In the middle of the night, the three of them discuss the magic of the green lotus fire. The fire devours everything in its path, and the three are afraid that if they didn't have the fire, they would have died from it first. They're about to go to the ancient city, where the five-nations competition is being held. The old man tells the young man that his mother supports him to see the world, but he suggests that he go first to the southern capital, because it's the place where the competition is held. There's an instinctive fear of a blood beast in the area, so the old man suggests that the eagle might be able to find its own food in the southern city.