The change from blackened charcoal to a colorless film of light was not a gradual transition, but a cliff-edge drop.
It was like walking out of a dark room through a door, only to find sunlight beyond it.
There was no "gray area" between darkness and light.
The film of light beneath their feet glimmered faintly, as though welcoming their return.
With every step they took, a cluster of light flared beneath their feet, remaining lit for five breaths before going out.
The Order Lord sensed Chu Ming's return.
His will descended from the Order Heavenly Palace.
That will condensed into a human figure within Chu Ming's sea of consciousness.
The figure looked exactly like the Order Lord.
A calm face, pupils formed of rotating order runes, and a colorless robe. "Your progress has been faster than I expected."
His tone was even, yet it carried the faintest trace of approval.
Chu Ming briefly recounted his experiences in the Chaos Wasteland to the Order Lord.
After hearing him out, the Order Lord fell silent for half a breath.
"I know that Chaos Behemoth King."
An exceedingly subtle disturbance appeared in the fluctuations of his laws.
It was not the disturbance of fear, but of wariness.
Like someone whose voice lowered slightly upon mentioning a name they did not wish to speak of.
"One of the oldest existences in the Turbid Source Land. Even Eternal Lords are unwilling to provoke it lightly."
He paused for half a breath.
"Do not rush for quick success. First seek out the other Dao Lords in the Turbid Source Land and form an alliance. Then hunt that Behemoth King together." Chu Ming asked, "Which Dao Lords in the Turbid Source Land can still be allied with?"
The Order Lord said, "The Sword Lord is one