Story
To obtain the Spirit Fruit, you will need to cooperate with Ione. Clear the rifts near the Verteron Barrier Tower.
After completion (spoilers)
"First, we need to clean up the rift aura nearby." To obtain the Spirit Fruit, you will need to cooperate with Ione. The first priority is to prevent more rifts from forming. Channeling Odyle aura at the rifts made them disappear. Only after clearing the rifts nearby did Ione tell you more.