I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

"Let's go, let's hurry up the mountain and see if there are any shadowless elves mentioned in the quest." Ye Feng coughed, then took out a new tree fruit and started munching on it as he walked.

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"Wow, help!"

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

Ye Feng sprinted, yelling for help as he ran, while Kirlia followed leisurely beside him using Instant Transmission. Behind them, a group of Gravelers and Golems rolled into balls and chased after them—all using Rollout moves!

At the very back, Little Stone, who had just been knocked away, was yelling at Ye Feng, seemingly cursing him.

"Is this a case of the elders getting involved after the younger one was beaten?"

Ye Feng was in tears. He should have been calmer just now. He really shouldn't have bullied the weak elf. Who knows if it would turn around and call its parents to beat him up.

There's no way to retaliate yet. Kirlia can't handle so many Golems and Gravelers. If it stops, it might get crushed into mincemeat. It's not Ash. Besides, if it retaliates and completely enrages this family, it might be hunted down to the ends of the earth.

"What a nasty feeling!"

Ye Feng cried and screamed as he desperately tried to escape.

Ye Feng didn't know how long he had been running, but the sounds behind him grew fainter and fainter. When he looked back, he found that the Longlong family had disappeared. They probably had lost their temper after chasing Ye Feng for a while, and since they couldn't catch up, they gave up.

"Phew, that's great, I survived."

Ye Feng collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. Kirulian stood behind him, comforting him and patting his back to help him catch his breath.

After a while, Ye Feng recovered and found that his legs were still shaking a little when he got up—he had run too fast.

"Let's keep going, but be careful. Don't attack any Pokémon this time." Ye Feng patted his leg and then gave Kirlia a word of advice.

Who attacked? Even though I was the one who did it, it was your order, okay? Now it's like it's my fault. Kirlia stared at her trainer, completely exasperated.

Life is tough, Qilu sighs!

On the rest of the journey, Ye Feng was careful and didn't dare to cause any more trouble, and successfully climbed to the top of the mountain.

Looking at the bare mountaintop, Ye Feng was somewhat disappointed. He had climbed the mountain all day and been chased by Pokémon, only to find nothing. Even if he couldn't find any Pokémon, he could at least have found some Moonstones or Sunstones.

They searched around with Kirlia, but still found nothing.

"Kirullian, do you think this mountaintop was always bald, or was it plucked bald by the association?" Ye Feng asked suddenly.

Kirullian shook her head, indicating she didn't know.

Standing on the mountaintop and looking down, the view is excellent. Below are vast forests, beyond which lie green meadows, lakes of varying sizes, and a desert... the distinct layers create a unique, secluded atmosphere.

The environment of this secret realm is quite nice. Ye Feng had heard that some secret realms don't even have elves, and are floating islands formed from broken land, with everything hanging upside down; some secret realms only have a giant tree made of a single rock layer; and some secret realms are actually volcanoes or bottomless waters... These secret realms are all listed as forbidden areas, and no one is allowed to enter them. Of course, no one would deliberately go there to risk their life.

In short, they are all kinds of strange and unusual.

"There's no sea?" Ye Feng raised his hand to his forehead as if looking around, but he couldn't see any sea, only lakes.

"On the other side of the mountain, on the other side of the sea..." Ye Feng took out the note again, looked at the words on it, and sang it softly... read it aloud.

"Beyond the mountains are still mountains, but is beyond the sea necessarily still the sea?" Ye Feng suddenly recalled a philosophical saying from his past life.

Kirullian tilted her head, a big question mark appearing above it.

“If that’s the case,” Ye Feng began pacing back and forth, “there are still mountains on the other side of the mountain, which means that elves live in places with mountains or where you can see mountains. But there isn’t necessarily a sea on the other side of the sea. There is indeed no sea here, and with so many lakes, it’s impractical to search for one. It must refer to places without water.”

His gaze slowly swept across the landscape, finally settling on the desert. He gestured with his hand to indicate the angle; indeed, the mountain beneath Ye Feng's feet could be seen from there. And naturally, there was no water in the desert. This haphazard analysis actually led Ye Feng to discover a possible location.

