Cultivation, Pure Romance 修仙，纯爱番

1. 1 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6k14d adds

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   Have you ever read a book like this? Mountains and seas as barriers, calamities as vows, the path to immortality is long and lonely, fraught with eternal desolation. Yet, in a crack in the heavenly order, he grants you a tender, lingering gaze. At that moment, even if trapped in reincarnation and cut off from the path to immortality, you would willingly fall into the mortal world again for him. This is a pure love story in the cultivation genre, without the mindless grind of leveling up, but filled with delicate and profound emotions. The protagonist ascends from the mortal realm to the immortal realm, his sword intent soaring to the heavens, yet his heart always holds someone. They are each other's unwavering commitment on their cultivation path, and their final destination upon ascension. I remember a line from the book: "If you are not in this celestial realm, what use is becoming an immortal?" This is a rare tenderness in cultivation novels, a quiet, deep affection amidst countless battles and heavenly tribulations. He shielded him from lightning tribulations, accompanied him through his inner demons, and cooked him a bowl of clear soup noodles by the desolate sword tomb. There are no grand, dramatic love poems, only the profound and unwavering resolve unique to cultivators. The book's merit lies not only in its rich emotional arc but also in the weight of its "pure love." There are no melodramatic tropes of "giving up everything for love," nor the cliché of "a love triangle inevitably leads to a tragic ending." Instead, there are two souls drawing closer across the nine heavens and ten earths—as if their souls already knew they would eventually meet. If you're tired of formulaic cultivation romance novels, if you yearn for the unwavering commitment of "having someone you truly love" beyond ascension, then you must read this book. It may not be a massive hit, but in the quiet of the night, it will quietly accompany you on your solitary journey of cultivation. May the one in your heart, like the characters in this book, cross countless mountains and rivers to come for you.

2. 2 神 A Guide to Leveling Up the Twin Prodigies of Shenzhou 神州双骄升级指南 The Sound of Scorched Fish灼鱼之音Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] (Many personal interpretations; do not apply a formula) [Teaming up with my nemesis to carve through the cultivation world + a couple with incredible chemistry and real personality + two powerful genius leads growing together + grand overarching plot + explosive tension + a touch of ensemble cast + Jiang Lang Cai Jin HE] A violent, arrogant woman vs. a sharp-tongued, scheming man Fiery! Battle-focused! A cultivation novel driven by plot and brains, with a hero and heroin 34.2kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds

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   This is a pure romance novel~~, and the ensemble cast is also great 👀👀 It's just that it's still being serialized, sob sob.

3. 3 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.4kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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   The entire audience was completely silent; the plot was fast-paced and there was no wasted time. I laughed and cried while watching it.

4. 4 昭 Chronicles of Zhaowu: The Legend of the Spirit Pill 昭武纪之灵丹传说 Luo Guchangshui落孤长水Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No System] [No transmigration] [No mindless protagonist] [One heroine] [Traditional plot-driven story] [Xianxia romance] [Suitable for veteran readers] [The main storyline truly gets underway around chapters 30–40] Across the vast, boundless Zhaowu Continent, countless gifted individuals exhaust themselves, and even resort to unscrupulous means, in pursuit of the power of creation. Their ambitions give rise to countless tangled grudges and feuds. Cultivators and wandering martial artists are no 114Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   A pure love story with a single female lead in a martial arts genre is also pretty good 😄

