Please show your spirit to our ancestors

Chapter 79 My eldest grandson actually has a rare spiritual root (7000 words)
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In the world of cultivating immortals, what adventures are most talked about by cultivators?
There are many, many.

But the ancient monks' ruins are definitely one of the top adventures.

Many independent cultivators are especially keen on this.

It seems that as long as you come across the relics of ancient monks, you can get secret manuals on martial arts, magic weapons and elixirs, and even all kinds of natural treasures.

From then on, he turned his life around, became rich, and married the eldest daughter of the Jindan family.

But this was undoubtedly a dream, just like Chen Xuanmo's lottery in his previous life.

This is just a beautiful expectation and vision to comfort yourself during the depressing days.

You know, in the real world of cultivating immortals, if a casual cultivator really comes across the ruins of an ancient cultivator, it is very likely that he will not become rich overnight, but will be killed!
But even so.

There are still countless people who are excited about it and go into the deep mountains and forests all day long!

Take Bai Xinrong of the Bai family as an example. That old guy is also a scheming old fox who never shows his emotions.

But because of the bait of an ancient monk's ruins, he lost his mind and was blinded by greed, which resulted in him losing everything and the destruction of his entire family.

calm down!

Chen Xuanmo forced himself to calm down and not be swayed by the beautiful imagination of the Water Palace.

It is undoubtedly a pipe dream to want to get a water palace of at least the Jindan stage with just a [Purple Jade Talisman].

The Purple Jade Talisman was able to help Jingsi survive, so it can be said that it played a role.

As for the Water Palace, I’m afraid it’s not that simple.

After all, caves like this are located in secret places so as not to be discovered. This type of cave is usually arranged with powerful formations and is full of dangers. It is easy to get killed inside if you are not strong enough.

Even if we ignore the danger of the water palace itself, the difficulty of developing a water palace in an underwater gorge is more than ten times that of developing one on land. For a cultivator at the Gold Element Guarding Level like the eldest son Chen Ningtai, his mobility and combat power underwater will be greatly reduced.

While Chen Xuanmo was thinking, Chen Ningtai said again: "However, Jingsi can barely move within the water shield outside the water palace. If he wants to explore further, he will be forced back by the water force. It must be that his cultivation is too shallow and he cannot really enter the water palace."

"He stayed in there for a few days before he was driven out of the shield by a water force. He then used the water escape technique to get out of the water. It took him several more days to escape back to Zhenhai Villa."

That’s right. Daoan’s son only has five ordinary spiritual roots. Although he is already thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, his cultivation is only at the high level of Lingquan Realm. Qianqian is almost catching up with him.

With such spiritual cultivation, coupled with the common water-moving skills, it would be a miracle if one could enter the Water Palace.

This actually made Chen Xuanmo feel that it was more reasonable.

In the family, only the eldest son Chen Ningtai and the fourth son Chen Ningzhuo were able to take a look at the outskirts of the Water Palace.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuanmo carved a few lines of words on the brand new desk, telling Chen Ningtai to be extremely cautious in developing the Water Palace. It would be best for him to first get two water-escaping magic tools, such as the Water-Repellent Magic Pearl, and bring a few more purple jade tokens before exploring the way.

As for the pirates who suddenly appeared, we still have to find a way to wipe them out, otherwise Chen Xuanmo’s sea development plan will be hindered.

"The child takes orders."

Chen Ningtai also understood that the current development of the family must be based on stability. Although the Water Palace is good, it is not worth sacrificing one's life for it.

Chen Ningtai put aside the matter of the Water Palace for the time being and continued to report: "I have already submitted the head of Blood Hand Demon Slaughterer and the information about the Blood Soul Sect's appearance to the sect. The sect attaches great importance to this and will give us three merits, equivalent to 8000 contribution points."

"In this way, our Chen family has a total of five merits and 8229 contribution points."

The extra contribution points are the small amount of contribution points given back by the sect as a reward for the family's timely and sufficient tribute every year over the years.

"The child made the decision on his own and used one merit, 3000 contribution points, to exchange for a superior wild method, 'Green Wood Longevity Secret', from the sect. Firstly, it can make up for the lack of the family's wood-based foundation-building method. Secondly, Xinsong is exactly eight years old this year, so he can directly practice the Green Wood Longevity Secret's Qi Refining Chapter to draw Qi into the body."

