Ye Fan and Wushi were in the midst of breaking through to Great Luo—the final timeline that Gu Shaoshang had deliberately overlooked, the last one being brought to convergence.
Once that timeline converged, the two of them would be able to take the final step.
Black Dog was willing to return, and Gu Shaoshang did not mind.
"Great Emperor, what about you?"
Black Dog felt a faint chill in his heart. The chanting of those old monks was simply too terrifying.
Even with his cultivation, he had nearly lost himself. For an instant earlier, he had almost forgotten who he was.
"Do not concern yourself with me."
Gentle ripples stirred across the sea of consciousness as Gu Shaoshang's voice echoed beside Black Dog's ears.
If he wanted to leave, even Tathagata of Many Treasures could not stop him. But how could he flee in such a bedraggled state?
Even if he left, he would fight his way out!
Black Dog glanced at the "Heaven and Earth Contest Handsome Monkey King" book fluttering above the sea of consciousness and hesitated. "What about Yellow Ox and Anger?"
Over these days, he, Yellow Ox, and Anger had stirred up trouble throughout this world, and their relationship had become quite good.
"You need not worry about them."
With a slight movement of Gu Shaoshang's thoughts, a violet ripple rose over the sea of consciousness and enveloped Black Dog.
The next instant, Black Dog vanished from above the sea of consciousness, fleeing into an unpredictable place within the unseen.
He was headed for Perfect World.
"One hundred billion Source Power... The Origin Continent truly is extraordinary. Perhaps the surprise will come even sooner."
With a slight shift of his thoughts, Gu Shaoshang once again dispersed into the unseen.
Tathagata of Many Treasures and the Five