Chapter 640: Yuanshen unites with the Tao, the light of life and death!

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With the help of ancient jade, Ning Fan saw the life of this Yuan Wing ancestor.

He was not from a demon clan, but from a mortal village.

When this person was young, he longed to become an immortal and practice Taoism. He heard that there were mountains in the north and immortals on the mountains. With great perseverance, he walked barefoot across thousands of miles of land, climbed up mountains tens of thousands of feet, and found the cave of the immortal master.

He knelt outside the cave for a month and passed out from hunger.

The monk in the cave was born in the Yuanchi clan and was a golden elixir monk. Feeling that this boy had a strong heart, he woke him up, put him in the door wall, and taught him the magic.

From then on, he transformed into a demon, opened up demon veins, and merged with the five spirits.

When he succeeded in merging spirits, his mentor was killed by a Nascent Soul monk.

When he returned to his hometown village, the village was also massacred by the Nascent Soul, and all his relatives were wiped out.

From then on, his heart became cold and he ignored life and death. He killed countless people along the way and gradually became a master of demon skills.

He used the Demon Formation Pill to condense the Demon Infant. After he condensed the Demon Infant, he slaughtered the whole family of the Nascent Soul's enemy.

The great revenge was avenged, but I am already lonely in this life.

After hundreds of years of practicing Taoism, he finally understood that practicing Taoism was not the carefree life he imagined. If he could, he would just become a human being.

At this time, his reputation was gradually rising, and he was valued by a member of the Yuanchi clan who wanted to introduce him to the clan.

But he rejected this opportunity, went to a mortal town alone, became a mortal, and became a carpenter.

After being transformed into a mortal for hundreds of years, his Chao Chao gradually calmed down, and all aspects of his life were transformed into the power of artistic conception and engraved in his heart.

Although he did not take the initiative to practice Taoism, a hundred years of time allowed him to continuously improve his cultivation, and finally, he became a god.

The knot in his heart was gradually relieved, and he gradually wanted to aspire to the great road. Even if the road was lonely, he would continue on.

At this moment, a girl in the soul-melting stage broke into his heart.

The girl was not very qualified and was weak, but she had spent all her efforts for him and was about to die.

He was tempted, he forgot about the great way, he carried the girl back to the Yuan Wing Clan, and took the initiative to join the Yuan Wing, just to use the Yuan Wing Clan's secret technique to hang this woman's life.

After a hundred years of loneliness and a thousand years of waiting, his cultivation level improved step by step, until he reached the fourth level of Broken Void Heaven.

With his help, the girl only cultivated to the realm of Nascent Soul. The time has come and she will eventually die.

The way of heaven, reincarnation, destiny...with his Shaoxu cultivation base, he is invincible and unstoppable.

When the girl's body gradually became cold in his arms, he looked like a madman, roaring to the sky in this cave.

"If God lets you die, I will take you back too!"

That day, he fought with the puppet of Heaven, but was defeated and died in the end.

In the end, he did not regain the girl's soul, but as promised, he died with her and was buried in the same cave.

Ning Fan took back the ancient jade, closed his eyes, and remained silent for a long time.

There is deep persistence in this stone wall, which transcends life and death. Therefore, although there is no mention of the enlightenment of life and death in this stone wall, it is the one with the deepest enlightenment among the first three stone walls.

Ning Fan seemed to be able to imagine the scene where the Yuan Wing Ancestor held the body of his beloved and roared to the sky.

God wants you to die, and I will snatch you back...

Ning Fan can understand the pain. If Zhihe and other women died at the hands of heaven, he would definitely kill the sky in anger and steal their souls from the sky.

He practiced hard and killed all the way in order to avoid this situation from happening.

Because I can't bear the pain, I will never let that happen, never!

Even if it means rewriting the rules of life and death, she must be reborn!

For example, Mu Weiliang, the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, or his mother Ning Qian, no matter what, he will revive them and relieve them from reincarnation!

"Because of his obsession, this person cannot see through life and death, and mourns for the dead... Precisely because he cannot see through life and death, he dares to step on life and death under his feet and fight back against the sky..."

"The great road of life and death is intertwined with destiny. God wants you to die, so you must not violate it. If you want to escape from life and death, you must follow the great road... This is God's will and cannot be violated, but how can things in the world be so perfect!"

