Around the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain, the atmosphere among the Supreme Family Elders had already changed.
"Not enough! This child’s qi fortune foundation is far beyond estimation!"
"Unimaginable! The Clan Fate Mechanism Chain is at the Transforming Spirit Level, nearing the Refining Void Level, yet it’s hardly effective."
"Still unable to gauge Ning Zhuo’s full qi fortune... This can’t go on, Supreme Family Elder!"
The Supreme Family Elder’s expression was grave.
He hadn’t expected that, with all efforts, Ning Zhuo could resist to such an extent!
"Ning Zhuo, what kind of divine being is this child? Which faction is behind him?" Regarding intelligence on Ning Zhuo, Ban Family investigated with more enthusiasm than anyone at the Wanxiang Sect’s Main Mountain Gate.
Ever since deducing that Ning Zhuo was Ban Ji’s King’s Order, Ban Family had started the process.
However, intelligence investigation takes time.
Ban Family is merely a large clan in the Flying Cloud Country, investigating across several Cultivation Kingdoms is quite difficult.
Just the journey itself, Ning Zhuo covered in several months, for Ban Family to send elites to Southern Bean Country takes a considerable amount of travel time.
Yet once the investigation yielded results, the speed of information transmission was faster. By spending at any cost, time was short.
Actually, cultivation teleportation techniques have long been able to transmit across countries.
However, such matters have always been strictly resisted by each Cultivation Kingdom. Because historically, there have been many major events exploiting ultra-long-range teleportation.
This level of teleportation shakes the foundation of countries, so Ban Family cannot immediately reach Southern Bean Country. Similarly, Ning Zhuo arrived in Flying Cloud Country by a long journey.
Now facing the Ban Family’s numerous Supreme Family Elders is a huge problem. If they can’t gauge Ning Zhuo’s full qi fortune, they won’t grasp his qi fortune foundation. Without grasping the foundation, how could they reduce his qi fortune?
A healthy foundation, the top layer of qi fortune shaved off, soon grows back.
That’s the characteristic of qi fortune.
The Supreme Family Elder couldn’t estimate how long this stalemate would persist.
Although Ban Family is large and wealthy, they can’t delay!
This time, with full vigor, besides consuming massive amounts of treasure, they’re also depleting Ban Family’s top-tier combat strength!
This isn’t merely mana, divine sense consumption; it concerns life span.
Including the Supreme Family Elder, everyone present is continuously consuming their lifespans!
For the family, for Ban Ji, Ban Family is paying a tremendous price.
This is also the characteristic of the divination path.
Truly full-force divination inevitably consumes lifespan. Or rather, lifespan is the best fuel source for divination.
The heavens prescribe, strictly governing the divination master’s time limit. Mastering the divination art is grudgingly allowed, but not too long.
The Clan Fate Mechanism Chain is a Transforming Spirit level treasure, requiring at least Nascent Soul Stage cultivation to activate.
The cultivation levels of many Supreme Family Elders are at least Nascent Soul Level.
And these people are undeniably Ban Family’s top-tier combat strength!
Their lifespan depletion is far more costly than other cultivators.
The Supreme Family Elder, seasoned in experience, couldn’t help but waver at this moment: "Continue according to the original plan, or..."
His aged and wrinkled face rarely showed hesitation, eventually, he gritted his teeth and said: "Very well. Since reducing Ning Zhuo’s qi fortune is difficult, then lend him a helping hand!"
The Supreme Family Elder couldn’t afford the gamble.
If Ning Zhuo could withstand till the end, executing the original plan means nearly all of Ban Family’s top-tier combat strength would be buried with it!
Such a trade is obviously too costly.
Upon hearing the Supreme Family Elder change the plan, the remaining family elders collectively breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly began to take action.
The Clan Fate Mechanism Chain seemed like an old furnace, suddenly adding lots of dry wood, roaring loudly. The numerous runes on the mechanism also became brighter, flashing with colors.
Since reducing was not feasible, then assist Ning Zhuo, allowing his qi fortune to erupt dramatically in a short time.
Currently, Ban Ji is using the Hundred Refinement Golden Body Pill, undergoing a period of seclusion.
It’s perfect to avoid the enemy’s edge!
During this period, let Ning Zhuo’s qi fortune blaze intensely, consume rapidly.
In the midst of fiery flames, things return to their extremes. When it prospers, it declines. When his qi fortune declines, Ban Ji would exit seclusion, and have a battle with him!
Such assistance naturally doesn’t need to calculate the full qi fortune or grasp the qi fortune foundation.
However, even so, after the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain ran for a moment, its speed still abruptly declined, as if encountering some invisible huge obstacle, cracks spread, mechanism parts fractured and disconnection occurred.
"Is this Heaven arranging the human tribulation for the King’s Order!" The Supreme Family Elder’s face was heavy like water.
Everyone’s lifespans were energetically consuming, yet if stopped now, it’s tantamount to drawing water with a sieve, all previous investment gone.
He could only grit his teeth and persist!
Wanxiang Sect’s Main Mountain Gate.
Bluestone Cave Mansion.
Within the Martial Arts Array space, Ning Zhuo bore a solemn expression, furrowing his brows, closing his eyes tightly, sitting cross-legged on the cushion without moving.
His whole mind was wholly immersed in his Divine Sea.
The Buddha Heart Demon Seal had never before seen such amplitude of shock!
"This is a qi fortune treasure, able to protect not only me but also my Ning Clan Branch’s qi fortune. But now performing like this, undoubtedly someone is secretly intervening, trying to harm my qi fortune!"
"Ban Family is the prime suspect!"
Ning Zhuo, well-acquainted with intelligence, naturally knew Ban Family possessed the clan-defending treasure—the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain.
"Won’t be able to hold it..." Ning Zhuo’s heart was restless and uneasy.
He was acutely aware that once this protective umbrella was shaken open, his qi fortune would indeed suffer substantial impact.