Eternal Life through Drawing Lots

The smoke and dust settled, revealing a stretch of cleared, ruined ground.

The tumultuous martial arts arena fell silent at the defeat of Muri Xining.

Everyone stared at the white-robed figure in the center of the arena, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Just then, a distinctive set of footsteps echoed across the arena.

The steps were like claps of thunder, like the roaring of the wind.

Fang Yang slowly raised his head and looked ahead.

Murong Chengfeng!

It was Murong Chengfeng, who had stepped out from a secluded corner to face Fang Yang directly.

Murong Chengfeng was burly and tall, his face covered by a thick beard.

His arms were dark and massive, thick enough to race horses on.

He looked like an absolute brute. If Fang Yang hadn’t seen a portrait of him before, he would have mistaken him for a champion wrestler.

"Changkong Fang Nian?"

"Murong Chengfeng?"

Separated by the fallen Muri Xining, both Fang Yang and Murong Chengfeng narrowed their eyes.

They were facing off!

Their clothes billowed visibly as an imposing aura surged from each of them.

In an instant, sand and stones swirled across the arena, stirred by the suppressed yet powerful clash of their auras.

And Muri Xining, caught between them, suddenly turned pale as a sheet.

The force of their confrontation tore open the wounds she had just barely managed to stabilize!

VMMMMM...

Above the stage, a faint azure light and a crimson firelight ground against each other, locked in a struggle.

Surprisingly, the crimson firelight was not at a disadvantage.

In other words, Fang Yang actually had the ability to contend with Murong Chengfeng, one of the top ten on the Human Ranking?

The crowd was astonished when they arrived at this conclusion.

"Impossible. Defeating Muri Xining was already incredible enough. Don’t tell me he still has strength to spare?"

"Maybe. After all, who would have thought he could defeat Muri Xining before this fight?"

"Heh, so you’re saying he really has some hidden ace we don’t know about? But do you really believe that?"

"Arrogant! Ridiculous! Murong Chengfeng isn’t a pushover like Muri Xining..."

In an instant, the crowd erupted into a clamor, like a pot of boiling water.

Based on Fang Yang’s ability to faintly hold his own against Murong Chengfeng, they concluded that he might actually stage an upset before the rankings were finalized for this period!

Seeing this, Sen Yuanyuan’s heart swelled with pride, and she lifted her head slightly.

Qing Zhao and Dongfang Momei clicked their tongues in amazement, while Zhang Chi wore a smile that didn’t reach his eyes.

One could only say that the shock Fang Nian—Fang Yang’s persona—had delivered them was far too great.

Fang Yang silently observed all these varied reactions.

RUSH...

At that moment, the sound of rushing water rang out once more.

The world before Fang Yang’s eyes began to twist and turn violently, making him dizzy.

When his mind cleared, he found himself once again in a third-person perspective.

This time, however, he wasn’t focused on Fang Nian, but on Sen Yuanyuan!

Red bricks, green tiles, and the deep shade of lush trees.

Under the bright moonlight, Sen Yuanyuan walked side-by-side with Mrs. Sen.

"Mother."

Sen Yuanyuan stood gracefully beside a rose bush, a sweet smile on her face. "Mr. Fang has defeated Muri Xining. Soon, he’ll defeat Murong Chengfeng, too. I believe in him!"

The smile on her face was so pure.

Facing her overjoyed daughter, Mrs. Sen did not spoil her mood.

Mrs. Sen simply squeezed her daughter’s delicate hand gently and said, "Is that so? Then he is quite impressive. Alright, Yuanyuan, your father and I have to go out..."

The reason Mrs. Sen and Father Sen were heading out was the startling news of an Autumn Cicada sighting. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Thus, they wanted to capture this famous Cosmic Path Wild Beast.

At the very least, they needed to obtain the Autumn Cicada’s shed shell: the Autumn Wind Cicada Treasure Robe.

If Sen Yuanyuan refined it, she would essentially gain an extra life!

’The Autumn Cicada has reappeared? The Autumn Wind Cicada Treasure Robe?’

A glint appeared in Fang Yang’s eyes as he heard this.

The last time he had heard of the Autumn Cicada was in the real world, in connection with Muri Shengkai’s death.

