The Most Powerful Bodyguard

"It’s alright, it’s alright, I didn’t take it to heart." Yang Yan smiled at the young girl, trying to express enough goodwill.

Sure enough, seeing Yang Yan’s sincere smile, the girl also immediately returned a smile and introduced herself voluntarily:

"Hello, my name is Olivia. You’re human, right? May I ask where you’re from and why you’ve come here?"

"Our Elf Race is isolated from the outside world. Normally there should be a protective barrier around the outskirts to prevent us from external disturbances, so it’s rare to see humans stepping foot here."

"By the way, for reasons unknown, the elder recently lifted the outer barrier. We can freely hunt in the outskirts, and it seems there are traces of humans."

Yang Yan thought to himself, no wonder the elves had sealed off the outskirts.

This Elf Race is so pure; even with such a short amount of time, they’ve already disclosed so much information to a human stranger they’ve just met.

Meanwhile, Yang Yan couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.

The countless humans on Wandering Dragon Star have already sacrificed themselves, with maybe only one in ten surviving this calamity. Is there any need to use a barrier to seal it?

In this world, perhaps only places that don’t communicate with the outside world can be spared from disaster!

Thinking this, Yang Yan sighed again.

However, Yang Yan’s spirit is resilient, and he quickly regained his composure.

He understood clearly that now was not the time for sentimentality. The urgent matter was to find the Wood Attribute Extreme Soldier and Metal Attribute Extreme Soldier, repair the Nascent Void, and completely remove the great threat from this world!

"Miss Olivia, I wonder if you could introduce me to the elder? I have important matters to discuss." Yang Yan immediately expressed his thoughts.

Olivia suddenly looked at Yang Yan with caution, then glanced at Grace’s bandaged wound before her expression relaxed.

She said somewhat reluctantly, "Normally, it’s absolutely impossible for me to bring you into our Elf Race. However, since you saved my brother, I can reluctantly bring you along."

"After all, the elder is the strongest, and even if you have any malicious intent, you’d be suppressed."

Hearing this, Yang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he was really worried that this elf warrior would flatly refuse him.

"Thank you, thank you! I’ll trouble you, Miss Olivia." Yang Yan said gratefully.

With that, Yang Yan followed Olivia and Grace toward the path leading to the elf’s abode.

Actually, after only a short walk, they arrived in front of a huge oak tree where Olivia activated the first teleportation array.

The trio experienced countless unknown arrays; some were as complex as the Nine Heavens Star Formation.

Even more surprising, Yang Yan saw array patterns completely unfamiliar to him.

Truly, the elves, closest to the divine, are remarkable in their mastery of arrays.

Finally, the forest’s dim overshadowing gave way, and as they returned to a visible scene, Yang Yan felt suddenly enlightened!

The Dark Forest, only here does sunlight bathe the surroundings.

Undoubtedly, this is the center of the Dark Forest, the mysterious dwelling place of the elves.

At noon, the sun’s rays create a soft mist in the forest, with gentle sunlight blessing the area, making the lush leaves glow with a soft green.

Beautiful and archaic wooden huts stood quietly, transformed by time, now ancient and full of history.

Entwining vines exuded vigorous vitality.

Beside the huts, there were small wooden tables, some with elders sipping tea, and some girls weaving clothes.

In the open space, countless children with long ears chased and played.

Such a utopian scene!

Yang Yan has seen many strange scenes, but faced with the view before him, he couldn’t help but stare agape.

If not for seeing it himself, who could believe that despite the outer world being ravaged by war and evil qi, such a paradise remains unaffected, tranquil and harmonious.

As Yang Yan was marveling, beside him appeared an elderly figure with a cane, radiating a green aura.

Even more astonishing to Yang Yan was that from the elder, he sensed a hint of reincarnation.

The weathered and profound feeling remarkably mirrored the taste during his nine lives of reincarnation.

"Greetings, elder!" While Yang Yan pondered, the young girl beside him bowed respectfully.

The elder approached, inspecting Yang Yan for a few seconds, then suddenly broke into a bright smile.

"I am Lingming, greetings to Yang Yan, the Alliance Leader of the Wandering Dragon Alliance."

Olivia, hearing this, couldn’t help but be curious, her eyes widened as she examined Yang Yan as if trying to reacquaint herself with this human.

Understandably so.

Within the Elf Race, the elder held the highest status, and his word determined all.

The elder mastered the Prophetic Art, knowing past and future, yet his attitude towards Yang Yan was difficult to comprehend.

Yang Yan also became amazed, his gaze intense as he studied the elf elder before him.

In his understanding, since this place was entirely free from any trace of evil qi, it must be due to the influence of the great formation.

Thus, this place should be utterly isolated from the outside world.

Yet, Lingming was able to reveal his identity with one word, which was indeed astounding.

However, Yang Yan quickly regained his composure.

He was stunned to discover he couldn’t discern Lingming’s power!

Currently, having faced countless life-death situations, fought Nascent Soul experts, and resisted enemies with Divinity Transformation strength, his experience is rich.

Even in the Divinity Transformation Realm, he could discern the subtleties.

Yet the elder before him, Yang Yan couldn’t sense anything about his power.

If it weren’t for Lingming’s deeply aging aura, and his status as the elf elder, Yang Yan might have thought the elder was an ordinary human without spiritual power.

"Young friend, there’s no need to probe! You cannot discover it, so there’s no need to waste effort. Besides, Wandering Dragon Star is in dire peril, lest you waste time, quickly state your purpose for this visit!" Lingming spoke directly.

Upon hearing this, Yang Yuan fell silent, pondered briefly, then cupped his hands and said, "Elder, since you sit within the formation and know all matters, possessing boundless wisdom, why not step out of the formation to join Wandering Dragon Star against foreign enemies?"

"Join against foreign enemies?" Lingming chuckled bitterly, "Young friend, come with me to take a look over there, and you’ll understand."

With that, he turned and walked into the depths of the forest.

Clearly, his pace was slow, yet Yang Yan hesitated for merely a moment, and his figure was nearly out of sight.