Chapter 389: What does it mean for the Daode Tianzun's Jade Ruyi to hit three times?

The gods received the decree, all with agitated hearts, and set off one after another, gathering toward the land of Wuji in the depths of Chaos.

Unlike the first assembly, where they were slightly uneasy or held a cautious wait-and-see attitude.

This time, the gods who had experienced one Taiwei Yuan Hui of the Heavenly Emperor's governance and the grace of the Heavenly Dao Academy appeared high-spirited.

They, in groups of three or five, or alone as rainbow light, surged toward Chaos one after another.

For a time, in the boundless Chaos, divine light was brilliant, Dao rhyme flowed, and it was very lively.

Not long after, the vast streams of light were already close to Lady Zi Xiao Palace.

However, in front of the magnificent palace gate, there was a slightly abrupt landscape.

A handsome boy with red lips and white teeth was holding a serious little face inconsistent with his age, and on his shoulder, he was carrying a quite eye-catching sign.

The sign was made of unknown divine wood, and on it was written in flying dragon and dancing phoenix characters: "The Heavenly Dao Committee is collecting membership fees; pay as you see fit!"

In the other tender little hand of the boy, he was tightly clutching a precious tripod.

"Eh? Isn't this Hao Tian from Bai Bai Yu Jing Academy?" A god who had just arrived had sharp eyes and immediately recognized the boy's identity.

His gaze swept over the sign, and he couldn't help but smile, then took out a crystal-clear ginseng fruit with misty rosy light from his sleeve and handed it over.

Hao Tian, seeing that there was "income," barely squeezed a smile on his originally tight little face and said crisply: "Hello, Dean Zhen Xing!"

The visitor was the master of Five Zhuang Temple, 【Sun Supreme】 Zhen Yuanzi; he looked at Hao Tian happily and asked curiously: "Why are you on duty here? Could it be that you were punished by Fellow Daoist Yang Mei of Bai Bai Yu Jing Academy to do coolie work?"

"It must be that Hao Tian caused trouble again!" Daoist Hong Yun, who followed Zhen Yuanzi, smiled and said, not forgetting to take out a fire date as a membership fee and put it into the precious tripod.

Hao Tian, upon hearing this, denied it: "No! I didn't cause trouble!"

"How could you not?" Another passing god seemed to be quite familiar with Hao Tian and exposed him without ceremony:

"I went to the Bai Bai Yu Jing Mountain scenic area for a tour some time ago and saw with my own eyes that you were being chased and beaten by Fellow Daoist Yang Mei with a broom!"

"That scene, tsk tsk!"

Hao Tian, upon hearing this, his fair cheeks flushed red "swish," and the veins on his forehead stood out one by one; clearly, he had been hit in the sore spot.

He stiffened his neck and argued loudly: "The affairs of our Bai Bai Yu Jing Academy, how can that be called being chased and beaten? That was clearly the dean carefully teaching me escape techniques and conducting actual combat drills!"

Following that were some vague and difficult-to-understand words.

Such as "a group of indecent gods," "you all just wait and see," or "I, Hao Tian, will find this place back sooner or later."

This caused the gods from all walks of life who arrived around to laugh.

For a time, outside the solemn and solemn Lady Zi Xiao Palace, it was actually full of relaxed and happy air.

After this batch of gods entered Lady Zi Xiao Palace with smiles, Hao Tian stood alone at the door, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

【Don't be angry, don't be angry; getting angry hurts the body; at least I cheated a big wave of ticket money today!】

Hao Tian tried hard to comfort himself in his heart, and the expression on his little face eased slightly.

Just at this time, mysterious light surged in the distance, and Dao Qi permeated; it was the Xuanmen immortals arriving together.

The leader was the Three Pure Ones Daode Tianzun, followed by Yao Chi Jin Mu, Jie Yin, Nv Wa, Emperor of the Netherworld (Ming He), Tai Yi, and other ancestor-level figures of the major Dharma lineages of the Xuanmen, as well as many Great Luo Golden Immortals and Tai Yi High Immortals with profound Dao cultivation.

Hao Tian, seeing this formation, his originally somewhat depressed eyes suddenly brightened; he hurriedly raised the precious tripod in his hand high and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Big Daddy, Second Daddy, Third Daddy!"

