The chapter opens with a description of a buddhist named Lin jinyao from the Hehuan sect, who is related to the master of the zen master, speck. Lin is also a member of the Heavenly Demon sect, and he has a hobby, according to buddhism. He tells the master to get his anger under control, and they discuss a message they got from a ghost sect. The ghost sect had left an empty village in the northwoods, and the ghost sect was going to take down those that were not controlled by a bell. The master is back, and is pleased to see that the work is finished. He also sees that the other disciple, Ruowei, is very talented, and that she can keep up with their calculations as well. They continue to work, and when they see the master, they exclaim that he is back. They are joined by the junior sister, li jiyanhao from the Heavenly demon sect. She is 24 years old, and she is in the foundation-building stage. She says that she is the only foundation-builder in the whole Heavenly Demon alliance. She compares her progress to that of her master, who has been in the qi refining stage for 3,000 years. The perseverance is beyond her power, she says, and perseverance is not like a demonic practitioner someday would do. She thinks that it would be better for her to find a husband and spend their lives together than become an immortal. The first criterion for her future husband is strength, so that