Chapter 423 Luck Upgrade, New Red Luck!
Jiang Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
At this time, more than an hour had passed since the fall of Kong Ming.
Under this Fang Heaven and Earth and his double devouring, the Cave Heaven Origin was also swallowed up and turned into nothing.
As for the cave heaven world, which originally belonged to the empty light, it also collapsed and collapsed in this time, and everything returned to heaven and earth.
"It's finally over!"
Jiang Yuan muttered in a low voice.
Then he glanced at Ye Chanxi in the distance.
She was also sitting cross-legged on the ground at this time, her eyes slightly closed, and her face was as calm as water, giving people a holy and dusty artistic conception.
Jiang Yuan's gaze lingered on her for a few breaths before slowly retracting.
He then glanced at his panel.
[Realm]: Cave Heaven Realm Sevenfold (41.67%)
"It's a little weak!"
Jiang Yuan looked at his panel and frowned slightly.
Immediately, a touch of helplessness appeared on his face.
He could just feel that the Cave Heaven World after the fall of the Triple Heaven Saint was like a great river once its origin escaped.
And the efficiency of devouring oneself is a thousand times that of ordinary cultivators.
But in the face of this turbulent river, he is only counted as a dike drainage, just a tributary of a small river that diverges.
Most of the Cave Heaven Origin has been integrated into this heaven and earth.
Because of this, the fall of a Triple Heavenly Saint had made his cultivation progress increase by less than twenty percent.
Because most of the Cave Heaven Origin was integrated into this heaven and earth, he wasted too much.
If not, how could a Triple Heaven Saint Cave Heaven Origin bring him this kind of ascension?
Jiang Yuan sighed slightly, and a purple-gold light shot out from the center of his eyebrows.
Then the light stopped in front of him and turned into a purple-gold golden bowl.
Inside the purple-gold bowl is the primordial god of Fushan.
Feeling the gaze from Jiang Yuan, Fu Shan raised his head with difficulty, and Jiang Yuan's gaze met in midair.
At this time, in Fushan's sight, the golden bowl was the world he was in.
And Jiang Yuan's eyes seemed to come from outside the world.
The skull was even bigger than the golden bowl world he was in, and he instantly felt a powerful sense of oppression from outside the world.
At this time, although he didn't see the whole picture of Jiang Yuan's face, he had already recognized that the face of the person in the world was Jiang Yuan.
Fu Shan glanced deeply at Jiang Yuan's face, and immediately withdrew his gaze without the slightest word.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Yuan also smiled faintly.
He also understood what Fushan meant.
Although Fushan's backbone makes him a little admired, Fushan's demon saint is sure to kill.
Killing a Triple Heaven Demon Saint can bring him great benefits.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan no longer wasted time.
He held the purple gold bowl in his hand and urged the mana.
In an instant, hundreds of millions of Buddhist texts appeared in the golden bowl, and one by one the golden Buddhist inscriptions were either manifested on the outside of the purple gold bowl, or appeared in the golden bowl, constantly rotating towards the Fushan Yuanshen.
At the same time, there were thousands of golden rays of light shooting out from the purple gold bowl and reaching straight into the sky.
Fu Shan felt that his own Yuan Shen was slowly refined, and he felt that his Yuan Shen was gradually beginning to weaken.
I couldn't help but smile helplessly.
Who would have thought that a Triple Heaven Demon Saint would now be planted in the hands of a weak-crowned young man.
It has become a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others.
"You've won!"
His voice came out of the purple gold bowl and sounded faintly in Jiang Yuan's ears.
As this voice fell, Jiang Yuan instantly felt the refining speed of the Purple Gold Bowl on Fushan Yuanshen, and Fushan obviously gave up resistance completely.
Less than a pillar of incense in time.
Boom –
With a roar in the void, a majestic Cave Heaven Origin began to escape here.
Jiang Yuan also knew that Fushan, the demon saint of the Triple Heavens, was completely dead and fell here.
His heart was filled with emotion.
The Demon Saint of the Three Heavens, looking at the five domains and the four seas, is also a prestigious existence.
Five domains and four seas, the two clans of the human and demon combined, there are only one or two hundred people who have attained the existence of the saint and the Dao Fruit.
