Li Bufan sank his Spiritual Sense into the Small Cauldron, sensing the Spirit Marrow Black Soil in the Hundred Herbs Garden as it was being nourished by the Origin-Devouring Insect Lord's breathing. He asked, "Little Devourer, in this Ten Thousand Insects Secret Realm, are there any insects besides you that have reached the Origin Tracing Realm?"
Little Devourer was lying amid a patch of warm, moist Spirit Marrow Black Soil, its enormous body half-buried in the earth.
Hearing Li Bufan's voice, it replied, "There are. Where have you reached now, Master?"
Li Bufan withdrew his Spiritual Sense from the Small Cauldron and swept his gaze over the surroundings.
He roughly described his location and the environment. "There are vines and moss all around me. The ceiling overhead is covered in glowing vines—it feels like I've entered an underground passage."
Understanding colored Little Devourer's voice. "Oh, that corridor. If you keep going forward, you should come upon an extremely vast space. There's a gigantic tree there. The other insect at the Origin Tracing Realm lives there—its true form is a bee."
Li Bufan's heart stirred slightly. A bee? Demon Beasts that cultivated through the path of insects were rare to begin with, and bees were even rarer among them. They were known for living in swarms; for a bee to cultivate all the way to the Origin Tracing Realm, it must possess something extraordinary.
He asked, "What abilities does it have?"
Little Devourer pondered for a moment. The light in its compound eyes flickered several times, as though it were recalling something. "I don't really know. Although we aren't far apart, we usually mind our own business, each guarding our own territory. We rarely cross each other's boundaries."
"But..."
"The spirit herbs in its territory grow quite well. Once, while I