The chapter opens with a description of the ten countries of guzhou and the location of the town of baiqiuran. The town is located under the mountains of the zhengming mountain. . The taoists who live in the mountains give the pill to the body-training cultivators in the town. The rider, the white man, asks the rider how he likes the horse, and the rider replies that it is the best way to get to the destination. The white man tells the rider that he has given him too much money, and that the rider should keep it. The ride is boring, the rider says, and it will take him about seven days to reach his destination. He tells the white-haired man that he is on the government managed road of zhengxing. The emperor is in critical condition and the soldiers and officers stationed there have been transferred many years ago. If the rider doesn't give them money now, even the King of Heaven won't have the power to save him. He says that shangxing used to be a thriving country, but that things have changed. The cultivators aren't supposed to be involved in politics, he says, but if the robbers mess with him, he will kill them all. He calls the law the law, and he says that he will surely kill all the innocent people in the area. He asks the white haired man to be gentle when he attacks with his sword. The boy looks