Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Don’t Flaunt Wealth! Not a Single Winning Ticket…

Seeing the notification, Hua Yunfei, who was ecstatic, was stunned.

They were going to announce the list of winners?

Shouldn’t he remain anonymous?

Even though Hua Yunfei had only been in the cultivation world for a year, he deeply understood its cruelty.

As an outer disciple in the early stages of Qi Refining Realm, he had no ability to protect this wealth.

Not to mention the second prize, even the fourth prize, which was only a hundred high-grade spirit stones, was something he couldn’t keep.

If the Foundation Establishment disciples from the inner sect of True Martial Sect found out he won, would they come asking this outer disciple for spirit stones?

Could he dare refuse?

Even the sect stewards and Golden Core elders would be tempted.

Lend to them, and he’d be left with nothing.

Refuse, and he might not even keep his life.

And even if he handed over all the spirit stones, it wouldn’t matter.

People would still suspect he had hidden some, and they’d come after him.

This was just the fourth prize.

What he had won was the second prize.

Exposing such wealth would only bring him disaster.

Thinking of this, Hua Yunfei broke out in a cold sweat.

Initially, Hua Yunfei had planned to treat his close senior brothers to a spiritual meal out of excitement.

But now, he completely abandoned this idea.

He had always been dirt poor, and suddenly treating people to a spiritual meal would definitely make them suspect he won the lottery.

He must not let anyone find out he won.

Even when spending spirit stones in the future, he had to be cautious.

He should shop online as much as possible.

So, Hua Yunfei immediately chose to remain anonymous.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

“Junior Brother Hua, why do you seem so distracted today?”

The senior brother beside him patted Hua Yunfei.

Hua Yunfei quickly smiled, “I was just thinking how great it would be if I won the first prize. Even the second prize would be nice.”

Hearing this, the surrounding senior brothers all laughed, “For us at the Qi Refining Realm, winning the fourth prize would be a joy.”

“Alright, the Heavenly Origin Holy Maiden is about to announce the results. I want to see if anyone had the luck to buy the first prize!”

“Hopefully, no one won, so the prize pool accumulates. If I win next time, I’ll earn even more.”

Hua Yunfei laughed along and continued watching the live lottery draw with his senior brothers!

Now that the lottery numbers were confirmed, the cultivators who didn’t win didn’t leave.

They were all waiting for Lin Ke’er to announce the results, eager to know if anyone won the first prize.

On the immortal peak, Lin Ke’er, in her white dress and cascading black hair, looked as pure as a spiritual camellia, unbelievably beautiful.

She had already received the backstage data on the winners.

Facing the Immortal Net Image Stone, Lin Ke’er smiled and softly spoke, “Fellow Daoists, the results are freshly out.

“I will now announce the number of winners!

“First prize: No winners!”

Hearing this, countless cultivators were in an uproar.

No one won the first prize?

But thinking of those mysterious Mystic Turtles, which were hard to predict, winning was indeed quite difficult.

Many people didn’t match even one number.

So after the initial surprise, most cultivators were actually pleased.

The first prize accounted for seventy percent of the prize pool.

Now, with no winners, it would accumulate for the next time.

If they won the first prize next time, they’d earn even more.

Many cultivators were already analyzing the patterns of this draw, aiming to win next time.

Lin Ke’er paused briefly and continued, “There is one winner of the second prize!

“Congratulations to this Daoist for exclusively winning ten percent of the prize pool, totaling twenty-five thousand high-grade spirit stones.”

Hearing this, countless cultivators showed envious expressions.

Twenty-five thousand high-grade spirit stones.

Even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, this was a massive fortune.

Before the Immortal Net Cloud Classroom, a Nascent Soul cultivator would face life-threatening situations to earn twenty thousand high-grade spirit stones.

And now, someone spent just two low-grade spirit stones to win such a fortune.

This luck was truly enviable.

An absolute lucky star.

Who was the fortunate cultivator?

Lin Ke’er continued announcing the number of winners for other prizes.

“Third prize winners: Five people!

“Congratulations to these five Daoists for sharing five percent of the prize pool, totaling twelve thousand five hundred high-grade spirit stones, with each person receiving two thousand five hundred high-grade spirit stones.

“Fourth prize winners: One hundred people!

“Sharing one percent of the prize pool, totaling two thousand five hundred high-grade spirit stones.

“Consolation prize winners: Five thousand four hundred people!

“Each person will receive ten low-grade spirit stones!

“In total, five thousand five hundred and six Daoists won this time!”

Listening to the number of winners for each prize, cultivators were filled with envy and jealousy.

Why wasn’t it them who won?

Even just a consolation prize would have at least covered the cost.

Next time!

Next time they were determined to win.

With so many winners, why couldn’t it be them?

In the live broadcast, Lin Ke’er, in her long dress, finally spoke, “This time, the prize pool paid out forty-five thousand and ten high-grade spirit stones.

“The prizes will be distributed to the winners’ Immortal Net Cloud Flash Pay accounts within an hour!

“The detailed list of winners is also published in the lottery section.

