Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

Chapter 156 I Come From a Secret Realm, I Want to Go to Xianqin

War is raging!

Just when Zhao Tuo and others in the secret realm were about to leave the customs, the situation of the outside Qin State was indeed critical to a rather serious level!

Facing the Allied Forces of the Six Nations, which was several times larger than itself, many soldiers and generals of the Qin State were no match at all.

Even though they had tried their best to block it, almost desperately rushing forward, it still didn't have much effect.

The strength of the opposing six nations is far beyond them!

Not to mention the ordinary soldiers and elites from the six countries who are far superior to them, the 270 qi refiners alone are absolutely terrifying!
Even if the soldiers of the Qin Kingdom can fight against Qi trainers by forming a battle formation, the same can be done for the soldiers of the Six Kingdoms!
Even if the soldiers of Qin State are elite and far more powerful than any of the six countries, there are so many soldiers who cannot hold back the six countries!
In the past, although there were many battles between the six countries, they emerged endlessly, and even the six countries joined forces to attack one country.

But there has never been a battle like the current six kingdoms' conquest of Qin, where so many qi refiners and so many soldiers have been mobilized!
270 qi refiners, almost a million troops!
Almost all out!
And especially those more than 200 Qi practitioners!

You must know that among many countries, the existence of Qi refiners is extremely important in every country, and they are all like trump cards, and they will never be used lightly!

But this time the battle!
The Six Nations used almost all their hole cards! !
War is raging!

Burn the earth with fire!

Qi refiners, as existences that control the aura of the world, are absolutely terrifying!

Don't look at how Zhao Tuo, Hong Wu and others easily killed many Qi refiners at the Foundation Establishment level during the Taihua Royal Conferment Ceremony.

But that was all Yingzheng's help, and the consequences of absolute power's suppression!

When facing ordinary soldiers, the existence of a Qi Refiner is almost no different from that of a Superman!

With a wave of your hand, the flames will flicker, with a pinch of a rune, the ground thorns will come, and with a long sword in your hand, all the magic weapons will be released.
Almost like a crushing existence!
The endless aura of heaven and earth was stirred up by these Qi refiners from the Six Kingdoms, and there was endless bloody wind all over the border of Great Qin!
In the past, the emergence of these qi refiners was mostly used as the last trump card, the backhand, and the big killer that would only be used in beheading actions!
But now, in the battle of the Six Kingdoms against Qin, they have almost become ordinary fighters!

Between waving hands, the streamer was shocked, and countless magic weapons and supernatural powers swept over!

Even with the cultivation methods and temples given by Ying Zheng, facing Qi Refiners several times larger than his own body, many Daqin Qi Refiners and soldiers, after all, they still can't support it!
Especially when the civilians have to be protected from injuries, it is even more difficult! !

Falling back!

"Hahaha! Is this the Qi Refiner of Qin? It's just mere!"

"It really deserves to be the cultivation method bestowed by the gods. The King of Chu does not deceive me, he is really powerful!"

"Surrender, you wait for Qin to retreat, it is the destiny, and the six kingdoms defeat Qin, it is God's guidance!"

"I heard that you once proclaimed yourself the gods of the Great Qin, and even established a fairy temple? Hehehe, it's ridiculous!"

"I don't know if the King of Qin has been hiding in the ancient space like a tortoise after this great battle!"

Faced with the ridicule of the Qi refiners from the Six Kingdoms, the eyes of many Qi refiners from the Qin Kingdom turned red, their steel teeth were almost crushed, and their hearts were full of anger!

But even so, they are helpless!
Because there were many hot-tempered Daqin alchemists who rushed up, but they were still not opponents at all, and the beaten ones retreated steadily!

I can only grit my teeth and swallow it in my stomach, guarding the soldiers and the people, shrinking the front line!
And at this moment, Ying Zheng also knew that it was not time to hide his clumsiness, and activated the Great Formation of Immortal Qin Gods and Demons.

However, what makes Yingzheng a little helpless is that because the country's fortune is too much consumed, the great Qin's fortune and astronomical phenomena withered, resulting in the ancient fairy Qin gods and demons formation, which can only be opened less than half of it!
The ancient runes boiled the world, and on the five directions of the Great Qin, five immemorial phantoms of three thousand gods and demons of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth slowly appeared, connecting one hundred Great Qin Immortal Temples, and guarding the land of the Great Qin.

