Dong asks the old man to stop his cultivation for the day. The old man thanks him for coming, and tells him to call him anytime he needs him. Senior Teng tells Dong that the five elements are sealed in all of the five corners of the earth, but that he is the only one that has not been sealed. Dong is puzzled, and asks if he accepted Vermilion Bird as his partner. The Old Man says that it is strange that he has dual flames, but just the right for him. He says that learning from the bird will be of benefit to Dong. He then asks Dong if he is willing to work with him and Zong from now on. He tells him that before leaving the plains city, he came across the third flame soaring array, one of nine arrays in the fifth flame system. The Five Elements Array has been lost, he says. He asks where he learned it, and the Old Man replies that only the heavenly saints can understand the mysteries of the Five Elements array. He also says that he will leave Dong to rest, and that he can come to him for anything he wants. He gives Dong a fish soup to try, and then leaves.