The Net

Wang Wenjing, who possessed the strength of a second-level Night Patrol Envoy, heard Lu Siye's murmuring clearly. She patiently explained to the ignorant, powerful big brother:

"It's a spell used to control the seven souls. Anyone who has had the Soul Control Art cast on them will have their body controlled by the caster, as long as their cultivation realm is lower than the caster's.

Of course, the Soul Control Art also has another use: to extract the origin of the seven souls from a person's body. For ghosts, the origin of the seven souls is a treasure that can be used to increase their strength.

The external manifestation of the loss of the seven souls' origin is accelerated aging of the body."

"Accelerated aging!" Lu Siye suddenly recalled the faces of the seven deceased individuals, which did not match their age after death. So, that was the reason.

Wang Wenjing fanned out the fan in her hand, revealing a full fan surface of talismans. She traced her slender fingers across the numerous talismans and then pulled out two of them.

"What are these?" Lu Siye asked curiously, seeing someone use Taoist magic for the first time.

"They are the Soul-Calming Talisman and the Purification Talisman!" Wang Wenjing explained.

She formed hand seals, pointed in the air, and then made the two talismans hover in the air, chanting words.

"Lingbao Tianzun, comfort my body and soul, my disciples' spirits, the profound darkness of the five organs, Azure Dragon and White Tiger, legions in formation, Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, guarding my form."

This was the Purification Mantra, one of the Eight Great Divine Mantras of Taoism.

As the last word was spoken, the Purification Talisman transformed into a golden light and entered Chen Feiguang's body.

Lu Siye quickly concentrated his Yang energy into his eyes. He saw that the thin black lines were slowly dissipating under the effect of the golden light.

It seemed the Soul Control Art had been broken!

However, Wang Wenjing didn't stop. She formed hand seals again and began chanting the Mind-Clearing Mantra.

"Tai Shang Tai Xing, responding to changes without pause, expelling evil and binding demons, protecting life and body, wisdom bright and clear, mind serene and tranquil, three souls forever, souls without ruin or fall."

After reciting the Mind-Clearing Mantra, another of the Eight Great Divine Mantras of Taoism, Wang Wenjing placed the Soul-Calming Talisman on Chen Feiguang's head.

Upon touching his hair, the talisman spontaneously combusted, turning into specks of golden light that entered Chen Feiguang's body.

Chen Feiguang slowly closed his eyes, and Wang Wenjing helped him lie down on the sofa. His home did not have air conditioning, and it was a hot summer day, so there was no need to worry about him catching a cold on the sofa.

"It's just as I suspected. This matter is indeed related to an evil cult organization within Jiuzhou. I didn't expect it to resurface after so many years."

After calming Chen Feiguang's spirit, Wang Wenjing walked over to Lu Siye and spoke with a grave expression.

"What organization?" Lu Siye asked, completely bewildered.

"The Net! The only surviving evil cult organization in Jiuzhou," Wang Wenjing said, enunciating each word.

"Is the Net strong?" Lu Siye couldn't help but ask, as he had never heard of the Net before.

"Jiuzhou has a history of five thousand years, with countless evil cult organizations. Only a few hundred evil cult organizations have their records in the Town Demon Suppression Division, but most of these organizations were destroyed by the Town Demon Suppression Division during historical conflicts. To this day, only the Net has survived after more than ten encirclement campaigns. Do you think it's strong?"

"Hiss~" Lu Siye gasped, contributing his part to global warming.

Was the Net strong?

Lu Siye had no concept of this.

But if you were to ask if the Town Demon Suppression Division was strong?

Then, Lu Siye would have a concept.

Jiuzhou has a total of 34 provinces, with over six hundred cities combined. Every city has a branch of the Town Demon Suppression Division stationed in it.

Furthermore, every Town Demon Suppression Division branch has at least five cultivators at the Night Wanderer Envoy realm, which are the captains of the Five Elements Squads.

