Chapter 313: A Glimpse Into the Years of the Holy Demons and the Fruit of the Tao [Slaying Desire], the Fire of Lust Burns the Body and Refines the Soul
Middle Earth, Jiuhua Mountain.
Above the mountains, black mist billowed, and the demonic aura surged into the sky. It was as if all the demons came out of their cages, and the terrifying demonic aura covered the sun and the sky!
The entire Jiuhua Mountain seems to have become a paradise for monsters. The roars of various monsters are endless, making the villagers in the villages near Jiuhua Mountain and many monks in the Lianhua Temple in the mountain feel their hair standing on end and fear. breed.
How could so many monsters suddenly appear in the world?
This really makes many people not understand the situation.
As the top power in the world, Lianhua Temple has a very high reputation in the world. After all, it is one of the three major Buddhist temples, even surpassing Ganye Temple and second only to Lanke.
Lianhua Temple is also good at producing demon subduing masters. Famous demon subduing masters, such as the legendary Master Duhai, once personally subdued a thousand-year-old demon!
Therefore, there are actually many people surrounding Jiuhua Mountain, who live here and establish businesses here, just to avoid being intruded by monsters around Jiuhua Mountain.
Therefore, when Jiuhua Mountain was filled with demonic energy, and there was even a tendency for demons to emerge from their cages, these villagers and some monks were confused, with emotions of fear and collapse of faith in their hearts.
Deep in Lianhua Temple, in front of the Demon Subduing Tower.
Master Duhai was trembling all over, and the cassock he wore was trembling at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like the sparkling lake reflected by the evening sun.
An Le's white clothes flew up, his eyes narrowed, his palms fell on the ink pool, and his whole aura condensed into a rope at this moment.
The terrifying pressure made Master Duhai almost kneel on the ground.
Of course, Master Duhai's main shock came from the fact that the old bat demon in the late ninth realm was killed by An Le in the Demon Subduing Tower...
The demonic energy in the Demon Subduing Tower has not weakened, but has become more terrifying. This... is very weird!
"No...impossible! How come...there are other suppressed monsters in the Demon Subduing Tower?!"
Master Duhai looked pale and said in disbelief.
He looked at Anle, and his heart was shocked beyond measure.
"This is not a demon, but a holy demon from heaven."
An Le said calmly.
"Devil...Devil...Holy Demon..."
Master Duhai doesn't know what a holy demon is, but he knows that the holy demon is definitely an extremely terrifying existence.
Because Master Duhai sensed the change in Anle's attitude. When he saw the terrifying existence in the deepest cage in the Demon Subduing Tower, Anle's temperament sharpened in an instant and he entered a fighting state.
Even if Master Duhai doesn't know about the Holy Demon, he can know from the well-being reaction that the Holy Demon must be extremely terrifying.
In addition, Master Duhai also saw the Buddhist mummy wrapped in cassocks that suppressed the holy demon.
Master Duhai can confirm that this Buddhist mummy is not that of any monk from Lianhua Temple.
Even if the history of Renhua Temple is pushed forward, the identity of the other party cannot be determined.
"A Buddha from heaven? A Buddha who walked out of the Buddha Land and Spiritual Mountain?"
Master Duhai heard An Le's murmur, his heart was shaken, and he couldn't help but look at An Le.
Anle was not in the mood to popularize the knowledge of saints and demons to Master Duhai.
The appearance of a holy demon in Lianhua Temple was something Anle didn't expect at all. He originally thought that the only holy demon in the world was the one at the bottom of the Canglang River.
That was the holy demon that the Holy Master suppressed and sealed in the human world. I never thought that there was one in Lianhua Temple.
The terrifying demonic energy permeated the demon subduing tower, and the opened door was like a vent.
However, above the cage, there is a huge Buddhist Sanskrit flashing, and the gorgeous Buddha light suppresses the overflow of demonic energy and suppresses the leakage of demonic energy.
"I don't know much about the eminent monk in Buddha Land Lingshan, but although this monk has died, the original aura that remains in his body does come from God, and he is an eminent Buddhist monk from God."
Anle felt Master Duhai's gaze, glanced at him, and responded.
"The Demon Subduing Tower of Lianhua Temple... actually suppressed a holy demon. This is... not a small matter."
Anle said.
