Chapter 59: The Art of Daydreaming

Chapter 59: The Art of Daydreaming

Qi Yuan cautiously entered the core area.

Ahead lay an unending stretch of mountains. He stopped on a flat expanse.

Further ahead was an abyss, seemingly bottomless and shrouded in mist.

No animals or plants could be seen within it.

However, faintly visible were five colors, representing the forces of the Five Elements.

These five colors were like boiling, flowing paints. If a person fell in, their bones would likely be dissolved.

If Qi Yuan, who had yet to begin cultivation, had looked down into the abyss, his acrophobia would have made his legs tremble, and he might have felt an uncontrollable urge to jump.

But now, he didn't feel that way.

"According to typical game settings, shouldn't I have to slay all the Five Spirits here before reaching the final reward area? Unexpectedly, the Five Spirits are gone, and I can arrive here without killing any monsters."

Qi Yuan lifted Xiao Jia into his arms. "Be careful."

Qi Yuan jumped into the abyss.

In an instant, he felt as if he had collided with a thin membrane.

He squeezed through it. for new novels

When he looked around, Qi Yuan saw more of the five colors.

It seemed to be a pool.

The pool was filled with the boiling colors of the Five Elements.

Qi Yuan felt a tingling sensation on his body.

He looked at Xiao Jia, who was turning an increasingly intense shade of red, as if she were in a sauna. She seemed quite uncomfortable in this place.

"United we stand!"

Qi Yuan decided to merge with Xiao Jia.

Not to enhance his strength or defense, but to protect Xiao Jia.

Xiao Jia's true form wasn't very strong, and staying here could easily harm her.

It was better to transform into armor, imprinting onto Qi Yuan's chest.

Wearing the armor, Qi Yuan moved through the pool.

But his speed was slow, as if moving through molasses.

"This place looks ordinary; there's nothing useful here, right?"

The five colors in the pool were very pure.

To use an inappropriate analogy, each color was like a pure substance made of a single element.

So, although this place was large, there wasn't much actual substance.

His eyes scanned the area, and a series of prompts appeared.

【This is Golden Quicksand, gathered from the essence of gold scorched by the great sun. Bathing in Golden Quicksand can increase the chance of sensing the essence of gold.】

【This is Wood Quicksand, gathered from the essence of wood scorched by the great sun. Bathing in it...】

【This is Water Quicksand...】

What he saw were the essences of the Five Elements, produced by a so-called great sun scorching them.

These substances could increase the chance of sensing the essence of the Five Elements.

Perhaps very useful for the three people Qi Yuan met.

But for Qi Yuan, they were almost useless.

"My drop rate is 100%, so these Five Element Quicksands are completely useless to me. Can they even push my drop rate beyond 100%?"

"However, those three NPCs I met might find them useful. Their drop rates are probably less than 1%, how tragic."

Thinking this, Qi Yuan grabbed a handful of Five Element Quicksand.

Though useless to him, they were valuable to others, so grabbing a handful wouldn't hurt.

Otherwise, coming here for nothing would be too pointless.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan paused.

He saw something other than the Five Element Quicksand.

【Great Sun's Flower. Touching it may allow one to hear some remnants of the Great Sun's thoughts. The lucky ones might even acquire some useful techniques.】

Qi Yuan looked at a wisp of light ahead, about the size of a firefly.

He grasped the light in his hand.

Disjointed whispers fell into Qi Yuan's ears.

"The Moon Continent is my foundation, how dare you!"

"Evil demon from beyond, aaahhh!"

"Great Sun's Incantation!"

...

"I am unwilling!"

Fragments of thoughts entered Qi Yuan's mind, making him unsteady on his feet.

"Is standing on the Five Element Quicksand consuming too much energy? Have I been playing too long today? I need to log out soon."

With this thought, Qi Yuan began analyzing the fragments he heard.

"It seems like a powerful being encountered another strong being, fought a battle, and lost?"

"Evil demon from beyond? Could this be referring to the game's final boss? Is the Great Sun a god? He fought the evil demon and lost badly, only managing to scorch the demon's leg?"