The group proceeded cautiously. Luo Yunji pointed to a large, fleshy worm beside them and asked He Dazhi, who was following close behind, curiously,
"That's an Earth Dragon, actually just a sandworm. Its shape means it's still a larva." He Dazhi glanced at the worm and explained it to his Little Junior Brother.
"Can we eat it?" Luo Yunji asked, eyeing the plump worm with curiosity.
"This thing is so disgusting! You could actually bring yourself to eat it?" Sixth Senior Brother, walking in front, looked utterly repulsed when he heard Luo Yunji.
The big worm was smaller at both ends and fatter in the middle, its skin covered in folds. By the light of the Night-Shining Pearl, they could make out that its skin was dotted all over with countless tiny fleshy bumps. Its belly occasionally swelled and contracted, as if it were breathing.
There was also some suspicious slime on the ground. They couldn't tell whether it had dribbled out of its mouth or come from somewhere else. At the thought of putting such a thing in his mouth, Du Bishu felt sick. He opened his mouth and retched several times, then hurried to catch up with Wu Dayi ahead.
"The creature's blood stinks. You can't eat it!" He Dazhi felt helpless about Luo Yunji's habit of wanting to eat everything he saw.
"Oh!" As soon as he heard it stank, Luo Yunji immediately lost interest in this so-called Earth Dragon.
Big Yellow stayed close to Xiaofan, while Little Gray huddled inside Xiaofan's lapel, showing only its small head. It turned from side to side now and then, using the Night-Shining Pearl's light to survey this underground world, sealed away by time.
Dabai and the other four Yin Spirits guarded their surroundings, constantly on alert.
The group made