Many outsiders were curious to examine Shen Wang, and just when someone was about to ask a question, a swooshing sound was heard, causing them to shut their mouths.

A Spiritual Master from Longxing Continent wielded a long spear magical artifact that flew from the mountain, saying, "Is everyone gathered? Zhenren is coming over soon."

"Everyone is here, Senior Brother Long."

Han Wan'Er said.

"That's good."

The Spiritual Master from Longxing Continent landed in front of the crowd, waiting quietly.

Not long after, a burst of firelight appeared, and a fiery figure flew from the mountain.

This person did not rely on any magical treasure but instead flew through the air on their own, something that only a Golden Core cultivator could achieve, and everyone immediately lowered their heads in greeting.

Shen Wang recognized him at once, though the other was not familiar with him.

The figure landed on the ground, revealing Cao Mingheng.

"Greetings, Master Cao."

The Spiritual Master from Longxing Continent quickly stepped forward and bowed.

"Begin, don't mind me."

Cao Mingheng impatiently waved his hand: "Work quickly, but don't rush and allow any hiding demon beasts to be overlooked."

"Yes!"

Longxing Continent and others complied and hurriedly got everyone into action.

Next, they meticulously searched the nearby areas.

Shen Wang's clone didn't stand out, merely mimicking others' actions.

Under such a rigorous inspection, they quickly discovered a burrow and found a bunch of mice inside.

These mice weren't spiritual entities, just slightly tougher than ordinary mice, not like the ones spying last night.

Yet, even this attracted the attention of Longxing Continent and the others, prompting even more thorough searches.

Shen Wang glanced at two individuals in the crowd, who were actually two demons.

These two were well disguised, even Cao Hengming nearby didn't notice.

If it weren't for his high cultivation and residence here, he wouldn't have easily detected it either.

He knew not to say anything, working silently, only concerned with his own status.

His clone was well-disguised, without any flaws.

If nothing happened by tomorrow, Shen Wang planned to have his main body return, as the clone here would suffice.

As time passed and the search area expanded, the crowd became more dispersed, with nearby territories being thoroughly explored.

As the sun set in the west.

"Ah!"

Someone screamed tragically, clutching their bleeding neck, and fell straight to the ground.

A shadow darted away nearby, causing cultivators to cry out.

"There's a demon, it's a mouse demon."

Those who saw clearly nearby shouted in alarm.

Longxing Continent and others standing guard immediately gave chase.

The mouse demon was agile by nature and could burrow into the ground, causing everyone to be in an uproar chasing it.

Shen Wang could tell at a glance that these people had no coordination, or else the mouse demon would have died as soon as it was discovered.

"Be careful, don't hurt me while failing to kill the mouse demon!"

"Block it quickly!"

"It's burrowing underground again, force it out quickly."

The group was in chaos, the more people there were, the more trouble they had,

Cao Hengming frowned on the side, Longxing Continent was sweating profusely: "Master Cao, give us a little more time, we'll resolve this shortly."

"Hurry it up!"

Cao Hengming snorted without taking action.

With so many people here, for him, a Golden Core cultivator, to handle a mere mouse demon would be disgraceful.

Longxing Continent was sweating heavily, urging Han Wan'Er and Hong Zhenxing: "You two keep an eye on the mouse demon, kill it when it shows itself, don't waste too much time."

Saying this, he loudly ordered the chaotic crowd to make way, leading the charge to eliminate the mouse demon.

Soon, the mouse demon screeched, forced out from underground, desperately trying to escape.

Several people took action, and after a busy encounter, they finally killed it.

"Be careful, since one has appeared, there are likely more!"

Longxing Continent loudly reminded everyone, who became cautious, not wanting to be the next victim.

The search speed dropped significantly, but with the gained experience, although slower, subsequent encounters with mouse demons were quickly resolved.

Cultivators didn't regard black and white of night, searching throughout the night.

It wasn't until the next day's early morning that the search task neared completion.

They were about to search the final area, and once done, it would mark a temporary end.

Cao Hengming sat to the side the entire time, without paying attention to Shen Wang, nor noticing any anomalies.

"Be careful, there's a hole here."

Someone reminded.

The person nearby activated their magical artifact to dig it open.

A plume of yellow smoke suddenly poured out.

Nearby cultivators, upon smelling it, screamed in alarm.

"Ugh, it stinks."

"It's unbearable."

Those who didn't have time to hold their breath gagged and even vomited, the closest were almost knocked out by the stench.

Affected people scrambled to avoid it, let alone keep an eye on the situation in the hole.

The yellow smoke quickly spread with the morning breeze, its odor spreading even faster, causing nearby people to retreat.

Out of the smoke, several shadows rushed out, they were weasels.

These creatures were smarter than mouse demons, having achieved enlightenment, they could trick people in many places and were even called the Yellow Immortal. Here they managed to hide until now.

All three weasels were spewing yellow smoke from their tails, emitting an unbearable stench that even cultivators couldn't withstand, a classic preparation to escape using their innate ability.

Female cultivators like Han Wan'Er turned pale and quickly backed away, allowing the weasels to burst through the front line.

"Don't let them escape, everyone else block them, attack from afar quickly!"

Longxing Continent saw the dire situation, became extremely anxious, knowing that letting these beasts escape in front of the Golden Core Zhenren would reflect poorly on their abilities.

He urgently activated his magical artifact to give chase, while Han Wan'Er, despite retreating quickly, also used her artifact.

However, at that moment, everyone was completely thrown into disarray by the weasel demons' stench, making it very easy to accidentally injure their own while their magical artifacts flew through the air, offering demons more chances to evade attacks.

Longxing Continent managed to kill one weasel, while the other two swiftly broke through the crowd.

Shen Wang happened to be facing one; he had not wanted to partake in these activities, always hovering on the fringe of the group. But now, it ironically made him the last line of defense.

"Shen Wang, stop that beast quickly."

In desperation, Hong Zhenxing urged,

Shen Wang frowned as the creature continued letting off gas, initiating a standard flying sword attack against it.

Sensing the threat, the weasel demon bared its teeth and hissed angrily, suddenly sidestepping to dodge, trying to escape off to the side.

Shen Wang's flying sword adapted, piercing into the demon with a "pff" sound, causing blood to spray everywhere.

"Well done!"

Hong Zhenxing cheered, following up with his magical artifact to slay the creature, grumbling and retching simultaneously: "Disgusting, absolutely disgusting, worse than mouse demons."

"Hmph!"

Cao Hengming suddenly snorted, sending out a ball of fire that hit the other weasel trying to break free, resulting in a blast that obliterated the weasel completely.

Han Wan'Er, guarding this side, looked displeased. She had retreated too far in fear of the stench, failing to stop the weasel in time.

"You're shaming the Li Vein!"

Cao Hengming scolded, glancing angrily at Han Wan'Er.

The latter turned pale with fright, hurriedly kneeling down: "Master, it's my fault."

"It's good you know that. Face this stench and retreat again, I'll send you to the front line to experience the corpses and bloodshed!"

Cao Hengming said impatiently: "This mission is temporarily ended, rest!"

With that, he flew off, leaving Han Wan'Er kneeling, looking lost and at a loss for what to do.

Shen Wang glanced indifferently, said nothing, and turned to return to his residence.

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