In this chapter, the young man explains that he is unable to cultivate because he is not able to circulate the qi in his body. He also explains that his inability to cultivate has made him more and more ashamed of himself, and he has even begun to associate with other people. He wants to be an ant, to be able to cultivate with other animals, and to be alone. The young man also reveals that he has found a wild man, and that the man is also his first love.