The World That Tao Rules

Chapter 132: Do A Big Deal

“Alright! Let’s do it!”

At the last moment, Bai Ze gritted his teeth and finally made his decision.

Indeed, if Jiang Yun died, Luo family will inevitably find the Demon Refining Pen. As an inherited family of refining demons, it would definitely not treat him, a Heavenly Demon, well.

If he fell into the hands of Luo family, let alone achieving Tao, his final ending would definitely be 10,000 times worse than the present.

“However, if you decided to fight, then let’s fight a big one!” Bai Ze gnashed his teeth and said, “Jiang Yun, I’m putting all my hopes on you.

“I will not only try my best to help you become a Demon Forgemaster, but you can also unblock your twelfth meridian through the usage of Demonic Energy of this Taoist Demon!”

Hearing this, Jiang Yun’s eyes suddenly brightened.

Since entering the eleventh level of Meridians Unclogged Realm, though Jiang Yun had been considering how to condense his Blessing Land, he actually hoped to unblock his twelfth meridian and achieve the Great Completeness in Meridians Unclogged Realm.

However, it was easy to say but extremely difficult to do it. The key was that the third kind of power that didn’t belong to the Mountain-Sea Continent was almost impossible to obtain.

However, now Bai Ze told him that this Taoist Demon’s Demonic Energy could help, which made him wonder, “Does this demon not belong to this world?”

“Of course not. If your world can bear a Taoist Demon, then this world will not be like this!”

Although Jiang Yun did not understand the meaning of this sentence, but for the meridian thingy, it did not need to be considered at all. He nodded immediately.

Anyway, he didn’t have any good feelings for Luo family, so why not seizing the chance and doing a big deal?!

“Now I will tell you how to become a Demon Forgemaster, you must listen carefully!”

The so-called Demon Forgemasters cultivated by absorbing Demonic Energy, and integrating those Demonic Energy and their own Spiritual Energy as much as possible, so as to be able to sense Demonic Energy, and thus cast demon-refining magic arts.

However, in the process of integrating the Demonic Energy and Spiritual Energy, there would be a great possibility that people will lose their humanity and human shape; but they would not become the real demons. Thus, in the end, they could only be no-beings-nor-demons guys.

Therefore, to become a Demon Forgemaster, in addition having a strong will, it also required a lot of luck.

It had to say that Jiang Yun really had very good luck. He was lucky enough to meet Bai Ze, a Heavenly Demon. Now he even encountered a Taoist Demon!

What’s more, Jiang Yun had already unblocked the tenth and eleventh meridians, so he was no longer needed to integrate the Demonic Energy and Spiritual Energy, thus avoiding the most dangerous and difficult step for all the Demon Forgemasters.

Because he …

Chapter 131: An Eighty-percent Demon

The eleventh level of Meridians Unclogged Realm meant that in addition to Spiritual Energy which was essential for most cultivators, Jiang Yun had two more kinds of power that did not belong to this world to help himself.

Therefore, under the reminder of Bai Ze, Jiang Yun’s power from Physical Tao Doppelganger of his tenth meridian and Thunderbolt Tao Doppelganger of his eleventh meridian immediately poured out and began to resist the Force of Demonization.

As expected, with the emergence of these two powers, the Force of Demonization alike big hand was immediately pinned down, which also caused Jiang Yun’s body to slow down the speed of demonization.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Yun suddenly straightened up and took a step forward!

Although it was only a step, it shocked everyone, especially the Luo family and Luo LingXiao!

Since ancient time, people who had set foot on the Against-Demon Bridge with restriction seals open could never take the first step in such a short time!

Even for the two who had successfully passed the Against-Demon Bridge, the fastest one had taken over half an hour to struggle and resist before he could start walking by using secret technique.

However, Jiang Yun, using less than ten breathing time, had resisted the Force of Demonization, and had successfully taken the first step!

“How did this person do it?”

“I don’t know, but it’s not hard to speculate that this person’s willpower is extremely strong! No wonder Seeking-Tao Sect dared to send him alone to Luo family!”

“Yes, I heard that many people even including cultivators in Sky-Reaching Realm hadn’t taken one step, but falling into the abyss. This disciple of Seeking-Tao Sect is really good! ”

“However, it is too early to be happy. This is just the beginning. The Against-Demon Bridge will be harder when someone is taking more steps!”

