The next morning, the cub asks the master if he can do the dual cultivation. The master explains that only two people can do it, and that it will only benefit the stronger side. He tells the cub that he loves the blind man and that he doesn't want him to suffer. The cub yawns, and the master hides him in his robe. He says that he is ashamed that he has been living in a state of seclusion for so long. He feels that the child in his mind has become the "immortal lord" who guards the world. He asks the cub if he is feeling uncomfortable, but the cub says he has no idea. He wants to go home.