Eternal Life through Drawing Lots

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Fat drops of rain fell from the dark clouds, drenching the area around Sea-Suppressing Pass.

Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed intermittently, briefly illuminating the dim landscape and a simple tent.

Inside this simple tent, Minghai Profound Blade and the others had gathered, silently waiting for orders.

At this moment, Minghai Profound Blade leaned back dejectedly, an annoyed expression on his face.

Because one of his companions, who had come with him to Sea-Suppressing Pass, was already dead!

The blade of death truly hung over their heads, ready to fall at any moment. A chill ran down his spine as he was overcome with fear.

It wasn’t that he feared death, but he didn’t want to be plucked away as easily as a weed.

The mountains of corpses and seas of blood he had waded through were nothing like this!

’How did it come to this?’

’Here, I have no room to use my skills at all...’

’Sigh, if I had known it would be like this, I never should have come here.’

’How much better would it have been if I had followed Dongfang Xuezhi and gone with them to the Grass Jiao Swamp.’

’I hope Clan Uncle returns soon, and then we can withdraw from Sea-Suppressing Pass...’

Minghai Profound Blade tilted his head back, staring up at the dark ceiling of the tent.

Unconsciously, he found himself thinking of Fang Yang.

Then, he gave a self-deprecating smile.

’What’s the use of being daring and willing to kill?’

’If your realm and cultivation are insufficient, you should focus on self-preservation.’

For some reason, he found himself envying Fang Yang’s situation.

The heavy rain was still pouring down, showing no sign of stopping.

The raindrops drummed furiously against the Le Xi Winery in Sea-Suppressing Pass.

The Le Xi Winery, one of the strongholds of the Human Desire Sect.

At this very moment, the inside of the winery was dead silent, save for the faint sounds of the blood beasts stirring.

As for the Cultivators of the Human Desire Sect, every one of them was silent, not uttering a word.

But their gazes would occasionally flick toward the main seat.

There sat the Moon Lady Envoy!

The Moon Lady wore a purple dress that clung tightly to her body, constricting her voluptuous, explosive figure.

Even more astonishing was the expression on her face, which was so pure and innocent, as holy as an immortal’s.

The mix of these two different auras created an even more intense impact on those who saw her.

’Fang Yang isn’t coming? How strange.’ Light flashed in the Moon Lady’s foxy, charming eyes.

Fang Yang was more difficult to deal with than she had imagined, far surpassing Muri Shengkai.

Back then, Muri Shengkai hadn’t required her to put in so much effort.

As she pondered, she lifted her head slightly, and the fullness of her chest quivered—a fearsome and menacing sight.

A series of sharp intakes of breath could be faintly heard from the crowd.

...

「Three days and three nights later.」

Fang Yang, the one on everyone’s mind, successfully returned to the Leran Grassland, back to the White Feathered Eagle’s encampment.

The flap of his tent was shut tight as he sat cross-legged on his bed.

He was about to do one thing: activate the [Profound State].

He wanted to enhance his comprehension and, if possible, upgrade the Little Whale Swallowing Skill from a Tier Three technique to a Tier Four technique.

This was a very difficult task.

Fang Yang didn’t know if his accumulated foundation was sufficient, but he felt he could give it a try.

Because with the outbreak of war, it was crucial for him to increase his cultivation speed, and then increase it again.

Of course, unless absolutely necessary, he still wouldn’t consume the Golden Relic Pill.

The Golden Relic Pill, after all, sacrificed one’s potential in exchange for a rise in realm.

’Profound State, activate,’ Fang Yang thought.

The next moment, the True Essence in his Void Acupoint True Essence Sea began to diminish at a rather rapid pace.

The surface of the True Essence Sea was visibly and steadily dropping.

Just then, Fang Yang felt his thoughts moving like electricity.

His every thought flickered and collided like sparks from flint, giving rise to countless flashes of inspiration.

But precisely because the surface of his True Essence Sea was falling, he had no choice but to hold a Yuan Stone in his hand as he contemplated.

’Devour and convert! Consume vast amounts of flesh and blood, extracting the residual spiritual opportunity and Primordial Qi within...’

’Nourished by heaven and born of earth! Do not consume flesh, but the spiritual opportunity of heaven and earth, reversing the acquired mortal body...’

