The presence in the firmament started to fall silent.

Seeming to weigh the pros and cons.

"The foundation of your Heavenly Demons isn’t here, you should understand that if we tear off the mask, the only ones to suffer in the end will be you.”

Xu Zimei spoke again.

"A wise man adapts to circumstances; I believe the Heavenly Demons are not a bunch of fools.”

Xu Zimei’s words made the Heavenly Demons very angry.

But on careful reflection, he had a point.

"Then let Flame Heavenly Demon be the messenger; we need to consult with other Heavenly Demons,” replied the presence in the firmament.

Immediately, the originally surging demonic aura in the firmament began to disperse.

Accompanied by the dissipation of demonic clouds.

Once again the sky became clear.

Xu Zimei was not afraid that they wouldn’t agree.

After all, this was the Great Wilderness, not somewhere else; the Heavenly Dao doesn’t permit the existence of Heavenly Demons.

True Martial Ancestor also said, “Take the Tree of Desolation and return quickly.

We cannot delay.”

"I know,” Xu Zimei nodded.

This was after all a lingering image of True Martial Ancestor, which finally dispersed.

Just then, there was a “boom” sound.

The firmament was shattered open.

It seemed a meteorite was falling from the sky, heavily hitting the ground.

On closer inspection, it turned out not to be a meteorite, but Situ Mo.

The opponent was heavily injured.

Although both were beings of the Three Flowers Realm, even within the same realm, there are differences in strength.

The man guarding the mausoleum was clearly much stronger than Situ Mo.

This was understandable, after all Situ Mo had been suppressed in the Human Saint Palace for so many years.

While the man kept cultivating.

One rises and the other falls, this is very normal.

The broken sword fell from the sky.

It directly stopped at the center of Situ Mo’s brow.

The thought of resisting instantly extinguished in Situ Mo, stopping in shock at the spot.

"Where is Lord Heavenly Demon?”

"I’ve already sent him away,” Xu Zimei waved his hand.

He said, “Kill him, these evils have no use left.”

The man nodded.

The broken sword fell completely.

This broken sword was very powerful; it shattered Situ Mo’s head, and annihilated all of his divine soul.

How to kill a Dao Fruit powerhouse.

No one understands better than himself.

But Situ Mo, after all, was a Three Flowers existence, it’s not so easy to kill.

Even though the sword shattered everything.

A ray of black light appeared from his body, fleeing towards the firmament.

"Where are you going,” the man shouted.

He threw the broken sword directly.

In an instant, heaven and earth shattered, endless power annihilating that black aura.

"If you show mercy, why do you insist on extermination,” Situ Mo’s voice of shock and anger sounded.

"If the grass is not cut out at the root, it will grow again in spring,” Xu Zimei said lightly.

With a “boom” sound.

The Great Dao’s textures burst from the broken sword.

This time, thoroughly annihilating the black aura.

Accompanied by Situ Mo’s tragic scream.

Finally, everything dissipated like smoke.

The man took back his sword and stood, looking towards Xu Zimei.

"You promised me to lend me the Tree of Desolation.”

"In one month, you must return it,” the man paused briefly, finally speaking.

Xu Zimei nodded.

He himself wasn’t interested in the Tree of Desolation.

The man directly tore through the void and left.

Beside him, Liu Xuer seemed to have thought of something.

She was pondering deeply about the man’s identity.

At this moment, her eyes lit up.

She quickly said, “Senior, could you be Ancestor Mu?”

But the man did not reply to her, having left already.

Xu Zimei was also curious.

He asked, “Who is Ancestor Mu?”

"It’s said that he was our Ancestor’s Dao companion,” Liu Xuer replied.

"I read about him in a book.

At the time, Ancestor Mu abandoned our Ancestor in pursuit of the Great Dao.

Since then,

Our Jade Maiden Palace has forbidden any man to enter.”

"Unexpectedly, after her death, Ancestor Mu has been guarding her mausoleum all along.”

Liu Xuer was filled with emotion.

After all, this was unexpected.

Perhaps no one in the Jade Maiden Palace knows except for the Northern Pole Ancestor.

"I should be leaving too,” Xu Zimei said.

"Thank you, sir, for saving our Jade Maiden Palace; this kindness will be remembered,” Liu Xuer said solemnly.

"I was only doing it for myself,” Xu Zimei waved his hand.

"But now, the four major forces are either destroyed or severely damaged.

If your Jade Maiden Palace seizes the opportunity, perhaps you could unify the Great Wilderness.”

Liu Xuer was slightly tempted.

But she still sighed and said, “I’m afraid we don’t have that capability.

The Northern Pole Ancestor is heavily injured.

Ancestor Mu does not interfere in these matters.”

Xu Zimei didn’t say much more.

After bidding farewell to Liu Xuer, he went to the Ancestor’s mausoleum.

The man was already waiting there.

With a wave of his right hand, a spatial gate appeared in front of them.

Within the gate, the rules of desolation constantly emanated.

As if this was the origin land of the desolation rules.

The man stood in front of the spatial gate, silent for a long time.

Finally said, “When Lin’er and I first came to the Great Wilderness.

This place was desolate.

With no forms of life.”

"We found the Origin Desolate Island, discerned the world’s secrets.

Settled and made a home here.”

The man seemed to be recalling the past.

They were the first living beings to come to the Great Wilderness.

Only later did the five major forces form, with more beings arriving.

At that time, he was full of ambition.

Determined to pursue the Great Dao, for which he abandoned everything.

But as time passed, the Dao was not achieved, and the one he loved died.

This life, he just guarded the mausoleum.

That was his destiny.

……

The man collected his emotions.

With a sweep of his large hand.

With a “boom”, the spatial gate opened.

He and Xu Zimei stepped inside.

The space inside was not very large.

It was an independent world, in which only one tree grew.

A tree rooted in the ground, connecting the firmament, a towering tree.

The tree was thriving; any random branch was a thousand meters thick, tens of thousands of meters long.

Its leaves grew in a dark yellow color.

The leaves contained the vast rules of desolation.

The tree was lush with leaves and branches.

Xu Zimei knew that the tree in front of him was the Tree of Desolation.

The center of the entire Great Wilderness.

The root of the Great Wilderness.

If the Tree of Desolation were gone, the Great Wilderness might cease to exist.

Unlike the Nine Domains.

The Great Wilderness is more like a rootless duckweed, relying on the Tree of Desolation to survive.

So the man gave Xu Zimei a time limit of one month.

Exceeding a month would put the Great Wilderness in danger of destruction.

Xu Zimei approached the Tree of Desolation.

This tree already had a spirit.

Xu Zimei did not force it, but said, “I need you to help us break a formation.

I will return you then.”

The Tree of Desolation shook, and the rules of desolation kept surging.

It seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

The man beside Xu Zimei intervened to pacify it: “Desolation, go with him.

I promised.”