Eternal Life through Drawing Lots

The White Feathered Eagle’s body was snow-white, as if forged from mounds of pure snow.

However, its snowy-white body was covered in many small indentations.

These little hollows were scars left behind from countless bloody battles!

The method for treating these scars was also simple: a grand medicinal bath that would allow the White Feathered Eagle’s body to transform from the inside out.

Originally, Fang Yang had planned to give the White Feathered Eagle a medicinal bath and other supplements only after it had advanced to Tier Two.

This was because doing so at that time would not affect the evolution of its bloodline.

But now, Fang Yang was amazed to find that the scars on the White Feathered Eagle’s body were being wreathed and burned away by wisps of a ghostly flame.

This was a power welling up from within, a brand-new Bloodline Power!

Although this Bloodline Power originated from the White Feathered Eagle’s bloodline, it was by no means the same, nor was it the bloodline of a Fire Eagle.

"The little one has transformed..." Seventh Uncle Fang gazed at the ghostly flames on the White Feathered Eagle, clicking his tongue in amazement.

Second Uncle Fang was more hesitant. "This ghostly flame... it looks like the Cold Radiance Flame, but it also doesn’t?!"

The Cold Radiance Flame was a peculiar type of fire, rumored to appear only in the depths of the Ancient Ice Glacier.

It could incinerate ice and snow, and even burn soil and rock.

At its most extreme, the Cold Radiance Flame could even... incinerate darkness itself!

"The Cold Radiance Flame is a legendary fire that can even incinerate the Sacred Body of a Saint. It can’t possibly be the real thing. At most, it’s a nascent form, just a trace of its dao rhyme," Fang Yang said, shaking his head.

Still, he was quite astonished as he looked at his White Feathered Eagle.

The rich rely on technology, the poor rely on mutation.

In a way, among powerful Pet Beasts like the Molten Crocodile, Wind Snow Sparrow, Frost White Flying Horse, and Electric Python, the White Feathered Eagle was a complete and utter pauper.

"Go on, get some rest. You can go play with the Small Frost Horse too," Fang Yang instructed.

As the ghostly flames receded, the White Feathered Eagle heard Fang Yang’s command, let out a sharp cry, and immediately flew over to the Small Frost Horse.

Not long after.

Fang Yang made his way into the eagle’s nest.

The eagle’s nest was cold and gloomy.

The environment was peculiar.

The moment Fang Yang entered, he saw a triangular halo of blood-red light appear behind Hong Qishang.

It turned out Hong Qishang was activating his enslavement techniques to select a new Flying Eagle!

’Using enslavement techniques to force a Slave Beast’s growth... but the price is sacrificing its life source and potential. As expected, the hands of every enslavement Cultivator are stained with blood. Heh, it’s not like I’m much better,’ Fang Yang thought.

Suddenly, he recalled the Slave Spirit Skill and the legacy of the Carp Eagle.

His methods were even more tyrannical than Hong Qishang’s!

...

While Fang Yang took a moment to adjust, the young prodigies of the Guan River Festival had not slowed their pace.

Even without Fang Yang as a major target, they had begun to spontaneously pair off and fight!

Stepping on Fang Yang to climb to a higher position was the best way to make a name for oneself.

Success would lead to a rapid rise in status, granting access to a greater share of cultivation resources and allowing for swift growth.

What was even better was that even failing a challenge against Fang Yang was excusable.

It was truly a case of: no loss if you lose, but a massive profit if you win!

However, stepping on the other young prodigies could achieve a similar goal, though the effect wasn’t as great as stepping on Fang Yang.

And so.

The young prodigies paired off to fight one another.

Meanwhile, after a deliberate search, Lin Tianxue finally found Zhang Ye.

She wanted revenge!

The battle erupted in an instant. Her Wind Snow Sparrow clashed with Zhang Ye’s Molten Crocodile.

But incredibly, the Molten Crocodile actually soared into the air like a leaping Flood Dragon and slammed the Wind Snow Sparrow away, its fate unknown.

"Lin Tianxue was defeated so easily by Zhang Ye?"

"Hiss~ It seems Zhang Ye can really be compared to Cyan Aura now, second only to Fang Yang and Dongfang Moran."

"But I feel like even Fang Yang’s savage and brutal White Feathered Eagle might not be able to definitively suppress that Molten Crocodile."

"A Fierce Beast like the White Feathered Eagle, hehe... even if it could suppress the Molten Crocodile, it would definitely have a hard time against Dongfang Moran’s Nian He..."

"And don’t forget Cyan Aura’s Electric Python, that’s something else entirely. Although it lost to the White Feathered Eagle before, I feel like if they fought again now, the outcome would be completely different..."

The onlookers chattered amongst themselves.