However, after all, it is only half of the effect, and it can only barely resist the attack of the six countries for a while!
Moreover, with the rise of Daqin's Great Formation of Immortals and Demons, those holy monuments placed in the Six Kingdoms also slowly emitted light!

Among them, among the six kingdoms, there are quite a few talented people who have comprehended a powerful killing supernatural power!
This killing supernatural power is extremely powerful, and when it is realized, brilliance soars into the sky in the capitals of the six kingdoms, arousing supreme auspiciousness, and spraying red rays of light across the sky!

Seeing all this, the people of the Six Kingdoms became even more excited!
"Hahaha! The holy monument has appeared! The holy monument has appeared!"

"It really is God!"

"It is God's will for the Six Kingdoms to defeat Qin!"

"Dare to ask the immortal, if we can behead the king of Qin by chance, can we see the immortal? Even if it's just one side!"

One of the famous Qi practitioners spoke with great excitement, extremely excited.

But in the high sky, no one responded.

But even so, it was enough!

With the appearance of the second ancient supernatural power and the wafting immortal energy, many Qi refiners in the Six Kingdoms, who were originally waiting and watching, immediately threw themselves into the battle.

The great battle has not yet ended completely, but in just two days, more than 20 qi refiners have joined the camp of the Six Nations!
At this time, the number of Qi refiners in the Six Nations camp had suddenly risen to over 300!

Seeing all this, the Six Nations became more and more excited, and their offensive became more and more fierce!
After two days had completely passed, several border areas of Qin State had completely fallen.

Like locusts, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations came together, and many Qi refiners who had practiced the cultivation method bestowed by God shot wildly, and the flames burned throughout the border of Great Qin!

Except for a few cities guarded by the Great Array of Immortal Qin Gods and Demons, other border cities of the Great Qin Dynasty were engulfed by the flames of war one after another.

On the boiling wilderness, there are rotting crows everywhere.

Under the protection of Daqin soldiers, countless people retreated with the army and left their homes.

Among them, the place where the war is the most tragic is Sanchuan County.

As the nearest county to the east of Xianyang, it is adjacent to the three kingdoms of Han, Chu and Wei among the six countries. Basically, all three countries sent part of their troops to attack from here.

Especially Han among the Six Kingdoms.

In the past, the oppression and threats they received from Qin State were too great. Now they finally found such an opportunity to make a move. They almost put [-]% of their troops into attacking Sanchuan County!

However, in just two days, the ground is covered with blood, and the people are devastated!

In just two days, he almost wanted to kill through Sanchuan County and force him into Hangu Pass! !

Seeing all this, the people of the Six Nations are completely relieved!

"Hehehe, the state of Qin is over."

"Shrink the direction, how can it be useful to shrink the defense."

"It was a boring battle. If Yingzheng fought head-on, it might still be a bit of fun. Now it seems that it is doomed."

"I really don't know if the King of Qin can be seen when Xianyang falls."

"Maybe they're already hiding?"

"It's okay, it's almost time to take down Hangu Pass. Judging by the situation, we can take it by today at the latest."

"Today? I think a few more hours will be enough."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Faced with all this, the people of the six countries are discussing indifferently here.

And the reality in reality is indeed not much different from what they talked about.
Hangu Pass, originally a wonder in the world, is one of the important passes in the eastern part of the Great Qin Dynasty. It bears the heavy responsibility of defending the six eastern countries. It is guarded by tens of thousands of soldiers all the year round. It is hard to defend and difficult to attack.

But today, it is different.

'Boom boom boom boom! '

A series of thunderous bombardment sounds continued to come from the tall city walls.

It was the Qi refiners from the six countries, who joined forces to attack outside the pass.

In order to capture Hangu Pass as soon as possible, the Three Kingdoms mobilized a large number of soldiers, and there were more than 30 Qi refiners dispatched!

And there are only ten Qi refiners in Qin State in Hangu Pass!
To be honest, there are already a lot of qi refiners with ten people. After all, the border of Qin State is so vast, it is impossible for every checkpoint to have many qi refiners.

And in such a tragic battle, even a Qi Refiner cannot remain intact.