Jiang Yun was unaware of people’s discussion. But even if he heard it, he would pay no attention.

After taking the first step, he gritted his teeth, lifted his feet again, and stepped out again.

This time, Jiang Yun kept going. He went out of a hundred steps in a row, with one step for about one feet long!

This scene once again deeply shocked everyone.

Although one hundred feet long was only one tenth of the Against-Demon Bridge length, the speed of Jiang Yun was really beyond the common sense.

However, Luo LingXiao snnered and murmured, “If you think that you can pass the bridge by speed, then you actually look down upon our Against-Demon Bridge. The Demonic Energy will appear from the first hundred feet!”

As Luo Ling’s voice fell, Jiang Yun’s body suddenly trembled, and his movement was suddenly stopped.

Because there was a mighty stream of Demonic Energy coming from the Against-Demon Bridge and rushed into his body.

Jiang Yun seemed to have returned to the time when he swallowed three Unclogged-Meridians Pills. But this Demonic Energy was much more potent …

Chapter 130: The Force of Demonization

In fact, when Bai Ze’s voice sounded, the restriction seals on the Against-Demon Bridge was not completely open. So if Jiang Yun really wanted to quit, it was not too late.

However, Jiang Yun did not retreat. Instead, he took another step and finally stood on the Against-Demon Bridge.

Right at this moment, Jiang Yun could clearly feel that there came a huge pressure behind his body, which squeezed his body and made him unable to retreat from this bridge.

“You! You are crazy! This is the bone of a Taoist Demon. Do you know what a Taoist Demon is? It is the supreme emperor among the demon, a demon who really perceived the Tao!

“Although this is just one of his bones, and although this demon already died long long ago, the demonic power and energy contained in it is definitely not that you can bear!”

Bai Ze was almost roaring harshly, and his voice was trembling.

Compared with Bai Ze’s fear, Jiang Yun was more calm. Though his heart was naturally shocked deeply.

If this black Against-Demon Bridge, which was a thousand feet long, was just a bone of a demon, then how big could this demon be?

Anyway, Jiang Yun would hardly imagine it.

“Have you heard me talking?! It doesn’t matter if you die, but why should you drag me to die?!”

Bai Ze continued shouting, and Jiang Yun finally answered, “I am representing Seeking-Tao Sect now. If I just left the bridge, it means that Seeking-Tao Sect is afraid of Luo family!

“What’s more, I came to Luo family not for the birthday, but for seeking the antidote for my Third Brothers!

“Furthermore, if I don’t have the courage to walk through this bridge, how can I become stronger in the future and how can I find the way of my Tao?!

“Therefore, I can’t go back!”

Jiang Yun’s three consecutive reasons made Bai Ze’s heart deeply touched, but he was really stubborn in speech but soft in heart, “You are the member of Seeking-Tao Sect, but I am not!”

“However, you’re trapping in the Demon Refining Pen, while the Demon Refining Pen is in my hand.”

“Demon Refining Pen!” Bai Ze’s voice suddenly trembled, and then he shouted again, “Demon Refining Pen, right! The Demon Refining Pen! Young boy, you have a chance now! If it’s as my expectation, the pen tube of this Demon Refining Pen is made by the same demon’s bones as that of the Against-Demon Bridge; they should be made of bones of a certain Taoist Demon!”

This sentence once again surprised Jiang Yun, but he believed that Bai Ze was telling the truth.

Because the pen tube of the Demon Refining Pen was indeed a kind of animal bone. But he did not expect that it would belong to the same demon with that of Luo family’s Against-Demon Bridge.

Suddenly, Jiang Yun frowned and came up with a question, “The Luo family and …

Chapter 129: Arranging A Test

“My honored guest from Seeking-Tao Sect, you can climb the mountain now!”

A person from the Luo’s family came to Jiang Yun. He said with a fake smile, but his body did not move at all.

Obviously, he would not take Jiang Yun up to the peak through the Teleportation Array. Jiang Yun should climb there by himself.

“What a good hospitality from Luo family!”

Jiang Yun was not angry. He smiled and walked straight to the top of the cliff.

Behind him, that Luo’s people sneered and said in an unkind tune, “Against-Demon Bridge has existed for three thousand years, but since then, only two people have been able to walk through this bridge successfully. There are only two results, pass it, or fall into the abyss. So, be careful!”

