Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

[Ding! Ten consecutive draws in progress... Prizes being drawn...]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning [Popping Candy]*5! ]

Lu Yuguan: ...

It’s okay, no rush, there are still nine things.

Lu Yuguan covered his chest, comforted himself, and continued to stare at the turntable.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning [Five-Nut Mooncakes]*3]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning [Erguotou]*1]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining [AD Calcium Milk]*4]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for winning [Poker Card]*1]

……

Lu Yuguan looked at the useless things in his backpack and burst into tears. He said to the system, "Tong, is your lottery system serious?"

"As a system developer, how can I give you a fake lottery mechanism?" The system pinched its nose.

"You admit that you set up the lottery mechanism, right?" Lu Yuguan keenly sensed a hint of bad intention.

System: ...I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense.

It’s not that there are no good things in the prize pool, but the probability of high-quality props is really terribly low.

Lu Yuguan thought of a card-drawing game he had played, and he was so upset that he hid in his dormitory in the middle of the night, crying secretly under the quilt.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining [Thousand Machine Ice Silkworm Yarn]*1]

Huh?

What the hell floated by?

Before Lu Yuguan could react, the system prompt sounded again -

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for his amazing luck! ]

[Obtained the incomplete artifact - [Unnamed Whip]*1]

Lu Yuguan looked at the two extra sparkling props in his backpack and his brows immediately lit up with joy.

"Hurry, hurry, let me see what treasures these are."

As Lu Yuguan's mind turned, the attributes of the two treasures suddenly came into view.

【Props丨Thousand Machine Ice Silkworm Yarn】

[Introduction: Wearing it can transform your face and body shape, and it won't cause makeup to stick or come off. A must-have for cosplay!]

[Grade: Yellow Grade Top Grade]

Oh my god, is it so magical?

Lu Yuguan looked at the crystal clear gauze, which indeed exuded a mysterious atmosphere.

【Weapon丨Unnamed Whip (Incomplete)】

[Introduction: A secret treasure of the Chan Sect, rumored to be a treasure used by a powerful being to manage the Conferred Gods. Since the disconnection between the immortal and mortal realms, its whereabouts remain unknown.]

[Grade: Xuan level lower grade]

Oh my goodness! I’m really rich now!

Even though the introduction was so obscure, how could Lu Yuguan, who was familiar with ancient mythology, not know it?

Expound the teachings, confer gods, and be powerful.

This is clearly one of Jiang Taigong Jiang Ziya's four magical weapons - the divine whip!

"What a great outburst of good luck..." Lu Yuguan swallowed his saliva. The more he looked at the wooden whip, the happier he became. If it wasn't still in the carriage, he would have taken it out and played with it carefully.

"I'll play with it by myself when I have time." Lu Yuguan happily left his mind, but before leaving, he took something with him.

Zhao Zimo felt the earth-attributed spiritual power constantly flowing in his body. This powerful energy all flowed into a transparent axe in the spiritual sea.

"This weapon is becoming more and more greedy!" Zhao Zimo said gritting his teeth as he stared at the towering, motionless axe.

Zhao Zimo knew very well that this axe was unusual and seemed to have an independent will. Since he was born, he had been competing with this axe for spiritual power cultivation. The axe could always absorb his spiritual power at the critical moment of his realm breakthrough, making it difficult for him to break through the bottleneck.

He tried to communicate with the axe, but found that apart from the greedy sucking feeling, there was nothing else he could know.

All the high-level cultivators in Xin Zhao were helpless against this thing, and some elders from the four sects in the northern border had also heard about it and came to investigate out of curiosity, but they could not find any clues.

"It seems that since that night, the rate at which this axe absorbs spiritual power has been getting faster and faster."

Zhao Zimo calculated the speed of the spiritual energy vortex around the giant axe, muttering to himself solemnly. He sighed helplessly, released his five senses, and opened his eyes to meet Lu Yuguan's gaze across the table.

