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MTL - Immortality Gu Tao: Start By Refining the Infatuation Gu-Chapter 520 One hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers, the inheritance of human race’s book world, ten
Chapter 520 One Hundred Thousand Mahayana Taoist Soldiers, Human Race’s Book World Inheritance, One Hundred and Eighty Thousand True Immortal Techniques
Could it be that the human emperor Zhou Sui was not born as a monk in the mortal world, but was a true immortal, or even an earthly immortal?
The problem is that even if a real earthly immortal descends to earth, I’m afraid he won’t be able to do this.
After all, Ren Haofeng knew that among the ancient guardians of the spiritual world, there were earthly immortal-level true spirits.
If the Human Emperor Zhou Sui is really an earthly immortal descended to earth, he will definitely be dealt with jointly.
But even so, the other party still subdued the True Spirit Alliance and forced the other party to recognize the status of the human race.
It is enough to prove that the human emperor Zhou Sui's strength is terrifying, even the earthly immortal true spirit is no match.
But if it’s not an earthly immortal descending to earth, could it be a heavenly immortal descending to earth?
But this is simply impossible.
But such a powerful person will probably ascend directly to the fairy world in a short time.
Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.
“We human monks have learned a lot of knowledge with the help of the Time Bookstore.”
“Even if the Emperor ascends to the immortal world, these Mahayana Taoist soldiers will still remain in the mortal world.”
“But these ultimate powers are probably only known to those high-level bosses.”
“After thousands of years of cultivation by the Emperor, one hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers have been born.”
Could it be possible to send an immortal to unify the many worlds in the world?
“In fact, right now alone, our human race has more than twenty human race Mahayana monks.”
There is no doubt that this is also to prevent problems before they occur.
In fact, there are some similar places in the fairy world.
“In other words, within a hundred thousand years, our human race will not have any problems.”
“As far as I know, after being promoted to a true immortal, there is no such thing as a skill.”
Compared with before, the success rate of mortals entering the Tao is much higher.
Basically, many monks are queuing up to enter the Time Bookstore to study.
“One hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers alone are powerful enough.”
From this perspective, this generation of human emperor Zhou Sui really cared about the human race and was an out-and-out emperor.
“It also requires a certain degree of understanding.”
“Yes, there is indeed a Time Bookstore.”
Teacher Bai Baoqing explained.
It requires a lot of resources to be successful.
How much benefit has been obtained before, how much benefit may be given out later.
It can be said that now is simply an era of individual practice.
In fact, it is impossible for Zhou Sui to stay for just one hundred thousand years, perhaps for millions or tens of millions of years.
“But even if we lose the Human Emperor, our human race is still very powerful, and our strength is no less than any true spirit race.”
“There is basically no possibility of burying talents.”
Although he knew that the current human race’s heritage was unfathomable, he never expected that it would be so tyrannical.
Of course such things are top secret and naturally cannot be known to other human monks.
“Who would dislike having too many trump cards?”
“Haha, I happen to know some information about this.”
“Helping you learn the exercises and all kinds of magical powers.”
“This is an opportunity to learn many magical arts.”
The problem is, how can ordinary monks have the ability to tell at a glance what skills are suitable for the other party.
Thus reducing many unnecessary troubles.
“If you are still interested in human history, you can go to the book world.”
"One hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers, even if there are Mahayana monks in the entire spiritual world combined, there are not that many."
Some people are suitable for practicing water-based exercises, some are suitable for fire-based exercises, some are suitable for thunder-based exercises, etc. In short, different people must be good at different things.
“Do we, the human race, still have any heritage?”
“Of course, it is not that simple to enter the Time Bookstore to study.”
“Many masters have benefited a lot from Time Bookstore.”
And it also acquiesces to the development of the human race.
“No wonder those true spirit races don’t dare to act wildly against us.”
This is also an important factor in the emergence of numerous geniuses in the human race today.
“Its even more astonishing ability is its ability to deduce skills and spells infinitely.”
“The reason why there are 180,000 books of true immortal skills in the book world is not actually obtained by searching the entire spiritual world.”
“I don’t know how much study time this can save us.”
“It can even help you choose the right exercises to learn.”
