Half an hour later, following the Transparent Deer, the group arrived at a clearing in the forest.
In the clearing lay a small pool, its water so clear one could see straight to the bottom, which was carpeted with multicolored pebbles.
Three small trees grew beside the pool, each bearing a single fruit.
Each of the fruits had a different shape.
One was shaped like a sword, silver-white all over.
One was shaped like a bell, golden in color.
One was shaped like a pagoda, with seven levels, each level a different color.
The Transparent Deer ignored the three of them and instead walked to the pool's edge, lowering its head to drink from it.
As it drank, the Transparent Deer came to one of the trees.
With a hook of its antlers, the sword-shaped fruit flew directly into the air before landing in Ye Lin's hand.
"This is for me?"
Looking at the fruit in his hand, Ye Lin raised his head toward the Transparent Deer.
In response to Ye Lin's question, the Transparent Deer nodded.
"Thank you."
Though he did not know what the fruit was for, his instincts told him it was definitely something good.
In truth, he no longer needed instinct. One look was enough to tell that this thing was a treasure.
Ye Lin lowered his head and began carefully examining the fruit in his hand.
Natural patterns covered the fruit's surface, and those patterns formed the traces of a sword move's Dao.
Although the sword move was simple, it seemed to contain some ultimate truth of the Great Dao.
The fruit gave off crisp, icy Sword Qi, faintly resonating with the Sword Dao Ye Lin cultivated.
Even the Sword Demon beside Ye Lin could not help raising an eyebrow.
This fruit was no simple