Good grief, these days you can't even be a trainer without any education?

Now that we have a goal, the rest is easy; we just need to head towards the desert.

However, some preparatory work still needs to be done.

The desert didn't look very big, but Ye Feng understood the saying "looking at a mountain makes you want to run to your death," and he couldn't just go in without being fully prepared.

The most important thing, of course, is water. One water bottle wasn't enough, so Ye Feng found some bamboo and made a simple water bottle, filling it with water—there were no industrial facilities in the secret realm, so the water was naturally pure. But he couldn't bring too much, as it was too heavy to carry. He could get more water from tree fruits.

By the time we were almost done with our work, it was already getting dark.

It was another night spent with the sky as my blanket and the earth as my mat.

The next day

Ye Feng woke up early.

The first thing he did upon waking was to observe his surroundings. Fortunately, there weren't any sprites lying all over the ground like the day before, which relieved him.

After a quick packing, we set off for the desert.

After traveling all morning—during which he encountered a small fire horse—Ye Feng successfully hired it to give him a ride using a tree fruit. Otherwise, he didn't know when he would have reached the desert.

"Thank you so much, Ponyta~~" Ye Feng waved goodbye to Ponyta with reluctance.

The little Ponyta kept turning back, its eyes brimming with tears. "That damned human, may he be buried in the desert forever and never come out again!" the little Ponyta cursed viciously in its heart.

Seeing that Ponyta seemed reluctant to leave him, Ye Feng's eyes lit up. He picked up the Pokémon and ran towards Ponyta: "Ponyta, are you reluctant to leave me? How about..."

"Whoa!" the little pony cried out in surprise, turned around and ran off, kicking up sand that covered Ye Feng's face.

"What does that mean?" Ye Feng wiped the sand off his face, looking at the little fire horse running away quickly with a bit of frustration.

"Don't you have any idea what I mean?" Kirlian, standing to the side, was speechless.

"Forget it, let's go." Ye Feng shook his head helplessly. It was a pity that the little fire horse was still very fast. If he had a mount like that, it would be much more convenient for them in the secret realm.

Hmm, should I try to catch a rideable Pokémon? Ye Feng looked at Kirlia, which barely reached his thigh, and began to seriously consider it. Kirlia was too small. Even if it evolved into Gardevoir later... No, Ye Feng imagined that scene, then shook his head violently to shake the image away. It was too beautiful to bear looking at.

Kirullian shivered and looked around alertly, but couldn't find anything wrong.

Chapter 61 The Secret Realm in Progress

Although Ye Feng really wanted to continue riding the little fire horse, for some reason, after reaching the edge of the desert, the little fire horse refused to go any further. Ye Feng felt that he and the little fire horse were not meant to be, so he had no choice but to let it go.

Looking down from the mountain, the desert seemed small, but when I actually arrived, I realized it was much larger than I had imagined.

Using the mountain they had come from as a reference, Ye Feng and Kirullian first headed in the direction away from the mountain, searching as they went. Anyway, the mountain was there and wouldn't move, so there was no need to worry about getting lost inside.

Along the way, Ye Feng got to see the scenery of the desert.

The temperature was very high, making Ye Feng feel like he was back in Jinghai City during summer. He even had to wrap himself up tightly in his clothes, otherwise the direct sunlight would accelerate moisture loss. As far as the eye could see, there was only monotonous yellow sand everywhere, not a single tree in sight, except for a few cacti, like the one behind him…

Wait, where did this cactus come from? Ye Feng and Kirlia were startled by the cactus that suddenly appeared behind them, and Kirlia almost used her Psychic.

Ye Feng circled the cactus, stroked his chin, and said, "This cactus looks delicious. How about some roasted cactus?"

Are you serious? Kirlian looked at Ye Feng with a horrified expression.

"Shh!" The cactus trembled.

"!" Kirlian was startled and quickly stepped in front of Ye Feng.

Ye Feng also took a few steps back. He already knew how the cactus had suddenly appeared; it was an elf!

"Doota!" The cactus suddenly roared, spreading its arms and legs and shooting out several sharp needles from its body, trailing a long tail as it shot towards Kirlia.

