Yan Xue and Shi Lang set up a teleportation array, and thedy said, "Lang, the people from the demonic realm are hunting for you. What do you think is a good choice to counter them?"


    Shi Lang shrugged his shoulders and said, "I am not going to sit here to wait for them toe. I have the upper hand in my techniques and equipment, so the obvious choice is for me to go after them. I will kill any demonic cultivator I spot, I will obviously try to rescue the ones that I could. But the rest are just going down."


    Yan Xue was not surprised but she asked, "Why do you want to do that?"


    Shi Lang looked at her and said, "Xiao Xue, the path of cultivation I walk is often called as the path of invincibility. Once I back down from any challenge thaty before me, it will be the end of times for me. I intend to use these demons to cultivate a killing aura, and thews of ughter Dao."


    Yan Xue nodded, and asked, "Is it because you intend to walk out of the cage before everyone else?"


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "I do intend to do that, however, the bigger reason I want to do this is to feel confident in myself. Hou Bing told me that the world outside this cave just treats us as ants. I have never felt good being treated that way."


    Yan Xue nodded and said, "Who does? Don''t worry, we will not be far away from you."


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "I just hope that you all are safe when you go out there."


    Yan Xue agreed, and Shi Lang turned his head to look at an Asura Hall member walking out of the teleportation gateway with many people in tow. They all looked weak and scrawny, the people were tied up in shackles and they kept their heads down.


    Shi Lang frowned and looked at the disciple who suddenly saluted him and said, "Disciple Yu reporting to Hall Master. There are three hundred survivors."


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "Xiao Yu, contact home and have them send over a few simtion pods. These people need rehabilitation to grow. Do you understand?"


    Yu nodded and replied, "I will get to it right away, Hall Master."


    Shi Lang looked at Yan Xue and said, "Can you handle the rest? I am going ahead to find more Demons."


    Yan Xue nodded, and said, "I received word from home, Martial Council has deployed forces and they are handling the small forces near the frontline."


    Shi Lang nodded and replied indifferently, "Finally those old people are proving their worth."


    Then he grabbed the void and Raksha''s hilt appeared in his grip. He looked at the sword and rebuked, "Can you give up on some demon beasts? For god sakes you greedy thing you are a heavenly sword."


    Raksha materialized and replied, "Hmph, you simpleton, those guys wereing for the demon''s bane, I protected this silly nt of yours."


    The Terran and the sword spirit bickered with each other as they walked ahead. Disciple Yu looked at his back with awe, while Yan Xue shook her head.


    ...


    Shi Lang began his journey in the Demon region with his sword. He visited many hot spots and left behind a pile of shriveled up corpses, and a strain of Demon''s bane. He used a very simple tactic, that was to fight the demons head on. Every scheme fell short in the face of extraordinary strength.


    Shi Lang used his sword and spear all the way. Yes, he had decided to nurture his spear to another level as well. The pseudo-spirit inside the spear was beginning to. Shi Lang''s name resounded through-out the cage realm, and the demonic cultivators had began to set up scouts, they would run away as soon as he appeared in the rtive vicinity.


    The mean and selfish Demonic Cults were working together to ensure that they all stayed safe. They even went forward to erect barriers that kept outsiders away. They had raised their security levels to prevent Shi Lang froming in and breaking them from the inside out.


    ...


    After ten days, Shi Lang stood on top of a cliff with a ck cloak wrapped around him. He had long taken off his helmet, because the demonic energy in this region did not effect him very much anymore. The lightning spiritual energy was burning it as soon as it came into contact with his body.


    He had be a working air filter. Something else had changed about him these days. He had given up on using Raksha to kill demons, he was using his spear, the reason was toprehend the ughterws.


    Raksha was too strong for these demons, she was able to kill a few dozen of them with every sh. It was not helping Shi Lang. The spear was better, and after half a month of killing demons he has touched the surface of thews he sought and the simpleprehension had changed his eyes from ck to red.


    The red would go away as long as Shi Lang was not killing, people but once his killing intention was ignited he became a nightmare for even the most cruel demons. The Terran was looking into the distance with, because he saw a vige.


    This vige seemed abnormally calm and happy. Yes, happy. Shi Lang could not help but approach the vige and the surprise in his eyes escted to a level where he could not digest. He asked, "Hou Bing, do you think it is possible to have a vige like this in these parts?"


    The bird replied, "Anything is possible in this world, Lang. Why don''t we go in and check how much of this is true?"


    Shi Lang nodded and walked through the entrance of the vige. This ce was surrounded by the patch of green grass, and Shi Lang could hear a lot of activity going on in the vige. He could see figures from the outside, there were elders who taught the children how to fight and other crafts.


    However, what he found odd was that the entire ce was filled with old and children who did not seem to any older than ten years of age. One of the elder spotted him and he was so surprised that he dropped a tea cup in his hands.


    The voice caught attention of the people, and everyone gradually either eximed or cheered. Shi Lang could not understand what it was when he asked, "Elders, can you tell me why are you cheering?"


    One olddy rushed up to the young man and said, "Young Man, you are the first traveler we have seen in the vige after ages."


    Shi Lang asked kindly, "Aunty, can you tell me where are the young men and women of this vige? Why is there no one to take care of you elders?"


    A grumpy old man snorted and said, "The dogs from the Demon Eye Sect took away the young forbor and pleasure. They left us with these children. Theye every few months and ssify the youths of the vige based on their potential."


    Shi Lang nodded and asked, "Can you all tell me where is the Demon Eye sect?"


    One Elder pointed in the direction and said, "That ce is covered with illusions all year around, you have to be careful."


    Shi Lang suddenly asked, "Old Sir, what do you think of the demon eye sect? What do they do? Why are they allowing you to be together?"


    The old man replied, "Do you think we are happy here? The reason they have painted the houses and the grass and trees is to let the growing children know what colors look like. Their sect mistress has a habit of refining eyes of those who defy her, and thus the eyes that can see color are better than the ones surrounded in demonic energy. Such a b..."


    Shi Lang nodded and walked in the direction of the Demon Eye Sect. He was going to break that ce down the ground, and give the young children a chance to live a happy life. He was not selfless, his motive was to gain a deep understanding of the Dao of ughter.


    ...


    Amelia was sitting inside the hall and the grand elder appeared before her. The former bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."


    The olddy nodded and sat down silently. Amelia looked at the olddy and asked, "Master, is there something bothering you?"


    The olddy nodded and said, "You know, every hundred years, a cmity descends upon the War Maiden Sect, right?"


    Amelia nodded, and suddenly asked, "Is the hundred years time limit up?"


    The olddy nodded with a smile and said, "I will face the cmity, but I might not survive it. I only hope that you do not meddle in this issue."


    Amelia asked, "Master what is this cmity?"