Yun Qingfeng, who was injured before, came from here. As a strong man in the spiritual sea, he was besieged by Qi refiners from the six countries on the battlefield. One arm was cut off on the spot, and he is still in a coma.

Huge roars continued to come from outside the city walls.

This means that the city wall is strong, with ancient patterns engraved on it. After the Xianyang bombardment was completed, it was moved back and arranged up immediately.

Otherwise, I am afraid that Hangu Pass has been completely fallen long ago.

But even so, it was still extremely difficult.

In the face of repeated bombings by the Allied Forces of the Six Nations, the formation engraved on the head of Hangu Pass has long been dimmed.

And the soldiers guarding inside had almost run out of ammunition and food.

"Come out! Surrender, I can spare you!"

Outside the city wall, a Qi refiner spoke loudly, the sound was like thunder!

However, in the face of their words, the people in the city wall had no intention of answering at all, and were still fighting desperately to resist the enemy.

All kinds of bows and arrows, rolling logs, and boulders were pushed down by them one after another, and a large amount of blood and screams were set off above Hangu Pass.

The battlefield is tragic.

While they were killing and injuring the enemy, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations were also constantly using arrows and throwing weapons to kill and injure the soldiers on the top of the city!

"boom!"

Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky.

That is a Daqin qi practitioner, but Liu Qing, the great elder of Fengqingmen, who was once above Taihua, and was named one of the six great gods by Yingzheng.

Now it can be regarded as half-step spiritual sea realm.Previously, at a high altitude, with the help of the power of the formation, he fought with many Qi refiners from the six countries.

However, even the orthodox Spirit Sea Realm monk Yun Qingfeng can't do it, how can the Great Elder Liu Qing be an opponent?

After persevering for a long time, he was finally knocked down from the air, and when he opened his mouth, there was a mouthful of blood, accompanied by pieces of dark internal organs!
"I've said it all, kneel down and surrender, you still have a way to survive, don't make mistakes!" The Qi refiner from the six countries stood proudly high above the sky, grinning grinningly and speaking, his murderous intent boiled over!
"Delusion!!!"

The Great Elder Liu Qing roared and shot, with blood on the corner of his mouth, he manipulated the formation together with dozens of masters, and forced the figure back!

"Whoo, whoo, whoo"

Taking a few deep breaths, Great Elder Liu Qing swallowed the blood in his throat, and said in a deep voice, "Have all the people withdrawn?!"

"Not so far!" Jiang Che, one of the four major guards, appeared here with an ugly face. He was also covered in blood and his clothes were torn. Obviously, he had also gone through a fierce battle.

"How much more time?"

"There will be two hours at the earliest."

"I see, hold on!"

In the next period of time, many soldiers in Hangu Pass fell into a deadly battle.

After a short time, the formation above the city wall finally couldn't hold it anymore and was shattered. Then, a Qi refiner from the Six Kingdoms screamed, opened his mouth and sacrificed a vajra pestle, which swelled against the wind and broke a section of the city wall.

Tens of thousands of soldiers from the six countries rushed forward with roars.

"Stop them!"

Jiang Che and First Elder Liu Qing roared angrily.

Numerous soldiers and Qi practitioners also turned red-eyed, drew out their long swords and sabers, and blatantly killed them!
On the city wall, there was a fierce battle, blood and fire permeated every brick, and burning smoke covered the sky.

"kill!!"

The battlefield is chaotic, with blood and fire everywhere.

Jiang Che roared, the bell and Lu Baodian clanged, and an ancient big bell rippled out from his body. The bell waves filled the sky and the earth, and drove back the two spiritual sea realm Qi refiners who were besieging him!
However, in the next second, his eyes turned red!
Because he saw Liu Qing, the elder of Fengqingmen not far away, besieged and restrained by several people, a Qi refiner with the first level of Linghai made a move, and a black spear pierced the old man's abdomen, dripping with blood.

"Old Liu!!" Jiang Che's eyes were tearing apart.

"Leave me alone! Get out of here!!" Liu Qing roared angrily, snapped off the spear, and cut off the arm of a strong foundation-builder with a backhand sword, but it was obviously the end of the road.

Jiang Che roared angrily, wanting to be rescued!
However, immediately around him, three Foundation Establishment Realm Qi Refiners arrived again, surrounded him, and shot together!
Caught off guard, he was hit by a big seal on his chest by a cultivator at the spiritual sea level, and he staggered back, spitting blood!

