"One month has passed. System, do you know how I spent this month? I endured for a full month. Now that the update is complete, let me have some fun first!"
A familiar voice echoed in his mind, and Chu Chen became completely excited, rubbing his hands together as he thought.
Unfortunately, the system would not respond to such idle thoughts, but Chu Chen didn't care at all. The immense power he had accumulated over the past month couldn't wait to be unleashed!
"System, quickly, I want to draw!"
As Chu Chen silently chanted in his mind, a semi-transparent panel soon appeared before him, visible only to him. However, this panel seemed to have undergone some changes.
The changes weren't significant. The original nine-grid layout had become a twelve-grid layout, meaning more system items would be added. However, this also meant the probability of getting good items might be lower.
"The price is still one thousand points per draw. In that case, let's start drawing."
Chu Chen carefully examined the price and his worries were put to rest. He was afraid that after the system update, the prices would increase, turning his twenty thousand points into worthless scraps.
"Five consecutive draws, here we go!"
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Hundred Shadow Guard Summon Card.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Three Thousand Light Infantry Summon Card.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Three Thousand Light Cavalry Summon Card.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one bottle of Qi Transformation Realm Pills, containing one hundred pills.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Body Refinement Realm Spiritual Energy Pill Recipe.]
"I actually got a cavalry card!"
Chu Chen was overjoyed. Even though it was light cavalry, it was still cavalry.
In ancient times, the cost of raising one cavalryman was enough to support seven infantrymen. In a corrupt country like Yunyue, it was probably a ratio of one to ten.
Yunyue bordered three countries to the north: Yan, Zhao, and Liao. Importing second-tier warhorses was easy, but Yunyue's finances couldn't afford too many warhorses.
The entire Yunyue country currently had only a little over ten thousand cavalry that could engage in large-scale combat. The royal family possessed three thousand scattered cavalry, the army had five thousand, and the newly formed Beast Extermination Division had three thousand.
With over two hundred thousand troops and only a little over ten thousand cavalry, one could imagine how rare cavalry was.
"The light infantry card I drew this time will have to be repurposed for the Imperial Guards. If I draw twice more and fill the vacancies in the Imperial Guards, I won't need to recruit further and can directly use them for the army. For now, I'll put aside these three thousand cavalry. Summoning them now would be useless and incur huge expenses."
Chu Chen calmed himself down and turned his gaze to the last two prizes.
One was a pill, a common item in draws, but the recipe made Chu Chen slightly excited.
"A Body Refinement Realm pill recipe. This way, I can refine pills myself and provide them to the Shadow Guards of the Imperial Guards on a larger scale, improving their overall strength. Oh, and the Six Doors also need them."
"Thinking about it, it seems I'll need to recruit more people to help with refining?"
Chu Chen pondered the issue of alchemy talents and silently noted it down.
Then he smiled and thought, "Although this batch of draws didn't yield anything exceptionally good, they are all items conducive to building a force. It seems my system dad is also very supportive of my endeavors."
"Let's continue, I must draw another round!"
With this thought, Chu Chen pressed the button for another five consecutive draws.
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Purple-grade Alchemy Furnace.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Red-grade Magic Treasure: Myriad Transformations Jade Ruyi.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Purple-grade Monster-Revealing Mirror.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Purple-grade Qiankun Ring.]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining one Azure-grade Feather-Soaring Technique Manual.]
"Holy crap, this wave of five consecutive draws, all magic treasures! I'm rich!"
Chu Chen's face lit up with joy. He quickly retrieved the various magic treasures from the system space and laid them out on the bed.
A small and exquisite purple alchemy furnace, a translucent ice-blue jade ruyi, a smooth glass-like monster-revealing mirror, a light purple Qiankun ring, and finally a book with an azure cover, the Feather-Soaring Technique. Beside these, there was also a piece of paper with writing on it.
"Hmm? What's this? A manual?"
Chu Chen curiously picked up the paper and looked at it. As expected, it was the manual for these magic treasures.
"Drip blood to refine it, and it will recognize you as its master. All Spirit Platform Purple-grade magic treasures can be absorbed into the body after refinement."
After reading the manual, Chu Chen exclaimed, "Good heavens, isn't this a martial cultivation system? Where is this surge of immortal cultivation coming from?"
Chu Chen thought carefully. It seemed that ever since he knew this world could cultivate martial arts and step into cultivation, he hadn't seen anyone with magic artifacts or even magic treasures. He only knew about storage rings, but he had never heard how they were obtained.
"Could it be that this world has no artifact refiners? But that's not right. If there are no artifact refiners, how did these storage rings come about?" Chu Chen pondered for a while, still unable to figure it out.
If no one else in this world had magic artifacts or treasures, wouldn't he be unique?
"I'll go ask Minister of Works, Lord Meng, another day, whether there are any artifact refiners in Yunyue or the surrounding countries."
As Chu Chen thought, he extended his fingertip and forced a drop of blood onto the alchemy furnace.
Instantly, a small wound appeared on his fingertip, and a drop of blood gushed out, landing on the alchemy furnace. It then seeped in and disappeared, leaving no visible trace on the exterior.
The moment his heart's blood entered the alchemy furnace, Chu Chen felt a connection appear out of thin air in his mind. Upon careful sensing, an image of the alchemy furnace appeared clearly in his mind.
"This is amazing. This isn't something martial arts can achieve, is it? This is clearly immortal cultivation, right?"
Chu Chen marveled. With a thought, he absorbed it into his Purple Mansion. Then, he repeated the process of dripping blood to recognize the master, soaking the remaining magic treasures with his heart's blood and absorbing them into his Purple Mansion.
"This is only initial recognition for now. It will take quite some time to refine them to be truly mine."
Chu Chen sensed for a moment and suddenly understood.
Then he looked at the Azure-grade Feather-Soaring Technique, picked it up, and opened it.
A moment later, Chu Chen put the book down.
The Feather-Soaring Technique, though called a book, was actually recorded in a thin booklet. The content was not extensive, only a few thousand characters, explaining how to use an ability that only those in the Core Condensation Realm possessed, namely flight, even at the Qi Transformation Realm!
After learning this technique, Chu Chen quickly closed his eyes and circulated his energy. He slightly parted his lips and uttered a short incantation.
A moment later, Chu Chen slowly floated up from the bed, his head bumping against the bed board, unable to rise further.
"Is this the Feather-Soaring Technique? It's so magical, much better than levitation! But the consumption is a bit high. Even at full power, it only lasts for about fifteen minutes. It seems I can't use it for long-distance travel."
Floating in mid-air, Chu Chen opened his eyes and looked at the elevated view, feeling quite amazed.
"This first wave of ten consecutive draws after the system update has been incredibly lucky. I've drawn so many good things."
Chu Chen controlled the unpracticed Feather-Soaring Technique to land again and sat back on the edge of the bed. "It's time to see what exactly the system has updated."