Of course, Chen Xuanmo would have no objection to this.

He felt that as a heroic ancestor, he should just plan the major events and use the purple energy to provide a support for the family. As for how the family should be managed and developed, it was up to Chen Ningtai himself.

After all, you only wake up for a certain amount of time in a year, and you can’t control it even if you want to.

However, in this way, the family does have three foundation-building methods, namely [Golden Yuan Body Tempering Technique], [Mysterious Water Nourishing Yuan Technique], and [Green Wood Longevity Technique]. Now it still lacks the Fire and Earth Foundation-building Methods.

But there is no rush. As long as you have the sect's merits, you can redeem them at any time when needed. Perhaps when the opportunity comes, Chen can get it himself.

On the contrary, meritorious service is hard to come by, so it would be better to keep it in your hands for the time being.

Who knows, there might be an emergency in the future.

"In addition, I would like to ask the sect's weapon refining hall to forge a mid-grade gold spirit sword." Chen Ningtai said, "After my battle with the Blood Hand Demon Slayer, I found that low-grade spirit swords were no longer sufficient and were too easily damaged."

indeed.

Chen Ningtai is now in the Guarding First Realm, and has also comprehended the true meaning of the sharp attack of Jin Yuan. Once he encounters a strong enemy and uses all his strength, the low-grade spiritual weapon is indeed a bit lacking.

Thinking back to when Chen Xuanmo was in the Shouyi realm, he had the same trouble, which was why he spent all the sect's merits to create the Xuanmo Spirit Sword.

But now the Xuanmo Spirit Sword is Chen Xuanmo's soul carrier, so Chen Ningtai can't use it to fight every day. Besides, the Xuanmo Spirit Sword is a non-attribute spirit sword, and the most suitable one for Chen Ningtai is the Gold Spirit Sword.

"Buzz!"

Chen Xuanmo naturally agreed very much.

The inheritance of an additional mid-grade spiritual weapon for the family is also an accumulation of heritage, and it can be passed on to Jing for use in the future.

Subsequently.

Chen Ningtai talked about a lot of family trivia, various incomes, expenses, etc., and then as he spoke, he began to complain.

It was not until Chen Xuanmo was about to hit him on the head that he wisely kept silent.

Two more days passed.

Chen Xinyuan's wedding naturally made the Chen family's main residence very lively.

Most of the families in Hedong County and a few families in Donghai County sent important members of the clan to attend and presented generous gifts.

Even the local noble clan [Hedong Cui Family] sent a foundation-building elder to present a gift.

It was very obvious that the eldest son of the Chen family was marrying a young lady with four spiritual roots from the Jindan family. Many foundation-building families expressed their congratulations on the surface, but they were secretly jealous.

Chen Jiayi, the great-granddaughter who married into the Yao family in Qinghe two years ago, also took this opportunity to bring her husband Yao Chengjie and children back to her parents' home to visit her parents and family.

Chen Xuanmo used up a trace of purple energy and secretly took a look at the child's spiritual roots. He had four spiritual roots.

Since Yao Chengjie himself has four spiritual roots, it can only be considered that he is quite lucky.

Jindan cultivators have powerful spiritual awareness and can detect spiritual roots early. Because Chen Jiayi gave birth to four spiritual roots as her first child, her status in the Yao family also rose, and Yao Chengjie loved her very much.

Now her face is moisturized and her eyes are filled with a hint of happiness.

Chen Xuanmo was quite satisfied with his great-granddaughter's result.

The wedding night.

The banquet was still going on and was very lively.

In the bridal chamber, Chen Xinyuan was drinking the wedding wine with his bride Shangguan Wanqing.

Unnoticeable to the naked eye, a purple mark appeared on his forehead, which then became increasingly intense and eventually turned into gold.

That's right.

This is the strongest blessing Chen Xuanmo gives to his great-great-grandson.

He had also carefully considered giving the golden mark.

First, Xinyuan is the eldest legitimate son, so he should be given some benefits of being the eldest legitimate son. Second, the person he is marrying into is from the Jindan family. If the children he gives birth to are outstanding, it would be easier for him to form a bond with the Shangguan family.

To be honest, if the eldest son had five spiritual roots, Shangguan would definitely be very cold towards that child.

