The Small Cauldron fell silent for a moment. A Demon Core.
It was the core formed from the essence of an Origin Tracing Realm Demon Beast's entire being. It meant the spider had already reached the threshold of the Demonic Core Realm.
The gulf between Demon Beasts of the same rank was vast enough, but the difference between possessing a Demon Core and lacking one was like heaven and earth—as hard to cross as the chasm between the Golden Core Realm and the Three Flowers Realm for human cultivators.
Neither Little Devourer nor Mystic Sting made a sound, but Li Bufan could clearly feel their auras grow heavy in an instant.
He continued, "But its Demon Core isn't complete. While I was inside it, I discovered that although its Demon Core had taken shape, it was visibly flawed, as though some vital part was missing."
"And when it circulated its Demon Essence, the flow followed an unusually orderly path, as if it were practicing some human cultivation method. So I suspect it only came this far because it obtained some kind of inheritance."
Realization sounded in Mystic Sting's voice. "So that's why you asked us what other secrets this secret realm held. You suspect there's an inheritance left by a human somewhere in here?"
Li Bufan nodded. "That's most likely it. The spider probably stumbled upon part of that inheritance. Though it made progress in its cultivation, it isn't human and couldn't fully grasp the inheritance's essence. That's why the Demon Core it formed is flawed."
"Now that I'm inside it, if I can find its Demon Core and destroy it, we might still have a chance."
Little Devourer's voice grew grave. "Master, that sounds good in theory. But a Demon Core holds the essence of a beast's entire being.