In this chapter, the ghost emperor explains that the void river is "unparalleled" in its power, and that the vortex has been consumed within a short period of time. He wonders why he should stay in the water while looking for the vortex when he could just go swimming in the lake. The vanity lake flows fast, and he wonders why they should not just stay there and look for it while swimming. He says that they have to destroy so many of their own companions as possible in order to preserve the world. The loss of the world is considered least, he says, and now that he is aware of it, he is ready to destroy it. The ghost emperor asks if he knows how to contact heaven, and if he can just leave the world to his "mourning majesty" . He then wonders if there is any way to compress the world, and wonders why the growth rate is no longer imroved. It may be because his body creation technique automatically strengthens his flesh when he is facing the damage caused by the vortex. In any case, the vanity lake is a better place to be than doing nothing, because it is better than nothing. After bringing back the world and studying the changes in consciousness with the kid mochen, bai says that if it were not for the internal conflicts between the four immortal emperors, the world would already have had immortal techniques.