These three titles were called so loudly and so sincerely.

The Three Pure Ones Daode Tianzun, walking at the very front, felt the corners of their mouths twitch uncontrollably at the same time.

The three looked at each other, and without even a moment's hesitation, their bodies instantly transformed into three strands of origin Dao Qi, wrapping up the group of Xuanmen immortals and gods behind them, collectively disappearing from the spot and directly moving into Lady Zi Xiao Palace.

Only leaving Bai Bai Yu Jing Academy Dean Yang Mei, with a face darker than the bottom of a pot, standing alone at the gate of Lady Zi Xiao Palace, bearing Hao Tian's eager gaze.

"An immortal, how can he call three daddies?" A god who arrived a step late heard Hao Tian's earth-shattering shout from afar.

But the mysterious scene of the Heavenly Venerables' movement was forcibly shielded by the Heavenly Venerables with great Dharma power; they only saw Daoist Yang Mei facing Hao Tian alone.

Daoist Yang Mei took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, stepped forward, and slapped Hao Tian's restless little head with his hand:

"Who are you calling daddy?!"

Hao Tian was slapped into a stagger, but still stiffened his neck and curled his lips:

"I am the treasure of the Three Pure Ones Daode Tianzun; I do not accept any refutation on this point."

As soon as he finished speaking, a brilliant clear light flashed in the void without warning; the clear light condensed and actually transformed into a Three-Treasure Jade Ruyi that was moist and shining with treasure light, hitting Hao Tian's head lightly without bias.

"Ouch!" Hao Tian was caught off guard, and in pain, hurriedly hugged his head to defend, a cry of pain coming from his mouth.

"Treasure, it's not right for you to recognize relationships everywhere like this." The Three-Treasure Jade Ruyi shook lightly, and a gentle but helpless thought was transmitted, teaching Hao Tian earnestly.

Hao Tian raised his head somewhat blankly and looked at the Three-Treasure Jade Ruyi floating in front of him.

Then a trace of surprise suddenly bloomed on his little face; he suddenly turned his head to look at Daoist Yang Mei and said triumphantly:

"Dean, look, look quickly! The Daode Tianzun's Dao instrument personally admitted that I am a 'treasure'!"

The Three-Treasure Jade Ruyi, upon hearing this, let out a sigh that was almost inaudible: "Treasure, why are you so obsessed?"

After saying that, the jade Ruyi hit Hao Tian's head three times "dong dong dong," knocking Hao Tian until he saw stars, felt dizzy, and his soul was somewhat trance-like.

"Jade Fellow Daoist, I was wrong, I was really wrong; don't hit me anymore!" Hao Tian was completely honest this time, hugging his head and begging for mercy, decisively admitting his mistake.

The jade Ruyi then stopped, and the thought revealed a bit of relief: "Treasure, to know one's mistake and correct it is the greatest good!"

"Next time, you must never mess around like this again, you know? Treasure!"

"I know, I know! I will definitely pay attention in the future and never dare to do it again!" Hao Tian nodded repeatedly, his attitude appearing unusually sincere.

The jade Ruyi seemed satisfied, the brilliance flashed, and it quietly hid and disappeared.

Daoist Yang Mei looked at Hao Tian, who was still rubbing his head, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Don't be so iron-headed next time!"

Even Dao Ancestor Hong Jun couldn't set up the Three Pure Ones Daode Tianzun back then; you, a small artifact spirit, also want to touch porcelain?

"I will definitely work hard next time!" Hao Tian, however, did not care, rubbed his head that was knocked in pain, regained his spirit, and continued to conscientiously collect "membership fees."

Anyway, Daoist Yang Mei didn't explicitly stop him from doing this just now.

In this way, after another while, seeing that the gods who came to the meeting had basically entered Lady Zi Xiao Palace, Hao Tian made a lot of money.

Heavenly Emperor Xiang Xuanqing's figure arrived late, arriving last.

"Eh? Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, why did you arrive only now?" Hao Tian looked up at Xiang Xuanqing curiously.

Logically speaking, shouldn't His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor be the first batch to arrive?

"I have been watching you work here for a while." Xiang Xuanqing said with a smile, his gaze gentle.