“The remaining two hundred and four thousand nine hundred and ninety high-grade spirit stones in the prize pool will roll over to the next draw!

“The Mystic Turtles used in this draw will be entirely replaced!

“The first live lottery draw concludes here!

“Goodbye!”

As she finished speaking, Lin Ke’er floated away.

Then the live broadcast showed dozens of Golden Core stewards from the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land capturing the Mystic Turtles on the immortal mountain!

After capturing all the original Mystic Turtles, a new batch of spiritual turtles was released into the pool.

The first live lottery draw ended, but the barrage in the live stream didn’t decrease. Instead, it increased.

“They replace the Mystic Turtles every time? Didn’t I just pick my numbers in vain?”

“Exactly, I based my ten new tickets on the performance of these turtles, thinking they would surely win, and now it’s all for nothing.”

“This is clearly for fairness, to make each result more random!”

“They’re announcing the winner list. I want to see it!”

“Me too, I want to know who won the second prize!”

Instantly, countless cultivators exited the live stream and looked at the lottery section.

Indeed, there was a new winner list at the bottom.

Opening it revealed a series of information.

“Second prize winner: Anonymous!”

“Third prize winners: Anonymous, Anonymous…”

“Fourth prize winners: Anonymous…”

“Consolation prize winners: Li Qingshan, Wan Baoyuan, Zhan Cangsheng, Li Xunhuan, Chen Xiang, Chen Xiang, Anonymous…”

The major prize winners were all anonymous.

It wasn’t until the consolation prizes that most people chose to use their real names.

This string of anonymous entries annoyed many cultivators who wanted to see who won the big prizes.

“What’s the point of looking if they’re all anonymous?”

“Allowing anonymity is correct. Many low-level cultivators buy tickets. If they won big and were found out, it would turn good fortune into disaster…”

“Indeed, if those from demonic sects knew, they would target the winner.”

“Without enough strength, winning and being discovered is a disaster.”

“I would stay anonymous too. If my senior brothers knew I won, they’d ask to borrow spirit stones. Refusing would harm our relationship, and lending them would likely mean never getting them back.”

The majority of cultivators understood the need for anonymity.

Don’t flaunt your wealth.

Letting others know about wealth that didn’t match one’s strength was a death sentence.

The lottery payout was very fast.

After all, it was an online transfer.

So soon, On Immortal Net Weibo, some cultivators posted screenshots of receiving their prizes.

Of course, they were all consolation prizes.

Uniformly, ten low-grade spirit stones.

None of the big winners showed up.

But that’s normal, as the big winners chose to stay anonymous, so they wouldn’t post their winnings.

The quick prize distribution delighted the cultivators.

Many cultivators went to comment under the posts showing the winnings, hoping to get some of that luck.

They were even more excited for tomorrow’s lottery.

Even though the odds were ridiculously low, there was no first prize winner this time.

The prize pool accumulated, and next time, the winnings would be even larger.

After the live draw ended, sales for the second round of lottery tickets began.

Countless cultivators, undeterred, started picking their numbers with high hopes.

“Not a single win, that’s absurd!”

“With so many elders, not even a consolation prize? If word gets out, we’d be a laughingstock!”

In the sky, the elders of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Land were both laughing and crying.

So many elders, and not one winner among them.

Ye Chen looked at Nangong Wan’s peerlessly beautiful face, “Master, how many of the twenty tickets you carefully selected won? Could it be you who won the second prize?”

Nangong Wan lowered her head and played with her fingers, silently saying nothing.

Her adorable expression made Ye Chen unable to hold back his laughter.

Master had observed the Mystic Turtles and even used divination techniques.

Before the draw, she was extremely confident.

But when the results came out, not a single win.

It was truly amusing…

Hearing Ye Chen’s laughter, Nangong Wan’s cheeks puffed up.

Thunder began to emanate from her hands…

But at that moment, Lin Ke’er finished hosting the live draw and flew over.

Seeing Nangong Wan’s expression, the quick-witted Lin Ke’er knew what had happened, and quickly stood by Nangong Wan’s side, “Master Ancestor, Master Ancestor, didn’t you come up with many numbers?

“Actually, I bought one of the numbers you left out, and I won the third prize!

“But it’s really thanks to you, Master Ancestor.

“I’ll shamelessly keep half, but you must take the other half, no refusals.

“Otherwise, I won’t be at ease!”

After saying that, she immediately transferred the money.

Nangong Wan’s previously dejected expression disappeared instantly.

She contentedly patted Lin Ke’er’s head, “Since it’s a token of your filial piety, I’ll accept it! Good job, Ke’er!”

Then she looked at Ye Chen, “Did you hear that? My number-picking skills are fine, it was just bad luck this time.

“I’ll definitely win next time!”

Ye Chen’s mouth twitched.

The number Lin Ke’er won with was certainly not one his master left out.

Otherwise, with his master’s personality, she would have been even more dejected.

So, Lin Ke’er, to flatter his master, credited the win to her and even split the prize.

This…

She’s really good at flattering!