This Top-tier secret realm was really dominated by Fairy-type energy, which resulted in most of the Pokémon in this realm being Fairy-type—roughly about sixty percent.
Pure Fairy-type Pokémon generally had a very ethereal appearance; even something like Granbull looked more like "ugly-cute" rather than truly ugly.
Among Fairy-type Pokémon, the most iconic representatives were definitely Sylveon and Gardevoir. The former was a pure Fairy-type Pokémon, while the latter was a dual Psychic and Fairy-type.
Perhaps because Fairy-type Pokémon were either cute or beautiful, the majority of Fairy-type trainers happened to be women.
Among female trainers' favorite types, Fairy ranked first, Water ranked second, and Ice ranked third.
It took Julian roughly half a year to fully explore this entire Top-tier secret realm, and in total he found three Ultimate treasures.
[Fairy Blossom: The most beautiful flower. When in full bloom, it releases a pure essence of Fairy-type energy, which Fairy-type Pokémon can absorb.]
[Tangerine Berry: A mutated tangerine berry. Having grown in the place where Xerneas slumbers, it has been nourished by its life force. Consuming it can increase one's lifespan by a hundred years.]
[Rockwood: A treasure born in places rich with Rock-type energy. When used by a Rock-type Pokémon, it increases the power of Rock-type moves by 20% and strengthens Rock-type foundation.]
Of these three Ultimate treasures, except for the second one that made Julian's eyes light up, the other two were fairly average in comparison.
He also found ten sub-Ultimate treasures, six of which were Fairy-type, and the remaining four were Water, Grass, Flying, and Psychic-types respectively.
Overall, other than the slight pleasant surprise of encountering Xerneas, this Top-tier secret realm was somewhat underwhelming in terms of harvest.
This was the most resource-poor Top-tier secret realm he had ever seen, and it hadn't even been explored before.
With the exploration concluded, Julian naturally returned to the Flame Mountain Secret Realm, and then spent another two months thoroughly exploring it.
After all, since he was already here, it was worth exploring.
The Flame Mountain Secret Realm was jointly managed by the Hearth family and the nation. Over these several hundred years, if there really was anything good, it would have already been taken.
Even with his Dowsing Machine, Julian couldn't find a single Ultimate treasure. Clearly, the resources of Flame Mountain had been exhausted—though, of course, "exhausted" was only from Julian's perspective.
For most trainers, the resources in Flame Mountain were still quite good.
Moreover, this secret realm was filled entirely with Fire-type energy, making it extremely suitable for Fire-type Pokémon to train. The success rate of leveling up here was also much higher.
Including the Flame Mountain Secret Realm, Julian spent a total of about eight months inside and explored two secret realms—a level of efficiency that was absolutely terrifying.
And his exploration wasn't like other trainers who only explored a portion or did a rough sweep—he had thoroughly examined every inch.
The entire map of the secret realms had been recorded in Metagross's supercomputer.
After exiting the secret realm, Julian didn't leave immediately. Before leaving, he had to at least bid farewell to the Hearth family—otherwise it would seem too impolite.
Of course, it wasn't because he was afraid Ember would come after him to settle accounts later.
"Little cousin, why did you come out so fast?"
When Ember learned that Julian had come out, she immediately rushed back from outside, her expression showing some surprise.
After all, exploring a Top-tier secret realm usually took about a year, yet Julian had only spent eight months.
But then she remembered that Julian now had Deoxys, a Psychic-type First-class Legendary. With a single psychic scan, it could explore a vast area.
Under such circumstances, it was natural that his exploration speed would be faster.
"Come out so fast?"
Julian felt that this woman was making a joke at his expense—and a very suggestive one at that.
Was she saying he was both small and quick?
Noticing Julian looking at her with a strange expression, Ember paused briefly, then immediately realized that what she'd just said did indeed seem a bit off—but she had no intention of explaining herself.
"So, did you find any good stuff in there?" Ember asked eagerly.
In her view, a brand-new Top-tier secret realm should be full of treasures everywhere.
"Just so-so. There's a First-class Legendary inside though. So if you go in, it's best not to get close to it. And you absolutely must not let the outside world know about its existence—otherwise, there will be trouble," Julian warned.
If it was any other First-class Legendary, it would be fine. But the one slumbering there was Xerneas. And Julian had already told the people of Organisation Y that Xerneas was sleeping in the Primal Secret Realm of Celestria.
So if Organisation Y found out, they'd immediately realize that Julian had been lying to them, and then the claim that Julian possessed the item to awaken Xerneas might very well be exposed as a lie too.
Given how fanatical Organization Y was, there was no telling what they might do.
Julian himself wasn't exactly afraid.
But he had family and friends—and those lunatics had no bottom line. They would definitely target the people close to him.
His family members were all his closest blood relatives, and there were only a few of them. As long as he protected them well, the chances of something happening were actually quite small.
But his friends were a different story.
Friends from his university days like Luis and Dalton, classmates from high school like Will and Chase, along with the nationally acclaimed sensation Hannah, and even Haley, whom he treated like a younger sister.
He had far more friends than family, and there was simply no way to protect all of them.
So if, because of him, they ended up dying at the hands of Organization Y, Julian would definitely feel guilty.
So the fact that Xerneas was inside this secret realm absolutely could not be made known to the outside world.
Seeing how serious Julian's expression was, Ember immediately dropped her teasing attitude. Although she didn't know the exact reason, since Julian said so, she chose to trust him.
"Don't worry. Even if I go in to explore, I won't approach that area. I'm not like you—I don't have several First-class Legendaries with me," Ember said.
"I'm going to seal off that Top-tier secret realm. You can go in alone if you want, but it's mainly Fairy-type, so it won't be that useful for you."
Given his current standing in Drakoria, sealing off a Top-tier secret realm was just a matter of saying the word—even if it was an unexplored one.
"Besides the First-class Legendary, there are also two Champion-level Pokémon inside—a Florges and a Gardevoir. Both are very gentle Pokémon. So as long as you don't cause mass destruction or start a slaughter, they won't attack you."
Of course, another reason was that Julian had already warned them beforehand.
"Here, take this. I don't have any use for it."
He tossed the Ultimate treasure Rockwood to Ember. It really wasn't that useful to him, so he simply gave it to her.
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