Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

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After an incense stick has burned, outside the North Gate of Jinling City.

"Located in the heart of Nanjing, this city is indeed exceptionally prosperous..."

Looking at the magnificent city of Jinling before him, with its sea of ​​people, Lu Feng, who was queuing to enter the city, also secretly patted his stomach and showed emotion.

As for Lu Feng, he was also surrounded by a large, noisy crowd waiting to enter the city. In addition to the caravan of merchants, there were also many martial arts cultivators. For a time, it was bustling and noisy.

However, despite the noise and commotion among the crowd entering the city, no one dared to cut in line, let alone force their way through the city gates. They seemed to be very law-abiding.

Lu Feng was also perfectly aware of this "strange phenomenon".

Because Jinling City is not a free place to enter and exit. Whether it is an ordinary mortal or a martial artist or cultivator from the immortal world, everyone needs to pay a certain fee every time they enter the city. No one is exempt!

The amounts and types of these entry fees vary. Ordinary people generally pay with gold, silver, or copper coins, while martial artists and cultivators need to pay with corresponding spirit stones.

In addition, the guards at the city gate who are responsible for collecting the entrance fee are also very powerful. They are hired by the "Seeking Immortals Sect", the only hegemonic power in the Xuan Song Kingdom, and are like the latter's front man to make money!

The Seeking Immortals Sect, which was able to dominate the Xuan Song Kingdom with its own strength, was naturally no pushover. Not only were there many experts and talented people within the sect, but it was also a legitimate third-grade sect with a very rich history and foundation!

To put it bluntly, even if the Seeking Immortals Sect only randomly sends out an outer disciple, it can easily crush most of the rogue cultivators in the Yuanhai Realm!

It was precisely because of this conflict of interest that a large group of people, including Lu Feng, were able to follow the rules and obediently queue up to pay their way into the city.

After all, offending the Immortal Seeking Sect, the number one sect in the Xuan Song Kingdom, for such a small entrance fee is simply not worth it; it's practically tantamount to courting death!

Before long, Lu Feng paid the entrance fee and then arrived at the outer city of Jinling City.

As for the entrance fee, it wasn't much, just over ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones. He had previously looted about one hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones from the underground treasure vault of the Evil People's Stronghold, and with the tenfold treasure gathering from the Treasure Basin, that amounted to a full one million spirit stones!

Therefore, spending 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones right now is just a drop in the ocean for Lu Feng!

"Look, take a look! The latest round of the Dragon Head Lottery is open!"

"Fellow Daoists who are interested, please don't miss it...!"

Just as Lu Feng was about to find a place to rest, a sudden shout came from both sides of the street, which made him pause and turn around.

"What is that?"

Lu Feng was somewhat surprised.

Not far away at the street corner, a short, thin young man in a gray robe was hawking his wares, occasionally waving to the martial artists passing by, seemingly selling some kind of treasure.

However, there were no pills, talismans, magic weapons, or secret manuals on the stall in front of the other party. There were only small copper cards shaped like tokens, which looked rather strange.

"Excuse me, sir."

Filled with curiosity, Lu Feng also approached the stall, then slightly bowed and asked, "May I ask what exactly this 'dragon head lottery' you mentioned is?"

"Wow, that's strong...!"

"The Yuan energy aura emanating from this person is terrifyingly strong...!"

Faced with Lu Feng's question, the gray-robed youth's expression changed drastically, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He seemed to be intimidated by the incredibly powerful Yuan energy emanating from the former, and almost knelt down for a moment.

After all, he was only a lowly second-level Spirit Soul Realm martial artist, while Lu Feng in front of him was a sixth-level Yuanhai Realm expert. The two were not even on the same level!

Therefore, seeing that Lu Feng was so polite to him, a mere second-level Spirit Soul Realm martial artist, and even addressed him as a brother, the gray-robed youth was naturally flattered and uneasy.

"No, no! You're too kind, senior. I'm just one of the many servants employed by the Dragon Arena. I wouldn't dare to address you as a brother..."

Suppressing his unease, the gray-robed youth bowed and scraped to Lu Feng while grinning obsequiously, "Senior, this so-called Dragon Head Lottery is a large-scale prediction event held every month at the Dragon Arena. Basically, anyone with a little spare cash has participated..."

"Dragon Arena?"

"A large-scale prediction contest held every other month?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng merely raised an eyebrow, his expression still showing confusion.

"Uh, could this be your first time visiting Jinling City, senior?"

Seeing that Lu Feng still looked puzzled, the gray-robed youth was also taken aback, and then dared to probe.

After all, the Dragon Arena is the number one power in Jinling City. Its prestige and strength far surpass the five major families of Jinling City, including the Bai family. Within a radius of thousands of miles, almost everyone knows about it.

As for the "Dragon Head Lottery" guessing game held at the Dragon Arena, it is renowned far and wide. Even if you randomly grab ten passersby on the streets of Jinling City, at least eight of them will have played it.

"I am new to Jinling City and have never heard of the Dragon Arena or the Dragon Head Lottery."

Faced with the gray-robed youth's probing, Lu Feng did not act arrogantly, but simply cupped his hands in greeting, his tone remaining humble.

"I see. Since this is your first time in Jinling City, it's understandable that you haven't heard of the Dragon Head Lottery..."

"If you don't mind, senior, I'd be happy to answer your questions..."

At this point, the gray-robed youth casually picked up a small copper card from the stall, then handed it face up to Lu Feng. "By the way, senior, please accept this dragon head lottery ticket. Consider it a small token of my appreciation, and also a chance for you to try your luck!"

"As for the rules of the Dragon Head Lottery, they are very simple. You need to guess the winner and loser and the lucky number based on the tournament previews for each round of the Dragon Arena. If you guess both correctly, you will receive the corresponding reward. If you guess wrong, nothing will happen."

The gray-robed youth remained respectful.

"This thing can actually block the perception of elemental energy?"

As Lu Feng took the small copper card, he noticed that the front of the card was coated with a special ink that could even block the perception of a martial artist's Yuan Power, making it almost impossible to see its true form.

"That's right."

Nodding in agreement, the gray-robed youth explained, "Actually, the Dragon Arena's tournament announcements for each round list the information of the participating fighters, so the outcome of the matches isn't hard to predict. However, the lucky numbers are not so easy to guess..."

"Since the lucky numbers drawn each time are different, and these 'Dragon Head Lottery' cards are coated with special ink, it's highly unlikely that ordinary martial artists could cheat and peek at the lucky numbers in advance...!"

"But that's normal. If winning were that easy, those guys at the Dragon Arena would have gone bankrupt long ago, and they wouldn't be hiring us to sell dragon lottery tickets on the street...!"

After saying that, seemingly worried that Lu Feng wouldn't believe him, the gray-robed youth raised his hand and released a wisp of Yuan energy flame, which then landed on the "Dragon Head Color" card in the other's hand, while slowly melting the special ink applied to it.

tumultuous...!

As the special ink on the "Dragon Head Color" card slowly melts, the two large black characters "Nineteen" emerge, and next to the characters is a ferocious dragon head, which seems to be the exclusive symbol of the Dragon Arena.

"The winning number for the dragon head lottery is... nineteen?"

The gray-robed youth glanced at the "Dragon Head Lottery" card in Lu Feng's hand, shook his head slightly, and said with a hint of regret, "What a pity, this round's lucky number is twenty. Senior, you were just a little bit short of guessing it..."