"If God wants me to die, then I should die!"

"If Heaven wants Zhihe to die, can I just watch as Zhihe dies in reincarnation!"

"I can't do it! Maybe I won't be able to see through life and death in this life, because I am not willing to be controlled by fate and imprisoned by life and death!"

"Too many people practice Taoism and understand life and death, but they just make their way to cater to the way of heaven, and finally succumb to the destiny of heaven, so they cannot become immortals in this life. If heaven brings calamity, they can only avoid it but not rebel. If heaven robs love, they can only be sad but not rebel. If the end is inevitable, So, I just sigh and refuse to go against it. This is not the way I want to cultivate!"

The energy of life and death in Ning Fan's body suddenly increased rapidly.

The two qi of life and death attached to the Yuanshen, and actually intertwined three strange black and white Dao patterns on the Yuanshen.

He is still comprehending life and death, but his Tao has gradually begun to override life and death.

Cultivators should go against heaven, because cultivating immortality is a matter of going against heaven and changing one's destiny.

A mere mortal who wants to live as long as heaven and earth must first break the rules of life and death in heaven.

Only in this way can one transcend the lifespan limit given by heaven and earth and live forever.

Beyond the control of heaven in the lower world, and then... ascending!

Ning Fan turned into an escape light, flew out of the crater, and flew towards the 497th floor.

At this moment, there are three black and white Dao lines on his soul.

One more point of enlightenment of life and death means one more black and white pattern!

There are 500 caves here, and 500 ancestors of Yuanchi left their stone walls with enlightenment.

This enlightenment is not the insight of ordinary monks, it is the insight of those who have experienced life and death and have cultivated the two qi of life and death in their bodies.

From the three ancient scriptures written by Emperor Yu, Ning Fan learned that there are three thousand great ways and eight hundred heretics in heaven and earth.

If there are as many as 3,800 black and white Dao patterns on the soul, he can exceed the life limit given by the heaven in the lower world and live forever!

There are too many Suixu monks who understand life and death, and many people cultivate the two qi of life and death, but there is no way to make life and death attached to the soul.

Life and death are attached to the Yuanshen, which is the union of Yuanshen!

These people can't do it, just because they don't have the heart to rebel against fate!

Some people are able to make their souls unite, but in the end they fail to reach the 3,800 lines of life and death, and they miss out on becoming immortals.

Within the nine realms, there can never be more than ten people who can make the souls unite.

Most of these ten people are loose immortals, loose demons, loose demons, and characters. They have failed to become immortals time and time again, and have repeatedly tried to achieve immortality.

At this moment, Ning Fan's eyes flashed with black and white glints.

This faint light is still weak, but only those old monsters at the level of loose immortals can emit it!

This faint light has a name, it's called...the light of life and death!

Although this light is weak, Ning Fan has indeed achieved the first step towards the union of soul and soul!

Shengxian Tower, 497th floor.

A cave opened in a giant tree as thick as a mountain.

The puppets in the cave have long been destroyed and abandoned.

The array of light in the cave had long been broken, and all its brilliance was shattered.

Outside the cave, three teams including Canfeng, Zhu Dahan and Fenglei were injured and fell to the ground, each with a shocked look on his face.

Before their arrival, the 497th floor of the cave had been occupied.

The occupant, the one who injured them, was a middle-aged man wearing red clothes.

"He...he is one of the seventy-two red guards under the Red Emperor of the Southern Demon Sea, Red Charm!" Can Feng's eyes were filled with shock.

"It is rumored that although this person is Wenxu's cultivation level, he has already reached the invincible realm of Wenxu. He can even fight against ordinary Chongxu!" The big man surnamed Zhu was terrified.

"This person is ruthless and will definitely take lives. The reason why he doesn't kill us is just because he has the order from the old Yuan Emperor and he doesn't dare to take action..." Fengling and Lei said with a bitter smile.

There were four people present who asked questions and twenty-eight people who looked at things, but they were all defeated by Chi Mei alone!

"Get out!" A disdainful sneer came from the cave.

This voice contained some magical power, and as soon as it came out, the air immediately started to burn.

When Canfeng and others heard this, they immediately screamed and vomited blood.

Everyone was shaken by this demonic sound, and their foundations were injured. Without decades of healing, they would never be able to recover.

