In order to complete the mission, Shen Zhao approached the half-demon doctor Yan Qingming and discovered that Yaowang Valley was cultivating gu in the name of "killing demons". The two went from testing each other to joining forces to break the situation, and revealed the truth behind the bronze lamp's suppression of the demon god. In the end, Shen Zhao allowed the system to use the authority to reverse the cause and effect at the cost of sacrificing his soul, and reunited with Yan Qingming, who had stripped away his fate of annihilation, across reincarnation.