Kirlia teleported away and used Psychic, but the psychic energy struck the cactus without causing any damage.

"This is Brother Meng's cactus, it has a malevolent nature, so superpowers are useless against it!" Ye Feng reminded him.

The Dream Cactus is a grass/dark species that mainly lives in the desert and has strong survivability and aggression.

Ye Feng has no intention of running away for the time being. Psychic powers are ineffective against Dark-type enemies, and Ghost-type Shadow Ball is also weak against them. Kirlia, who only knows one Fairy-type move, Hookshot, is not good at dealing with them. It seems like this might be a good opportunity to train.

Kirlia nodded, conjuring a Shadow Ball in each hand. But as soon as the Shadow Balls were thrown, Cactus vanished from its spot, its attack missing its target. Then, Cactus suddenly reappeared behind Kirlia, its thick arm slamming down.

Surprise Attack! A Dark-type move that allows you to strike first when the enemy attacks. It fails if the enemy doesn't use an offensive move.

Kirlia had no time to react and was sent flying, her "Sturdy" armor shattered. Although "Sturdy" armor was strong thanks to Kirlia's powerful mental strength, it became as thin as paper against a physical or Dark-type attack.

This Dream Cactus has a strong fighting spirit! Ye Feng thought to himself that it was something special. The Dream Cactus, which could launch surprise attacks, also had a strong fighting spirit, making it easy for it to launch a counterattack after being caught off guard.

Immediately afterward, before Kirlia could even get up, Cactus launched a barrage of Pin Missiles at her.

"Dodge! Charm...Adorable!" Ye Feng commanded. Kirlia reacted quickly, dodging the attack in time. Then, she teleported in front of the Dream Cactus and used her adorable charm.

The reason Ye Feng used "Adorable Charm" instead of "Charming Voice" was because he noticed that after using "Pin Missile," Cactus didn't make any further moves, but instead stared intently at Kirlia. He immediately realized that it was waiting for Kirlia to counterattack so that he could use a surprise attack.

While the Enchanting Voice has a bewitching effect, it is essentially an offensive move that can trigger a surprise attack. If Kirlia were to be hit by another surprise attack, the situation would become very bad. Therefore, Ye Feng switched to using Charm.

Just as Ye Feng had predicted, Meng Ge Cactus froze in the face of the sudden act of coquetry. This was the price of the failed surprise attack, and coupled with the effect of the coquetry, Meng Ge Cactus temporarily lost the ability to retaliate.

"Enchanting Voice!" Now is the perfect time to use Enchanting Voice.

Cactus Dream was under a spell, clutching its head and howling in pain as the song played, its strength rapidly draining away. Kirlia didn't stop the spellcasting until Cactus Dream collapsed, exhausted.

Tsk! Ye Feng smacked his lips as he looked at the unconscious Meng Ge Cactus, patted Kirlia's head and praised her, then turned and left without a second thought.

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Continuing towards the desert, they didn't encounter any more Pokémon with any strength like the Cactus, but they did stumble upon a battle between a group of Trapinch, Flygon, Krookodile, and Crocodile fighting for territory.

This was the first time Ye Feng had encountered wild Pokémon fighting over territory, and he watched the spectacle with great interest. Various moves flew back and forth, and Pokémon were blasted away from time to time. Several Flygons also crashed.

Later, someone spotted Ye Feng and, perhaps annoyed by his spectating, they all rushed towards him, scaring him so much that he ran away without even turning his backside.

"I just wanted to watch the show, fine, but you wouldn't let me, and you even tried to hit me." Having finally escaped the Pokémon's pursuit, Ye Feng muttered, drawing a sidelong glance from Kirlia.

Kirullian noticed that since entering the secret realm, Ye Feng seemed to have let his true nature out of control, unlike when he was in school, and he really enjoyed watching the excitement and causing trouble.

Along the way, Ye Feng would occasionally provoke some Pokémon, ostensibly to give Kirlia a worthy opponent to train with, but Kirlia suspected that Ye Feng was just trying to cause trouble.