It can be said that any one of them is a hegemon, an ancestor-like existence in the clan.
The fall of each such overlord brings with it a series of upheavals.
Perhaps some forces will fall and die out as a result, or perhaps some races will weaken and become subordinate to strong races.
Just as his thoughts and miscellaneous thoughts were flying, Jiang Yuan also instantly sensed that the power of merit manifested from the void and gathered on his body.
He immediately opened his panel.
[Merit]: 100
It's a demon saint!
Looking at the power of a hundred merits, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
After his previous tests, he also roughly calculated the value of a hundred meritorious powers.
It is equivalent to about one million high-grade spirit stones.
This is a great asset.
Even if it is a holy place, it is difficult for the ancient families with saints in the living world to easily take out such a fortune in a short period of time.
If it is placed in a slightly inferior force, it has a power at the level of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
The wealth they have accumulated for thousands of years may have to be hollowed out before they can come up with it.
From this, one can also imagine how valuable the power of these hundred merits is.
The next moment.
With Jiang Yuan's thoughts, he moved.
The power of merit on the panel quickly disappeared.
Strands of world origin merged into his cave world.
This pure world origin was quickly devoured and absorbed by him, and turned into his own essence.
In this case, Jiang Yuan also saw that his cultivation was growing rapidly.
This is one of the wonderful uses of the power of merit.
The power of merit is a gift from the world, if he wants to use the power of merit to improve his cultivation and increase his realm.
The power of the Hundred Paths of Merit will be transformed into an equivalent World Origin, merging into his Cave Heaven World, and strengthening his Cave Heaven Origin.
So as to improve the cultivation and increase the realm.
If he was under the Cave Heaven Realm, the power of these hundred merits would turn into the purest and most gentle aura, which would be used to improve his cultivation and increase his realm.
And not only that, the power of merit can also transform the chaotic qi.
All this is a gift from the will of the world.
Feeling the Cave Heaven Origin that was growing wildly in his body, Jiang Yuan was very happy in his heart.
Having had previous experience, he also knew how much cultivation improvement these hundred merits could bring him in the end.
It's about 20% of the cultivation to improve.
That is, it can bring him a 20% increase in progress.
After observing the changes in his body for a while, and finding that there were no hidden dangers, Jiang Yuan continued to operate the Devouring Divine Body and began to devour the Cave Heaven Origin that had escaped here.
As he moved, the light around him was instantly swallowed and distorted by him.
He also seemed to be incarnated as a black hole object, and his form was once again in pure darkness.
The escaping Cave Heaven Origin was also continuously devoured and absorbed by him, and merged into the Cave Heaven World in his body.
Soon after.
The effect of the power of merit has disappeared.
Jiang Yuan glanced at his panel again.
[Realm]: Cave Heaven Realm Sevenfold (61.99%)
Almost!
The power of these 100 merits has brought me about 20 percent growth.
Jiang Yuan said secretly.
He then closed the panel, concentrating on devouring the Cave Heaven Origin that had escaped from this place.
The other side.
Ye Chanxi took out a clear lotus seed again and swallowed it in her stomach.
She glanced at Jiang Yuan's position, and when she saw that everything was as usual, she withdrew her gaze.
Over time.
At the entrance of Yao Chi, the hearts of the saints of the two clans gradually sank.
After their interrogations again and again, whether it was to Kong Ming, or to Fushan and Eagle Wing, they were all like a stone in the sea, and there was no response.
"A few fellow Daoists, I believe you also know that Kong Ming and Fushan are in a bad situation, what do you mean?"
Ba Tuo said to Qing Ling and the others.
"Wait!" Qing Ling said coldly.
When Ba Tuo heard this, his expression suddenly condensed slightly.
"Wait?"
Qing Ling nodded slightly: "Wait!" Wait another hour, and talk about it after an hour. ”
"Good! Then wait another hour. ”
Ba Tuo nodded when he heard this.
And a long time passed.
The darkness around Jiang Yuan dissipated and returned to light.
His cultivation also stopped.
Because at this time, the escape of the origin of the cave has ended, and the cave heaven belonging to the Fushan Demon Saint has also returned to heaven and earth because of the loss of his master.
