Chapter 778: Special Reward!
[Ding! Detecting that the host has cumulatively consumed 50 million destiny value. The Destiny Plunder System has successfully upgraded using 12 million destiny value, unlocking new functions…]
A wry smile touched Shen Anyu's lips. 'So it was being greedy,' he thought, nodding to himself with a sense of vindication.
He knew it. Previously, the system would always return a portion of the destiny value he spent. But this time, after spending twenty million, only eight million had come back. The twelve-million-point deficit was now accounted for—the system had simply skimmed it off the top for its own upgrade.
"System, you owe me twelve million destiny value," he stated flatly into the air. "Remember to pay it back."
The Destiny Plunder System remained silent.
Shen Anyu turned his attention to the new functions. Aside from something called the 'Goddess Future Diary,' the system's lottery page had been completely overhauled.
Originally, it was divided into five tiers: White, Blue, Purple, Gold, and Divine. These days, he wouldn't even spare a glance for White or Blue rewards. Even Purple rewards, which were only at the Grandmaster level, were practically useless to him now.
Even Gold-tier rewards had to be exceptionally good to catch his interest.
After all, he was now a powerhouse at the peak of the Land Immortal realm, his cultivation having reached the tenth layer of Immortal Qi Refining. What he truly yearned for were resources from the Immortal Path—celestial elixirs, miraculous medicines, and heavenly treasures.
The mortal world was starved of spiritual energy, and such treasures were exceedingly rare, making it difficult for his immortal cultivation to advance. This was true even while practicing the Two-Aspects Life-Death Medical Scripture, which allowed him to absorb the ambient energies of life and death to supplement the lack of spiritual qi. Without it, his progress would be even more glacial.
He wasn't like Wu Ming, that reborn schemer and Child of Destiny who possessed a Portable Immortal Mansion, a personal blessed land perfect for cultivating resources. Nor was he like Qin Yuan, the corpse salvager who had inherited the legacy of an ancient Corpse Refining Sect along with a mountain of elixirs.
Speaking of which, Qin Yuan's storage ring was now in his possession, and it did contain quite a few valuable items.
But returning to the matter at hand, the newly upgraded lottery page now offered a chance to draw for immortal treasures. They were all categorized under a new 'Special Reward' tier, which encompassed everything from items for the Foundation Establishment realm all the way up to the Immortal Venerable stage. Naturally, the probability of drawing higher-level treasures was astronomically low.
Shen Anyu checked the odds for an Immortal Venerable-level treasure, and a muscle in his jaw twitched. One in a quadrillion. A quadrillion was a thousand trillion. The number was so vast it was almost meaningless.
Fortunately, the System Store had also been upgraded. It now allowed for the direct purchase of immortal treasures, cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, spiritual pills, immortal pills, and even divine beasts. It seemed that anything one could imagine was available, for the right price. If he didn't want to gamble on the lottery, he could simply buy what he needed.
The pricing seemed to follow a threefold multiplier based on cultivation realms. Qi Refining Stage items were priced under 300,000 destiny value. Foundation Establishment realm items ranged from 300,000 to just under one million. Golden Core Stage items started at one million and went up to three million.
Shen Anyu continued scrolling. Cultivation techniques for the Nascent Soul level were priced between three million and ten million destiny value.
He spotted two familiar names among them: the Two-Aspects Life-Death Medical Scripture that he himself cultivated, and the Celestial Corpse Refining Divine Method that had belonged to Qin Yuan.
'Let's see…' he thought, his curiosity piqued. 'The Celestial Corpse Refining Divine Method is listed for seven million destiny value, while my Two-Aspects Life-Death Medical Scripture is priced at 9,998,888. Tsk, tsk. My technique truly is extraordinary. It's clearly at the pinnacle of all Nascent Soul-level cultivation methods.'
He stroked his chin in thought. 'Qin Yuan's technique isn't bad either. It's definitely considered a top-grade Nascent Soul method.' It wasn't surprising. They were all Children of Destiny; it was only natural that their foundational techniques would be exceptional. A cultivation method that could manipulate one's very lifespan was, by its nature, terrifyingly powerful.
Once the Two-Aspects Life-Death Medical Scripture was mastered, a cultivator could unleash the Two-Aspects Life-Death Mystical Light with a mere flick of the wrist, a terrifying power capable of directly severing an opponent's lifespan.
