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Chapter 370: Open up the fourth largest secret realm of the physical body, Jiang Yuan's physical body



   Then he waved his hand up.

  The inherently thick soil that had been prepared long ago appeared in front of him.

  Looking at the breath floating in front of him.

  The waves in Jiang Yuan's heart suddenly became a little ups and downs, accompanied by some excitement.

  I am only one step away from opening the fourth largest physical secret realm.

  As long as this step is completed, one's own strength will immediately increase.

  At that level, even if you look at the five regions and the four seas, you are still a real strongman.

  You must know that both the saint and the demon saint exist as the pinnacles of all forces.

  Whether it is internal or external, you will not take it lightly!

  Once a shot is made, it often means that the two sides have reached the level of immortality.

  The existence of this level is too powerful.

  If they make a move, they will often go to the outer space to fight.

  Because the destructive power of this level of existence is too terrifying, the only remaining five regions and four seas cannot allow this level of existence to wreak havoc.

  The upper echelons of the monsters and monsters are also restricting the existence of this level of cultivation.

  So fights at the saint level are extremely rare.

   If it is not absolutely necessary, there will be no battle at that level.

  In this case, the existence of Dongtian Realm is particularly important.

  And the power of the Dongtian Realm, even if it is placed in a power of the level of the Holy Land.

   Except for a few special and unusually powerful holy places.

  In other holy places, you can hold the position of elder.

  Placed in those families with ancient inheritance, it is also the existence of the elders in the family.

   These distracting thoughts quickly flashed through Jiang Yuan's mind.

   Then following his thoughts, the mass of breath soil in front of him slowly floated to his spleen.

  The spleen is the five elements belonging to the earth, and it is in the center.

  The secret realm of the physical body here is also the place where the unicorn **** is cultivated.

  It is completely different from the Four Dao Palaces.

  Because there are only four living beings in the Four Dao Palaces: the Eastern Azure Dragon, the Southern Suzaku, the Northern Xuanwu, and the Western White Tiger.

  The physical body is divided into five secret realms, among which there are not only the holy spirits of the four directions, but also the unicorn in the center.

  Today, Jiang Yuan is going to open up the spleen, the secret realm of the physical body, to cultivate the unicorn fetus in this secret realm, and make it break out.

  As long as this is done, the fourth physical body secret realm will also be opened.

  The four major secret realms are connected, thus complementing each other and superimposing each other.

  The supernatural power of the physical body will also become stronger.

  At the same time, his physical defense will be improved to a higher level.

  Because once the spleen, the secret realm of the physical body, is successfully opened, a thin film will be formed outside the cell wall, and the defense power will be greatly increased, and it will not be afraid of magic weapons.

   This feature can be superimposed with his golden body.

  In this way, the two superimpose each other, and the physical defense will be improved to a higher level, and you can not be afraid of most of the attacking techniques in the same realm.

   In the future, there may be a chance to reach the level of invulnerability.

  Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan's eyes fell on this mass of soil.

  I saw that this group of breathing soil was wrapped in a khaki-yellow mist, exuding a faint khaki-yellow shimmer.

  Like a mass of illusion.

  But actually the interior of the fog is a piece of soil, that is, the soil.

  This item is extremely precious and hard to find.

   is the top heaven and earth spiritual object used to open up the Four Dao Palaces, and at the same time, for him, it is also the top heaven and earth spiritual object to open up the secret realm of the spleen.

  Feeling the breath soil clinging to the outside of his spleen, Jiang Yuan also immediately felt the thick meaning coming from it.

next moment.

  He wastes no more time.

  As his spiritual thoughts flowed in, under the condensing of his spiritual thoughts, the impurities in the breath soil were continuously stripped by him.

   Make it leave the purest source of energy.

  Only in this way can it be integrated into his body, turn into a divine fetus, and give birth to the unicorn god.

  As the impurities are continuously stripped by him.

   This thing also became more pure, and gradually turned into a mass of pure khaki mist, exuding a glimmer of light.

  With previous experience, Jiang Yuan has already become extremely proficient at this step.

  In just a few hours, all the impurities in the congenitally thick soil were stripped away by him, leaving only the khaki-yellow air.

  In this state, the object is between illusion and reality.

