The chapter opens with a discussion of the possibility of capturing a middle-class deity's "diety's" lake, which will be guarded by "dragon demon beasts" . The chapter's title refers to the fact that the lake contains "spiritual stones" , which can be harnessed to defeat the enemy. This is a reference to the ancient saying, "A spiritual stone is a living thing; a living being is a dead thing." The chapter then proceeds to discuss the possibility that the enemy will try to capture the lake, but that they will not be able to do so because of the presence of "demon beasts" in the lake. They decide to enter the lake as planned, and the chapter ends with the narrator wondering why there is no movement on the part of the enemy toward the lake