The System Store also listed the subsequent manuals for his technique. The Soul Transformation Stage volume of the Two-Aspects Life-Death Medical Scripture required a staggering 29,998,888 destiny value.
"Still too poor," Shen Anyu sighed. "Thirty million destiny value… that's a terrifying sum."
His eyes then fell upon something else. 'Boiled eggs,' he thought with a private cough of amusement. Foundation Establishment Pills. They were valued at 500,000 destiny value per pill. The very same pills that Han Paopao had painstakingly risked his life for in the Bloody Forbidden Land, Shen Anyu could now purchase at any time.
'Hmm, I still have over thirteen million destiny value left. I can afford three big draws, keep ten million in reserve for emergencies, and see what these Special Rewards are all about.'
After a moment of consideration, he decided. Thanks to the generous contribution from his benefactor, Qin Yuan, he wasn't lacking for elixirs at the moment. He had enough to cultivate smoothly to the Foundation Establishment realm without needing to buy them from the store at exorbitant prices. He could afford to test his luck.
Besides, the lottery could also yield extraordinary Skills. These were extraordinary, concept-level abilities that were equivalent to the manipulation of fundamental laws in the cultivation world.
For example, his extraordinary Skill, Love Infinite Teleport, allowed him to ignore spatial limitations and instantly appear beside any Child of Destiny with a favorability of 90 or more—a feat beyond even a Nascent Soul cultivator. There was also the extraordinary Skill: Sharing, which let him share everything with a Child of Destiny who had maxed-out favorability. It was another heaven-defying ability.
Some of the Divine-tier rewards were also quite good, especially the skill-based ones. They had immense potential, like his God-level Steel Body, which grew stronger as his own power increased. Then there were items like the divine resurrection stone, a heaven-defying treasure that even mighty figures on the Immortal Path would covet.
Of course, some heavenly treasures, like the hundred-year zhu fruit, seemed particularly wasteful in comparison. At best, they were equivalent to a common Qi Refining Stage elixir.
With his mind made up, Shen Anyu's thoughts stirred. He instantly spent one million destiny value to initiate a thousand consecutive draws.
A supernova of light erupted before his eyes. A thousand streams of color bloomed like a brilliant firework display. The vast majority were simple white flashes, with a smaller portion of blue and purple. Golden streaks were few and far between. Amidst the chaos, a mysterious, indescribable seven-colored radiance pulsed, alongside an ethereal and elusive wisp of pure white, holy light.
"That must be the Special Reward," Shen Anyu murmured, his voice filled with anticipation.
Every thousand-draw pull guaranteed one Special Reward, without affecting the odds of receiving a Divine Reward or anything from the other tiers.
He pulled up the draw record, his eyes quickly scanning past the lesser rewards, only pausing when he reached the Divine-tier prize.
"Please don't be a hundred-year zhu fruit," he muttered, holding his breath.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Divine Reward: a Substitute Straw Man!]
At his thought, a palm-sized, crudely woven straw man appeared in his hand. It was an artifact capable of taking a fatal blow in his stead, effectively granting him an extra life.
"Good stuff. Not a loss." A slow, satisfied smile spread across his handsome face. He already had numerous life-saving methods, but he certainly wouldn't complain about having one more.
His satisfaction only grew as he checked the subsequent reward.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Special Reward: a Millennium Polygonatum Odoratum!]
Polygonatum odoratum, or Solomon's Seal, was known to replenish qi, nourish yin, and benefit the kidneys. A specimen that had grown for a thousand years possessed even more miraculous effects. In a world as barren of spiritual energy as this one, such a millennium-grade spiritual herb was practically impossible to find. If even a single root were put up for auction, it would incite a bidding war among the world's billionaires.
Of course, Shen Anyu had no intention of selling it.
'Perfect for helping the girls… replenish their strength,' he thought, the corner of his mouth curving upwards in a knowing smirk. He possessed the God-level Steel Body and feared no exhaustion, but Ling Qingcheng, Zhang Yaqian, He Yiyi, and the others couldn't compare. Even Wu Shenyun, for all her power, was a glass cannon—high attack, low defense—making her even more fragile than Liu Ruyan in some respects.
"Let's keep this momentum going," he declared. "Draw again!"
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