The reason why he had to wait until drinking the wedding wine to give it to him was mainly because he was afraid that the golden mark would trigger other opportunities in advance, such as accidentally picking up a large amount of spirit stones, and he didn't have a second golden mark to give him now.

In addition, the reason why Chen Xuanmo did not give Chen Jingyun and Wang Qianqian the golden mark now was, firstly, that the purple energy was in short supply, and secondly, they already had Tuantuan who had three spiritual roots, so there was no need to rush for the time being.

As for whether the golden mark can allow Qianqian to give birth to twin spiritual roots?
Chen Xuanmo didn't even dare to think about such a thing, and felt that the probability was extremely low.

Even the three spiritual roots are difficult. After all, the golden mark is just a gathering of 100 strands of purple energy, which doesn't seem to have anything to do with the three spiritual roots.

Tuantuan, that should be an exceptional natural luck.

The blessing to the great-great-grandson is completed.

Chen Xuanmo left quickly for fear of the spiciness in his eyes.

As midnight approached, he fell into a deep sleep.

A blink of an eye.

The time came to the 207th year of the Xuanmo calendar.

This is the tenth year since Chen Xuanmo's death!

Chen Xuanmo woke up slowly to the sound of Chen Ningtai's mumbling recitation of the eulogy.

He first looked up at Su Yuanbai's numb expression, then nodded to express his relief.

Afterwards, Chen Xuanmo focused his attention on his great-great-grandson Chen Xinyuan.

He and his wife Shangguan Wanqing were devoutly worshiping their ancestors. Wanqing was holding a baby in her arms, and judging from the color of the swaddling clothes, it looked like a boy.

The purple energy has been absorbed.

Chen Xuanmo calmly counted the amount of purple energy. In this sacrifice, he harvested a total of 158 strands, plus the 119 strands accumulated before falling asleep, a total of 277 strands!
It was almost approaching 300 threads, and Chen Xuanmo felt more confident.

As the saying goes, if you have food in your pocket, you will not be worried.

Nowadays, Chen is facing more and more challenges, and the places where he needs to use purple energy are also increasing. He will not feel safe if he does not have hundreds of strands of purple energy in reserve.

After counting the number of purple qi.

He immediately separated himself from the lucky bead and floated to Wanqing's side. He used up a bit of purple energy and activated the Heroic Spirit Sky Eye Technique to look at his grandson.

His gaze penetrated the skin, flesh, and bones and went straight to the essence.

During the short moment of waiting for the results to come out, Chen Xuanmo appeared calm on the surface, but he felt a little nervous, uneasy, and expectant inside.

This feeling is like opening a blind box or drawing a card.

This is the first time that a golden seal is used to bless the birth of a baby. With such a huge investment, we must not let it down!
At the very least, give me four spiritual roots as a guarantee.

Soon, the color of the spiritual roots came into view.

One color, three...four!
four colors?

Is he really just a four-spiritual root?
Although he was mentally prepared, Chen Xuanmo still felt a little disappointed.

But then, he was slightly startled again.

The four colors are gold, blue, red and gray!

Wait, what is that grey?
The first three are naturally the well-known gold, water, and fire spiritual roots. Chen Xuanmo didn't listen to the gray one...

and many more.

Could this be a mutated spiritual root?
The number of mutated spiritual roots is extremely rare, and their rarity is almost no less than that of three spiritual roots. In the huge Yunyang Sect, there are hundreds of foundation-building cultivators, but among them, there are only a dozen or so people with four-level spiritual roots.

Chen Xuanmo recalled his knowledge of spiritual roots. Lai Sun possessed the three five elements spiritual roots of gold, water and fire, but lacked the two elements spiritual roots of earth and wood. It seemed that most of the spiritual roots were the result of a combination of earth and wood.

The color of the spiritual root is gray... Could it be... the wind spiritual root?

As Chen Xuanmo focused his attention, the four colors became increasingly enlarged and obvious, and their features became clearer and clearer.

In that gray color, there seemed to be a faint air flow swirling.

And it is obvious that the gray is stronger than the other three colors. Although it is not as dazzling as the colors of the three spiritual roots, it is much darker than the colors of any of the four spiritual roots.

It is indeed the wind spiritual root!