"cough!!!"

Jiang Che smiled miserably, his bells rippling. He looked around and found that the soldiers of Qin State above Hangu Pass had completely fallen into a disadvantage.

Enemies several times larger than our own have rushed in.

The soldiers are constantly retreating.

The guards of the Black Ice Terrace were already surrounded by groups, their eyes flushed red, like wounded tigers, crazily rushing left and right.

The remaining few Qi trainers were also confronted by Qi trainers from the Six Nations that were several times their size, bleeding all over, roaring and fighting hard, but it was only a matter of time before they lost.

"Surrender." In front of Jiang Che, a man with fluttering clothes spoke, with murderous intent boiling all over his body, and a long sword in his palm flowing with billions of brilliance.

"Don't think about it!"

Jiang Che roared furiously, using up the last ounce of spiritual energy, and used the strongest killing method. The clanging bells rippled the world, and every sound made people's blood boil!
However, no matter how powerful the cultivation method bestowed by Ying Zheng was, it was still not a match for so many enemies. After a fierce confrontation, Jiang Che beheaded and killed a master of the Spirit Sea Realm.

But at the same time, one arm was cut off, his left lung was pierced, and the big clock was shattered. He vomited blood and was unable to get up.

"Stubborn."

The man with fluttering sash spoke indifferently, his long sword was sharp, and swept down towards his neck without any hesitation.

Bloody knife light filled his vision.

Is it over?
Jiang Che's eyes widened, breathing hard, and clenched his fists tightly.

Kings.

I failed your trust.

The dazzling spiritual energy of heaven and earth erupted in front of him, and Jiang Che closed his eyes, waiting for death to come.

however.

The imaginary death did not come.

"roll!"

Between heaven and earth, a sound like thunder exploded above Hangu Pass!
the next moment.

There is a little bloody light flashing in the sky!

Then it crossed the dark sky in an instant.

It was a blood-colored spear that tore through the universe and drew a straight golden line in the sky.

The end of this line of blood is far away.

And the end point is to point directly at the head of the man with fluttering clothes!

The face of the Qi refiner from the Six Kingdoms suddenly changed drastically, and he withdrew his sword abruptly, chanting a spell in front of him, trying to block the blow.

However.
'Crack! ! '

The blade is broken!
The brilliant blood-colored spear directly pierced through this person's weapons and various defenses, and the gorgeous blood-colored light exploded between the sky and the earth, piercing directly through his shoulders, and the momentum remained undiminished, directly nailing him to death. On the ground!

Everyone looked down and found that this bloody battle spear was actually made of a complete spine!
It was scarlet all over, exuding a terrifying bloody aura, but at the same time, there was also a faint medicinal fragrance?

Everyone was a little puzzled, only the impaled Qi refiner from the Six Kingdoms screamed, pinched the seal formula with his hand, wanted to struggle, and felt the breath of death!
"what!!!"

In the next moment, the bloody bone spear trembled violently!
A phantom of a two-headed male lion like a flame appeared on top of the blood-colored bone spear, violently roaring upwards, and directly pierced through the half of the body of the Six Kingdoms Qi Refiner. ! ! !
Bloody rain!
!!!

who is it?

Jiang Che opened his eyes and suddenly turned his head to look.

In the next moment, his pupils shrank to the size of a pinhead!
In the western sky, a figure in blood-colored armor appeared!

He has a slender figure, handsome appearance, a pair of eyes that are as sharp as lightning, a terrifying evil spirit permeates around him, and his blood is boiling!
With a step of one thousand meters, he took out the blood-colored bone spears from his back, and even tens of thousands of meters away from Hangu Pass, he threw what he had in his hand! !

'click! ! ! '

There seems to be a bloody roar between the sky and the earth!

In the next instant, the blood-colored bone spear tore through the sky and pierced through the void!

'Pfft! '

'Pfft! '

'Pfft! '

Bloody Bone Spear!
It's raining!

Several Qi refiners surrounding Jiang Che couldn't dodge in time, and were directly pierced by the spear! !

"Retreat!" Their faces changed slightly, and they retreated one after another!

Howling wind!

Long wind blows!