"Is that so." Hao Tian, upon hearing this, his little face flushed slightly, subconsciously hiding the precious tripod in his hand behind his back, a trace of shame that was not easily detectable appearing on his face.

His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor watched for so long, but actually never came out to expose this little trick of his.

In fact, many gods cooperated so much to pay the "membership fee," besides Hao Tian's sign and his special status, more or less they also defaulted that this might be some kind of arrangement by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, so they didn't delve into it too much and actively cooperated.

Xiang Xuanqing looked at Hao Tian's little appearance, the smile on his face deepened, and he reached out, patted Hao Tian's little shoulder lightly, and encouraged:

"Since it was cheated by your own ability, I won't confiscate your ill-gotten gains."

"Also, you did a very good job; work hard."

After saying that, he stepped into Lady Zi Xiao Palace.

Hao Tian looked blankly at Xiang Xuanqing's distant back, somewhat confused.

"His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor... actually encouraged me to cheat and swindle?"

Hao Tian blinked, falling into deep thought.

"Also, just now the jade Ruyi hit my head three times in front of everyone; does this mean I need to go to Mount Kunlun three times openly to get the recognition of the Three Pure Ones Daode Tianzun?"

Hao Tian thought while closing the door: "After mixing in the Primordial Heavenly Realm for such a long time, I found that the Xuanmen is still reliable."

"If you want to mix well, the recognition of the Three Pure Ones is indispensable."

"Come on, I will definitely succeed!"

Inside the great hall, the space was vast and boundless, as if it were a universe of its own, enough to accommodate all spirits of the Primordial World.

Familiar figures gathered together in twos and threes, and soon found the "topic group" or "discussion group" area they belonged to during the last assembly.

The members of the "Chan Heaven Group" were still clustered around Yuan Shi Daode Tianzun, their expressions solemn, discussing the refinement of Heavenly Dao order.

The "Profound Heaven Group" was a mysterious atmosphere of "the Dao that can be told is not the eternal Dao."

Tai Shang closed his eyes to rest, the group members realized their own things, and occasionally a sentence of machine edge made people think deeply.

On the side of the "Intercept Heaven Group," the sword intent of Daoist Master Yuchen was hidden and not released, and the group members all had sharp eyes, seemingly pondering how to "intercept" more things beneficial to themselves from the Heavenly Dao.

The "Chat Group" of Nv Wa and Fu Xi was the liveliest; everyone ate and chatted, laughter continued, and all kinds of whimsical ideas collided in a relaxed atmosphere.

The "Western Heaven Group" and "Tomorrow Group" of Jie Yin and Zhun Ti merged into one place, and Buddhist light and wish power intertwined.

They were discussing how to promote "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and "Life Planning" to the myriad worlds of the heavens.

The members of the Dragon Clan's "Charm Heaven Group" all held their heads high, discussing how to "charm" all beings by relying on the Heavenly Dao.

The Phoenix Clan's "Chaos Heaven Group" gathered together, observing other discussion groups.

"What do you all think, besides the Wu Clan, what other new forces are worth investing in?" Zhu Que organized everyone to have a meeting.

"How about investing in the next Heavenly Emperor?"

An elder said, "The Sun Supreme is the orthodox of the Heavenly Court, the crown prince of the Three Realms, and will soon ascend to the throne; investing in him will definitely have a return."

"I have been responsible for contacting the Star Gods recently and found that everyone's recognition of the Sun Supreme is quite high."

"Indeed." The Primordial Wutong Tree said, "Indeed, the Zhou Tian Star Gods are the basic foundation of the Taiwei Heavenly Court, and everyone is absolutely supportive of the Twelve Gods of the Taiwei Wall."

Wutong, as a veteran in the family of spiritual roots, often contacted Star Gods through the Star Network in the Spirit Realm world, and his understanding of this point was very clear.

"But isn't our slogan Chaos Heaven?"

Another elder questioned: "Cooperating with the next Heavenly Emperor, how can we still Chaos Heaven?"

Zhu Que smiled and said: "Who says we can only Chaos Heaven from the outside?"

"A powerful Dao field is often easiest to break from the inside!"

