First Test

A soft hum could be heard as the artifact activated. The golden outlines outside the artifact glowed brightly as Whisker started freaking out a little.

"What's happening? I'm spinning," he shouted. The top of the artifact had shut completely with a lid that appeared from inside the artifact itself, so Alex had to use his spiritual sense to look inside.

Inside, Whisker was being moved around by forces that were not normal. Along with him, the garden rocks and pebbles were also moving around, spinning quickly.

"So that's how it works," Alex said as he saw the rocks hit Whisker while they moved. The rocks tumbled around the artifact and in doing so, they hit Whisker, tearing his body apart.

Or at least, that should have been the case, but Whisker was completely fine.

"Whisker! Hide your cultivation base," Alex said. "You need to be as mortal as you can for this."