In this chapter, Sik Yeomyong explains the situation to his younger brother, Lee Young-seok. Sik's been through so much fighting that his leg is aching. He tells Lee that thousands of his disciples have been killed, but that he is unharmed. The murim federation is trying to find out what happened at the merchant sect. The survivors of the massacre say that the enemies possessed extraordinary martial arts skills, but the battlefield is full of blood and flesh. The disciples who were protected like babies were dying hopelessly. Sik says that the murim will visit the training center in five days and that the disciples should give them time to explain what has happened. He says that he will be unable to defeat the heavenly mercy palaces because he has come so close. He adds that he has killed the leader of a snow sword gang and that if the situation continues like this, he cannot defeat them