The friends hold back their proof about the fake daughter
Dang-gu wants to tell his uncle, but the others fear a feud with Jinyowon and suspect Jin Mu has leverage over Lady Jin.

Every Alchemy of Souls moment featuring Jang Uk, in story order. Played by Lee Jae-wook.
376 moments · 14h 31m · by Favseen
Moments 211–240 of 376
Dang-gu wants to tell his uncle, but the others fear a feud with Jinyowon and suspect Jin Mu has leverage over Lady Jin.
Jinyowon's leader lists Songrim's overreach, presents her daughter, and announces the ice stone has been in Jinyowon all along.
Uk greets his former masters, interrupts the standoff before the King, and claims Seo Gyeong's will on the stone lies in Words of the Heart.
A Cheonbugwan log confirms Shaman Bong's story; Uk reveals Eunuch Kim served the Queen as Shaman Choi and that the real Queen still lives.
Mu-deok gambles her life to reach the ice stone while Uk explains Seo Gyeong spared it out of longing to save a dying lover.
Onlookers wonder why the maid smiled agreeing to die; Jin Mu tells the Queen to seize the girl's body, and Ho-gyeong calls her 'my Bu-yeon'.
Inside Jeongjingak the young mages wonder if they died and reached utopia, joke about the Jade Emperor, and find the Crown Prince among them.
So-i pleads blindness to the Crown Prince's questions, and the prince waves off Mu-deok as a puppy who only follows her master.
Done being servile, Mu-deok weighs which body to take, from the King to Park Jin, then cooks one last meal for her young master.
Mu-deok rehearses a farewell, but Uk guesses they are inside the ice stone, admits he fears she will leave, and urges her to be honest.
Uk wants Jang Gang's confiscated sorcery books, and Yun-ok, keeper of the key, insists on staying to watch him.
A drink with the Crown Prince turns grim when a show of skill leaves Beom drained; Uk finds the barrier takes the energy of any spell.
Testing the barrier with stones, the two talk mothers, fathers and greed; Uk says he would do what Seo Gyeong did, then hits on a message plan.
Yul walks into the trap meant for Mu-deok; he is found hurt, and the friends learn Master Kang is feeding on mages and can still cast spells.
Uk takes Master Kang on himself to save the others; Mu-deok decides to rescue them one last time and runs for the secret room past Yul.
Sword drawn and power regained, Mu-deok faces Uk, who reminds her of their promise and lets her decide; she asks for his other promise.
Trapped in the barrier, Mu-deok confronts Uk about the overflowing power he cannot control and holds him to his promise.
Inside the barrier Uk proposes using Tansu to turn the ice stone's fog into rain at the cost of all his power; Mu-deok forbids it as his master.
Uk will use Tansu even if it costs his powers or life, asks the Crown Prince to handle the aftermath, and Mu-deok gives her blessing.
Uk comes to and realizes his energy is gone; the ice stone is finally in his hand, now just a stone to him.
The King's Star appears, the barrier falls and the crowd hails the Crown Prince, while Uk and Mu-deok, both powerless, are just glad to be together.
Uk is told his father died taking full responsibility, and remembers the one time he met him.
Uk finds Mu-deok in the bridal room, says even 13 proposals get easier, ends his training as her pupil and asks her to marry him.
Uk comforts Maid Kim, who guesses Heo Yun-ok is his secret love, then stuns her by revealing his bride is Mu-deok.
Ordering matching rings, Mu-deok learns of Uk's past ring-holding young ladies, hunts for more, and settles for his hand as her ring.
Uk tells Park Jin he may take Maid Kim away for good; Park Jin finally stops her with balsam seeds and asks her to wait for them to bloom.
Uk wants answers about his father; the elders learn Jin Mu framed Lord Cho Chung, and fear Jin Mu could expose Uk's secret.
Shopping with Uk, Mu-deok goes deaf to his calls after hearing bells, while Jin Mu watches and finds new hope in Naksu.
Fishing with Master Lee, Uk admits the ice stone may be in him but refuses to awaken it, and asks for help if Mu-deok runs wild.
Dang-gu announces his wedding, the friends tease him about Cho-yeon, and Yul admits he was recently rejected.