He had heard people say before that although the cultivation speed of those with four spiritual roots could not be compared with those with three spiritual roots, they were much faster than those with ordinary four spiritual roots. Moreover, due to the special nature of their spiritual roots, they also had unique advantages in combat power.

The hope for an ordinary person with four spiritual roots to reach the golden elixir stage is very slim, but for a person with four special spiritual roots, as long as they have the right skills, there is about a 30% chance of reaching the golden elixir stage!

At that time, Chen Xuanmo was very envious. Why didn't any of his four spiritual roots mutate? Now he understood the principle.

In terms of the color brightness of the wind spiritual root, combined with the brightness of Tuan Tuan's spiritual root, it can be roughly converted into the brightness of 3.5 spiritual roots.

No wonder, those with four special spiritual roots have a chance to achieve the golden elixir stage.

So now comes the question.

In order to achieve the golden elixir through extraordinary spiritual roots, one must have a matching correct method of cultivation.

Among the thirteen branch of Yunyang Sect, there is not a single branch that inherits the orthodox wind method. There is a branch that inherits the thunder method, but the thunder method is not suitable for wind spiritual roots.

This made Chen Xuanmo feel a little melancholy.

If a child with wind spiritual roots appears in the family, it is naturally a happy event, but if we can't get the wind-moving skills, wouldn't it delay the birth of the child?
After thinking it over, Chen Xuanmo felt that he should give this child some more purple aura, let him go out for more experience, and let him try his luck.

In addition, Wanqing must bring the children back more often to show her face and strengthen the connection with the Shangguan family.

After all, the Shangguan family would attach great importance to a grandson with wind spiritual roots, and would naturally want to get some resources if they could.

How does the saying go, Old Shangguan, you don't want your precious grandson with wind spiritual roots to be without any martial arts skills, do you?

If handled well, this child will be a strong bond between the Chen and Shangguan families.

As for Chen Xinyuan?
Well, he is of no use now, so he can do whatever he wants.

After opening the blind box of the eldest grandson, Chen Xuanmo strolled around the ancestral hall again to see Jing Huan, Yu Ling, Xin Song, Jing Yun, Qian Qian, Tuan Tuan and others.

These are all children with potential in the family, so he will naturally pay more attention to them.

This is not partiality.

The main reason is that it is extremely difficult to build the foundation of the five spiritual roots, and the lifespan is not much longer than that of ordinary people. If you inject too much emotion into it, you will end up seeing the young die frequently, and you will be the one who is sad and upset. It is simply being hard on yourself.

Chen Xuanmo was not the only one who felt this way, but all the foundation-building ancestors had the same mentality.

This is true of Chiqiu boy and Zheng Lingyun, and Shangguan Yuntai and Shangguan Wanqing.

Similarly, the Jindan Patriarch would often only devote a lot of affection to his successors. Only a few with special talents, such as Chen Xuanmo, would receive extra attention from Master Chiyang.

"Huh? Qianqian is already at level six, no, she's almost at the Lingquan realm. It won't be long before she can reach the Qifu realm. She's only about thirty years old, right?" Chen Xuanmo was surprised as he watched, "Not bad, not bad, she's worthy of having three spiritual roots, her cultivation speed is really fast."

It's a pity that this girl has too many distracting thoughts. She likes to refine weapons and even continues to run the magic weapon repair shop in the market. The energy she spends on cultivation is really limited. Otherwise, with the relatively abundant resources of the Chen family now, her cultivation speed would be even higher.

Yu Ling is not bad either. She is only nineteen years old. She has entered the Lingquan realm at such a young age. It is worth giving her a ray of purple air to help her gain enlightenment.

I hope she can grow up quickly so that she can open up the sea and dig up the water palace for the family as a water monk in the future.

Xinsong is a child who is growing very fast.

Time flies, Xinsong is already eight years old this year, and it is time for him to start drawing Qi into his body and practice the [Qingmu Changsheng Jue].

With the characteristics of [Qingmu Changsheng Jue], he can help improve spiritual seeds, optimize planting techniques, and lead the family to agriculture when he grows up. The future of farming is up to you!
Unknowingly.

After the sacrificial ceremony, all the descendants dispersed.

It's time for Chen Ningtai to report on family affairs again.

He first talked about the cooperation with Shangguan.

