With only two days to go before the group sets out for the wilderness, nie-li returns the money he earned from the library and continues to cultivate. He takes soul-gathering pills or spirit-enriching pills and bathes in purple mist every night in order to "nourish his soul energy" . The group prepares for departure. chen-linjian and twenty-eight other members of the divine family are on their way, and ziyun is on her way as well. .