5. 5 一 One Sword Opens the Immortal Gate 一剑，开仙门 Hot Pot Lover就爱吃火锅Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing Classical xianxia romance + swordsmanship + immortal cultivation + love + the heavens and myriad worlds + one heroine + no harem + no stupidity + no mindless decisions + comedy + wild imagination Thirty thousand years ago, a great war to destroy the immortals erupted in the metaverse. The Immortal Court collapsed, the Heavenly Dao was damaged, and spiritual energy dissipated. The entire metaverse split apart into various domains, including the Myriad Heavens, the Sacred, the Demonic, and the Spi 10.9kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
6. 6 师 Master, Will You Fall in Love with Me? 师尊你会爱上我吗 Lu Cha吕搽Eastern Fantasy299k WordsCompleted Female-Dominant Cultivation + No System + Transmigration + Not Invincible + One Female Lead + No Harem (She transmigrates back to the modern world later; it is no longer a female-dominant world.) After rewarding herself the night before, Gu Yun sleeps in the next morning. Her vision goes black, and she transmigrates to a world called the Tianxuan Continent. Gu Yun cultivates at the Tianyan Immortal Sect. She becomes Shen Qiuchi's disciple and falls in love with her, but Shen Qiuchi, who cultivat 2.2kReads9.1Score14214d adds
7. 7 开 From the Start, a Curse: The Lonely King Goes Croak, Croak, Croak 开局魔咒：孤寡王呱呱呱 Meng Xinle梦芯乐Eastern Fantasy180k WordsCompleted [Completed + Fantasy + Cultivation + One Heroine + Sweet Romance + Fun] Cursed to remain alone, he is deeply lonely. He raises a pink frog, hoping it will keep him company through life, croaking by his side until they grow old. “If only you were female. Then I'd have a wife…” “You pervert! You won't even leave a frog alone? Waaah… I want to go home…” “Whether you're male or female, since you've come into my life, it must be fate. Don't worry, I'll take good care of you!” He never expected the fr —Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 仙 How I, the Chief of the Immortal Alliance, Became the Demoness’s Beloved Disciple 仙盟魁首的我成为女魔头的爱徒 Nan Mengxuan南梦轩Eastern Fantasy352k WordsCompleted [Pure sweetness + everyday life + rebellious disciple pursuing his master + one heroine + mutual devotion + invincible lead] Gu Mingchuan was the leader of the Immortal Alliance in Zhongzhou. Though his status was exalted, he worked himself to the bone day and night. He was practically born to toil, so he promptly decided to quit. He deliberately arranged to face Mu Youyou, the daughter of the Demon Sect, in a duel, then pretended to be outmatched and faked his death at her sword. At last, he go 3.1kReads9.3Score30114d adds
9. 9 他 He Doesn’t Know Martial Arts 他不会武功 Big Chen Chen大陈陈大Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Single Female Lead] [No System] [Plot-Driven] [Strong Internal Logic] “He’s a fool with no inner power and no martial arts training. How did he defeat so many masters?” “You’re asking me? Then who am I supposed to ask? If you’re that curious, just go fight him yourself.” “Then how do I find him?” “Go to Guixu Valley. Find the little demoness, and you’ll find him.” “Damn! Why is this kid so fast when he doesn’t even know how to use lightness skills?” “Why doesn’t my inner p 6.1kReads8.6Score57114d adds
10. 10 摆 I Slacked Off Too Hard, So My Sect Sold Me Off to Marry the Empress 摆烂太狠，我被师门卖给女帝联姻 Nan Mengxuan南梦轩Eastern Fantasy748k WordsCompleted [One heroine + everyday romance + xianxia court politics + mutual devotion + older woman/younger man romance + unrivaled genius] Du Heng is the indolent senior apprentice brother who slacks off every day in his sect. One day, a letter from the eldest princess of the Da Luo Dynasty, who governs in the emperor's stead and is known as the future empress, led the sect leader to hastily sell him off as a marriage-alliance candidate. Du Heng likes peace and quiet and doing nothing, so he was completel 5.8kReads9.1Score49914d adds
11. 11 下 What Should I Do After Picking Up a Demoness on the Mountain? 下山捡到魔教妖女怎么办？ An August Osmanthus Tree一树八月桂Eastern Fantasy632k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, One Female Lead, Lighthearted] (Former title: What Should I Do After Picking Up a Demon Cult Seductress on My Way Down the Mountain?) Lu Yun, the righteous sect’s senior disciple, is sent down the mountain to duel Bai Zhi, the demon cult’s seductress. But on his way down, he happens to meet a young woman… Bai Zhi: “I’m Bai Zhi, the demon cult’s seductress!” Lu Yun: “A demon cult seductress would save people?!!!” Bai Zhi: “I’m telling you, I am!” But Lu Yun refuses to believe h 2.3kReads9.2Score21314d adds
12. 12 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 72.9kReads9.3Score6.8k14d adds
13. 13 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.8kReads9.2Score40.2k14d adds
14. 14 剑 Sword Seed 剑种 Xu, Qing许、青Eastern Fantasy789k WordsCompleted One female lead, no angst. A sixteen-year-old boy with a sword case on his back sets out to wander the world for the first time. He only wants to recover the remains of his elders. Step by step, he uncovers the secrets of the sword case and masters one peerless famous sword after another, until he becomes the sharpest sword in the world. 6.7kReads9.1Score67314d adds
15. 15 天 The World's Number One Must Be Pretty Fast at Running Away 天下第一跑路一定很快吧 Luo Jin洛荩Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist + Lighthearted + One Heroine + Sweet Romance] There is a young swordswoman, so poor she can barely get by, leading a skinny horse and determined to right every wrong in the world; A young wanderer tries to make a living by the roadside; A naive monster and an innkeeper; To the east is an elegant young gentleman who cares far too much about saving face; And a legitimate princess who became a nun halfway through life to avenge the man stolen from her; This is the story of t 15.8kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
16. 16 逐 Chasing the Sword 逐剑 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy] [One female lead] [Lone cultivator] [No transmigration or rebirth] One day, if I hold a sword in my hand, even the saints of the world will bow their heads! One man, one dog, and one sword: together, they stir up a storm across the Six Provinces! After enduring the darkest moment of his life, the boy leaves the city at sunset with a sword on his back. How does he end up with white hair overnight, wearing a ghost mask and wielding a sharp blade, becoming the “Executioner” in 47.9kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds
17. 17 我 My Years Cultivating Immortality in a Male-Oriented Novel 我在男频修仙那些年 Half-Sleeve Breeze半袖风Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Jiang Chan transmigrated into a male-oriented cultivation power fantasy, but she arrived too late: the original owner had already gotten herself killed. Now Jiang Chan has no choice but to agree to a duel with the male lead over their engagement. System? Doesn't exist. The original owner of this body was vicious and wicked beyond measure. She killed her master, destroyed her own sect, and caused trouble everywhere until the male lead tore out her tendons and crushed her bones, leaving not even h 9.8kReads9.1Score89714d adds

