The teacher explains that he now has two options: go for the entrance exam without cultivating his bloodline, or wait until he can pass the exam and get into the shrewish academy. The first option is to go ahead and take the exam, but if he takes too long, he may miss the entrance exams. The second option is for him to take the test now and then use the spirit items to "honour his bloodline" . The teacher tells the boy that he can use the money he has earned from the sale of the vine to buy the items. The boy says that he will use the items to hone his bloodline first, since he has grown up and is now his own money. He asks if the items are ready, and the teacher tells him that they are. He explains that the method for absorption of the four items will be completely different from before, as he will eat the fruit directly, crush the fruit into juice, pour the juice in hot water, and then soak in the water while meditating on his bloodline. He says he will be consuming the fruit as well as the three other items, and he asks if he can crush the other three into juice and then pour it into hot water. He then asks if there is a problem with soaking the water, because he will need to do so while meditating, but the teacher says there is no problem with that. The water turns green, as the tendon of the thousand-