The situation with the Corpse Worms seemed to have stabilized.
With the help of the Buddha-Light Jewel, Xiao Xuan no longer needed to use her Furious Iron Fist to emit Buddha Light.
Instead, she fed Supernatural Power into the Buddha-Light Jewel, and it could keep emitting Buddha Light.
She also got to take a break every half hour.
Just like that, everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
The survivors under Chen Gen numbered no more than two hundred and fifty, all told.
After Xiao Xuan worked for a day and a night without sleep or rest, the Corpse Worms inside everyone's bodies had been completely removed.
The situation was fairly good.
Only a third had actually been infected by Corpse Worms.
There were probably only thirty or so of them.
These were the people who truly needed to receive Xiao Xuan's Buddha Light treatment in the Wooden House to kill the worms.
The others had never had Corpse Worms parasitizing their bodies.
After having an Evil Eye grafted onto them, they showed no reaction at all.
These people had been particularly lucky, having had little contact with those who brought back the Corpse Worms.
Once everything was done, Chen Gen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Brother Yong, Sister Ying, Feng. Especially Xiao Xuan. Thank you all."
"If it weren't for you, those Corpse Worms probably would've killed half the people here."
Wang Ying nodded without speaking.
Zheng Xiaofeng spoke expansively. "Shu Gen, we're all brothers here. No need to be so polite."
Xiao Xuan: "..."
She was too tired to even speak.
Yang Yong, however, held up two fingers, rubbing his thumb and forefinger together in front of Chen Gen.
The meaning was...
Thanks were no fun. Give him something tangible.
But...
Despite looking like a burly