Kong Ning's Pursuit

"Wait!"

The crown prince was the decision-maker on this expedition.

Although he was only thirteen, his thinking was far more mature and steady than that of others his age.

He forcibly suppressed his desire to earn merit and temporarily suspended the search for Zou Bugui.

The people he had brought were already in a slightly awkward position against Jin Chang. If others joined the fray, serious problems would inevitably arise.

When the snipe and the clam fought, the fisherman profited. The crown prince clearly had no wish to be either the snipe or the clam.

He watched the two figures on the white screen, then looked toward Dong Zhongshu.

"How much longer can you maintain the spell, Erudite Dong?" the crown prince asked.

"A quarter of an hour!"

Behind the screen, Dong Zhongshu counted on his fingers and gave a brief reply.

Had he not used his methods to adjust Zhang Xuezhou's Qi acupoints, channeling his Law Power at the peak of the Meridian Circulation Realm into the blood throughout his body, the spell would have lasted even less time.

That was not because of how long his own Law Power could last, but because the medium for his spell was insufficient.

Clearly, Zhang Xuezhou could not endure having his Law Power drawn out for much longer.

To Zhang Xuezhou, having his Law Power drawn out continuously was no different from expending it on a spell.

Once Zhang Xuezhou's Law Power was exhausted, Dong Zhongshu would be unable to cast the spell.

Even when Zhang Xuezhou's Law Power weakened noticeably, casting became difficult for Dong Zhongshu. He could scarcely maintain the state of Unity of Celestial Person and Heaven, and Jin Chang could easily become alert to his observation.

The world was vast, but the world of great cultivators was