"You don't know what a holy demon is, but when you see this eminent monk from the Buddha Land risking his life to suppress and seal this demon, you understand how terrifying it is."
When Master Duhai heard this, he couldn't help but nod.
Indeed, if he just learned that there was a holy demon sealed in the Demon Subduing Tower, he would not feel anything.
However, when there was an eminent monk from Buddha Land Lingshan in front of the sealed Holy Demon Cage... the impact became very strong.
Boom!
Terrifying waves of demonic energy swept through.
In just a blink of an eye, it enveloped the entire Jiuhua Mountain. Many vegetation on Jiuhua Mountain began to wither. Many practitioners only felt that the spiritual energy in their bodies was not flowing smoothly, and their qi and blood became dry.
Everyone showed fear in their hearts.
Master Duhai also felt the stagnation in his own cultivation, and his expression changed drastically.
Is it so scary?
Just a trace of evil energy can have such a terrible impact!
It turned out that the monks of Lotus Temple were living under such terrifying demons day and night.
If the seal of the Demon Subduing Tower is broken, then the entire Lianhua Temple... I'm afraid it will be slaughtered!
The emergence of a holy demon in the human world, this matter... can be big or small.
Mainly, the origin of the Demon Subduing Tower.
This was only a third-level treasure, and he could be sure of this, but it was able to suppress a holy demon... which made him feel a little surprised.
"How long will it take to track down the existence of this treasure, the Demon Subduing Tower?"
Anle looked at Master Duhai and asked.
He did not immediately set foot in the Demon Subduing Tower. The Holy Master had said that all matters involving Holy Demons must be done with caution.
The Holy Demon... is the common enemy of the three realms. Even if the three realms are in competition with each other, once they face the Holy Demon, they all share the same hatred.
As for the Holy Demons... none of them are easy to deal with.
According to what the Holy Master once popularized, when a Holy Demon is born, he has the cultivation level of the Ten Realms, and the Holy Demon with the Ten Realm cultivation level is only at the lowest level. Ordinary Holy Demons have power comparable to that of an Immortal Lord.
They feed on the avenue. Wherever they pass, the avenue is deserted, the origin collapses, everything returns to ruins, and everything is empty!
This is the most terrifying thing about the Holy Demon.
The three passes of Human World Pass, Heaven Pass and Netherworld Pass were guarded in the original ninth heaven in order to resist the invasion of holy demons.
Therefore, Anle faced the Holy Demon...how could he dare to be careless?
When Du Hai heard An Le's question, he was stunned for a moment, clasped his palms together, and shook his head: "The origin of the Demon Subduing Tower cannot be traced back. It is rumored that it was a treasure that was introduced to the human world from the Buddha Land of Heaven. It is rumored that it was an eminent monk from the Buddha Land of Heaven, expressing his feelings for the human world. When the demon clan is in trouble, it is said that the demon tower will be lowered to suppress all demons in the world, so that the people can be protected from the demon disaster."
"As for the origin of the Demon Subduing Tower, it is unknown to Mohu."
These are the information recorded in the Lianhua Temple classics. As Anle's Taoist slave, Duhai will naturally not hide anything. Because of the glass lamp, Duhai is respectful to Anle and does not dare to be perfunctory or sloppy.
"Does it come from the Buddha land in heaven?"
Anle frowned.
With his eyesight as a holy weapon, he can actually tell that the rank of the Demon Subduing Tower is not low.
It can even be said to be extremely high, at least the rank of a holy weapon.
However, now it has fallen into decline, and only the rank of the third-level treasure is left.
Is the reason for the fall related to the suppression of the Holy Demon in the Demon Subduing Tower?
Anle took a deep breath and felt that things were unusual. Anything involving the Holy Demon would become unusual.
"Does the Holy Master know about the suppression of the second Holy Demon in the human world?"
Anle murmured.
An Le even had a terrifying thought in his mind. He felt that maybe... the Holy Master really didn't know that this Holy Demon existed in the world!
Anle was able to notice it because he looked at the Demon Subduing Tower and saw the purple energy of time swaying and raging in it!
How can a mere three-thousand-year-old demon... be able to carry the purple energy of time in front of Anle?
With the improvement of Anle cultivation level, the emergence of purple time energy becomes more and more difficult.