Jiang Yun had resumed his identity being the disciple from Seeking-Tao Sect. He naturally didn’t need to hide his cultivation level any longer as he had done in DuoYao Pharmacy.

However, Jiang Yun did not deliberately show his true strength, but walking to the mountaintop step by step.

In the process of Jiang Yun climbing the mountain, more and more people had already emerged from Luo’s castle. Even those watchtowers were crowded with people.

To estimate, there were at least ten thousands of people!

Among them, some were Luo’s people, and some were those coming for birthday celebration. Most of them were just watching passively.

No one believed that Jiang Yun could successfully walk through this bridge with all restriction seals open. None.

At the same time, in the left eye of the statue standing inside Luo’s castle, there was a middle-aged man in a purple gown sitting cross-legged. He slowly opened his eyes and raised his hand. Then a stone shining with light appeared in his hand.

The man gently crushed the stone, and an old voice sounded, “Brother Luo, I guess that the person who killed my grandson should probably come to Luo family for your birthday celebration. However, since I have been cultivating for entering the Tao-Spirituality Realm, I cannot go there by myself. Therefore, I beg you, in any case, help me and find this person. I will pay you a lot!

“The identity of this person is unknown, but he has unblocked his tenth meridian and become a cultivator of tenth-level Meridians Unclogged Realm, just like Feng WuJi from Samsara Sect. he has cultivated a Physical Tao Doppelganger!”

If Jiang Yun could hear this sound, he would definitely be able to distinguish it. This was the voice of Du XinWu, the supreme elders of Hundred Herbs Valley!

Although the time had passed for nearly three months, Du XinWu was still looking for Jiang Yun. But there was no clue, so he could only take advantage of birthday celebration of Luo family’s Big Forefather and ask him for help.

And this man in purple gown was the protagonist of this birthday, Luo family’s Big Forefather, Luo Qing!

After listening to …

Chapter 128: A Special Treatment

Although Luo family was an aristocratic cultivating family, it located on a cliff above a mountain, just like a sect.

Seeing from a distance, the whole Luo’s house was like a large-scale castle with strong barriers.

However, the most attracting thing was a huge statue of hundreds of feet.

The statue was engraved with a long-haired, middle-aged handsome man. With sharp eyes, people who were looking at him was standing in awe.

The man’s left hand was behind him, his right hand was stretched forward, and under his feet was a mass of cloud. Out of the clouds was a huge head like a dragon’s.

Around the castle was a cliff, as if it was on the brink of an abyss. Once stepping into the air, you would fall into the bog below which had existed for tens of thousands of years. The bog not only had a poisonous biogas, but it was said that there was a big demon.

The opposite of the mountain where Luo’s house was located was an equally tall mountain.

The gate of the castle right face to that mountain. Between them was more than a thousand feet distance. Only a black bridge crossed in the air, becoming the only entrance to Luo’s house.

Naturally, this black bridge was the Against-Demon Bridge.

At this moment, a young man of a mediocre appearance and a thin figure was standing at the welcome place. The welcome place was at the foot of the opposite mountain to Luo’s house. The young man was looking up at Luo’s castle and thinking.

Old Hei had told him that Luo family’s strength was not very good. It relied entirely on its ancestral fame and prestige. However, now the family had been built into the present size and maintained its high reputation. Luo family was indeed good at sociality and business.

No wonder so many cultivators from all directions came here to celebrate the birthday of Luo family’s Big Forefather.

“Hey, man. Sign your name and where you come from here, please.”

A Luo’s person who was responsible for welcoming guests smiled and handed a roster, interrupting the man’s thinking.

This man, naturally, was Jiang Yun. After learning the Shape-Changing Magic from Xia ZhongXing, he changed himself into the present appearance.

Taking over the roster, Jiang Yun did not hesitate to write his name and his sect’s name – Seeking-Tao Sect, Jiang Yun!

At the moment when he stopped writing, the Luo’ person who had just smiled suddenly showed a poker face. He then sneered, “Seeking-Tao Sect!”

Jiang Yun was not surprised by the man’s different attitudes. Although his master Gu BuLao didn’t tell him anything when he was in Seeking-Tao Sect, within the half year in South Star city, he had known that the demon-refining Luo family which Old Hei had referred to was precisely the Luo family that Gu BuLao had asked him to go to!