“Is it possible that the Human Emperor Zhou Sui is really the reincarnation of Daluo Jinxian?”
Hearing this, Ren Haofeng did not expect that anyone could actually ask this question, and he was still a young man. It seems that this generation of humans has indeed given birth to many geniuses.
Even Daluo Jinxian dare not say that he has seen everything in the world.
If the book world can really do this, then in thousands of years, the human race will not know how many high-level monks and how many top powerhouses will be born.
“So don’t be too ambitious.”
“Saving time for studying is equivalent to increasing our lifespan.”
In fact, he can do quite well in the fairy world without becoming cannon fodder.
"Do not know is not true?"
“But this may also be a huge opportunity for me.”
Hearing this, Ren Haofeng immediately touched the memory of his body. There is no doubt that the emergence of the book world is a huge opportunity for human monks.
There is no doubt that this will also greatly increase the probability of human monks being promoted to high-level monks.
Everyone can reach their highest potential.
This is also one of the top secrets of the human race.
There are no two identical leaves in the world.
Obviously, the Human Emperor has long given reassurance to many human monks, and there is no need to worry about the Human Emperor suddenly ascending to the immortal world.
So Ren Haofeng was simply puzzled. He had no idea where this peerless figure, the Human Emperor Zhou Sui, came from, and actually allowed the human race to develop to the point where it is today.
A student immediately asked this question.
But if you think about it carefully, there have been so many human emperors born in the human race in the spirit world. In fact, none of them can really compare with the human emperor Zhou Sui. Perhaps only the achievements of the first generation of human emperors can be compared with it.
Force those ancient true spirit guardians to surrender and never dare to go against the human race again.
Teacher Bai Baoqing smiled mysteriously.
Time Bookstore? !
Hearing this, Ren Haofeng's eyes flickered. He felt that such a unique place seemed to have the power of the law of time.
“Haha, you have underestimated the Human Emperor.”
A student asked curiously, looking at his teacher Bai Baoqing, wanting to ask about the Time Bookstore.
“Tsk tsk, this is really an exaggeration. If there are millions of Mahayana Taoist soldiers, it would be enough to sweep the entire mortal world.”
“I’m afraid even if the Emperor ascends to the Immortal Realm now, we don’t need to worry about anything.”
I have to say that this day's study has indeed benefited him a lot, and it has also allowed him to understand the human race of this era better.
But I have never seen such a magical fairy weapon in the book world.
“Secondly, entering the Time Bookstore also requires a large amount of contribution.”
Teacher Bai Baoqing said earnestly.
It can be regarded as a king of preservation, but not a king of development.
He instinctively realized that the world of books seemed to be extraordinary and could not be compared with ordinary immortal weapons.
It’s okay if there’s no malice.
It seems that after the first human emperor ascended to the immortal world, he disappeared without a trace and did not know where he went.
Maybe the Immortal King can afford it, but what’s the point.
But if you think about it carefully, this is also a normal thing. The world is so big that there are many surprises.
Many students nodded.
Even Daluo Jinxian cannot afford the price paid.
Originally, he thought that after his reincarnation this time, he would need to quickly practice for a thousand years, then ascend to the fairy world as soon as possible, return to the fairy world to practice and improve his cultivation.
“First of all, your cultivation level must be at least in the foundation-building realm, and you must have developed the foundation-building consciousness before you are qualified to enter.”
So it is relatively rare for places to change the flow of time like this.
There must be a more tyrannical force hidden.
“This will help you integrate magical powers and techniques, and help you understand the techniques thoroughly.”
They don’t know what kind of power the human race has that can compare with those ancient true spirit races.
Ren Haofeng asked curiously.
“This is the backup plan that the Human Emperor has left for our human race.”
“The Human Emperor has left many backup options for the human race.”
Many students nodded in unison.
For example, some cultivation caves also have fairy formations. Staying in them to practice can also speed up time.
And can’t the magic of immortality only be engraved on Taoist monuments?
Other than Taoist tablets, there is no other way to record the magic.
One hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers, this is really an exaggeration.
"this."
Ren Haofeng was shocked in his heart, because he only learned about such precious knowledge after ascending to the immortal world. When he was in the spiritual world, he was not qualified to know such knowledge.
