Ch. 542Peerless in All the World, Flesh Regeneration

Lin Lang survived heavenly punishment and fused his bloodlines, reaching flesh regeneration before returning to Blackwood Cliff. There, he learned that Duan Lang had encountered the injured Yin Zhong and that Tong Clan descendants might be nearby, just as a messenger reported that someone had seen a god.

  • After leaving Nihon, Lin Lang cultivated on the sea during a storm, fused the Demon Dragon and Divine Dragon bloodlines, and regenerated two fingers while enduring heavenly punishment.
  • Lin Lang concluded that his body had reached flesh regeneration and discussed the Sword Realm’s ancient sword techniques and possible deities with Demon Kui.
  • Yin Zhong failed to heal the last portion of his injuries and planned to obtain the Divine Dragon Sword or enter Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven for the Tong Clan’s Spirit Mirror.
  • At Blackwood Cliff, Wen Chouchou told Lin Lang that Duan Lang had found Yin Zhong and several young people surnamed Tong, whom Lin Lang suspected were Tong Clan descendants.
  • Lin Lang ordered Duan Lang and others to investigate Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven without underestimating Yin Zhong, while learning that Bu Jingyun had gone west to search for Loulan.
  • Xiang Wentian arrived and told Lin Lang that someone claimed to have seen a god.

Ch. 543You were fooled by a man because you were blind

Lin Lang sent Jiang Xiaoyu to seek Demon Lord Bai Suzhen, who was hidden in Southern Shaolin’s wooden alley, while Nie Feng pursued a masked man from the Bu Clan who planned to restore its rule. Lin Lang arrived as Bai Suzhen challenged him, and he began to face her Maha Boundless.

  • Lin Lang learned that Nie Feng had spotted a self-proclaimed god, but Mud Bodhisattva could only divine a broad direction, so Lin Lang decided to investigate himself.
  • The masked Divine Pace Protector evaded Nie Feng, judged Lin Lang’s reputation exaggerated, and resolved to find the God of Immortality and reclaim the world for the Bu Clan.
  • Jiang Xiaoyu searched West Lake for Bai Suzhen and the Fourth Divine Stone, then went to Southern Shaolin after finding neither.
  • Jiang Xiaoyu sensed Origin-Level Maha Boundless in Southern Shaolin’s wooden alley and called out Bai Suzhen, who appeared and questioned his connection to Lin Lang.
  • Lin Lang arrived, defended Jiang Xiaoyu, and provoked Bai Suzhen by saying her lover deceived her because she was blind.
  • Bai Suzhen attacked Lin Lang with Earth-Rank Maha Boundless, amplifying her strength tenfold, and Lin Lang calmly told her to disperse.

Ch. 544The Divine Stone secured, Heaven and Earth's Four Great Strange Stones assembled

Lin Lang obtained the Divine Stone alms bowl from Demon Lord Bai Suzhen in exchange for helping her kill the God of Immortality, then brought it back to have it reforged for Lin Ying. After Nie Feng returned from pursuing an elusive opponent, Lin Lang encouraged him to improve and revealed that he planned to combine the powers of Heaven and Earth's Four Great Strange Stones.

  • Lin Lang suppressed Demon Lord Bai Suzhen's Maha Boundless and traded his help against the God of Immortality for the Divine Stone alms bowl; she warned him that Bu Jingyun might share the God of Immortality's Bu Clan bloodline.
  • Lin Lang told Jiang Xiaoyu that Bu Jingyun's heritage was no secret to him and that God General could remain a guest elder as long as he did not aid the God of Immortality.
  • Lin Lang ordered Yu Yue and Zhong Mei to reforge the Divine Stone alms bowl into a one-handed weapon for Lin Ying, and they decided to consult Mud Bodhisattva.
  • Nie Feng returned after failing to catch a pursuer whose lightness skill surpassed his, and Lin Lang urged him to keep developing his speed and martial path.
  • Lin Lang took Nie Feng's Snow-Drinking Mad Saber and planned to draw out and combine the powers of Heaven and Earth's Four Great Strange Stones to seek a new power and insight into ascending to the Immortal Realm.

