In this chapter, Cai Xie is about to die. He's about to become a scholar, but he's not about to give up. He wants to be a "pharmacist" and make a "pill of immortality" . He also wants to know about his friends, especially his sister-in-law, who's doing well. He decides to get some jade tablets and memorize the 10,000 species of plants and trees that are found on the mountain. This way, he'll be able to remember all of them.