Chapter Summaries

Chen Beiwu killed Xiang Yuxing and crushed the Blood Fortune Sect, while the Blood Demon Venerable survived and sought help from Ning Xuanji. Chen Beiwu then attacked the Mysterious Female Sect, leaving the Seven Sects’ remaining forces to face the threat of losing their Dao lineages.

• Chen Beiwu killed Xiang Yuxing, causing his Heavenly Fortune Purple Dragon to transform as it absorbed an immense share of fortune.
• Chen Beiwu slaughtered the five Blood Fortune Sect Nascent Soul True Lords and destroyed Blazing Blood Mountain, while the Blood Demon Venerable survived in a hidden cave.
• The Blood Demon Venerable warned Ning Xuanji about Chen Zi'ang and asked him to take the threat seriously, but Ning Xuanji focused on protecting the Heaven-Severing and Earth-Isolating Grand Formation.
• Zhu Wuya left the Mirror Moon Sect to confront the Seven Sects’ Nascent Soul cultivators after Yu Shuiyao failed to persuade Chen Beiwu to return.
• Chen Beiwu and Zhiling captured Zhuo Buwei at the Mysterious Female Sect, and Chen Beiwu resolved to eradicate the Seven Sects’ Dao lineages.

Zhu Wuya destroyed Protectorate Immortal City’s surroundings, defeated the seven sects’ Nascent Soul cultivators, and named Chen Beiwu the next Mirror Moon Sect Master. As Chen Beiwu prepared for the succession ceremony in the Vast Star Sea Region, news of Chen Zi'ang’s rise spread across the realms, drawing Gu Wuji’s disbelief and Su Tianhe’s interest.

• Zhu Wuya killed the Scarlet Sun Sect Master and used the Taiyi Dragon-Tiger Seal to engulf Protectorate Immortal City and defeat the seven sects’ Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Chen Beiwu arrived to find the city gone, then learned from Zhu Wuya that its residents had been relocated and that he was to inherit the Mirror Moon Sect Master’s seat.
• Zhu Wuya warned Chen Beiwu that Lin Zimo might challenge him at the succession ceremony and that the Eight Desolations Sect could threaten him after Zhu Wuya entered seclusion.
• Rumors credited Chen Zi'ang with destroying the Blood Fortune Sect and Mysterious Female Sect and killing the seven sects’ Nascent Soul cultivators, spreading his fame across the realms.
• Gu Wuji learned that Chen Zi'ang was to become Mirror Moon Sect Master and rushed to confirm the reports with the Grand Elder.
• Su Tianhe judged Chen Zi'ang a promising candidate for Spirit Transformation and sent a strand of Dharma-Form Origin to attend the succession ceremony.

The Flameburn Sect debated whether to oppose Chen Zi'ang, but Nine-Dragon True Lord sent a reserve treasure to the Mirror Moon Sect’s succession ceremony to assess his potential. In Yuezhen City, Shu You’s attempt to audit local accounts exposed obstruction by Zhu Yunhu, and Chen Beiwu and Zhu Wuya arrived as Zhu Lingyun tried to escape punishment by threatening to kill himself.

• Luo Zhan rejected Yun Bushi’s proposal to challenge Chen Zi'ang, citing the weakening Heaven-Earth Severing Formation and the risk of worsening conflict with the Mirror Moon Sect.
• Nine-Dragon True Lord gave Luo Zhan a manifestation of the Nine-Dragon Divine Fire Cover and said Senior Divine Fire wanted to meet the talent who had stirred the Heavenly One True Dragon.
• Shu You confronted Zhu Yunhu and other Golden Core True Persons over missing Yuezhen City account books, but Zhu Yunhu claimed they had already been delivered and challenged her to prove otherwise.
• Chen Beiwu and Zhu Wuya arrived at the City Lord's Manor, where Zhu Lingyun offered to relinquish his post and Chen Beiwu recognized signs that he had little lifespan left.
• After Chen Beiwu deferred to Zhu Wuya on how to deal with Zhu Lingyun, Zhu Lingyun struck toward his own head and offered his life as atonement, while Chen Beiwu chose not to intervene.

