The Blade Qi in Xu Zimei’s hand grew increasingly violent.

He didn’t hold back at all.

Slash after slash, soon, the Golden Man couldn’t hold on, nearly getting chopped into minced meat.

"Still unwilling to talk?” Xu Zimei kicked the Golden Man away, making him fall heavily against the golden tree.

With a “crack” sound.

A branch of the golden tree unexpectedly broke.

"What do you want to know, I’ll tell you.

Please don’t harm my golden tree,” the Golden Man shouted.

"Answer my previous question,” Xu Zimei said.

"Yes, it was a big hand that descended from the sky and took away a bone,” the Golden Man nodded.

"Where did the bone come from?” Xu Zimei asked again.

The Golden Man hesitated for a moment.

Seeing Xu Zimei about to swing the Tyrant Shadow in his hand.

He quickly replied, “It’s the foundation of the golden tree.

The foundation of the golden tree is an arm that was cut off.

The bone was extracted from within the arm.”

This statement surprised Xu Zimei somewhat.

Such a massive golden tree was actually nurtured by an arm.

"Where’s the arm?” Xu Zimei asked again.

Although the Golden Man didn’t answer, his gaze fell under the golden tree.

"Don’t dig, the golden tree will wither.”

"I’m just taking a look,” Xu Zimei said.

"How can an arm have such regenerative power.”

Ignoring the Golden Man’s objection, Xu Zimei began to dig under the tree.

The Tyrant Shadow was incredibly tough, effortlessly digging through the soil.

Soon, he dug a thousand meters deep.

He reached the base of the golden tree, where an arm, mostly decayed, lay.

This arm was very special.

It had complete Great Dao patterns on it.

Moreover, the sound of the Great Dao echoed on the arm, with visions occurring repeatedly.

Even after countless years, a severed limb still had such phenomena, showing how powerful this arm was.

Xu Zimei tried to take the arm.

He was repelled by the force emanating from it.

"Even an ownerless arm dares to defy me,” Xu Zimei said softly.

The Annihilation Rule roared continuously.

The powerful force of the Annihilation Rule began to cover the blade of Tyrant Shadow.

Constantly breaking the force of the arm.

Finally, Xu Zimei’s right hand grasped the arm.

But before he could thoroughly study and feel it.

A force within the arm surged directly into his body.

Xu Zimei was somewhat astonished.

It gave him no chance to react.

Once this force was absorbed, Xu Zimei found the arm devoid of divinity.

And he carefully felt the force within his own body.

Only vaguely receiving some feedback.

“2 Life.”

A number and two Chinese characters.

Very strange, making Xu Zimei feel a sense of dj vu, yet very unfamiliar.

The Golden Man above was still waiting.

Xu Zimei knew that although this arm had power, the mysteries had been obtained by him.

He said nothing more.

Climbing out of the dug pit.

Xu Zimei thought that the information he had obtained was insufficient, and it seemed that more power was necessary.

Since there was an arm, surely there must be other body parts.

He could pay special attention to them in the future.

"Do you know the origin of the big hand?” Xu Zimei asked.

The Golden Man shook his head.

Xu Zimei didn’t say much more, preparing to leave empty-handed.

Before leaving, he looked back at the Golden City.

Xu Zimei seemed to understand something.

In this world of a hundred clans, there is no Golden Clan.

The so-called Golden Clan, whether it be the Golden Man, or the entire Golden City and the creatures within it.

They should all be the evolution of that arm.

They aren’t truly living beings.

But they already possess everything a life form does.

"Is this considered an experiment?” Xu Zimei murmured to himself.

……

This time, Xu Zimei didn’t linger.

Seven days later, he returned to the True Martial Holy Sect.

Now, ever since the True Martial Ancestor transformed it into a spiritual land, the True Martial Holy Sect has seen an incredible increase in both the density of Spiritual Energy and the speed of cultivation.

During this time, the True Martial Holy Sect opened its mountain gate, recruiting many talented disciples from the Heaven Extreme Realm.

Of course, the recruitment by the True Martial Holy Sect wasn’t indiscriminate.

The first priority is still your character.

The experience of near sect collapse made many in the Sect Gate understand.

Having virtue without talent is not feasible.

When the True Martial Holy Sect faces danger, these people won’t help, and instead will scatter like birds and beasts.

This kind of situation must be prevented.

So for recruitment into the True Martial Holy Sect, character and morality outweigh talent.

When Xu Zimei returned to the sect, it coincided with another recruitment day of the True Martial Holy Sect.

Curious, he decided to walk from the mountain gate instead of flying through the air.

At this moment, he concealed his aura, appearing just like an ordinary person.

Xu Zimei wanted to see what state the True Martial Holy Sect was in now.

After all, since the True Martial Ancestor challenged the heavens, the True Martial Holy Sect was entrusted to him.

The mountain gate was quite crowded.

There was a continuous stream of people coming to register.

Many were conversing with each other.

"Have you heard? This is the last disciple recruitment by the True Martial Holy Sect.

They’re preparing for the entire sect’s ascension to the Upper Realm.

The core of our Nine Domains, as it were.”

"Who hasn’t heard? It’s spread throughout the Nine Domains.

This time, I must be chosen.

To see the prosperity of that core world.”

"I’m somewhat worried. In the Heaven Extreme Realm, the True Martial Holy Sect is an absolute ruler.

But in the core world.

The people there are so strong; will they target us?”

The crowd was full of chatter.

While Xu Zimei mingled in the crowd, going unnoticed.

Finally, the test began.

The True Martial Holy Sect’s test consisted of two parts.

The first was assessing aptitude.

The second, evaluating bravery.

This bravery was essentially about loyalty to the sect.

The sect understood that new disciples lacked a sense of belonging, so the loyalty required wasn’t high.

As long as they didn’t desert at crucial moments, it was sufficient.

The second test of bravery was an illusion array.

As for what lay within the Illusion Array, only the participants likely understood.

During the first round.

The True Martial Holy Sect took out a Taoist Stone.

Specially used to test one’s inherent nature.

In the crowd, one person stood out with a leisurely demeanor.

He was surrounded, sharing embraces on either side, with a few sycophants trailing behind him.

Among so many people, he was a striking presence.

"Young Master Ming, if they knew your talent, they’d be overjoyed to have you join, what need is there for a test?”

One of the sycophants flattered him eagerly.

The young man waved his hand dismissively.

He laughed, “Though that’s true, I still have to go through the formalities.

With my Ancient Buddha Body, joining the True Martial Holy Sect is a creation they’ve longed for for so many years.”

As the young man’s words dropped, a voice of curiosity came from the side.

"Is the Ancient Buddha Body really that strong?”

The speaker was Xu Zimei.

Once he spoke, numerous gazes fixed on him.

"Boy, what did you say?” The lackey approached aggressively.