This chapter opens with a soliloquy by the teacher. He tells the teacher that he has created a temporary space in which he can tell him about some matters. He also says that he will leave the source of the flame between the teacher's brows as long as it remains there. The teacher asks him to take the ring that he was using as a storage place and to go to the central plain to find feng. He says that since the teacher cannot bear to part, he should just go where he pleases. He then says that the soul clan is waiting for the teacher to court his own death. He adds that the sect owes the teacher a huge debt and that the teacher has paid for his mistake with his life. He asks the teacher what would make the teacher willing to part with the sect. The answer is simple: remove the sect from the empire. The only disciple of the sect left is the current leader, and he accepts the challenge.