Because of that, he had obtained the true inheritance of a Taoist Venerable: [Mysterious Realm].

Now, hearing news of the Autumn Cicada again—even if it was just within a bloodline Dream World—he couldn’t help but feel a faint sense of anticipation.

’Could it be... that the Tier Six opportunity for successfully clearing this Dream World... is the Autumn Cicada?!’

As this thought crossed Fang Yang’s mind, his heart began to pound wildly.

After all, everyone knew just how incredible the Cosmic Dao School was.

Even if he didn’t follow the Cosmic Dao School, just being able to borrow a sliver of a Cosmic Path Wild Beast’s power would give him a huge advantage in a life-or-death situation.

...

The Thunder Pool Ocean, as renowned as the Saint Fire Divine Realm, was one of the top Grotto Heaven pocket worlds in the Thunder Saint Academy.

But unlike the Saint Fire Divine Realm, the Thunder Pool Ocean consisted of only nine oceanic layers.

"Yuanyuan, don’t worry."

Fang Yang patted his chest, giving his guarantee. "Once I become tenth on the Human Ranking, I’ll definitely work hard on missions, earn lots and lots of Merit Points, and repay you properly."

Without giving Sen Yuanyuan a chance to respond, he immediately stepped into the Thunder Pool Ocean.

Throughout this journey in the bloodline Dream World, he had been asking Sen Yuanyuan for Merit Points for practically everything.

And it had to be said, Sen Yuanyuan was like a magical treasure chest, completely satisfying his every need.

Even when she couldn’t, Sen Yuanyuan would find a way to make it happen.

Take the Merit Points, for example. Sen Yuanyuan didn’t have a large reserve to begin with.

But the Sen family lineage was deeply rooted in the Thunder Saint Academy, with prodigies on the Celestial, Earth, and Human Rankings.

Out of respect for Father Sen and Mrs. Sen, these Sen family prodigies were all willing to do Yuanyuan a favor.

However, it was also this same group of Sen prodigies who privately complained the most about "Fang Nian."

The sky was dim, so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

The land was pitch-black, with faint snakes of lightning writhing across it.

At this moment, Fang Yang held a battle spear as he walked slowly into the first oceanic layer of the Thunder Pool Ocean.

As he passed through the curtain of darkness, light instantly returned, and a brand new world appeared before his eyes.

It was an island. The only thing that set it apart was that it was home to beasts like the Reversed Scale Electric Snake and the Thunder Sparrow.

These Fierce Beasts were formed entirely from lightning.

’Activate Mysterious Realm,’ Fang Yang thought.

Then, he began slaying the thunder beasts while simultaneously comprehending the Mystical Skills of the Thunder Dao.

Three days and three nights later, he successfully reached the third oceanic layer, but was forced to stop there due to the limits of his power.

At the same time, thunder carp leaped around him, dissolving into arcs of electricity before reforming, over and over again.

A Thunder Dao Master!

After becoming a Fire Dao Master, he had become a Thunder Dao Master with incredible ease—a master of two schools!

"Forming objects from lightning... Master Level attainment?" Sen Yuanyuan’s eyes flickered.

Qing Zhao was dumbfounded, muttering, "Tier Three Advanced, a Fire Dao Master and a Thunder Dao Master. Tier Three Advanced, a Fire Dao Master and a Thunder Dao Master..."

Even someone as composed as Zhang Chi found his expression changing at this moment.

Because attaining mastery in two schools was more than enough to prove how incredible "Fang Nian’s" aptitude and talent were.

As long as a person like that continued to develop steadily, he was certain to enter the top fifty of the Celestial Ranking. In other words, he would become a Dao Seed!

At this moment, they were truly convinced that if "Fang Nian" and Murong Chengfeng were to fight, it would be hard to say who would come out on top.

Fang Yang’s expression remained unchanged in the face of their reactions.

He silently considered his next steps.

’One month of the three-month period has passed. Two months left.’

’Besides clearing the Dream World, I need to explore other possibilities. I can’t let this great fortune go to waste.’

Faced with the rare opportunity that was the bloodline Dream World, Fang Yang’s mind inevitably started buzzing with ideas.