96: Chapter 96: Here comes the big one, ten prize pools!

The Second-Generation Old Ancestor, Chu Xiyue, stood atop a high-rise building, overlooking the prosperous steel megacity of Jianghai City as scenes from ancient memories surfaced before her eyes.

The change was too great.

The small coastal city of the past, with its green mountains and clear waters, was gone. In its place was an endless expanse of reinforced concrete, cars speeding along the streets, and planes streaking overhead, all of which left her deeply perplexed.

“To think that in just a few thousand years, my Human Race has grown to such an extent!”

“They can travel thousands of miles and soar through the skies without any Spiritual Qi!”

Chu Xiyue murmured to herself, recalling the era she lived in, where the Human Race was small in number, and the Yao Race, Demon Race, and all the other myriad races still existed.

Since the Spiritual Qi recovery, the Yao Race had degenerated, the Demon Race had vanished, and the rest of the myriad races were almost nowhere to be seen.

It had instead become a paradise for the Human Race.

This world filled her with curiosity; she wanted to see it for herself, to walk its streets, and to experience today's prosperity...

She did not say goodbye to Chu Xiao, but simply vanished into the dark night, heading toward an unknown destination.

Sensing her departure, Chu Xiao's mind stirred, and he immediately contacted A-Li in the space battleship, instructing: “A-Li, keep an eye on the Old Ancestor for me. Don't let her run into any danger. Report to me immediately if anything unusual happens.”

Inside the space battleship, A-Li replied instantly: “Please rest assured, Master!”

As a super-intelligent robot from a sci-fi novel, A-Li's information processing capabilities were immense. They far exceeded the computational power of the most powerful brains on Earth, and with the space battleship as a base, she naturally possessed the means to monitor the entire planet.

It was no exaggeration to say that currently, every move of every person on Earth was under A-Li's surveillance—mobile chat messages, various encrypted emails, and so on.

Through various chats, videos, and torrents... A-Li was gradually becoming more humanized.

Besides this, A-Li hadn't been idle. Since taking over the space battleship, she began monitoring Earth's Spiritual Qi density, identifying areas with high concentrations, unusual circumstances, emerging treasures, mineral vein deposits, and more.

“Master, I have marked several areas with particularly dense Spiritual Qi where treasures are suspected to be appearing. I have also discovered many mutated creatures; I am sending the specific locations and information to you now.”

A-Li spoke via voice transmission.

The next instant.

Streams of video data were transmitted to Chu Xiao's phone via the network.

“You can even do it like this?”

Chu Xiao was delighted and quickly opened the videos to check. Sure enough, he found information on many Heaven And Earth Treasures, including quite a few mutated Spirit Beasts and various mineral veins.

Unexpectedly, a Spirit Stone mineral vein was detected in a certain mountain range within Jianghai City!

Spirit Stone mineral veins were indispensable Cultivation resources, capable of continuously producing Spirit Stones. They were the foundation upon which a Cultivation Family relied for survival.

Chu Xiao himself certainly didn't lack Spirit Stones and had no need to use them for Cultivation. However, his Family, his relatives, and his future descendants for generations to come would all need Cultivation resources.

“The Spiritual Qi recovery means the era of universal cultivation is about to begin. I can't just sit around either!”

Chu Xiao rubbed his chin and muttered to himself.

The next instant.

He immediately shattered the Void Realm and vanished from the spot.

“This world... has truly changed.”

Seeing that everyone had left, the old man Chu Jianghe felt a surge of emotions. He did not choose to leave but remained at home, sitting cross-legged in meditation to absorb and comprehend the Dao Legacy within that Medicinal Pill.

The night grew deeper.

Sheshan.

Dense forests blotted out the sky and moon. Due to the Spiritual Qi recovery, these plants were growing at an incredible speed. Trees that were originally only a dozen meters tall had grown to nearly a hundred meters in just a few days.

Many plants had undergone incredible evolutions.

Spirit Fruits and Spirit Medicines began to appear one after another.

Chu Xiao stepped out of a spatial rift. With his first step, he discovered a mutated Spirit Medicine, which the System identified as a [Seven-Leaf Purple Spirit Flower Seedling], an Elementary Spirit Medicine.

“It's a good item, but it would be a bit of a waste to harvest it now!”

Chu Xiao looked at the tiny seedling, feeling quite reluctant.

Oh, right.

Today's free prize pool hasn't refreshed yet!

“System, please open today's free prize pool! Thank you!”

Chu Xiao said with a smile.

[Ding!]

[You're welcome!]

[Ding!]

[Randomly selecting from the beginners cool novel prop pool...]

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the following three options. Please choose one!]

[①. [Top-Grade Fire Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger comes from a mortal-rank cultivation power fantasy novel. Once chosen, the Host will possess a Top-Grade Fire Spiritual Root! Note: As the Host, you can stack any Spiritual Root and Physique!)]

[②. [Top-Grade Wood Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger comes from a mortal-rank cultivation power fantasy novel. Once chosen, the Host will possess a Top-Grade Wood Spiritual Root! Note: As the Host, you can stack any Spiritual Root and Physique!)]