’Replenish and sustain! Through consumption, refine life essence to make up for one’s own deficiencies and injuries...’

’Using form to supplement form! Specially consuming corresponding flesh and blood to cause a certain part of oneself to transform...’

’Parasitic feeding! Self-sufficiency...’

Flashes of inspiration sparked continuously in Fang Yang’s mind.

With the Little Whale Swallowing Skill as the foundation for his deductions, it was as if he were forcefully prying open the great gates to the Food Dao school.

This allowed him a glimpse into the mysteries of the Food Dao school.

But whenever he tried to delve deeper, he would get awkwardly stuck.

He knew this was because his own knowledge and comprehension of the Dao were insufficient.

Even with his enhanced comprehension, and despite glimpsing a path forward, he found it difficult to truly enter the gate.

Fortunately, however, he could continue to delve deeper into the "devour and convert" direction of the Food Dao.

Vaguely, he felt himself transform into a small fish in the great sea.

Then he ate, and ate, and ate.

First, he ate seaweed, then small shrimp, even fish eggs and smaller fish... he ate everything!

In the end, he actually grew into a monstrously large, bizarre fish.

Just as he was about to continue eating, his mind suddenly went blank.

In just an instant, he came back to his senses.

It turned out he had reached his limit!

THUD. Fang Yang fell limply onto the bed, his vision blurry and his body completely drained of strength.

He slowly opened his hand and immediately felt a layer of powder.

This powder nearly filled the entire tent!

It turned out that for this session of enlightenment using the [Profound State], Fang Yang had spent nearly five hundred thousand Yuan Stones.

Five hundred thousand Yuan Stones.

If this were converted to the income and expenses of the White Feathered Eagle tribe, five hundred thousand Yuan Stones could cover the tribe’s expenses for five years.

’Five hundred thousand Yuan Stones...’

’Heh, not too bad. After all, I successfully upgraded the Little Whale Swallowing Skill from a Tier Three Cultivation Technique to a Tier Four Cultivation Technique.’

’It’s just a pity that my knowledge is insufficient and my foundation isn’t deep enough...’

Fang Yang closed his eyes.

This [Profound State] was truly extraordinary.

After activating it, it was as if he were standing beside the legendary Pill of Immortality, the ’Enlightenment Tea Tree.’ It was truly worthy of being a Venerable’s true inheritance.

The only pity was that it merely enhanced his comprehension; it couldn’t let Fang Yang create something from nothing.

In this regard, it was actually inferior to the "Heaven and Earth Inquisition" of the "Saint Ascension Tribulation."

The Heaven and Earth Inquisition is a moment of sudden enlightenment during the second step of becoming a saint, a very direct communication between a Cultivator and the natural world.

This kind of enlightenment is incredibly precious; one might go their entire life without ever experiencing it.

During this process, you can ask heaven and earth about the things you want to know.

Of course, the more ancient and profound the subject, the longer heaven and earth will take to answer.

If the tribulation-taker fails to control this balance, they will very likely perish in the calamity, turning to ash!

’Even though it’s somewhat inferior, as I grow, the more knowledge, mysteries, and so on that I master...’

’In the future, the possibilities are endless~’

Fang Yang was content.

As for the five hundred thousand Yuan Stones—or perhaps even more—that he had consumed, he didn’t pay it much mind.

Cultivation resources like Yuan Stones are ultimately meant to serve Cultivators.

If he ran out one day, he would just have to go find more.

’The [Profound State] is already so powerful. I wonder what Sen Yue’s [Fortune True Dragon] is like?’ Fang Yang yearned.

Having gotten a taste of the wondrous flavor of a Venerable’s inheritance, he began to let his imagination run wild.

Afterward, Fang Yang cultivated using the brand-new Little Whale Swallowing Skill.

This time, its power was revealed.

Because even a tribe the size of the White Feathered Eagle clan could barely keep up with his appetite.

Lu Yao felt immense pressure, feeling deeply that she wasn’t doing a good enough job.

Even Second Uncle Fang and Seventh Uncle Fang were shocked by this and began to request a larger share of cultivation resources from the clan for him.

In just a few days, Fang Yang’s Fire Eagle’s Claws leaped to 90% solidification in one go!

And when he reached 100%, that would be the moment he stepped into the Tier Three Elementary realm.

His growth rate was truly astonishing!