The duke and the general go to the emperor's palace to find out what's going on. They find that the outer perimeter of the palace is guarded, but there's no guard in the place that the emperor could have a trap. The emperor is said to be a bloodthirsty pervert, and the living quarters in the palace are so large that the guards can't even see them. The duke asks the general if he's okay, but the general doesn't seem to be. He says that he just used the technique too fast, and he'll get better. The general asks the duke to draw a map for him, so that he can see where the roads lead to. The map shows that the main hall is surrounded by a huge altar, which is like a huge furnace. It's like an altar to sacrifice the envoys to the evil cultivation of daxie. The reason the emperor wanted to find the bai yan was to kill him, but now he wants to use his methods to connect heaven and earth.