In the depths of the ancient practitioner cave, Qing tells his apprentices that he has a message for them. He wants them to gather as many people as they can to save him. He tells them that he is at a critical point of his cultivation and needs to be protected. He asks them to give him the wasp back. The wasp is connected to his soul, and once it is hurt, it will hurt its master as well. He begs them to release everyone they've captured and swear on their life that they will never commit any crimes again. He says that if they don't do this, the venom sect will hunt them down forever. He also says that he can't kill the wasps right now, because he's already sent them to his master, the blood-corrupting venom king. He'll tell them where he is, and then he'll kill the whole thing. The apprentices are all evil, he says, and the censorate has issued a warrant for the death of the sect. Brother Xiao has told him everything he knows, and he begs the wasps to come back to him. The wasps are extremely important to him, and one of the reasons he needs them is because he has had to lose his masculinity. If he insults him again, he will take him to hell with him.