"The next Heavenly Emperor is innocent; we shouldn't go this far!" 【Elder Xuan Niao】 Di Jun couldn't listen anymore and said a fair word.

"Oh, this is just our topic hypothesis!"

Zhu Que said indifferently, "So many discussion groups, I don't know how many topics, who knows how the Heavenly Dao will operate."

"With the intention of disrupting the Heavenly Dao and confusing Hong Jun's shareholding, we are definitely going to be as chaotic as possible."

"This may not be reflected in reality." "But..." 【Elder Xuan Niao】 Di Jun stopped talking.

He suddenly felt that pulling the Phoenix Clan into his cabinet seemed to be a wrong decision.

On the other side, the Metal Qilin Clan's "Change Heaven Group" was seriously analyzing how to influence the direction of the Heavenly Dao by improving their own destiny, thereby realizing racial revival.

"Although the ancestral land of Mount Buzhou has not been occupied, other territories have been handed over to others; this is still our shame!" The Metal Metal Qilin said.

"Sigh!" The Wood Metal Qilin sighed.

"It's just a pity that our strength is insufficient!"

Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun shook his head: "Now is not the time for regret; what we need is to revive our clan."

"Although the ancestral land is now wandering in the void, the elites of the Metal Qilin Clan still exist, and the younger generation is our hope."

"Your mode of opening heaven and 'hitching' Great Dao opportunities has been verified; now you should continue to promote it and help the younger generation in the clan grow up."

"Yes!"

Water Metal Qilin said: "There is one more point; we can also find other organizations to cooperate with."

"For example, the Earth Immortals of the Xuanmen; their path is very similar to ours and is a good partner for cooperation."

"After this assembly, we can strengthen exchanges with the Earth Immortal Academy."

Earth Metal Qilin nodded: "I agree with this point."

"However, if we want to cooperate, don't limit it to Earth Immortals; other forces can also communicate and see."

"Especially the Xuanmen rulers, the Three Pure Ones Daode Tianzun; they have great strength and power; if we can get their support..."

"Do you mean hugging thighs?"

Metal Metal Qilin was a bit hesitant: "We are at least a great clan of the past; it's not good to openly go and hug the thighs of the Three Pure Ones, right?"

"It's better to follow the footsteps of our World Lord!"

The World Lord mentioned by Metal Metal Qilin is naturally the World Lord of the Mountains and Seas World, Fu Xi and Nv Wa.

They achieved Dao in the Mountains and Seas World, and their connection with Fu Xi and Nv Wa is still quite good.

Bai Hu Yunlu Yunlu Shenjun pondered and said: "Try them all; cast a wide net, and there will always be one that can succeed."

Besides the Metal Qilin Clan seriously considering their own future, other discussion groups were all doing tricks.

The "Deceive Heaven Topic Group" of the myriad worlds of the heavens, the members gathered together, exchanging various advanced experiences of "doing small movements under the eyes of the Heavenly Dao without being discovered."

The "Anti-Heaven Topic Group" composed of She Bi Shi and a group of Ancestral Witches was still domineering, discussing how to "reasonably and groundedly oppose the unreasonable arrangements of the Heavenly Dao" in the new era.

Even the thirty-three candidates who made Daoist Daoist Kunpeng beat his chest and stomp his feet last time had now found their own small groups, preparing to show their skills in the new round of "academic exchange."

The entire Lady Zi Xiao Palace, rather than being a sacred Dao field, was more like a lively academic seminar and strategic center for future planning.

"Fellow Daoists, how is your research going?"

"The scripture modification last time was truly beneficial; I wonder what high opinions you have this time?"

"I heard that Principal Hong has 'digested' quite well recently; should we add some 'fierce ingredients' this time?"

The gods, in their leisure time, exchanged results and teased each other.

Lady Zi Xiao Palace was extraordinarily lively.

Hao Tian found a place close to Xiang Xuanqing and sat down, watching the deans and teachers of the Heavenly Dao Academy busy.

"Your Majesty, is this our academy's exchange meeting?"

"Hmm, how is it, opened your eyes, right?"

"A little." Hao Tian nodded.

Subsequently, he tilted his head and looked at Xiang Xuanqing: "Your Majesty, I have a question I want to ask."

"Ask."