   Then, following his thoughts, he moved slightly.

  The khaki-yellow dense air attached to his spleen slowly melted into his body.

   This step was also very smooth, without any accidents.

  Time passes by breath by breath.

  The cloud of khaki-yellow air completely submerged into his body, forming a ball in his spleen.

   filled every corner of it.

   Until then, Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

  At this point, it means that he has successfully opened up the fourth great body secret realm.

  The next step is to give birth to a unicorn.

   Regarding this step, Jiang Yuan is also extremely confident.

  With the blessing of rich experience, he began to condense the phantom of the unicorn in his spleen.

   After a while.

  The Qilin phantom was successfully condensed, communicated with the world, and matched with a certain imprint between the world and the earth.

  A thick, sacred and ancient aura emerged in his body.

suddenly.

  The young unicorn phantom who was in the secret realm of the spleen suddenly opened his eyes, eyes full of agility and majesty.

  A powerful breath instantly spread in Jiang Yuan's body.

   With its eyes open, it means that the unicorn fetus has been successfully conceived.

   After that, the young unicorn slowly closed its eyes and curled up.

  Jiang Yuan was completely relieved at this time.

  He began to stimulate the operation of the five internal organs, and the incomparably majestic source of earth in the spleen poured into the unicorn fetus crazily.

   Make it grow as quickly as possible, so as to break out.

  The other four viscera are also fully functioning, and the original qi of the five elements is also in a balanced situation.

   mutual circulation, endless.

  For ordinary practitioners, it takes a long time for this step to fully conceive and form the unicorn fetus, and then break out.

  But for Jiang Yuan, this step is extremely simple.

  Because he possesses the original energy of the five elements, which is endless and almost endless.

  In this case, the birth speed of the divine fetus is naturally extremely fast.

   Then, with the circulation of the essence of the five internal organs, and the integration of the endless source of earth.

  The unicorn fetus is also rapidly conceived and formed.

   This process also took a full day and night.

   the next day.

Roar-

  A majestic, deep voice sounded in his body.

   This unicorn broke out in an instant, and quickly opened up the fourth largest physical secret realm.

  The rich source of earth gathers in this secret place.

   With just a few breaths, this secret realm of physical body was completely stabilized.

  The Qilin God is entrenched in the center of this secret place.

   His pupils were full of agility and majesty.

  It is the same as the real body of the unicorn that Jiang Yuan visualized before.

   It seems that the unicorn in the visualization picture came out and entered Jiang Yuan's spleen secret realm.

  Jiang Yuan also felt that this secret realm was a bit different at this time, compared to the first few secret realms opened before.

   The secret place where the unicorn is located is naturally a bit stronger.

   There is no sense of instability that Dugu Bo once said.

  He can feel an extremely solid and heavy feeling.

  It seems that the visualization map is really important!

  Jiang Yuan secretly sighed in his heart, and then a faint smile appeared on his face.

  Because at this time, all four of his physical secret realms have been successfully opened.

  He can feel the mutual influence and effect of the four great secret realms.

  Every secret realm becomes stronger.

  The physical body is slowly growing under the nourishment of these four secret realms.

  In the physical body of the human body, the five internal organs govern the essence, qi, blood, body fluid and spirit.

  The opening of the four secret realms of the physical body has also greatly enhanced the functions of the four internal organs.

  This will make the physical body a higher level.

  Afterwards, Jiang Yuan closed his eyes and sensed the cell particles in his body.

   Immediately, I saw that the surface of the cell wall was covered with a layer of light earthy yellow.

  This is the characteristic of the secret place of the spleen.

   Can greatly enhance physical defense.

  And this layer of khaki is slowly becoming thicker.

  Feeling this change, Jiang Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

next moment.

  Try to operate the Suzaku secret realm in the heart again.

   As he moves.

  In an instant, the blood cracked into countless fine particles, and then burned crazily.

   This kind of fission burning is like the fission inside a star.

  Boom—

  The majestic power of qi and blood filled his whole body, providing him with unparalleled strength.

  At this time, with the blessing of the Suzaku secret realm's operation, he can display several times the normal physical combat power.

  Jiang Yuan felt it quietly.

   "Ten times!"

  He uttered these two words, and the expression on his face became extremely satisfied.

