The little spider pondered seriously for a while, rubbed a few of its legs together, then used the pull of its silk to fly straight to the treetop.
The enormous Nascent Soul Realm spider over there was feeding. Lan Yue breathed a sigh of relief and flew after the little spider.
However, the little spider soon vanished after reaching the treetop. Only after searching carefully did Lan Yue discover a hole in a branch of the towering ancient tree.
Since the spider dad over there wasn't bothering with them anyway, Lan Yue brazenly followed the little spider inside.
The tree hollow was just large enough to hold a person, but it grew narrower the farther she went. She could only walk bent at the waist, and by the end, she had to crawl.
No matter. Only by enduring the bitterest hardships can you rise above the rest. Anything that caught the little spider's eye had to be a great treasure!
Fortunately, Silver Snow was still keeping her company up ahead, so Lan Yue wasn't too frightened.
Outside the Ruins, the elders exchanged bewildered looks.
Elder Wan from the North Ridge Sacred Ground, in particular, was utterly dumbstruck.
"What happened? Why did that fifth-tier Nascent Soul Realm demon beast let everyone go?" Elder Wan hadn't actually been as worried as the people from the other sects, because he knew Xingzhou had a trump card.
If all else failed, Xingzhou would charge out with the others, even if it meant abandoning the mission.
When he saw that nascent soul late stage demon beast, he had felt they probably wouldn't be able to complete the mission and might have to wait for another opportunity.
He had already prepared himself to watch Xingzhou use the Heaven-Mending Stone to take the others away. Yet how