Xiao Fan?

Ye Chen frowned slightly and asked, "What thing?"

"Rare Earth!"

"Rare Earth?" Ye Chen's brows furrowed tightly.

Ye Chen had never heard of this Rare Earth.

The Alchemist nodded and said, "Yes, Rare Earth. Scarlet Flame Grass needs to be combined with Rare Earth to be refined. Only after it is refined can it be used by me."

"Then do you know where to obtain it?"

"Master Aoun said that it seems to be only available in the Dark Land or the Yin Land."

Ye Chen nodded. Knowing where it was made things easier. "Alright, tomorrow we will take a trip to the Yin Land and the Dark Land."

After saying this, the group went to sleep.

The next morning, Ye Chen searched the map for locations regarding the Dark Land and the Yin Land.

However, they were not on the map.

Ye Chen had no choice but to ask in the chat group. Since Ye Chen was now in the First Region, the chat group had also switched to the First Region's chat group.

"Excuse me, does anyone know where there is a Dark Land or a Yin Land?"

Ye Chen looked at the messages flashing by in the group, his expression somewhat disappointed. There were too many people in this group; he didn't even know if anyone would see his message after he sent it.

Suddenly, someone sent a private message to Ye Chen. The nickname was Xiao Fan!

Ye Chen immediately perked up, feeling that this name was very familiar.

Xiao Fan: "Your Excellency is looking for the Dark Land or the Yin Land?"

"That's right, does Your Excellency know?"

"I did see one a few days ago, but it is very dangerous inside. I wonder if Your Excellency has any Light-attribute, Thunder-attribute, or Fire-attribute pets."

"Yes, my pet is Fire-attribute."

Clearly, this Xiao Fan knew something, or rather, had already been inside.

"May I ask the Rank and grade?"

"LV45, Rank 8 Immortal Beast."

After a while, Xiao Fan replied: "Alright, I know, but I have a condition. We need to go in together. In exchange, I need Your Excellency to help me get something."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and finally replied: "Fine!"

Before long, Xiao Fan sent a location.

"Meet here!"

After Ye Chen replied with a 'good', he set off towards the location Xiao Fan had sent.

Ye Chen kept feeling like he had seen the name Xiao Fan somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it for the moment.

The location sent was in the far Northern part of the First Region, at the border with the Sixteenth Region.

That area was never a developed zone in the past; it belonged to a very remote place.

An hour and a half later, Ye Chen arrived at the location Xiao Fan had sent.

There was nothing there, just a desolate area overgrown with weeds, with only a stone house built of stone in the surroundings.

Looking at the stone house, Ye Chen walked over.

Just as he reached the door, a figure walked out.

This person was slightly taller than Ye Chen, looked only about two years older than Ye Chen, and wore a golden eye patch.

His skin was fair, and although he wore an eye patch, it was still not hard to see that he was a handsome man.

This person, if described in two words, would be: cold and cool!

"Are you Your Excellency Ye Chen?" the eye-patched man asked in a calm voice.

"That is correct. Xiao Fan?"

The man nodded.

Ye Chen glanced at the pet behind Xiao Fan. It was an extremely handsome male pet, holding a golden thin sword in his hand, with a golden halo behind him.

Transparent golden small swords were rotating around the halo. He counted them, there were twenty-four in total.

LV52! Saint Grade, Jade Sword Immortal! Gold-attribute.

The Jade Sword Immortal was wearing a suit of golden armor, just like Xiao Fan, wearing an eye patch, and had two small swords stuck on top of his head.

The moment Xiao Fan saw the Alchemist, he was slightly stunned, and a flash of joy crossed his eyes.

"It's actually a humanoid Immortal Beast-Rank pet. This kid has some skills!"

Xiao Fan muttered to himself.

"Brother Xiao Fan, I wonder if you are talking about the Dark Land or the Yin Land?"

Ye Chen asked.

"It is the Yin Land, right in our due Northern direction. That place used to be a pile of dead bodies. After the world changed drastically, it became the Yin Land. The monsters inside are powerful and strange. Only Light, Thunder, and Fire-attribute pets can deal high damage to them; the others find it very difficult."

Xiao Fan said.

Ye Chen nodded.

Xiao Fan didn't say much more and walked in front to lead the way for Ye Chen.

Ye Chen followed behind Xiao Fan, recalling the name Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan, walking in front, suddenly said: "Your Excellency Ye Chen is not from the First Region?"

"Yes, I am from Z City in the Seventh Area."

Xiao Fan was stunned, and his always expressionless face finally revealed a smile: "We are fellow countrymen! Is Your Excellency the Ye Chen who previously killed people from the Law Enforcement Alliance and provoked the General Commander?"

"That's right! It is me! Is Your Excellency also from Z City in the Seventh Area?"

"Hahaha!" Xiao Fan suddenly laughed out loud: "Correct, I was a bounty hunter in Z City before. I wondered why I felt so familiar when I heard your name; it turns out we had secretly dealt with each other before."

Ye Chen finally remembered the name Xiao Fan at this moment, and suddenly realized everything!

Now he finally understood what was going on.

Ye Chen also smiled and said: "I also felt familiar when I heard the name Brother Xiao Fan; so that's what it was."

Xiao Fan's expression relaxed significantly. Like someone who traveled alone, he always maintained 120% vigilance.

"Yes, we are really fated. Brother Ye Chen, how did you suddenly come to the First Region?"

Xiao Fan stood with his hands behind his back, his tone noticeably more relaxed, and even his form of address for Ye Chen had changed.

"It was for that Secret Realm. What about you? When did you come, Brother Xiao Fan?"

Xiao Fan laughed softly: "It was when you took Zhang Yun away. Once he left, the bounty order was no longer used. It was boring for me to stay there. Having grown accustomed to a life of licking blood off the edge of a blade, I couldn't change it for a while, so I went out. I simply came to this First Region, and since then, I have been here."

Ye Chen smiled bitterly in his heart, not expecting that this matter was related to him.

"Brother Xiao Fan did not join an organization?"

Xiao Fan shook his head: "No, I'm used to being alone. I don't like restrictions, and I don't like dealing with other people."

Ye Chen nodded; he could tell.

"We're here."

Xiao Fan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Ye Chen also looked ahead. In front was a forest. For some reason, it was emitting a chilling mist, and from time to time, bubbles exploded on the ground.

This forest seemed to have been burned by a great fire; all the trees were charred black.

But it also seemed to have experienced a rebirth; the grass on the ground was green, only it was a dark green.

The whole forest exuded an eerie aura.

"This mist is poisonous. If you inhale it for a long time, you will feel difficulty breathing and even hallucinate. The bubbling parts are all swamps, and they are all boiling swamps. If an ordinary person falls in, they won't last ten seconds before they are boiled alive and perish."

Ye Chen nodded; he could tell.

"Let's go, it's better inside. Compared to the outside, the only dangers inside are the monsters."

A dangerous environment is not only a threat to Pet Masters but also to monsters. Often, the more dangerous the environment, the fewer the monsters!