Zhang Xiaohua's divine sense could not leave his body, nor could he see the changes in the Primordial Qi beside the Town Suppressing Cauldron. To the naked eye, the cauldron had not changed in any way.
After the bell rang, Kong Ju put away his earlier contempt. He walked to the Town Suppressing Cauldron and, just as before, easily lifted it above his head. But when he returned to his original spot, he nodded amiably at Zhang Xiaohua, signaling that it was his turn, without the slightest provocative look in his eyes.
Zhang Xiaohua smiled and did the same, walking before the cauldron and lifting the Town Suppressing Cauldron with one hand. After setting it down, he turned to Monk Kong Ju and said, "Senior Brother Kong Ju, adding a thousand jin at a time like this seems... seems far too slow. I think Master Chang Xing should ring the bell ten times at once and add ten thousand jin. What do you think?"
"This..." Kong Ju's face turned somewhat awkward. After thinking it over, he gritted his teeth. "Junior Brother Ren, how about... five thousand jin at a time?"
"Oh, that works too. I merely felt that adding it bit by bit was too slow. Five thousand jin is fine as well!" Zhang Xiaohua agreed.
Master Chang Xing sighed. The little bell in his hand swung rapidly, ringing five times in succession. According to Master Chang Xing's explanation, the Town Suppressing Cauldron should now weigh eleven thousand jin!
"Please, Senior Brother Kong Ju!" Zhang Xiaohua stepped aside.
Monk Kong Ju walked before the Town Suppressing Cauldron, no longer as relaxed as he had been earlier. He first loosened his wrists slightly, took a deep breath, gripped the cauldron's legs with both hands, and tested it. Only then did he