The bee struggled to prop herself up. "First, this ancient tree and these spirit herbs must come with me. Without them, I won't leave."
Hearing that, Li Bufan was secretly delighted.
He had planned to take the ancient tree and herb field anyway; he simply hadn't worked out how to bring it up. He nodded without hesitation. "No problem. I can move the tree with the soil around it."
Surprise flickered through the bee's compound eyes. Then she continued, "Second, you must help me kill a spider."
"Over the years, it has steadily devoured my subjects. At least a third of my swarm has died in its jaws. Help me get rid of it, and I'll willingly go with you."
Li Bufan glanced at Little Devourer. His compound eyes flickered, and his voice grew grave. "Master, there is indeed a spider like that."
"But it's far stronger than either of us, strong enough that it's almost formed a Demon Core. I usually steer clear of its territory."
Li Bufan fell silent for a moment. A Demon Beast approaching the Demonic Core Realm was already on the level of a human cultivator in the Golden Core Realm.
With his current Jade Liquid Realm cultivation, his chances of winning a head-on fight against a Demon Beast on the verge of forming a Demon Core were slim.
But he thought of the spirit herbs in the Small Cauldron and finally nodded. "All right. I accept that condition too. But I have one requirement: when we fight that spider, you and Little Devourer both have to join in. Alone, I'm afraid I'm no match for it."
"Deal. As long as you're willing to fight, even if we lose, I'll go with you once the first condition is met."
"Good. In that case, hand over