Ch. 545No-Seeking Changing Formula, Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven

Lin Lang contemplated the Martial Dao while Bu Jingyun discovered the No-Seeking Changing Formula in Loulan, Yin Zhong killed his giant python to suppress his injuries, and Duan Lang secretly tracked the Tong Clan toward Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven. The chapter ended as a powerful aura surged from Lin Lang’s chamber, signaling that he was about to break through again.

  • Lin Lang discussed teaching his six-month-old son cultivation with Ren Yingying, then entered seclusion to study sword techniques with Demon Kui’s help.
  • Bu Jingyun found Loulan Ancient City, learned its stone-figure sword techniques, and discovered the No-Seeking Changing Formula inscribed on the Mysterious Tortoise’s shell.
  • Duan Lang left Sword-Controlling Manor to follow the Tong Clan, and Yin Zhong killed and devoured his five-hundred-year-old giant python to suppress his injuries.
  • Tong Bo repeatedly suspected someone was following the group, while Duan Lang used a Gu Worm to track them toward Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven.
  • Lin Lang’s aura surged from his secret chamber, startling Ren Yingying and the others as they realized he was nearing another breakthrough.

Ch. 546The Primordial Spirit Entered the Golden Core, Shattering the Void

Lin Lang merged his primordial spirit into his golden core and planned to unite his essence, qi, and spirit before pursuing a higher realm. As Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai left to train in another world, Lin Lang learned that an unknown expert had entered his world and that Duan Lang had found Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven.

  • Lin Lang merged his primordial spirit into his golden core, then emerged from seclusion and told Ren Yingying and Nie Renwang about his new cultivation path.
  • Lin Lang encouraged Nie Renwang to seek training in other worlds, and Nie Renwang left with Duan Shuai after telling Nie Feng he would not say goodbye.
  • Lin Lang helped Nie Feng commit to specializing in wind, advised him to study Maha Boundless at Southern Shaolin, and sent him into seclusion.
  • Lin Lang ordered Wen Chouchou to watch for Bu Jingyun and God General, then learned that someone had followed a shattered void into his world and assigned Lan Fenghuang to assist Second Dream.
  • Duan Lang sent word that he had found Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven, prompting Lin Lang to plan to obtain the Spirit Mirror and the Long Clan's treasures.

Ch. 547Now that I'm here, can I leave empty-handed?

Yin Zhong killed Long Po and took the Divine Dragon Sword, while Lin Lang entered Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven and demanded the Spirit Mirror and the Tong and Long clans’ secrets in exchange for thawing their frozen clansmen. The chapter ended with Tong Bo and Tong Zhan weighing Lin Lang’s demands.

  • Yin Zhong visited Dragon Marsh Manor, discovered that Tong Bo was Long Teng’s descendant, and killed Long Po after she revealed the Divine Dragon Sword.
  • Lin Lang arrived at the waterfall entrance to Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven, tore open its barrier, and entered with Duan Lang.
  • Tong Bo and the others confronted Lin Lang, who revealed that Tong Bo was Long Bo, Long Teng’s descendant, and that Tong Zhan was meant to lead the Tong Clan.
  • Lin Lang rejected the claim that the Spirit Mirror was lost and demanded it, the clans’ inherited martial arts, the barrier method, and essence blood in return for thawing the frozen Tong Clan.
  • Tong Bo and Tong Zhan exchanged a glance and considered whether to accept Lin Lang’s demands.

Ch. 548When I'm in the Right, I'm Happy to Reason

Lin Lang freed Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven’s frozen inhabitants after Tong Zhan agreed to hand over the Tong Clan’s martial arts, while Duan Lang defeated Tong Xin. As Lin Lang and Duan Lang prepared to leave, Yin Zhong revealed himself with a second Divine Dragon Sword and attacked the weakened Tong Clan.

