"Where did you get this Dao of Order from?" The seemingly casual question caught the Illusion Sect members and others off guard.
What did he mean?
They didn't understand.
However, the Lord of Order's gaze imperceptibly narrowed.
Though he concealed it well, Chen Fan still caught it.
The Lord of Order spoke softly, "The Great Dao is myriad. Naturally, one must comprehend it oneself. It is difficult to reach the Ninth Tier by inheriting another's Dao. Why does City Lord Chen ask such a question?"
He denied it.
But Chen Fan's heart already had an answer.
The Dao of Order was likely not comprehended by the Lord of Order himself.
He spoke again, "I believe that Senior's Dao of Order was not self-comprehended. Is it possible that... when Senior was wandering through the chaos in his youth, he discovered a land of order somewhere?"
"This Dao of Order, I suspect... did not originally belong to you. You obtained it later."
A flicker of shock crossed the Lord of Order's eyes.
He was utterly astonished... How did he know?
This matter was his greatest secret, known to no one.
The Lord of Order's expression turned extremely grim, "What are you talking about? I don't understand. City Lord Chen, stop delaying..."
"Not so."
Chen Fan had no intention of remaining silent and continued, "This Dao of Order, I can be sure, did not originally belong to you. Therefore..."
He drew out the last two words.
His gaze swept across the faces of the four Ninth Tier cultivators in turn, "Do you all know what to do now?"
*Swish.*
The four pairs of eyes turned to him in unison, "City Lord Chen, can this matter be true?"
"I am very certain."
"Good."
The four rejoiced, "Who would have thought, Lord of Order, this Dao... is not yours? Haha... Thank you, City Lord Chen. My friends, do you know what to do now?"
"Of course."
The four Ninth Tier cultivators understood what needed to be done.
"Rise!"
The four roared in unison.
*Boom.*
Their spiritual senses instantly surged out.
Under the Lord of Order's ferocious gaze, they plunged into his sea of consciousness.
A massive roar echoed through the heavens.
"Haha."
The Illusion Sect Leader's excited laughter rang out, "Just as I suspected! His Dao does not resonate with his soul. Everyone, don't hold back now, attack him..."
*Boom boom boom.*
The excited four began to assault the rift with their full power.
For normal cultivators, their Great Dao and their souls achieved perfect harmony.
For powerful cultivators, their very beings were impregnable.
But the Dao of Order did not belong to him; it was obtained from elsewhere.
Having claimed something that was not his, no matter how much effort the Lord of Order put in, there would always be a rift. This was his fatal flaw.
The invincible Ninth Tier had his Dao's weakness exposed.
"Chen Fan."
The Lord of Order's expression was terrifyingly grim.
Anger had overwhelmed his senses, but he still did not erupt. His gaze fixed on Chen Fan, "No one else knows about this matter. How did you find out?"
"You guess."
Chen Fan smiled.
"You..." The Lord of Order's speech faltered.
A single "You guess" disrupted all his emotions.
Where the hell am I supposed to guess from?
At this moment, the Lord of Order wished he could strangle Chen Fan to death.
A perfect situation had been shattered by a single sentence from the other party.
This matter would definitely spread, and once everyone knew about it, his invincibility would be destined to be broken.
Was an invincible being with a weakness still invincible?
Those few in the Upper Three Heavens were not much weaker than him. If they learned this news, even if he were to emerge, he would have no capital to deal with them.
How could this not infuriate him?
"Good, very good."
The Lord of Order laughed furiously, "City Lord Chen, I will remember you. I will be watching you always."
*Boom.*
As his words fell, the physical body of the Lord of Light directly disintegrated.
The Heavenly Strategy of Order reappeared, dense blood qi surged into it, and it quickly departed.
"Where do you think you're going?"
At this moment, it was the Four Silk Stringes who were unwilling.
If they were given a little more time, with the incompatibility between the soul and the Great Dao, the four were absolutely confident they could kill him.
At that point, the Heavenly Strategy of Order would truly be ownerless.
Now, nothing was more important than killing the Lord of Order and seizing the Heavenly Strategy of Order.
*Boom.*
This perilous land was directly torn apart.
Four figures gave chase to the Heavenly Strategy of Order.
"Let's go, quickly."
As soon as the four departed, cold sweat streamed down Chen Fan's face.
"You..." The Lord of Yin Yang was stunned.
"What 'you'?"
Chen Fan was extremely urgent, "Damn it, that was too dangerous. Fortunately, my gamble paid off. Otherwise, both of us would have died here today."
"Hmm?"
Why?
Chen Fan was already regretting his involvement.
He quickly explained, "Do you really think these people are kind? I'm telling you, it doesn't matter who we helped just now, the other side would have unhesitatingly killed the unexpected factor that is you and me first. Fortunately, I know some secrets."
The Lord of Yin Yang: "..."
Seeing Chen Fan's demeanor, the Lord of Yin Yang still hadn't figured out where the danger lay.
"Let's go."
Chen Fan didn't want to explain anymore.
Such things were difficult to explain.
Fortunately, the Lord of Yin Yang didn't ask further. The two quickly rushed out of the perilous land.
Far away...
*Screech.*
A chaotic beast radiating endless light appeared.
In an instant, all the chaotic energy of the chaotic land surged towards the radiant bird.
"Holy crap, how is it alive again?" The series of changes left Chen Fan dumbfounded.
A Radiant Bird?
Long ago, a Ninth Tier Radiant Bird had perished here.
This place had eventually evolved into a chaotic zone.
And now, it seemed this Radiant Bird was not dead?
"No..."
Just as he thought this, Chen Fan's gaze suddenly sharpened, "It's not the Radiant Bird..."
The moment he spoke, he heard the Radiant Bird speak human words.
"Order, I am in a life-and-death struggle with you. Fortunately, I left behind a contingency plan. Otherwise, I would have fallen into your hands today. Kill..." The Radiant Bird spread its wings and frantically pursued the Heavenly Strategy of Order.
This voice... Ping Xi was stunned.
She stiffly turned her head to look at Chen Fan, "Is it him?"
Chen Fan gave a wry smile, "It should be. Besides him, who else perished?"
The two were speechless for a long time.
The voice that had just come from the Radiant Bird was precisely the voice of the Lord of Light.
This person had actually left behind a contingency.
He had not perished at all.
"Ninth Tier, is it really that difficult to kill?" Chen Fan was speechless.
Their methods were simply endless.
"I don't know either."
Ping Xi couldn't answer this question either, "I just reached the Ninth Tier, how would I know so much?"
"Alright."
Chen Fan was full of helplessness.
Ninth Tier was truly too difficult to kill.
His combat power had barely reached Ninth Tier, but in terms of methods, he was still slightly inferior.
The Lord of Light had clearly perished, but now he had come back to life.
There was nothing to be said about this.
"Let's go."
Chen Fan felt a little discouraged, "There are many troublesome matters ahead. Let's focus on strengthening ourselves first."