In this chapter, we learn that the new alchemist, Mr. Gu, is a member of the third-rate family, the Luo family, which is not as well-known as the seven-class imperial families. He tells us that the luo clan will be the strongest family in the empire, even though they do not enjoy the fame of the royal families. The king of the empire has forbidden the imperial families from entering the city, but the emperor has allowed the seven families to do so. This means that the royal family will have to fight with the monarch sect to gain power. The current emperor, however, is more cowardly than the previous emperor, who killed the second-young master of the sect. The luo family has been the victim of the king's power grab, and the current emperor will be killed as well.