  • Tong Xin attacked Duan Lang, but Duan Lang defeated him and demanded essence blood while sparing his life at Lin Lang’s unspoken preference.
  • Tong Zhan promised Lin Lang copies of the Tong Clan’s secret arts in exchange for saving Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven, and Lin Lang drew away the freezing energy to revive its inhabitants.
  • Lin Lang gave Duan Lang the Ice Soul, and Tong Zhan ordered the Tong Clan to provide its manuals and Tong Xin’s and Long Bo’s essence blood.
  • Lin Lang and Duan Lang prepared to leave with the manuals and wine, while Tong Zhan believed Lin Lang had forgotten to claim the Spirit Mirror.
  • Yin Zhong appeared with a second Divine Dragon Sword, wounded an elder, and revealed that he had killed Long Po and intended to destroy both the Tong and Long Clans.
  • Long Bo, Tong Zhan, Tong Xin, and several elders attacked Yin Zhong, who mocked them and prepared to fight as a demigod.

Ch. 549A divine skill that allowed transformation

Lin Lang mastered the Dragon God Skill, tested its transformations, and helped Duan Lang realize he must forge his own martial path. Meanwhile, Yin Zhong defeated Long Bo in Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven, but the Spirit Mirror appeared just as Yin Zhong prepared to claim it, and a mysterious giant hand seized it.

  • Lin Lang explained that he had pretended to be injured to draw Yin Zhong out, then studied Long Bo's Dragon God Skill while Duan Lang examined the Tong Clan's manuals.
  • Lin Lang mastered the Dragon God Skill, transformed into a dragon, and tested its speed, strength, and partial human-dragon form before promising to teach Duan Lang.
  • Duan Lang realized he should build his own martial path from the techniques he learned, and Lin Lang praised his insight.
  • In Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven, Yin Zhong defeated Long Bo despite both of them using the perfected Dragon God Skill, then healed himself by absorbing the essence of Tong Clan members.
  • The Grand Elder revealed that the Spirit Mirror had vanished, but it soon flew into the battlefield; Yin Zhong reached for it as a giant hand seized it and challenged his claim to be Number One Under Heaven.

Ch. 550With Enough Strength, You Really Could Do Whatever You Wanted

Lin Lang defeated and killed Yin Zhong in Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven, then left with the Spirit Mirror and the Divine Dragon Swords. On the journey back, he instructed Duan Lang in swordsmanship before opening the Spirit Mirror’s seal, which began pulling in his Primordial Spirit.

  • Yin Zhong tried to reclaim the Spirit Mirror, but Lin Lang refused and let Duan Lang test his skills against him.
  • Yin Zhong attacked Lin Lang with fire and lightning, but Lin Lang endured both attacks unharmed and caught Yin Zhong when he fled as a dragon.
  • Lin Lang drained Yin Zhong’s essence with the Evil Emperor’s Relic and reduced his body to ash, then accepted the Divine Dragon Sword from Long Bo and thanks from Tong Zhan.
  • Lin Lang left with Duan Lang, coached him on how to improve his swordsmanship, and offered him one of the Divine Dragon Swords, which Duan Lang declined.
  • Lin Lang examined the Spirit Mirror, opened its seal with his Primordial Spirit, and felt the mirror pull his Primordial Spirit inside.

Ch. 551The Spirit Mirror Unlocked the Mysteries, Linking the Nine Realms

Lin Lang forced Long Teng to submit as the Spirit Mirror’s weapon spirit, then used it to create stable passages connecting the Nine Realms. The new links drew powerful figures’ attention, and Chi Jue entered the passage from Heavenless Purgatory to investigate.

  • Long Teng emerged from the Spirit Mirror, but Lin Lang defeated him and made him agree to serve as its weapon spirit.
  • Long Teng explained that the Spirit Mirror could create stable spatial passages, and Lin Lang took him back to Blackwood Cliff.
  • Lin Lang gathered his disciples at Blackwood Cliff and promised to take them to Water-Moon Grotto-Heaven for opponents to spar with.
  • Lin Lang infused the Spirit Mirror with his essence and opened stable passages linking the Nine Realms.
  • Xiao Sanxiao, Second Dream, Wu Wudi, and the Emperor of Great Ming sensed the changes and considered what Lin Lang was doing.
  • Chi Jue entered the stable passage in Heavenless Purgatory to discover where it led.

Ch. 552Behold the Dao of the Nine Realms, condense the five energies within the chest

Lin Lang connected the Nine Realms, explored their Martial Dao, and discovered a way to strengthen himself and his disciples by condensing the five energies within the chest. At the Demon Realm passage, Wanwan confronted Xiang Yutian, whose attempt to plant a Demon Seed in her appeared to have trapped him instead.

