Capítulo 1196: Chapter 456: Qi Fortune Truth (Part 2
Ning Zhuo was blessed with the principles of Qingwu Langjun, adding the principles of Military Family, Mechanism, and Artifact Refining to himself.
Ling Mo, on the other hand, was eroded by the environment of Frost Roar Valley, gaining the principles of Ice Frost and Sound.
But Ning Zhuo benefited without harm, whereas Ling Mo likely was not so lucky. His eventual fall into becoming a Fallen Demon largely resulted from the principles’ blessing.
When he was captured, he was almost entirely a statue of ice, with very little flesh remaining.
The impact of the Eternal Silence Profound Ice Body Casting Demon Technique was just a small part; more importantly, it was due to the principles’ blessing on him.
Just like in the Shuyu Court, ordinary stones might transform into various beautiful jades under such an environment. For a stone, becoming jade is equivalent to entirely losing its original self.
Ling Mo was just the same. He ultimately became a humanoid wind and snow, or rather, a sub-body of Frost Roar Valley able to move outside.
This made Ning Zhuo think of the battle between Situ Xing and Zhu Fenxiang.
In the end, Zhu Fenxiang’s Divine Statue underwent a transformation, nearly causing great trouble. Fortunately, the Formation in the Martial Arts Hall was powerful and suppressed it directly. But as a result, the Martial Arts Hall was unusable for a long time.
“Gods using Divine Power, Divine Arts, etc., is the expression of related principles.”
“The so-called ‘transformation’ should be the substantial blessing of principles on an object. But this object cannot bear it, leading to a spillover of principles, like water overflowing from a cup.”
In short, “Ling Mo was not the material for it!”
He couldn’t bear it.
Ning Zhuo could.
“Is it my Innate that leads to this? Can it allow me to accept external principles?” Ning Zhuo grew more curious about his mysterious Innate.
Ling Mo’s lifetime experience and memories bestowed Ning Zhuo with a profound foundation.
Towards the end of his life, his combat strength after completely becoming a Fallen Demon could rival a Nascent Soul.
“Unfortunately, it isn’t Yin Attribute.”
If such gains were Yin Attribute, Ning Zhuo felt that rescuing Yuan Dasheng would have at least a sixty percent chance.
“I’ve had enough with two waves of Demon Path souls, none of which practice Yin Attribute Cultivation Technique.”
“Without an expert, it’s impossible to provide assistance for Yuan Dasheng’s troubles.”
“It seems I can’t fully rely on the local Black Market.”
“After all, Myriad Images Sect is a Righteous Influence, so the Black Market here is still limited.”
Ning Zhuo had a hunch that to acquire Yin Attribute Demon Souls, efforts should be directed from White Paper Immortal City.
But the Qing Jiao Army was universally hated by Heaven in the Netherworld, and they were enemies with Wangchuan Underworld, making large-scale capture of Yin Attribute Demon Souls unsuitable.
In this regard, Ning Zhuo still needed patience.
Ning Zhuo recorded the Eternal Silence Profound Ice Body Casting Demon Technique, utilized Luoshu, Hanging Head and Thigh Needle, two Confucian Skills, etc., relearned, and quickly digested this foundation.
After studying several times, he gained considerable insights, with frequent sparks of inspiration.
He took out the Ice Carving Secret Scripture (given by Ning Jiufan) and read it twice again.
Still unsatisfied, he also took out Frost, Proud Snow Understanding Law Map to examine.
Finally, he took out Snow Core Control·Xie, fully researched it again, and buried his head, pen in hand as if inspired, quickly drawing new Mechanical Diagrams related to it.
Meanwhile.
Inside the Ban Family ancestral hall.
In the secret chamber, several Supreme Family Elders gathered, their eyes focused on the central Clan Fate Mechanism Chain.
The Clan Fate Mechanism Chain was operating.
Streams of Spirit Light flowed and intersected along the tracks, occasionally colliding with the Secret Patterned Copper Bell, echoing a clear bell sound, containing unfathomable mysteries.
Spiritual Charm rose, transforming into a scene of Qi Fortune.
Initially, it was just a blur, but as the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain continued, it became clear.
A Supreme Family Elder was surprised, “Is this Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune manifestation? Can we measure it now?”
Someone beside him explained, “We previously utilized the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain, clashed with his Qi Fortune, aided by King’s Order. Now the Ban Family, Ban Ji King’s Order, and Ning Zhuo’s Human Tribulation Qi Fortune are more deeply entangled.”
“Thus, the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain can clearly calculate some truths.”
