In this chapter, we learn that the shendong's power comes from the palm of the man's hand, which he uses to absorb spiritual power. The man is impressed by the palm's ability to "swoop" spiritual power, and he asks why the man didn't tell him earlier about the power of his hand. He wonders if the man would have killed Duan-Fois if he had known that he could use his palm to absorb the spiritual power of the devil . He also wonders if he could have killed the man if he hadn't known that the devil was still alive. He then shows the man how to fight in the night domain, where everything is under his control. He tells the man that if he can capture the granddaughter of an undefeated elder, he'll be able to get her to the east, where she'll get beaten up by the devil's army. He'll then use the palm to teleport his army to the west, where they'll all be beaten up.