Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

If Song Chuan were to disturb these vinegar insects using any other method, they would burst directly from the trunk of the horse-head tree.

Not only will the horse-headed wood break in two, but other vinegar beetles will also receive the signal and rush out.

Once a swarm of insects of rank one or higher is formed, along with a large number of demon-transforming vinegar insects, then I'm in big trouble!

Song Chuan glanced at the earth dragon weaving through the galls, his eyes lighting up.

He grabbed one of them and used the hook of the spirit-detecting silk to pierce its body, pulling out a small piece of flesh.

The earth dragon struggled violently. Song Chuan patted it, took out a pill, fed it to its mouth, and laughed:

"Well, there's no other way. You've always been the fisherman's bait, so you're going to be useful today. Besides, I know you have a regenerative ability. Don't worry, I'll make it up to you later."

With the earthworm's flesh and blood, the hooking of vinegar worms was much faster this time.

Two hours later, the ground was covered with the corpses of vinegar worms that had been smashed to pieces by the black horn hammer.

There were dozens of early-stage Tier 1 creatures, while the rest were at the Demon Transformation stage.

This is what makes humans so powerful; they have mastered many methods to subdue demons.

Even if these vinegar worms are numerous, as long as the cultivators are well prepared, they can only be slaughtered at will.

They almost all became food for the earthworms.

Just then, the ground suddenly shook.

Song Chuan chuckled, "You're finally coming out."

A crack appeared in the ground, and the vinegar worm that had been sleeping underground flew out!

The insect had two sharp fangs protruding from its mouth, and its two pairs of compound eyes were shiny and seemed to be staring at Song Chuan.

Without saying a word, Song Chuan waved his hand, and the shark silk net instantly unfolded, emitting layers of water mist.

Almost simultaneously, the vinegar worm opened its mouth and spat out a stream of black liquid that shot like an arrow onto the shark silk net.

With a sizzling sound and the pungent smell of vinegar, half of the water vapor on the fishnet was quickly dissolved.

Song Chuan pointed his sword, and his magic power poured into the mermaid silk net, causing water mist to instantly spread again.

The vinegar insect sprayed five or six times in succession, and the water mist on the shark silk net became thick and thin, leaving Song Chuan covered in sweat.

Fortunately, I wiped out your descendants first. If they were to fight alongside you, I'm afraid I would perish here.

The vinegar sprayed by this insect has a strong corrosive effect. Even if this shark silk net is a top-level defensive magic weapon, after a few more times, the water mist on it will probably be broken!

Song Chuan looked up at the vinegar worm and saw that its demonic aura seemed to have thinned a bit, and it was hovering in the air, no longer spraying vinegar.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Knowing insects well, he could tell at a glance that the insect had used up all the remaining vinegar and needed to accumulate some time before it could spray again.

If we don't fight back now, when will we?

He put away his black horn hammer, summoned his honey-cutting knife, made a hand gesture, and the honey-cutting knife shot towards the vinegar worm.

With a "clang," the honey-cutting knife struck the thick carapace of the vinegar worm, but failed to break through its body; it merely made the worm stagger.

The insect shook itself and then stabilized.

This honey-cutting knife is a high-grade offensive magic weapon, yet it didn't harm the insect at all!

A late-stage Tier 1 demonic insect is indeed formidable.

Looking at the vinegar worm again, a faint layer of black light appeared on its body.

That's the insect's protective demonic aura. Only by breaking through this aura can this insect be killed!

As if enraged, the vinegar worm hissed, bared its fangs, spread its wings, and charged straight at Song Chuan.

It seems it's planning to engage in close combat.

The insect's flight speed was not agile, and seeing this, Song Chuan did not intend to use the fire-cultivating hoe, but instead lit the honey-cutting knife.

A flash of silver light appeared, and the honey-cutting knife slashed at the insect again.

A hint of ferocity flashed in the black, shiny compound eyes of the vinegar worm, and its demonic aura intensified, allowing it to withstand the honey-harvesting knife.

But this time, in an instant, a stream of scalding liquid flowed from the grooves of the honey-cutting knife and landed on the insect's back.

It's the honeycomb molten nectar sealed inside the honey-cutting knife!

As soon as the molten nest liquid came into contact with the demonic energy on the vinegar worm, it quickly dissolved it, and within a few breaths, most of it had dissolved!

The insect then realized something was wrong and hurriedly rammed its honey-cutting knife into the ground, but the knife was only bounced back a few feet before slashing back again.

This insect's defenses are noticeably weaker, and cracks have begun to appear on its carapace.

Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Song Chuan did not change the ritual implements or use any more talismans.

In reality, he wanted to test the power of the honey-cutting knife. He had already prepared that if the knife could not kill the insect, he would use the fire-cultivating hoe, or simply use Lin Kuo's wooden thunder talisman.

It seemed unnecessary. He continued to make hand gestures and direct the honey-cutting knife to chop several times, finally splitting the insect into several pieces!

He reached out and recalled the honey-cutting knife, then looked at the insect corpse; there were no insect crystals inside.

He used his divine sense to scan the surroundings through the bead. Within at least thirty feet, there was no one spying or any other danger.

He then disappeared underground to hurry and search for the Stone Silkworm Flower.

The two earth dragons then rushed madly toward the vinegar worm's corpse and began to devour it.

The Stone Silkworm Flower is a rare second-tier earth-attribute spiritual plant. This flower usually grows under the roots of spiritual trees and does not require sunlight.

When its flowers bloom, each petal is shaped like a plump, white silkworm and is as hard as stone.

Song Chuan had never seen or even heard of such a rare item before.

There are eight trees in total, but Duanmu Jingyi's silk handkerchief says that at least six trees are needed.

After examining the stone silkworm flowers, Song Chuan took out a hoe.

This was the low-level auxiliary magic weapon he received when he first joined the sect; it wasn't the Fire Cultivation Hoe.

This ritual implement can be used to dig soil without damaging the root system of sacred plants.

He gently loosened the soil around the roots of the stoneworm flower with a hoe, then took out a pair of silver silk gloves from his storage bag and put them on.

This is a magical artifact distributed by the sect for harvesting special spiritual plants.

The caddisfly flower is highly poisonous, and this glove can protect against it.

He infused his earth elemental power into his gloves and carefully began picking the stone silkworm flowers.

Half an hour later, he put the six stone silkworm flowers into a wooden box and then into a storage bag.

He looked at the remaining two plants, which were still very small, but they were certainly worth a lot of spirit stones.

However, the sect has a rule of collecting the larger items and leaving the smaller ones. Once outside the Kongsang Mountains, the sect has its own methods to investigate what the cultivators have collected.

Even with Duanmu Jingyi "protecting" her, it would be embarrassing if she were caught picking the young plant on the spot.

What a fake sect!

He muttered something to himself, shook his head, put away his magical artifact, and came to the ground.

The two earthworms lay on the ground, seemingly too full to instinctively burrow underground.

Song Chuan beckoned them into his insect pouch and strode out of the forest.

Some of these horse-head woods are not completely dead and still have a glimmer of hope.

Without the pest infestation of vinegar worms, in the spiritually vibrant Kongsang Mountains, it is estimated that in a few decades or even a hundred years, they will once again become a lush forest of spiritual trees.

I unintentionally became a herbal healer, and it seems like it's not so bad.

But who have these jealous people offended?

Hey! Who cares!

I still have a great grudge to avenge, so I should first complete the tasks assigned by Master Kuzhuo and Duanmu Jingyi, and then I can spare some time to think about the way of natural growth!

He took out the silk and Xuanhe's map, carefully considering the route, and flew away.