Ning Zhuo couldn’t help but look up and sigh: "No wonder I’ve been making slow progress in the Demon Skill."
"The biggest reason is actually that this cultivation technique itself is quite complex, far beyond the other two techniques."
This discovery undoubtedly disrupted Ning Zhuo’s plans.
"Let’s not think about these right now." He hadn’t been in such a poor state for quite some time.
Just going over a few things made him feel a strong sense of fatigue again, with overwhelming drowsiness constantly attacking. Generating thoughts in the Upper Dantian of the Divine Sea became rare and difficult.
Just as Ning Zhuo was drifting into sleep, Ban Ji was raging in his cave mansion.
He had just learned that Ning Zhuo had won the top spot in another Xingyun Trial.
"What on earth are you four doing?"
"Taking my heavy payments and not doing your job?"
"Letting Ning Zhuo parade around so ostentatiously, winning the top spot again?"
"He already got the top spot twice, twice! Just one more and he will obtain the stone plaque."
Ban Ji used secret communication methods to directly scold the four Demon Cultivators consecutively.
The Demon Cultivators were all silent.
Indeed, they were in the wrong.
Of course, they respected Ban Ji’s personal combat strength and family background more. So, after Ban Ji vented for a bit, someone finally responded.
The Rust Disaster Craftsman responded in a muffled voice, saying he was actively investigating more information on Ning Zhuo, having already spent half of the heavy payments received from Ban Ji.
The Monk of False Words stated that he had been provoking Ning Zhuo all along, but the latter hadn’t responded.
Liu Qingyan said he had been disguising himself and following Ning Zhuo, and had personally witnessed Ning Zhuo climbing the mountain, participating in the Xingyun Trial in the Confucian Temple, and finally leaving victorious.
"So, Silk Lady, what do you have to say?" Ban Ji’s anger dissipated a bit.
Silk Lady did not respond.
Ban Ji shouted a few more times, but Silk Lady still did not make a sound, causing Ban Ji’s anger to rise again. He couldn’t help but make a ruckus in the cave mansion.
Cultivating Demon Skills has this kind of disadvantage; emotional fluctuations are huge and venting is important.
Being able to vent is actually a good thing.
Ban Ji had accumulated much experience in cultivating Demon Skills. With the aid of venting, he gradually calmed his mind: "The task of restraining Ning Zhuo can still only be left to you four Demons."
"I must not let anger cloud my judgment, but rather focus more on my own goals!"
Ban Ji’s next target had long been set, which was Che Zhuzi, a Demon Cultivator skilled in Mechanical Techniques.
In previous years, he would hold his own Xingyun Trial, which included content on Mechanical Techniques.
The true intention was actually to promote his Void Spider Silk.
When refined, this treasure material can allow the silk strings controlling Mechanical Artifacts to pierce through the void, seeing other places. It’s extremely useful for controlling mechanisms!
"If I had this kind of silk string, the range of controlling mechanisms would increase more than twenty times, and the string piercing through the void could largely avoid attacks and damage."
Just as Ban Ji was dreaming, Silk Lady’s voice finally came through.
She spoke excitedly and triumphantly: "Ban Ji, what can you expect from others? Let me tell you, I’ve made great progress!"
"This time, I successfully seduced a Mechanism Cultivator from the Myriad Images Sect."
"Every year, he holds a Xingyun Trial related to Mechanical Techniques, his manipulation of silk strings is outstanding, able to pierce through space."
"I guess that foolish boy will surely fall for it. By then, I can rely on the Xingyun Trial to trouble him."
Ban Ji:...
The more he listened, the stronger his sense of impending trouble became.
He moved his lips a few times, but ultimately, with a hint of hope, asked: "Who is the person you seduced?"
Silk Lady: "Oh, he’s called Che Zhuzi."
Ban Ji immediately felt his vision go dark, his body staggering, almost falling headfirst to the ground!