Therefore, the presence of purple time energy... indicates that there is another terrifying existence in the Demon Subduing Tower.
No, Anle discovered this holy demon based on these clues!
The demonic energy surged and swept across.
An Le flicked his finger, and a flash of sword light rushed into the sky. It suddenly bloomed like fireworks and turned into a rain of swords pouring down, covering the entire Jiuhua Mountain, killing the raging demonic energy one after another, and preventing these demons. The leakage of anger led to even more terrible things happening.
Facing the Holy Demon, Anle must be extremely vigilant.
Because, Anle felt... life fluctuations from the Demon Subduing Tower!
This is a living holy demon!
It is completely different from the bones of the Holy Demon that were glimpsed at the bottom of the Canglang River. There may be a living Holy Demon sealed in the Demon Subduing Tower.
In other words, this holy demon... has been sealed for a long time and has not yet died.
Even the eminent monks in the Buddhist land have died away, but the holy demons still have vitality...
Anle took a deep breath and without any further hesitation, he thought for a while, dressed elegantly in white, and walked toward the Demon Subduing Tower.
In the Demon Subduing Tower, there is still a strong demonic energy, but it seems that these demonic auras have not infected the deeper cage area at all.
It was as if someone had deliberately isolated it.
If Anle hadn't peeked through the secret of the Demon Subduing Tower, perhaps this seal would have continued to exist, and the Holy Demon existing in the cage would have broken out of the seal, bringing a shock to the world of the Holy Demon's rampage.
Master Duhai looked at Anle's back as he stepped into the Demon Subduing Tower, hesitated for a moment, and then followed.
There are actually secrets they don't know about in the Demon Subduing Tower of Lianhua Temple.
I wonder if the three late Masters Puci, Pudu and Puhang knew the secret of the Demon Subduing Tower?
Most of them don't know.
Holy Demon...What exactly is a Holy Demon?
How could An Le, who was now standing at the highest point in the world, show such solemn emotions.
He followed Anle into the Demon Subduing Tower.
The pressure was increasing, and the demonic energy in the air seemed to come alive, snaking like a snake, trying to penetrate through the pores of the skin and corrode everything.
Du Hai's complexion changed slightly, and he felt that his mind was affected.
He hurriedly chanted Buddhist scriptures to keep his six sense organs pure and undisturbed.
Anle, on the other hand, doesn't care about the influence of these demonic energies at all. Anle, who has a third-level spiritual river, has absolute confidence to resist the influence of demonic energies.
Inherent space, the space in the Demon Subduing Tower is huge, it can even be described as vast.
Anle came to the seated body of the withered old monk.
The other party was completely dead, and his bones were like ten thousand years old wood, withered, stiff, and lifeless.
However, there is a brilliant Buddha's light on the corpse, a pious light that makes people feel convinced.
"This monk's cultivation has definitely reached the eleventh level!"
Crossing the sea and following Anle, looking at the monk's bones in the Buddha Land Lingshan, he couldn't help but say.
Anle glanced at Duhai and lowered his tone.
At least they are all powerful.
Although the source of the other party had dissipated and his body had become fragile over the years, the lingering pressure was still strong.
Until his death, this monk from the Buddha's Land and Spiritual Mountain still insisted on suppressing the holy demon sealed in the Demon-Subduing Tower.
This spirit made Anle admire and sigh.
He raised his eyes and looked into the dark cage.
The holy demon... was hidden in it.
Anle had even seen the twisted purple time energy.
With a move of his mind, he began to try to extract the time energy.
However, he did not feel too much effort, and Anle easily extracted a wisp of purple time energy from the other party.
After this wisp of purple time energy circled around his finger, it was collected by Anle into his body.
Looking at the holy demon in the deep cage, there was still no movement, and Anle raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Sir, why don't you come out to see me?"
Anle said indifferently.
There was no movement in the depths of the cage.
Anle raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but chuckle. It was just right that he didn't come out. He could just observe the picture in the purple air of time.
Explore the truth and origin of this holy demon.
With a move of his mind, a wisp of purple air of time surged and floated in the Daoguo space.
Like the burning of incense sticks, the smoke filled the air, like the rippling of water, and a picture slowly took shape.
Anle frowned and observed the picture of time.
…
What came into view was the extremely rich Buddha light, the surging Buddha light, surging.