They paid no mind to the stunned, wooden-faced Lin Tianxue.

Although in their minds, Fang Yang still maintained his invincible status among his peers, powerful challengers had now appeared.

Zhang Ye, Cyan Aura, and... Dongfang Moran!

...

「Profound Mysterious Study」

The four Pavilion Elders—Hua, Bird, Fish, and Insect—gazed at the dim sky, their eyes fixed particularly on Star Fall Mountain, where Sen Yue was.

Before long, it was as if they saw something, and relieved smiles appeared on their faces.

A success.

The convergence of fate was a success.

Through the Guan River Festival and other activities, the Dongfang Race had been brought completely under Sen Yue’s control.

In other words, Sen Yue had managed to further solidify the True Dragon of Fate!

"If Xiaoyue can truly unify the Profound Domain and form the True Dragon of Fate, then he will have entered the special realm of Venerables like the Thunder Ancestor."

Elder Hua said softly, "He will then truly possess the bearing of a Venerable. It would be no exaggeration to call him a Young Venerable."

Elder Bird shook his head. "How could it be that simple? The True Dragon of Fate is merely the key to the threshold. However, this is still a remarkable achievement. My Sen clan will be able to prosper for at least another three thousand years!"

A Young Venerable!

In the vast ages since Saint Emperor Vast Sun pioneered the paths to Tier Eight and Tier Nine, the number of people who became Venerables could be counted on two hands.

One could only imagine how extraordinary the title of Young Venerable was.

And if Sen Yue truly stepped into the realm of a Young Venerable, what would Fang Yang amount to then?

Never mind Fang Yang transforming into a Carp Eagle; even if he transformed into a Kun Peng, Sen Yue could suppress him with a single hand!

「Meanwhile.」

「The White Feathered Eagle’s encampment.」

The moon hung high in the night sky, and the brilliant starlight scattered down.

’The Little Whale Swallowing Skill... I wonder how effective it is?’

At that moment, Fang Yang thoughtfully looked inward at his Void Acupoint True Essence Sea, focusing on the illusory, small blue whale-like ball of light.

That’s right. He had successfully mastered the Tier Three Gastric Dao Skill, the Little Whale Swallowing Skill.

Just as Fang Yang was pondering this, Lu Yao and Fang Xuan came in from outside, carrying barrel after barrel of Fierce Beast meat.

A full twenty large barrels, making the space inside the tent much smaller. It was an exaggerated amount.

"Brother, this is almost enough food for a hundred people. Can you really eat it all?" Fang Xuan couldn’t help but ask. He was well aware of Fang Yang’s appetite.

Seventh Uncle Fang scolded him in a cold voice, "Shut up. Don’t disturb your brother."

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Fang Yang slowly stood up and began to eat the Fierce Beast meat.

Bite after bite, he made crisp chewing sounds.

In just a short while, a whole barrel of Fierce Beast meat had vanished.

Yet Fang Yang’s stomach hadn’t swelled in the slightest. This scene astonished everyone present.

One barrel, two barrels, three barrels...

Throughout this process, the small blue whale-like ball of light in his Void Acupoint True Essence Sea flashed continuously, helping Fang Yang digest the flesh and blood.

"His blood-qi has increased!" Seventh Uncle Fang exclaimed in admiration.

"His muscles and bones have also become denser, even gaining a hint of iron-like hardness..." Second Uncle Fang said in surprise.

’No, it’s not just blood-qi and strength. I can feel my body gradually recovering. Even my Soul Foundation is growing!’ Fang Yang was shocked.

The effects of the Little Whale Swallowing Skill were far more incredible than Fang Yang had imagined.

The Gastric Dao? The Gastric Dao... The Gastric Dao!

After finishing all twenty barrels of Fierce Beast meat, Fang Yang immediately sat down cross-legged, clutched a Yuan Stone in each hand, and began to absorb Primordial Qi.

He was replenishing the True Essence in his Void Acupoint True Essence Sea.

The True Essence consumed by activating the Little Whale Swallowing Skill was even greater than what he would use in a fight against one of the young prodigies.

Half an hour later, an aura at the Tier Two Middle realm erupted from his body.

He’d done it.

With the help of the Little Whale Swallowing Skill, Fang Yang had successfully freed his body from its state of exhaustion.

He then managed to temper the claws of his Fire Eagle Illusion to 25% completion in one go, several days ahead of schedule.

And when the claws of the Fire Eagle Illusion reached 25% refinement, he breezed right through the membrane-like barrier.

The white light membrane turned into a white water membrane!

The color of his True Essence changed from pale silver to a mottled silver!

He had broken through from the Tier Two Elementary realm to the Tier Two Middle realm!

Seeing Fang Yang become a Tier Two Middle Cultivator so easily left everyone present in a state of utter shock.