[Ding! You have successfully recruited Luo Shen, a genius at the Red- rank!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1x Peak-level Summon Chance]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 2x Draw Chances]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 3x Lottery Chances]
Looking at the notifications in front of him, Ash opened his eyes widely, as he had never expected such rich rewards.
He couldn't help but gulp himself before immediately ordering the system to open the rewards.
"System, open the 1x Peak-level Summon Chance first." Ash ordered with a smile, praying in his heart as he clapped his palms on his chest and hoped that this time around, the summoned character won't be blind and use a blindfold like Aetherion and Li Jian.
[Ding! Congratulations! You have summoned Mid-level Great Saint (rank 15), Xue Ying - The Silent Moonshade]
Without waiting for long, Ash directly checked her notification, feeling curious about what kind of character he had just summoned.
[Name: Xue Ying]
[Age: 25]
[Race: Human]
[Attribute: Sacred-level Dark Element]
[Rank: Mid-level Great Saint]
[Bloodline: – ]
[Physique: – ]
[Items: Nightfall Daggers (Twin daggers, Great Saint Rank)]
[Skills: Dance of the Waning Moon, Voidstep Assassination, Dark Lotus Severance, Whispering Death.]
[Passive Skills: Presence Concealment, Shadow Regeneration, Enhanced Night Vision]
Ash felt satisfied as he nodded his head with a smile.
Just as he was about to open them all, Aetherion's voice rang in his ear.
"Unless you want to gamble it all in one go, don't open them all at once!"
Ash's eyes lit up in realization, remembering what Aetherion had told him about the fact that even people's luck around Xiao Mei was affected by it.
After thinking about it for a moment, Ash decided to open them one by one.
"Open one of the Draw Chances!" Ash ordered the system.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1% of Li Jian's swordsmanship]
Ash raised an eyebrow, then looked at Aetherion in confusion. "What does 1% of Li Jian's swordsmanship mean?"
"It literally means as it is. So, you will basically learn 1% of his swordsmanship." Aetherion chuckled.
"Interesting..." Ash smiled in satisfaction, thinking that he should at least somewhat understand basic swordsmanship if he were to use it, which was basically going to save him a lot of time, and he was more than happy to receive this reward.
"System, open another Draw Chance!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1% of Aetherion's rank]
"What about 1% of your rank?" Ash asked.
"Well, your rank will be increased with that amount at once." Aetherion replied with a smile, then sneered when he saw Ash's joyful expression. "What? You can't help yourself from using it and become much stronger in an instant?"
Ash didn't reply but giggled himself, attracting Xiao Mei's attention.
"Big Brother Ash, what happened? Are you also really happy that Brother Shen's mom is now healthy and he can finally go with us?" Xiao Mei asked innocently in excitement.
"Of course." Ash patted her small head, then said with a smile. "I will go outside to take a breather first, okay?"
"Okayyy!" Xiao Mei nodded her head.
He then walked outside with some people, letting the others enjoy their own moments.
"System, open the lottery chances one at a time." Ash ordered.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining an Attributeless Peak-level Holy Saint Rank Sword]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1kg of Goldenflare Crystal (Gold Rank Treasure Ores)]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a special dragon egg]
When Ash heard the first notification, he was overjoyed and confused at the same time, since he thought that the limit of the current system was at the Great Saint Rank.
A few seconds after that, when he heard the second notification, he was disappointed for a moment before looking at the last notification and moving on.
'A special dragon egg?' Ash was baffled but then became excited at the thought of having a dragon as a pet and riding it.
"What's this attributeless sword mean?" Ash raised an eyebrow as he looked at Aetherion.
"You can basically say that an attributeless sword is better than a normal sword because it still doesn't have any attribute, which means that you can put any material and turn it into a sword that suits you the best." Aetherion explained.
"I see." Ash nodded his head, then took out the special dragon egg from his inventory.
'What the actual fuck? How big is this dragon egg? 1,2 metres big?' Ash thought to himself when he looked at the huge white dragon egg in front of him.
Aetherion knitted his eyebrows for a brief moment, then placed his palm on the egg and closed his eyes for a second.
"This is interesting…" Aetherion smiled with a nod.
"What's so interesting about it?" Ash asked with a curious expression.
"You want to know? Let's do it inside the secret realm just to be safer." Aetherion chuckled.
"Say less." Ash waved his hand and summoned a swirling portal not far from them.
"Li Jian, stay here—"
Before Ash could finish his sentence, Aetherion interrupted him.
"Wait, we need to bring everyone inside at once since we're going to train you and Hao right after this." Aetherion chuckled, then tilted his head to the left as he looked at the tree not far away from them and spoke in a commanding tone. "Except you, because you need to spread the word to everyone that the secret realm would open in 3 days time."
After Aetherion said that, a woman walked out from behind the tree slowly. She was a woman in her mid-twenties with sleek black hair neatly tied back, exuding a composed and professional aura.
Dressed in a crisp butler outfit tailored to fit her slender frame, she moved with quiet precision. Twin daggers rested on either side of her waist, always within reach.
Despite her polished appearance, the cold sharpness in her eyes and the silent steps she took gave off unmistakable assassin vibes.
"What's your order, My Lord?" The woman bowed respectfully to Ash.
Ash didn't reply to the woman and asked Aetherion instead. "Why did you say so, Aeth?"
"Well, half a month should be enough for you to train before going inside the secret realm. Besides, she needs to spread the word that there wouldn't be any restriction to enter the secret realm and everyone who wants to and dares enough to go inside could go there freely." Aetherion chuckled.
"Why do you allow everyone to go inside? Isn't that going to make the competition inside to be fiercer?" Ash frowned.
"Trust me, you will understand why I want to do this at that time." Aetherion smirked.
Ash rolled his eyes and said. "Alright then, we'll do as you say."
"Xue Ying, do as he said." Ash waved his hand casually.
"Yes, My Lord." She bowed once again before vanishing into thin air.
Right after she disappeared, Aetherion added. "Do it in a lowkey manner."
"You too, spread the word because I want as many people as possible to enter the secret realm later." Aetherion glanced at the ancestor of the Bai family.
"Leave it to me, sir."
Subsequently, everyone beside the trio that wasn't from Ash's group went inside the secret realm together.