Gu Ding did not ask Clan Elder many questions, because Everly had already told him quite a bit about the forest on their way to the gathering point.
Everly also knew that Clan Elder's lifespan was nearing its end, so naturally, the shorter Gu Ding's conversation with him, the better. That was why Everly had told Gu Ding many things in advance.
After leaving Clan Elder's room, Gu Ding sought out Everly again and asked for some additional information. Only then did he follow the route marked on the map toward the location of the demon tree.
The first day's journey went smoothly. The map had marked out the safe zones, and Gu Ding did not encounter a single plant that attacked him along the way.
But early on the second day, Gu Ding traveled beyond the map's safe zone. After all, Everly's tribe was only a small one, and the area it could explore was limited.
According to Everly, there were thousands of tribes in this forest. His own tribe was among the smallest. There were five super tribes with saint king level powerhouses, and they possessed the most complete maps of the forest.
"What a pity I don't have a complete map. It would've saved me a lot of effort." Gu Ding had barely stepped out of the safe zone that morning when he was ambushed by Plant Spirits.
While he slaughtered Plant Spirits as he rushed toward the demon tree's territory, the others gradually passed the first area's trial and entered the second forest region.
Bigge cut down more than twenty plants with one slash. Just as he sheathed his blade, he felt life energy and law fragments flow into him.
"Killing these Plant Spirits actually comes with such benefits!" Bigge raised a brow in surprise, then