Then he might not need to be in such a hurry to ascend.
After all, compared with the fairy world, the cultivation environment in the mortal world is still too poor.
In fact, Zhou Sui transformed more than 100,000 Mahayana wild beasts in the past three thousand years.
It is simply impossible to spend such a huge price just to make trouble in the mortal world.
“Haha, yes, it seems that you have been studying a lot during this time, and you are actually able to ask such in-depth questions.”
“In exchange for several books on the history of human race in the spirit world.”
It can also make this generation of human monks more confident and full of confidence.
Perhaps the book world is the latest magical weapon created, so it has this incredible ability.
“Okay, let’s not talk too much.”
After all, for monks without spiritual roots, they can enter Taoism through martial arts and breed new spiritual roots.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to make such a big noise in the mortal world and single-handedly develop the human race to such an astonishing level today.
“Why? Don’t we, the human race, only have about twenty Mahayana statues now?”
Because this is too exaggerated.
But he felt that this Human Emperor Zhou Sui was indeed unfathomable. He must be the reincarnation of some great figure in the immortal world. Perhaps he was the Great Luo Jinxian in the past, so he was so terrifying and had a profound background.
“Although the book world can enlighten you and help you get started quickly.”
They can’t be allowed to experience the tragic stories of the past when the human race was weak.
“If that’s the case, do you know if there is a technique that is better than that of a true immortal?”
“So you don’t need to be anxious. The most important thing for you now is to successfully build the foundation.”
“Teacher, the Emperor is indeed very powerful.”
“There are at least 180,000 true immortal techniques.”
If the immortals want to descend from the fairy world, it is simply an idiot's dream.
Ren Haofeng was very amazed.
Teacher Bai Baoqing didn’t show off and said it straightforwardly.
“In fact, there are many human heritages.”
“Which naturally also includes magic.”
Compared with the current Ren Huang, the gap is really far.
If it were the previous sect, it could only be guessed based on experience.
“My hard work in teaching is not in vain. It seems to have some effect.”
"sharp."
“Tsk, tsk, our human race is too tyrannical.”
“By then, I might have a chance to become a mysterious immortal, or even a golden immortal.”
For example, some medicine gardens have a fairy formation that can speed up the flow of time, thereby speeding up the growth time of fairy medicine.
If it were an ordinary human monk, for the sake of his future cultivation, he would probably be eager to ascend to the fairy world immediately.
Ren Haofeng instantly realized how powerful and terrifying the Time Bookstore was. You must know that ordinary human monks need to spend a lot of time learning all kinds of immortal knowledge, such as elixirs, formations, magic weapons, runes, etc.
“Basically every human monk has saved a lot of time in penance, which has greatly enhanced the strength of the human race.”
Such a long time is enough to cultivate generations of top human race experts.
Now it is just a mortal force, but it is ridiculous to have so many inheritances of celestial arts.
After all, he will not ascend to the fairy world in a short time, and will still stay in the mortal world.
Ren Haofeng felt extremely excited inside.
“As for your questions, the Emperor has already answered them a long time ago.”
“Book world?”
“It is said that those true spirit races were suppressed by at least hundreds of Mahayana monks.”
Basically, many Mahayana beasts in the spiritual world were transformed by him and became his spiritual pets.
“With the help of Time Bookstore, you can quickly master all kinds of knowledge.”
Compared with tens of millions of years ago, the human race today is many times more powerful and is not on the same level at all.
"Where did this magical weapon come from? I have never seen or heard of it."
This power is naturally nothing in the fairy world.
Because his father is a powerful combination, and he also gained a lot of knowledge from high-level monks from his father.
It also benefited from the help of the human emperors who ascended to the immortal world in the past dynasties.
It is better to slowly learn many magical arts in the mortal world, and it will not be too late to ascend to the fairy world.
When encountering real difficulties in practice, many monks retreat and do not dare to look directly at the difficulties.
“Every true immortal skill can be cultivated to the true immortal state.”
"indeed."
“But it can only help you get started. If you want to advance to a higher level, you still need to practice hard.”
After all, more magical fairy weapons also exist in the fairy world, and the world of books is nothing.
It can be said that a variety of trump cards are enough to protect the safety of the human race.
What? !
