It's what he used to say, peace will only remain for a short amount of time. A later will always lead you to a new fate. The desire to meet the Yiling Patriarch has been his top priority, even if it was just a day but he knows what awaits him. He knew that if he met him, he would be involved upon a horrible situation. Yet, for him, it didn't matter. He says, "What else is more worth it than being with the Yiling Patriarch?" [Male Reader x Mo Dao Zu Shi]