"System, what can I get from the lottery?"
At Lu Changsheng's question, the system immediately listed the prize pools for this lottery and the odds of winning each prize.
But after looking over the general contents of the prize pool, his expression darkened.
The good news was that the system's lottery pool was incredibly varied, with everything from Natural Treasures to pills, Magic Treasures, formations, and mounts.
The bad news was that more than seventy percent of the prizes were "junk."
It wasn't that they were actually junk. It was just that Natural Treasures and pills useful to low-realm cultivators like Earth Immortals and Heavenly Immortals were of little use to Lu Changsheng now.
And he really wasn't interested in Houtian Lingbao and the like.
Unfortunately, the odds of winning these useless prizes were the highest.
Back on Golden Ao Island, he'd fantasized about winning a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure or something.
Now it seemed that really had been nothing but a fantasy.
The prize pool didn't even contain a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
The best reward was in the Innate Spiritual Treasure tier, and the odds of winning it were pitifully low.
Lu Changsheng suddenly felt as if he'd been cheated.
He'd worked so hard to raise the affection level to the next stage, only to find the lottery rewards were this bad. He would've been better off getting a direct reward like he had when he broke through before.
"System, these lottery rewards are way too lousy."
He couldn't help complaining.
If he'd drawn from this pool back when he was an Earth Immortal or Heavenly Immortal, there would've been almost no bad rewards.
But now, as a Mysterious Immortal Peak, the vast majority of prizes in this pool were useless to him.
[The Host's highest Dao Companion affection level is currently Ten (Concern). This lottery uses the Level 1 Prize Pool.]
Level 1 Prize Pool?
Lu Changsheng thought he understood.
If there was a Level 1 Prize Pool, then there had to be a Level 2 Prize Pool as well.
"System, show me what's in the Level 2 and Level 3 Prize Pools."
As the Light Screen shifted, the contents of the Level 2 and Level 3 Prize Pools appeared.
Lu Changsheng glanced over them, and his eyes immediately lit up.
Compared to the Level 1 Prize Pool, the Level 2 and Level 3 pools had far lower odds of yielding "junk."
More importantly, the grand prizes were much better.
The grand prize in the Level 2 Prize Pool had already reached the level of a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
As for the Level 3 Prize Pool, it contained an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Now those Level 2 and Level 3 Prize Pools looked worthwhile.
"How do I raise the prize pool level?"
[Please work hard to raise your Dao Companion affection level. Once it reaches the next stage, the prize pool will be upgraded accordingly.]
Lu Changsheng seemed to understand.
It looked like everything still came down to his Dao Companion.
But he'd only just reached the Concern stage. It probably wasn't possible to make another breakthrough anytime soon.
What was he supposed to do now?
He couldn't really make himself draw from this lousy Level 1 Prize Pool, could he?
"Can I save my lottery draw for the next prize pool?"
[No.]
This system was far too heartless.
Lu Changsheng wore a helpless expression.
Forget it, he'd draw anyway. It was free, after all.
Maybe he'd get lucky and win an Innate Spiritual Treasure or something.
"System, draw."
[Ding! As this is the Host's first lottery draw, a hidden reward has been added to the prize pool.]
[Congratulations, Host. You have won the Special Reward: Spirit Blending Divine Puppet.]
Lu Changsheng froze, speechless.
Wait, if there was a hidden reward, why hadn't the system said so earlier?
It could at least have let him see what was in the hidden rewards.
But before he could even react, the draw was over.
What was this Spirit Blending Divine Puppet, anyway?
Puzzled, Lu Changsheng checked its description.
After reading it, he was a little stunned.
He took back what he'd said about the system.
His system was truly wonderful.
His first attempt at alchemy, his first attempt at forging, and his first lottery draw had all come with bonuses.
Where else could he find such a good system?
The Spirit Blending Divine Puppet was a Special Magic Treasure that could cancel out one fatal attack.
It was nothing like the Spirit Capturing Pearl.
The Spirit Capturing Pearl could continuously store Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and use it to block attacks when needed.
But its grade as an Innate Spiritual Treasure and the amount of Spiritual Energy it could store both placed limits on its power.
Based on Lu Changsheng's rough estimate, the Spirit Capturing Pearl could withstand attacks at most on the level of a Daluo Golden Immortal. A Quasi-Saint's attack would already exceed its limits.
The Spirit Blending Divine Puppet was different. There was no limit to how much it could withstand.
It was no exaggeration to say that it gave Lu Changsheng an extra life!
Perhaps its only drawback was that he had just one. Once it was used up, it was gone.
But if he won a few more Spirit Blending Divine Puppets in future lotteries, wouldn't that give him a few extra lives?
Lu Changsheng immediately checked the odds for his recent draw.
He found that even among the added hidden rewards, the odds of winning the Spirit Blending Divine Puppet were pitifully low—not even one percent.
His first try had been absurdly lucky.
Never mind. He'd take the win and quit while he was ahead.
He immediately bound the Spirit Blending Divine Puppet to himself.
After completing the binding, Lu Changsheng took out the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal Tongtian had given him.
Originally, he'd planned to use it for Sacred Flame Body Tempering, to stabilize his Dao foundation and resolve the hidden problems caused by his recent breakthrough.
But now he had a new idea.
He had already reached Mysterious Immortal Peak.
If he cultivated normally and nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to break through to Golden Immortal within a hundred years.
But that pace was a little too slow.
To secure a spot in the Jie Chan Battle, being an early-stage Golden Immortal wouldn't be enough.
Besides, he now had plenty of Cultivation Resources that had originally belonged to Dingguang Xian.
If he used those resources, he should be able to break through to Golden Immortal in the shortest time possible.
That would still risk leaving his foundation unstable.
But he had the Sacred Flame Golden Crystal.
This was a Saint Method. Surely it could resolve the problem of an unstable foundation before the Mysterious Immortal stage, but not after reaching Golden Immortal?
It had worked for Mysterious Immortals, and it could work for Golden Immortals too.
He might as well make the most of it!
Once he'd made up his mind, Lu Changsheng immediately took out the many Cultivation Resources that belonged to Dingguang Xian and began trying to break through to Golden Immortal.
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