Then Jiang Yuan opened his panel and took a look.
[Realm]: Cave Heaven Realm Sevenfold (78.73%)
It's not bad!
Jiang Yuan said secretly.
Immediately, he thought a little more in his heart, and he didn't know how much cultivation improvement that clear lotus seed could bring me?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan also opened his eyes and looked in the direction where Ye Chanxi was.
Instantly found that Ye Chanxi also opened his eyes and looked at him.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan smiled.
Ye Chanxi couldn't help but smile between her eyebrows.
The next moment.
Her figure flashed, and she appeared beside Jiang Yuan.
"Are you done absorbing it?"
Jiang Yuan nodded: "It's all over!" ”
"How's it going?" Ye Chanxi asked.
"It's okay!" Jiang Yuan nodded and continued, "It's not far from the Cave Heaven Realm Eightfold!" ”
Then he asked rhetorically, "What about you?" How many Yaochi Qing lotus seeds have you eaten? The result? ”
When Ye Chanxi heard this, she said, "I've already eaten four!" As for the fifth, it is also in my womb. ”
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan looked surprised and showed surprise on his face.
"So fast? Isn't the effect very weak? How quickly did you absorb it? ”
Ye Chanxi smiled and shook her head: "The effect is very strong!" Judging from the current effect, about seven can probably send me to the consummation of the cave. ”
"As for me absorbing it so quickly, it's precisely because of the strength of Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed!"
"The wisp of creative power contained in it is extraordinary, and there is no obstacle for me to absorb it."
"The power of creation has been integrated into the Cave Heaven World, and it has also made the Cave Heaven World grow rapidly!"
Hearing Ye Chanxi's words, Jiang Yuan's expression lit up.
My heart was filled with hope.
Since Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed has such a great effect on Ye Chanxi of the Cave Heaven Realm.
Then for me, the effect must be great!
Then Jiang Yuan glanced at his panel again.
[Realm]: Cave Heaven Realm Sevenfold (78.73%)
I'm only a little over twenty-one percent away from the next realm.
Maybe that Yao Chi Qing Lotus Seed can help me break through the Cave Heaven Realm Eightfold!
However, taking this Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed is not now.
Jiang Yuan had already planned in his heart.
That is, after he finished upgrading the first weather luck, and then took the Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed.
In this way, he can bring maximum efficiency.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan suppressed some excitement in his heart.
Ye Chanxi also spoke at this time: "Since you have dealt with Kong Ming and Fu Mountain, do we have to go back?" ”
When Jiang Yuan heard this, he shook his head and said, "Don't worry! Now is not the time to go out. ”
"If we want to return to the outside world, we also need to face the Demon Saint of the Five Heavens guarding the South Heavenly Gate."
"After my strength is further improved, I can really be sure of her when I deal with her!"
Ye Chanxi said: "Then what are we going to do now?" ”
Jiang Yuan smiled: "You continue to take the Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed, and strive to reach the Great Perfection of the Cave Heaven Realm here!" ”
"As for me, I want to eat Fushan's roast!"
"Eat Fushan and refine that Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed, maybe you will be able to break through the Cave Heaven Realm Eightfold."
When Ye Chanxi heard this, she nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then listen to you!" ”
A moment later.
There is a faint smell of meat wafting from this place.
Jiang Yuan had already roasted Fushan.
At this time, Ye Chanxi also sat cross-legged on the ground and continued to refine the Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed in her body.
Jiang Yuan's gaze fell on the panel at this time.
[The power of luck]: 101566 wisps
Then he watched as he watched the power of his luck fall into a deep groan.
Although he had already figured out which one to upgrade before.
But now he still looks at his panel from cover to cover.
[Turning Tribulation into Blessing]: Every time you survive a calamity, you will get a new luck seed, and the more calamities you overcome, the stronger it will be, and it can be infinitely stacked.
[Born Dao Master]: Born with the potential of a Dao Master, he has an incomparable perception and control of the three thousand avenues in the world, and at the same time has a special potential, which can accommodate multiple avenues into the body at the same time.
[Extraordinary]: Jumping out of the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements, cause and effect do not touch the body, heaven and earth, no one can calculate everything about you.
