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In a ravaged forest clearing, the remains of some animals lay scattered. Judging from the lingering spiritual energy fluctuations and the huge footprints around them, it was likely the work of the tiger.

"Judging from these remains, that tiger was probably quite powerful." Senior Brother Wei squatted down and examined them carefully. "The bones of these animals have been crushed, and their spiritual energy has been completely absorbed without any leakage."

Senior Brother Liu also discovered some other footprints, smaller than the tiger's footprints, shaped like plum blossoms, clearly left by a pack of wolves. He pondered, "Judging from the footprints, the pack of wolves we encountered yesterday was indeed this tiger's subordinate, and to be able to command that pack of wolves, this tiger probably has the strength of the late stage of the second tier, or even the third tier."

Everyone's expressions turned serious. A late-stage second-tier demonic beast was already quite powerful; if it were a third-tier beast, it would be even more difficult to deal with.

Fan Niannian looked around, her brows furrowed: "Strange, why is there so little spiritual energy around here? Could this place be a place without spiritual energy? That doesn't make sense. The Endless Forest is situated on a spiritual vein, so it should be rich in spiritual energy."

Lin Yitang suddenly thought of something and asked, "Could it be that some rare and precious natural treasure has recently absorbed the spiritual energy?"

She learned from the text that places where rare and precious materials are located usually have their surrounding spiritual energy absorbed by them, resulting in a lack of spiritual energy. So, the sudden appearance of a spiritual energy vacuum in a place that should be abundant with spiritual energy—isn't that a sign that something extraordinary has been born?

Song Hang sneered: "What kind of rare and precious treasures could there be in a place like this? I think you're joking."

Senior Brother Wei shook his head: "Not necessarily. The cultivation world is full of wonders. If a powerful figure falls in a certain place, or if some strange change occurs, it may create a secret realm or a treasure trove, thereby attracting nearby demonic beasts to come and dwell there."

The group explored the area and confirmed that the tiger was nearby, but a little deeper into the forest.

Someone hesitated and said, "The depths of the forest are so dangerous, do we really want to go deep in?"

The other person gritted his teeth: "For these thousand-plus points, let's go all out! I refuse to believe we're so unlucky as to encounter a monster of rank three or higher."

The group continued deeper into the forest. The further they went, the scarcer the spiritual energy became, and the thicker the fog grew, making everyone feel uncomfortable. Low-level demonic beasts and spiritual plants had all vanished, which seemed incredibly eerie.

Fan Niannian said in a deep voice, "The spiritual energy here is so scarce that it is probably not even as concentrated as that in the mortal realm. Let's treat this place as a place without spiritual energy, use as little spiritual power as possible, and save the Spirit Recovery Pills. The Spirit Recovery Pills should be an important resource here."

Everyone nodded and began to control their spiritual energy consumption.

Lin Yitang scanned her surroundings with her divine sense and discovered that the mist could actually hinder the penetration of divine sense. She frowned and said, "This mist is strange; it can actually devour divine sense. We probably need to be careful."

Senior Brother Wei suggested, "Everyone should conceal their presence to reduce the chances of being discovered. We must not get separated."

Upon hearing this, everyone took out their concealment talismans. Lin Yitang also took one out of her storage bag and stuck it to her chest.

Suddenly, Fan Niannian whispered, "Everyone be careful, there's a dark figure ahead."

Everyone tensed, holding their breath and activating their concealment talismans. They slowly moved forward, carefully observing. Sure enough, in the mist, a huge black shadow loomed, so large it seemed to blot out the sky.

The scene startled everyone, who were afraid that it was some powerful creature that was so big.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the dark shape was actually a huge ancient tree!

The ancient tree soars into the clouds, its trunk as thick as a pillar, its bark bearing the marks of time. It stands there silently, exuding an aura of vicissitude and majesty.

Even more surprisingly, the ancient tree was covered with a strange fruit. These fruits were golden yellow, resembling both apples and lanterns, but inverted triangular in shape, and emitted a faint, ethereal glow.

Fan Niannian gasped in surprise, exclaiming, "This is the Golden Spirit Fruit, an extremely rare natural treasure! It actually appeared here? Legend has it that the Golden Spirit Fruit can not only greatly enhance a cultivator's spiritual power, but also improve their physique and help them break through realms. In the cultivation world, the Golden Spirit Fruit is a rare treasure, priceless."

She paused, then continued, "The effects of the Golden Spirit Fruit are especially pronounced for cultivators in the late Qi Refining stage and the early Foundation Establishment stage. Unfortunately, once the Golden Spirit Fruit ripens, it often attracts a large number of demonic beasts to compete for it, and very few people can actually harvest it."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they looked at the tree full of yellow fruit while panting heavily.

The Golden Spirit Fruit is something everyone has heard of; it's an excellent material for refining elixirs and a treasure for enhancing cultivation.

For a moment, everyone was a little distracted and couldn't resist the urge to go forward and pick them immediately.

Song Hang said urgently, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go pick them!"

Fan Niannian said speechlessly, "Don't panic, these fruits aren't ripe yet. The Golden Spirit Fruit is as its name suggests, a golden fruit, but these fruits are still orange-yellow, which means they're not ripe. However, they've already started to show some golden light, so they'll be ripe in the next day or two."

Senior Brother Wei said excitedly, "Then this is why so many demonic beasts have come to hover here. The Golden Spirit Fruit is almost ripe, and there is no spiritual energy or low-level demonic beasts here, so the tiger demon can only eat people to replenish its strength."

Fan Niannian nodded and said, "That's probably it. So this tree is probably guarded by tiger demons and wolf demons now. If you want to get the fruit, you have to be careful of them."

Lin Yitang frowned and said, "But we haven't figured out the strength of the demon beasts yet. We have to deal with the tiger demon and its subordinates, and also pick the fruit. This is too difficult."

Senior Brother Liu said, "I have a plan. We can take advantage of the fact that the fruit is not yet ripe and the demons have not gathered together to capture the leader of the demons, which is the tiger. Once we deal with the tiger alone, the others will be no match for us."

Everyone thought it was a good idea. Senior Brother Liu stayed by the fruit tree and pasted concealment and invisibility talismans to quietly set up an array, while the other four searched for the tiger's location.

On their search for the tiger, the group discovered a group of first-tier wild boar demons attacking a bull demon. The bull demon seemed to be slightly stronger than the wild boar demons, but it was no match for the overwhelming numbers and gradually began to lose ground.

Just as the bull demon was about to collapse, the wild boars did not deliver the final blow or eat it. Instead, they dragged the dying bull demon into the woods, and a group of wild boars excitedly bellowed.

Someone whispered, "These monsters seem to be happy about something. Why are they dragging the bull demon deeper into the forest? Aren't they afraid of encountering even stronger beasts?"

Lin Yitang suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Could it be that these demonic beasts are working for the tiger? They captured this bull demon to offer it to the tiger demon?"

Fan Niannian nodded: "Possibly. That tiger must be quite strong, so it's not surprising that this group of first-tier wild boars is following it. Let's hurry and catch up with them; maybe we'll find the tiger's location."

The group, who had affixed concealment talismans, quickly followed behind the wild boar, proceeding cautiously.

Fifteen minutes later, the wild boar finally reached its destination, put down the bull demon it was carrying, and let out a loud bellow.

When everyone looked, they saw that in front of the wild boar was indeed the tiger!

What surprised everyone was that this tiger demon was actually at the third level!