Zhu Wuya confronted Zhu Lingyun over Yuezhen City's missing tribute, then Chen Beiwu prepared for the Mirror Moon Sect's succession ceremony as powerful guests arrived. The ceremony began with Chen Beiwu facing the sect's ancient rule that its incoming master must accept challenges from the Five Lineages.

• Zhu Lingyun admitted he had taken three drops of formless marrow, and Zhu Wuya seized the five-qi stone while giving Chen Beiwu the heavenly heart liquid and ordering Zhu Lingyun to remain in seclusion.
• Chen Beiwu chose not to take the heavenly heart liquid before the ceremony, fearing its period of weakness, and continued cultivating with the help of his spirit beasts.
• Luo Zhan, Zhao Cang, and Wu Shijie arrived in Yuezhen City, followed by Li Xiaoyao and Gu Wuji, drawing attention from the cultivators gathered for the ceremony.
• Su Tianhe warned Su Lanyue that Xiaoyao Sword Lord could not be suppressed even by his avatar fighting at full strength, and told her to observe Chen Zi'ang discreetly.
• The Golden Bell rang three times, and Zhu Wuya asked Chen Beiwu whether he was confident before the ceremony's challenges from the Five Lineages.

Chen Beiwu assumed leadership of the Mirror Moon Sect and gained a Purple Qi Canopy, awakening the Primordial Origin True Beast art and advancing his saber intent. As the ceremony’s Dao discussion began, Greenwood Sect Master Zhao Cang challenged him with a hidden Crimson-Toxin Cleansing Toad, and Zhiling stepped forward to face it.

• Zhu Wuya welcomed Li Xiaoyao, the Xiaoyao Sword Lord, whose presence unsettled Zhu Shaoyuan and Zhu Qiong.
• Zhu Wuya presented Chen Beiwu with the Taiyi Dragon-Tiger Seal, formally making him the Mirror Moon Sect’s ninth sect master.
• Chen Beiwu’s new sect authority produced a Purple Qi Canopy in Chaos Heaven and Earth, helping him comprehend the Primordial Origin True Beast art and break through his saber-intent barrier.
• Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, briefly unleashing a force that made cultivators’ magical treasures tremble, while Li Xiaoyao and the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword recognized his extraordinary potential.
• Chen Beiwu invited the other four sects to exchange Dao arts, and Zhao Cang answered with a Crimson-Toxin Cleansing Toad disguised as a beast-taming challenge.
• Zhiling landed before Chen Beiwu and confronted the Crimson-Toxin Cleansing Toad as it opened its blood-red eyes.

Zhiling, Golden Egg, Iron Egg, and Xuele fought the Crimson-Toxin Cleansing Toad until Chen Beiwu revealed his Primordial Origin True Beast ability, empowering Zhiling to overwhelm it. After Zhao Cang withdrew with the defeated toad, Wu Shijie challenged Chen Beiwu to test his Great Gold Sacred Body, leaving Zhu Shaoyuan unable to judge which cultivator had the advantage.

• Zhiling called on Golden Egg, Iron Egg, and Xuele to fight the Crimson-Toxin Cleansing Toad together, but the toad’s poison and feints threatened Golden Egg before Iron Egg restrained it with Fixing Time.
• Zhiling struck at the immobilized toad, but it escaped her attack and appeared behind Chen Beiwu, who revealed that he had activated Primordial Origin True Beast.
• Chen Beiwu’s ability raised Zhiling’s cultivation to the peak Demon King level, and her Great Space-Rending Claw frightened the Crimson-Toxin Cleansing Toad into surrendering.
• Chen Beiwu shared the ability’s details with his companion beasts, while Zhao Cang thanked him, collected the toad, and withdrew.
• Wu Shijie challenged Chen Beiwu to test his Great Gold Sacred Body, and Zhu Shaoyuan reassured Zhu Qiong even as he admitted he could not read the clash between them.

At the Mirror Moon Sect succession ceremony, Chen Beiwu defeated Wu Shijie with a nameless saber strike, prompting Luo Zhan to concede without fighting. Li Xiaoyao then challenged Chen Beiwu to exchange pointers with their cultivation levels matched.

