I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 42: Huge Lottery Win!

In the cave.

To be precise, it wasn't a cave, but rather a gap between three large rocks, barely enough for a person to squeeze through.

The good thing is that the surrounding area is flat, without hills, and the trees are far away. There are only some lush weeds around, swaying in the rain, and the water is flowing further away, so there is no need to worry about it accumulating and flooding.

Although rain occasionally falls and the cold wind blowing through the room sweeps over you, this place is the best place Qi Xuan has found to avoid disaster.

"Crack."

"Crack."

Qi Xuan took big bites of the gray-skinned sweet potatoes from the field. These things weren't particularly delicious, but he swallowed them whole, one after another, without caring about the taste at all.

At this moment, he looked extremely disheveled.

The raincoat was long gone, and the socks were nowhere to be found. His feet were bare, the soles of his feet were white from being soaked in water, and there were a few small cuts on the edges.

My sweatpants were damp and stuck to my body, torn in several places by branches and rocks, with small, spiky balls resembling burrs stuck to the sides.

On the contrary, the windbreaker on his upper body was quite clean because it was waterproof. However, half of the sleeve on his left arm was missing. The edge was very neat, as if it had been cut by a sharp blade. The arm below the missing sleeve was tightly wrapped with disposable underwear, and blood stained it red.

Yes, he was injured.

The torrential rain did not harm him.

The mudslide did not harm him.

The landslide did not harm him.

Unfortunately, on his escape route, he was ambushed and stabbed by a monster that emerged from the water.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and dodged, otherwise the blow would have landed on his back.

If it hits, the person is dead on the spot.

Qi Xuan gained a deeper understanding of the dangers of this jungle.

He is now devouring food in order to use the [Refining Essence] ability to refine his essence and heal his injuries.

Without healing pills and herbs, this is the only way to speed up the treatment.

Fortunately, the healing effect of [Refining Essence] was quite good. He ate various foods for nearly an hour, and the wound that was originally two centimeters deep has now completely closed. He estimated that new flesh would grow and he would be fully recovered in a night at most.

My stomach is a little full from eating.

"Moreover, our food reserves are almost exhausted."

Glancing at his now empty personal space and then at the still torrential rain outside, Qi Xuan sighed with a heavy heart.

"Now that we've finally settled down, and we're just killing time anyway, let's try our luck with the lottery. Who knows, we might win something good."

Qi Xuan perked up and sat up straight.

He decided not to hold any raffle ceremony today.

If the gods could truly manifest, he wouldn't be suffering so much misfortune today.

What? You're saying that his survival is thanks to the gods?

The fact that the gods didn't let him escape the disaster and instead encounter the beautiful, aloof, and ethereal princess who had drunk aphrodisiacs shows that the gods were still incompetent.

They were punished by losing their faith for one day.

I opened the lottery page and glanced at the top right corner.

Qi Xuan immediately became excited.

Good heavens, there are 15B!

He had to shut down his live stream early because he fell due to exhaustion after the disaster that afternoon, but unexpectedly, his popularity was the highest ever!
He must have more viewers watching his live streams now than before, and his disaster response broadcasts are more gripping, making it easier to increase his popularity.

For a moment, Qi Xuan was wondering whether he should go out and explore during his live stream tomorrow.

Then I thought of the terrifying explosion that had occurred in the water earlier...

Garlic bird, garlic bird.

Life is important.

Qi Xuan took a deep breath, cleared his mind of all distractions, and began the lottery draw.

"Let's start with an Iron-tier one!"

He pressed the pointer with his right middle finger and spun it sharply.

In an instant, the pointer spun so fast it almost disappeared.

Nearly twenty seconds passed before the pointer slowly stopped at the [Various Materials] section.

Qi Xuan remained calm and unfazed by the result.

He calmly reached out and touched the ball of light:

"I can accept winning anything, even a steaming basket of hot, delicious Sichuan-style beef buns with really big chunks of beef."

There was a "pop" sound.

As the light faded, a pink object fell to the ground. Qi Xuan looked closely and realized that what had fallen was a rolled-up soft measuring tape, which, when unfolded, was a full two meters long.

What, are you going to measure my height?
I've already said I'm 1.8 meters tall, do I really need to measure?

There's absolutely no need for this thing.

With a pursed lip, Qi Xuan tossed the measuring tape into his personal space, then pulled it out again.

This time, I still got [various materials], but the drop was bigger – a pair of sneakers.

Most importantly, they were exactly the same as the pair he had broken before, even the size was exactly the same.

"While I do dislike walking barefoot... you can't waste all my luck on something like this!!"

Qi Xuan was quite helpless, but winning the shoes wasn't all bad.

Shoes are extremely important in the jungle. They not only protect his feet but also prevent him from easily stepping on deadly poisons. There are many poisons more potent than hydrofluoric acid in the encyclopedia, some of which can kill even a Foundation Establishment cultivator upon contact. He doesn't want to end up with such a frustrating fate.

Now that I've won the shoes in the lottery, I don't have to make them myself anymore.

Qi Xuan washed his feet clean, put his shoes back on, and then took the third draw.

You get a piece of chocolate in the third draw.

It's alright, a good thing for replenishing energy.

Qi Xuan planned to keep it and savor it carefully when he missed Blue Star someday.

Then came the fourth draw.

The fourth draw was quite abstract; I actually drew a portable toolbox filled with various chisels, hammers, and other tools, all of which were rather small and seemed to be for sculpting.

Oh well, I'll use it to kill time when I'm bored someday. Maybe I can even use sculpting to hone my mind like Linley Baruch did.

The fifth and final draw was for a Black Iron.

This time, I won a pen.

But Qi Xuan was overjoyed.

He had already drawn the notebook with grid paper, but he had been quite resentful about having a notebook but no pen. Now he finally had the complete set.

I can jot down any inspirations I come up with in a notebook in the future.

Put the pen away in your personal storage space.

Qi Xuan took a deep breath and began his last draw of the day.

This draw is different from the previous ones.

This time it cost 10B for the Bronze level.

Although the probability of drawing a treasure is higher for Bronze-level players than for Iron-level players, it would be terrible if you drew a belt like last time.

"May your fortunes soar to the heavens! May your misfortunes turn into prosperity!"

Qi Xuan suddenly turned the pointer.

"I don't expect you to win any amazing prizes, but at least you can't be just an ordinary person!"

The pointer is getting slower and slower.

Slower and slower.

In the end, it ended up in the [single item] category.

Qi Xuan's heart immediately began to pound wildly.

What are the available items for a single use?

Whatever it is, it's all good stuff.

He held his breath and gently touched the ball of light as if caressing 5090.

The next second, a fiery red pill appeared in front of him.

"It exploded!!"

The moment Qi Xuan recognized the pill, he was overjoyed and wished he could rush into the rain and start a striptease.

It's no wonder he was so excited, because this pill is called the Qi-Boosting Pill.

The effect is quite ordinary; it simply provides a large amount of spiritual energy to enhance cultivation.

In terms of rarity, it is nowhere near as valuable as the Spirit Gathering Pill that was drawn earlier.

However, for Qi Xuan, whose cultivation aptitude was at its peak but who was extremely lacking in spiritual energy, even if he were given ten Spirit Gathering Pills, he would absolutely not be willing to exchange them for this Qi Replenishing Pill.

Because once he has completely refined this Qi-replenishing pill, he will definitely be able to reach the second level of Qi Refining tonight.

This means more than just a significant increase in strength.

It also means that he will obtain the second transformation of the Nine Transformations of Qi Refining—

A new ability following [Refining Essence]!
(End of this chapter)