Naturally, he had also known that the relationship between …

Chapter 127: Shape-Changing Magic

After Luo LingXiao and his people left, Jiang Yun’s life completely restored the calm as before.

It seemed that Hundred Herbs Store and Luo family had completely ruled out his suspicion and no longer asked people to DuoYao Pharmacy to make trouble.

Time slowly went by, and the birthday of Luo family’s Big Forefather was coming in three days. As a result, the number of cultivators in South Star city began to reduce; they successively went to Luo family through the Teleportation Formation.

Looking at DuoYao Pharmacy which had less and less guests as if returning to three months ago, Jiang Yun realized that he should go.

Although he only lived here for half a year, but for boss Xia and his son, he had already had feelings for DuoYao Pharmacy as well as boss Xia and his son. He did not know how to say goodbye to them.

However, there is no never-ending feast in the world, and the coming will still come!

Another day had passed, and Jiang Yun had to go anyway.

This night, Jiang Yun did not go to cultivate nor sleep, but spent a whole night and used SanHua Cauldron from Du GuiRong refining three Unclogged-Meridians Pills in Heaven level!

The materials were naturally from Du GuiRong as well!

Although Du GuiRong was only a Second Class Pharmacist, he was the grandson of an Elder of Hundred Herbs Valley. Hence, there were many good things in his Space Tool, and refining materials were especially rich.

These Unclogged-Meridians Pills were gifts from Jiang Yun to boss Xia and his son for taking care of him.

Although these Unclogged-Meridians Pills had reached the Heaven level, Jiang Yun was still not satisfied. He made his stone become water and throw these three Dan pills in it.

After taking it out, looking at the brands that was gradually disappearing on pills, he murmured, “The brand is the word Tao. Does that mean that this brand is the Taoist Seal? Then what are the stone and the water truly are?”

Shaking his head, Jiang Yun no longer thought about this never-having-answer question. He put the three pills of extreme effect into a jade bottle and gently put it on the table.

There was already a piece of paper on the table, with only five words on it – Seeking-Tao Sect, Jiang Yun!

After doing all of this, Jiang Yun stood up and slowly looked around this small cabin that he had lived for nearly half a year. Smiling, he opened the door and walked away quietly.

He had no idea about how to say goodbye, so he decided not to say anything but leave DuoYao Pharmacy secretly.

However, he just took a step before Xia ZhongXing’s word suddenly voiced, “Is it proper to leave without saying goodbye?!”

“Boss Xia!”

Although Jiang Yun was a little surprised, he was not too shocked. Turning around, he looked at Xia ZhongXing coming out of the shadows and showing a …

Chapter 126: A Storm Has Disappeared In Such A Calm Way

A middle-aged man who was quite refined came out from the crowd outside of DuoYao Pharmacy.

Jiang Yun had never seen him before, but some among the crowd recognized him immediately.

“Cong Qin! One foreign minister of Luo family, a superior cultivator in ninth level of Blessing Land Realm!”

“What a dramatic situation! An foreign minister of Luo family came to prove for Gu Jiang. Haha, what will little lord Luo deal with it?!”

No one noticed that with the appearance of Cong Qin, Xia ZhongXing’s eyes flashed a strange color.

Luo LingXiao got stunned slightly. He then blurted out, “Elder Cong, how come you are here?”

Cong Qin smiled and said, “Boss Xia and I are friends. When I am free, I often come to visit him.”

This sentence confused Jiang Yun. Because it was definitely a lie!

Although he only stayed in DuoYao Pharmacy for about three months, he had never seen anyone come for boss Xia.

Cong Qin continued, “My little lord, actually, I came here in the evening yesterday. I wanted to go back earlier, but the rain was too heavy. In addition, I was too happy chatting with boss Xia at that time, so I didn’t leave and talked throughout the night when the rain receded!

“Therefore, I can prove that from last night when I came until I left this morning, no one had ever left here.”

Speaking of this, Cong Qin pointed at Jiang Yun and said, “Including him, he has never left!”

At this time, Jiang Yun’s brain was already like full of fog. Obviously, Cong Qin was telling a lie.

Because when he came back last night, he specially looked at the room of Xia ZhongXing, and it was dark inside. How could someone talk by candlelight all night?