"Chi... Chi Mei, don't go too far! I am no match for you. There is someone who can defeat you like a dog, seize your cave, and give me a bad breath!" Canfeng gritted his teeth and said angrily.

According to his character, he would never dare to confront someone head-on.

But now that Chi Mei had damaged his foundation, he was so angry that he gained some courage. Instead of leaving directly, he wanted to stay here and watch Chi Mei make a fool of himself.

The person he said could defeat Chi Mei as a dog was naturally Ning Fan.

In Canfeng's view, Ning Fan was so greedy that he snatched one cave abode after another, and he would definitely come to the 497th floor to seize this cave abode again.

Originally, he hated Ning Fan for being greedy, but now he wished that Ning Fan would come earlier and deal with the arrogant Chi Mei.

"Oh? You said someone from the upper level will come to the lower level and beat me like a dog?" Chi Mei smiled gloomily.

With his strength, he could have gone to the lower level to compete with the Chongxu old monsters, but he just occupied the upper level cave.

Just because in the upper cave, the ones fighting for each other were a few Qiuxu and Wenxu, so he could easily defeat them without any risk.

Although Chi Mei has an arrogant personality, he does not like to take risks. He thinks that he has not competed for the strength of the 100th floor. Therefore, there is no difference between the 101st floor cave and the 497th floor cave to him.

He wanted to seize this cave because the monks on these levels fighting for the cave were weak.

But Canfeng said that there were people at higher levels who would come down to rob the cave and defeat him like a dog... He didn't believe it at all.

"Hmph, don't believe it, Bai Mu will be here soon! His strength is even better than yours! Bai Mu has taken all the three floors of the cave by himself, he will definitely take your cave! Do you know that we are all It was his defeated general who was driven to the lower level by him!" The big man surnamed Zhu said in support.

"Bai Mu? Bai Mu from the White Feather Clan? Are you saying that this Bai Mu can defeat me?" Chi Mei laughed disdainfully.

If Canfeng tells the names of other old monsters, Chimei might take him a little more seriously.

But Bai Mu... He is not afraid of the useless person from the Bai Yu clan.

"If you don't kill people inside the Ascension Tower, I will kill Bai Mu in just three breaths!" Chi Mei sneered.

Just as these words were spoken, suddenly, an extremely vast aura descended on the entire cave space on the 497th floor!

vast!

This momentum is not fierce or overwhelming, but it is as vast as the earth and as vast as the sky, giving people a sense of oppression from the heart!

This is the momentum of the avenue!

"Who is so powerful and terrifying!"

Chi Mei was shocked, and Canfeng and others present were also shocked.

The momentum of the avenue! Who among the idle people can integrate the Tao into their body and make their aura match the Tao!

"It's...it's Bai Mu!" Canfeng was the first to scream.

But he saw a ray of light approaching from far away. After a moment, the light disappeared, and a young man in white walked out of the light, it was Ning Fan.

At this moment, Ning Fan's eyes flashed with a faint light of life and death, but gave people an aura that could not be stared at.

It’s not evil spirit, it’s not fierce power, it’s just a powerful force, but it can make anyone with weak cultivation feel terrified!

"He...he is Bai Mu. Is he really Bai Mu? How is this possible? The waste of the Bai Yu clan can actually cultivate the light of life and death!"

"That is the light of life and death. In the demon world, there are only three scattered demons who can cultivate this light. As a Red Guard of the Red Palace, I have met the old Red Emperor! The old Red Emperor has the cultivation of scattered demons. The process of understanding life and death has come to an end, and there is this light of life and death in his eyes!"

"The old Red Emperor once said that the light of life and death can be destroyed with just a ray of light! This white wood can cultivate the light of life and death. A ray of light is enough to kill me. How can I be his opponent!"

Chi Mei couldn't help but regret.

He just looked down on Bai Mu and said harsh words that he could kill Bai Mu in three breaths.

Now it seems that this statement is really ridiculous!

"Mr. Bai wants to enter this cave to take a look, and he doesn't want anyone to disturb him! Anyone who doesn't care, please leave!"

Ning Fan said lightly and walked towards the giant tree cave.

His eyes faintly glanced at Canfeng, the big man named Zhu, the two old men named Fenglei, and a man named Qiuxu. Finally, as if he had penetrated the cave, he glanced at Chi Mei inside the cave.