  • Lin Lang opened passages between the Nine Realms and invited powerful warriors to join him in seeking the Immortal Realm Gate.
  • Warriors from several worlds entered the Mortal Realm, where Wanwan and Ren Yingying guarded passages and Ren Yingying defeated Chi Jue and his family.
  • Lin Lang explored the Heaven Realm and Earth Realm with his primordial spirit, then returned to Blackwood Cliff with new insights into Myriad Dao Unity.
  • Lin Lang condensed the five energies within his chest, accelerated his cultivation, and taught his disciples how to follow the same method.
  • Jiang Xiaoyu and the others left to help guard the passages, while Wanwan faced Xiang Yutian at the Demon Realm entrance.
  • Xiang Yutian planted a Demon Seed in Wanwan, but realized she intended to kill him and absorb his power; Lin Lang recognized him as the Evil Emperor and believed he would die.

Ch. 553Crushing Primordial Spirits, Slaying Ten Thousand with a Wave

Wanwan killed Xiang Yutian and absorbed his primordial spirit, while Lin Lang annihilated nearly ten thousand experts who besieged Blackwood Cliff. Ren Yingying returned with Flame Divine Skill legacies, and she and Lin Lang prepared to grow stronger as they continued their plans for the Nine Realms.

  • Wanwan defeated Xiang Yutian with her original martial arts and destroyed his primordial spirit, absorbing the energy into her demon seed.
  • Many experts who had shattered the void returned to the Mortal Realm and gathered at Blackwood Cliff to confront the Sun Moon Holy Cult over their lost sects and clans.
  • Lin Lang killed Sect Leader Liu with a glance and warned the crowd to withdraw or face death.
  • Lin Lang released his primordial spirit and used Quake to extinguish the souls of nearly ten thousand attackers at once.
  • Ren Yingying returned after killing a group of Flame Divine Skill users and bringing back their martial arts legacies.
  • Lin Lang assured Ren Yingying that their son was safe, and Ren Yingying said she would enter seclusion to improve her strength.

Ch. 554Heaven and Earth Essence Surged, Ushering in a Golden Age of Martial Dao

Lin Lang consolidated control over the connected Nine Realms as the Mortal Realm’s Heaven and Earth Essence surged, while his disciples and allies pursued cultivation in other worlds. Demon Lord Bai Suzhen and the God of Immortality secretly joined forces against Lin Lang, but Bai Suzhen betrayed him and Lin Lang attacked as the God of Immortality fled into the Void.

  • Lin Lang’s forces guarded the entrances to the Nine Realms, and Lin Lang advised his disciples to explore dangerous realms once they reached sufficient strength.
  • Lin Lang promised a Dragon Essence Immortal Elixir to whichever disciple or ally first reached the Martial Arts Myth Peak, then welcomed Bu Jingyun back and learned of the No-Seeking Changing Formula he had obtained in Loulan.
  • Lin Lang sensed that the Mortal Realm’s Heaven and Earth Essence had surged and predicted a golden age of Martial Dao, then returned to studying Myriad Dao Unity.
  • Demon Lord Bai Suzhen encountered the God of Immortality, who swore to cooperate with her in capturing Lin Lang and seizing his martial legacies; they agreed that Lin Lang’s body would belong to her and Bu Jingyun’s to him.
  • Lin Lang rushed to Southern Shaolin after sensing demonic intent, where Bai Suzhen revealed her apparent attack was a ruse and struck at the God of Immortality instead.
  • The God of Immortality fled toward the Void, but Lin Lang sent a fallen leaf after him as Bai Suzhen gave chase.

Ch. 555The Bu Clan, the Heaven-Shifting Divine Art

Lin Lang killed the God of Immortality and the Divine Pace Protector, learned their martial arts, and accepted Demon Lord Bai Suzhen’s legacy. He returned to Blackwood Cliff to study his gains while Yu Yue and Zhong Mei searched for a way to finish forging a powerful formation disc.

