Back at the base camp, the hero asks his brother if he's come back to the outer camp. He's a member of the light guild, and he wants to know why his brother is leaving him. He tells his brother that there's an outer camp for refugees, where they can get the treatment they need from the dark iron warriors. He also tells him that he can earn the rank of a dark iron warrior in three months if he joins his party. The only condition is that he has to join the party. After five days, jinghao returns to the camp, and the hero tells him to join his party . The old man tells the young man that practicing soul refinement is the worst thing he can do, because it reminds him of the screams coming out of the energy mountain. The young man says that he doesn't think he can sustain the two hours it takes to practice soul refinement, but the old man says it's too much for him, because he can't sustain it for two hours at a time.