  Once this secret realm is activated, he can explode ten times his combat power in a short period of time.

   This feature is too powerful.

   It was originally considered a taboo technique.

  But because of the existence of the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, as long as it is not a long-term outbreak.

  That loss is harmless at all and can be easily made up.

   It is precisely because of this that this method can instead become his conventional method.

  Until this moment, Jiang Yuan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

   Immediately he clenched his fist.

  Feeling the majestic power in his body, he was also full of confidence.

  If he fought Ying Yang again, he was confident that he could beat Ying Yang to death.

  Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan smiled.

   But there is no hurry!

  My realm can still be improved!

  He then activated the imprint of the small tower between his eyebrows, and saw the treasure house of the Wanxing Tower again.

   Soon his eyes fell on the area where the elixir was located, on the Pihai Pill.

   "Exchange for 50 Pihai Pills!"

  Jiang Yuan spoke.

  In an instant, the exchange amount recorded in his token changed from 500 points to 0 points.

at the same time.

  A white light shot towards him from the depths of the dark starry sky.

  Jiang Yuan raised his hand when he saw this.

  After the white light dissipated, a jade bottle of pills appeared in his palm instantly.

  He then opened the bottle cap and took a look.

   There is heaven and earth in the small jade bottle, and there are fifty top-quality Pihai Pills, one not too many, one not too many.

  Jiang Yuan immediately looked happy.

   With these fifty elixirs, his cultivation base can increase significantly in a short period of time.

  He then glanced at his panel.

  [Realm]: Four Extreme Realm Sixth Stage (1.01%)

   After remembering this progress.

  He then watered the high-level luck seeds.

  In an instant, 20 wisps of luck disappeared from the panel.

   After finishing this, he closed the body panel, and conveniently harvested the power of luck he gathered today.

  His gaze fell on the jade bottle of pill in his hand again.

  Let’s try how much resources and wealth I need to make my cultivation progress full.

  Jiang Yuan whispered to himself.

   Here, he didn't dare to speak casually.

  Because the Wanxing Pagoda has a tower spirit, this is well known.

  My words, deeds, and actions today may all be in the eyes of that tower spirit.

  In this case, he naturally wouldn't speak up casually.

   After all, he has too many secrets.

  No one knows who the Wanxing Tower belongs to?

   is placed here by what existence.

  What exactly is the real meaning!

next moment.

  Ten top-quality Pihai Pills flew out of the pill jade bottle.

  Jiang Yuan opened his mouth and sucked.

  Ten pills instantly entered his stomach.

  He also closed his eyes, and quickly devoured and refined the elixir in his belly.

This scene.

   also fell completely in the sight of the phantom towering.

   Climbing to the ninth floor, you can enter his Dharma eyes.

   Not to mention Jiang Yuan's previous performance, he must be named Wanxing Tower.

   This also made him pay more attention.

  Watching Jiang Yuan devour ten Pihai Pills at once, he also showed curiosity.

   He also knows about the elixir of the best Pihai Pill.

   This pill belongs to the sixth-grade pill, which is suitable for practitioners in the four extremes, and the medicinal effect is also extremely strong!

  He has been here for so many years, what hasn't he seen?

  But in my impression, I have never seen anyone swallow ten top-quality Pihai Pills in one go like Jiang Yuan.

  It takes a long time for a normal practitioner to swallow a pill of this kind.

   Not to mention ten pills, with such a strong medicinal effect, ten pills are enough to overwhelm the physical strength of the spirit veins.

   And at this time.

  The elixir was quickly swallowed by Jiang Yuan in his body.

  He still remembered that it took him half a cup of tea to devour and refine a top-grade Pihai Pill.

   Now it is completely different.

  He can feel that the speed of devouring and refining is extremely fast!

   Much faster than that time.

   In less than an hour, the ten top-grade Pihai Pills in his body were all devoured and refined by him, turning into his cultivation progress.

  Jiang Yuan also slowly opened his eyes.

   Taking advantage of the opportunity, he opened his panel and took a look.

  [Realm]: Four Extreme Realm Sixth Stage (7.68%)

   Sure enough, as I expected!

  Breakthrough from the sixth level of the quadruple realm to the seventh level of the quadruple realm requires about hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones.

