In this chapter, the Illustrious uses his poison to paralyze the targets of his arrows. He uses it to kill wild beasts, but misses their bite and drags them back with his vines. He tells us that the goddess Lu wu is responsible for plagues and toxins, and that he needs to find out how she works. In the ancient world, humans had to work hard to survive. Everyone had to do their work, and they had to be strong enough to hunt and catch animals. The only person who was strong enough was the idler, who was also an idler. He says that he hasn't found anyone who could build the foundation of the human body. He also says that in the past, humans used to be enslaved by the gods, but now he thinks that humans can become stronger if they focus on cultivating their qi. He thinks that this idea is pretty good, but the others say that he's fooling around with wild imaginations.