meet a taoist and learn more about Yi City's story.

#9 - The Dream

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/14/2021

The duo uses Empathy and learn about Xiao Xingchen, Xue Yang and Yi City's past.

#10 - Web of Intrigue

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/3/2019

Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian follows up the trail that leads to Qing He. Meanwhile, the evil left hand in Gusu escaped.

#11 - An Old Acquaintance

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/28/2021

Good Brother breaks free, and they figure out his true identity.

#12 - The Venerated Triad

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/4/2021

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji discover the relationship between the Clan Leaders during the Sunshot Campaign.

#13 - Deviated Spirit

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/2021

As Wei Wuxian continues to look into the past, his true identity is exposed.

#14 - Fated

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2021

Wei Wuxian learns more about Lan Wangji's past, while a horde of Fierce Corpses heads towards the Burial Mounds.

#15 - Manifest

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/25/2021

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji argue with an angry mob of cultivators before a wave of Fierce Corpses interrupts them.

#16 - Hatred

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/2/2021

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji confront Jin Guangyao in the Guanyin Temple.

#17 - Hidden Blade

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/2021

Nie Mingjue's Fierce Corpse joins the final battle against the cultivators.

#18 - Return to Seclusion

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/16/2021

#19 - Disaster Arises

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2018

Lan Wangji successfully kills the beast and pulls Wei Wuxian out of the water. As an attempt to keep Wei Wuxian awake, Lan Wanji plays a song that he has composed specially for him, although the latter still passes out anyways. Wei Wuxian wakes up in his own room after being saved by Jiang Cheng. He then learns that the Lan sect leader has passed away and the Wen sect has taken all the credit for the killing of the beast. When Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan comes to visit, the family once again has an argument over Jiang Fengmian's unfair treatment to Jiang Cheng. When the parents leaves, Jiang Cheng gets angry at his own father for never taking him seriously as a Jiang and recounts how he came back to Yunmeng with great difficulty. Wei Wuxian then promises him that he is worthy to be the next clan leader and that he will be his subordinate instead, just like their own fathers. The Wen sect continues with their plan to set up Supervisory Offices in every clans. Wang Lingjiao comes to Yunmeng to demand Yu Ziyuan to punish Wei Wuxian with her Zidian. Without Jiang Fengmian around, Jiang Cheng is unable to stop her himself. When Yu Ziyuan is about to cut off Wei Wuxian's hand, she stops to punish Wang Lingjiao instead as she crossed the line of proper hierarchy.

#20 - Banishing Evil (Part 2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2018

After Lan Wangji successfully stops the mysterious arm, Wei Wuxian escapes to prevent being spotted by him. He arrives at the nearby Mt. Dafan and meets another young disciple, Jin Ling from the Jin sect. The two have a heated argument which causes Jiang Cheng to come by. Wei Wuxian then learns that Jin Ling is the nephew of Jiang Cheng, whom was left orphaned because of Wei Wuxian's past mistakes. Due to being in Mo Xuanyu's body, Jiang Cheng was unable to recognise Wei Wuxian until the latter starts using his demonic abilities to save everyone from the escaped arm, which summons the Ghost General Wen Ning. While he suspects Wei Wuxian, the latter plays dumb and acts as the notorious cut-sleeve Mo Xuanyu to prevent his cover from being blown. As Lan Wangji also has the same suspicion, he protects Wei Wuxian and even offers to take him back to Gusu when Wei Wuxian speaks of his liking for him, catching Wei Wuxian by surprise. At the end of the episode, the timeline changes to twenty years ago, starting the flashbacks of Wei Wuxian's teenage years.

#21 - Pursuing Studies

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/14/2018

Wei Wuxian, Jiang Cheng, and their friend Nie Huaisang, starts their education in the prestigious Cloud Recesses to become better cultivators. They meet the top disciple Lan Wangji, whom Wei Wuxian confessed he had angered upon his arrival in Gusu. Due to Wei Wuxian's playfulness, he broke three rules during his first encounter with Lan Wangji, and thus resented by both the latter and teacher Lan Qiren. However, despite his mischief, he is shown to be a knowledgeable student, although his ways of solution involve the use of the forbidden demonic path. He is then punished to copy passages in the Library Pavilion and to be supervised by Lan Wangji, much to Wei Wuxian's dismay as he does not chat with him. One month later, Wei Wuxian finishes the punishment and draws a portrait of Lan Wangji as a farewell gift. But this is just another of his pranks as Lan Wangji was drawn femininely. Wei Wuxian also replaces Lan Wangji's poetry book with an erotic art book, causing a fight to break out in the library as Wei Wuxian teases him continuously. On the other hand, the Wen sect causes trouble for the Lan sect as dangerous water ghouls are driven downwards to Gusu's waters.

