Four treasures in hand

Ye Chen was not foolish enough to tell Huang Chi the truth.

After a moment of contemplation, Huang Chi spoke, "Hmm, there are a few things on this list that I'm not sure where they are. I only know a few things: the five elements divine stone was taken by Wu Xing, summer snow is with Gu Qi, Heavenly Silk is a sacred artifact of the Worm race, located in the hatching grounds, Earthworm is a living creature, and its habitat is in the damp lands. The Dark Tree Heart is at the peak of Black Mountain. I'm not very clear about the rest."

Ye Chen was delighted to hear this. He had already obtained one of the five items and now had information on three more.

"Does Mr. Huang Chi happen to know anything about Yin Yang Water?"

"Yin Yang Water?" Huang Chi frowned slightly, shaking his head. "Yin Yang Water, I've never even heard of it. Sorry, I don't know."

Ye Chen was slightly stunned. This knowledgeable Huang Chi had never even heard of Yin Yang Water. Could it be that Yin Yang Water did not exist in this secret realm?

Ye Chen regained his composure and cupped his hands to Huang Chi, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Huang Chi. I'll take my leave now."

"Wait a moment," Huang Chi suddenly said.

Ye Chen turned to look at Huang Chi.

Huang Chi tidied up the items scattered on the ground and tossed them to Ye Chen.

"Take these back to Lady Kong Xi. Although they're not very useful, they're my token of appreciation."

Ye Chen put the items away and nodded.

Looking at the items he put into his backpack, Ye Chen smiled.

He wouldn't be so foolish as to give all these things to Kong Xi; it was much better to keep them for himself.

Ye Chen left here and came outside.

"Lord Ye Chen, you, you went inside?"

The Red-haired man was startled when he saw Ye Chen emerge, asking in surprise.

Ye Chen nodded and hummed in acknowledgment.

"There's nothing good inside. You can leave now. This is the center of the secret realm, extremely dangerous. It's better for you to leave."

After speaking, Ye Chen left. He glanced at the map, and the closest location to him was the Worm Land.

Half an hour later, Ye Chen arrived at a cliff.

"What's going on?" Dark Ji floated beside Ye Chen and asked.

Ye Chen looked at the people continuously attacking below the cliff and shook his head.

Ye Chen walked forward and looked down, only to see white Earthworms crawling upwards.

They were densely packed, covering the entire wall, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.

"Hehe, this is truly a gain! This place is a sacred land for leveling up. With one attack, I can kill dozens of worms. Although each one only gives over a hundred experience points, each strike brings in thousands of experience points."

A group of people were having a blast killing.

"Boss, I feel it. In that spot, there's a very high-level treasure. It should be the Heavenly Silk you're looking for."

Ye Chen looked in the direction pointed by Rolling, which was in the very center of the worms.

Dense worms were crawling around, and a golden worm shell was placed on that platform.

The good news was that there were no high-level monsters here.

Ye Chen fought his way through and took the Heavenly Silk into his hand.

...

In a flash, five days passed.

Ye Chen was panting, hiding behind a rock, with obvious scars on his face.

However, Ye Chen looked at a black heart in his hand with a joyful expression.

"Finally got it! This Dark Tree Heart truly lives up to its reputation as something even a Demon Lord desires; it actually possesses so much dark energy."

The Dark Tree Heart was like an energy storage stone, containing incredibly rich energy. As long as it was worn, the body would continuously absorb its power.

If Blood Asura absorbed all the energy within, his strength would surely increase significantly.

Ye Chen swung his sore arm and sighed, "This Dark Tree God is truly difficult to deal with; I was completely at a disadvantage fighting him."

Recalling the battle with the LV65 Dark Tree God, Ye Chen's scalp tingled.

Each whip struck the Seven-Colored Armor as if it had no regard for life.

Even though the Seven-Colored Armor had extraordinary defensive power, it couldn't block the shock damage.

Fortunately, he had obtained the Dark Tree Heart.

Ye Chen took out the Heavenly Silk, Earthworm, winter sun, and summer snow.

In these five days, Ye Chen had explored the entire depths of the secret realm and finally obtained these four items. Now, he had four of the five items, only missing the Yin Yang Water.

However, to this day, Ye Chen had not received any news about Yin Yang Water.

Whether Yin Yang Water even existed here was a question.

Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Just then, Ye Chen's phone rang.

He picked it up and saw that it was Kong Xi calling.

"Ye Chen, how did things go? How many items did you get?"

Facing Kong Xi's inquiry, Ye Chen said without batting an eyelid, "None, I didn't get a single item. I finally found one item, but it was guarded by a very powerful monster, so I couldn't get it."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. "Alright, I've collected some things here. When you have time, help me refine them."

"Can't you let the Law Enforcement Alliance people help you?"

"I don't trust them. Come over when you have time."

Ye Chen hummed, and Kong Xi hung up the phone.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the sky, and endless mist slowly drifted downwards.

Ye Chen understood that the secret realm was about to close.

Counting the days, he had been in this secret realm for half a month.

The opening time for Earth-tier secret realms was shorter than for Yellow-tier ones. Fortunately, he had obtained everything he needed.

Otherwise, he wouldn't know when the secret realm would open next time.

Ye Chen got up, ready to leave the secret realm.

A message suddenly appeared in the Monster Chat Room.

[Everyone, quickly leave the secret realm! The secret realm is about to close. If you don't come out, you will be trapped inside forever!]

It was similar to what Ye Chen had thought. Without further hesitation, Ye Chen headed out of the secret realm.

Arriving at the entrance of the secret realm, Ye Chen noticed that many people had already run out and were standing outside, watching from a distance.

The mist enveloping the secret realm was slowly contracting. With each contraction, the original terrain would be revealed.

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen finally understood that this secret realm was entirely a place in another space.

Two people not far away, seeing Ye Chen approach, whispered to each other.

"Look at that person, doesn't he look like the one the Heavens Chosen Alliance's Big Beard put a bounty on?"

"Oh, you're right, it really is him. His name seems to be Ye Chen."

"Should we follow him? There's a five million bounty!"

"Five million? Hmm? Okay, let's split up and follow him. For five million, it's worth taking a risk."

At the same time, a man standing nearby, dressed in a black cloak and completely wrapped up, suddenly raised his head, revealing only his mouth and a bearded chin.

The man glanced at the two people and quietly followed them.

Ye Chen had already left this place, planning to find a spot to refine all the experience grass and enchanting stones he had recently accumulated.

Currently, his Alchemist level was LV50, while Blood Asura and Dark Ji were still at LV44, so the gap between them was quite large.

Rolling suddenly said, "Boss, two people have been stealthily following us."