Anle saw a pagoda and ancient temple, each of which was releasing Buddha light.
In the surging Buddha light, a holy demon was shrouded, as if surrounded by an endless fire, and there was no place to escape.
In each pagoda and ancient temple, there was a monk emitting the phantom of the Buddha, sitting upright and chanting Sanskrit.
Waves of Sanskrit sounds, accompanied by Buddha light, surrounded the holy demon like a burning fire, suppressing the holy demon!
Suddenly, the holy demon laughed loudly, and the laughter was very strange, like a woman... but also like a man, always jumping between men and women.
The origin road was released, covering the monks sitting under the Buddha light of the pagoda.
The Buddha light array intertwined, but then there was a sharp whistle.
The burly body of the holy demon changed in a thousand ways, and transformed into a body, appeared in front of the monks, and turned into a beautiful woman with a hot body, flirting, teasing the monks, releasing and expanding the most primitive desire...
Boom!
After a long time, the array was broken!
The sound of the holy demon's laughter resounded, and then his body soared into the sky like a stream of light, and he wanted to escape.
Suddenly, a huge palm covered by the Buddha's nature slammed down.
Suppress the holy demon who was about to escape.
The scene stopped here.
It was already a scene that Anle shouldn't have seen.
After all, the holy demon was suppressed by the Buddha's light palm, which was very different from the proud mood of the holy demon who broke free from the Buddha's light formation.
However, the holy demon who broke the cage was suppressed by a big hand, and his mood at that time would also fluctuate violently, and it was normal to be able to record the time picture.
...
Anle's eyes slowly opened.
Observing the time air and glimpsing the time picture is actually just a matter of a moment.
Glimpse a wisp of time air and condense a time fruit.
[Get the time fruit: cut desire]
[Cut desire (time fruit): true emptiness is not empty, clinging to appearance is not true, eliminate the delusion, and then the true heart appears, cut off a desire, and get freedom]
Anle raised his eyebrows and condensed a time fruit for the first time.
In fact, with the improvement of his cultivation, the Dao Fruit of Time he observed was of little help, most of which overlapped in function, and a few seemed useless.
However, some purple Dao Qi of Time can still condense into good Dao Fruit of Time.
For example, the previous [Changhe Yin].
But this time, the specific effect of the Dao Fruit of Time [Zhan Desire] gave Anle a feeling that was difficult to describe.
"Zhan Desire... As the name suggests, it means to cut off desire?"
Anle narrowed his eyes, and was a little confused about the use of this Dao Fruit of Time. He did not grasp its specific positioning for a while.
Cutting off desire... is it really a good thing?
Anle did not think so. Sometimes, desire is the cornerstone that drives people to make progress and work harder.
If a person has no desires, the future will seem very ordinary.
For the time being, he has not stimulated this Dao Fruit of Time, nor has he broken this Dao Fruit into Dao Qi.
Without giving Anle too much time to study, his eyes looked into the cage.
A touch of light bloomed from the dark cage.
That is the Buddha's light...
On the shackles of the cage, ancient Buddhist texts were engraved one after another, and as the Buddhist texts flashed, they illuminated the scene in the cage.
What surprised Anle was that the holy demon in the cage... turned out to be an extremely charming woman.
The woman had a great figure, her skin was as white as cream, and she was as beautiful as a fairy.
She fell to the ground, revealing her slender white legs, which were shining white, barefoot, and each one was as crystal as white jade, exuding temptation.
"Young Master..."
The woman looked at Anle pitifully and spoke softly, with a softness and weakness in her voice that made people want to ravage her.
Anle frowned.
I just felt a tremor in my heart, as if there was a ball of fire burning all over my body, as if the most primitive desire was mobilized, like a prairie fire, burning everything.
This was something Anle had never encountered before.
With his spiritual realm, even if he met the most beautiful woman in the Three Realms, it would be impossible for him to be unable to control his desires.
"Seven Emotions Holy Demon?"
Anle took a deep breath, and the solemnity in his eyes became more and more intense.
Among the holy demons... there are also divisions. The Seven Emotions Holy Demon... is the best among the holy demons, with strong cultivation, and is best at playing with people's hearts and mobilizing people's seven emotions.
Raising his hand, Anle tapped on the center of his eyebrows, and in the Niwan Palace, the power of his mind swept like a storm.
