In the midst of the battle, Lingyue is overcome with grief over the loss of his brother. He tells the girl that he has come to the mountains to search for the cave where his predecessor used to live. Lingyue asks him why he has risked his life to save her, and Lingyue tells him that she is a disciple of his predecessor's dark water sect. He explains that the dark water technique that she uses is the same as the technique in the ring of the old man's ring, and he advises her not to use the technique casually in case of trouble. He also tells her that the real reason for the decline in the number of followers of his sect is that most of them reached the "elixir realm" when they were young.