After killing the old man, ning wonders if the sap will ruin his eyes. The kingdom of the divine woods collects sap from the trees and uses it to make elixirs, but ning doubts that it will last as long as 500 years. ning says that the sap is a waste, because the trees only appear every 500 years, and that the kingdom has been saving sap for thousands of years. The sap is useful, he says, because it allows him to see through illusions and sharpens his eyes, but there is hardly any change after the sap has ended. He is angry at the thought that this brat is ahead of him, and he plans to challenge him as soon as he gets a chance. He says that he will destroy the ant as he wishes.