Chapter 269 - 244: Jade Realm at Twenty
"GRRRRR!"
Sensing the other’s hostility, Chaos snarled at Tang Beifeng, baring its teeth.
"This Chaos is of the utmost importance to my Emperor Beast Sect," Tang Beifeng said to Xiao Mo. "If you are willing to part with it, young man, the Emperor Beast Sect will accept any terms!"
"And if I refuse?" Xiao Mo replied calmly.
"..." Tang Beifeng and Xiao Mo locked gazes. Xiao Mo showed no sign of fear.
In the end, Tang Beifeng waved his sleeve and said to his sect’s disciples, "We’re leaving!"
Tang Beifeng was deeply indignant, especially with the Chaos he had dreamed of right before his very eyes!
But Tang Beifeng was well aware that even though he was at the Ascension Realm, it was not a good time to make a move. There were too many Sect Elders present, and even more Sect Leaders were watching from the shadows.
Furthermore, it looked as if the Chaos had already acknowledged Xiao Mo as its master.
If Xiao Mo refused to part with it and he tried to take it by force, not only would he fail to obtain the Chaos, he would also earn its hatred.
The Four Great Fierce Beasts were all notoriously stubborn. If the Chaos came to bear a grudge, it would hold it for a lifetime.
"The Emperor Beast Sect is leaving. Where do you think you’re going?"
Just as the Emperor Beast Sect disciples were following Tang Beifeng to leave, Xiao Mo unleashed a strike. A blood-red Sword Qi slashed toward Wu Qingfeng.
"How dare you!"
Tang Beifeng tossed out a white feather, attempting to block it.
However, Luo Jie stepped forward and instantly shattered the feather.
Shattering along with the feather was Wu Qingfeng, who was reduced to a bloody mist.
Tang Beifeng glared at Xiao Mo, his eyes full of killing intent.
"Killing someone right in front of me... Xiao Mo, you have a lot of nerve."
"I killed a man from the Wandao Sect. What’s it to you?" Xiao Mo didn’t back down in the slightest. His Evil Qi even intensified, as if he were descending into a frenzy, and he looked ready to draw his blade on Tang Beifeng.
"Fine, fine! Remember what you said today!"
With a wave of his great sleeve, Tang Beifeng vanished over the horizon. Seeing their Sect Leader depart, the other disciples from the Emperor Beast Sect also fled, terrified that Xiao Mo’s next strike would be aimed at them.
"Xiao Mo, let’s go too."
Luo Jie led Xiao Mo and the Black Dragon Sect disciples back to the main peak.
As for the other Sect Elders, they naturally left as well.
The Chaos Grand Ceremony had come to an end. Some had gained fortuitous opportunities, and their disciples had been tempered.
Yet others had not only gained nothing but had lost a number of their sects’ most outstanding disciples.
But no one could say a word.
After all, life and death were decided by fate on the path of cultivation.
After returning to the Black Dragon Sect, Xiao Mo truthfully recounted everything that had happened in the Chaos Secret Realm to Luo Jie.
Luo Jie was utterly incredulous upon hearing the tale.
Luo Jie wasn’t just astonished by the birth of the Chaos cub.
He was even more astonished by Xiao Mo’s power.
Although Xiao Mo mentioned that the adult Chaos’s aura had been weak and its Life Origin severely damaged, leaving it with only a few days to live, the fact that Xiao Mo—who was only at the Golden Core Realm while in the Secret Realm—had fought an Ancient Fierce Beast and emerged completely victorious... That was no simple feat!
Luo Jie poured a cup of tea. He watched the little fleshy ball perched on Xiao Mo’s head, toying with his hair, and was filled with emotion.
"To think that in her final moments, the mother Chaos chose to trust a human like you and entrust her child to your care... This is completely unprecedented. But you didn’t fail her trust."
"Once this Little Chaos grows up, it will be your greatest asset."
"It doesn’t matter," Xiao Mo said, lifting the Little Chaos off his head. "The blade in my hand will resolve everything. I don’t need help from anyone else. As for this little one, all it needs to do is live well."
"Hahaha, what spirit!" Luo Jie laughed. "Very well, Xiao Mo. Go and get some rest. Rest assured, as long as you are in the Black Dragon Sect, no harm will come to you."
At this moment, Luo Jie was indeed confident he could protect Xiao Mo.
After all, the Chaos had already acknowledged Xiao Mo as its master. The Emperor Beast Sect knew that even if they killed Xiao Mo, they wouldn’t be able to get the Chaos, so they wouldn’t come to the Black Dragon Sect to make trouble again.
"Then I shall take my leave. I will indeed need to impose on the Black Dragon Sect for some time," Xiao Mo said, standing and giving a respectful bow.
"No problem, stay as long as you like. By the way, should I inform your master and have him come get you?" Luo Jie suggested. "After all, you publicly humiliated Tang Beifeng. He won’t let this go so easily. Even if he can’t get the Chaos, he might adopt an ’if I can’t have it, no one can’ attitude and kill you both."
"That won’t be necessary. I’ll handle it myself." Xiao Mo suspected Luo Jie was merely looking for an excuse to meet his master.
In any case, Xiao Mo truly didn’t need Blood Demon to come over. He was confident he could handle the situation himself.
"Alright. If you need anything, just let me know," Luo Jie said, his tone tinged with a hint of disappointment.
"Thank you, Senior."
After bidding farewell, Xiao Mo flew toward his courtyard on Guest Peak with the Chaos.
After returning from the Chaos Secret Realm, and especially after the great battle with the adult Chaos, Xiao Mo felt he was ready to attempt a Realm Breakthrough.
Therefore, Xiao Mo planned to remain at the Black Dragon Sect, undergo his Tribulation Crossing to enter the Jade Realm, and only then would he depart.
When he returned to the courtyard, Wangxin and Si Li were already waiting for him.
Xiao Mo let them hold the Chaos.
It seemed girls had no resistance to such soft, squishy cubs.
Si Li even found the Chaos cub to be cute.
’To be honest, I can’t see what’s so cute about it...’ Xiao Mo thought.
The Chaos, sensing no ill will from them, quickly warmed up to the two women.
"For the next month or two, I’m going into seclusion to meditate and seek enlightenment. Wangxin, I’ll have to trouble you to look after the Little Chaos," Xiao Mo said to Wangxin. He then turned to the Chaos on the table. "You be good and listen to her, understand?"
"Koo!" the Little Chaos chirped in reply, then happily flew onto Wangxin’s shoulder and nuzzled against her cheek.
