The monk tells the emperor that the city wall has been demolished and that the rebels have attacked both inside and outside of the city. The emperor asks the monk if there is any good news, and the monk tells him that he has figured out the secret of the tian-yi stone. He says that he can't use the stone's power because Emily has plugged it in the wrong way. The monk explains that he followed the emperor's plan to kill a witch every 300 years, but he couldn't because the sixth generation witch turned 18 and the seventh generation also turned 18. He also explains that even the heart was replaced by the "primal spirit" of the stone, which he calls "stl" or "the primal spirit." The emperor tells the monk to hurry and leave the city, because the rebels will soon attack the palace.