It was clearly that Cong Qin was speaking for him, and it was not difficult to imagine that his identity as an foreign minister of Luo family was absolutely more effective than anyone’s words.

Sure enough, after listening to Cong Qin, Luo LingXiao’s face showed hesitations. Even though he was the little lord, he would not be stupid to offend foreign ministers of his family. After all, they were all hired at a high price.

However, he was a bit unwilling if just let Jiang Yun go. Hence, after a moment of contemplating, he looked at Cong Qin and asked, “Why have I never heard of before that elder Cong and boss Xia are friends? And, why elder Cong appeared right at this moment?”

Luo LingXiao’s tone was full of questions and dissatisfaction. If he had known this early, if Cong Qin had come here when he just arrived, then he would not face such an embarrassed situation.

Cong Qin surely understood Luo LingXiao’s meaning, and his face showed a bitter smile, “As everyone knows, boss Xia has always been low-key and not sociable. He specially told me not to speak …

Chapter 125: Fulfill Me, Little Lord Luo

Nearly a thousand cultivators were angry at Luo LingXiao for he was about to take Jiang Yun away with no reason; but they dared not to speak up for Jiang Yun.

Because, as Luo LingXiao had said, South Star city belonged to Luo’s!

They all were cultivators who left their hometown for South Star city and didn’t serve Luo family. A powerful dragon cannot crush a snake in its dwelling. Anyone knew it. Not to mention, they were not strong dragons. They were only at the bottom of the world of Tao cultivation.

However, now, Xia ZhongXing’s words reminded them.

Since Luo family could take Gu Jiang without a reason today, it was equally possible to take all the cultivators who didn’t serve Luo’s family for no reason!

“Since little lord Luo has already grasped master Gu and our elder brother, it is better to take us two together!”

At this moment, two voices sounded almost simultaneously; two angry men appeared in front of the crowd.

They were naturally the strong man in the red robe’s brothers.

“Wow! Are the love among your brothers deep?” Luo LingXiao laughed with irony. He then said coldly, “This little lord will fulfill you! Take them away!”

Not waiting for Luo’s people to catch the two men, the earth suddenly shook slightly, as if an earthquake occurred, so that everyone could not help but follow the direction of the voice.

It was seen that there were a large number of cultivators running at a very fast speed from two directions of XiuYuan Street, probably over thousands.

These cultivators though had not yet arrived, their voices had been heard one step ahead.

“Since little lord Luo has already taken master Gu and Song brothers, it is better to take us as well!”

“And me, I am not a Luo person. It’s better to take me away now than always in fear. Take me with master Gu together, at least we can accompany each other!”

“Yes, may little lord Luo also fulfill us and take us away!”

One after another voice from thousands of cultivators sounded over the sky above XiuYuan Street, above the whole South Star, and surely in the ears of Luo LingXiao.

Looking at these cultivators, even Jiang Yun got stunned. However, when his eyes swept through the faces of these cultivators one by one, his face gradually showed a smile.

Because, he knew them all!

Because these thousands of cultivators were cultivators who had been treated by him during this time!

Although he didn’t know why they showed up at this moment, their purpose was very clear, to protect him!

Thousands of voices sounded, which finally crushed all hesitations of thousands of cultivators who were queuing in line.

They had been still thinking about whether they should stand up and support Jiang Yun, but now they didn’t need to think more!

“I am not serving Luo. Take me away then!”

“Just take us way!”

At …

Chapter 124: Little Lord of Luo Family

“They come really fast!”

Although Jiang Yun has guessed that people from Hundred Herbs Store would definitely come, he did not expect them to come so fast.

However, since they came, Jiang Yun naturally would not run away from it. When he stood up and was about to open the door, he suddenly heard Xia ZhongXing’s voice, “Xia Shi, Gu Jiang, stay inside the house and don’t come out. I will open the door!”

Not waiting for Jiang Yun to come to reply, the shop’s door has been opened, and this made Jiang Yun slightly surprised. It felt like Xia ZhongXing has been waiting at the store door!

Xia ZhongXing’s voice rang again, “Ha, I have thought someone was going to rob it. It’s you, boss Wang of Hundred Herbs Store. Boss Wang, although you and I are rivals, well water and river water leave each other alone – we always only care our own business. Today you came to my store so early and knocked my door as you smash it. What do you intend to do?”

