The Grandmaster tells Ling that he cannot destroy the city because the soul of yue Qianren will always be there. He will have to kill yue first or else he will be killed. He says that he will blow up the old city again when he has the chance. He then asks the Grandmaster what happened to the other people. The disciples have already been completely controlled. He tells the grandmaster that he left his sword there. The grandmaster then asks Ling what he is doing here. He replies that he is not there for yue, but for the Bai Qiuran, who has been running the city for 3,000 years and who is also the lover of Ling. He explains that he only came to help Ling and that he won't kill him when his days are done. He also says that the book of Life and Death is not responding to his request. The land immortals have taken away the souls of those who were taken away from them. He adds that those who have been taken away by them are not on the record. He asks Ling not to help him solve the missing souls case because it is bad luck for him to meet him, but to join him.