The rune stone is absorbing cold aura from the body of Zen Master, and the cold aura is pushing it into the veins of the protagonist. The protagonist wonders if the stone is trying to help him break through the "earthly yuan stage" , and if this is the seed of his "primary force" . If they can be combined, he says, he will be able to achieve his goal. The "casual blow" of the martial arts is stronger than the "explosive force" that the protagonist learned from his martial arts training. He says that he will buy the protagonist cakes after they return from the hunt.