Eternal Life through Drawing Lots

"The situation is dire. Allies are requesting aid."

This clearly meant that Silver Phoenix and the fourth army were indeed in grave danger.

This crisis could even affect the entire war, impacting the other armies.

Of course, it would inevitably affect Fang Yang's third army as well.

Fang Yang knew very well that once the fourth army was crushed, the Great Xuan Dynasty's eldest princess and Zhang Haisheng would, without a doubt, immediately turn their forces on him and the third army.

Of this, there was no doubt.

After all, in the grand scheme of the war, his forces were the only ones that still retained enough strength to counterattack.

Furthermore, the Great Sun Dragon Lady was suspected of "paying him special attention."

...

"Duty calls for division, but disaster stems from Purple Sky. Fortune and misfortune are for you to decide."

This must mean that sending Su Xi to lead the reinforcements was indeed a great risk.

This, in turn, reflected the premonition Fang Yang already had.

The phrase "disaster stems from Purple Sky" made Fang Yang narrow his eyes.

Currently, the only ones who could refer to themselves as "Purple Sky" were undoubtedly the Purple Sky Manor Master, Jiuzhe, and a few others.

And according to what Fang Yang knew, Chen Chenye could also, barely, be considered one of them.

...

This time, there were four fortunes in total.

One was upper-middle grade, one was mid-grade, and two were lower-middle grade.

At this moment, Fang Yang's gaze fell upon the two lower-middle grade fortunes.

"If the army does not move, the overall situation will collapse."

This was obviously describing what would happen if he held back his troops and did nothing.

He was already aware of this.

After all, if he truly didn't go to the fourth army's aid, Silver Phoenix was doomed to fail, and the tide of the war would indeed turn against them.

Moreover, everyone in the alliance between the Daoist Mansion of Eternal Life and the Golden Clan would undoubtedly place part of the blame on him.

"The second-in-command leads a detachment, but the commander does not follow."

Regarding this lower-middle grade fortune, Fang Yang paid close attention to phrases like "internal strife" and "Purple Sky's rebellion."

This only served to confirm the suspicions he already held.

'My first instinct was right.'

'Sang Xiaowan didn't lie to me either.'

'That bastard Chen Chenye is secretly plotting against me.'

'This guy has a death wish!'

'Wait, I might have a chance to get rid of him...' A thought flashed through Fang Yang's mind.

His gaze fell upon the term "Dream Storm."

His second aperture contained four innate Dream Dao Magic talents.

Among them was one named [Sword's Thought Like a Dream, Mind Without End].

This Magic allowed him to transcend physical distance and kill with his sword within a dream.

And a Dream Storm would undoubtedly provide him with the coordinates—the perfect opportunity to do so.

...

「At this very moment.」

The commander's tent was silent.

After Su Xi finished speaking, Shan Jushi and the others also turned their gazes to Fang Yang, waiting for him to make a decision.

Based on their understanding of Fang Yang, if Su Xi were to lead the troops to provide aid, then he would, nine times out of ten, take the initiative to move out as well.

He would pin down the Seventh Prince of the Great Xuan Dynasty and Qi Xuanxian, preventing them from interfering with Su Xi.

But to their surprise, Fang Yang simply shook his head.

Fang Yang said,

"We have all witnessed your talent."

"If you go to help Silver Phoenix and the fourth army, and everything goes smoothly, the situation can still be turned around."

"But given the foresight of the Great Xuan's eldest princess, she would never let you arrive safely."

"Besides, Chen Chenye is still being hunted by Zhang Haisheng."

"For these reasons, I plan to go with you!"

Huh?

Upon hearing this, Shan Jushi's head snapped up.

Su Xi did the same, a look of astonishment flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Fang Yang was going to join her on the offensive?

If so, wouldn't their base be left without a leader?

Over time, chaos would surely erupt.

The third army might be destroyed before the fourth army even collapsed.

Before they could urge Fang Yang to reconsider, he spoke again:

"War isn't a dinner party."

"If I could, I would naturally prefer to sit here in the commander's tent and safely await victory."

"Taking risks and pulling chestnuts from the fire is not my wish. But to defend the orthodox, one must also be unorthodox."

"Shan Jushi, while Su Xi and I are away, I'm counting on you, Jiuming, and Linghe to hold the fort."

