An ancient ten-thousand-year panax begins to rise, claiming its roots can cure illness and restore balance. That attempt is interrupted when another figure declares, "If I can't earn that merit, then neither will you," and directly challenges the child panax. Their powers collide; the other figure warns that anyone who takes both powers at once will surely die. The fight escalates as they struggle over the panax's merit and the challenger vows to destroy it. The episode ends with a child's anguished cry for her mother, the cost of the clash left unresolved.