In this chapter, we learn that the "seven lotuses" have been transformed into the "nether realm" , and that once the seven "petals" are "in full bloom," all humans will die. In this way, the humans will be able to "crunch i crunch" the realm at the edge of the nine-layer "deathlands" . In other words, they can "crunch" into the realm and see what's going on there. The dudes are psyched to see their friends back in the city. They're also psyched to meet their "fiancee," who's just arrived from the "gloomy city." They don't want to risk their lives in the "nine-layer deathlands," they say, because it's too dangerous for them to do so. They explain that they're just here to be "the viewers" and not to "do anything dangerous." They can enter the seventh floor of the deathlands in three days, which means they'll be in there by noon. This means they won't have to wait for months to get to the sixth floor, which would be even more dangerous. They also explain that the ninth floor was once an ancient battlefield, where countless experts were killed. But now, everything has changed. The last three floors are now under the absolute control of the realm master, who recruits a new disciple each time he wishes to. Each time he chooses a disciple, his "servant spirits" appear to announce that the last disciple was ten years ago. This is like the "Challengers