This chapter begins with a description of the "calling fire" that the snake clan uses to summon the spirits of the dead. The fire is born of the heart and follows the heart. The higher the practitioner's ability, the greater the fire's power. This is the first time we see this form of calling fire, and the narrator is impressed. He compares it to the elixir field, where the green spirit is gathered and twirled around the palm of the healer's hand. The elixir field produces the master's "localization" , which is translated into a word that means "yan." The word "yan," translated into "fire," is the same word that the "immortal shaman spirit" used to make the fire. The narrator is amazed that he can make such a thing, and he wonders if anyone will scold him in the future for doing so. He is certain that he will roast anyone who dares to criticize him with such a fire. He asks if they are following him, and they answer that they are. He tells them that he has only one goal: to find out what kind of person his brother and sister-bai are. The two men ask each other if they even asked around to see how kind of people they were. He says that they don't even care about him, because they can beat him. He reminds them that the calling fire is a good opportunity for them to practice. They can't really beat him, he says, because he's so strong. He remembers that he used to be a jerk, but now he can prove himself. He wonders if the boy's mental problems are his fault,