Eternal Life through Drawing Lots

But for Fang Yang, as long as the legendary Chaos Calamity didn't arrive, he was fearless.

Besides, he was the bearer of the Profound Domain Celestial Mandate.

It was impossible for him to suffer the premature arrival of a Chaos Calamity.

'Wait, are those descendants of the Fearless Lion—Silver Six-Headed Lions? And a whole pack of them?!'

Fang Yang's eyes lit up, and he strode over to a stall.

In front of the stall stood a Saint with a blurry figure.

Surrounding this Saint were several Silver Six-Headed Lions.

The Silver Six-Headed Lion's entire body was a frosty white, as if forged from silver. It was a behemoth covered in forbidding scales.

It was a descendant of the Fearless Lion.

Legend had it that in primordial times, the Fearless Lion had slain numerous gods and purified the heavens and earth.

As a result, its bloodline was suffused with divinity and held the power of the world's blessing.

The Silver Six-Headed Lion had inherited a part of this trait.

Every Silver Six-Headed Lion was a being blessed by the world.

Wherever they settled, they could improve the environment of a Blessed Land Grotto Heaven and stabilize its mountain ranges.

"This batch of Silver Six-Headed Lions starts at three thousand Immortal Essence Stones. Message me privately if you're interested. If not, please leave." The stall owner glanced at Fang Yang and spoke in an extremely rigid tone.

It was clear that plenty of Saints like Fang Yang had inquired about the price.

Furthermore, this stall owner wasn't the Saint's main consciousness, but merely a wisp of thought.

Three thousand Immortal Essence Stones—that was enough to fund the creation of a Tier Six Sacred Artifact.

If it were a Saint who forged their path alone, they might never possess such a sum in their entire life.

This was because cultivation in the Saint Realm required Immortal Essence Stones for every conceivable aspect.

Nurturing a Blessed Land, cultivating Skills, exploring the mysteries of various schools...

"Done." Fang Yang nodded lightly.

Upon hearing his word, the stall owner's figure visibly stiffened.

The next moment, the stall owner's eyes instantly became sharp and animated.

Fang Yang knew that the Saint's true consciousness had returned.

That's right—the stall owner, the Eldest Princess of the Great Xuan Dynasty, had just come online.

The seller of this pack of Silver Six-Headed Lions was none other than the Eldest Princess of the Great Xuan Dynasty!

At the moment, however, Fang Yang and the Eldest Princess were each shrouded by a layer of black mist, silently conducting their transaction.

Soon, both departed with smiles.

For an ordinary Blessed Land, owning this pack of Silver Six-Headed Lions would have been more trouble than it was worth.

But Fang Yang was different. His Blessed Land was so vast that he could put this pack of Silver Six-Headed Lions to continuous use.

As for the Eldest Princess of the Great Xuan Dynasty, she hadn't actually wanted to sell them.

But she had no choice. The internal struggle for the throne within the Great Xuan Dynasty had already reached a fever pitch.

Therefore, even if it meant selling off everything she owned, pawning off royal assets, the Eldest Princess had to continue the fight.

If she won, the world would be her oyster. If she lost, she would have nothing.

...

「Mandate Blessed Land.」

Fang Yang's consciousness returned to his body.

The next moment, he opened his eyes, a cold light flashing within them.

With a single thought, the Void Order buzzed and rose into the air, transforming into a hazy ball of light.

The light grew, revealing a profound channel from which misty vapors billowed, creating a mysterious sight.

WHOOSH...

Like a great flood, countless beams of light erupted from the radiant channel.

Among them, nearly a thousand silvery-white, lion-shaped streaks of light were the most conspicuous.

These lights were all the Spirit Plants, Fierce Beasts, Earth Veins, and other such things that Fang Yang had purchased in Void Heaven.

'I'll stick to the plan: first, I'll light up the Small Profound Domain, then arrange everything else.'

Fang Yang's gaze was profound.

At his command, the streaks of light plunged toward the earth.

They settled around one wondrous resource point after another, taking root in the land.

With such power, Fang Yang was like an immortal god.

No—within the Mandate Blessed Land, he *was* the one and only immortal god!

...

「Ten days and ten nights later.」

Fang Yang had finished arranging everything.

In an instant, the Small Profound Domain was revitalized, brimming with life.

The tributary of the River of Time, which had been hidden within the Blessed Land, also emerged.

Every Blessed Land Cave Heaven Small World contains a tributary of the River of Time.

Thus, Saints can manipulate these tributaries of the River of Time to change the rate of time flow relative to the outside world, the Eight Domains of Heaven and Earth.

Generally speaking, the greater the time dilation, the heavier the burden on the Immortal Acupoint.

In other words, the consumption of Immortal Essence is a significant consideration.

Moreover, because the Laws within a small world are incomplete,

life forms like Fierce Beasts and Spirit Plants that live there are naturally weaker than those in the Eight Domains of Heaven and Earth.

The maximum time-flow ratio here in the Mandate Blessed Land was 300:1.

This meant that for every three hundred years that passed inside the Blessed Land, only one year would pass in the Eight Domains of Heaven and Earth.

However, because of the River of Time, if Fang Yang were to stay inside the Blessed Land for three hundred years,

his lifespan would also be reduced by three hundred years.

When compared like this, spending long periods of time in one's own Blessed Land was actually a bit of a losing proposition.

As for how to properly balance the harmony between a small world inside an Immortal Acupoint—be it a Blessed Land or a Grotto Heaven—and the Eight Domains of Heaven and Earth,

that was a required course of study for every Saint.

"Fire Domain Skill, advance to Fire Domain Divine Skill!"

"Thunder Sea Skill, advance to Thunder Sea Divine Skill!"

"..."

After settling matters in the Mandate Blessed Land and stabilizing the foundation of his Immortal Acupoint,

Fang Yang quite naturally upgraded all five Lifebound Magics of his first acupoint into Divine Techniques.

At this moment, he was standing inside the Donghuang Palace—a form taken by the Donghuang Chaos Bell—silently contemplating the evolution of his sixth Divine Technique.

He already had a preliminary idea for this sixth Divine Technique but had not yet begun to cultivate it.

This was because his Celestial Mandate status had not yet fully come into effect.