A hoarse voice replied, “Boss Xia, by the order of my Hundred Herbs Valley lord, I come to ask your shop’s folk Gu Jiang to go to my Hundred Herbs Store!”

“Gui Jiang?” Xia ZhongXing raised his tone, with a bit of doubt, “Why is your lord looking for the guy in my store?”

“I have no idea as well! You know, although I am the boss of the store, I am actually a disciple in the Valley. Thus, we just act on what my lord orders!”

“Your lord is not my lord. His order is your business. There is no relationship with me. He wants to see Gu Jiang, then let him come to my DuoYao Pharmacy! Bye! And I won’t send you out!”

Following this was a loud bang. Xia ZhongXing had already closed the gate immediately.

Jiang Yun had thought that boss Wang and his people would not stop knocking or may do something worse, but he did not expect that there was no slight noise outside. It seemed that they came here just to have a try.

After a while, Xia ZhongXing came to Jiang Yun’s room and nodded to Jiang Yun, “Nothing happen. Prepare to open our store!”

Looking at Xia ZhongXing’s back as he left, Jiang Yun’s eyes could not help but slightly squinted. He found that he could not understand more and more about Xia ZhongXing.

Since he had started to treat people and detoxify in DuoYao Pharmacy, Xia ZhongXing had never said any word.

When he was taking the Dan-making challenge from Du GuiRong, Xia ZhongXing unconditionally trusted him, and he even gave him a Tao-Build Dan Pill as a bet.

This morning, the people from Hundred Herbs Store came so early for him, and had made such a big disturbance. Logically speaking, if a boss encountered such a thing, even if he cared for his workers, …

Chapter 123: Burn The Corpses To Destroy The Evidence

The elegant man suddenly closed his mouth and stopped talking. He just looked at Xia ZhongXing for a long time. He’s dangerous. He was thinking.

Though he knew that Xia ZhongXing must not be a normal person since DuoYao Pharmacy has survived for so many years on XiuYuan Street where most of the stores were owned by sects. No one would believe that Xia ZhongXing was only a nobody.

But till this moment, he realized that he had been underestimating Xia ZhongXing from the very beginning. Xia ZhongXing must be a well-connected people, so powerful that he didn’t take Hundred Herbs Store, Luo family or Du XinWu seriously.

While he himself was only a foreign minister of Luo family. He just happened to catch up with this fight tonight, there was really no need to offend Xia ZhongXing for this matter!

The most important thing was that he couldn’t be the opponent of Xia ZhongXing!

The elegant man did not speak, and Xia ZhongXing was also silent. Both of them were just like two statues, quietly standing in this heavy rain.

After a while, Xia ZhongXing suddenly greeted to the elegant man, “I’m leaving now!”

After he finished speaking, Xia ZhongXing turned around and left immediately. While that elegant man, looking at Jiang Yun who was ten miles away and was raising his hand towards Du GuiRong’s head, after a little hesitation, sighed and left as well!

Because, Jiang Yun has finally made his own decision.

He did have fears to Du GuiRong threat. But since he had already burnt the bodies of those six cultivators and that mantis into ashes. Coupled with the good weather today; the heavy rain would wash away all traces. As long as Du GuiRong was dead, no one would know what was going on today.

Therefore, Jiang Yun raised his hand and slapped Du GuiRong hard on the top of the skull.

“Boom!”

As his palm was touching Du GuiRong’s head, Jiang Yun’s eyes suddenly burst into a cold light. He felt a fierce crisis of death, so he hurriedly took back his palm with his body immediately rushed backwards.

Even so, Jiang Yun’s action was still late. An illusory palm appeared from the top of Du GuiRong’s head, and was about to grab Jiang Yun.

An old voice was sounding at the same time, “I am Du XinWu. How dare you to kill my grandson?! Are you looking for death?!”

Although this illusory palm was not big, even its moving speed was not fast, in the eyes of Jiang Yun, it was like the sky was collapsing that he cannot escape it anyway. He was finally caught in this palm tightly.

“Haha, Grandpa, you finally appeared. Be quick! Kill this guy, kill him!” Du GuiRong, who escaped from the dead, suddenly regained his face full of excitement and laughed out loud.

Tightly grasped by the illusory palm, Jiang Yun only felt that his body …