According to the Fate Shadow Guard analysis, Lou Cheng's mental state has not been the best since the end of the Heaven Will Battle. The latter became reclusive and rarely dealt with the sect's affairs, forcing his master to come out of retirement and take charge of things. Wang Wei even knew Lou Cheng had never used the Dream World.
His situation seemed to turn for the worse after Yan Liling's expo, sending him into a downward spiral. However, the spy sent news to Wang Wei that Lou Cheng finally showed up. Although he looked terrible, his spirit was more focused and in good shape.
'Did the Flame Emperor intervene?'
Logically speaking, no one should be able to intervene in the lower dimension. However, recent events have proven to Wang Wei that such a statement is relative to the individual. Rules can be broken or bent with the correct method and the right price.
