Chapter 248: Educate the Master! The first prize is out! (Part 2)
In the following days, the lottery remained popular.
Most cultivators eventually stored their spirit stones in Immortal Net Cloud Flash Pay by the next day.
Thus, the second round of lottery tickets sold three billion entries.
The lottery pool suddenly surged to five hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones.
This naturally attracted even more attention from cultivators.
However, unfortunately, in the second round, no one won the first prize again.
There was still only one second prize winner, taking home fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones.
The prize pool accumulated again!
The enormous prize pool excited countless cultivators.
In the following rounds, the lottery became more and more popular.
Everyone wanted to be the first to win the first prize and clear out the enormous prize pool.
But up until the ninth round, no cultivator had won the first prize.
At this point, the lottery pool had accumulated to two million high-grade spirit stones.
This number was enough to make countless cultivators’ hearts race.
If someone won the first prize now, they would take home a million high-grade spirit stones.
Stimulated by the enormous prize, cultivators became even more eager.
Even those with previously steadfast minds, who were not tempted by the lottery, were now tempted by the prize pool.
This directly led to an explosive sale of the tenth round of lottery tickets.
At the same time, suspicious voices began to emerge on Immortal Net Weibo.
“It’s been nine rounds, why hasn’t anyone won the first prize?”
“Could it be that Heavenly Origin Sacred Land never intended for us to win the first prize? That way, all the spirit stones in the prize pool would go to them!”
“I don’t think so. The Saint Master isn’t that kind of person, and Heavenly Origin Sacred Land earns so much already, they wouldn’t need to be greedy for the prize pool.”
“You’re too young. Who would think they’ve earned too much?”
“Could there be something wrong with the draw? The draw ceremony looks fair, but Heavenly Origin Sacred Land has countless experts. It would be easy for them to manipulate it without us noticing!”
“Exactly, I thought there was something fishy about that gust of wind during the first draw!”
“I think those who won the second prize might all be from Heavenly Origin Sacred Land. Otherwise, why are they all anonymous? Not one of them dares to reveal their name!”
The long absence of a first prize winner made many cultivators suspicious.
However, because it involved the Sacred Land, they didn’t dare to speak too harshly.
But the seed of doubt had been planted.
Of course, suspicion remained just that.
When the tenth live draw began, it was still very popular.
The number of viewers reached a new high.
For the last nine draws, Lin Ke’er was no longer the host.
Lin Ke’er explained on Immortal Net Weibo that she was going into seclusion to prepare for the upcoming Dao Discourse Assembly.
The new host was a female deacon from the Sacred Land, with a good appearance.
When the deacon brought out the Golden-tailed Spirit Fish, the batch of Mystic Turtles continued to have frequent issues.
The drawing process was incredibly twisty, making countless cultivators feel like they were on a roller coaster.
When the final draw number was confirmed, cultivators looked at the winning numbers.
Some were happy, some were sad.
At the Pure Serenity Sacred Land, a late Nascent Soul elder jumped up!
He looked at the winning numbers, then at the numbers he had bought.
All ten numbers matched.
This late Nascent Soul elder from the Pure Serenity Sacred Land was named Elder Chitong.
He only bought one lottery ticket each round, always with the same numbers, just for fun.
He never thought he would actually win.
And he won the first prize.
A million high-grade spirit stones.
For someone at his cultivation level, it was an astronomical amount.
With such a huge amount of spirit stones, he could buy a Life Extending Pill for himself.
He could also auction off countless cultivation resources suitable for him.
His chances of reaching the Deity Transformation Realm would greatly increase.
This was an absolute unexpected joy.
His entire path of cultivation would change because of this.
But alongside his excitement, Elder Chitong also felt a tinge of worry.
There were countless discussions on Immortal Net Weibo about possible fraud in the lottery.
Now that he had won, would Heavenly Origin Sacred Land embezzle it?
Would they refuse to give him the prize?
Would they even deny that he had won?
The prize of a million high-grade spirit stones made Elder Chitong, despite being in the late Nascent Soul Realm, extremely worried.
Instantly, he came up with an idea.
He immediately took a screenshot of his lottery numbers and posted it on Immortal Net Weibo.
“I won the first prize!”
He had to let all cultivators know that he won the first prize.
If Heavenly Origin Sacred Land didn’t honor it, they would lose face.
As for exposing that he won the first prize, it wasn’t really an issue.
He was a late Nascent Soul elder from the Pure Serenity Sacred Land.
Who could covet what he had?
“I got lucky and won a consolation prize. Next time, I’ll buy five tickets!”
“Could it be that no one won the first prize again this time?”
“I think there’s a high chance no one won. It feels like Heavenly Origin Sacred Land made it so difficult to win just to prevent anyone from winning!”
“Quick, check Weibo, someone won the first prize!”
“Yes, it’s Elder Chitong from the Pure Serenity Sacred Land. He posted a screenshot, and it matches the winning numbers exactly!”
When people heard that someone won, the comments section exploded, filling the screen like a waterfall.
Countless cultivators flocked to Elder Chitong’s Weibo, looking at the screenshot of the lottery numbers in shock.
Someone actually won the first prize.
And the winner was an elder from the Pure Serenity Sacred Land.
The relationship between Pure Serenity Sacred Land and Heavenly Origin Sacred Land wasn’t extremely hostile.
But it wasn’t good either.
It was said that a thousand years ago, the two Sacred Lands had fought over a secret realm.
Now that Elder Chitong won, It dispelled all previous doubts from the cultivators.
After all, if even an elder from the Pure Serenity Sacred Land could win, it proved that Heavenly Origin Sacred Land wasn’t manipulating the results.
The lottery from Heavenly Origin Sacred Land was fair!