[God and know]: Transcendent understanding, in a mysterious state.
Jiang Yuan looked at his prenatal fortunes one by one.
After determining that he had no better choice at this time, his eyes locked on the golden herald fortune.
[God and know]: Transcendent understanding, in a mysterious state.
This foregoing fortune was a deliberate choice he had made.
For practitioners, the importance of understanding is undeniable.
Theoretically, as long as the understanding is enough to defy the sky.
The so-called will be able to see at a glance, and you will understand this as soon as you learn it, which is just a basic operation.
As long as there is one, the comprehension is high enough, and you can deduce and comprehend all things in the world.
If there is no path ahead, you can also open up your own path of cultivation.
Because of this, Jiang Yuan had already made a decision.
The first golden precedent luck of upgrading is that the selection is related to understanding.
Because now there is no one who can climb the realm of immortals.
Even if he reached the extreme realm at the top of the humanitarian realm, he was only in the supreme realm.
The so-called supreme, placed in the realm of immortals, is just equal to ordinary immortals.
The true immortal is already above the Supreme.
No matter how powerful the Supreme is, he can only kill the True Immortal across the border.
It's a myth, it's a legend.
Such as the original emperor.
Jiang Yuan didn't forget that the three divine mountains outside the territory had an existence of the level of Immortal Venerable.
In the future, the catastrophe that will affect the three domains of the human race is very likely to appear.
If you are not alone now, how can you sit idly by?
And running away won't solve the problem.
In this case, although it is said that Immortal Venerable may not be born, this may not be impossible, and he has to guard against it.
But even he has reached the pinnacle of the humanitarian realm, ranking in the supreme realm.
With the blessings of many ancestors, what if you can surpass the ancient sages and reach the strength that the sages can't reach, and be invincible to the level of true immortals?
It is conceivable that the further back you go, the gap between each realm will only increase.
If the Immortal Venerable makes a move, the true immortals are just grass mustard ants.
There is a high probability that he is not his opponent.
That's why Jiang Yuan made a decision, and the first one to upgrade to red was chosen as Understanding.
Let's see how effective the red-level comprehension is, and if it can help you improve the path of the physical body.
Transforming into an immortal, he doesn't like this road in the first place.
Coupled with the current environment of heaven and earth, there is no possibility of becoming an immortal.
That can only choose the path of the flesh.
Look at the comprehension after transformation, and see if you can help yourself continue to open up the path of the physical body.
Dugu Bo once speculated that the sixth realm of the physical body was related to the eyebrow soul platform.
If this realm can be perfected, it can be equated with the supreme realm.
If you open up the seventh secret realm of the physical body, you may be able to equate it with a true immortal.
As long as he reached this step, Jiang Yuan would have the confidence to rely on his many powerful innate fortunes to compete with the immortal giants above the true immortals.
If there is an eighth secret realm of the physical body, if it is opened up, it may be equivalent to the Immortal Venerable powerhouse.
If it is calculated in this way, the ninth secret realm of the physical body is equal to the taboo in the realm of immortals, Tianzun.
Jiang Yuan's thoughts were flying in his mind at this time, and then his gaze fell on his panel again.
After confirming the doubt, his mind moved.
[Successfully consumed 100,000 wisps of qi luck, and the god knew that (gold) was upgraded to Dao Ancestor alive (red)]
After Jiang Yuan saw the hint in front of him, his expression was suddenly stunned, and the sun true fire condensed by him also fluctuated instantly.
The next moment, the true fire of the sun in front of him was stabilized by him.
Then his gaze fell back on the precedents.
[Dao Ancestor in the World]: With the characteristics of detachment, your understanding is beyond the world, you can open up the road in the Taoless, you can observe the heaven and the earth, and take the heaven and the earth as your teacher. Comprehension is unparalleled and unattainable.
After reading this explanation of the first fortune, Jiang Yuan's expression was stunned.
Detached characteristics?
I don't know what detachment is?
But from this point of view, that Dao Ancestor had this level of comprehension at the beginning!
That opened up the path of cultivation for the Dao Ancestor, and thus created a prosperous era for cultivators.
The next moment.
Jiang Yuan glanced at his panel.
