The Innkeeper

"Gon race?" Lex repeated. He had somehow never heard the name, nor did he know the details of them eliminating human Dao Lords. However, that information alone allowed him to understand some of what was happening.

Irrespective of independent strength or weakness, one would always be bound by the position of their race in the universe. If the Gon race was responsible for hunting down the human race’s Dao Lords, then they were responsible for dropping the human race’s position on the Cosmic Ascendance Spectrum. They had simultaneously established themselves as predators against the human race, forever gaining an advantage against them.

Those of the Midnight Inn were not weak in strength or character, so a little fear and hate would not stop them from doing what they needed to do. But it was an undeniable fact that members of the Gon race would have some advantage over them.

It was quite curious that he would encounter them here, in Abaddon of all places. Furthermore...

"They’re from the Path of Chaos, you say?" Lex asked. He had heard a lot about the Path of Order and Chaos. In fact, the Tower of Providence from where he obtained Taro’s Fertilizer, the thing that allowed him to expedite the birth of the Midnight realm, was an agent of the Path of Order.

Back then, the Tower of Providence, which had also marked Lex as an agent of the Path of Order. The explanation it had given Lex about its function was that it tried to subtly reduce the impact of the agents of the Path of Chaos, giving life a greater chance of survival.

Back then, when Lex’s cultivation level was negligible, and his knowledge of the universe was nonexistent, such an explanation was sufficient. Now, though, he severely doubted that things were so straightforward.

"Yeah, the Path of Order and the Path of Chaos are diametrically opposed. Whether they know it or not, there is no being that is not a part of either path. They have a complicated relationship, one filled with predictable animosity. However, since the Path of Chaos is about just as strong as the Path or Order, they avoid direct confrontations. Something like that would probably destroy a lot of realms, and that wouldn’t benefit anyone."

"Is there anything specifically you can tell me about the Gon race? Anything that might explain why they’re here?" Lex asked. Although he would need to increase his knowledge on the Path of Chaos, now was hardly the time. Besides, rather than learning about the whole path, it was much more time efficient to learn about the foes right in front of them.

"Nothing that stands out, honestly," Kaemon said with a shrug. "There’s no reason for anyone to be in Abaddon, let alone the Gon race, so I can’t help you. Who even knows how old these are? For all we know, these could be eons old."

"You’re right. Let’s keep moving," said Lex, though he sensed a subtle danger from the Gon race’s existence here. He couldn’t help but think back to the Go board once more. He had a feeling that... because of the Go board, he might end up facing them. The danger Lex sensed wasn’t from the Gon race - it was from the interference potential of the board. He really needed to work on getting rid of it somehow.