  • The God of Immortality attacked Lin Lang with Maha Boundless, but Lin Lang killed him and absorbed his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
  • Lin Lang caught and killed the Divine Pace Protector, gaining the Heaven-Shifting Divine Art and the Bu Clan’s supreme lightness skill.
  • Lin Lang returned to Southern Shaolin and told Demon Lord Bai Suzhen that both Bu Clan experts were dead, and she entrusted him with her Six Great Demon Crossings and Martial Dao legacy.
  • Lin Lang returned to Blackwood Cliff and entered seclusion to study the martial arts he had obtained.
  • Yu Yue and Zhong Mei found that their formation disc still failed after quenching it, and Zhong Mei proposed using the blood of a supreme expert.

Ch. 556What use would I have for your son? A daughter would be more like it

Lin Lang awakened the Formation Disk with his heart’s essence blood, then used it to begin fusing the powers of Heaven and Earth’s Four Great Strange Stones. As a tremendous new power and strange celestial signs filled the Mortal Realm, the Mud Bodhisattva wondered whether Lin Lang was about to become an immortal.

  • Lin Lang sparred with Wu Wudi, who broke the Great Evil King, lifted his family’s bloodline curse, and advanced his primordial spirit.
  • Wu Wudi joined the Sun Moon Holy Cult as a guest elder, while Ren Yingying accepted his son, Little Wu, as her disciple.
  • The Mud Bodhisattva chose an auspicious time, and Lin Lang awakened the Formation Disk with four drops of essence blood from his heart.
  • Lin Lang positioned the Four Great Strange Stones around the Formation Disk and began fusing their powers as Long Teng stood guard.
  • A magnificent new power and unprecedented celestial signs spread across the Mortal Realm, prompting Wu Wudi and the Mud Bodhisattva to wonder whether the Immortal Realm Gate was opening and Lin Lang was ascending.

Ch. 557Fusing the Four Great Strange Stones, Comprehending the Path to Immortality

Lin Lang refined a new cultivation method with the Heavenly Dao’s gift, then ventured into the void and found the world containing the War God Palace. While he searched for the Immortal Realm Gate, Xiao Sanxiao rejected his sons’ plot to seize Lin Lang’s family, and the Sword Sect’s guest elders set out to hone their skills.

  • Xiao Sanxiao noticed an immense aura over Blackwood Cliff and realized Lin Lang might be approaching immortality, while his sons secretly tried to restore their martial arts.
  • The Heavenly Dao’s pure energy caused breakthroughs among the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s members, and Lin Lang used the gift to refine the Heaven and Earth Great Shift into a method he believed could lead to immortality.
  • Lin Lang emerged from seclusion, shared his cultivation method with Ren Yingying and the others, and said he would search for the War God Space rather than force open an unknown passage to the Immortal Realm.
  • Lin Lang explored the void, found the world containing the War God Palace, and began dragging it toward the Mortal Realm.
  • Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi urged Xiao Sanxiao to kidnap Lin Lang’s family, but Xiao Sanxiao refused and planned to seek Lin Lang’s method through an exchange instead.
  • Second Dream warned the Sword Sect’s guest elders to stay cautious, but Ximen Chuixue, Yan Shisan, and the others left to test themselves in dangerous battles.

Ch. 558Shrinking Earth to an Inch, merging essence blood into the Golden Core

Lin Lang brought the War God Palace’s world to Blackwood Cliff, where he and his companions explored its treasures and studied the Space Dao. After a year of seclusion, he merged his essence blood into his Golden Core and announced plans to teach the Martial Dao while preparing his son Jiang Xiaoyu to lead the Sun Moon Holy Cult before Lin Lang’s planned ascension in twenty years.

  • Lin Lang opened a passage to the War God Palace’s world, and he, Wanwan, Ren Yingying, Second Dream, Wu Wudi, and his disciples entered to explore it.
  • Wanwan comprehended a powerful defensive technique, while Lin Lang studied the War God Palace’s spatial arrangement and demonstrated Shrinking Earth to an Inch.
  • Lin Lang and his companions left the War God Palace, and several of them cultivated in seclusion; Lin Lang later succeeded in merging his essence blood into his Golden Core.
  • After a year in seclusion, Lin Lang summoned the Sun Moon Holy Cult and announced that he would explain the Martial Dao at Blackwood Cliff, drawing people from across the Nine Realms.
  • Lin Lang told Jiang Xiaoyu that he would ascend to the Immortal Realm in twenty years and appointed him the Holy Cult’s future Cult Leader, with his four junior brothers as Guardian Dharma Kings.

