Six hours to live, and Mu-deok won't talk
Uk collapses; the only cure is to open his gate of energy. Mu-deok is tortured but keeps silent until Master Heo opens it.
Heo Yeom
Every Alchemy of Souls moment featuring Heo Yeom, in story order. Played by Lee Do-gyeong.
37 moments · 1h 16m
Heo Yeom gave Uk ten years of his energy
Heo Yeom admits he opened Uk's gate and gave him extra energy to recover; Park Jin insists he take it back to keep Uk far behind.
Heo Yeom finds Park Jin's lonely-night wine
Heo Yeom demands the wine hidden in Park Jin's room, teases him about never getting over Do-hwa, and finds the bottle already empty.
Heo Yeom thinks he knows Mu-deok's ear
Heo Yeom sets Mu-deok to sweeping and fertilizing; she silently vows revenge, and he grabs her ear, sure he has seen it before.
Uk buys off Heo Yeom with dark wine
Called in to have his energy taken back, Uk apologizes for the goats in the herb garden and presents rare wine, then more bottles.
Heo Yeom tells Uk about his mother
Over wine, Heo Yeom says Do-hwa was like a daughter to him and tells Uk to remember her kindness and ignore the gossip.
Jin Mu demands Uk's arm and baits a royal duel
Master Heo's plea backfires: Jin Mu wants Uk's sword arm cut off, then proposes an official duel with the Crown Prince.
Heo Yeom's old master breaks the barrier
Debating the Jin marriage, an elder admits he once left his master for love; then an intruder breaks the barrier and Heo Yeom greets his master.
Master Lee comes to Songrim with Gwigu
Master Lee suspects Cheonbugwan, reins in Heo Yeom, teases grown-up Park Jin, and reveals he took the dog Gwigu to hunt soul shifters.
Gray hairs and a hangover pill
Two old friends reminisce about Uk as a newborn, then squabble over a raisin tree pill and whether one of them is going gray.
Master Heo blames Park Jin for losing Do-hwa
Drunk Master Heo reveals he brought Do-hwa to Sejukwon to match her with Park Jin, who never said the words; his shrug at lost love sends Maid Kim off.
Uk defends sorcery and Master Heo explodes
Master Heo signs Uk up as a marriage candidate, then learns he wanted Naksu as a master and would use sorcery to save a life; he demands his energy back.
Yun-ok realizes her patient is the arrogant mage
Master Heo greets his granddaughter, finds the drunk patient is Uk, praises him as a genius, and leaves Yun-ok to tend the man she met before.
Maid Kim gives Master Lee a warm coat
Heo Yeom fusses over Master Lee's thin clothes, then Maid Kim arrives and gives Master Lee a coat as a thank-you gift, not a bribe.
Master Lee on the birth under the King's Star
Discussing Uk, Master Lee recalls that Jang Gang performed the alchemy of souls twenty years ago and a child was born under the King's Star.
Uk tells Park Jin that Master Lee is courting Maid Kim
Asked why Master Lee helps him, Uk 'reveals' the family matter: Lee is winning over Maid Kim, and Uk offers Park Jin the first chance.
Old masters bicker over who Maid Kim really loves
Master Lee says his chastity is over, Park Jin insists she still loves Jang Gang, and he is told he is the slow-witted one.
Master Lee treats Heo Yeom like a forgetful boy
Before leaving for the palace, Master Lee reminisces about the young Heo Yeom and scolds him over the gift's delivery time.
Master Lee's body is burned, so he returns as a child
After a 100-day meditation, Master Lee steps out of his body to test Hwansu, finds villagers cremating it, and berates young Yeom from a boy's body.
Heo Yeom hands Uk the assassin Naksu's sword
Summoned by an absent Master Lee, Uk receives Naksu's sword along with a scolding about leading Yun-ok on and a warning about how strict Lee can be.
A barrier seals Jeongjingak with the young mages inside
Outside, the elders find an invisible barrier around Jeongjingak with the Crown Prince and their children trapped, and start blaming each other.
Yul's wound hides a blood parasite
Yul still hurts after healing; Mu-deok learns So-i gave him her blood and that a parasite is in his body, and plans medicine.
Uk produces a 'witness': the baby
Asked to prove the marriage, Uk claims Bu-yeon is with child, stunning the Assembly and dodging the physician's check.
Bu-yeon reads the energy of Uk's friends
Meeting Master Heo and Dang-gu, Bu-yeon owns up to the fake pregnancy, sizes up their energy and sniffs out eavesdroppers.
Maid Kim and Master Heo's racing hearts
Discussing Uk's push for her to wed, Maid Kim and her suitor admit their longing in a tender embrace.
Wedding noodles and a confrontation about Mu-deok
Over noodles from Mu-deok's recipe, Uk's physician friend accuses him of wanting to die and tells him to truly mourn her.
'Go home and protect your wife'
Uk hides at Jeongjingak; his physician friend teases him that Bu-yeon toppled the tower, and Maid Kim invites herself to stay.
Master Lee returns with a secret about Bu-yeon
A patient demands to know what is inside his body; then Master Lee reappears after three years, saying he treated Jin Bu-yeon.
Park Jin gets jealous over Master Lee and Maid Kim
Teasing about Master Lee's old feelings for Maid Kim makes Park Jin brood, and he punishes the gossips with a pot of spicy beef soup.
Yul's quiet farewell to Master Heo
Master Heo asks why Yul has been avoiding him and offers to examine him; Yul promises to return and wishes him good health.
Master Heo: the blood parasite cannot be removed
Heo Yeom explains the parasite sits in Yul's core of energy and only leaves when he dies; his friends refuse to accept it.
Master Heo's parasite-removal plan
Heo Yeom lays out a water wick, Yul's energy and the fire bird's power, and explains why Cho-yeon's blood is the key.
Could Cho-yeon be pregnant? Bu-yeon steps in
A warning about pregnancy sends Dang-gu into a panic; Bu-yeon volunteers and flatly insists there is no chance for her and Uk.
Jang Uk's forgotten pile of 30,000 nyang
The plan needs a fortune in gold; Uk reveals he dumped his soul-shifter bounties at Jeongjingak and never spent them.
Yul's life sealed in Bu-yeon's mouth
Heo Yeom draws Yul's last energy into the wick and places it in Bu-yeon's mouth; she must not open it before time runs out.
Fire bird ritual drives the parasite out and saves Yul
Uk and Go Won use the gold's energy at the fire bird's barrier to pull the parasite from Bu-yeon, then race back to revive Yul.
Master Heo's queen scheme and the King's rumored chastity
Master Heo plots to make his granddaughter queen; gossip says the new King practices chastity, and the King recalls a turtle son.