In such circumstances, if a portion of Martial Artists were to practice a skill that severed the flow of their life force from being plundered, and then return to the stone slab, that would be tantamount to exploiting a loophole, thus avoiding any cost.
Pei Xuanjing naturally blocked this path directly, for though the choice could be theirs to make, they could not employ such selfish tactics of propping up their own umbrella while tearing apart another's.
"Your Highness, will they cultivate?" inquired the captain of the guards in a low voice at Pei Xuanjing's ear.
These men had resolutely begun their cultivation of the skill to halt the drain on their life force after Pei Xuanjing discovered the reason.
However, the reason these guards dared to do so was not because of anything else but their trust in their own lord. They believed that if their lord acted in such a way, it must be with assurance and confidence.