Over the past year, the cooperation between the family and the Shangguan family has gradually unfolded, the enhanced version of the small thunder and fire bomb has begun to be sold, and the puppet jade slave has also begun to be preheated, and the first batch of limited editions will be launched soon.

After reporting all the trivial matters.

He began to ask about the name of Xinyuan and Wanqing's child.

Ever since he was scolded in his dream, he dared not deprive his old father of the right to name the child, especially since the child was his father's eldest grandson.

Naturally, Chen Xuanmo had already had a plan in mind for this. Xuanmo's spiritual sword danced lightly and gracefully, and carved a word on the desk - "飏". The word is pronounced as Yang, which means flying and elegant, which is just right for a boy with wind spiritual roots.

The male members of the family are ranked as follows: "Ning Dao Jing Xin Xiu, Shi Chang Shou Ting Zong. Guan Yuan Zheng Jing An, Jian Chuan Yu Xian Sheng".

This child is of the "Xiu" generation, and is also the first of the Chen family with the character "Xiu" in his generation.

"Chen Xiuyang?" Chen Ningtai's face was full of "joy" and he praised repeatedly, "What a good name, it's really a good name."

However, what he really thinks in his heart is unknown.

After saying the child's name, Chen Ningtai's face suddenly became serious: "Father, through the Shangguan family's connections, I spent a huge sum of 5320 spirit stones to buy a medium-quality [Water-avoiding Spirit Pearl] from the Jinwu Market. I am now planning to explore the [Underwater Palace] for the first time."

Medium-grade water-repellent beads?
Chen Xuanmo was cheered up.

I originally thought that getting a low-grade water-repellent bead was already very difficult.

This treasure can perform well whether used for underwater exploration or combat, and can assist foundation-building monks to exert stronger strength underwater.

That’s the price…

It's really a bit heart-wrenching.

It really is called Jinwufang City, and it is indeed not a place for "poor people" to go.

Fortunately, in recent years, Chen's business has been in good condition, industrial income has been rising year by year, and the family wealth has been accumulating more and more. In order to explore the water palace, he gritted his teeth and bought it without losing money.

"In addition, I got some information about the pirates who attacked us in the East China Sea last year. Their leader is called [Sea Exploring Yaksha] Xue Baozhu, and his water-walking skills are very impressive."

"It's just that this person and his subordinates have always been active in the Chenghai Sea area where there are more immortal cultivators. I don't know why they came to wander in our poor rural sea area."

Chenghai waters?

Chen Xuanmo looked at the sea map hanging in the study, as well as the map of the surrounding area.

Draw a semicircle with Linhaiwei as the core. The Chenghai Sea area is far beyond this area and borders several counties including [Heyang], [Liaoyuan], and [Shanyin].

What about the pirates in Chenghai waters...wait, Heyang?

Chen Xuanmo frowned.

You know, Heyang is the territory of the Jindan Luo family, and the maritime trade there is quite developed, and the Luo family's influence on the sea is also quite strong.

Could it be that the Heyang Luo family is secretly behind this matter?
This is not impossible.

Over the years, the Heyang Luo family has not taken any action, probably because they are wary of the faction's recent focus on the Chen family.

Especially if they go to Cangyi and Linhai's territories and cause trouble directly, it is easy to make things worse.

But it was different in the vast ocean. Using pirates to do things really hit the weak spot of the Chen family's lack of experience in naval warfare. In a sea battle, even if the brothers Chen Ningzhuo and Chen Ningtai joined forces, they might not be able to catch up with the opponent.

This is equivalent to blocking the Chen family on land.

As time passes and the Yunyang Sect gradually reduces its attention to the Chen family, it will be much safer to attack on land.

The more Chen Xuanmo thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and he quickly wrote a few lines on the desk.

After his father reminded him, Chen Ningtai suddenly realized what was going on and said angrily, "I was wondering what was wrong with that sea-exploring demon. He would rather stay in the fertile sea area than come to our remote place to cause trouble. The Luo family is really sinister in their actions."

"If it really doesn't work, I'll just spend a little more money and bribe the sect's water cultivator to do him."

As long as you are willing to pay the price, it is not difficult to find a way to kill Tan Hai Yaksha. After all, he is just a pirate without any backing.

Even if Chen Xuanmo was willing to spend the purple energy, he could do it himself.

