Eternal Life through Drawing Lots

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The layout of Void Heaven was somewhat similar to the Eight Domains.

The main difference, however, was that Void Heaven had no domain barriers like the Eight Domains.

For this reason, despite both originating from the world's source, Void Heaven and the Eight Domains were vastly different.

The most obvious difference was an absolutely enormous trading city that spanned the central region of Void Heaven, large enough to accommodate the coming and going of all the Saints from the Eight Domains.

This great city originally had no name.

But as more and more people started calling it by a certain name, it eventually stuck: "Central Trading City!"

At this moment, Fang Yang had arrived at the Central Trading City in the form of his will.

His form was illusory and his face was indistinct, clad only in a black robe.

The only unique feature was the "red cord" tied around his waist.

Upon closer inspection, this red cord was actually a crimson fishing net.

In truth, it was the very same fishing net Elemental Artifact that Fang Yang had refined from illusion into reality within the Crimson Flood Dragon's dream realm.

Back then, he had forged it along with other Sacred Artifacts like the Golden Crow Saint Fan and the Flame Robe, raising it to the level of a Tier Six Sacred Artifact.

This Sacred Artifact was named the Crimson Flood Dragon Net. It possessed the ability to track down enemies, much like a divine hound.

Now, Fang Yang was using it as a base to project his will.

With this layer of concealment, not even the Sub-Venerable Han Wu would be able to recognize Fang Yang if he were standing right in front of him.

After all, protecting one's personal privacy was extremely important in Void Heaven.

Fang Yang was exceptionally conscious of such matters.

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In this guise, Fang Yang wandered through the Central Trading City.

His appearance was a bit unique, but it didn't stand out much.

The appearances of the other Saints were far more bizarre.

Some appeared as mechanical puppets, some as intricate Gu Insects, and some were simply a mass of black mist...

Therefore, no one paid any special attention to Fang Yang.

"The Giant Axe Auction?!"

Fang Yang now stood outside a palace of frost and snow, gazing up at a plaque.

Seeing this, he raised an eyebrow.

After all, any auction house that could be established in Void Heaven was invariably backed by the lineage of a Venerable.

'I wonder which Venerable's lineage is behind this Giant Axe Auction?'

WHOOSH...

Around Fang Yang, the figures of Saints shuttled past, vanishing into the palace of frost and snow.

Fang Yang watched from a distance for a moment. Then, with a thought, his form transformed into a streak of crimson Flood Dragon light and followed them inside to have a look.

If he saw anything he liked, he didn't mind making a bid.

Although he was just a newcomer to the Saint Realm, his status as one of Heaven's Mandated meant he had more Immortal Essence Stones than even some Great Saints.

In fact, even if Longevity Heaven hadn't given him enough Immortal Essence Stones, he could have quickly amassed a fortune just by selling off the Talent Divine Techniques of the various young Great Saints.

He was certain that the Talent Divine Techniques of the White Tiger Demon Lord, in particular, would attract a great deal of interest.

「An hour later.」

Fang Yang, feeling rather disappointed, quietly walked out of the Giant Axe Auction.

He had discovered that this so-called auction didn't even have a single Sacred Artifact.

Moreover, the Sacred Materials that had the other Saints scrambling were all remarkably common.

He could easily obtain them just by raiding the treasuries of various clans.

'No,'

'I'm getting a little detached from reality.'

'I need to think back to my experiences in the various Saint and Great Sage Dream Realms.'

'Now, my status as one of Heaven's Mandated from a Venerable's lineage is enough to place me above other Saints, and even Great Saints.'

'If I'm still lacking cultivation resources, then the Golden Clan of the Thunder Saint Venerable really isn't all that great.'

The light in Fang Yang's eyes gradually brightened.

In that instant, he snapped back to his senses.

In the next moment, he stopped wandering aimlessly and headed straight for the southern part of the Central Trading City.

That was the trading area for all kinds of beast hordes.

It was even rumored that cubs of Tier Eight ancient desolate beasts would occasionally appear there.

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'A ten-thousand-beast horde of Swordfish, a ten-thousand-beast horde of Glass Serpents, and a ten-thousand-beast horde of Nether Crows...'

「Southern Trading Area.」

Fang Yang moved among the numerous stalls, periodically buying up entire hordes of ten thousand beasts. He acted decisively and swiftly.

Many Saints watched him in silence.

Some looked on with envy, some with killing intent, and some with jealousy...

This was because many Saints treated their Immortal Essence Stones as their very lives, wishing they could break one stone into two to spend.

Even when negotiations with a seller went smoothly, they would still try to get the seller to throw in a few extras.

After all, not everyone was a Saint from a Venerable's lineage.

Nor did everyone have a powerful "ancestral clan" to support them.

Faced with such scrutiny, Fang Yang remained expressionless and continued about his business, moving quickly.

This was Void Heaven, after all. As long as you didn't reveal your true identity, no one could reach through the "internet cable" and beat you up offline.

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He was buying so many hordes of Fierce Beasts, clusters of Spirit Plants, Earth Veins, and Sea Veins because his Mandate Blessed Land was vast and contained a relatively high number of resource points from wondrous realms.

However, it was severely lacking in living creatures.

The number of living creatures affected one's cultivation in the Saint Realm.

Unlike cultivation in the Mortal Realm, which required one to polish their acupoints, nurture their True Essence, and improve its quality...cultivation in the Saint Realm focused on strengthening the Immortal Acupoint.

The strengthening of the Immortal Acupoint was, in turn, inextricably linked to the three auras of "Heaven, Earth, and Man."

Only when these three auras reached a certain level would one's tribulations arrive ahead of schedule.

Faced with these tribulations, many Saints feared them like the plague, their faces paling at the mere mention.