“The power of the book world is spread across all aspects of the human race.”
But well, the memory of being able to transform into wild beasts has long been erased by the Dream Soul Gu.
But now he discovered that there is an inheritance of immortal arts in the mortal world.
For a race, being too low-key may not be a good thing. Sometimes it is still necessary to show force appropriately in order to achieve the purpose of intimidation.
“Yes, teacher.”
Of course, even if the book world has various side effects, generally speaking, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
“In fact, there are only a few true immortal skills obtained in the spiritual world.”
“As far as I know, the world of books is indeed all-encompassing and contains countless knowledge.”
Some people say that the book world includes all books in the world.
“If you don’t have a contribution, you won’t be able to enter the Time Bookstore.”
“But you can’t rely too much on the power of the book world.”
“This plant can breed many undead Taoist soldiers.”
That's why the Human Emperor Zhou Sui leaked the news of one hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers, shocking all races.
“But this is just the most common ability in the book world.”
“It is rumored that there are currently a total of 180,000 books of true immortal skills in the book world.”
At that time, the human race will lack a peerless figure to suppress it.
Teacher Bai Baoqing said straightforwardly.
Ren Haofeng's pupils shrank, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
Everyone wants to take shortcuts and get something for nothing.
It is basically impossible to change for a long time.
Only a few high-level human monks can remember this incident.
Teacher Bai Baoqing smiled and gave his own suggestions.
Then the human race may be in bad luck.
This can be regarded as extending one's lifespan to a certain extent, which will also increase the probability of breaking through the bottleneck.
Because the fairy world is very dangerous.
The purpose is to shock all races and the true spirits.
…
Although history books contain tragic stories about the weak period of the human race, if you don’t have personal experience, they are just stories and it is impossible to empathize with them.
“At that time, everyone can afford to go to other places, and everyone can easily afford the cost of the teleportation array.”
But this kind of experience is too shallow, and the success rate is not 100%. In fact, a success rate of 10% or 20% is a pretty good result.
On the contrary, the time for meditation and practice is relatively small. After all, the spiritual energy that each monk can absorb every day is limited, and it is impossible to absorb it endlessly. There is definitely a limit.
Perhaps the Human Emperor Zhou Sui relied on the power of 100,000 Taoist soldiers to subdue Zhenling Island.
Ren Haofeng's pupils shrank, and he suddenly thought of this problem.
"this."
There is no such thing in history.
Even the Golden Immortal Sect in the Immortal Realm cannot have so many immortal arts inheritance.
“This allows us to focus on improving our cultivation. It can be said that the Time Bookstore is a holy place for cultivation.”
"Yes."
To be honest, he felt like he had traveled to the future. This was simply the future human world.
“Such a long time is enough for our human race to give birth to a large number of Mahayana monks.”
Due to the emergence of the book world, human monks have greatly reduced the cost of learning. Human monks even do not need to memorize anything at all. They can just let the book world instill knowledge into their souls.
"Isn't it true? There are one hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers guarding the human race. Who dares to provoke us, unless he wants to die."
“But when it comes to staying in the Time Bookstore, hundreds of days are enough.”
“Teacher, I heard that there is a unique place in the book world, it seems to be called Time Bookstore.”
Many students were talking about it, and all of them were extremely proud and excited.
“Most of the true immortal skills were deduced by the book world after a long period of time.”
“Don’t be afraid, as long as you build a large number of cross-border teleportation arrays, the cost will definitely come down.”
“Maybe in the future our human race will not only have one hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers, but may even have one million Taoist soldiers.”
“It is said that after a human monk is born and learns to speak and read, he can get a free inspection from the book world.”
If he could have received support from the book world in the past, his achievements would have been even greater.
It is estimated that only such a being can be regarded as a true human emperor.
“So every human monk can teach students according to their aptitude, and almost everyone can become a talent.”
Obviously, he knows a lot and has a very deep background.
“With this free check-up, you can find out which exercise is suitable for you to learn.”
He had no idea that such an incredible magical weapon existed in the world. He underestimated the help brought by the book world. It was simply a training aid.
“After all, it will take at least hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years, to truly learn.”
“Immortals understand the laws between heaven and earth by practicing immortal arts.”