Ch. 559Ten thousand sects paid homage, the World's Martial Arts Sage

Lin Lang lectured a vast gathering of martial artists on the Martial Dao, then was hailed as the World's Martial Arts Sage after the lecture ended. As fortune gathered around him, the Emperor of Great Ming interpreted the glowing Heirloom Seal as Heaven’s sign of a Sage and ordered a colossal statue of Lin Lang.

  • Lin Lang appointed Jiang Xiaoyu to become Cult Leader after reaching the Land Immortal realm and gave him a Dragon Essence Immortal Elixir to help him break through.
  • Ren Yingying, Wanwan, and Second Dream emerged from seclusion, reflected on their growth under Lin Lang, and celebrated with him before he addressed the gathering at Blackwood Cliff.
  • Lin Lang explained the Martial Dao and the path toward becoming a Land Immortal and ascending, speaking for three days and nights to martial artists from across the Nine Realms.
  • Wang Wu and Jia Liu led the crowd in kneeling to Lin Lang as Sage Master, and Lin Lang accepted their salute before returning to his courtyard.
  • The Heirloom Seal of the Realm glowed in the Forbidden City, and the Old Eunuch told the Emperor of Great Ming that it signaled Heaven had sent down a Sage.
  • The Emperor of Great Ming ordered a hundred-zhang statue of Lin Lang and declared him the Great Ming Sage Teacher for ten thousand generations.

Ch. 560Plenty of women like me. Am I short of people to serve me?

Lin Lang returned to Great Ming, empowered Five Poisons Child, dismissed Lan Xiaodie, and let Xiao He remain at the Imperial Preceptor's Residence before meeting the emperor. After learning of two newly forged divine weapons in the Earth Realm, he sent people to investigate, and Wen Chouchou warned that the mission might exceed Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun's abilities.

  • Lin Lang accepted Great Ming's statue honoring him as Sage Teacher for the time being and warned the emperor against seeking to rule other worlds.
  • Lin Lang appointed Five Poisons Child to lead the Five Immortals Sect and raised his strength to the heavenly realm peak, then sent Lan Xiaodie away while allowing Xiao He to stay at the Imperial Preceptor's Residence.
  • Lin Lang visited the Emperor of Great Ming, drew true dragon qi from the Imperial Jade Seal, and gave the emperor a cultivation method to extend his life and train the crown prince.
  • The Emperor of Great Ming told Lin Lang that a saber and sword with the power of the Dragon and Phoenix had been forged in the Earth Realm, and Lin Lang ordered an investigation.
  • Wen Chouchou reported that the Earth Realm information differed from what Lin Lang had heard and that Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun might not be enough to handle the mission.

Ch. 561Yes, I'm Bullying You. Fight Back If You Can!

Lin Lang sent Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun to confront the newly advanced Land Immortals Chu Wanxin and Bai Yutong, who had entered the Mortal Realm seeking greater power. After the pair nearly overwhelmed his disciples, Lin Lang intervened, killed Chu Wanxin, and ordered the two disciples to eliminate the remaining Heaven Gate forces in the Earth Realm.

  • Lin Lang learned that two Land Immortals in the Earth Realm had defeated Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun’s mission, so he decided to investigate with them.
  • Chu Wanxin and Bai Yutong, armed with the Dragon Soul Saber and Phoenix Blood Sword and empowered by dragon pearls, entered the Mortal Realm while Divine Diviner plotted to take control of the Earth Realm.
  • Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun intercepted Chu Wanxin and Bai Yutong, but the pair joined forces and began to overpower them.
  • Lin Lang disrupted the pair’s combined technique and revealed himself, while Bai Yutong gave Chu Wanxin her pearl to boost his strength.
  • Chu Wanxin attacked Lin Lang, who effortlessly killed him and took the two pearls; Lin Lang ordered Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun to wipe out Heaven Gate’s remaining forces in the Earth Realm.
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