"Is Dao Ancestor Hong Jun a bad person?"

"No."

Xiang Xuanqing answered seriously: "Hong Jun is a good person with ideas."

"Oh."

Hao Tian, upon hearing this, his eyes flashed, and he lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just as the gods were exchanging insights and the atmosphere was gradually becoming enthusiastic, on the high platform, clouds and mist surged, and the familiar figure of Heavenly Dao Hong Jun appeared again.

He was still sitting cross-legged, expressionless, but the law chains wrapped around his body were denser and more refined than last time, as if they had completely merged with his "Heavenly Dao Body."

That sense of harmony that had been "carefully carved" became increasingly rich, but also increasingly unfathomable, like a complex system covered layer by layer with countless programs and patches.

"Principal Hong looks in good spirits!" A god shouted loudly, his tone carrying a trace of teasing.

"Yes, our 'after-school homework' seems to have had a significant effect; Principal Hong has 'learned' it!" Another god echoed, drawing a burst of good-natured laughter.

Xiang Xuanqing's figure had appeared under the high platform at some point.

He swept his gaze over the gods and looked at "Heavenly Dao Hong Jun" again, a trace of an undetectable smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

"Fellow Daoists, welcome again to Lady Zi Xiao Palace to participate in the second full academic exchange and future development planning assembly of the Heavenly Dao Academy." Xiang Xuanqing's voice was gentle and powerful, instantly making the hall quiet.

"At the last assembly, everyone pooled their wisdom and wrote Heavenly Dao scriptures, which was of great help to Fellow Daoist Hong Jun's joining the Dao and also laid a solid foundation for the development of the Primordial Great Dao."

"Gathering again this time is to go one step further on this basis."

Xiang Xuanqing paused, and the subject changed: "However, before starting new topics, we still have an important 'after-school tutoring' work to complete."

He pointed to Hong Jun on the high platform: "Although Principal Hong has steadily advanced on the path of joining the Dao with everyone's help, the operation of the Heavenly Dao is mysterious and infinite; in order to ensure its 'system stability' and no 'bugs', we still need to regularly 'reinforce the seal' for it, oh no, it is 'optimize and upgrade'."

The gods, upon hearing this, showed expressions of "I understand."

"Heavenly Emperor, rest assured, we are familiar with this business!" An immortal from the Chan Heaven Group promised by patting his chest.

"That's right, 'optimize and upgrade', we guarantee that Principal Hong will experience the service of feeling at home!" The female immortals of the Chat Group smiled beautifully.

"It's just that I don't know what the theme of this 'upgrade package' is?" A god from the Intercept Heaven Group asked curiously.

Xiang Xuanqing smiled slightly, his sleeves waved, and three thousand strands of various colored brilliance flew out, accurately falling into the hands of every participating god.

"This is a new generation of 'Heavenly Dao plugins' jointly developed by the Heavenly Dao Committee and I, combining everyone's scripture results from last time and Fellow Daoist Hong Jun's 'digestion and absorption' situation."

"Its functions are more powerful, and its targeting is stronger, striving to make Fellow Daoist Hong Jun's 'Heavenly Dao system' run more 'smoothly', 'safely', and 'controllably'."

The gods took the light clusters, their divine senses probed in, and their expressions were different.

"【Loyal Heavenly Dao 2.0 Enhanced Version】? Fellow Daoist Daoist Daoist Kunpeng, it seems the Heavenly Emperor has high hopes for you!" A god teased.

Daoist Daoist Kunpeng took the light cluster that exuded a firm and unswerving aura and was moved to tears: "The Heavenly Emperor knows me! I, Daoist Daoist Kunpeng, am absolutely loyal to the Heavenly Court, to the Xuanmen, and to Principal Hong!"

"【Slacking Heavenly Dao (Forbidden Version)】? Fellow Daoist Fu Xi, is this sent to the wrong person?" A god looked at the light cluster in his hand that exuded a "refuse procrastination" aura, and then looked at Fu Xi, who was leisurely not far away, whispering.

Fu Xi yawned, indicating it had nothing to do with him.

"【Internal Volume Heavenly Dao (Glory Version)】? Is this to make us roll to death?" A young god looked at the light cluster in his hand full of competition and struggle, feeling great pressure.