  So the only thing I have to do now is to get Lingshi!

  Jiang Yuan whispered to himself.

   At the same time, the Ta Ling's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

  He didn't expect Jiang Yuan to be so magical.

   In less than an hour, ten top-grade Pihai Pills were completely devoured and refined.

   Even with his knowledge and knowledge, he couldn't help being aroused more interest.

  He also immediately understood why Jiang Yuan was able to break through to such a level at this age.

  His speciality is too powerful.

   Can save countless years of penance.

  As long as he has enough resources, he can quickly increase his cultivation and break through!

   At the same time, he thought about the past again.

  At the first level of Wanxing Pagoda, Jiang Yuan had two visions of the sun and the moon above his head, which had already attracted his attention.

  At that time, Jiang Yuan reversed the yin and yang, and the speed of condensing the energy of chaos was extremely fast!

  In just ten days, the condensation of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine strands of Primal Chaos Qi was completed.

  And the increase in cultivation now is even more terrifying!

   Tarling clicked his tongue suddenly.

   I am even more curious about Jiang Yuan.

  He hasn't seen such a powerful talent for a long, long time!

  Based on the miraculousness revealed by these two things, he knew that Jiang Yuan's future achievements would not be too low.

  The yin-yang divine body possesses the two origins of the yin and yang, and is unparalleled in talent.

  For him, preaching and sanctification is naturally a matter of course.

   In his memory.

  The saints in the lower realm are not insignificant in the upper realm.

  Although the Upper Realm is known as the Immortal Realm.

   But not everyone is a so-called fairy.

   Immortals are always extremely noble existences.

  If a sage is willing to give up his body, he can attain Taoism and become an immortal, enter the upper realm to condense the immortal body, and enjoy a long lifespan.

   This is for immortals.

   Any human immortal, even if placed in the upper realm, is not an ordinary person, let alone an unknown person.

  If you step into the peak of the human realm, you will achieve the supreme state.

  The primordial spirit can be transformed.

   Once you enter the upper realm, you can become a real fairy.

  Any true immortal placed in an area of ​​the upper realm is like an overlord.

   As for going further up, it is beyond the reach of people from the lower realms.

  So Jiang Yuan's performance like this naturally made him pay more attention.

  In his eyes, it is a matter of course for Jiang Yuan to prove the Tao and become a saint.

  The probability of going further is also extremely high.

  Because mastering the Dao of Yin and Yang is enough to comprehend the Dao of Five Elements by analogy.

   This route alone is enough for him to step into the realm of the seventh heaven of the Saint Realm.

   Moreover, it is also a sage fruit based on the Yin-Yang Dao.

   is far beyond the reach of ordinary saints.

  And he only needs to comprehend two more avenues to enter the Saint Realm Ninth Heaven.

  Thus try to step into the Supreme Realm.

   At this point, as long as Yuanshen is strong enough.

   It is not difficult to go further!

  In the eyes of Ta Ling, Jiang Yuan has every hope of stepping into the pinnacle of the field of humanity.

  Because he can break through to this realm at this age, it naturally represents the extraordinary strength of the primordial spirit.

   And he still remembered that Jiang Yuan was following a heresy.

   It is also heretics of the flesh!

  He also knows a thing or two about this way over the years.

   There were certain signs a long time ago, but compared with the majestic avenue, this road leads to a rugged path.

  The further you go, the narrower you will be.

   In the end, there is no way to advance.

   It is completely incomparable with that majestic avenue.

   But just based on the power of Qi and blood that Jiang Yuan showed just now, he knew that Jiang Yuan's physical body was extremely powerful.

   This powerful physical body will feed back and nourish the primordial spirit, making the primordial spirit even stronger!

   This is also one of the reasons why he believes that Jiang Yuan can reach the pinnacle of the field of humanity.

the other side.

  Jiang Yuan continued to devour the remaining forty pills.

  As time passed, the pill was quickly refined by him.

   A few hours later.

  Jiang Yuan opened his panel again and took a look.

  [Realm]: Four Extreme Realm Sixth Stage (34.55%)

good!

  The progress has reached one-third!

  Probably about 100,000 resources are needed to allow me to break through the seventh level of the four extremes.

  Jiang Yuan whispered to himself.