But the problem is that after doing this, there is no guarantee that the Luo family will not come up with some shady tricks again.

swoosh~
Two more lines of text.

Chen Ningtai accepted the order solemnly and said, "I will try every possible means to search for information about which family the Luo family has a grudge against. Father, your move of using the Luo family's strength to defeat them is a good one. It can divert the Luo family's attention."

Chen Xuanmo was also disgusted by Luo and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

When I gather up some purple energy, I will come back and give you a severe blow, so that the Luo family can bleed well.

After the father and son had completed the discussion, they ended this annual meeting.

But this time, Chen Xuanmo did not choose to sleep.

Instead, he asked Chen Ningtai to take him to Sheshan Market.

According to the ten-year agreement, the three major partner families, Chen, Zheng, and Zhao, would send a young talent under the age of 25 to compete every ten years.

This year, the ten-year period expires.

Chen Xuanmo was also very interested in this.

at this time.

The Sheshan Market is open again.

Compared to the last time ten years ago, the market town has obviously become much more lively.

Right at the junction of East Street and West Market, a new building was built with a huge plaque with the words "Qianqian Magical Instrument Repair Shop" prominently written on it.

As Wang Qianqian's capital quickly increased and her own refining skills improved by leaps and bounds, her small private business became more and more prosperous. Now she has become well-known in the surrounding counties. Because of her good craftsmanship and low prices, many independent cultivators are willing to travel thousands of miles to come here to repair their magic weapons.

This, in turn, boosted other industries in the city.

Inside the shop, a bearded young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six was directing the waiters to serve the endless stream of customers.

Such a prosperous business reminded him of the scene ten years ago when Sister Qianqian conquered that rich young man.

She is truly worthy of being called Sister Qianqian. She sacrificed herself but saved her career.

I, the dog shopkeeper, will definitely not let Sister Qianqian’s sacrifice go to waste and will make the magic weapon repair shop a prosperous one.

The arena not far from the shop has also been renovated and reinforced, and many spectator seats have been added around it.

Different fees are charged according to different seats, and after that, you are just spectators who can only stand and watch.

Next to the ring, there were two huge banners.

[The 2nd Young Talents Friendly Exchange Competition is exclusively sponsored by Qianqian Instrument Repair Shop].

[The odds for this year's contestants have been opened. Those who are interested in placing bets can go to Qianqian's Instrument Repair Shop to purchase bets. Don't miss the opportunity to make a fortune if you pass by. ]

at this time.

There were two young heroes, a man and a woman, fighting each other on the ring, and they were evenly matched.

The man was no more than twenty years old. He was Zhao Juntao from the Zhao family. He was very skilled in earth-moving Kung Fu.

The woman was actually Yang Yuling, the daughter-in-law of Chen family.

She has been practicing diligently since childhood and can use all kinds of water magic with ease. A middle-grade magical weapon, the Spirit Water Spear, is flying all over the sky, creating ripples on the water, which is extremely gorgeous.

On the main seat.

The head of the Chen family, Chen Ningtai, has a dignified look and a calm demeanor like a mountain.

When people saw this, they couldn't help but secretly sigh, is this the [Ancestor Ningtai] who is famous in Hedong County?

He is indeed majestic and unfathomable.

On the contrary, the old ancestor Chi Qiu sitting on the main seat on the other side looked obviously older than he was ten years ago. Compared with Chen Ningtai, who was in his prime, his aura was much weaker.

Hey~
I, Chi Qiu, am indeed old.

However, as the saying goes, feng shui changes with time. After all, the life span of the foundation-building period is only 200 years. You, Chen Ningtai, will also grow old. And my Zheng family's descendant Zheng Lingyun has superior talents and character, and will sooner or later take up the banner of the Zheng family.

Suddenly.

While thinking, he also looked proudly at his baby Zheng Lingyun. This child has a very good personality and may be able to carry forward the Zheng family.

Huh?
What about people?

He looked around hurriedly, only to find that Zheng Lingyun had already run to the Chen camp without him noticing.

He was chatting and laughing with Chen Jingyun and Wang Qianqian, talking and laughing, as close as a family.

This scene immediately made Old Ancestor Chi Qiu so angry that he felt suffocated in his heart and almost suffocated and died on the spot!
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(End of this chapter)