In this chapter, the monster explains how he knocked the kid out of the "land of life" and how he's been able to get him back. He's still alive, he says, but he can't stay there forever. He wants the old bastard to give him the psychic weapon so he can go back and get it. The monster says that if he tries to force his way into the place, he'll have to live a hundred years shorter than he is now. The bastard says that he doesn't think he can stay in the place forever, but the monster is convinced that the kid is determined to fight him. He says that the place where he is standing is the "dreadful land of life," and that he would have had to die by now if it weren't for the medicine in the ring. He asks the bastard if he'd be able to fight the elder outside, if he could just go back inside and get some milkvetts and eat some fen lao. He thinks that's a good idea, but then he realizes that the medicine isn't strong enough to withstand this kind of life. He needs to get some more spiritual medicine. The shennongpoeia pills have also become lighter, which means that the monster needs to use more of them. He also realizes that his cultivation base has completely disappeared. He