In the rain tower, tao tells the others that he has made up his mind to fight against the monarch sect and the spectral valley with the poison king. He says that he would rather die fighting with the one he loves than live in misery. He tells them to stop making things worse and to just relax. tao says that the king has asked them not to tell him what they're doing because he wants them to be the target of the monarchs sect. He's doing it for his own selfish interest, not because he's protecting anyone else. Aww, that's just the way it is. They're worried about the king's safety, but they don't know if he really knows what's going on. Ooh, the king is a monster, says tao. He killed Guiqi in the bone- forging realm because he was stronger than the king in the body-refinement realm. The king is also a monster because he has the same speed as the king and his body is even tougher than Guiqi's