After leaving the Ancient Tree Courtyard, Lin Yi returned to his residence.
The five-year grace period the Spirit Race had reserved for foreign prodigies still had some time left. With their parting imminent, Lin Yi spent the days that followed engaging in more frequent and wide-ranging socializing instead of cultivating.
Irelia, Qingye, Hui Yao, Liuyun, Kenkes, and Valerie had fought side by side amid the blood and fire of the Myriad Secret Realm and cultivated together on Sacred Tree Star. With the war on hold and the outcome of No. 1 Secret Realm still undecided, it was only natural that they stayed in close contact.
Their gatherings usually took place in private spaces on the Virtual Network or in some elegant venue provided by Sacred Tree Star. They discussed far more than cultivation.
"According to the latest information I've received, No. 1 Secret Realm may well be divided into regions. The initial entry points for different regions could be completely random, possibly even light-years apart."
At one gathering, Hui Yao shared scattered intelligence his family had managed to obtain. Though the details were vague, they were enough to give everyone food for thought.
"Sharing information and gathering quickly will be crucial," Irelia added, her blue eyes gleaming. "Individuals and small teams may be more efficient, but when it comes to securing core resources, teams with reliable allies will have an overwhelming advantage."
Lin Yi listened quietly, occasionally asking one or two incisive questions.
But his thoughts ranged much further than the discussion at hand.
The Star Source Society, a secret circle born in desperate circumstances and held together by soul contracts and a system of Purified Source Essence, had been the foundation that allowed them to survive and rise in the Secret Realm.
But with No. 1 Secret Realm on