• Wu Shijie attacked Chen Beiwu with Heavy Gold Heaven-Shattering Palm, but Chen Beiwu's concentrated saber strike cut through his defenses and left him unharmed beyond a shallow wound.
• Wu Shijie admitted defeat and praised Chen Beiwu's nameless strike, while Chen Beiwu let him keep his mistaken interpretation of its name.
• Chen Beiwu considered his ambition to unite the Earth Evolution Realm Five Sects and reestablish the Taiyi Dao Sect as Luo Zhan conceded on behalf of the Flameburn Sect.
• Li Xiaoyao instructed Gu Wuji to keep his sword heart clear, then offered to suppress his cultivation to Nascent Soul Late Stage and exchange moves with Chen Beiwu.
• Chen Beiwu accepted Li Xiaoyao's challenge.

Chen Beiwu and Li Xiaoyao tested their saber and sword arts in a duel, and Chen Beiwu won with a strike that carved a lasting rift in the heavens. Li Xiaoyao accepted the defeat after gaining insight into the fifth realm of the Sword Dao, while Chen Beiwu’s immortal-slaying saber intent advanced.

• Su Tianhe asked Su Lanyue whether she would accept Chen Zi'ang as a Dao companion, and she admitted she found him appealing before Su Tianhe's split consciousness disappeared.
• Li Xiaoyao drank his wine, revealed that he had comprehended a new sword strike, and warned Chen Beiwu to be careful.
• Li Xiaoyao and Chen Beiwu exchanged attacks, and Chen Beiwu parried Li Xiaoyao's probing strikes before preparing a decisive saber strike.
• Li Xiaoyao united body and sword, entering the fifth realm of the Sword Dao, while Chen Beiwu grasped the meaning of his carefree sword intent.
• Chen Beiwu unleashed his immortal-slaying saber intent, stopped his strike before Li Xiaoyao, and sent its white line through the sky, leaving a vast rift.
• Li Xiaoyao conceded defeat, and the assembled cultivators stared in shock at the saber scar carved across the heavens.

Chen Beiwu discussed uniting the five sects with Xiaoyao Sword Lord, then encountered the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword, which offered to accept him as a disciple of the Taiyi Dao Venerable. The sword awaited his answer after Chen Beiwu asked what it would do if he refused.

• Cultivators flocked to Yuezhen City to see the saber scar left by Chen Zi'ang, and one Golden Core True Person gained insight from its saber intent.
• Chen Beiwu asked Xiaoyao Sword Lord whether the five sects could return to their common origin, but Xiaoyao said the Mysterious Sword Pavilion would not submit to the Mirror Moon Lineage without a compelling reason.
• Xiaoyao offered the Mysterious Sword Pavilion's allegiance if Chen Beiwu gained the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword's acknowledgment, but Chen Beiwu initially refused to risk approaching the artifact.
• The Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword appeared, praised Chen Beiwu's saber talent, and explained that the Taiyi Dao Venerable had risen through great opportunities and a powerful teacher.
• The Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword offered to accept Chen Beiwu as the Taiyi Dao Venerable's disciple and teach him the supreme sword Dao.
• Chen Beiwu asked the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword what it would do if he refused its offer.

Chen Beiwu rejected offers from the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword and the Heavenly Craft Talisman Sect while weighing the Southern Wasteland’s proposed alliance. After refusing Su Lanyue’s marriage proposal, he received the Mirror Moon Sect’s Spirit Transformation secret art and discovered its potential to improve his chances of advancement.

• Chen Beiwu asked to consider the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword’s offer, then found the Greenwood, Flameburn, and Heavy Gold Sects unwilling to commit to the Five Sects Returning to the Origin.
• Su Lanyue proposed an alliance among the Southern Wasteland Nine Realms, warning that the regions might reconnect and that the Great Shang Imperial Dynasty could threaten the Southern Wasteland.
• Heavenly Art True Venerable proposed Su Lanyue as Chen Beiwu’s Dao Companion and offered a Creation Sanctum entry, but Chen Beiwu declined.
• Zhu Wuya gave Chen Beiwu the Mirror Moon Sect’s Taiyi Mysterious Pivot Art of Returning to Truth and Turning Causes, and Chen Beiwu recognized its promise for Spirit Transformation.