Everyone was sweating profusely the moment they were caught by Ning Fan's gaze!

It seemed that Ning Fan at this moment could kill them all with just one look and one thought!

One thought can decide life or death!

"Bai... Fellow Taoist Bai, please come into the cave. Chi doesn't want this cave anymore!"

Chi Mei gritted her teeth and walked out of the cave quickly, lowered her head, and hugged Ning Fan, feeling uneasy in her heart.

Ning Fan ignored Chi Mei at all and walked towards the cave.

Chi Mei couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ning Fan had no intention of pursuing blame.

Canfeng and others were greatly disappointed. They originally wanted to see Ning Fan repair Chi Mei, but now it seems that Ning Fan did not mean to hurt anyone.

At this moment, Ning Fan had Dao light in his eyes and cultivated Dao thoughts in his heart.

At this moment, if possible, he didn't want to take action, he just wanted to take a look at the stone wall of the cave and understand life and death.

Ning Fan was about to step into the cave, but he suddenly stopped and turned around suddenly. The light in his eyes slightly faded, and a cold light flashed.

At the moment when the cold light rose, Chi Mei was greatly frightened and secretly thought that Ning Fan was going to attack him!

While he was guessing, four roaring lights flew down from the 498th floor to the cave on the 497th floor and landed on the ground.

"I am the leader of the Xuanhe Clan. I am here today just to clean up the white wood. Anyone who has nothing to do with it, get out!"

All four of them are Chongxu old monsters!

Among the four people, there is also the leader of the Xuanhe clan who is famous in the Chongxu realm!

The four men are coming fiercely, just for Ning Fan! !

"Four...four Chongxu old monsters! And the leader of the Xuanhe clan is included! These people want to cause trouble for Baimu, how can Baimu be their opponent?" some Qiuxu thought.

If you look into the void, you will naturally not know how powerful the light of life and death is.

Canfeng, Chimei, the big man surnamed Zhu, and Fenglei each looked at the Xuanhe clan leader and his group as if they were idiots.

They are well aware of the power of the light of life and death, which is a great magical power that can only be cultivated by three scattered demons in the demon world!

No matter how powerful the Xuanhe clan leader is, can he defeat such great magical power?

In their opinion, the Xuanhe clan leader and others were here to deliver food.

"Are you the leader of the Xuanhe Clan... I have no intention of interfering with the grudges between the Xuanhe Clan and the Baiyu Clan. I will give you three breaths and leave. I will forget the past. Otherwise, Bai will show no mercy." Ning Fan's expression indifferent.

The Xuanhe tribe massacred the Baiyu tribe, but Ning Fan was not from the Baiyu tribe, so naturally he did not hate the Xuanhe tribe.

He promised Tan Tianyan not to kill anyone indiscriminately in the Immortal Tower, but this did not mean that he could tolerate the existence of enemies.

Canfeng and the others only fought against each other over the trivial matter of fighting over the cave. They were not life-and-death enemies, so they could ignore it.

The leader of the Xuanhe clan is not a kind person. Although this person is weak, if he is an enemy, Ning Fan will not stay.

"Hmph! What a shame! No mercy? I want to see how you can show no mercy to four of my four powerful Void Conquerors! Kill him!"

The leader of the Xuanhe clan sneered, and together with his three Chongxu friends, they sacrificed their life treasures and hit Ning Fan.

Ning Fan's eyes turned cold. He gave Chief Xuanhe three breaths to save his life, but they showed with actions that this hostility could not be resolved.

The grudge between the two clans has nothing to do with Ning Fan.

But the invading enemy will definitely die!

"My left eye sees life, my right eye sees death..."

The light of life and death suddenly flashed between Ning Fan's eyes.

The light was split into two, black and white, with the white light focused on the left eye and the black light focused on the right eye.

He shot out a black light from his right eye and swept it towards the four natal treasures that rose up in the air. The four magic treasures all began to decay, began to lose their power, and finally turned into fly ash in an instant, scattering on the ground.

The black light then swept towards the three Chongxu old monsters.

These three Chongxu old monsters were all helpers invited by the Xuanhe clan chief. As soon as they were swept by the light of death, their dead souls immediately emerged.

