The Most Powerful Bodyguard

Land of the Extreme West, located at the Western Desert.

Here, the silence is suffocating, occasionally a gust of whirlwind whisks up a column of yellow sand that gracefully ascends into the sky, vanishing at the horizon.

At times, fierce winds rise, swirling the sands like the sky is collapsing.

Yang Yan has been searching here for an entire month. Despite carrying ample water and food, he still feels a kind of vexation in his heart.

Yang Yan once considered, if there were an Earth Attribute Extreme Soldier hidden anywhere in the Western Desert, it might only be under the sands.

However, if it were exposed, good thing, for it could be found at a glance.

But if underground, who knows when it will be found?

Yang Yan had tried with all his might to see if he could penetrate the sands here.

But did not expect that with one strike, he only managed to make a pit several meters deep.

Within just a few minutes, the quicksand completely filled the pit, leaving no trace of disturbance.

During this month, Yang Yan even felt a bit of despair.

Apart from the extremely ferocious beasts evolved under the influence of Evil Qi and the harsh desert environment, there was nothing else in sight.

Just sand, and more sand.

In a way, a person with no goal is unlikely to succeed.

However, when the goal is in the realm of the illusory, it makes one feel all the more hopeless.

Had he not carried the guiding treasure provided by other Sect Leaders before his departure, Yang Yan would truly have lost himself in this boundless desert.

"This place is..." While flying, Yang Yan kept checking the map in his hands.

Though the Western Desert is fraught with countless dangers, there is still an endless stream of cultivators exploring this desert.

It is said that in the Ancient Times, countless sects stood here. Back then, the desert wasn’t as vast as it is today.

And now, even the oldest sects couldn’t withstand the ravages of time and were eventually buried beneath this desert.

Once, a cultivator acquired secret treasures from the Ancient Times here, and others obtained profound cultivation techniques, rising to prominence as a result.

Later, through continuous exploration, some people managed to sketch a partial map of the desert, assisting future cultivators in their search for treasures buried deep under the sands.

According to the map, in about several hundred miles, one should come across an oasis.

There, water sources are abundant, but it is extremely dangerous.

On the oasis, numerous Golden Core Realm beasts reside, with strong practitioners also honing their skills there.

It is without a doubt a world of survival of the fittest, where anyone daring to approach must abide by the law of the jungle.

Yang Yan couldn’t help but think, if he could meet someone, perhaps he could inquire about the whereabouts of the Earth Attribute Extreme Soldier.

A few years ago, a major battle left the Wandering Dragon Star in ruins, yet many hermits still lived in seclusion, like elves, indifferent to external matters.

And these hermits who survived were without exception individuals of high cultivation.

If one could obtain their help here, finding the Extreme Soldier would naturally become much simpler.

Entering the oasis, Yang Yan’s month-long vexation was entirely swept away.

The lush greenery before him made Yang Yan feel extremely refreshed.

Yang Yan walked quietly within the oasis, only to find that the place he was in seemed to have no beasts at all.

The surroundings were silent, without a sound.

This deathly silence made Yang Yan suddenly alert, and he gradually came to a halt.

He even suspected that he had been trapped in an Array, which clouded his senses, thus preventing him from perceiving his environment.

This time, to be on the safe side, he had brought the Spirit Testing Banner that tests for Arrays.

Although this banner cannot crack Arrays or find their cores, it can sense the presence of an Array, thus alerting the bearer.

Yang Yan unfurled the Spirit Testing Banner, but to his amazement, it showed no reaction!

He could be sure that the Spirit Testing Banner was absolutely fine.

Could it be... he had truly misjudged his senses?

Yang Yan pondered for a moment and, to be on the safe side, took out an Array Plate of the Spirit Gathering Array and placed it beside him.

This time, the Spirit Testing Banner did react.

Yang Yan shook his head with a bit of helplessness and carefully put away the two artifacts.

He confirmed that he was just being overly sensitive and continued on his way.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

At that moment, Yang Yan suddenly heard the sound of chopping wood.

Yang Yan was puzzled as to how those living here, who must be highly cultivated individuals, could rely on an axe to cut down trees?

With high skills and courage, Yang Yan quickened his pace in the direction of the sound.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

He saw an elder wearing a straw hat not far away, chopping methodically at a small tree, the trunk fitting easily within a hand’s span.

Behind the elder stood a petite and exquisite wooden hut.

Next to the hut flowed a small river, its babbling sound composing a beautiful melody, adding a vibrant touch to the serene and harmonious atmosphere.

In Yang Yan’s eyes, this scene appeared so leisurely and carefree, like a paradise away from the world.

For a moment, Yang Yan even had the urge to linger and live here in seclusion.

But just for a moment, Yang Yan came back to his senses.

Countless Wandering Dragon Star People had already fallen prey to the attacks of the Evil Qi, and countless more waited for him to repair the Nascent Void and turn the tide.

Yang Yan did not notice, but as his resolve returned, the corners of the woodcutter’s mouth beneath the hat seemed to faintly curl upwards.

Yang Yan quietly watched the elder, with a new hint of meaning in his gaze.

In this oasis deep within the Western Desert, a place where dangers and opportunities coexist, a seemingly unskilled elder was chopping wood?

Yang Yan knew there must be more to this place.

But having spent days in the vast desert, finally seeing a living person, Yang Yan was reluctant to leave just like that.

"Old man, may I ask what you are doing?" Yang Yan approached and asked.

The elder, hearing the voice, looked up at Yang Yan and answered lightly, "Just chopping wood."

Yang Yan then saw the elder’s appearance.

Neither aged nor bizarre, just plain and simple like an elder from the mountains.

Yang Yan clearly understood that this unremarkable simplicity was the most unusual thing.

In this perilous oasis, how could there be an ordinary elder?!

Countless thoughts flashed through Yang Yan’s mind, and in the end, he decided to express his thoughts frankly.

"Old man, do you happen to know where the Earth Attribute Extreme Soldier is?" Yang Yan asked respectfully.

"I do," the elder’s voice remained as calm as before.

As if nothing in this world could surprise him anymore.