Chen Beiwu refused the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword’s invitation to become its disciple, while Zhu Wuya entered seclusion and entrusted him with the sect’s affairs. As the other sects withdrew from worldly affairs, Chen Beiwu entered seclusion, then went to the Heavenly Evolution True Realm to test himself against the Battle-Devouring Demon Ape, where the fight began with his companions taking heavy blows.

• Zhu Wuya warned Chen Beiwu about the dangers of cultivating the Taiyi Profound Pivot Truth-Restoring Cause-Turning Art and explained the benefits and drawbacks of accepting the Taiyi Sin-Slaying Sword’s invitation.
• Chen Beiwu declined the invitation, and Zhu Wuya gave him a jade slip to summon Senior Feng before leaving to attempt Spirit Transformation.
• The Nine-Dragon True Lord learned that Chen Zi'ang had received no northern underworld true water, accepted the Divine Fire True Spirit’s offer of divine fire essence, and ordered the Flameburn Sect to close its mountain gates.
• The sects of the Earth Evolution Realm withdrew from worldly affairs, while Chen Beiwu observed a new strand of purple qi forming and entered seclusion in Yuezhen City.
• Chen Beiwu took Golden Egg and his other companions to the Heavenly Evolution True Realm to fulfill his agreement to fight the Battle-Devouring Demon Ape.
• The Battle-Devouring Demon Ape overwhelmed Chen Beiwu’s companions and injured Chen Beiwu, then urged him to use his explosive profound ability.

Chen Beiwu fought the Battle-Devouring Demon Ape at full strength, revealing his Primordial Origin Dharma Form before ending the contest without defeating it. The Battle-Devouring Demon Ape gave Chen Beiwu blood essence for Aji and asked him to guard its future breakthrough to Demon Venerable.

• Chen Beiwu entered Myriad Spirits Calamity Transformation and clashed with the Battle-Devouring Demon Ape, whose chains broke as it unleashed greater power.
• The Battle-Devouring Demon Ape created a Black-Curtain Space, and Chen Beiwu manifested his Primordial Origin Dharma Form to crush it beneath five sky-supporting pillars.
• Chen Beiwu ended the fight when the Battle-Devouring Demon Ape continued resisting, and the demon ape recovered before approaching Aji.
• The Battle-Devouring Demon Ape gave Chen Beiwu a drop of its blood essence, which could help Aji hatch sooner.
• The Battle-Devouring Demon Ape asked Chen Beiwu to guard it when it attempted to become a Demon Venerable, and Chen Beiwu agreed to help despite refusing payment.

Chen Beiwu accepted Xiao Yan as a disciple, prepared Golden Egg and Iron Egg for their breakthroughs, and learned that Easy Yang True Lord Jiang Xuanyang would challenge Jade Purity before the Grotto-Heaven Grand Tournament. A month later, Jiang Xuanyang arrived at the sect and asked for Chen Beiwu, who was still in seclusion.

• Chen Beiwu divided the Demon Ape blood essence and Earth Qilin Fruit between Golden Egg and Iron Egg, then returned to the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.
• Xiao Yan offered Chen Beiwu Heavenly Embryo Dew as an apprenticeship gift, became his disciple, and received instruction in the Primordial Origin Golden Core Great Dao.
• Chen Beiwu collected a True-Congealing Pill from Exquisite True Lord and learned from Violet Firmament Venerable that Jiang Xuanyang would challenge Jade Purity before the tournament.
• Violet Firmament Venerable gave Chen Beiwu two King-Shedding Pills and information on Jiang Xuanyang, and Chen Beiwu used the pills and other treasures to help Golden Egg and Iron Egg break through.
• After a month passed with Chen Beiwu still in seclusion, Jiang Xuanyang arrived at the Jade Purity mountain gate and asked where Chen Beiwu was.

Pure Yang Grotto-Heaven challenged the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, and its prodigies defeated Jade Purity’s Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators. Yu Zhaohua then lost to Jiang Xuanyang, but Chen Beiwu emerged from seclusion as she fell, leaving him facing the Pure Yang True Lord.

