71: Chapter 71 The Arrival of the Ultimate Item 71: Chapter 71 The Arrival of the Ultimate Item Temporarily setting aside the issue of upgrading, Zhang Xiaoman left home and arrived at the island in the lake, as he hadn’t used his lottery draw for the day yet.
There was a reason for coming here.
Since the last time he drew the anti-gravity car, Zhang Xiaoman had decided to avoid similar situations by conducting all further lottery draws outside.
After all, he could never predict what the next item the System might draw.
The previous one was just a car, which merely occupied his room.
If it were to draw something like a ship or airplane next time, Zhang Xiaoman wasn’t sure whether the building his home was in would be directly demolished.
At that time, he might become the first System Host to be killed by a reward item.
Therefore, finding a spacious area for drawing the lottery had become necessary, and this little island turned out to be an excellent choice.
After the incident with the Shadow Demon, people had been reluctant to come here.
The elderly had moved their dance sessions to another area, and almost no one dared to pass by even during the day.
Of course, another reason was that the surveillance cameras here, since being damaged by the slingshots of some brats from the community, had not been maintained.
When Zhang Xiaoman arrived, he only had to take the likewise unsupervised path, confident that even if he created some commotion during the lottery, it would be hard to trace back to him.
Of course, this was a just-in-case measure; after all, the chances of drawing a super-sized item seemed quite slim to date, and Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t possibly give up the path to transcendence for fear of drawing the Sun, could he?
Returning to the lakeside, the murky water that resembled a nasty swamp had been cleaned up by the property management’s construction team.
Although there was still a lingering stench, it was, at least, better than the morbid and gloomy scene from before.
Reaching the center of the island, Zhang Xiaoman skillfully opened the System interface.
Although he had been an unlucky fellow for four consecutive days, he no longer got as agitated as he did at the beginning.
Since he could draw every day, there was no need to fuss over it.
Touching the lottery option lightly with his hand, Zhang Xiaoman watched the interface in front of him with calm anticipation, waiting for it to produce a result.
However, the next second, his composure was suddenly frozen on his face as the System’s prompt that appeared made his entire being go numb.
“Congratulations, you have obtained the ultimate item—the legendary Sect Establishment Order.”
Immediately, the sky erupted in light.
Strands of rainbow-colored light descended from the clouds, and the pillar of light that reached to the heavens suddenly brightened everything as if the quiet dark night were as bright as day.
At that moment, Zhang Xiaoman was utterly baffled.
Staring blankly into the sky at the cascading myriad of colored lights, a small jade token glinting with seven-colored radiance slowly floated down, like a celestial being descending to the mortal world, bringing down endless auspiciousness.
“What am I supposed to do?”
Zhang Xiaoman watched the item hanging still in front of him with a wooden expression, his mind a complete blank.
The glow persisted, birds competed in song, and a myriad of flowers bloomed.
The huge column of light that pierced through heaven and earth, as if it came from the endless deep space, cleaved the darkness, making even the stars seem dim in its presence.
At this moment, countless people woke up from their sleep, running out of their houses to gaze at the scene that seemed like a divine spectacle.
Qionghua City was as lit up as if it were daytime, with the anomaly covering the sky, visible within a hundred miles.
However, at the very heart of the incident, Zhang Xiaoman was in a state of panic, more directly impacted by the event than others.
All the brilliance poured down on him, with every visible and invisible color in the cosmos shining within his consciousness.
In the midst of it all, it was as if the gaze of every life form in the vast depths of space was converged upon him, ultimately resting upon a certain point.
Zhang Xiaoman suddenly snapped back to reality and quickly reached out to grab the jade token floating in front of him.
The next instant, the anomaly that had blotted out the sky vanished without a trace, and all of the scenery returned to normal as if nothing had happened.
Zhang Xiaoman was now covered in cold sweat, too flustered to feel joy.
He had only casually come here to draw a prize, never expecting to cause such a commotion.
He feared that it wasn’t just the people of Qionghua City who had noticed, but probably the whole country and even the entire world.
Without delay, he reached into his pocket and rubbed the hearthstone, returning home right away.
At home, his mother was leaning over the balcony looking out.
As she saw her son return, she quickly came over to inquire about what had happened.
Zhang Xiaoman first calmed down his thoughts, which were overwhelmed by various emotions, before offering a brief explanation of the events.
Before he could even take a sip of water, his phone started ringing off the hook with a barrage of calls.
Zhang Xiaoman answered them one by one.
The callers were all the friends he had fooled over the last few days.
Each expressed strong curiosity and shock about what had just happened, bombarding him with questions about what exactly had occurred.
At that moment, Zhang Xiaoman was preoccupied with a million thoughts and hardly had the patience to explain in detail, so he quickly fobbed them off with an excuse about a breakthrough in cultivation.
However, after listening to his explanation, his friends were extremely excited, as if they were the ones who had achieved the breakthrough and caused the anomaly.
They hung up the phone with great anticipation and longing.
About half an hour later, Zhang Xiaoman finally got some peace.
His heart had calmed down, and it was not racing as crazily as before.
At last, he started to examine the jade token more closely.
Compared to its initial appearance, the jade token now seemed ordinary, even unremarkable.
But Zhang Xiaoman had witnessed the scene of its emergence, which was truly like the descent of a divine being, unparalleled.
Placing the jade token gently on the coffee table in front of the sofa, Zhang Xiaoman sat down solemnly, staring at it without blinking, and nervously opened its attribute panel.
[The Legendary Sect Establishment Order]
——A relic left by the Creator God.
——It is rumored that drawing a name with the Nine-color Mixed Brush can create any gang you desire.
is this really an Ultimate Item…” Zhang Xiaoman read the contents with a confused face, “But what does this all mean, exactly!”
His expression was indescribably complex.
He had braced himself for something that would dazzle his eyes, but this was not the outcome he had expected.
Moreover, if he based his judgment solely on the name, it felt quite unreliable, like some in-game item from a pay-to-win game.
Zhang Xiaoman shook his head.
Regardless, this jade token was indeed an Ultimate Item.
The name that flickered with iridescent light couldn’t be false in the attribute panel, unless he was blind, and he and his mother had both just experienced a miraculous illusion.
Obviously, that was impossible.
Having learned a little about the System’s nature, he guessed that the item might not be as straightforward as it seemed, and that there must be deeper aspects to uncover.
And verifying this was very simple, he just had to try using it himself.
PS: The main character has obtained an Ultimate Item~ I want one too~ asking for monthly votes~