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    This book is simply divine! 😳😳😳 There's no comparable work by Tomato (the author), and there won't be a situation where only one of the male or female leads shines. After reading it, you'll definitely love both of them! [Attention][Attention][Attention]

18. 18 假 What If Your Dao Companion Could Read Minds? 假如你有会读心术的道侣 Just Like Everything一如所有Eastern Fantasy240k WordsOngoing “I” am a transmigrator. My original mission was to make Yue Qingying fall in love with me. After six lifetimes, I finally succeeded. But in the end, for one reason or another, I got together with someone else. Then she actually came looking for me!!!! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead, who had chased me through six lifetimes, overcame everything to find me after I left!

19. 19 女 The Supporting Actress Makes Great Pills, and the Male Lead Is Her Power Bank 女配丹药炼的好，男主是她充电宝 Cherry Ignites樱桃点火Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming and cultivation + alchemy and saving money + fighting monsters and leveling up + married life] Chi Jiujiu transmigrated from the apocalypse to a world of cultivation. After binding herself to an alchemy System, she also signed a Dao Companion contract and became bound to a husband. The good news: Her husband was as beautiful as a porcelain doll. The bad news: Her husband was a Long Aotian type, the sort who kills his wife to prove his Dao... To stay alive, Chi Jiujiu had no choice but 4.5kReads8.1Score51414d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates, and the male protagonist is obsessed with romance.

20. 20 什 What Sword Spirit? That's My Wife! 什么剑灵，那是我老婆！ Spring Peach春日桃Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: After Becoming the Male Lead's Sword Spirit, the Entire Sect Regretted It My junior sister stole my spiritual root and my fortune, so I crippled her with one strike of my sword. Fu Xi was the eldest senior sister of the Yijian Sect. She trained diligently and was respected by her fellow disciples, but everything changed after their master brought home a junior sister. Her revered master repeatedly put the sect in danger for the sake of the junior sister. Her second junior brother 48.2kReads9.1Score6.4k14d adds

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    The female lead is strong, the male lead adores her, it's a female-oriented novel.

