I Am Defiled Earth! Thanks to [Zheng Wanhao, Who Loves Tangerine Peel Pear Soup] for the 5 Urge-Updates Talismans!

The instant he was sucked into the Defiled-Earth Divine Eye, Xu Changqing felt a gentle flow of Wood Qi envelop him and Bei Qingtang's corpse. The turbid qi around him was instantly purified, and his previously taut mind gradually relaxed.

The scene before his eyes changed abruptly. He had already entered Azure Emperor's Back Garden.

This place was no different from when he had stumbled into it before. It remained a scene brimming with life.

As far as the eye could see, the ground was covered in thousand-year spirit herbs and ancient trees ten thousand years old.

Spirit dew glistened atop the herbs, swaying back and forth whenever the breeze blew.

The ancient trees had gnarled, powerful trunks that blotted out the sky and covered the sun, their branches laden with enormous fruits.

A crystal-clear Spirit Stream ran through the area, its waters murmuring as they shimmered with a faint spiritual glow.

The spiritual energy was so dense that it had condensed into mist. With every breath, his spiritual power slowly recovered.

Xu Changqing gently laid Bei Qingtang's corpse upon a patch of soft grass.

He activated the Return Flow technique. Five streams of spiritual energy, like nimble threads, slipped into Bei Qingtang's corpse and carefully searched for the parasite.

A moment later, a translucent worm was drawn out by the spiritual energy, inching its way from Bei Qingtang's nostril.

This was the parasite controlled by the Lifeless Insect Mother.

Xu Changqing did not crush it. With a thought, he stored the worm in his Square-Inch Ring. "I'll spare your life for now. I can study you slowly later."

After dealing with the parasite, Xu Changqing carried Bei Qingtang's corpse along the Spirit Stream until he finally stopped at a place with beautiful surroundings.

With thousand-year ancient trees at its