“It can provide enlightenment, instill skills and magical powers into human monks.”
Two or three hundred celestial arts? !
Ren Haofeng was stunned. He was completely confused and couldn't believe what his ears heard.
It is a pity that after he ascended to the immortal world, he tried to find traces of the first generation Human Emperor, but he could never find it.
However, he did not expect that the Human Emperor Zhou Sui would be willing to take out such a top-notch immortal weapon and let every human monk use it. Such a broad mind is really too broad.
You must know that one hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers are already quite a terrifying force, but they were exposed and everyone knew about it.
“Even if we really build a cross-border teleportation array, we probably can’t afford to go there. The cost of one trip is enough to break the bank. It’s really too expensive.”
"In fact, our human race is indeed sweeping across the mortal world. As far as I know, the Human Emperor seems to be planning to go to other worlds to build human race strongholds. By then, with the help of the cross-border teleportation array, we can go to all the worlds. boundary."
Many students were talking about it.
No wonder the teacher Bai Baoqing is so confident.
"Indeed, it is true. I heard that the Taoist mother tree can also give birth to more Taoist soldiers."
“Haha, this is just one of the heritage of our human race.”
In short, he will not appear casually in the fairy world before he has gained enough tyrannical strength.
To some extent, maybe this is a good thing.
“Teacher, the book world contains countless knowledge in the world.”
In short, if the human race wants to fully develop and become the first race in the mortal world, it naturally cannot rely solely on the Human Emperor.
“You can even enter the history books yourself and experience the scenes experienced by human beings thousands of years ago.”
Teacher Bai Baoqing said straightforwardly.
Ren Haofeng made huge waves in his heart.
Of course he knows what kind of place the Time Bookstore is, it is already known to everyone.
“Cultivation is the foundation of everything we monks have, and other abilities are incidental.”
If you can use the power of Time Bookstore, you can quickly master various immortal cultivation abilities.
Of course this is not their fault, it’s just that times are different.
“Because magic is a supreme magic that combines laws.”
It is said that the Book Realm is a powerful immortal weapon owned by the Emperor Zhou Sui, which stores countless books in the world.
“If an immortal wants to progress in cultivation, there is only one way, and that is to understand the laws of heaven and earth.”
Then the same is true for people.
He still wants to advance to a higher realm, and wants to become a great figure in the immortal world such as Xuanxian or even Jinxian.
“Based on our strength, I’m afraid it’s difficult to compare with the True Spirit Race.”
Because the immortal power in the immortal body cannot withstand consumption for too long, nor can it withstand too much pressure.
That’s why all races are so afraid.
“If I return to the fairy world again, it will be unimaginable for me.”
In this case, the probability of breaking through the bottleneck will be higher.
But in the mortal world, it is an invincible force.
They will naturally not go against the teacher, but if the power of the book world should be used, it still needs to be used.
Teacher Bai Baoqing smiled and told an even more shocking truth.
In the past, although he was considered the human emperor of the spiritual world, he could at most protect the safety of the human race.
“Furthermore, these Mahayana Taoist soldiers are immortal beings with endless lifespan.”
If there really is a skill superior to that of a true immortal in the world of books, it would be enough to prove that the Human Emperor Zhou Sui must be the reincarnation of a big shot in the immortal world, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve this.
Of course, since the laws of the fairy world are very strong, it is not that simple to change the speed of time.
They are considered to be a generation born in the heyday of the human race, and have never seen what the human race looked like when they were weak.
He can be regarded as an immortal who has lived for tens of millions of years and has been born and died in the immortal world. He is also a well-informed person.
However, the Immortal Artifact Book World is able to detect the physique of each human monk and know the exercises suitable for each human monk. This is equivalent to teaching students according to their aptitude.
If the human race had such a legion of Mahayana Taoist soldiers, they would not dare to go anywhere, and they would not dare to provoke any true spirit.
This is why in the past three thousand years, the human race has seen an endless stream of geniuses.
“It is said that there are at least two to three hundred magical arts stored in the world of books.”
Perhaps the origin of this human emperor Zhou Sui is so great that it scares people to death.
“It can be said that even basic exercises can be successfully deduced.”
Even the Great Luo Jinxian will have a certain probability of dying and being reincarnated.