"Mr. Lu?" Zhao Zimo felt uneasy when Lu Yuguan stared at him, always afraid that the other party knew what happened that night.

Lu Yuguan took out a deck of cards from his pocket with a "pa-" sound and threw them on the red nanmu table in a cool manner.

"Mr. Lu, what is this?" Zhao Zimo looked curiously at the small box that Lu Yuguan placed on the table. "Could it be some kind of treasure?"

Just as Zhao Zimo was puzzled, Li Chonglin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Breakthrough, the eighth stage of the Dust Transformation Period!" Zhao Zimo looked at the golden light bursting out of Li Chonglin's eyes, which was a manifestation of the condensation of a large amount of thick golden spiritual power.

Although Li Chonglin's cultivation was relatively backward, his spiritual power was much stronger than that of ordinary people. It was obvious that he was intentionally compressing his spiritual power in an attempt to accumulate it and then release it.

Furthermore, Li Chonglin is also studying swordsmanship as a supplement, so it is naturally more difficult to improve his training efficiency.

Li Zhonglin breathed a sigh of relief, his face radiating joy. For some reason, his cultivation speed had been far greater than when he was cultivating alone in the deep palace.

He checked his body and found nothing strange.

"Hey, hey, are you all done practicing?" Lu Yuguan muttered with a smile. He tore open the packaging of playing cards with his hands and said to the two people, "There are three of us. How about we play a game of Landlord?"

"Fighting Landlords?"

"Are you going to attack someone?"

Zhao Zimo and Li Chonglin were confused. Lu Yuguan's shuffling of the cards was so smooth that it dazzled them.

"Oh, I almost forgot you haven't seen anything like this before." Lu Yuguan slapped his head and placed the playing cards on the table one by one. "Okay, I have to teach you how to play from the beginning."

Apart from anything else, he had developed a superb card shuffling technique when he was secretly playing cards with Jiang Cong and Jin Xiaoxiao during the break.

Now that he has become a monk, he can manipulate the small playing cards as if they were his own hands and feet.

"This deck of cards consists of fifty-four cards, divided into four suits, ranging in rank from one to twelve..."

Lu Yuguan spoke incessantly, as if he knew everything by heart, and the two of them nodded continuously.

"Do you know how to play?" Lu Yuguan looked at Li Chonglin and Zhao Zimo expectantly.

"I probably know a thing or two." Li Chonglin picked up the playing cards and examined them carefully.

"It's not difficult, but you have to try it to know." Zhao Zimo frowned slightly, looking a little confused, but still said to Lu Yuguan with interest, "Come on, don't go easy on us just because we're novices."

Li Chonglin glanced at Zhao Zimo and echoed without showing any weakness, "That's right, Master Lu, just play your cards."

No water?

Lu Yuguan raised his eyebrows in delight, and started to make plans in his mind.

He was the ace who dominated all the players in the back row back then, so bullying these two newcomers was a piece of cake for him, wasn't it?

Humph...don't say I'm bullying you!

"But it's boring to just play around. We have to at least add some prizes." Lu Yuguan waved his fist at the two men proudly, like a peacock spreading its tail.

Li Chonglin and Zhao Zimo had never seen Lu Yuguan so playful before, and they were stunned for a moment.

"Whatever the prize, I'll accept it all." Li Chonglin looked at Lu Yuguan's face with interest, and suddenly he had the urge to poke him.

When Lu Yuguan heard Li Chonglin's agreement, he hurriedly said, "You said it, don't go back on your word."

"I am a man of my words and never lie to others." Li Chonglin said with a smile.

Zhao Zimo also nodded, after all, he was also the crown prince of a country.

"Okay then, let's play it best-of-three. The person with the most losses will owe the other two a huge favor, obligating them to do whatever they're asked to do."

Lu Yuguan stood up straight, put his hands on his hips and said this, while imagining how to tease the two of them. When he defeated Jin Xiaoxiao and Jiang Cong before, he made them suffer a lot.

