This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the "tree spirit" . He tells us that he's been sucked into a vortex of misery. He feels like his soul is being burnt, crushed, and scattered. He begs the tree spirit to come back with him. He wants to know why the demon king hasn't shown any reaction to the words he left behind. The tree spirit tells him that the words were like "swords cutting straight to his heart" , and that it's a shame that people have desires, love, and hate, and should be ashamed of them. The two of them love each other, and they're taking each other back to heaven right now. The spirit says that he can't wait to see what li zhu has to say in front of the ball of light. He says that if something goes wrong, even if he dies a thousand times, it won't be enough to make up for what he didn't know. If he shows too much happiness or anger, he'll die. He also says that the only way he can think of to keep his secret is to seal his soul with the "power of heaven pivot," which is to leave only one "stalk of divine sense" in his body. The scene ends with the spirit walking towards the door of the previous life.