In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist is a member of the soul-refinery family, a group of super-geniuses who have been training for thousands of years in order to master the art of alchemy. We learn that he has been pursuing his training since he was a young man, and that his level of cultivation remains a secret to the public. The protagonist exclaims that the treasure is his, and he asks the others to show off their skills by running for their lives when they see a jiao-dragon, a snake-like creature that devours corpses and forms into creatures with intelligence or great intelligence. The red pearl on the dragon's head is unlike anything we've seen before, and the protagonist wonders if it's the red light that's been luring the undead into. He wonders if he still has a chance to grab the pearl, but he doesn't know what it is.