The long river of the third-level mind was surging and winding, and soon, it suppressed the burning fire of desire in his body.
In the cage...
The pitiful woman bit her plump and crystal red lips, her eyes were full of water, looking at Anle, and her nose gently hummed with dissatisfaction and pity: "Young Master... look at me."
The voice seemed to have a unique power, which made the fire of desire in people's bodies burn fiercely, like a blower blowing a big breath into the fire mouth, fanning the fire.
Boom!
Anle's third-level soul river is always successful, but... this time, it seems to be suppressed at the soul level.
The fire of desire in Anle's body is burning again!
The third-level soul river is surging, entangled, colliding, and flickering with a terrifying force...
Anle's face changed slightly, the strangeness of the power of the holy demon was beyond his expectation.
However, it also made Anle's heart move slightly, as if he had noticed a way to sharpen his mind.
Anle's spiritual power is stuck at the third level, and he has been unable to break through. This time...it seems that he can use the power of the holy demon to sharpen the power of his mind.
The sword bell was suspended in the long river of the soul. As the power of the holy devil's desire impacted it, it vibrated and spread the bell waves, making the long river of the soul a little bigger.
The sword intent that was originally slowly refined seemed to be accelerated under the impact of the holy devil's power!
This was good news for Anle.
However, this was also a bloody move. If you were not careful, your soul would be completely destroyed by the power of the holy devil. At that time, you would be controlled by the power of the holy devil's desire, and your own avenue would be sacrificed and swallowed by the holy devil...
The risk was great, but... the reward was also great.
Anle even found the possibility of making the long river of the soul impact the third level!
The road that had been clueless suddenly became clear.
However, opportunities are often accompanied by great risks.
"Young Master... Come on, let's torture each other together."
The woman bit her lip, her eyes were blurred, and her voice was as soft as cotton, as if she was so soft.
Although it was just a very common woman's seductive words.
However, combined with the power of the Holy Demon, it brought a terrifying suppression that was difficult to resist and made people step into the abyss.
It was as if it was a suppression at the level of life!
Boom!
!
Above the long river of the soul, the sword bell trembled, and Anle invoked a touch of the power of the Avenue of Time, and suppressed this temptation force with a bang.
Unconsciously, fine beads of sweat covered his forehead, soaking the white clothes, making the white clothes close to his body and outlined on his body.
Anle's eyes shrank slightly, because he found that the charming woman who should have been in the cage had appeared outside the cage at some point, sticking to Anle's side, and the soft little hand was raised and placed on his chest, gently rubbing, like a subtle shock like an electric current, making the fire of desire more vigorous!
Anle felt that his originally bright spiritual power seemed to become dim.
The light seemed to be lost in his eyes.
It was like traveling back to the past, back to the powerless mortal level, as if the so-called travel, all the miracles and glory, were just a dream, a falsehood.
Anle's panting became louder and louder.
However, Anle still maintained the clarity of mind. The third-level spiritual river... is not just a name.
With a firm mind, Anle maintained a clear mind.
However, the fire of desire aroused in his body became stronger and stronger.
Suddenly, Anle looked at the charming woman who was clinging to his body, and there was a touch of free and easy and mocking in his eyes.
The vacuum is not empty, and the appearance is not true.
Kill one desire, and you will be free.
The Dao Fruit of Time [Kill Desire]!
Anle's mind moved, and the Dao Fruit of Time [Kill Desire] that had just appeared in the Dao Fruit space and was suspended in it was immediately impacted by the power of mind.
A touch of clear air surged out of the Dao Fruit.
It was like a long drought and then a sweet dew, or like a mountain fire suddenly washed away by a heavy rain.
Instantly... the heat disappeared, and the desire was extinguished!
Anle felt that his body and mind suddenly became very relaxed.
Anle's eyes were clear, and a flash of sword light flashed in his eyes.
The ink pool soared into the sky, and a black demon tiger roared out, fiercely slapped out a claw, and slapped the beautiful and charming woman leaning on Anle.
The beautiful and charming woman was still pitiful, looking at Anle sadly: "Young Master... You have such a cruel heart."
Puff!
The demon tiger smashed the woman's head with one claw.
The charming woman was shattered to pieces.
