This chapter opens with Ling'er's reaction to his master's decision to bring a cultivator from another world to join the sect. He is furious that his master has made him a slave. He begs his master not to harm the man, who is his friend. The master tells him that he cannot accept the man as his disciple since he is cold and will return to the forbidden battlefield again. He then tells him about the conditions for joining the sect, which include that the man must be a servant. He explains that people from the continent who become followers of the sect are considered spies, and if caught by the authorities, they will be banished from the world forever. The necklace that Ling-er has made for his master is a symbol of peace, and he asks his