#22 - Water Ghouls

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/21/2018

The disciples of the Cloud Recesses are brought along to Biling Lake to exorcise the water ghouls that had mysteriously appeared recently. While they pass by Caiyi Town, they discover that water ghouls had also arrived in town. The disciples are puzzled as the corpses were not recognised by the locals and appear in a place where they did not drown in. As Biling Lake is overflowing with resentful energy, Wei Wuxian comes up with the idea to harvest these energy to counterattack the water ghouls, causing Jiang Cheng to stop him using the threat of copying more passages. Subsequently, Wei Wuxian discovers a water ghoul hiding below Lan Wangji's boat, causing Lan Xichen to be impressed by his wits. The Waterborne Abyss then starts attacking, causing some boats to capsize. While Wei Wuxian is saving one of the disciples, he is dragged into the water and met with resentful energy up-close for the first time. Thankfully, he is pulled out of the water by Lan Wangji before anything can happen. With the problem at hand finally solved, the disciples start to suspect the Wen sect's malicious intent.

#23 - Heretic Path

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2018

Wei Wuxian sneaks out at night again to enjoy his favourite wine, but is caught by Lan Wangji for the second time. As Wei Wuxian does not want to give up, he fights with him and causes them both to fall outside of the Cloud Recesses, which is a rule broken. This causes them to be punished by being beaten. After hearing of a way to relieve the pain, Wei Wuxian joins Lan Wangji in the Cold Spring. Wei Wuxian uses this as an attempt to make friends with him, but Lan Wangji continues to refuse. Later, they hear a strange sound and rushes to defeat the feral zombies that have escaped. Lan Wangji holds up until Jiang Cheng and another disciple comes to give Lan Wangji his guqin, and successfully defeats the zombies. On the other hand, Wei Wuxian does not have a weapon and faces difficulties at his end. While fighting, he sees a rabbit and protects it while running from the zombies. One of them gets too close and resentful energy starts entering Wei Wuxian's body. Jiang Cheng comes just in time to return him his sword and they defeat the remaining zombies. Jiang Cheng then gets mad that Wei Wuxian has went down the forbidden path but the latter has already resisted it and promises not to do that again.

#24 - Returning Home

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/4/2018

While the disciples learn about Lan sect's history, the topic of love raises a question towards Jin Zixuan about which lady he thinks is the fairest. Wei Wuxian comments that Jin Zixuan will choose his fiancee Jiang Yanli, but Jin Zixuan badmouths her. As her brothers, both Wei Wuxian and Jiang Cheng gets offended and Wei Wuxian starts a fight with him. The fight causes their father Jiang Fengmian to personally come to Cloud Recesses to bring Wei Wuxian home. Back at Yunmeng, Wei Wuxian is finally reunited with his adoptive family, but his mother Yu Ziyuan despises him, mostly due to Jiang Fengmian's favouritism over an adopted son. The situation gets worse when the marriage is called off and Yu Ziyuan blames it on Wei Wuxian, despite Jiang Fengmian's reasoning. Yu Ziyuan subsequently argues with Jiang Fengmian, straining their relationship further. Wei Wuxian overhears the argument and blames himself for the disputes between the two pairs. He apologises to Jiang Yanli but she insists that love should not be forced is not mutual. One year later, Jiang Cheng returns to Yunmeng after finishing his studies.

#25 - The Champion

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/11/2018

Wei Wuxian gets lost finding the archery field in the Nightless City and meets Wen Ning while he was practicing his archery. Wei Wuxian asks him for directions and makes an acquaintance. At the field, every capable archers and the respective sect leaders gather for the Grand Discussion that is hosted by the Wen sect this year. When Wei Wuxian spotted Lan Wangji, he pulls a prank on him into thinking his headband is slanted, making the latter annoyed. Right before the competition starts, Wen Ning is picked on by Wen Chao, in which Wei Wuxian steps in to defend his archery skills. However, when told to prove his skills, Wen Ning fails to make a good shot due to nerves. But Wei Wuxian continues to praise him, which leads to Wen Ning's great trust in him. During the competition, Wen Chao breaks his own rules and causes an argument to break out. When a disciple badmouths him, Wen Chao attacks him with no mercy. Lan Wangji appears in time and saves him, making Wen Chao leave in embarrassment. Wei Wuxian notices that Lan Wangji's headband is indeed slanted this time, but Lan Wangji refuses to believe. Out of kindness, Wei Wuxian tries to straighten it for him, but pulls the entire band off instead. This makes Lan Wangji really angry and leave the competition early. The competition ended with Wei Wuxian getting first place and Lan Wangji in fourth.