Shi Lang left the Frontier City and Lou Shin caught up with him. Thedy asked, "What was the task like?"


    The Terran asked in return as the two of them flew above the clouds, "Have you never heard about it?"


    Lou Shin shook her head and Shi Lang suddenly said, "Why does it feel like more then protecting me, Master has ousted you to observe the world and not turn into a cultivation nerd?"


    Thedy blushed a little but she red at Shi Lang and asked, "Have you forgotten that I am still an instructor and my strength is above yours?"


    She radiated a pressure that Shi Lang did not expect at all. He could sense that Lou Shin was someone like him. She was stronger than the average people in her realm. Shi Lang replied, "Pardon my joke, Instructor Lou. The test is simple, you have to get through the seven emotion array, and then fight seven puppets."


    Lou Shin did not probe too much and only flew beside him. Shi Lang also did not say anything and the two of them kept on flying for several days. Suddenly, Shi Lang began to lower the altitude and Lou Shin asked, "Can you tell me what is this artifact that you gave me?"


    Shi Lang nodded and described the features of the spiritmunicator. Lou Shin was surprised that something like this existed. She asked, "Why didn''t you share this with the people in the sect? This could have helped you gain a lot of money and merit."


    Shi Lang shook his head and replied, "I will not share this with others. You were there when Master was testing me, right?"


    Lou Shin nodded and Shi Lang continued, "This artifact belongs to my force, and when theye out of the caged realm, they will have an advantage that none other will have. I might hand this artifact ns to the Martial Spirit Hall, but only if they promise that it would not be sold outside."


    Lou Shin understood his concerns after all, this artifact was very practical and it mademunication very easy. She thought of something and asked, "What is the task?"


    Shi Lang replied, "A few days ago, a vige at the foot of the mountains has been infested by a ten thousand races creature called Phantom cats. We have to close the portal."


    Lou Shin nodded and said, "I will be watching you, be careful. Phantom Cats can be very tricky to handle."


    Shi Lang smiled behind the mask as he headed down to the entrance of the vige. The ce was bustling with activity, and many children were ying in the streets. Everything looked normal in Shi Lang''s sensory ability. He walked up to the gate and found it unguarded.


    Then he moved through the gates and looked for the vige chief. The people saw him and the mood dropped in the vibe. He looked around and took off his mask before he asked, "Can you tell me where the vige chief is?"


    The people immediately bowed to him and said, "Greetings, Master Immortal."


    Shi Lang smiled awkwardly, and was about to ask them once more about the vige chief when a middle aged man came rushing over. The person bowed and said, "Master Immortal, I am Ishmail, the leader of this vige."


    Shi Lang nodded and helped the man raise his head with a wave of his hand and asked, "Vige chief, I was told that the vige has been infested with Phantom Cats. However, the ce is very calm and serene. Has your problem been solved?"


    Ishmail shook his head and replied, "No, Master Immortal. Its just that a few days ago, those things stopped troubling us."


    Shi Lang frowned and asked, "Can you show me where did theye from?"


    Ishmail nodded repeatedly and led Shi Lang to the western side of the vige. There was a dried well there, and the former said, "They came from in here."


    Shi Lang nodded, and said, "Well, if you don''t mind, I will create a protection barrier around the vige, and also around the well. I will then go in to check what happened."


    Ishmail was surprised and then nodded as he responded, "We are grateful for your help, Master Immortal."


    Shi Lang shook his head and flew outside the vige. He made spent an hour to erect a boundary outside the vige before he made his way to the dried well. The hole was deep and it was pitch ck. Shi Lang frowned, because he was sure that something was wrong that prevented even the light of the sun from getting inside.


    He raised his left hand and said, "Instructor Lou, I will be heading inside the well to check what is going on."


    Lou Shin replied, "You ought to dispel the darkness first. Otherwise, you won''te out alive. Have you not read about the Phantom Cats?"


    Shi Lang took a deep breath and said, "They are active and just now they cast a mind attack on me. I almost walked into a trap."


    Lou Shin snorted on themunicator and did not say anything else. Shi Lang created a barrier around the dried well and then turned around to find the vige chief. Ishmail was telling the people what Shi Lang was doing. The Terran said, "Vige Chief, pleasee over to this side."


    Ishmail rushed up to him and asked, "What is yourmand, Master Immortal?"


    Shi Lang ced his hand on top of the elder''s forehead and as expected he found a spiritual blockade in the brain of the Vige Chief. He used his own spiritual energy and the blockade was removed. Ishmail then opened his eyes and he was shocked. He took a few steps back and asked, "Who are you?"


    Shi Lang smiled and said, "My name is Shura, I came over to hunt the batch of Phantom Cats that has infested this viger. What is yourst memory, Ishmail?"


    Ishmail was a Caucasian, but he had a lot of wrinkles on his face, and his skin was thick. He took a few minutes to gather his thoughts and said, "At first we just thought that they are normal cats, but soon those cats have taken a few people inside the well. None of them even cried for help.


    Then I realized that they have been casting illusions over the people of the vige, and so I ced a mission request in the Hunter Guild.


    I always had a tiger nail around my neck, but a few days ago while I was trying to chase one of those cats away, the nail fell from my neck, that was it."


    Shi Lang nodded and said, "Your tiger nail must have the spirit blocking properties that kept them out of your mind. Anyhow, you are awake now, I will handle the rest of the vigers."


    Ishmail bowed and said, "I am very grateful for your help, Immortal Master."


    Shi Lang did not say anything and turned his spiritual energy into a small needle that flew from one human to the other. He spent five hours to carefully pierce through the spiritual blockade in the minds of the vigers and woke them up.


    While he was doing this, the darkness inside the well was trying to break free of the barrier he had created. After handling the vigers, Shi Lang came over and stood there to watch the situation.


    The darkness was pushing against the barrier and Shi Lang snapped his fingers. The barrier emitted strong lightning at the darkness. The next moment the ce echoed with mournful growls and howls. Shi Lang said, "Listen, I know that your kind does not have any strong attack capabilities, and I don''t want to kill needlessly.


    I will give you a chance to return to your holes or you might as well stay here forever."


    The darkness scattered and Shi Lang found himself staring at a ck cat with golden eyes, and golden rings on its feet. The delicate looking feline opened its mouth and hissed at him. Shi Lang was ready so the illusion attacks did not work on him. He sighed and took out his bronze badge before channeling spiritual energy in it and pinned it on his chest.


    He then clenched his fist and was ready to attack when the beast calmed down and said, "Why do you wish to spare us?"


    Shi Lang looked at the ck cat and said, "From the records, your kind appears to be a spirit beast race that evaded the firmament to survive the mad hunt people did for your illusion rings. Then you had to give in to the rule of stronger creatures in the Ten Thousand Race ne. Right?"


    The cat nodded and Shi Lang asked, "Where is the beast that is controlling you at the moment?"


    The cat shivered and its fur stood up on the end. It shook its head, and Shi Lang asked, "That thing is inside the Ten Thousand Race world, right?"


    The cat flinched at the mention of the entity that controlled them Shi Lang said, "How about you bring me to that entity? Whatever happens will be my responsibility."