The figure tossed and turned, just took a few breaths, and came to the city wall!

The moment he appeared, the violent aura surged like a raging wave, surging in all directions! !

It is the person headed by the four major guards, Zhao Tuo!
He was dressed in a blood-colored armor, carrying a blood-colored ancient spear, as if he had experienced some terrible battle, his body was covered in blood, and his aura would swell, his long hair stood on end, and his breath was like a dragon.

But the energy and blood in his whole body was so boiling that it swept Gao Tian, ​​and he roared angrily!
"Who dares to hurt my Great Qin people!"

The rolling sound waves exploded, and the vast aura of heaven and earth actually forced all the Qi practitioners who surrounded them to retreat! !
Looking at the figure that killed Linghai with one blow and forced all the enemy troops back, Jiang Che was stunned for a moment, tears welling up in his eyes!

"Zhao Tuo?!"

"How did you come!"

Jiang Che was extremely excited, but at the same time he was puzzled!

Is there something wrong with Zhao Tuo's breath?
Why did the aura around him expand and contract?so unstable?
And what happened to the blood on the armor all over his body?It was like going through a bloody battle.

And there is a medicinal fragrance permeating his body?

Jiang Che was puzzled, but soon, his expression changed suddenly!
"No! Don't! Zhao Tuo! What are you doing here! Go back!"

"Hangu Pass can no longer be held!"

However, Zhao Tuo did not reply.

next second!
"Army!"

"Follow me to kill!!"

An indifferent voice suddenly appeared from a distance!
That's Wang Jian showing up, white robe and white horse!

And behind him, there are three hundred elite soldiers!

On Wang Jian and these elite soldiers, like Zhao Tuo, the whole body's aura fluctuated and swelled abnormally. At the same time, it was filled with a strong medicinal fragrance. Like a bloody battle.

Each of them carried more or less items made of bones. After careful inspection, it seemed that they were all refined from the bodies of monsters or big monsters.

On the other side, the moment they saw Wang Jian appearing, the coalition forces from the six countries suddenly looked solemn.

However, when they saw that there were only 300 people following Wang Jian, they burst into laughter again!
300 people?
What can I do?
Moreover, their qi and blood were not stable, their swellings were abnormal, and they were carrying weapons like bones in their hands. Obviously they were taking drugs, right?

They laughed.

"Wang Jian! You're here? Didn't you run away for your life as rumored?"

"Why did it appear again now?"

"Are you on drugs?"

"Hahaha! I've heard about it a long time ago! Great Qin God General Wang Jian, today, let me use your head to sacrifice the flag for the dead brother!"

"Come and die!"

After a brief taunt, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations immediately launched a fierce attack without any hesitation, like a black torrent of impact, and swept away frantically! !
Seeing this scene, Jiang Che suddenly became anxious!

"Wang Jian?! Zhao Tuo? Why are you all here?!"

"Go! It's useless! There are too few people!"

However, in the face of Jiang Che's persuasion, Zhao Tuo didn't pay attention to it at all. Instead, he let out a long roar, retreated instead of advancing, and suddenly laughed ferociously!

"few people?"

"enough!!"

The vast streamer explodes!
A total of [-] people who have experienced the secret realm shouted loudly, and swooped down wearing heavy armor and spears!

Seeing this, many people from the six countries didn't care about it at all, they just thought they were here to die!
What kind of threat can a group of people who are filled with the fragrance of medicine and have unstable spiritual qi and blood pose?
However, when they really confronted these people, Que suddenly felt something was wrong!

Because with their strikes, an unparalleled aura of heaven and earth and outrageous killing intent burst out from the team of 300 people!
"kill!!"

Wang Jian screamed, his eyes glowed with a faint red light!

You must know that in the secret realm before Yingzheng, there were countless ferocious beasts and spirit beasts everywhere, and the slightest movement was the result of being mobbed and besieged.

After fighting for a full month, they had already forgotten how many beasts they had killed. The 300 people had already gotten used to the fact that the few were against the many.