[③. [Top-Grade Water Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger comes from a mortal-rank cultivation power fantasy novel. Once chosen, the Host will possess a Top-Grade Water Spiritual Root! Note: As the Host, you can stack any Spiritual Root and Physique!)]

[Note: Daily refreshed power fantasy items will not disappear and can be purchased with pleasure points!]

The System's notification sounds continued to ring out.

“I can stack any Spiritual Root and Physique?”

“That's not bad!”

“I'll choose the Top-Grade Fire Spiritual Root, and help me buy the other two Spiritual Roots as well!”

Chu Xiao spoke with a smile.

[Ding!]

[Consuming 2,000 pleasure points!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained [Top-Grade Fire Spiritual Root], [Top-Grade Wood Spiritual Root], and [Top-Grade Water Spiritual Root]!]

The System's voice faded.

In an instant, Chu Xiao felt his body undergoing a transformation. Three Spiritual Roots of different attributes suddenly emerged in his Dantian, taking root in his flesh and blood, extending like tree roots toward his limbs and all his meridians.

It was a wonderful feeling.

His Cultivation speed had even increased significantly; the cultivation base accumulated with every breath had multiplied several times over.

“Interesting!”

“It seems there are good things in this low-level prize pool too!”

Chu Xiao rubbed his chin and muttered.

He currently had nearly 700,000 pleasure points in his account. Why not go big?

He thought for a moment.

Chu Xiao decided to go for a ten-draw.

“System, if you please, draw ten times from the low-level Golden Finger prize pool!”

[Ding!]

[Consuming 10,000 pleasure points!]

[Randomly selecting ten times from the beginners cool novel prop pool...]

[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the following thirty options. Please choose ten!]

[①. [Top-Grade Metal Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger...)]

[②. [Top-Grade Earth Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger...)]

[③. [Top-Grade Ice Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger...)]

[④. [Top-Grade Dark Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger...)]

[⑤. [Top-Grade Light Spiritual Root] (This Golden Finger...)]

[⑥. [Elemental Affinity] (This Golden Finger comes from a Western fantasy power fantasy novel...)]

[⑦. [Ever-Changing Mask] (This Golden Finger comes from a cultivation power fantasy novel...)]

[⑧. [Critical Hit Every Punch] (This Golden Finger comes from a high-martial power fantasy novel...)]

[⑨. [An Upgradable Spirit Medicine Field] (This Golden Finger comes from a cultivation power fantasy novel...)]

[⑩. [An Upgradable Beast Taming Park] (This Golden Finger comes from a cultivation power fantasy novel...)]

[11. [Infinite Teleportation] (This Golden Finger comes from an urban power fantasy novel...)]

[12. [Beast Taming Mastery] (This Golden Finger...)]

[13. [Botanical Mastery] (This Golden Finger...)]

[14. [Aladdin's Magic Lamp] (This Golden Finger...)]

[15. [Virus-Tainted Butcher's Knife] (This Golden Finger...)]

[16. [A Supermarket] (This Golden Finger...)]

[17. [Divine Rank Singing] (This Golden Finger...)]

[18. [100% Catch Rate Fishing] (This Golden Finger...)]

[19. [An Armory] (This Golden Finger...)]

[20. [Firearms Mastery] (This Golden Finger...)]

[21. [Everlasting Stamina] (This Golden Finger...)]

[22. [Golden Kidneys] (This Golden Finger...)]

[23. [Glaucoma Eyes] (This Golden Finger...)]

[24. [Transcendent Medical Skills] (This Golden Finger...)]

[25. [Ten Thousand Nuclear Missiles] (This Golden Finger...)]

[26. [Infinite Mineral Water] (This Golden Finger...)]

[27. [Investigation Technique] (This Golden Finger...)]

[28. [I Can Summon Meteors] (This Golden Finger...)]

[29. [Thunder Control Technique] (This Golden Finger...)]

[30. [10,000x Rebate on Game Top-ups] (This Golden Finger...)]

[Note: Daily refreshed power fantasy items will not disappear and can be purchased with pleasure points!]

The System's voice rang out.

A long list of Golden Finger options appeared before his eyes.

*Hiss!*

Chu Xiao fell silent.

Every Golden Finger was unique, but most of them were just clutter to him. After all, this was an Elementary prize pool; being able to find a few useful Golden Fingers was already quite good.

His gaze swept over the options one by one, and finally, he said:

“[Investigation Technique], [10,000x Rebate on Game Top-ups], [Infinite Mineral Water], [Ten Thousand Nuclear Missiles], [Glaucoma Eyes], [An Armory], [Firearms Mastery], [A Supermarket], [Virus-Tainted Butcher's Knife], [Aladdin's Magic Lamp]. I don't want these; I want all the rest!”

[Ding!]

[Consuming 10,000 pleasure points!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained: [Top-Grade Metal Spiritual Root], [Top-Grade Earth Spiritual Root], [Top-Grade Ice Spiritual Root], [Top-Grade Dark Spiritual Root]...]

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The author seems to have discovered something incredible; this way of padding the word count is simply Heaven-Defying!

However, please rest assured, dear readers, that the Golden Finger options are not included in the daily word count update—they are an extra bonus!

Am I good or what?

Hehe~~