"As long as you defend it to the death and don't venture out, the current grand formation is strong enough to hold for over a month..."

Fang Yang explained softly.

His words were calm and powerful, inspiring a strong sense of trust.

Hearing this, Shan Jushi and Su Xi were deeply moved.

It was as if Fang Yang had transported them into his position, making them understand his concerns.

And it was true.

If the fourth army collapsed, their third army would inevitably suffer the same fate.

If they wanted to re-enter the Burying Moon Mountain Dream World cluster battlefield, they would have to wait for Jiuzhe, Su Dao, and perhaps even Sen Yue to arrive.

But by then, they would surely have to pay an even heavier price.

...

Having unified the command's train of thought, Fang Yang gave the order for their direction of march:

—Straight for the Great Sage Dream Realm that resembled a Golden Giant Cauldron, and in high profile!

"Huh?"

Su Xi was stunned.

Her bright eyes blinked again and again.

She had thought that Fang Yang would play it safe and take the path along the Great Holy Spirit River.

Fang Yang asked, "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing," Su Xi said, waving her hand. She chose to trust Fang Yang.

The more time she spent with Fang Yang these past few days, the more she understood the extent of his abilities.

Therefore, she believed that his choice was not a decision made on a momentary, reckless impulse.

...

Not long after, disaster struck.

Fang Yang heard that a Dream Storm had risen, trapping both Chen Chenye and Zhang Haisheng inside.

At that moment, the killing intent in Fang Yang's heart grew stronger.

...

A Dream Storm was an exceptionally terrifying natural disaster.

They were often caused by the destruction and coalescence of Dream Worlds.

When a Dream World shattered, it would stir up a dream-like, nine-colored storm.

It swept across the land, devouring everything.

Even a Sacred Artifact would be consumed and vanish.

It could be said that being trapped in a Dream Storm was essentially no different from receiving a death sentence.

「At this very moment.」

Inside the Dream Storm.

Chen Chenye and Zhang Haisheng were together.

They were not fighting to the death, as others might have assumed.

On the contrary, they were getting along extremely well, chatting and laughing.

Chen Chenye sneered with disdain,

"The way I see it, Fang Yang only managed to become a Primordial Ancestor because he leeched off Sen Yue's good fortune."

"Otherwise, with his political skills and naively stupid actions, how could he possibly have become the third commander?"

"Now, the contents of that secret letter have been made known to Qi Xuanxian and the White Tiger Demon Lord."

"Next, the stage is ours!"

Hearing this, Zhang Haisheng nodded, then shook his head. "That's true. Fang Yang only rose to power after Sen Wei withdrew."

"But Fang Yang isn't completely naive and stupid."

"After all, he could wrack his brain forever and never guess that you are a Demon Son of the Jile Demon Sect!"

With that, the two looked at each other and burst into loud laughter.

The Great Xuan Dynasty, the Daoist Mansion of Eternal Life, the Golden Clan...

In the end, the ones who would profit the most would be people like them—members of the Jile Demon Sect who held the legacies of multiple factions.

...

The Seventh Prince of the Great Xuan Dynasty and his allies had learned of the secret letter.

For now, it was difficult for them to attack the grand formation.

But they would definitely counterattack the army led by Fang Yang and Su Xi.

However...

The White Tiger Demon Lord also heard that Fang Yang was making a high-profile advance, heading straight for the Great Sage Dream Realm that resembled a Golden Giant Cauldron.

Fang Yang intended to take this route to reinforce Silver Phoenix!

The moment he heard this, the White Tiger Demon Lord didn't even think twice, immediately leading his subordinates in a hasty retreat.

In the end, he could only watch as Fang Yang destroyed their great formation and swaggered away.

Only after the Seventh Prince, Zhong Zunyang, and Xiao Sanxuan arrived did he reappear to rendezvous with them.

His life-preserving actions made the Seventh Prince of the Great Xuan Dynasty's face turn livid, his lips trembling with anger.

In response, the White Tiger Demon Lord's expression remained unchanged. "Heh, Fang Yang and his group haven't gotten far. If we give it our all, we can still catch up."

On the contrary, he even urged the others to advance.

Shameless!

Cowardly and afraid of death!

The White Tiger Demon Lord's actions once again left everyone utterly helpless.

In the end, they could only regroup and continue their pursuit of Fang Yang and Su Xi.

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