"【Lying Flat Heavenly Dao (Comfort Version)】? Oh, this is good, this is suitable for me!" Hong Yun looked at the light cluster in his hand happily, feeling that this was the true meaning of divine life.

Zhen Yuanzi got 【Farming Heavenly Dao (Harvest Version)】, indicating it was very professional.

Nv Wa's was 【Harmonious Heavenly Dao (Historian Special Supply)】, ensuring that everything recorded was full of positive energy.

Ming He got 【Killing Heavenly Dao (Purification Version)】, emphasizing that killing is for better order.

The "plugins" in the hands of the Three Pure Ones were even more mysterious, respectively 【Order Heavenly Dao (Ultimate Version)】, 【Void Heavenly Dao (Return to One Version)】, and 【Vitality Heavenly Dao (Infinite Version)】.

"Alright, fellow Daoists, please start your 'optimization and upgrade' work." Xiang Xuanqing gave the order.

"Be sure to let Principal Hong feel the warmth and care of our Heavenly Dao Academy family!"

The gods responded loudly and urged the "Heavenly Dao plugins" in their hands one after another.

Strands of light containing different Great Dao true meanings surged toward Hong Jun on the high platform like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

Yuan Shi Daode Tianzun took the lead, 【Order Heavenly Dao (Ultimate Version)】 transformed into a giant net covering the world, combing the law chains on Hong Jun's body to be more orderly, every node flashing with flawless order light.

Tai Shang's 【Void Heavenly Dao (Return to One Version)】 transformed into a deep void, "formatting" some Great Dao information in Hong Jun's body that was too "active" or "redundant," making it purer.

Daoist Master Yuchen's 【Vitality Heavenly Dao (Infinite Version)】 fell like spring rain, injecting new vitality into Hong Jun's somewhat stiff "Heavenly Dao Body," but this vitality was firmly limited within the framework by the first two.

Nv Wa's 【Harmonious Heavenly Dao】 brushed lightly, smoothing out all the "compatibility problems" between all "plugins" and Hong Jun's main body, ensuring that the entire "system" would not collapse.

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti's 【Faith Heavenly Dao (Salvation Version)】 and 【Wish Power Heavenly Dao (Merit Version)】 transformed into countless golden runes, adding "all beings feedback" and "merit evaluation" modules to Hong Jun's "Heavenly Dao system."

Daoist Daoist Kunpeng's 【Loyal Heavenly Dao 2.0】 transformed into a profound brand, hitting the deepest part of Hong Jun's "Heavenly Dao Will," ensuring his "political stance" was firm and unswerving.

Hong Yun's 【Lying Flat Heavenly Dao】 was quite peculiar; it transformed into a Dao rhyme that made people sleepy, reducing Hong Jun's "resistance consciousness" to the lowest, making it easier to accept "optimization."

The gods showed their magical powers, and the "Heavenly Dao plugins" in their hands exerted strange and varied but same-destination effects.

Some plugins were like firewalls, blocking the "backdoors" and "loopholes" that might exist in Hong Jun.

Some plugins were like antivirus software, clearing the "self-consciousness viruses" that might remain in Hong Jun's body.

Still other plugins were like performance optimization tools, making Hong Jun's "Heavenly Dao computing power" increase significantly, but the computing direction was strictly limited.

Hong Jun on the high platform, under the repeated action of these "plugins," became increasingly "stable" and increasingly "blurred."

He just sat there quietly, as if he were a super server being carefully debugged, carrying the operation of the entire Primordial Heavenly Dao.

"Fellow Daoists have worked hard." Xiang Xuanqing looked at the dense "plugin icons" flashing with various colors on Hong Jun's body and nodded with satisfaction.

"After this 'optimization and upgrade', I believe Principal Hong will be able to provide us with more high-quality and efficient 'Heavenly Dao services' for a period of time in the future."

The gods, upon hearing this, all showed relieved smiles, as if they had completed a great project.

"Serving Principal Hong is not hard!"

"Being able to contribute a share of strength to the stable operation of the Primordial Heavenly Dao, we are duty-bound!"

Inside Lady Zi Xiao Palace, it was once again full of a good atmosphere of unity, friendship, and positive progress.

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