In the morning, Gu Ling goes to the fountain at the foot of the mountain, where he finds the blood-wreath goddess of mercy, liansheng. Gu Ling tells him that he has something to ask chuan when he's back, but he can't stay on the mountain if he doesn't want the water current to keep flowing. He says that he won't hang up on chuan if he wants to keep the water flowing, but if he does want to keep it flowing, he'll have to kill the demon.