The next morning, the two masters discuss the results of the sixth stone test. The southern court disciple has passed the test and is now eligible to take up residence at the northern court. Senior ji Lan congratulates him for taking on such a talented disciple and says that the southern court still has a lot of work to do. The two masters then discuss the upcoming contest between the southern and northern courts, which is to be held on the same day. The elder ji Lan says that he will participate in the contest with his disciple from today. He says that if he does not allow the mediocre to win, the institute will be doomed by his hands. The old man says that this southern court should not have been allowed to exist in the first place, and that the time has come for it to be disbanded