21. 21 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Turned the Tables and Won Over the Brooding Male Lead 穿书后，我反向操作拿下病娇男主 Sister Wan碗妹Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted (This story has several titles, and the blurb may not match the title. Please bear with us.) (Also known as The Mad Demon King and Her Yandere Darling. Both leads are villains: the male lead is a yandere, and the heroine is completely unhinged.) Huo Ying is bound to a System, which sends her into a novel that claims to be about redemption but is actually a scam. Her mission is to break up the main couple and win over the male lead. Huo Ying: Great! I’ll drag the male lead into demonic cultivatio 134Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    The male and female leads are both yandere (obsessive and possessive), the character designs are very novel, and the plot is full of twists and turns.

22. 22 穿 I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World and Married a Beautiful Senior Sister from the Start 穿越修真界：开局娶了美女大师姐 I’m No Salted Fish子非咸鱼Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] + [Transmigration] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [golden finger] + [Not a pure power fantasy... enter at your own risk] A careless misstep sent Mo Fan tumbling off a cliff, and his soul transmigrated to another world called the Xuanwu Continent. The Xuanwu Continent was a cultivation world with an incomplete system. Armed with a mysterious ring, Mo Fan, who had never found success on Earth, made the Xuanwu Continent his starting point, fighting his way to the very peak of the starry sky. 16.7kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds
23. 23 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Heaven-Swallowing Treasure Saga 凡人：吞天夺宝传 Lady of the Blood Night血夜佳人Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s Journey] [Alchemy] [Artifact Refining] [Puppeteering] [Leveling Up by Drinking Water] By a twist of fate, an ordinary young man obtains a cultivation method passed down by a cultivator from a great sect and steps into the world of cultivation. Watch how he survives as a rogue cultivator in a world where people’s hearts are hard to fathom, and how he makes his way to the peak of the immortal realm! 1.7kReads5.2Score10114d adds
24. 24 无 Infinite Upgrade System 无限升级系统 Godlike Notebook超神笔记本Eastern Fantasy6.3M WordsCompleted Yang Xu transmigrated with the [Unlimited Level-Up] cheat. One devastating strike, and instantly reaching Level 999 is no longer the limit! Resurrection, paralysis, and teleportation artifacts are all yours just by fighting monsters! Nine Suns Divine Skill, Six Meridians Divine Sword, and Demon-Seeded Dao Heart Skill: kill someone and they’ll drop! Divine maidens, holy maidens, and demonesses throw themselves into his arms, while Heavenly Emperors, gods, and Demon Emperors compete to become his 5.6kReads8.4Score66714d adds
25. 25 长 Longevity: A Million Years of Life Burned, One Leap to the Emperor Realm 长生：氪命百万年，一朝入帝境 Gui Xiaosheng鬼小圣Eastern Fantasy729k WordsCompleted From the start, he's immortal, ageless, and indestructible, gaining ten thousand years of life every day. He can exchange his lifespan for invincible power. [Spend one hundred thousand years of life to gain peak Saint cultivation] [Spend five hundred thousand years of life to gain peak Quasi-Emperor cultivation] [Spend one million years of life to gain peak Great Emperor cultivation] From then on, an arrogant voice rang out across the Myriad Worlds: “Though I am mortal, I can still slay immortal 4.8kReads6.2Score77914d adds
26. 26 开 From the Start, Stripped of My Cultivation, I Became an Emperor by Looting Corpses! 开局被废修为，我靠摸尸成大帝！ Bound to Get Rich必定暴富Eastern Fantasy484k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a sect's senior brother, Gu Chen is maliciously accused of practicing demonic arts and has all his cultivation destroyed. He immediately awakens the Corpse-Touching-to-Grow-Strong System. The higher the grade of the rewards he gets from touching corpses, the stronger he becomes, and the more rewards he receives! From then on, he plays the part of a cunning opportunist, finding peerless divine abilities on the bodies of sect elders and a supreme divine artifa 259Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 长 Cultivating for Immortality: Starting as a Sect Errand Boy 长生修仙：从宗门杂役开始 It's Time to Give It My All是时候拼了Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Immortal Cultivation] [Ultimate Caution] [Steady and Calculating] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Female Lead, Fast-Paced Power Fantasy] Chen Tian transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation and is immortal from the start, with an endless lifespan. What’s more, every 100 years he lives, he randomly receives a divine reward. These might include every kind of cultivation craft, a divine storage space, or a divine avatar, among others. Then Chen Tian gets it. To cultivate immortality, all you h 4.8kReads6.8Score27014d adds