   Then he got up and looked at the stars above his head.

  If you want to get more resources, you can only leave the name Ten Thousand Stars Tower.

   Regarding this point, he is also full of confidence in his heart.

  Based on his current talent and accumulation, it would be a joke if he couldn't stay in the Wanxing Tower and become the top 10,000 arrogance since ancient times.

   overhead.

  These stars are arranged in a pyramid, from bottom to top.

  The higher you go, the bigger and rarer each star becomes.

  He looked at the scene above his head and recalled the rules of this place in his heart.

   To keep the name of the Ten Thousand Stars Tower, you must first overcome the imprint left by it.

   Defeat the mark in it to replace it.

  Because of this, there is also a certain element of luck in leaving a name.

  The one who got down is not necessarily weak, it may also be because the opponent was strong in the past.

  The person who goes up may not be strong enough, or it may be that the selected mark is not strong enough.

   There are also certain fluctuations in this.

   Then.

   His gaze also fell on the first floor above his head.

   Each of these stars represents a supreme arrogance who left his name in the Ten Thousand Stars Tower.

   Any one of these Tianjiao has passed the test of the ninth floor of the Wanxing Tower. Only when this condition is met can he be eligible to be named in the Wanxing Tower.

   At this time, Jiang Yuan glanced casually, and locked on a star.

  The code name is the star of the magic ape.

  In an instant, his figure soared towards the star locked by him.

in a blink.

  He touched the edge of the star, and then he continued to move forward without hesitation.

  The figure also entered the star immediately.

at the same time.

  As soon as he entered the star, Jiang Yuan's aura was drawn by it, and the aura of the sixth level of the four extremes was undoubtedly revealed.

   With Jiang Yuan's breath revealed.

  The black-haired ape slowly appeared in front of Jiang Yuan.

   At this time, he was holding a long stick in his arms, and his eyes were slightly closed.

  It wasn't until he turned fiction into reality and completely appeared in front of Jiang Yuan that he suddenly opened his eyes.

   There seems to be magic flames rising in the eyes, which are extremely hot.

  The aura revealed was even more violent.

  Four extreme realm seven!

  Jiang Yuan also sensed his realm from the aura he revealed.

   This means that the demon ape was at the seventh level of the four extremes, and it is exactly the same as the information he just saw below.

  Code-named Demon Ape, the state is the seventh level of the four extremes.

  The rules here are also very simple.

  The Tianjiao who came here can only choose to challenge those stars whose realm is the same as his own or higher than his own.

  You can't choose to challenge those stars whose realm is lower than your own.

   Unless you choose to suppress the realm, you can fight with the imprint in it.

   But choosing this path is very disadvantageous.

  Because if the image of the imprint is the ninth level of the four extremes, then it must be suppressed to the eighth level of the four extremes in order to fight against it.

   This is the rule here.

  So it is extremely disadvantageous.

   Few people would choose to do this!

  The Tianjiao who can leave a name here, who is not the best in the world?

   The top 10,000 top talent since ancient times.

   Fighting against it across a realm is undoubtedly asking for guilt.

   So normally, no one would choose to go this route.

"bring it on!"

  The demon ape opened his mouth, and his eyes ignited monstrous demonic flames.

  He waved the long stick in his hand casually, and Jiang Yuan felt a strong sense of oppression on himself.

   He felt even more oppressed than the Hei Jiao at the ninth level of the Quadrupole Realm that he had fought against just now.

next moment.

   Not waiting for Jiang Yuan to do anything.

  The demon ape moved.

  The long stick in his hand was raised high, and he struck at Jiang Yuan from top to bottom.

  The long stick suddenly looked like a collapsed sky pillar.

   Endless waves emerged in the void.

   Unless this place is inside the Wanxing Tower, it is restricted by the rules.

   Void will be directly blasted under this stick.

  Jiang Yuan stared.

   "Well done!"

  He gave a soft drink.

   Facing the long stick carrying immense power, he did not dodge or dodge, and he did not activate the secret realm of the physical body.

  He raised his hand and supported it above his head.

  Boom—

   There was a dull sound.

  The long stick has fallen into his palm.

   But Jiang Yuan didn't move at all.

good!

  Jiang Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

  He is extremely satisfied with his current physical strength.