Facing the soldiers from the six countries that were several times their size, the eyes of these 300 people showed no fear at all, but a strange fierce light shone on the contrary!
They are used to preserving and refining the sharpest bones of fierce beasts, and now, they come in handy on this battlefield!
Under the leadership of Wang Jian, the [-] fierce soldiers who had experienced a bloody battle for a whole month plunged into the armies of the Six Nations head-on like a sharp knife!
Blood splattered!
'Pfft! '

'Pfft! '

'Pfft! '

Almost as soon as they approached, the dazzling blood burst out among the armies of the Six Nations!

In the face of these soldiers who have grown in strength in the secret realm and have been tempered, who are the opponents of these soldiers from the six countries?
Terrifying qi, blood and murderous aura boiled over, and the scent of medicine filled the air. As soon as they met each other, hundreds of figures had their heads cut off in an instant!
"kill!!"

Wang Jian roared!

Accompanied by his words, more than 300 people cooperated tacitly and changed the battle formation instantly!

Many qi refiners guarded the outermost area, raising their spears, like a round of flesh and blood grinding discs, crazily slaughtering everything around them! !

The vast aura of heaven and earth erupted on that battlefield!
The medicines on their bodies that have not been fully digested have become the greatest supplies and logistics at this time, turning them into tireless killing machines, crazily slaughtering everything in front of them!
At this moment, the existences of many six countries suddenly widened their eyes!
???

What's happening here?
Why are these 300 people so fierce?
Especially the remaining 30 Qi practitioners from the Six Kingdoms almost stared out of their eyes after seeing all this!
Because they discovered that in Wang Jian's battle formation of 300 people, there were actually more than 40 bright beams of spiritual energy soaring into the sky!

Damn, there are actually more than 40 qi refiners? !
Seeing this, all the Qi refiners from the Six Nations stared wide-eyed, almost unable to believe what was happening before them! !

What is this ghost?

Is Qin Guo crazy? !

More than 40 Qi refiners!
Did the State of Qin bring all the Qi practitioners to Hangu Pass? !

Many Qi practitioners from the Six Nations were in a daze, but Wang Jian and the others didn't stop!
Each of the 300 people in this secret realm has been experienced in the secret realm for a long time, and almost all of them are eating all kinds of treasures and elixir. In addition, among the remaining 40 soldiers, the worst ones are all first-class masters!
Moreover, they are all top-notch masters in the eighth and ninth heavens, and they can already control some auras of heaven and earth! !
Although the number is small, only 300, even if there are many ordinary soldiers from the six countries, how can they be the opponents of the soldiers of the Great Qin? !

"kill!!"

Blood flowed all over the sky!
Hundreds of returnees from the secret realm roared angrily, forming a team of eight, and rushed into the crowd!
In each team, there was a Qi trainer sitting in charge, directly on the huge Hangu Pass, setting off a bloody wave!
It was just a short moment, and they killed all the soldiers from the six countries who attacked the city! ! !

Seeing this scene, many Qi refiners from the six countries suddenly became anxious!

"Damn!!!"

"How is this going?"

"Isn't the Qin State desperate to send all the Qi practitioners here!!"

They roared and directed the army to continue to attack Hangu Pass. At the same time, they also stepped forward and participated in the battle!

However, there are only thirty or so Qi trainers, even if they fight alone, they may not be able to match Zhao Tuo and others. Now that the number is not enough, how can they beat them?

You must know that Zhao Tuo and Wang Jian tore apart the existence of masters from the Seventh Heaven and Eighth Heavens of Linghai in the secret realm!

And among these Qi practitioners from the six countries, the tallest is only the second heaven of the Linghai!

How is their opponent!

It was just a face-to-face meeting, and several Qi refiners from the Six Kingdoms screamed in pain, and their arms were cut off by Wang Jian's sword!

There was even a former Spirit Sea Realm man who was nailed to death by Zhao Tuo in the air, bleeding profusely!

Seeing this terrifying scene, almost everyone on the battlefield was stunned!

Six Nations:? ? ?
Qin Guo:? ? ?
Jiang Che:? ? ?
what's going on?
What is this ghost?

Looking into the distance, Zhao Tuo, who had picked and killed two spiritual sea level masters in less than a quarter of an hour, Jiang Che could only feel a buzzing in his head, and could hardly believe everything in front of him! !

Didn't Zhao Tuo and Wang Jian enter the ancient secret realm?
Why is it still out?

And how could it be so powerful? !
What kind of medicine did they take! !

What happened to that secret realm? !
(End of this chapter)