• Jiang Xuanyang arrived at Jade Purity’s Duel Platform, where Wu Qing defeated Zhou Jian and Jiang Chuan conceded the Foundation Establishment contest to Pure Yang Grotto-Heaven.
• Li Tianming defeated two Jade Purity Golden Core cultivators in succession, intensifying the sect’s concern that it might not qualify for the Grotto-Heaven Grand Tournament.
• Jiang Xuanyang challenged Jade Purity’s Nascent Soul cultivators, and Yu Zhaohua stepped onto the platform despite Jiang Chuan’s warning.
• Yu Zhaohua fought Jiang Xuanyang alongside her Flintrock Coiling Dragon, but he overcame her after she manifested her Crimson Radiance World-Melting Dharma Form.
• Chen Beiwu emerged from seclusion as Yu Zhaohua fell from the platform, and he faced Jiang Xuanyang.

Chen Beiwu accepted Jiang Xuanyang’s gate challenge and sent Iron Egg to fight the Pure Yang Grotto-Heaven envoy’s powerful companion beast. Iron Egg defeated and devoured the Setting Sun Fire Cricket, leaving Jiang Xuanyang injured and unable to accept its death.

• Chen Beiwu emerged from seclusion and agreed to let Jiang Xuanyang rest before their duel.
• Chen Beiwu chose Iron Egg to face Jiang Xuanyang’s Setting Sun Fire Cricket, while Yu Zhaohua warned him about Jiang Xuanyang’s fierce fire.
• Jiang Xuanyang attacked with Pure Yang Void-Absorbing Palm, but Iron Egg manifested the Great Heaven Pure Hell Aspect and broke the palm.
• Jiang Xuanyang fused with the Setting Sun Fire Cricket and unleashed Setting Sun’s Supreme Blaze against Iron Egg.
• Iron Egg reached Demon King perfection, devoured the Setting Sun Fire Cricket, and severed Jiang Xuanyang’s connection to his companion beast.
• Jiang Xuanyang spat blood and collapsed to one knee, then stared in disbelief as Iron Egg spat out a wing bone.

Chen Beiwu defeated Jiang Xuanyang’s Setting Sun Fire Cricket and earned Jade Purity’s seat in the Grotto-Heaven Grand Tournament. Violet Firmament Venerable revealed that the Five Great Grotto-Heavens’ chief disciples wield power from pseudo-Dao Fruits, then explained what Chen Beiwu would need to compete with them.

• Chen Beiwu and Iron Egg defeated Jiang Xuanyang and the Setting Sun Fire Cricket, with Iron Egg draining much of the beast’s true fire while sparing its life.
• Jiang Xuanyang accepted defeat, gave Chen Beiwu the tournament invitation, and left the Jade Purity Immortal Sect with Wu Qing and Li Tianming.
• True Lord Jiang Chuan asked how Iron Egg had won, and Chen Beiwu identified its technique as the immortal-art profound ability Nine Luminaries Return to True.
• Violet Firmament Venerable summoned Chen Beiwu, offered a reward for securing a tournament seat, and explained that winning first place could earn him a Heaven-Connecting Pill.
• Violet Firmament Venerable revealed that the Five Great Grotto-Heavens’ chief disciples received power from pseudo-Dao Fruits that could assimilate their bearers and block their advancement to Void Refinement Dao Venerables.
• Violet Firmament Venerable told Chen Beiwu he would need to master the Primordial Origin Cavern-Truth Azure Splendor Fundamental Immortal Art of Commanding Myriad Tribulations and Myriad Spirits or contract a top-five origin beast to contend with the grotto-heavens.

Violet Firmament Venerable sent Chen Beiwu to the Heavenly Evolution Origin Realm to strengthen his immortal arts before the Grotto-Heaven Grand Tournament. Meanwhile, a ranking that placed Chen Beiwu fifth stirred rival sects, and the chapter ended as a Spirit Transformation Venerable led him into the realm.

• Violet Firmament Venerable warned Chen Beiwu that he could not contend with a Dao Fruit’s power and granted him a token to enter the Heavenly Evolution Origin Realm.
• Yuyue Guardian asked Violet Firmament Venerable why Chen Beiwu could not contract with her, while Qinghe stopped her from pressing the matter.
• Zhuang Fu told Wang Chan that a ranking placed Chen Beiwu fifth after he defeated Gu Yong and Easy Yang True Lord, and Wang Chan decided to inform Wang Boyang.
• Jiang Xuanyang admitted Chen Beiwu had defeated him, while Zhu Wu revealed that he had taken a Nine Yang Pill to reach Nascent Soul peak before facing him.
• Gu Qinghan ordered Gu Yong to redeem Lunar Grotto-Heaven’s standing by winning the tournament and promised him a sword strike if he took first place.
• Chen Beiwu followed his token to the Heavenly Evolution Origin Realm, where a middle-aged Spirit Transformation Venerable appeared and told him to follow.

