This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between the protagonist and his master. The protagonist asks his master why he should kill the ancient fiend when it's so useful. His master replies that it would be a waste of time and energy to kill the creature, since the creature's venom is so rare that only a few people in the world have it. He also points out that the creature can't be destroyed with a pill, since it spills its venom all over the place. This leads the protagonist to believe that his master has ulterior motives for killing the creature. He's been searching for the creature to save his husband, who has been seriously wounded by the fiend. He wants to use his cultivation power to find the creature so that he can save his dying husband. He begs his master to give him the creature for a trade.