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At his words, the smile on Chen Wei's face immediately froze.

No wonder a windfall like the Heaven-Blessed Secret Realm had landed on his head—it turned out to be merely a low-tier minor secret realm desperately short on resources.

Perhaps the association had already surveyed and scavenged every last resource within it.

"There is a Heavenly Mountain Snow Pool in the Southshore Mountain Secret Realm. It is the place with the densest Source Power in the entire secret realm."

Seemingly sensing Chen Wei's thoughts, Meng Bowen added.

"The concentrated energy essence gathered in the snow pool atop the Heavenly Mountain can speed up a pet beast's growth, increase its potential, and even, with an extremely small chance, allow it to complete a species evolution."

At this, Chen Wei's eyes brightened slightly. He hurriedly asked, "How long does the association permit us to remain in the secret realm? And how are the Beast Master resources obtained inside distributed?"

Seeing the heat in Chen Wei's gaze, Meng Bowen smiled. "Southshore Mountain Secret Realm is freezing cold and its environment is harsh, so the association does not recommend that Beast Masters stay there for long."

"Therefore, the secret realm will only be open to the public for three days. During that time, all Beast Master resources you find inside belong to you personally and may be freely brought out of the secret realm. Of course, Beast Masters are not permitted to privately take away pet beasts living in the secret realm, except for pet beasts that have already formed Beast Master contracts."

"Has the association already successfully developed this secret realm, then?"

Chen Wei nodded, his expression somewhat hesitant yet curious.

One had to know that within Donghua Kingdom, every secret realm discovered by humans was exceptionally rare and precious.

First, secret realms might contain special pet beasts never before seen on the market. Any one of them could fetch an astronomical price.

Second, the Beast Master resources born within secret realms came in countless varieties and possessed dense Source Power. Cultivating inside could accelerate a Beast Master's Source Star cultivation.

Finally, the core of a secret realm could be refined by an advanced forgemaster into an advanced Star Ring, causing the Star Ring's internal space to overlap with the vast space of the secret realm. From then on, the secret realm would become a Beast Master's private personal space.

The more Chen Wei thought about the many benefits of a secret realm, the more envious he became.

Why couldn't he have discovered an ownerless secret realm?

Meng Bowen pondered for a moment. Feeling that this was not information that needed to be concealed, he said solemnly, "Yes. The association has already sent people to explore the secret realm once. However, the association did not take some Beast Master resources guarded by exotic beasts. Instead, they were left behind as trials."

"As long as you have the strength, there are quite a few Beast Master resources to be obtained within the secret realm!"

So that was it. It seemed this secret realm was another battlefield the association had set up to temper newly awakened Beast Masters.

There would probably be no shortage of Beast Masters from Water Mountain City entering the secret realm then, and the competition would be extremely fierce!

But Chen Wei was determined to claim the snow pool's location.

After all, Beast Master resources that could aid evolution were few and far between!

"President Meng, is the entrance to this secret realm fixed or random?" Chen Wei continued asking.

"This secret realm has no fixed entrance. When the time comes, association staff will be responsible for teleporting you into it. Don't worry, the locations we randomly teleport you to are generally fairly safe. We won't suddenly send you into midair or beneath an icy river." Meng Bowen smiled.

"Of course, the safety of teleportation has its limits. If your luck is bad, it is not impossible for you to be sent directly into an exotic beast's nest, or onto a tree inhabited by a large number of venomous bee-type exotic beasts!"

"Huh? Wouldn't the death rate be very high, then?"

Chen Wei frowned slightly. How could President Meng say something so frightening with such a straight face?

Did a Beast Master's survival upon entering a secret realm actually depend on luck?

"Haha, it isn't that exaggerated. Even a jinx might not encounter something like that once in ten years."

Seeing Chen Wei's somewhat nervous expression, Meng Bowen could not help but chuckle.

"Besides, our association has already gained control of this secret realm's core. If something like that happens, as long as you trigger the association's specially made Void Stone fragment with your mind, you can leave the secret realm safe and sound."

Chen Wei tugged at the corner of his mouth. He suddenly realized that the steady and dignified president of the Beast Master Association before him was actually a little improper.

"Thank you, President Meng, for clearing up my doubts." Chen Wei rose to his feet and thanked him politely.

"I merely told you some of the specific details about the secret realm that I know."

Meng Bowen smiled. He most enjoyed talking with young, newly awakened Beast Masters; it made him feel much younger as well.

After returning to the apartment, Chen Wei felt that he had gained a great deal.

Not only had he won the Beast Master Association's champion challenge tournament, but he had also learned plenty of information about the secret realm from President Meng.

Of course, the most important gains were the qualification to participate in the secret realm and the one million Star Coins champion reward.

To be fair, that timely one million Star Coins had instantly helped Chen Wei's already impoverished family overcome more than half of its difficulties.

Thinking of this, Chen Wei directly scooped Color Spirit, who was buried beneath the covers, into his arms, then could not resist rubbing his face against her jade-smooth body.

"Yiya!" ()

Color Spirit turned her head away in distaste. What kind of fit had her Beast Master gotten into today?

He had only won a few matches.

Was this really necessary?

In his cheerful mood, Chen Wei paid no mind to the disgusted look from his greatest contributor.

He opened the Beast Master Mall app on his phone and said joyfully to Color Spirit, "Our family finally has money! Take a look and see whether there's anything you like to eat in the Beast Master Mall. I'll buy it all for you!"

Color Spirit curiously leaned over, her gaze falling in puzzlement upon the phone in Chen Wei's hand.

"Yiyi-ya." (This thing isn't edible!)

"Ah, well..."

For a moment, Chen Wei had no idea how to respond. Only then did he remember that his phone had always been Color Spirit's video-learning tool for studying Eastflower script; he had never taught her how to use a phone.

So Chen Wei proceeded to teach Color Spirit, step by step, how to shop with a phone.

It had to be said that clever Color Spirit learned quickly. Before long, she was using the phone like a pro, even going online to shop by herself and directly purchasing a bottle of Snow Lotus Pills from the Beastmaster Mall.

"Yiya?" (Is this all I need to do?)

"Yes, that's it. The courier will deliver the Snow Lotus Pills you just bought to our home tomorrow." Chen Wei smiled as he stroked Color Spirit's head.

"If there's anything else you like, you can use my account to buy it. Just let me know when you check out."

"Yiya!" (^▽^) (Okay!)

Color Spirit immediately used her telekinesis to carefully control the phone floating before her. A dazzling array of goods slowly scrolled past her eyes.

She tilted her little head. There were so many pictures of delicious foods on the phone, every one of them so temptingly alluring to a snake that she truly couldn't decide what to pick.

Watching the adorably dazed Color Spirit fall into the agony of choice, Chen Wei's face brimmed with a smile.