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Su Wen waiting for half a day?
How could he possibly sit tight and wait around for that long.
After three waves of probing met with no response, he immediately began to sense the surroundings directly.
With his attainments in space, he was able to bypass the Dragon Emperor and the others to enter and exit the Netherworld Space on his own. This sealed land was not completely impossible to enter either.
It was just that he had never entered or exited this specific space before, so he still had to crack it. The Netherworld Space, on the other hand, was somewhere Su Wen had gone through from the outside to the inside, having directly entered and exited it, so his spatial perception of its interior and exterior was very distinct.
By the time the Elven guard returned, Su Wen was already standing right in front of her, looking all around.
"You!"
"You, you, you, you, you..." The guard pointed at Su Wen, a look of shock plastered across her face as she stammered incoherently.
"You are of the Elven race, right?" Su Wen said in a gentle voice, looking at the girl with pointed ears whose entire body exuded the aura of life.
"How did you get in!" The guard did not answer Su Wen, but instead questioned him warily.
"I sensed the fluctuations of spatial power, and then I just walked in."
There was no need for the guidance of natural energy.
After all, no matter how one looked at it, this was just a small space attached to the main plane of the Heavenly Pearl Planet. As long as it was attached, there would be spatial nodes. It was impossible for entry to truly and absolutely require the guidance of natural energy.
The Elven race had set conditions on this node, but Su Wen was ultimately able to find the node anyway, and then use it to enter this space.
"I would like to make a trade with your Elven race. Please take me to see your Queen," Su Wen said.
The guard still maintained a wary posture.
Vigilant.
That was her current state of mind.
Su Wen was speechless.
"The Elven race is so powerful, and I'm just one person. Are you really worried that I could do anything unfavorable?"
The guard tilted her head and thought about it for a moment, feeling that what Su Wen said made sense.
"Then follow me. However, I cannot guarantee whether the Queen will see you. I will take you to our clan's grounds first." Although she agreed to bring Su Wen into the clan's territory, her expression remained guarded.
Su Wen was helpless.
As he followed the guard through a primeval forest, Su Wen sensed one powerful aura after another.
The aura of life in this primeval forest was incredibly dense. Su Wen felt that it was not weak at all compared to the life aura in the core region of the Great Star Dou Forest.
Up ahead, every single one of those powerful auras was filled with a natural flavor, as if they were completely integrated with heaven, earth, and nature, appearing exceptionally harmonious and compatible.
"Please inform the Elven Queen that Su Wen requests an audience." Arriving at the Elven clan's grounds, Su Wen spoke a bit more politely to the few powerful elves who had come over to keep an eye on him.
Standing before him now was a squad composed of twelve elves. The aura of the leading elf was aligned with heaven and earth, and the natural energy surrounding her body was incredibly dense, featuring a full six elements: water, fire, earth, wind, light, and darkness.
The Elven race were the darlings of nature, born with an innate affinity for it. They all mastered at least the four elemental powers of water, fire, earth, and wind, while some outstanding individuals among them also mastered the attributes of light and darkness.
The natural growth of these elves was enough for them to reach the rank of Heavenly King or Heavenly Emperor. If they cultivated earnestly, they could go even a step further.
There were easily more than a dozen elves within the Elven race who mastered six elemental attributes, and all of them were at least figures at the peak of the Heavenly Emperor rank. Aside from them, the Elven Queen was someone who would bound to reach the Heavenly God rank.
And that was merely the version rumored in the outside world.
From what Su Wen knew, the Elven race had at least four or more Heavenly God-level powerhouses, and the Elven Queen was at the peak of the Heavenly God rank, potentially even stronger than Xue Aotian.
The Elven Queens of past generations were existences that could be compared directly to the Dragon Emperor.
"Outsider, the Queen is not someone you can see just because you want to."
Facing the other party's words, Su Wen directly displayed his Holy Divine Power.
"This is Holy Power!"
That guard had only felt the strength of the Holy Power, noting that it was even more special than the aura of the Heavenly God-level elders she had felt within the clan. She did not actually recognize the true nature of the Holy Power.
Holy Power contained the aura of creation, harboring the profound mysteries of creation within it, which was highly compatible with the Elven race. The guard had felt an affinity toward it initially, which was why she had immediately gone to report to the clan for Su Wen. It was just a pity that Su Wen couldn't wait and came in on his own.
However, this Heavenly Emperor-level elf possessed far greater knowledge. Perceiving it at close range, she also detected that aura of creation within the Holy Power.
"The aura of creation... That's right, it is indeed Holy Power!" She confirmed her suspicion.
Looking at Su Wen, her gaze carried a hint of bewilderment.
"Why do you possess Holy Power?"
Forcing his way into the sealed land, this person clearly looked quite impolite, yet he actually possessed Holy Power.
"Holy Power should be very compatible with the Elven race. I believe that by using Holy Power as a condition to trade with the Elven race, I should be able to secure an audience with the Queen, right?"
"Honored guest, I wonder what the trade you speak of entails?" The space fluctuated for a moment, and the figure of the Elven Queen appeared.
Unlike ordinary elves, the Elven Queen's aura was highly conspicuous, bearing a distinct sense of nobility. Furthermore, her level of integration with nature was even more exaggerated; Su Wen even felt as though she herself was a part of the entire world.
She had long ears, emerald-green hair just like the Goddess of Nature, and azure-blue eyes.
Behind her back, there were a total of three pairs of transparent, feathered wings.
Su Wen softened his tone, giving the Elven Queen a fair warning in advance: "The contents of the trade might be a bit excessive, but I still hope the Elven Queen can consider it carefully. I have come with sincerity, and I will not let the Elven race suffer a loss."
"Your Excellency might as well state what you want first." The Elven Queen looked at Su Wen, her gaze calm.
She could sense that Su Wen bore no malice.
This was the foundation of a trade.
Su Wen did not beat around the bush, directly stating his purpose.
"A portion of the Ancient Tree of Life--of course, a fallen branch will do--and also three drops of the Queen's blood."
"Audacious!" An elven elder who had accompanied the Elven Queen barked in anger.
The Elven Queen raised her hand to stop them. She still remembered Su Wen's warning from just now, so she did not immediately glare at him with anger.
However, given Su Wen's target, she still developed an instinctive wariness toward him.
"Does Your Excellency know the significance of these two items to my Elven race?"
"I know, but the significance of these two items to my cultivation is equally extraordinary," Su Wen said with a sincere tone.
"What does Your Excellency intend to offer as a condition?" the Elven Queen asked.
"Queen!" The elven elders turned pale with fright.
No matter what the conditions were, it was impossible to hand these two things over to an outsider!
The Ancient Tree of Life was the very foundation of the Elven race, the sole channel through which the Elven race nurtured their descendants. It could even be described as the mother of all elves.
Even if it was just a portion of its fallen branches, it was still a part of their mother. How could it possibly be handed over to an outsider!
The Elven Queen still held immense authority within the Elven race. By remaining calm at this moment, she naturally managed to keep the emotions of these elders under control for the time being.
She looked at Su Wen, hoping he could give her a satisfying answer.
If he was making such an excessive demand of the Elven race based solely on the fact that he possessed Holy Power, then the Elven race would not show any leniency because of it.