From Lin Yi's angle, he could see Ya Xi's shoulders tense slightly, then relax.
"I..."
Ya Xi spoke, her voice still carrying the dejection of defeat, but there was something else in her tone now, as if she were weighing her options.
Lin Yi said nothing. He simply hovered in midair, quietly watching her back.
Since Ya Xi had stopped, there had to be a reason. If she wanted to say something, she would. There was no need to press her.
Ya Xi hesitated for a while, then finally turned around and looked at Lin Yi with her emerald-green eyes.
"Lord Lin Yi," she said, "I know of a place with another Sacred Source Fruit Grove."
Lin Yi's eyes flickered, but he didn't interrupt. He waited for her to continue.
Ya Xi paused, seeming to gather her thoughts, then added, "The Tree Spirit guarding that Sacred Source Fruit Grove is close to the peak of the World-Deriving Rank."
Peak of the World-Deriving Rank!
Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.
That was quite a leap in strength.
He and Ya Xi had struggled to defeat the Tree Spirit that had been close to the late World-Deriving Rank. In a one-on-one fight, his chances would have been slim.
A Tree Spirit at the peak of the World-Deriving Rank would have a comprehension of the Law of Life approaching 99%. Its inner world would be stable, its World Power vast and boundless. It would be no easy opponent.
"That's not all." Ya Xi's voice rang out again. "Beside that Sacred Source Fruit Grove, there's also a large deposit of Sacred Source Crystal."
Sacred Source Crystal?
Lin Yi's pupils contracted slightly.
That was far rarer than an ordinary Sacred Source Fruit Grove!
He had read about it in the Spirit Race's published materials and the