"Life and death... the light of life and death! This Bai Mu has actually cultivated the light of life and death! How can he be a being that can be matched by us! Xuanhe, you have harmed me! I am incompatible with you!"

"Such a powerful enemy, such a powerful enemy! I regret it too late!"

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

The three of them had different expressions. The moment they were swept by the light of death, they all glared at the Xuanhe Clan leader resentfully, spitting blood, turned into escaping light, and fled towards the upper level desperately.

At this moment, they only wanted to escape from the Immortal Tower. As for chasing Ning Fan, they did not dare to think about it again in this life.

It was just that these three people wanted to retreat at this moment, but it was too late.

The three of them flew away desperately, but they didn't realize that their bodies were aging rapidly and began to turn into ashes and disappear little by little.

Countless black Dao marks appeared on their bodies, which were the power of death!

Before the three of them could escape, their bodies had completely turned into ashes and disappeared, their demonic souls were all destroyed, and they died with hatred.

This is the power of the light of death!

Under the great road, the weak cannot escape death!

"How... how is it possible! You are not Bai Mu, you are definitely not Bai Mu. How can Bai Mu be as powerful as you? He is just a disciple and a waste!"

The Xuanhe clan leader seemed to be crazy, looking at the scene in front of him in disbelief.

Then he bit the tip of his tongue violently, spurted out blood, turned around and ran away desperately.

What was the grudge between him and Bai Mu that made Ning Fan have to be killed, Ning Fan didn't want to find out.

When the enemy comes, Ning Fan has only one thing to do... and that is to send you to your death!

His left eye shot out a white light and swept it towards the crazy Xuanhe Clan Chief.

The fleeing body of the Xuanhe clan leader suddenly trembled, and countless white lines appeared.

At the moment when the white Dao pattern appeared, the Xuanhe clan leader's cultivation plummeted, and his appearance gradually became younger.

This youth is not an increase in lifespan, but a magical transformation!

But his cultivation level has dropped along with his youthful appearance!

Peep into the void, the peak of divine transformation, the late stage of divine transformation, the middle stage, the early stage of divine transformation...the peak of Nascent Soul!

The late stage, middle stage, early stage of Yuanying, and the peak of Jindan!

The leader of the Xuanhe clan was horrified to find that he could not resist the decline in cultivation.

After his cultivation fell to the Golden Core realm, the leader of the Xuanhe clan shed his human body and turned into a half-human, half-crane monster.

After his cultivation fell to the realm of soul-melting and pulse-opening, the leader of the Xuanhe clan completely transformed into a black crane with low demonic power.

On Heihe's body, the white light suddenly split.

It screamed, fell from the sky to the ground, fell over and died. The scene was very strange!

"This...this is the power of the light of life and death!" Chi Mei's eyes showed horror.

Ning Fan just shot out black and white light from his eyes, causing four people to fall into the void strangely. This scene was too terrifying!

Ning Fan ignored everyone's shock and just waved his hand to take away the storage bags of the Xuanhe clan leader and four others.

He didn't pay too much attention to the storage of the four people. The only thing that made him slightly satisfied was the nine star stones lying quietly in the storage bag of the Xuanhe clan leader.

These nine star stones were taken from the White Feather Clan and have the magical effect of increasing star power.

If given time, Ning Fan would absorb the power of ten star stones and increase the number of natal stars.

At this moment, there are still important things to do, and it is necessary to take a look at all the stone walls of the Shengxian Tower to gain enlightenment.

Ning Fan is quite satisfied with the power of the light of life and death. If the number of life and death patterns on the soul increases to a certain extent, this light can not only kill Chongxu, but also Shattering Void.

The great magical power of Sanyao is not that simple.

Ning Fan walked into the giant tree cave step by step. Chi Mei and the others did not dare to take a breath and watched Ning Fan leave.

After entering the cave, a voice suddenly came out.

"I have no interest in occupying the cave abode on the third floor. You can do whatever you want with it."

"Uh..." Canfeng, the big man surnamed Zhu, and Fenglei were all speechless.

Ning Fan robbed the cave, but he didn't occupy it. Is it just for fun?

This was not a problem they could care about. They only knew that since Ning Fan no longer occupied the cave, it was their turn to fight for each other.

