Mao, Meili, and Shirou leave the Coiled Dragon Pot at the Longzhen Restaurant and part ways with Sanjie to head towards the Jiuhua Mountains where the next legendary utensil is located. However, in the mountains they encounter a village of exhausted people. They appear to be ruled over by the mysterious Abalone Devil.
My spiritual home, my Devil's Palace...
...بيتي الرّوحي وقصري المقدّس
Die Heimat meines Herzens, der Dämonenpalast!
¡Mi hogar espiritual!
¡Mi palacio del genio!
¡Mi hogar espiritual!
¡Mi palacio del genio!
Mon si beau palais !
Ils ont tout détruit !
La mia casa spirituale, 
il mio Palazzo del Demonio...
O meu lar espiritual,
meu Palácio do Demônio...
Моё духовное пристанище,
мой дворец Дьявола!