In this chapter, Ren tells the girl that he has returned to the academy. He tells her that he does not know who she is, but that he is used to being an independent disciple. Ren says that the academy has an outstanding talent that he will give a try if it is the "tree of the world," but he is not sure why she is telling him about it. He says that he cannot get excited when he thinks about the rules of a direct disciple, but he does know that the number of ancient snow lotuses in the world is great. He gives the girl some of his own cultivation resources to cultivate his own strength