Canfeng looked at the group of Qiuxu beside him, sneered, and flew upwards while enduring his injuries.

Without Ning Fan as a formidable enemy, ordinary general Qiuxu would no longer be allies, but competitors.

"That's all, let's go to the upper level to fight for the cave." Chi Mei sighed and flew towards the upper level.

The big man surnamed Zhu, Fengling and others all flew towards the upper level with their eyes flickering.

Soon Ning Fan was the only one left here.

He entered the cave, peered at the stone wall, then left, and then went to the next level.

Going down one level at a time, when you encounter those who are fighting for the cave, you will either be intimidated or simply incited to fly away.

The first hundred floors were visited by Ning Fan, and no one could stop him.

Peeping into the void, asking about the void, attacking the void, overcoming the void... none of the old monsters can be the enemy of Ning Fan and Yihe.

After looking at the cave, Ning Fan often returned the cave, not wanting to drive the monks down one by one.

That would be too much trouble.

Shengxian Tower, a 496-story cave.

An old man with a bloody head and bloodied Chongxu sighed repeatedly. He was originally the master of the cave here, but he was defeated by Ning Fan.

"I didn't expect Bai Mu to be so powerful... I wanted to repair him, but he repaired him instead."

Shengxian Tower, a 442-story cave.

A female cultivator in the Void Realm hugged her knees and shivered in the corner.

"So... so scary. Bai Mu is so scary. I am no match for him. He defeated me with just one move... Fortunately, this is the Ascension Tower. Otherwise, he will definitely stain my innocence."

This female cultivator didn't even look at her honorable body, fat and round body, and her cultivation in the Chongxu realm. She actually worried that Ning Fan would take advantage of her. It was really ridiculous.

For Ning Fan now, a cauldron with a cultivation level lower than Shaixu would be of minimal help to him.

Even if this girl offers 100 million immortal jade, Ning Fan will not be tempted.

Shengxian Tower, a 409-story cave.

A big swordsman with Taixu cultivation held a broken sword and complained endlessly.

He set up a formation in the cave. When Ning Fan came to the cave, he wanted to make a sneak attack and grab a few treasures.

However, Ning Fan smashed the flying sword with one finger and was seriously injured. The treasure was not snatched away by Ning Fan.

His storage bag and his purple fishing rod were all snatched away by Ning Fan!

"It's bad luck! Why did I mess up such a person who shouldn't be messed with? Bai Mu, Bai Mu! This person is obviously extremely powerful, and he is not as unworthy as the rumors say!"

Ning Fan went all the way down, walking through the caves at extremely fast speeds, and no one could stop him.

400 floors, 300 floors, 200 floors, 100 floors.

He stepped into the first hundred floors of the cave, and there were already four hundred patterns of life and death on the soul.

He read the enlightenment of four hundred Yuan Wing ancestors and understood the way of life and death of four hundred people.

The light of life and death in his eyes was quite bright. Under this light, even the Suiyi cultivator could not save his life!

Half a day has passed since the big competition, and at this time, darkness is falling in the outside world.

Shengxian Tower, the 100th floor of the cave.

The person who is in charge of this cave is no one else, but surprisingly it is the Great Elder of Yuandian, Zhou Nan!

Zhou Nan entered the Ascended Immortal Tower not for profit, but just to test Ning Fan!

He chose this location to wait for Ning Fan because he had a premonition that Ning Fan would reach this level.

If Ning Fan is not strong enough to reach this level, he is not worthy of Miss Zixin's heart!

Zhou Nan naturally didn't know why Tan Zixin valued Ning Fan so much.

He and the current Emperor Yuan both thought that Tan Zi's heart had moved Chun's heart...

"Hey, it's not good for Miss to fall in love with anyone, but Bai Mu... Miss Bai Mu doesn't seem to know how bad his reputation is."

"If the young lady knows that Bai Mu can even have sex with monsters that have not yet completely transformed, she will definitely be sad... There is really no limit to what Bai Mu can do..."

Zhou Nan was just thinking when he suddenly felt a vast Tao power coming!

Amidst the momentum of this power, a young man in white is approaching the cave on the 100th floor!

Zhou Nan was so surprised that his eyes almost flew out!

"The Daoguang of Life and Death...how is that possible!!! Is he really Bai Mu?!!!" (To be continued.)