The Sword Master’s words brought the search to a standstill.
“What do we do?”
They looked at each other, none having an answer.
“I have an idea.”
At this moment, Chen Fan’s voice was like a last straw.
His words made their eyes light up simultaneously.
“What idea?” The Lord of Light urged.
Chen Fan didn’t want to play games or waste time here.
He was anxious to find the forbidden void world.
Thinking this, he said directly, “The Lord of Order is the fusion of life and death, Yin and Yang. Each of you will carry a wisp of my divine sense. Within this divine sense, I will leave four forces. We will scatter to different areas and shallowly explore each dangerous location.”
“There’s no need for detailed searches. Just a slight entry. If there are similar four forces, I should be able to sense it.”
“But one thing, you need to protect my divine sense well. If we don’t search deeply, it should be enough for us to scour all locations.”
This was the last resort.
The others hesitated.
After a long while, the Illusion Sect Master sighed, “It seems this is the only way.”
After all, each dangerous location required them to search deeply. If they only scratched the surface, the speed would be significantly faster.
They were still too few.
There was actually another option: bring Qian Si and Wu Xing. They had many subordinates, and the search could be faster.
But… were they willing?
“I think… we should still call them,” Chen Fan proposed at this point.
“Hmph.”
The Golden Daoist was displeased. “Why should we call them?”
They had paid dearly to obtain this memory.
Not to mention a million years of closed-door cultivation, several Ninth-tier experts had perished back then.
Even the three of them had almost died.
Why should others share in the opportunity they found at the cost of their lives?
Hearing this, Chen Fan immediately scoffed, “Do you think anything can be hidden from them in the Ninth Realm?”
“Believe it or not, after we work ourselves to death, the moment we find the Order Heavenly Codex, those two will appear immediately…”
“Indeed.”
The Illusion Sect Master chimed in.
He firmly believed Chen Fan’s words.
Obtaining the Order Heavenly Codex would surely not be without any movement.
As soon as any trace of order energy leaked out, those two would unhesitatingly arrive to join the competition.
The Lord of Light also nodded, “Rather than letting them reap the rewards at the end, it’s better to have them contribute.”
After half a year of fruitless searching, the two had already considered this.
Golden Daoist: “…”
He fell silent.
If the Lord of Light and Illusion Sect Master agreed, his opposition was useless.
He knew that the involvement of Qian Si and Wu Xing was decided.
“I’ll do the talking,” the Illusion Sect Master said.
The next moment…
*Boom.*
A world-shaking manifestation shot up into the sky in the chaotic zone.
“Roar.”
A spirit resembling a bat appeared above the Illusion Sect Master.
“Fourth stage?”
As the Illusion Sect Master’s spirit emerged, everyone’s expression changed.
Including the Lord of Light and the Golden Daoist.
The two, who usually didn't get along, exchanged glances.
Indeed, their previous guesses were correct.
The Illusion Sect Master had indeed condensed a fourth-stage spirit.
The Great Dao recognized him more highly.
In the Ninth Tier, strength was determined by the spirit.
*Hum.*
The bat spirit flapped its wings.
A powerful Daoist aura spread across heaven and earth. Within a hundred-mile radius, the fluctuations of various dangerous locations were suppressed.
The Illusion Sect Master ignored the changing expressions of the Lord of Light and the Golden Daoist.
His voice slowly resonated through the heavens and earth, “Qian Si, Wu Xing, how about a deal?”
Qian Si and Wu Xing’s expressions also became much more solemn.
The fourth-stage spirit put considerable pressure on both of them.
*Hum.*
Qian Si and Wu Xing transmitted their voices simultaneously, “What is it?”
The Illusion Sect Master transmitted directly, “You two likely know what we are looking for. That’s right… we have obtained clues to the Order Heavenly Codex and learned that it is in this chaotic zone.”
“As expected.”
Qian Si and Wu Xing’s eyes lit up.
Their suspicions were confirmed.
The Illusion Sect Master continued, “I know this matter cannot be hidden from you. Once the aura of order leaks out, you two will surely intervene.”
Of course… this was their own thinking.
But they didn’t admit it, instead continuing to listen, wanting to hear what the Illusion Sect Master would say next.
“Since that’s the case, it’s unfair that after we work hard to search for the Order Heavenly Codex, you two will interfere. Why don’t you two join us now?” he said.
“Oh?”
Qian Si and Wu Xing were taken aback.
It was a pleasant surprise.
They had been discussing how to intervene before, but they hadn’t thought of a way.
Unexpectedly, the Illusion Sect Master had proposed it himself.
However, neither of them rushed…
Qian Si spoke, “Did you encounter a stalemate?”
With a turn of thought, Qian Si figured it out.
There must have been trouble.
Otherwise, the Illusion Sect Master would never have let them join.
“Indeed.”
Since he had made his choice, the Illusion Sect Master had no intention of hiding it. “We’re in a bit of trouble now and need your help. You can come yourselves or send your subordinates. We need more Eighth-tier experts to participate in the search.”
“We can.”
To this request, they didn’t hesitate at all.
Wu Xing asked, “How many people?”
“The more, the better.”
This was the Illusion Sect Master’s answer. “Of course, it would be even better if you two could come personally.”
“Even if not, send more experts who have condensed spirits.”
“This way, the search speed can be faster.”
“…”
The two Dao Masters, Qian Si and Wu Xing, did not reply immediately.
The Illusion Sect Master was also in a hurry and needed to give them time to discuss.
Finally, after about a minute… Wu Xing spoke first, “From my Wu Xing Realm, I will send twenty Eighth-tier experts, three of whom have condensed spirits. As for myself, I will send a clone.”
“My Qian Si Realm will do the same.”
Twenty Eighth-tier experts, three who had condensed spirits.
A generous offer.
Eighth-tier experts were not rare, but Eighth-tier experts who had condensed spirits were.
Even with the Qian Si Realm’s foundation, sending out three experts who had condensed spirits was a significant undertaking.
“Good.”
The Illusion Sect Master did not push further.
With an additional forty people joining, the search speed would increase.
The manifestation slowly shrank and finally dissipated.
At the same time, the Qian Si and Wu Xing Dao Realms, at the fastest speed, summoned twenty people.
*Boom.*
Shortly after, a vast aura shook the chaos.
Twenty Eighth-tier experts carved a path towards the chaotic zone.
Their speed was so fast it even stirred up a great storm.
Their black cloud-like aura pressed forward.
In the chaotic zone, no one spoke.
The six of them were waiting quietly for their helpers to arrive.
Four days.
*Boom!*
Since the chaotic zone was within the Qian Si Realm, the experts from the Qian Si Realm arrived a little faster.
Not twenty people, but twenty-one.
The first person to arrive had silver hair cascading down, transforming into three thousand strands of worldly troubles trailing behind him. His face was impossible to discern.
The clone of the Qian Si Dao Master had arrived.