  Although the demon ape is a brand image at this time, its eyes are agile, and the look in the eyes obviously has extraordinary intelligence.

  His pupils shrank suddenly, as if he couldn't believe it.

  The next moment, he had come to his senses.

  Raising his hand, he was ready to take away the long stick, waiting for time to attack again.

   But as he exerted his strength, he suddenly found that the long stick, which was as heavy as a thousand pounds, was not moving at all.

"impossible!"

  He quickly vetoed it, and then sternly shouted.

"rise!"

   But the result was no different, it was still motionless.

   "Let go!"

  Jiang Yuan gave a soft drink, exerted force on his wrist, and a force passed along the long stick to preach.

   Instantly passed between the hands of the demon ape.

   In the face of Jiang Yuan's shocking power, the demon ape couldn't grasp the long stick in his hand immediately.

   The moment when he was shaken away by the power transmitted by Jiang Yuan.

  The long stick fell into Jiang Yuan's hands.

  Like fine but not gold.

   Jiang Yuan couldn't distinguish the material at all for a while.

  But feeling the strong weight in his hands, a faint smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"nice one!"

   Then he showed regret again.

"Pity!"

   What he regrets is not because of other things, but because the long stick in his hand is the product of the Wanxing Pagoda turning nothing into reality.

   It is not a long stick of pure gold made of real divine iron.

  Naturally made him feel extremely sorry.

  If this thing is a real stick, its value is immeasurable, far surpassing that of ordinary Dao soldiers.

  These distracting thoughts flashed through its mind.

  His eyes fell on the Demon Ape.

   "Come and not reciprocate!"

   "You take me too!"

   After finishing speaking, Jiang Yuan also swung his stick.

  Boom—

   Inside the star, roaring sounds continued.

  Even the exposed stars trembled slightly.

  Under Jiang Yuan's power swing, this long stick also carried stronger power to chop towards Exploding Ape.

  A strong sense of oppression also fell on the demon ape.

  Seeing this, the demon ape did not choose to run away.

  Although this is just a ray of his imprint, it was completed by Wanxing Tower.

   But he also has his pride.

  He cannot tolerate any escape behavior of his own.

  He walked all the way, only to overwhelm others with strength and power.

   Only the enemy retreats, escapes, never retreats.

  At this time, facing Jiang Yuan, whose cultivation level was one level lower than his own, he couldn't bear to retreat.

   I would rather die than be straight!

  He raised his arms to the sky, intending to hold the long stick that was coming across.

  Boom—

  The long stick landed on his arm, and there was a loud bang.

   Then there was a sound of bones breaking and flesh and blood being torn apart.

  Jiang Yuan's chop.

   directly chopped his arm into a pulp, and then the momentum continued, directly falling on top of his head.

  The head also shattered and exploded instantly.

   Then the huge force was transmitted to the whole body, and the whole body was almost split in two, and collapsed from the middle where the head was to the inside of the body.

   This stick made him completely lose his resistance.

  Looking at the body of the demon ape falling rapidly downward, he also saw his whole body crackling with thunder.

  The demon ape's injury is rapidly healing.

  Broken bones are being restored and repaired.

   This kind of recovery speed is extremely fast!

   Judging from this situation, it is estimated that it will not take long for the injuries suffered by the demon ape to heal completely.

  Jiang Yuan was not surprised when he saw this scene.

  At the current level, the Demon Ape is also the supreme arrogance, who can be named the top arrogance of the Wanxing Pagoda.

  It is normal to have such a strong vitality.

  And his physical body is so strong that it often means that it is difficult for him to fall.

  The vitality is completely different from those who do not practice the path of the physical body.

   To reach this point, it is still a demon ape known for its physical body, how can it be so easy to kill.

next moment.

  He held a long stick in his hand and raised his hand to shake it.

  The stick in his hand instantly blasted towards the demon ape with all his strength.

   With this flick, the last come first.

   It blasted through the void and landed directly on the Demon Ape.

   At this time, he was seriously injured and had not recovered from his injuries.

  The situation was very different from just now, and the demon ape didn't have the extra strength to resist this blow.

   Lost the resistance of his strength, and his body was also under this stick, and was directly blasted into a blood mist by the transmitted power.


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