Li Yuan Yuan was watching Li Jing with awe.
She knew that he was strong but until now she had only seen him killing weak Demonic Black Bears. The difference in strength between a Crimson Blood Spider and a Demonic Black Bear was huge but it seemed that for Li Jing these monstrous spiders were as weak as little ants!
She wondered if he was already in the Foundation Establishment realm but she quickly rejected that thought. Even with a B-grade talent, it was impossible to reach that realm in only a few days. So, who was he really?
Li Yuan Yuan saw Li Jing extracting the Demonic Core of the three dead Crimson Blood Spider, she still didn't understand why he needed them but they seemed important to him.
"Are you really Li Jing, the young master of the Li clan?" She asked.
"What do you mean?" Said Li Jing.
"The Awakening Ceremony was less than two weeks ago, it's not possible to become so strong so quickly!" She exclaimed.
"So? What would you do if I was not the real Li Jing?" He asked, smirking.
"I…" She didn't know what to say and her expression darkened.
"I'm kidding, don't be so serious. As the heir of the clan I have, of course, access to a lot of resources that make me get stronger faster. Look, I'm the real Li Jing… " He said as he took out the token of his clan and showed it to her.
Seeing the token, Li Yuan Yuan sighed in relief and had no doubt anymore. She thought that after all, it was normal for the young master of the powerful Li clan to have access to many resources and treasures.
"I'm sorry for doubting you." She said.
"It's fine… Alright, we can go now." Said Li Jing.
"Wait, before I want to take the spiders' venom glands. I will be able to create a powerful poison thanks to them!" Said Li Yuan Yuan.
Li Jing nodded and waited for her to take the venom glands. In the meantime, he counted the number of Demonic Cores he had.
He only had thirty-four cores and only five days left before he had to go home. He really hoped that this treasure would be worth it...
"You completely destroyed their body!" Exclaimed Li Yuan Yuan after she examined the corpse of the three spiders.
"Sorry." Said Li Jing, smiling.
"Never mind… Let's go." She said, sighing.
They resumed their way through the trees and this time, Li Jing decided to take out a sword from his spatial ring to cut the many spider webs that were blocking their path.
An Hour and a few dead spiders later, there was still no trace of the huge tree described in the treasure map…
Click click click click click!
A few minutes later, they were once again attacked by Crimson Blood Spiders.
Five of them were quickly coming towards Li Jing and Li Yuan Yuan from all directions!
Li Jing threw the sword in his hand towards the spider on his right. The sword flew very quickly and in a flash, pierced the spider's head, killing it on the spot.
[Host has killed a tier-1 Demonic Beast: XP + 15.]
"Stay behind me!" He said to Li Yuan Yuan.
Li Jing took out his Yellow-grade daggers and injected his Lightning Qi inside them, lightning sparks could now be seen around them.
The four remaining spiders repetitively threw their sticky threads towards Li Jing and Li Yuan Yuan while moving towards them. However, Li Jing destroyed the incoming threads with the help of his daggers. Then, he threw his two daggers at the two spiders in front of him and used his Instant Flash Step to get closer to the one behind him, and violently kicked it.
[Host has killed a tier-1 Demonic Beast: XP + 15.]
[Host has killed a tier-1 Demonic Beast: XP + 15.]
[Host has killed a tier-1 Demonic Beast: XP + 15.]
There was only one Crimson Blood Spider left and it was currently jumping towards Li Yuan Yuan! Thankfully, she reacted quickly and dodged the spider just in time.
Li Jing rushed to the spider and used his Hammer Fist on it, reducing its body to meat paste.
[Host has killed a tier-1 Demonic Beast: XP + 15.]
"Thank you." Said Li Yuan Yuan.
"No problem." He said, picking up his weapons from the ground.
They continued to walk for two hours, killing every Crimson Blood Spider on their way, until they finally saw it.
A huge and large leafless grey tree was standing in front of them. There was no other tree around it as if they were afraid to stand close to it.
On the ground, they noticed that there were dozens and dozens of skeletons scattered around the tree.
"Why are there so many skeletons here?" Asked Li Yuan Yuan.
"I don't know but I don't think it's a good sign." Answered Li Jing, but he actually had an idea of what this tree was.
"According to the treasure map there should be a cavern at the foot of the tree but I don't see it." She said.
"YOU TWO ARE NOT WELCOME HERE!"
They suddenly heard a powerful voice resonated in their head and felt an immense spiritual pressure that forced them to kneel on the ground.
"W-w-what's going on?" Asked Li Yuan Yuan. She was feeling like her whole body was crushed and about to explode.
Li Jing was in the same state but his heart was beating fast because now he was sure to know what this tree was.
It was a Spirit Tree, it meant that a powerful cultivator was buried here!
After a powerful cultivator died and was buried, the remaining spiritual energy inside his body greatly affected the environment around him and could 'give birth' to a Spirit Tree which will become the guardian of the place and kill everyone that approached it, excepted the descendants of the cultivator buried.
Fortunately, a Spirit Tree had the intelligence of a child and was easy to fool. Li Jing had a plan and knew what to do.
"Spirit Tree, my sister and I are the descendants of the powerful cultivator buried here. We inherited a treasure map that led us to this place." Said Li Jing with difficulty.
After Li Jing spoke those words, the spiritual pressure that was crushing their body immediately stopped.
"SHOW ME THE TREASURE MAP!"
"Big sister Yuan Yuan, show our treasure map to the Spirit Tree." Said Li Jing.
Li Yuan Yuan had no idea what was going on. She just knew that she was about to die because of the spiritual pressure but it suddenly stopped after Li Jing lied to the tree.
"Y-yes, this is the treasure map…" She said, showing the map to the tree.
After a short moment which seemed to be an eternity, the ground suddenly started to shake violently, raising a thick dust cloud.
Rumble!
Once the dust cloud disappeared, the entrance to an underground cave was now visible at the foot of the tree.
"YOU TWO CAN ENTER, BUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN OBTAIN THE INHERITANCE OF YOUR ANCESTOR, THE DEVIL MONARCH ZHANG MO, DEPENDS ONLY ON YOU!"
'Devil Monarch?! So, that means it's a Demonic Inheritance!' Thought Li Jing.