In this chapter, we learn that the alchemist is refining a body-moisturing pill. He asks the alchemist to use his pill cauldron to do the job. The alchemist says that he will pay the alchemist based on the price of the herbs and the cauldron, and he will also pay him for the use of the cauldron. He says that this person is merely "tempering body three heavens" and dares to use the cauldron to refine pills if he has the ability. He compares this person to a "brat" who is merely tempering "body three heavens," and he says that the cauldron is a "little too arrogant" for refining pills.