In the middle of the battle, the elder Duan, a disciple of the founder of the xiao sect, enters. He congratulates his younger brother, who has just attained the rank of a martial general, on his success. Duan tells the elder brother that since he has finished practicing his sword, he will return it to its owner. He tells the younger brother that he must find a place where he can test his sword's strength, since the rules of the mountain have not changed in hundreds of years. The elder brother says that he cannot go there without the token of the leader of the sect. He says that the leader is still unreliable, and that the other two men are disciples of the same leader. They all go to inform the peak leader that they have found a place for testing the strength of the sword fetus. The older brother asks Duan if they can come in, and Duan says that they should perform their sword right there. He explains that they need to use their hearts to trigger the resonant of the thousands of swords in the lake.