Chen Beiwu entered the Heavenly Evolution Origin Realm to seek immortal technique Dao marks, but the realm suppressed his senses and eroded his true qi. After meeting two mysterious cultivators by a lake, he considered trying to catch an immortal intent spirit object before pursuing Dao marks.

• A middle-aged cultivator opened a spatial passage and warned Chen Beiwu to leave the realm if he developed dangerous symptoms.
• Chen Beiwu entered the Heavenly Evolution Origin Realm, where his divine sense was suppressed and his Heavenly Eye revealed terrifying beasts in chaotic mist.
• Chen Beiwu summoned Golden Egg, Iron Egg, Xuele, Zhiling, and Aji, then let Golden Egg choose a direction through the primordial forest.
• Chen Beiwu found two cultivators beside a strange lake: Old Wang, who invited him to fish, and Senior Gong, who identified himself as Gong.
• Senior Wang explained that the lake held spirit objects formed from immortal technique true intent, and Chen Beiwu's companions debated whether he should fish for one.
• Senior Gong warned Chen Beiwu that catching an immortal intent spirit object required enough comprehension to attract it, or fishing would waste his time.

Chen Beiwu persisted at Heavenly Journey Lake and used a fortuitous encounter to elevate his cultivation while attempting to draw forth a Primordial Origin Dao mark. His effort unexpectedly summoned the Primordial Origin Northern Emperor True Dragon, an immortal intent spirit object that stunned Gong Wuxian and Wang Chongyan.

• Chen Beiwu ignored the seniors’ advice to leave Heavenly Journey Lake and continued fishing for Dao marks after a day without success.
• Chen Beiwu used the Nine-Breath Qi Ingestion Divine Ability and Myriad Spirits Calamity Transformation to raise his cultivation to Nascent Soul perfection.
• Gong Wuxian and Wang Chongyan watched as Chen Beiwu’s strength weakened without producing a Primordial Origin Dao mark.
• A dragon-shaped immortal intent spirit object emerged from Heavenly Journey Lake, revealing itself as the Primordial Origin Northern Emperor True Dragon.
• Gong Wuxian suppressed his resentment at Chen Beiwu’s success, while Wang Chongyan realized his encouragement had helped bring about the rare opportunity.

Chen Beiwu comprehended the Primordial Origin Northern Emperor True Dragon, advanced his Primordial Origin fundamental immortal arts to major accomplishment, and gained the Northern Emperor's Ten Thousand Spirits Dao Edict. After the Violet Firmament Venerable tested his strength and warned him about the Five Great Grotto-Heavens' strengthened chief disciples, Chen Beiwu agreed to take a Limit-Breaking Profound Pill to advance his cultivation.

• Wang Chongyan and Gong Wuxian discussed Chen Beiwu's chances of reaching Nascent Soul perfection after he stirred the Primordial Origin Northern Emperor True Dragon.
• With help from Golden Egg, Iron Egg, Xuele, Zhiling, and Aji, Chen Beiwu contemplated the Dao, reached major accomplishment in the Primordial Origin fundamental immortal arts, and comprehended the Northern Emperor's Ten Thousand Spirits Dao Edict.
• Chen Beiwu emerged with a Dao Pearl, refused to let Golden Egg eat it, and returned to Jade Purity Peak after activating the Sect Master's token.
• The Violet Firmament Venerable told Chen Beiwu that the Five Great Grotto-Heavens' chief disciples had reached Nascent Soul peak, then demonstrated how a superior realm could suppress him.
• Chen Beiwu resisted the Violet Firmament Venerable's pressure with Great Mystery Guarding the One, and the Sect Master praised his prospects in the Grotto-Heaven Grand Tournament.
• The Violet Firmament Venerable offered Chen Beiwu a Limit-Breaking Profound Pill, and Chen Beiwu agreed to take it.