Moreover, according to Lu Siye's understanding from the Town Watch APP, the directors and deputy directors of the Town Demon Suppression Division branches in each city must be strong individuals at or above the half-step Day Wanderer Envoy realm.

The headquarters of the Town Demon Suppression Division in each provincial capital are even guarded by Grandmasters, corresponding to Malevolent Soul-level ghosts.

The fact that the Net has survived more than ten encirclement campaigns by the immense power of the Town Demon Suppression Division is enough to prove its strength.

"If that's the case, then this is not something we can handle. We need to report it to the Town Demon Suppression Division immediately," Lu Siye said after weighing his own meager strength.

If it were just about facing a certain risk to eliminate ghosts, Lu Siye wouldn't even bat an eye.

After all, when it comes to changing one's fate, if it's not achieved through hardship, one would feel uneasy even after succeeding.

But if you asked him to face a situation where death was certain and throw his life away, he wouldn't do it.

"Don't worry, the time hasn't come yet. The Net absolutely won't deploy experts above the Fierce Ghost level at this time," Wang Wenjing said confidently, patting Lu Siye's shoulder.

"Time? What time?" Lu Siye looked at the girl beside him. She seemed to know many hidden secrets.

"That... is a secret for now. The Town Demon Suppression Division will notify us when the time comes to announce it," the girl said, putting her hands behind her back and doing a twirl before sitting down on a chair.

"Also, I see the Yang energy in Brother Lu's body is flowing in a regular pattern. He should be able to ignite the Yang Fire of his three souls and step into the Night Wanderer Envoy realm soon. We have nothing to fear from them," Wang Wenjing reassured Lu Siye.

"I'll trust you this time!"

Lu Siye looked deeply at Wang Wenjing. After thinking for a long time, he chose to believe her.

"Hehe!" Wang Wenjing's face lit up with a smile after gaining Lu Siye's trust.

"By the way, you just broke the Soul Control Art. Will the mastermind who cast it sense it?" Lu Siye suddenly remembered the question.

"No, the fact that I can break this Soul Control Art means that the mastermind who cast it is also at the Night Wanderer Envoy realm. Within the same realm, they won't be able to detect this," Wang Wenjing said confidently, patting her small chest.

For the rest of the night, the two of them stayed by Chen Feiguang's side, preventing any accidents.

After a peaceful night, Lu Siye and Wang Wenjing left Room 703 when the incoming Public Security Officers arrived.

Ghosts below the Blood Robe level couldn't appear during the day, so Lu Siye confidently left Chen Feiguang in the care of the Public Security Officers.

After leaving the residential complex, the two bought some steamed buns and soy milk from a street vendor, having a simple breakfast.

They then exchanged contact information, and Lu Siye returned to Tongjiang Residential Complex.

Upon returning, Lu Siye, who hadn't slept all night, didn't choose to catch up on sleep. Instead, he began to cultivate the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill.

The goal of this cultivation wasn't to increase his Cultivation Power, but to enhance his control over his own Yang energy.

After hearing the information revealed by Wang Wenjing, Lu Siye felt an even greater sense of urgency.

He needed to successfully reach the Night Wanderer Envoy realm before the timing Wang Wenjing mentioned arrived.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was night again.

Once it got dark, Lu Siye and Wang Wenjing appeared at Jucai District right on time, continuing to stand guard for Chen Feiguang.

Another peaceful night passed.

Two consecutive nights of peace didn't make Lu Siye, Wang Wenjing, or the Public Security Bureau lower their guard.

This was because, according to the data from the previous seven incidents, Chen Feiguang was supposed to have trouble on the seventh day.

On the evening of the seventh day, Lu Siye and Wang Wenjing arrived at the seventh floor early.

However, this time, to prevent the ghosts from discovering them and backing out, the two didn't openly stay by Chen Feiguang's side.

Instead, they each chose a hidden spot to conceal themselves.