When Lu Yuguan stood up, Li Chonglin and Zhao Zimo's eyes naturally slid to Lu Yuguan's slender waist muscles. Both of them had a quarrel over the issue of who Lu Yuguan would ride on the same horse with.

If I can win this game, then doesn't that mean... I'm in control?

As soon as this thought came to Li Chonglin's mind, his cheeks turned red unconsciously.

Chonglin, Chonglin, you are the crown prince of a country, how could you have such dirty thoughts! ?

The poor prince continued to struggle with his evil thoughts, but Zhao Zimo, who had already tasted the sweetness, agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I'll do as you say!"

Eh?

Li Chonglin was stunned. He turned his head and saw Zhao Zimo with a playful look on his face. Zhao Zimo also noticed Li Chonglin's gaze. Instead of avoiding it, he looked at him directly and provoked him. This instantly aroused Li Chonglin's competitive spirit.

"The King agrees, let's get started!"

"You two are really straightforward." Lu Yuguan was also very straightforward and started dealing cards. "Don't quit halfway just because you're scared of being beaten."

The fierce game seemed particularly exciting in this carriage. The three players each had their own plans and were nervously calculating the cards on the table.

However, for some reason, as the fight went on, Lu Yuguan, who was originally full of confidence, now felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.

Not right.

Twelve out of ten things are wrong!

How come they are having such a good time?!

"Mr. Lu, why don't you play your cards?" Zhao Zimo raised his wicked smile and looked at Lu Yuguan who had a serious face.

Li Chonglin shook off the few cards in his hand and said with a smile, "If you refuse to play, then you lose."

"Mr. Lu, you can't afford to lose, right?" Zhao Zimo deliberately provoked Lu Yuguan, causing him to get anxious.

"Damn it, you can't afford to lose! Right A!——"

Lu Yuguan gritted his teeth and dismantled the original cards, but this fell into the trap set by Li Chonglin and Zhao Zimo.

"Right 2—"

"bomb--"

As soon as Zhao Zimo put down two 2s, Li Chonglin couldn't wait to throw four cards on the table.

Lu Yuguan was stunned. He swallowed his frightened heart and asked cautiously, "How about... that last round was just a teaching round, and we'll officially start in the next one?"

Li Chonglin and Zhao Zimo exchanged a glance, and surprisingly, they spread their hands and said:

"please."

More than an hour passed, and the three of them played seven games in total. Lu Yuguan's expression kept changing with time, and the red glow on his face finally disappeared.

The other two novices thought that this novel card game would be difficult to master, but they didn't expect it to be so simple.

Compared to Lu Yuguan, who was like an ant on the hot pan, Zhao Zimo and Li Chonglin seemed calm and composed. After all, his defeat to them was a foregone conclusion.

"Mr. Lu, you have lost five games in a row. Do you want to continue?" Zhao Zimo asked with a smile.

"Hmm? Mr. Lu, say something?" Li Chonglin moved closer to Lu Yuguan and looked at his flushed cheeks, finding it particularly interesting.

Lu Yuguan held the remaining cards tightly, his fingers turning slightly white from the force, and a hint of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath and finally muttered reluctantly, "I give up." Lu Yuguan gently placed the cards in his hand on the table, looking a little lonely.

Seeing that the person he loved most was unhappy, Li Chonglin immediately wanted to coax him.

"Mr. Lu, don't take it personally. Card games are meant to be fun. Don't worry too much about winning or losing," Li Chonglin soothed him softly, his eyes filled with tenderness and care. He gently patted Lu Yuguan's shoulder, as if trying to dispel the feeling of loss.

Lu Yuguan did not look up and remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhao Zimo, who was standing by, also put away his smug look and was at a loss for a moment.

"Zhao!——"

Lu Yuguan immediately roared in frustration, throwing out all the resentment in his heart.

Both of them were frightened by his shout and stared at him blankly.

