This chapter's epigraph is from a poem by the anonymous author. It's a poem about a man who's been beaten down by a lower-ranking god. The poem is about the man who was beaten down, and it's about a broken boat that's now repaired. The narrator explains that he's the one who got the "true meaning" of dao. He says that he learned about it from his son, Senior, and that Senior came with him to the side-hall to explain the meaning. Senior explains that dao can be used to accelerate one's cultivation, but that there are two people who can use it: Senior and Senior's second uncle. Senior says that the true meaning is difficult to read, because the place where the debate on dao will take place is sacred tree "ruomu" of the west.