Bai Qiu thought to himself, just as expected.
He put away the Map.
The moment he arrived here, he had already sensed that the elemental aura was far richer than before.
This place was developing exactly as he had anticipated—into a feng shui treasure land.
The reason he had been acting so cautiously was because he was worried about attracting unwanted attention.
Now, his way of doing things had completely changed from his former calm and domineering style.
For the sake of the “safety” of the general public, it was better for him to stay cautious.
After confirming everything, Bai Qiu lifted the tent flap.
While staring at the distant water surface, he began to consider whether he should try a “farming build”.
Fixed secret realms could be challenged once per day and would reset at 5 a.m. the next day.
Although they could yield large amounts of resources, entry slots were essentially first-come, first-served.
That’s right—once someone entered and cleared a fixed secret realm, no one else could challenge it until the next day.
And this so-called “abundance of resources” only applied to the team that cleared the realm.
For the general player population… the competition was simply too fierce.
For core resources like Dream Blossoms, Ning Xingxue and her group would definitely not miss the opportunity—they would monopolize the secret realms that produced them.
As for other resources and other realms, even she couldn’t handle everything alone.
After all, according to statistics, there were only 212 fixed secret realms in total this time—averaging about four per zone…
Bai Qiu possessed all the conditions necessary to cultivate heavenly treasures, but he wasn’t sure whether the system might revoke the secret realm feature in the future.
Obtaining seeds or saplings and cultivating them himself could at least ensure a more stable and diverse resource supply.
“…No, I’m still lacking people skilled in cultivation. How am I supposed to deal with that?” Bai Qiu fell silent.
The zone he was in—2233—was located in a city center.
There was no way it would have talents suited for farming.
Lost in thought, Bai Qiu didn’t notice that A Yuan was currently…
“Finally got a bite! I told you, it’s impossible for me to come up empty!”
Same place, same person.
Just as Chen Bin turned around to put the fish into a half-filled plastic bucket, he came face-to-face with A Yuan’s massive snake head and its curious expression.
He was so startled that he lost his grip—the big fish slipped from his hands, fell back into the water, and vanished in an instant…
“Ah?! My fish…” Chen Bin collapsed onto the ground in frustration.
Looking at A Yuan slithering closer, he shook his head helplessly.
“Why are you here at night too?”
The other anglers also turned to look at A Yuan and waved to greet it.
A Yuan wagged its tail in response, then lay down on the ground, continuing to watch them fish.
After greeting it, the anglers quickly returned to their focused state, carefully observing their floats.
For a moment, the scene was unexpectedly harmonious.
Because Bai Qiu often brought A Yuan here, it seemed to enjoy watching people fish.
It would often sneak over to play while Bai Qiu was sightseeing.
At first, the anglers were a bit scared, but after seeing it so many times, they got used to it.
Sometimes, they would even offer the fish they caught as “payment” in exchange for taking photos with A Yuan—and A Yuan would happily agree.
In the darkness, the blue-patterned scales on A Yuan’s body glowed faintly.
Its round eyes also shimmered with a soft light.
The enhancement effect of the Water Control Orb had already begun…
……………
“…Right.”
Bai Qiu, who was meditating, suddenly had a realization.
Could the Fragment of the Mountain and River Map be used to locate King-tier creatures?
If so, obtaining a King’s Proof would be effortless.
So he closed the tent flap again, zipped it up, and took out the map fragment to experiment with it.
Often, if the command given was too vague or contradictory, the map fragment wouldn’t respond.
For example—when he tried: “Find King-tier monsters,” there was no reaction.
But when he said: “Find Dragonfang Soldiers on the map,” the map immediately lit up with countless points scattered across it.
As Bai Qiu refined his commands step by step, he gradually uncovered patterns among monsters.
Near elite monsters, normal monsters tended to gather densely.
Within one or two hundred meters of a Lord-tier monster, there were usually no lesser monsters—but beyond that range, dense clusters would surround it.
It was like a lord resting within its domain while its subordinates patrolled the outskirts…
Following this pattern, Bai Qiu began searching for “vacuum zones” on the map.
If this logic held, he might actually be able to deduce whether King-tier monsters had appeared.
After searching for over an hour, he finally found something unusual.
It was located more than 50 kilometers west of Zone 2231, where several mountain ranges intertwined—forming a vacuum region with no safe zone.
Strangely, there were very few monsters there.
In fact, it could almost be said that there were no normal or elite monsters at all.
By searching the nickname, he could see that at the center where those ring-shaped mountain ranges intertwined, there were over thirty Dragon Fang Lords…
Such a dense concentration was clearly abnormal.
After zooming in for a closer look, Bai Qiu finally understood.
Elemental Aura: Wind, Water, Wood
Elemental Intensity: High
Heavenly Treasure: Storm Stone
It was a feng shui treasure land, and with a system-deployed heavenly treasure present, it was only natural that many monsters had gathered there to guard it.
As for why it hadn’t been discovered—it was because the elevation differences in the ring-shaped mountain range were extreme, filled with cliffs and precipices everywhere.