[Exercise]: Void Mudra (Xiaocheng)
Then close your eyes and condense slightly.
In a flash.
His mind was full of ideas.
In a few breaths, he understood the essence of the Void Mahamudra.
The mastery of this secret art has reached the pinnacle.
As a result, his insight and mastery of Space Avenue have been taken to a higher level.
Jiang Yuan then slowly opened his eyes and looked at his panel.
[Name]: Jiang Yuan
[Realm]: Cave Heaven Realm Sevenfold (78.73%)
[Genshin]: 32388
[Flesh]: The Fifth Secret Realm
[Merit]: 0
[Exercises]: Void Mudra (above perfection) Yuan Shendao Sword (double) Flesh and blood will method (100%) True Dragon Treasure (above perfection) Ten Thousand Tribulations True Body (Quadruple) Heaven Devouring (above perfection)
[Ancestral Fortune]: Dao Ancestor in the World (Red) Turning Disaster into Blessing (Red) Natural Dao Lord (Gold) Otherworldly (Gold) Terran Holy Body (Gold) Yin and Yang Divine Body (Gold) Space as King (Gold) Heavenly Punishment Dao Bone (Gold) Devouring Divine Body (Gold) Divine Elephant True Body (Gold) Qi Luck Protector (Purple) Qi Luck Prosperous (Blue)
[Power of Luck]: 1566 wisps
[Luck Seed]: One high-grade luck seed
[Destiny]: Cooling
When Jiang Yuan looked at his panel, his gaze instantly fell on the column of the Void Great Handprint.
Above the Perfection?
From this point of view, my mastery of this Supreme Secret Technique should be equivalent to that of the Qinling Supreme.
Then he smacked his tongue.
In the Cave Heaven Realm, the sevenfold mastery of the Void Great Mudra is as if the Qinling Supreme is alive.
What a level of horror is this?
Thinking of this, his cognition of this pre-natal fortune instantly reached a new level.
The next moment.
His gaze fell back on his panel.
Can the many avenues that I have mastered now manifest on my panel?
As for the column of the original god, it seems that there is not much reference significance anymore.
At this moment, with the flow of his will.
Jiang Yuan saw ripples and fluctuations on the panel that appeared in front of him.
Next breath.
The panel has changed abruptly, and it is completely different from before.
[Name]: Jiang Yuan
[Realm]: Cave Heaven Realm Sevenfold (78.73%)
[Flesh]: The Fifth Secret Realm
[Avenue]: Space Avenue (13.67%), Devouring Avenue (18.77%), Thunder Avenue (22.33%)
[Merit]: 0
[Exercise]: Void Mahamudra (above perfection).
[Foregone Weather Luck]: Daozu is alive (red) and turns disaster into blessing (red) luck and body protection (purple) and strong luck (blue)
[Power of Luck]: 1566 wisps
[Luck Seed]: One high-grade luck seed
[Destiny]: Cooling
Seeing the display that appeared in front of his eyes, Jiang Yuan's expression was suddenly overjoyed.
This percentage is one's own mastery of the Great Dao.
According to his previous understanding, only when the mastery of the Great Dao has reached one percent, can it be regarded as an entry.
Only then can we use this Tao as a foundation to attain the fruits of sainthood.
As for the saints of the double heavens, they need two avenues to enter.
At the same time, the degree of mastery of the Great Dao represents the difference in the degree of integration of the Dao, and the difference in whether the power of the borrowed Dao is strong or not.
Seeing the display on the panel, he also immediately understood how well he mastered these three avenues now.
At this time, there was an urgency in his heart.
With the transcendent level of comprehension that he now possesses, as long as he returns to the outside world, he will definitely be able to quickly comprehend and master the Great Dao.
If he has mastered the Great Dao ten out of ten, it means that he can be able to enter the Dao and become a Dao Master-level existence.
This is a spiritual path of the ancient era.
In that era, as far as he knew, the most powerful person was the Dao Master.
Each avenue can only support one strong person to ascend to the position of Dao Master at most.
For today's practitioners, it is impossible to reach that level without special circumstances.
But Jiang Yuan knew that he was not included in it.
