Ye Qing Huan had stopped holding back after a certain point and had flown up into the air above this group while holding Lin Fan.
It was as if she was annoyed that she wasn’t getting the best view, so she just gave up hiding in the trees and watching.
But it wasn’t as if they would be able to discover her in the first place.
Ye Qing Huan was very powerful, so she was able to fly far above what these Foundation Realm Cultivators were able to sense. She was able to fly above them without letting them notice a single thing.
Lin Fan just shook his head with a bitter smile, but he knew that this was the case as well.
After all, he was only able to barely see the people on the ground even with his heightened senses. His physique gave him senses that were better than cultivators that were at the same level, yet he was barely able to see them.
So there was no doubt that they wouldn’t be able to see him.
After the wraiths scattered, Lin Fan knew that the next part of Ye Qing Huan’s plan was about to begin.
He wanted to ask her what it was, but he knew that she wouldn’t say anything.
To his surprise, Ye Qing Huan suddenly said, “Come, we’re heading to the prize before them.”
“Huh?” Lin Fan was confused when he heard this, but he also couldn’t stop her from dragging him away.
What confused him the most was why they were leaving this group behind.
They had gone to all this trouble to follow them and now Ye Qing Huan wanted to leave them be without assigning anyone to watch over them?
Or that was what he thought until he saw that there were still a few wraiths that were hanging around the area.
These wraiths were even more transparent than the ones that had attacked the four groups before, making them even harder to see. If it wasn’t for the fact that his senses were good, he might have even missed them.
Right, she had been keeping track of them with the wraiths all along.
She had even been using the wraiths to guide them this whole time.
So it would only make sense that Ye Qing Huan would leave a few wraiths here to watch over them as they made their way through this forest.
She wouldn’t lose track of them for even a second while she was taking care of whatever business she wanted to take care of.
But where was she taking him?
That was what Lin Fan was thinking.
Ye Qing Huan didn’t seem to slow down at all as she flew through the sky.
In no time at all, they arrived at a clearing in the middle of the forest.
This clearing was strange since it was right in the middle of the forest and at the same time, there seemed to be a single tree that was at the center of the clearing.
This tree didn’t seem that special, but the fact that it was the only one that was there made it seem special. Especially when they arrived in the clearing and Lin Fan felt the strange feeling that was in this clearing.
It wasn’t a bad feeling, it was just a very strange feeling.
That was because there was this powerful energy that filled the air.
Each breath that he took seemed to fill Lin Fan with this lively feeling, like he was filled with energy.
He knew that this wasn’t spiritual energy, but rather concentrated life energy.
There was this powerful life energy that seemed to fill this entire clearing that the tree was in.
It was clear that this life energy was coming from this tree, though he didn’t know what tree this was.
With that life energy filling this clearing, there were flowers that were in full bloom all around the clearing. These flowers even seemed bigger than normal flowers, which showed just how much life energy there was in this place.
There was no doubt in Lin Fan’s mind that the reason that Ye Qing Huan brought him here was because of this tree, though he didn’t know what this tree was.
When they arrived in this clearing, Ye Qing Huan started to descend.
She came down into the clearing and landed on the edge of it.
She didn’t land in the clearing itself, but rather on one of the trees that was surrounding the clearing.
Even after landing, Ye Qing Huan didn’t make a move to enter the clearing.
It was as if she didn’t want to enter the clearing.
Lin Fan was confused why she was acting this way, but he didn’t move on his own since he didn’t know anything about this place.
Making a rash move was the best way to get in trouble.
“You’re wondering what that tree is, right?” Ye Qing Huan suddenly spoke.
Lin Fan was caught off guard since he had been looking at the tree as if he wanted to use his Appraisal Eyes, but he found that nothing was popping up. It was as if that tree was defended by some kind of natural defense that stopped his eyes.
So he just gave a slight nod in response out of instinct.
Ye Qing Huan continued by saying, “That’s the Nine Lives Tree, it’s what all four of their factions are trying to get.”
Lin Fan deeply knitted his brows when he heard this.
Nine Lives Tree.
This name definitely fit this tree that released this kind of life energy.
If one had this kind of life energy, they would be able to recover from all kinds of different injuries. Having a tree that released this kind of life energy would certainly be akin to having nine lives.
But it still didn’t make sense why his Appraisal Eyes didn’t show anything when he used them on the Nine Lives Tree.
Ye Qing Huan’s next words answered his questions.
“Why do you think I didn’t land right in the clearing?” She said with a sly and teasing tone to her voice.
Lin Fan was surprised, as if she had read his mind.
But he quickly calmed down to look at the clearing and shook his head to show that he didn’t know what the reason was.
“Well, just look around the tree at all the things that are there.”
The way that she said this was almost as if she was trying to appear mysterious and as if she was still trying to tease him, but Lin Fan quickly figured out what she meant by this clue.
He looked at the edge of the clearing with his Appraisal Eyes and found that there were many notifications that appeared.
There were many guards that were surrounding this Nine Lives Tree.
Even though it seemed like it was clear, there were many different living beings that were around the Nine Lives Tree.
It only seemed clear because one wouldn’t think that these things would be guards.
They were the flowers and the bugs that hid under those flowers.
With the life energy that the Nine Lives Tree released, it was only natural that things would gather around it to absorb that life energy. Especially living creatures that wanted to become stronger with this life energy.
So it was strange that there was no visible guardian at all.
That was because all of the guards that were around the Nine Lives Tree had assumed an innocent appearance.
All of these flowers that seemed harmless around the Nine Lives Tree were actually high level herbs that had gained their own sentience. At the same time, the bugs that lived under the shade of these flowers were all high level spirit beasts.
Unless one was able to go through all of them, then it was impossible for them to reach the Nine Lives Tree.
That was also the reason why he had failed in trying to appraise the Nine Lives Tree earlier.
There were just too many things there that he wasn’t able to focus on the Nine Lives Tree alone.
It was only because he looked at the edge of the clearing that he was able to use his Appraisal Eyes.
That was the area that had less dense lifeforms, which allowed Lin Fan to pick out certain things with his Appraisal Eyes.
Otherwise, it would have reacted the same way as before.
It was no wonder Ye Qing Huan didn’t go into the clearing, she didn’t want to be attacked by all of these creatures guarding the Nine Lives Tree.
Though judging by the cultivation that they had, it didn’t seem like Ye Qing Huan would really be bothered by them.
So the real reason that she didn’t go in was…
“They’re coming.” Ye Qing Huan suddenly said before grabbing Lin Fan and pulling him into the shade of the tree.
This time, there was a clear view since it was a clearing, so there was no need for her to fly into the sky.
This time, Ye Qing Huan could watch what happened from atop this tree.
As for the reason why she pulled Lin Fan into the shade…
“Rustle, rustle.”
“What is this clearing?”
There was a group that made their way through the forest and reached the edge of the clearing.
When they did, they all stood at the edge of the clearing looking at the tree in the center in a daze.
Then all of a sudden, they all separated and glared at each other.
This was the group of the four factions that they left behind earlier.
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