Immediately, Ban Jie concisely introduced the current situation.
Ban Ji’s hazel eyes narrowed sharply, a look of shock on his face.
He had painstakingly secluded himself, devoted to his cultivation, exhausting the Hundred Refinement Golden Body Pill, all to strengthen himself, enhance his power, and break through this Human Tribulation.
Yet now, to deal with Ning Zhuo, he very likely has to face a formidable Nascent Soul Level force?!
How did things develop to this point?
"I’ve only been in seclusion for less than half a month this time, not for several years!" For a moment, Ban Ji felt a sense of frustration and absurdity, not knowing where he could raise his grievances.
The Nanming Fire Furnace, such a Spiritual Treasure, had fallen into Ning Zhuo’s hands. And according to this trend, its plete repair was a certainty.
This made Ban Ji feel further incredulous: "Am I the King’s Order, or are you? Why does it seem like your fortune is so much better than mine?!"
After a good while, Ban Ji accepted this reality, his emotions reluctantly calming down, his gaze somber: "Ning Zhuo wants to rely on the Nanming Fire Furnace, rally creditors, and attack Flowing Cloud Peak; he’s too reckless, he’ll definitely end up battered and bruised."
"When he is weakened, that will be the day I strike him down with a heavy hand."
Ban Ji naturally hoped for Ning Zhuo’s failure.
Ban Jie held a different opinion in her heart; in her view, Ning Zhuo’s method was extremely clever and could likely make this happen.
However, she certainly wouldn’t express this in front of Ban Ji.
The next moment, she handed over the treasure entrusted by the family to Ban Ji: "This was requested by your father from the family for you."
Ban Ji was slightly surprised, seeing the treasure, he revealed an astonished expression.
He was well aware of the Ban Family’s heritage, immediately recognized it, and blurted out: "Ah, it’s the Golden Silk Silver Shuttle Plate?"
The Golden Silk Silver Shuttle Plate consists of two matching items: one is the bronze plate, the other is the Silver Shuttle.
The bronze plate is round in shape, with a diameter of about six feet, and a thickness of three and a half inches. The plate is cast from ancient bronze aged a thousand years, the copper color tinged with red amidst patches like turquoise patterns, like cracks in a turtle shell, a "bronze coat" formed by the years seeping into the copper core.
Ban Ji took it with both hands, lightly tap the plate body with his fingers, the plate slightly vibrating, its sound clear and resonant like a bell, lingering without dispersing for a long time.
The plate surface is divided into two realms: inner and outer.
The outer realm is about three inches wide, inlaid with a silver craft star map of twenty-eight constellations, star positions outlined with pure silver threads, the silvery light cool as autumn waters, creating an interesting juxtaposition with the green-red copper color. Each star can slightly rotate, creating a sound like a jewel falling on jade, crisp and audible, used to establish and weave the "Formation Bureau."
The inner realm is the weaving domain, nine inches in diameter. The weaving domain’s bottom is molded with hexagonal Turtle Shell grids using casting law, grids neat as honeyb, corners rounded to not damage threads. At the center of each hexagonal grid is a "Majestic Hole," the hub where the bronze plate’s Spiritual Charm converges.
Suspended in the weaving domain is a Silver Shuttle.
Its shape like a crescent moon, also resembling willow leaves, approximately four inches long, the widest point about seven-tenths of an inch. The shuttle body is made of dense silver as steel, yet its surface bears a natural frost pattern, smooth as if touching grease, appearing as if moonlight flows over it.
Ban Jie said at this moment: "The family has performed a method to capture your aura inside. You can now use it freely."
Ban Ji tried to activate it, pouring in mana, using divine sense to control the Silver Shuttle.
The Silver Shuttle moved slowly, trailing golden light from the tail. The golden light congealed, transforming into golden threads, spanning across the weaving domain.
Once Ban Ji became skilled, the Silver Shuttle’s speed increased, traversing among majestic holes like a boat on water or a swallow darting through willows. As it passed each majestic hole, that hole would slowly sink and bee unusable, while other majestic holes would rise for traversal. In this way, the majestic holes rose and fell, the golden threads continuous.
Suddenly, the Silver Shuttle shook lightly, Ban Ji decisively halted the shuttle to inspect, instantly discovering the mistake, promptly corrected it, and continued to navigate the Silver Shuttle through the domain.
Moments later, the golden threads interlaced into a net, peeling off automatically. The Silver Shuttle hovered inside the plate, while the Golden Net landed outside, in Ban Ji’s hands.
Ban Ji infused mana, casually tossed it.
The Golden Net expanded in the air, descended from the sky, enveloped a boulder, then abruptly contracted, directly shredding the rock into countless fragments.
Ban Ji laughed heartily: "Marvelous, marvelous, the Taoist Artifact is indeed wondrous, out of the ordinary!"
Indeed, the Golden Silk Silver Shuttle Plate is a Taoist Artifact!
Its function is to weave a Golden Threaded Magic Net. The specifications of the magic net can be a Magic Artifact or a Magic Treasure. The function of the magic net varies depending on the formation used during weaving by the cultivator.
Like the formation Ban Ji adopted, which grants the magic net attack capabilities. Other formations can be used to have the magic net encase and lock enemies, or even turn into maze formations to trap foes.
As a Taoist Artifact, the Golden Silk Silver Shuttle Plate naturally carries Taoist Charm. If the cultivator weaves incorrectly, violating the principles of weaving and formation, it triggers the Silver Shuttle’s vibration, prompting the cultivator for timely correction.
A poem praises it:
Bronze cast amidst unknown years, Frost silver as shuttle through clouds and mist.
Majestic holes lead without confusion, Mistaken shuttle a shock to awaken slumber.
Golden threads weave a celestial net, Palm-sized gathers myriad mysteries.
Don’t say this artifact isn’t for killing, Binding dragons and locking phoenixes surpass swords and whips!
Ban Ji put away the Golden Threaded Magic Net, delighted beyond measure, his gaze gleaming as he looked back at the Golden Silk Silver Shuttle Plate, his palms continually stroking it, unable to part with it for the moment.
Ban Jie watched with a smile, saying nothing.
Ban Ji gradually stopped, frowning slightly: "What’s going on? Why did my father suddenly seek the family’s heritage for me? And at such a significant artifact! Why would the family agree?"
Ban Jie replied: "Your Human Tribulation is strange and peculiar, the difficulty in overing it has skyrocketed, the family would naturally intervene."
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