Xiao Mo felt that the Little Chaos was very affectionate toward Wangxin, perhaps even more so than toward him.

After handing the Little Chaos over to Wangxin, Xiao Mo began to seek enlightenment the very next day.

He sat cross-legged in the courtyard, completely motionless, like a statue.

Sometimes the Little Chaos would roll all over Xiao Mo’s body. Other times, it would sprawl across his head and shoulders, fast asleep.

When the Little Chaos woke up, it had drooled all over Xiao Mo’s head.

Meanwhile, Wangxin chanted Buddhist Scriptures in the courtyard, keeping an eye on the Little Chaos.

As for Si Li.

Si Li had originally planned to return to the Wandao Sect, but now she intended to wait until Xiao Mo finished seeking enlightenment.

Besides, Si Li found the Little Chaos to be quite amusing.

Its belly was soft, and Si Li loved poking it with her fingertip. It would jiggle when she let go.

The pokes often tickled the Little Chaos, sending it rolling all over the table.

As for the Chaos Pearl Si Li carried, she had originally intended to use it as bait to lure out a Chaos creature in the Chaos Secret Realm.

But now, the Chaos Pearl had become the Little Chaos’s personal snack.

「Two months passed in the blink of an eye.」

One morning, the Spiritual Power at the summit of Guest Peak began to surge violently, gathering and condensing.

The once clear and sunny sky was blotted out by dark clouds in an instant, and the atmosphere grew heavy and oppressive.

Within the Black Dragon Sect, every cultivator instinctively looked up toward Guest Peak, their eyes filled with astonishment and doubt.

"Kwee... kwee..."

The Little Chaos tilted its head, watching Xiao Mo with a look of pure innocence, as if trying to guess what he was up to.

Just as it gently tapped the top of Xiao Mo’s head with its wings, Xiao Mo slowly opened his eyes.

"BOOM!"

A sudden clap of thunder exploded, shaking the heavens and the earth.

The Little Chaos trembled in fright and quickly burrowed into Wangxin’s arms.

"I’ll be leaving for a moment."

Xiao Mo stood up and spoke to Wangxin and Si Li, his tone calm.

"You... you have to be careful..."

Wangxin watched Xiao Mo nervously, her voice tinged with unconcealable worry.

She knew in her heart that Xiao Mo was about to face the Thunder Tribulation for the Jade Realm.

"Don’t worry," Xiao Mo replied calmly. With a single movement, he shot off toward a barren mountain within the Black Dragon Sect.

"BOOM!"

The instant his feet touched the barren mountain, a bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky!

One bolt, two bolts, three...

The sheer ferocity of the lightning and the raw might of the heavens was a terrifying sight the likes of which the Black Dragon Sect disciples had never witnessed.

As the final bolt of the Thunder Tribulation descended, the entire world seemed to lose its color. All of creation was plunged into a black-and-white vortex of chaos, as if the end of days had come.

Luo Jie stood on the main peak, his expression grave as he unconsciously clenched his sleeves.

Generally speaking, the greater a cultivator’s talent, the more solid their foundation, and the higher the quality of their Realm, the more terrifying the Thunder Tribulation they incite.

And yet, what Xiao Mo faced now was merely the tribulation for the Jade Realm. Its power, however, was already comparable to the Celestial Tribulation Luo Jie himself had faced to become an Immortal!

Just as Luo Jie was breaking out in a cold sweat for Xiao Mo, a piercing flash of crimson suddenly erupted within that silent, black-and-white world—

It was a streak of blood-red Sword Qi, incomparably sharp, soaring to the heavens.

That single strike cleaved through the Thunder Tribulation and split the heavens. It utterly tore apart the black-and-white pall shrouding the world, restoring all of creation to its natural color.

Immediately after, clear, ethereal chimes of an immortal melody drifted down from the sky. The rhythm of the Dao swept through the entire Black Dragon Sect like a gentle breeze, calming the hearts and minds of all who heard it.

Luo Jie gazed toward Xiao Mo’s direction from afar, a wry smile touching his lips. He shook his head and muttered to himself,

’A twenty-year-old in the Jade Realm...’

’What kind of monster is he...?’

...

Beneath the heavens, a tattered Xiao Mo regulated the flow of his Spiritual Power. He felt the vast power surging within him and the Laws of the world, which only those in the Jade Realm could perceive.

"Huuuh..."

After a long while, Xiao Mo let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.

’I’ve been in this world for twelve years now. It’s about time to wrap things up.’