115: Chapter 115 Rainbow Crystal

The environment here was completely different from the distinct five-colored sections of the mountain range.

There was no scorching fire, no blinding light, no insidious poisonous miasma, no deep waters, and no quicksand deserts that one could sink into at any moment—

In its place was a relatively open and flat valley.

The valley floor was an off-white color that looked as if it had been washed clean by the passage of time, surrounded by low hills covered in dull-colored vegetation.

The light throughout the space was a constant, soft twilight hue, neither glaring nor dim, giving the illusion that time had come to a standstill.

If this weren't inside a secret realm space, but in the outside world...

It would most likely be developed into a vacation resort for Beast Tamers and Spirit Beast Girls, wouldn't it?

A resort just like a hidden paradise!

Just then, Yan Jiuyue seemed to have discovered something. She looked toward an open space not far away and shouted with a face full of pleasant surprise, "Little Brother Chen Yi, sisters, look over there! What is that?"

Following her gaze, everyone's eyes instantly lit up.

In a clearing not far away, a massive amount of colored ores were piled up, nearly forming a towering mountain!

Looking closer, one could see the members of those three teams gathering colored ores from everywhere and transporting them to that rainbow mountain.

As initially suspected, these people had completely given up on competing for the treasures in the five-colored regions on the mountain and had instead come to the base to gather resources.

And from the current situation, it seemed that collecting these colored ores did not trigger any guardian mechanisms.

[rainbow crystal: Five-Star]

[Contains the harmonized energy of all elements. After being consumed and refined by spirit beasts other than those of the Chaos attribute, it can engrave spiritual power circuits within the body. Its effect is equivalent to a Rank 5 magic beast crystal core and slightly restores physical stamina.]

[heart of the secret realm Special Rule: After collecting a certain amount of this item, the Final Trial can be initiated.]

"This is... a trial item? Holy crap... this heart of the secret realm really has something going for it!"

Chen Yi was inwardly surprised.

Even though a secret realm was clearly a naturally formed spatial region, who would have thought it would have such special rules?

Gathering seven dragon balls to summon the dragon, is it?

That's quite interesting!

However, Chen Yi's heart was also filled with doubt.

These people shouldn't have a system, right?

How did they know that collecting these colored ores would initiate the Final Trial?

Or was it that they were simply planning to gather the surrounding colored ores first to make it easier to divide the spoils later?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Chen Yi's mind in an instant.

When he snapped out of it and looked up, he saw The girls looking at him with expectant eyes.

They all seemed to be asking: "What kind of good treasure is that colored crystal?"

Chen Yi smiled and explained, "That thing is a type of cultivation material. You can think of it as a Rank 5 magic beast crystal core that can restore a bit of stamina, and it's compatible with all attributes!"

"Is that so?"

"Then do we need to go collect those treasures?"

"Those people are collecting in the area on the left, so should we go to the area on the right?"

"Yeah! Let's do that!"

Chen Yi nodded slightly and immediately agreed, "However, let's stick together first and gather a few to see if any mechanisms are triggered! Xing Tong and Moon Pupil, you two stay close to me, don't run off!"

His Treasure Seeking Eye hadn't discovered anything unusual.

But the Final Trial mentioned in the system description of the rainbow crystal still drew Chen Yi's attention.

This sounded like it might be a bit troublesome?

It's always better to be careful!

"Okay!!"

The girls responded in unison.

Soon, Chen Yi led The girls toward the area on the right.

The number of rainbow crystals here was quite considerable; at a glance, at least several were scattered in various places.

Some were embedded in the ground, some were attached to rock walls, and traces of these colored crystals could even be found on tree trunks.

They displayed a kaleidoscope of colors.

Fiery red, sun-like orange-yellow, jade green, sea blue, illusory indigo-purple—they showed different colors from different angles, which was quite miraculous!

These crystals weren't regular geometric shapes; they looked more like ore dug out of a quarry.

Their surfaces weren't very smooth, yet they reflected the constant twilight light, emitting specks of faint glimmer.

The two older sisters, Yan Jiuyue and Luo Shiyin, looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding, then carefully approached a colored crystal growing on a giant rock.

Su Taotao and Lin Mengxue stood guard on either side, fully focused and ready to respond to any potential crisis at any time.

However, as it turned out, everyone's worries were unnecessary.

They didn't encounter any mechanism obstacles while gathering these colored crystals.

Aside from needing to exert some effort to dig them out of the stone, the whole process wasn't very difficult!

"Got it!"

"Whew, my heart was almost jumping out of my chest!"

Yan Jiuyue and Luo Shiyin breathed a sigh of relief, and then excited expressions appeared on their faces.

They felt that the energy within this rainbow crystal was very gentle; if it could be eaten in the future, it would surely be delicious!

Su Taotao gently tugged on Chen Yi's hand and asked curiously, "So are we going to collect these crystals next?"

"Let's collect a few more and see!"

"Okay!"

A few minutes later, the rainbow crystals within a hundred-meter radius had been completely looted by The girls.

There seemed to be some rainbow crystal fragments at the corner of Su Taotao's mouth. It looked like... she had secretly eaten one because she was hungry?

What a little glutton!

"How about it? Should we split up to collect them now?"

"Yeah, go ahead, but remember to be cautious!"

Chen Yi instructed, "Work in pairs to collect them and try not to leave my line of sight. If you accidentally get hurt, come find me immediately, understood?"

According to the system's prompt, once the Water-attribute heaven and earth spiritual treasure was activated, it could heal all injuries.

Simply put, as long as one wasn't instantly killed and still had a breath left, they could be restored to their peak state in an instant.

It was precisely because of this that Chen Yi felt comfortable letting The girls split up to collect those rainbow crystals.

Grouping them in pairs was also to prevent dangerous situations where one might be instantly deprived of their ability to move.

Otherwise, even if it meant collecting fewer rainbow crystals, Chen Yi would absolutely not take risks lightly.

"Okay!!!"

The girls all agreed and then scattered to collect the rainbow crystals.

In the valley, the twilight-like light was eternally constant, reflecting off the glowing rainbow crystals everywhere.

Chen Yi's group was extremely efficient.

In just half an hour, they had dug up over a hundred rainbow crystals.

Adding in the treasures collected previously, they were already piled like a mountain inside the space ring.

However, at the very moment Chen Yi put the 120th rainbow crystal into the space ring...

A sudden change occurred!