“But the Human Emperor will ascend to the immortal world sooner or later.”
“You must know that our human race also has a plant from the fairy world—the Taoist Mother Tree.”
If you have malicious intentions, then you are dead, there is no way to escape, there is no way to avoid it.
“If the power of spiritual consciousness is not strong enough, it will not be able to sustain it for too long.”
Basically, human monks with or without spiritual roots are treated equally and can attend the Taoist Academy.
"The Emperor of the People naturally knows this, so he will not ascend casually."
“As long as you get the prototype of a skill, you can advance it to the highest level.”
The benefits to the monks can be imagined.
“Basically every human monk has the opportunity to inherit the true immortal skills.”
Many students are extremely curious.
Countless human monks don’t know that Zhou Sui can now transform Mahayana wild beasts.
Although this possibility is very low, it is not impossible.
If you want to answer your doubts, go to the book world and ask the book fairy, and you will definitely get the answer.
Even most of the time is spent studying.
But this would make the human monks despise learning and not work hard seriously.
“If we ascend to the immortal world, what will we humans do?”
But if his guess is true, then he needs to be more cautious.
As long as ordinary people know that every generation of human emperors is extremely powerful and a peerless figure, that is completely enough.
If the Mahayana Taoist soldiers cannot resist it, the Mahayana wild beasts living in various parts of the spiritual world will also become allies of the human race and then fight out from all directions.
“We ordinary monks have no way of knowing.”
Basically every human monk will go to the book world to obtain the inheritance of the human race.
Otherwise, just getting started would be enough to waste a lot of their time.
"I see."
"If one hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers take action and form a large formation, even a true immortal can be killed."
“It’s just that unless you are promoted to the Fusion Realm or even the Mahayana Realm, you are not qualified to touch the magic.”
“After all, entering the Time Bookstore will place a heavy burden on the soul.”
You need to know that everyone’s physique is different.
“After suppressing the mortal world for at least 100,000 years, the Human Emperor will ascend to the immortal world.”
Obviously, this was leaked deliberately by the Emperor Zhou Sui.
If the Human Emperor Zhou Sui discovers his existence, he doesn't know what will happen.
Although the Human Emperor Zhou Sui was indeed extremely tyrannical, he could be called an unrivaled figure.
“This is the ultimate power of our human race that has not yet been exposed.”
Ren Haofeng has concluded his studies at Tiandaoyuan.
Especially the appearance of the Human Emperor Zhou Sui brought endless knowledge and great foundation to the human race.
Ren Haofeng couldn't help but think so.
“The magical powers recorded in books alone are enough for you to learn for a lifetime.”
It can only be said that the times have completely changed.
The true spirit is indeed powerful, but if one hundred thousand Mahayana Taoist soldiers attack together, the power will be earth-shattering.
Often if this is the case, it will prevent many monks from advancing to a higher realm.
It also requires countless strong men from the human race.
“That’s why, for immortals, the most important thing is immortality.”
Although the immortals are also immortals who understand the law of time, they can only change the flow of time temporarily.
Teacher Bai Baoqing nodded.
What is going on in this book world? Why can the power of magic be recorded? !
For a time, his mind was filled with doubts and countless question marks appeared, and he had no idea why.
“If you stay in the Time Bookstore to study, one day outside is like a year inside.”
Ren Haofeng was amazed.
Hearing this, Ren Haofeng was relieved. If such a peerless person stayed in the mortal world for 100,000 years, then there would indeed be no problems for the human race within 100,000 years.
But for immortals, the mortal world has no value at all. It can only be used as a refuge.
There are always many things that have never been seen before.
Judging from the current human resources, this is also quite simple.
But as a super race, how could its real strength only be 100,000 Dao soldiers?
However, according to Zhou Sui's strength, there is no chance of using these trump cards.
Teacher Bai Baoqing explained.
But now, a random Yuanying monk in the spiritual world actually knows this.
With such terrifying combat power, I'm afraid he can even go to the Earthly Immortal Realm to become king and dominate.
After all, these Human Emperors arrived in the Immortal Realm early, which can be considered a small achievement.
Even if you can't leave the heavenly army, it is still very simple to provide some help.
(End of this chapter)