Soon-shin is able to dream once again of entering government service. But students at Deung-ryong Pavilion fight to keep him out. Soon-shin is given a chance to prove himself. He will have one month to train in archery, at which time he will compete with an existing member of Deung-ryong league. The winner gets to stay and the loser gets to leave. Won Kyun is chosen as his competitor. Won Kyun pleads with Bang Jin to call off the unfair competition, as he is a trained archer and Soon-shin is not. Soon-shin prepares for the rivalry, but with much emotional struggle knowing that he has to beat his best friend in order to pursue his dream. Meanwhile, Byung-tek tries to interfere with Soon-shin's training by having the company supervisor give him unreasonable workload. Bang Jin's daughter Yunhwa watches Soon-shin from afar praying for his success.
—https://www.yidio.com/show/the-immortal-yi-soon-shin