28. 28 吞 Devouring the Divine Realm 吞噬神域 Returning South南归Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted Li Tianze transmigrates to another world and awakens the Devouring Divine Meridian. Peerless combat skills, heaven-defying bloodlines, ancient divine weapons, inherited cultivation arts... He can devour everything under heaven! “Sorry, but I’ll gladly accept everything you all hold dear!” 21Reads7.1Score—14d adds
29. 29 凡 A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: The Boundless Sea Sutra 凡人修仙之大海无量经 Howling Sky Spirit Wolf啸天灵狼Eastern Fantasy910k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Li Daoxuan discovers that he has no spiritual roots. Nearing thirty, he still can't cultivate, and feels he's brought shame on all transmigrators. Unexpectedly, both his children have spiritual roots. He receives a reward from a cultivation clan and awakens a golden finger, fusing ten million cultivation techniques into the Boundless Ocean Scripture. A cultivator's magical power? Absorb it! A demon beast's demonic power? Absorb it! A demonic cultiva 209Reads6.7Score—14d adds
30. 30 玄 Xuanhuan: I Obtain the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art from the Start 玄幻:开局获得吞天魔功 Invincible, Never Lonely无敌不寂寞Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In a fantasy world, the strong rule! The mighty can seize the sun, moon, and stars with their bare hands, and destroy the heavens and earth. Just after transmigrating to a chaotic fantasy world teeming with demons, Chu Ling was buried alive. Fortunately, he awakened the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art. Everything belonging to his enemies would become nourishment for Chu Ling’s growth! 558Reads—Score4414d adds
31. 31 我 I Have a Pearl That Can Devour Heaven and Earth 我有一珠，可吞天地 No Ranking Up in August八月不上分Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted [Traditional Xuanhuan + No System + Devouring and Leveling Up + Ruthless + Blade + Alchemy] Lin Fan was once the Lin family's prodigy. Not only was his clan wiped out, but his bloodline was also deemed worthless, leaving him with no hope of cultivation and reduced to a servant anyone could bully. By a twist of fate, Lin Fan fused the Devouring Abyss Dragon Pearl into his dantian and began cultivating the supreme forbidden art, the Devouring Abyss Dragon Art. Before cultivating, he was at the ver 576Reads7.2Score10114d adds
32. 32 魂 Reborn in the Body of an Imperial Heir, I Broke Off the Engagement from the Start, and I Mean It 魂穿帝子开局就退婚，我是认真的 Dark Stars, Pale Moon暗星淡月Eastern Fantasy311k WordsCompleted Wutian, you were born with a useless constitution. Even as an emperor, your father cannot change that. But with me here, I can protect you and keep you safe for the rest of your life. What's more, I've already arranged a marriage for you. The bride-to-be is a darling daughter of the heavens... You'll be married in ten days. Xiao Wutian: Dad, call it off! I'm a good-for-nothing. I shouldn't hold her back. Emperor Xiao: Wutian, what did you say? Call off the engagement? Ding! The Doomed to Die A 130Reads7.0Score10314d adds
33. 33 修 Cultivation with Cheats: I Surpassed the Child of Destiny 修仙开挂：我超越了气运之子 Iron-Pen Scholar铁笔书生Eastern Fantasy601k WordsCompleted Lu Yi transmigrates to a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, and gains a life simulator. Each time he simulates a life, he can claim cultivation and techniques as rewards! [You diligently train in your cultivation art and successfully break through to the Golden Core stage!] [In Wutan City, you meet a young man named Xiao Yan. The two of you get into a fierce fight, and become friends through the clash.] [You explore a secret realm and obtain the Heaven-grade technique, One-Fing 603Reads8.2Score10514d adds

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