With the strength and special nature of the [Innate Dao Master], he can be 100% in charge of a great avenue and incarnate as the master of the avenue.
In addition, he now has a transcendental level of comprehension, and it will be extremely easy to participate in the Great Dao of Enlightenment and take charge of the Great Dao.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan couldn't wait to get out of this world immediately.
This place is a fragment of the Ancient Heavenly Court, and it is a place where the Great Dao does not exist.
This limited his comprehension and mastery of the Great Dao.
If you live here for a long time, you will not have the slightest improvement in your grasp of the avenue.
"Whew-"
Jiang Yuan exhaled lightly in his mouth, and his mood slowly became calm.
The next moment.
He raised his hand and made a move, and a Yaochi Qing lotus seed instantly appeared in his hand.
At this time, this Yao Chi Qing Lotus Seed floated quietly above his palm, suspended in mid-air.
The whole body is as green as jade, surrounded by a dense green glow.
Jiang Yuan's nose moved slightly.
Instantly, a ray of turquoise fluorescence flowed into his nose.
Jiang Yuan suddenly felt the sublimation of the primordial spirit, his whole body floated, and his soul was completely cleansed, as if he had ascended to a fairyland.
After a few breaths.
Jiang Yuan came back to his senses, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Good stuff!"
Ye Chanxi heard Jiang Yuan's voice at this time, and immediately opened her eyes.
I saw a Yao Chi Qing Lotus Seed floating in Jiang Yuan's hand.
"Are you going to refine this Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed now?"
Ye Chanxi said.
Jiang Yuan nodded, and then continued: "Now is my good opportunity to refine this Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed. ”
The words fell.
Jiang Yuan's mouth opened slightly, and then he sucked.
The Yao Chi Qing Lotus Seed instantly flew into his mouth.
Then it continued to sink down his throat.
Just as it sank into the abdomen, this Yaochi Qing lotus seed disappeared without a trace at this time.
The next moment.
Jiang Yuan noticed that this Yaochi Qing Lotus Seed appeared in the sky above his Cave Heaven World.
The cave world, although it seems to be in the body, is actually not in the body.
It does not exist in the physical body, nor does it exist in the primordial spirit.
At this time, with Yao Chi Qing Lotus Seed appeared in Jiang Yuan's Cave Heaven World.
In a flash.
There are hundreds of millions of wisps of turquoise misty gas blooming from the clear lotus seeds of Yaochi, shining in all directions.
Blend into the river, blend into the top of the mountain, blend into the depths of the ancient forest
As the wisps of green qi merged, Jiang Yuan instantly felt that his Cave Heaven Origin had become more and more vigorous.
At the same time, the dead and silent cave world seems to gradually become full of spirituality and a faint vitality.
Out of the dead silence.
Sensing such a change, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Is this the effect of the power of creation?
If I can peek into the origin of creation and grasp the path of creation, it will definitely help me a lot.
With this in mind.
The distracting thoughts in Jiang Yuan's mind were instantly cut away by him, the spiritual platform became empty and clear, his mood became ancient and waveless, and his face was joyless and sad.
At this time, his whole mind was concentrated in that wisp of creative power.
Take a small look at the big, see the small and know.
He is doing his best to comprehend the path of creation.
At this time, Ye Chanxi was also quietly looking at Jiang Yuan, looking at Jiang Yuan's calm face.
"I actually integrated into my body wholeheartedly, and I don't know how to keep my mind to guard against the dangers of the outside world!"
"It seems that you have to rely on your sister to protect you!"
The corners of Ye Chanxi's mouth raised slightly, and she murmured softly.
The voice only stayed by her side, and there was no interference with Jiang Yuan in the slightest.
Then Ye Chanxi's gaze looked into the depths of Yao Chi, and her expression became extremely serious.
That direction is where the crisis is most likely.
After all, Kong Ming and Fushan have fallen for so long!
On the other side, the cultivators of both the demon clans should be aware that something may have happened to them.
In this case, they will join forces to send someone into the Yao Pond and come to the Yao Pond to find out.
So that direction is the most likely to come.
At this time, Jiang Yuan was fully integrated into his body, and all six senses were lost, which was also the time when he was most vulnerable.
(End of chapter)