Concerning King’s Order Human Tribulation, the Supreme Family Elders were extremely vigilant, carefully observing.
At the center of the scene was an arm, seemingly vacuous yet tangible between reality and illusion, precisely Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune manifestation.
The Qi Fortune arm’s five fingers were spread open, the joints flexing, seemingly embedding infinite mysteries. Its momentum was like a dragon claw, repeatedly grasping, capturing in the void.
Each grasp would draw some ice frost breath, incorporated into the palm. Each intake solidified the arm one more degree.
“Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune is shaped like an arm; what’s the reasoning behind it?”
“With every breath, it continually grows, and such growth speed is simply terrifying!”
“What do these ice frost emanations signify? It doesn’t have much relation to Xuan Armor Cave and Ice Attribute.”
While everyone discussed, changes occurred again.
A sheet of plain white paper appeared out of nowhere, thin as the wings of a cicada, yet seemingly bearing a weight as heavy as a mountain.
The paper silently trembled, scattering countless black ink spots like pouring rain, which fell onto the Qi Fortune arm.
A sizzling sound emerged, as the ink spots seemingly alive quickly penetrated the arm.
Soon, numerous small fly-head cursive scripts appeared on the arm’s surface, all formed from the ink.
The accumulated ink characters formed numerous articles.
When the articles were complete, they spontaneously unfolded. The “skin” of the Qi Fortune arm followed suit, flipping and changing, swiftly transforming into continuously flipping pages.
Everyone seemed to hear a rustle, as the outermost book page peeled off like fallen leaves from the arm.
The Supreme Family Elders’ eyes brightened abruptly, someone murmured, “Someone intends to trouble Ning Zhuo. It appears to be of literary nature, perhaps a Confucian Cultivator?”
“Aren’t the Confucian Cultivator groups generally favoring Ning Zhuo?” more people wondered.
The Qi Fortune’s change continued.
A thorny vine, seemingly coated with red lacquer and bearing numerous counter-stingers, spread.
The thorns seemed alive, entwining the arm, tangled around the ring finger, transforming into a thorn ring.
The ring constantly constricted, tightly gripping the finger.
Thorn spikes pierced deeply into the finger, strands of Qi Fortune escaped, rapidly absorbed by the thorn spikes.
The Supreme Family Elders were puzzled, wondering silently, “Which side is attempting to secretly trouble Ning Zhuo now?”
The last change showed clouds gathering from all directions around the Qi Fortune arm, appearing as if intending to enclose it.
The clouds coalesced into a single unit, initially resembling magnificent celestial buildings and Immortal Cities, divine and exquisite. Then, the Cloud City outline slowly distorted, morphing into a colossal plain white coffin!
The coffin descended, seemingly slow like a mountain. Even the observing Supreme Family Elders felt a profound sense of oppression, even suffocation.
The Qi Fortune truth dissipated completely.
The Supreme Family Elders exchanged glances.
“Why does it feel like Ning Zhuo’s disaster is riddled with dangers?”
“It seems like allowing it to develop unchecked would lead to self-destruction…”
“What should we do next?”
The Supreme Family Elder took action, manipulating the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain, generating another transformation.
After the transformation, the Qi Fortune scene reappeared as three stars. One star was orange-yellow, with mechanisms turning on its surface. Another was crimson, with Demonic Qi rising. The third was deep purple, bizarrely transforming constantly, resembling smoke and mist.
The Supreme Family Elder spoke solemnly, “Previously, we focused our efforts against Ning Zhuo, and the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain underwent a strange change. Now we’ve calculated the outcome.”
“This is Ban Ji’s King’s Order being enacted, jointly targeting Ning Zhuo, aiding our Clan Fate Mechanism Chain in overcoming hazards.”
“We’ve achieved our original goal, causing Ning Zhuo’s fortune to erupt dramatically, consuming vigorously. In the future, once he weakens, let Ban Ji take action to resolve his Human Tribulation.”
With this, some Supreme Family Elders immediately understood why there were now three star manifestations.
Ban Ji’s Immortal Aptitude represents The Myriad Prostrate Fiend-Beasts, denoting three Qi Fortunes corresponding to Mechanism, Demon Path, and Monster Path.
This precisely aligns with the three stars before us.
The Supreme Family Elder continued, “King’s Order enacted, successfully assisting our Luck Skill.”
“The current three stars are the crux of Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune.”
“Each represents his Qi Fortune outbreak concerning Mechanism, Demon Path, and Monster Path.”
“Once the three stars complete their eruption, his Qi Fortune will shift from prosperity to decline, sinking into obscurity.”
“At that time, it will be Ban Ji’s opportunity to strike!”