Ya Xi looked at the pile of treasures shimmering with an alluring glow in Lin Yi's hands and let out a soft breath.
"Incredible! When I heard you came out severely injured and Lord Yuehua personally escorted you, I guessed you had gone there again. I just didn't expect you to actually succeed."
Lin Yi smiled and pushed the treasures hovering above his palm toward her.
"Pure luck, pure luck. Being able to escape under those circumstances and retrieve these items was largely due to fortune."
"This is your share, don't stand on ceremony," Lin Yi said solemnly. "If you hadn't given me that final push, I would have been slapped out of the secret realm by that Tree Spirit long ago. This is what you deserve, and it's what we agreed upon beforehand."
Ya Xi looked deeply at Lin Yi, then smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite."
As she spoke, she gestured with her hand, drawing the items into her storage space.
Her decision to help Lin Yi at the final moment in the secret realm was certainly driven by loyalty to an ally, but deep down, there was also a rational calculation: If he succeeds, given his strength and character, he certainly won't treat me unfairly.
This was simply the unspoken way of doing things among top-tier prodigies.
Now that the results far exceeded expectations, Ya Xi naturally wouldn't feign modesty; that would only appear hypocritical.
After putting away the treasures, Ya Xi continued, "Regarding the No. 1 Secret Realm, you must have heard about it, right?"
"Yes," Lin Yi's expression turned serious. "It seems the interior of the secret realm will be the new battlefield."
"It appears everyone's assessment is the same," Ya Xi nodded slightly. "Similar information has reached my race, and resource allocation