When Shang Lin and She Jinxing rushed down, they sealed their five senses, blocking part of the sonic attack. However, this only affected Shang Lin and had no effect on She Jinxing.

After smashing the talisman, Shang Lin used his dragon scales to cut down the earthworms, collecting as many as he could. He trusted that Lü Yao would handle the situation promptly and was determined not to give the earthworms any chance or time to grow back.

Perhaps Shang Lin and She Jinxing were too fierce, so the earthworm stopped attacking and only wanted to escape using earth magic. However, it was like hitting a solid wall and couldn't budge it at all.

At this moment, Situ Pojun and Mo Ce also landed down and joined in cutting the insects. However, after the insects were cut, liquid would spray out. Although it was not poisonous, the sticky smell was not pleasant and it was quite nauseating.

With the help of Situ Pojun and the two soldiers, Shang Lin stopped sealing his five senses and headed straight for the center of the "octopus." To catch a thief, you must first catch the king; the same applies to eliminating demons.

She Jinxing's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly chased after him. Was their sect leader... incredibly reckless? Was it worth risking his life for a little "fertilizer"?

However, once his five senses were activated, the sticky liquid and smell almost made Shang Lin vomit. What a culprit! But once he rushed into the middle of the flesh worms, he was surrounded by "meat," so he had to keep chopping and endure not vomiting.

To be fair, earthworms aren't very aggressive. Their bodies are soft and they can regenerate if they break. They do have some sonic attacks, but they're quiet right now.

As for the sticky liquid and smell, they can't be considered an earthworm's attack skill. As long as you can hold back from vomiting, it won't affect your performance. So, the space around Shang Lin was quickly revealed, and he saw the "octopus's" brain.

This "brain" is no simple thing; at least it looks like a large mouth, surrounded by sharp teeth that open and close, ready to crush anything it touches.

Shang Lin threw a talisman, imbued with the power of lightning, and only one of its sharp teeth was knocked off. He had just used the dragon scale to cut off its brain, but it was still a separate entity. The attacks from its body were slightly weaker, but only slightly.

Suddenly, a sword covered in black scales appeared in She Jinxing's hand. When it struck the sharp teeth, sparks flew everywhere, and the shock even made his hand go numb.

Shang Lin was already exhausted. He released Lü Yao and said in a way that was completely unlike a sect leader, "I can't handle this. You'll have to figure it out yourself."

Shang Lin's words made She Jinxing pause in his actions. He thought he was hallucinating in the chaos, but the next second he saw the little green one rushing forward with great joy!

She Jinxing was momentarily dumbfounded. What kind of crazy move was this? And those sharp teeth were even bigger than Green Jade's! Wasn't it afraid of being bitten to pieces? Are all demonic plants this ferocious?

She Jinxing didn't know what the other demonic plants looked like, but Green One was truly ferocious. He watched as the little guy darted into the sharp teeth, and with a series of swishing sounds, the "head" that the sect leader had cut off was gone, leaving only sharp teeth scattered all over the ground.

Standing on the sharp teeth, Lü Yao said to Shang Lin in a condescending tone, "Stop."

Shang Lin cooperated by even taking in Lü Yao, and then those tentacle-like insect bodies scattered, mostly broken and dripping with sticky liquid.

All five of them were covered in slime and looked quite disheveled. Shang Lin finally couldn't help but vomit a mouthful of stomach acid, and then he told everyone to withdraw from the trap he had set up.

Shang Lin said to Situ Pojun, "Do you have any strange fire? Quickly burn those things to avoid polluting the environment."

Situ Pojun wiped his face with his hand. "I don't know if it can burn completely, but I'll give it a try."

After saying that, he flicked his right hand, and a ball of dark blue flame fell into the trapping formation. With a hiss, it covered the entire formation, and then there was a crackling sound as it burned. Moreover, the smell became even more unpleasant as it burned.

Shang Lin couldn't help but spit out again, and Situ Pojun said with some disdain, "Look at those two soldiers, they're both fine, so why are you still so weak?"

The two soldiers' lips twitched. This young man was called weak, so what was strong? No, this young man couldn't even be described as strong; he was brave. With that huge mouth, his teeth were like knives, yet he dared to charge. But this young man was indeed a bit strange; thankfully, he was a friend, not an enemy.

Shang Lin didn't refute Situ Pojun's words, but instead gave the two soldiers a thumbs up, "You guys are indeed better than me. By the way, can we take a shower when we get back?"

Situ Pojun wanted to use the purification spell, but considering that they came out together and everyone else was dirty while he was clean, it didn't make sense, so he decided to just endure it.

Shang Lin's words left the two soldiers speechless. They could only offer an awkward yet polite smile, when Situ Pojun said, "I wonder if there's any left?"

Shang Lin casually replied, "That's easy. Tomorrow, we'll use a high-tech detector to scan the area and set up traps wherever we find any more. Earthworms, no matter how big, are still soft-bodied animals; they're not hard to deal with."

Situ Pojun really wanted to ask Shang Lin, "How come someone like you who does 'crooked things' relies so much on high technology?"

It took almost an hour to burn everything inside the trap. Shang Lin stiffly put away the array flags, and then everyone headed back.

She Jinxing whispered to Shang Lin, "Let me carry you on my back."

Because they needed to catch earthworms, they couldn't drive, especially since the road conditions were unsuitable for driving anyway, so they had to walk. However, Shang Lin's body was already exhausted after all that, and he really couldn't walk back now.

He didn't mince words and directly said to She Jinxing, "Thank you for your hard work."

She Jinxing immediately squatted down in front of Shang Lin, "It's nothing, no need to go to all that trouble."

Shang Lin and his team's business went very smoothly. Apart from everyone getting dirty, no one was injured. Meng Zhe's business also went relatively smoothly, except that it was a bit... unconventional.

Early in the morning, Shang Lin told Meng Zhe to keep an eye out for any survivors, and he took it to heart. Even though he said that the best time to rescue had passed, he was not careless at all.

Surprisingly, a spirit sought help from Meng Zhe, telling him where there were still survivors. He disregarded everything and went to find them, digging alongside them. In one day, he saved six people.

The search and rescue team leader went from initial skepticism to eventual conviction, even saying, "Come join our team when you turn eighteen; you're a true prodigy."

Meng Zhe smiled modestly, "It's just a coincidence, I don't deserve such praise from the captain."

When Meng Fanyu learned how his son found the survivors, he almost burst into tears. A'Zhe was indeed a genius that their Meng family had only seen once in a century. He must live to be a hundred years old!