At the critical moment, Jueyuan breaks loose and escapes with his apprentice. They run into Guo Xiang at the foot of Mount Song. Guo Xiang defends them from the pursuing Shaolin monks and they engage in a fierce battle. The three of them decide to retreat as they are no match for the full force of Shaolin and also because they do not wish to develop feuds with Shaolin. Jueyuan carries Zhang and Guo to safety but he overexerts himself and coughs blood later. Jueyuan is on the verge of death and he recites the text of the Nine Yang Manual from memory amidst the Lanvakatara Sutra and passes on soon after he finished reciting. Guo Xiang, Zhang Junbao and Wuse (a senior Shaolin monk) As the three of them have significant differences in their levels of understanding of martial arts, and Zhang Junbao having learnt it straight from Jueyuan had learnt more than the latter, while Wuse came on sight later and so each individual's interpretations of the verses vary.