Even before the world was eroded, it had been an uninhabited zone.
As a result, no safe zone had ever formed there, and no one had explored it…
A thought crossed Bai Qiu’s mind as he said, “A Yuan, come back.”
Hearing his command, A Yuan let out a soft cry and crawled toward him.
What was surprising was that despite the uneven height of the weeds, it crushed them beneath its body without making the slightest sound.
Looking at A Yuan’s Contract Space Card, Bai Qiu thought it was time to expand its capacity.
He immediately took out a Contract Space Expansion Crystal and confirmed its use.
Unaware of what had happened, A Yuan quietly crawled over and nuzzled against Bai Qiu.
Looking down, he noticed that the aura around A Yuan seemed to have grown stronger.
“Alright, go in,” Bai Qiu said, gently patting the smoothest part of A Yuan’s head.
Once A Yuan crawled into the Contract Space Card on its own, Bai Qiu wrapped himself in a current of wind and leapt a hundred meters into the air.
Forming a barrier midair, he kicked off it fiercely, shooting toward Zone 2224 like a meteor.
After arriving at Zone 2231 via the teleportation device, it was already late at night.
Bai Qiu moved swiftly, and under his deliberate restraint and low-profile actions, no one noticed his movements.
Even after reaching Zone 2231, there were still dozens of kilometers left in a straight line before reaching the ring-shaped mountain range.
But to Bai Qiu, that distance was nothing more than a casual walk after a meal, and he arrived without any obstruction.
At the outer edge of the ring-shaped mountains, traces of human activity could still be seen.
Nearby were half-developed roads and structures.
However, they had clearly been abandoned long ago.
Weeds had overgrown the roads, and beyond them lay a stretch of rocky terrain.
The stones ranged from the size of footballs to as large as small buildings.
Using his ocular technique, Bai Qiu discovered that water flowed beneath the rocky ground, which was why no plants could take root there.
The rocky terrain stretched for several miles.
After crossing it, he arrived at a natural reservoir atop the mountain.
The water was crystal clear, and a few finger-sized fish swam playfully within.
The algae at the bottom of the pool provided them with an endless buffet every day.
With no natural predators or disasters here, even during storms, they could hide within the crevices to avoid danger.
The overflowing spring water flowed down through the rocky terrain, nourishing the land below.
Only upon reaching this point could one truly be considered to have entered the ring-shaped mountain range.
Bai Qiu gazed into the distance, crossing over layers of peaks and ridges, fixing his eyes on the tallest mountain still over ten kilometers away.
Without lingering to admire the breathtaking scenery, he wrapped himself in wind and ran through the air straight toward the highest peak.
He only spared the landscape a fleeting glance.
In just a few minutes, he had already reached the summit.
In truth, he could have arrived even faster, but to avoid alerting anything, he deliberately slowed down and concealed his aura as he reached the highest vantage point.
From there, he could clearly see—at the junction of the sloping mountain ranges below—a basin formed by their interwoven convergence.
The mountain he stood on had very little vegetation, as the ground beneath his feet was almost entirely composed of bare rock, with only some gravel left behind after being worn down by the passage of time.
A few extremely resilient plants clung tightly to the cliff face, their colors nearly identical to the stone itself, making the entire mountain appear completely barren.
Looking out into the distance, the basin several miles away was filled with raging hurricanes.
The concentration of magical elements within them was immense, reminding Bai Qiu of the scene a few days ago when he used the Miracle Fruit…
On the outer edges of the basin, winged dragon lords stood perched along the cliff walls.
Under the influence of those hurricanes, their attributes seemed to have undergone some changes…
They had gained an additional skill—Wind Riding, their agility had reached C+, and their entire bodies were covered in a faint green glow.
It seemed that by hiding within this feng shui treasure land, these lord-tier winged dragons could obtain many benefits—so much so that they no longer attacked humans or participated in the monster tide.
Moreover, with such terrain, only creatures capable of long-distance flight could reach this place, allowing them to monopolize its treasures.
Bai Qiu continued looking deeper into the basin and spotted an even larger monster hidden within.
However, it no longer belonged to the “Dragon Fang” lineage.
Its body was entirely a bluish-green color, with a thick and long tail.
Its flesh wings were broader, its head had grown larger and developed horns, and its two legs and eight claws were firmly gripping the ground.
His gaze sharpened, and the name and attributes of the bluish-green monster were immediately captured by Bai Qiu.
Mutated Wyvern – Level 35, King-tier Boss
Strength: C+
Magic: C++
Endurance: C+
Agility: C++
Skills: Origin Flame, Wind Control, Sonic Dash, Breath of Gale, Ancestral Dragon Body
Its level was higher than Bai Qiu’s, but since it didn’t possess any skills that could interfere with detection, Bai Qiu was able to clearly observe all of its attributes.
As for the effects of its skills, Bai Qiu only gave them a brief glance—there was nothing particularly noteworthy.
The evolution of the Mutated Wyvern leaned more toward raw stat enhancement rather than mechanical complexity.
A king-tier monster like this wasn’t worth being wary of at all!
— The end of the Chapter–
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