Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 4057 Obstacle
The man wearing the little gray hat found that the angrier he got, the more afraid he became. Soon, the fear overwhelmed his anger. He wanted to say something, but was so scared that he couldn't say anything.

He stared at the light bar, trying not to look anywhere else, hoping that the light would dilute the fear in his heart, but it didn't seem to help.

On the other side, Tie Hongyan looked at the "own person" who brought Ning Duanye here and asked questions about Ning Duanye's practice.

"There is something that Master Ning asked me to tell the young clan leader specifically." said the "family member" who came with Ning Duanye.

"Speak." Tie Hongyan said.

"If everything was normal, Master Ning would have finished the ritual long ago, but he encountered some difficulties while performing the ritual just now." The man replied.

"What kind of difficulty?" Tie Hongyan asked, "Have you asked him? Is there any way I can help him?"

"He said it was an extremely special difficulty and no one could help him. He had to overcome some obstacles himself," said the man.

Tie Hongyan asked: "Then... how long will this ritual take?"

The man replied: "It's hard to predict the time."

Tie Hongyan was startled after hearing this, but just nodded calmly.

She thought: I have already used the Chen Xing Fa for the second time. If an hour has passed since I started using the Chen Xing Fa, I will suddenly feel extremely tired again. It will be troublesome if someone sees me! If it really doesn't work, I will use the Chen Xing Fa for the third time? Or... before Master Ning finishes the ritual, I will leave for a while? But... if he finishes the ritual quickly, and I use the Chen Xing Fa for the third time, wouldn't that be a waste of an opportunity to use it? What if I encounter other problems at that time? What should I do?
Tie Hongyan asked Ning Duanye, "What did Taoist Ning tell you before?" The man said, "In fact, he didn't need to build this light barrier, but because his previous method didn't succeed, he planned to try a method that he didn't dare to use before. Using that method might cause some strange situations, so he built the light barrier to prevent people's bodies from being affected by his method."

Then, he told Tie Hongyan some of the things Ning Duanye had said before.

Tie Hongyan asked the "friend" who brought Ning Duanye here, "Priest Ning's magic was unsuccessful before. Did you find anything abnormal with him during that time?"

"He seemed very sad. I saw him crying. I guess he was sad because the ritual didn't succeed, so I comforted him with a few words." The "family member" who brought Ning Duanye here said to Tie Hongyan.

Tie Hongyan asked, "If the previous practice failed, would there be any serious consequences? Have you asked him?"

"Young Patriarch, I asked him when I was comforting him, and he told me clearly that there would be no other consequences, it would just delay time." The man replied.

"Then why is he so sad as you said?" Tie Hongyan asked again.

"This is something I don't understand," the man said. "Master Ning himself said that if he failed, he could just try again and use another method to continue the task. Maybe it's really no big deal if the ritual fails, but he still can't control his sadness, so I don't understand. I asked him before if he was worried about being punished for taking too long, and he said no, and told me he was fine."

(End of this chapter)