Ye Lin slowly slipped inside. Before his eyes, the mountain wall was falling away bit by bit, the cave growing deeper and deeper as he led Shangguan Wanyu farther in.
"We're here."
Ye Lin suddenly said in a low voice.
A glimmer of green light appeared ahead.
That green radiance was the unique glow of Water Spring Crystals. To Ye Lin, it was utterly enchanting, dazzling to the eye.
When they reached the end, they discovered a vast space before them, filled everywhere with green Water Spring Crystals.
There were far more Water Spring Crystals here than last time.
There were many Water Spring Crystals, and even more Water Spring Worms. The worms lay densely packed atop the crystals.
"There are so many Water Spring Worms here. What do we do?"
Shangguan Wanyu crouched beside Ye Lin and whispered.
Ye Lin merely stared at the Water Spring Worms.
"Why do Water Spring Worms depend on Water Spring Crystals?"
"Could it be that they need to absorb the energy within the Water Spring Crystals to grow? No, that doesn't make sense either."
"If Water Spring Worms grew by relying on the energy of Water Spring Crystals, there couldn't possibly be so many crystals here. The Water Spring Worms would have sucked them dry long ago."
Ye Lin stroked his chin in thought. Xinyou could not eat any more, so he would have to deal with these Water Spring Worms himself.
And now, if he wanted to deal with the Water Spring Worms, he definitely could not take them head-on. He had to use a softer approach.
That softer approach was to find the Water Spring Worms' weakness. Otherwise, there was no way to deal with them.
"Water Spring Worms depend on Water Spring Crystals. What if they don't depend on the