Boom!
Disregarding everyone's thoughts, Chen Fan leaped directly into the Yin-Yang Blood Pool.
He cultivated the Way of Yin-Yang, and this place was a treasure trove for him.
Others were too late to stop him.
Boom!
The moment Chen Fan jumped into the Yin-Yang Blood Pool, it erupted into a frenzy.
In an instant, Yin and Yang poured in reverse.
The Yin-Yang Blood Pool began to riot, illusory figures flashing out from within, attacking the intruder.
Chen Fan was the intruder.
Those outside saw it clearly, and Chen Fan within felt it just as clearly.
Chen Fan opened his eyes, realizing that beneath the blood pool, a separate space had formed.
Figures emerged from the blood pool, charging at him.
"What is this..."
Chen Fan's pupils contracted.
There were many figures attacking him, each radiating an incredibly powerful aura.
The weakest among these figures were already at the Eighth Order.
They were too many, densely packed.
"Roar."
A colossal Eighth Order demonic beast lunged at Chen Fan.
Bang.
Chen Fan raised his hand and threw a punch.
The demonic beast's aura was strong, but it was dispersed by his punch.
"Not right..."
These figures only had a wisp of their former power remaining.
"Dissipated into Yin and Yang?" Chen Fan speculated.
It had been millions of years, so it was likely so.
Through the endless ages, the Lord of Order... or more accurately, the Heavenly Stratagem of Order, had fallen to the Ninth Earth and disappeared without a trace.
Later, a Ninth Order Chaos Beast happened to perish there.
The energy unleashed by the roaring Ninth Order Chaos Beast had stimulated the power of the Heavenly Stratagem of Chaos.
This, in turn, had ignited the Yin-Yang power contained within the Heavenly Stratagem of Order.
The chaotic energy currents here were too violent. Perhaps many had investigated but found nothing.
Chen Fan, possessing the Great Way of Yin-Yang within him, was fortunate to share the same origin as this power, and he happened to activate the traces of Yin-Yang that had been annihilated by time.
Therefore... this power awakened.
Mere shells of their former formidable selves, these figures attacked him with no intelligence.
Chen Fan raised his hand, constantly provoking them.
"Still not right..."
The more he fought, the deeper he felt: "These are remnants of the past..."
With this realization, he stopped his attacks.
Boom.
Figures phased through Chen Fan's body.
Yes, they passed right through.
"As expected, they are mere imprints of the past," Chen Fan closed his eyes.
His divine sense surged outwards, covering everything... he seemed to see a figure of immense stature.
That person had normalized the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, establishing order amidst chaos.
"Boom."
The figure held Yin and Yang in his left hand, and Life and Death in his right.
Yin and Yang merged with Life and Death...
"That is..."
Swish.
Chen Fan's eyes snapped open.
He witnessed a scene that utterly shocked him.
In the vision, someone perished, sinking into the underworld. Their soul returned to the underworld, and shortly after, that soul reappeared in a pure form, reborn.
"Reincarnation."
Chen Fan was stunned: "The Lord of Order was constructing the Six Paths of Reincarnation?"
Forging the path of reincarnation with Yin-Yang and Life-Death.
"Such a grand ambition," Chen Fan didn't know how to express himself.
He saw the Lord of Order's lofty aspirations, creating the Six Paths of Reincarnation with supreme techniques.
Bang!
Suddenly, the Yin-Yang Blood Pool collapsed, a trace of Life-Death energy dissipating.
"City Lord Chen..." The voice of the Lord of Light brought the shocked Chen Fan back to his senses.
As Chen Fan recovered from his shock, he realized the Yin-Yang Blood Pool... was empty.
All the power had vanished.
Whoosh.
Chen Fan leaped out of the now vacant, ethereal blood pool.
The moment he jumped out, the roaring blood pool was immediately smoothed over by the chaos, and after a while... another Yin-Yang Blood Pool reappeared.
However, this blood pool no longer contained the power of order; it was merely a normal Yin-Yang manifestation.
"City Lord Chen, we must depart," the Lord of Light said. "We have already wasted too much time, and cultivation is not a matter of haste."
"Hmm?"
Chen Fan blinked, looking at the Sword Master: "How long have I been cultivating?"
"Three days."
The Sword Master provided the answer.
Chen Fan: "..."
In his memory, it had only been a brief moment.
He hadn't expected this moment of enlightenment to take three full days.
Good heavens...
"I apologize."
Chen Fan did not feel entitled to the delay caused by his actions.
His moral compass was firm, after all.
His apology caused the Lord of Light's eyebrows to rise.
He smiled at Chen Fan, then nodded, saying nothing.
As for Illusion Sect and Golden Daoist, they were somewhat displeased but remained silent.
"What did you perceive?" Illusion Sect asked.
Chen Fan shook his head.
Then he nodded: "This place indeed possesses the power of order. In the Yin-Yang Blood Pool, I saw the imprints of powerful beings who had perished at the hands of the Lord of Order in the past, but it was only a trace, an outer shell."
"Really?"
At these words, the eyes of the three immediately brightened.
Chen Fan: "???"
Seeing their expressions, it seemed they knew something.
"What else do you know?" he asked directly.
Illusion Sect, the middle-aged scholar, did not conceal anything and explained directly: "When the Lord of Order perished, we were not yet at the Ninth Order and had no opportunity to participate in the great battle that swept across the entire chaos. However, we received news that the Lord of Order had suppressed the enemies he slew within the Heavenly Stratagem of Order, allowing him to summon the heroic souls of past slain powerhouses to aid him in battle. It now appears this place is indeed related to the Heavenly Stratagem of Order."
This was not something only he knew; the Lord of Light and Golden Daoist were also aware of it.
"Let's go."
Golden Daoist was impatient: "We shall go search for the Life-Death Blood Pool."
The group was motivated.
Chen Fan naturally did not object; he also needed to find the location of the Heavenly Stratagem of Order as quickly as possible to obtain the information from the Lord of Light.
Whoosh.
The group moved swiftly through the chaotic zone.
It was vast, but their search was rapid.
After spreading out, their search speed increased even further.
...
"City Lord."
Old Demon Chu followed alongside Chen Fan.
Their group was searching independently, having separated from the others.
If any news arose, they would notify the rest.
"What is it?"
Old Demon Chu had been quiet for most of the journey.
Chen Fan turned back, looking at the three beside him: "Do you feel pressured?"
"Yes."
Wusheng and Luoran nodded.
One at the Seventh Order, the other at the Sixth, they felt immense pressure here.
Old Demon Chu spoke: "Will there be a great battle next?"
"..., yes."
Chen Fan did not hesitate at all.
A great battle was inevitable.
Once the Heavenly Stratagem of Order was found, a major conflict would be unavoidable.
"Hmm."
Old Demon Chu spoke again: "Facing Ninth Order cultivators, the three of us will undoubtedly drag you down. Therefore, I want to..."
"Speak..."
"I will temporarily take Wusheng and Luoran away, to observe from afar... but I cannot guarantee their safety 100%, so... I need to borrow your spatial boots."
Having said this, he looked at Chen Fan.
"Alright."
To his surprise, Chen Fan didn't hesitate in the slightest.
The spatial boots appeared instantly, landing in Old Demon Chu's hand: "Stay far away. When the fighting starts, Thousand Silk and Five Elements will also descend."