As soon as Yao Guangding plunged into the strange phenomenon, he clearly felt as if he had been teleported tens of thousands of miles in an instant, and the pursuers behind him had also disappeared.

After struggling to pour out the millet and potatoes, the Yaoguang Cauldron completely exhausted all its power. Its radiant light disappeared, and it turned into a dusty little cauldron, which fell straight to the ground.

It was only thanks to the quick reaction of the glutinous rice that the cauldron was caught, preventing it from being smashed directly to the ground.

With a tender heart, he hugged the dusty little cauldron and examined it from head to toe.

Once it was confirmed that it had simply exhausted its spiritual energy and had to enter a deep sleep, Shushu's heart, which had been in his throat, finally calmed down a little.

After carefully placing the Yaoguang Cauldron into the center of the spiritual vein in his own space, Shushu breathed a long sigh of relief and began to look around.

She was at the end of a passageway, with an impassable stone wall behind her and the path leading into the distance. The passageway was not wide, and it looked like it could only accommodate two people walking side by side.

After thinking it over, Shushu decided not to go alone, but instead contacted the space and released Xuejie.

They then took out a lantern flower as a light source and slowly walked towards the other end of the passageway.

Not long after they started walking, Shushu keenly sensed movement ahead, as if something was coming this way.

But when he tried to probe with his divine sense, he couldn't find out what it was. He didn't know if it was because the distance was too far or for some other reason.

Shushu and Xuejie exchanged a glance. Shushu's body quickly shrank, turning into a miniature firefly rabbit. It scurried onto Xuejie's shoulder and squatted down, putting away the lantern flower.

Immediately afterwards, the human and the rabbit, in perfect unison, began to quickly stick invisibility talismans onto their bodies.

Then Yukisuke stood against the wall, waiting for the thing over there to appear.

Finally, as the thing got closer and closer, the potato's nose keenly detected a faint smell.

"Oh no, it's a shadow bug." Almost the instant he caught a whiff of it, Shushu recognized the visitors ahead.

With a soft exclamation, he immediately released the Phoenix Flame and Fire Yi, enveloping himself and Xuejie's entire bodies. At the same time, he also released the tribulation lightning that had been leisurely lingering in his dantian.

Just as Shushu finished doing all this, a large number of Shadow Insects rushed in from the end of the passage, so numerous that they almost filled the entire passage.

Their target was very clear: they were heading straight for Xuejie and Shushu.

Even if Shushu and Xuejie had several invisibility talismans stuck on them, they could still accurately pinpoint their location.

Knowing that the invisibility talisman was useless against the Shadow Bugs, the sorghum had no intention of continuing to hide.

Before the Shadow Insects arrived, they launched an attack, sending a wall of fire the size of the passageway flying toward the other side in an instant.

The moment the two collided, they sizzled and crackled, and along with the smell of burnt meat, countless black ash fell to the ground, resembling shadow insects that had been roasted to ashes.

The soldiers leading the charge wouldn't be very strong, and Shushu had expected this outcome.

What she needs to do now is to ensure that her spiritual energy is sufficient to prepare for the fierce battle that may follow.

Sure enough, as the first batch of vanguard soldiers were destroyed and their bodies were wiped out, the advanced shadow insects behind them gradually came into view.

When Shushu glanced at the Shadow Insect King, she realized that even the tallest one was only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and her heart immediately calmed down.

With a pat on its furry paw, Yukisuke darted away with Shushu without a word.

Shushu was in charge of the rear, while Xuejie was in charge of clearing the way, with their target being the Shadow Insect King.

With the assistance of two fire spirits, they moved very quickly, passing most of the shadow insects and gradually approaching the shadow insect king at the rear.

The Shadow Insects' combat strength is not particularly strong among many living beings and spirit beasts.

The reason they can instill fear in people is simply because of their ability to devour one's bones.

If it accidentally latches onto a cultivator, it can pierce through the cultivator's skin, enter the cultivator's body, devour the cultivator's flesh and blood, reproduce within it, and then gradually hollow out the entire person.

In other words, if you have a strong enough protective layer, such as a solid spiritual energy barrier or a sturdy magic robe or artifact, and don't let it find a loophole, then you have nothing to fear.

Just like Shushu and Xuejie now, they have barriers formed by the divine flames of Huoyi and Phoenix Flame, which make it impossible for these Shadow Insects, who are only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, to break through their defenses.

Therefore, when the Shadow Insect King saw Xuejie and Shushu getting closer and closer, it immediately emitted a piercing insect chirp, constantly urging the other Shadow Insects around it to come and protect them.

Unfortunately, even the Shadow Insect King was no match for Yukisuke. Even if the other Shadow Insects rushed over because of the king's orders, they would only be easy prey.

Before long, most of the Shadow Insects were killed by Shushu, Xuejie, and the two Fire Spirits.

All that remained was a thick layer of black ash and sections of the insect's body that had miraculously survived the fire.

As his men dwindled in number, the Shadow Insect King finally couldn't take it anymore. He abandoned his subjects, suppressed his craving for fresh flesh and blood, and turned to run away.

However, it's too late to run now.

Almost the instant it turned around, Yukisuke leaped into the air, striking it fiercely while simultaneously blocking its path.

The Shadow Insect King could sense that Xue Jie's cultivation was higher than Shushu's. As the saying goes, you should pick the softest persimmon to squeeze. With its muddled brain, it didn't hesitate for a moment and chose to rush towards Shushu.

And just like that, he, completely clueless, bumped right into Huo Yi, who was standing in front of Shushu.

In the blink of an eye, Fire Yi's flames enveloped its entire body, and Shadow Insect King let out a painful howl.

It struggled desperately to get rid of the flames, but the flames were like a persistent infection, clinging tightly to its body. No matter how violently it rolled around, it couldn't break free.

In the end, he could only fall unwillingly amidst the endless flames. Even in death, his two large eyes remained open, giving the impression that he died with his eyes open in disbelief.

With its demise, the Shadow Insect swarm, already terrified, descended into chaos.

Without the Insect King's control, the Shadow Insects beneath him immediately began to scatter in all directions.

In no time, except for a few shadow insects that were casually stopped by the sorghum, all the others had run away.

As for why Shushu didn't chase after them, it's because Tianluo in the space was clamoring for Shushu to help collect the insect ash.

They also said these were all good things that could promote the growth of spiritual fruits and herbs, and that the millet and sweet potatoes should not be wasted.

Since the millet and yam could not resist it, it could only gather all of these into its space, leaving not a single one behind, and send them all to Tianluo in front of it.

No sooner had they finished harvesting than the sweet potato sensed the arrival of magic.