However, there was no blood spurting, no blood flying, as if what was smashed was just an illusion.
Anle's eyes were clear, the ink pool was suspended beside him, and the surrounding scene returned to normal.
In the dark cage, a graceful woman sat cross-legged, looking at Anle in surprise, with a hint of surprise in her dark golden eyes.
Beside An Le, Master Duhai, who advocated the absence of all four elements, had already fallen to the ground, his clothes were messy, and he was holding the air and enjoying himself.
As it progressed wildly, the energy and spirit from Du Hai's body was being extracted, and the faint aura of the avenue spread like a trickle into the frail woman in the cage.
Anle glanced at Duhai, and with a sudden sweep, the original power of space emerged.
The silver light was brilliant, intertwining like thunder snakes, wrapping around the body crossing the sea, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Under the Buddha statue in the main hall of Lianhua Temple.
Duhai's clothes were in a mess and he fell to the ground, his eyes gradually regained their clarity.
He recalled the scene, and suddenly felt frightened and ashamed.
He... as a monk, he actually did such a disgraceful thing and brought shame on the Buddha!
Of course, what makes Du Hai even more frightened is that he is a late-stage cultivator in the Nine Realms. He has been cultivating Buddhism for many years, has a good state of mind, and advocates that the four elements are empty. However... he fell into the trap without knowing it. If An Le hadn't helped him, he might have been sucked dry. The energy, spirit, and the power of the great avenue that were taken away from the nine realms to cultivate.
Finally, he sank into desire and died!
"Holy Demon...Is this the Holy Demon?!"
Du Hai swallowed.
There is such a terrifying existence sealed in Lianhua Temple. Once the seal is broken, who can resist it?
Inside the Demon Subduing Tower.
Anle's eyes were clear, and the strong energy and blood in his body surged, and the scriptures of the Humanity Ancestor Sutra emerged, locking his energy and energy, and calmly looked at the holy demon in the cage.
In the cage, the female Holy Demon sat upright, her black hair spread like a waterfall, and she looked at Anle in surprise.
"With your spiritual state, it is impossible to escape the power of my Holy Demon. You will sink in desire, and finally...become my food."
The female holy demon said.
Anle looked at the female Holy Demon. He didn't know whether this was the true face of the Holy Demon.
However, Anle doesn't care.
"Indeed, the Seven Emotions Holy Demon... is a noble person among the holy demons, and his spiritual level is extremely high, but... it's just right."
Anle suddenly laughed, her smile was bright and sunny.
Coupled with that extremely handsome face, the female saint and demon in the cage seemed to be stunned.
"you……"
The female Holy Demon licked her lips: "What a nice skin, much better than a bald donkey..."
"I like it, come on, have fun with me, I will make you feel the joy of releasing your desires!"
Anle looked at the female Holy Demon and nodded seriously.
"bring it on."
Then, he turned off the Time Dao Fruit [Destroying Desire].
The woman's holy demon eyes flashed with light, and the fire of desire burned from Anle's body again!
boom!
The long river of the soul stirred up turbulent waves, the waves surged, the sword and bell trembled, and the bells rang and roared!
The power of the Holy Demon's desire impacts Anle's spiritual river, causing the power of the river to increase vigorously...
However, the power of desire of the Holy Demon is obviously the spiritual power of the Holy Class.
The third-level soul river is obviously a bit unbearable.
When I almost can’t bear it anymore...
Anle will use the Tao Fruit of Time [Cut Desire].
Suddenly, all desires are no longer attached to the body, one can see the true heart, and the mind is clear.
The female holy demon frowned slightly, feeling strange. She seemed not to understand that the young man in front of her was obviously inferior to him at the spiritual level, but he could repeatedly break free from the influence of her desire.
Anle looked at the female Holy Demon and opened his arms: "Come on, don't stop."
The female Holy Demon felt that she had been provoked.
The fire of desire is rekindled!
When Anle can't hold it anymore and is about to reach its peak.
It's like a sharp knife, cutting off all the boiling and burning fire of desire, returning to a pure state, with all desires no longer attached to the body, and leaving the world like a banished immortal...
Female saints and demons do not believe in evil.
Once, twice, three times... ups and downs.
The female Holy Demon understood, she was being played!
The young man in front of me is extremely bold...
Playing with her!
Use her to refine your soul!
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