Hearing the man's words, the Desolate Tree was unwilling, but it did not resist.
After all, when Ancestor Mu had found Origin Arid Island, the Desolate Tree had merely been a sapling.
Later, under the care and protection of Ancestor Mu and the founder of Jade Maiden Palace, it had been able to flourish.
Moreover, Jade Maiden Palace had been established upon Origin Arid Island.
Who was to say that had not also been for the sake of guarding it?
At this moment, Xu Zimo wrapped both arms around the trunk of the Desolate Tree.
Powerful strength surged through his hands.
With a boom, tremendous force reverberated.
He forcibly uprooted the Desolate Tree.
Endless Desolate Rules erupted into turmoil.
The instant the tree was pulled out, the entire Great Arid was affected.
Rumble, rumble.
The Great Arid nearly collapsed.
In many places, ravines appeared that were impossible to cross.
Even the very foundation of the Great Arid began to shatter.
But the good news was that, without the erosion of the Desolate Rules, flowers, grass, and trees actually began to grow throughout the Great Arid.
Yet the prosperity before their eyes was ultimately an illusion.
It was merely the final spark of life before the Great Arid's destruction.
Xu Zimo pulled out the Desolate Tree.
His frail body formed an extremely stark contrast with the enormous Desolate Tree.
In the end, after the entire Desolate Tree had been uprooted,
the tree actually began to shrink.
Until at last, it shrank to the size of a palm and was stored by Xu Zimo in his Storage Ring.
The Desolate Tree could grow large or small, though that was nothing particularly miraculous.
After bidding the man farewell, Xu Zimo did not immediately leave the Great Arid.
Instead, he went to Luo