"I admit defeat. I'll do whatever you want me to do." Lu Yuguan sat cross-legged on the chair like a little girl, ready to be manipulated.

When Li Chonglin saw Lu Yuguan's pitiful appearance, he felt a slight heat in his lower abdomen for a moment, as if an inexplicable impulse was brewing.

"Ahem... Your Highness, we should be almost there, right?"

Zhao Zimo felt the same way, even more strongly than Li Chonglin, but he still suppressed his instincts and tried to change the subject.

Li Chonglin quickly came to his senses, pulled aside the curtain, and asked Miao'er, "Have you reached Third Sister's place?"

Miao'er didn't turn her head. She stared at the road and said, "We're only a short distance away. Please be patient, Your Highness."

Be calm and don't be impatient?

"I'm not anxious." Li Chonglin said with a frown.

Miao'er didn't say anything, but she heard everything that was said in the carriage along the way.

Alas, what else can I do?

Just pamper your own master.

As for the matter of these three people... Miao'er whipped them helplessly a few times, thinking to herself: As long as I don't let the trouble get involved, it'll be fine.

The carriage gradually drove into the area of Yufeng Mountain. Even on the outer side, there were heavy guards.

"Excuse me, which sir is here?" The guards at the mountain gate stopped the carriage carrying several people.

Miao'er simply turned sideways and opened the gauze curtain, revealing half of Li Chonglin's body. He said to the guards, "Do we still need to stop the royal carriage?"

The guards all lowered their heads in panic, not daring to look at Li Chonglin, and the leading young general even knelt on the ground.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince—"

"Get up," Li Chonglin asked doubtfully, looking at the checkpoints set up along the mountain road. "I don't remember Yufeng Mountain having so many guards. Doesn't Third Sister like tranquility? How did you get so many people here?"

The young general quickly replied, "Your Highness, yesterday's incident with the demonic cultivators in Kyoto caused panic among the people. Although the Third Princess didn't say much, the Seventh Prince ordered the deployment of numerous garrisons early this morning, saying it was for emergency use."

Li Chongjiu? This guy is really thoughtful.

When the ninth brother's name was mentioned, Li Chonglin couldn't help but think of the things in the illusion. He shook his head and said to the young general, "Okay, I understand. Let him go quickly."

At Li Chonglin's command, the guards quickly opened the mountain gate and let the few people pass.

The guards only closed the gate again after the carriage had driven farther and farther into the mountain until it was out of sight. However, before the gate could be completely closed, another carriage arrived from a short distance away.

However, the specifications of this car were far below the royal standards, which made the guards guarding the mountain gate nervous.

"Who is it?" The young general spoke first, holding a long sword in his hand.

The driver of the carriage was dressed simply, and there was no sign of the person inside the carriage.

"Tell us your name quickly, or we'll be rude!"

The young general and the other guards gripped their weapons tightly, ready to attack.

Suddenly, a soft voice came from the carriage, breaking the tense atmosphere.

"I am Ji Shan, daughter of the King of Southern Wei. I am ill and cannot appear before you. I beg you, my lords, to be kind and let us pass."

Several guards tried hard to recall this person, muttering to themselves.

"Does the Southern Wei family have a princess?"

“…I think there should be some, right?”

"How do I remember..."

Seeing the men hesitating, the groom angrily said, "How dare you question the identity of the Southern Wei princess? Don't you want to live?"

The guards were stunned for a moment, their minds a little dazed.

"This... I'll let you pass now, sir..." The young general opened the mountain gate in a daze and let the carriage pass.

As the carriage slowly drove in, the guards regained consciousness. Looking at the still-open mountain gate, the young general asked in confusion, "Why isn't it closed yet? Didn't the prince tell you to close the mountain gate again when he entered?"

"I can't bear the consequences if something goes wrong!"

The young general scolded the guards harshly, and the guards went to close the door in shame.

The sun gradually sets, the afterglow slowly dissipates, and the lights on the top of Yufeng Mountain slowly light up.