The Sacred Land Is Going Bankrupt, I Invented a Mobile Phone!-Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Elder Chitong’s Miserable Experience! The Loan Requests Begin!

The news of the first grand prize winner spread instantly throughout the entire Great Yan Province.

The lottery had run for ten rounds.

Finally, there was a first prize winner.

Naturally, this became a major event that attracted everyone’s attention.

Elder Chitong’s Weibo quickly topped the trending charts.

Countless cultivators left comments under Elder Chitong’s Weibo post.

“Congratulations, master! Let me share in your good fortune!”

“Winning a million spirit stones in one go — I’m so jealous!”

“Elder Chitong, did you use any secret divination techniques? Could you share some tips?”

“Do you have any insights on buying lottery tickets, Elder Chitong?”

“Elder Chitong, it’s me, Daoist Zhang Xun! It’s been a while since we last met. Let’s get together for a meal in a few days!”

Seeing the buzz and countless comments, Elder Chitong felt reassured.

Unless Heavenly Origin Sacred Land wanted to ruin their reputation, they surely wouldn’t withhold his grand prize.

At that moment, Elder Chitong’s Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator alerted him.

“Congratulations! You’ve won the first prize in the tenth round of the lottery!

“Would you like to remain anonymous?”

A smile appeared on Elder Chitong’s face.

Heavenly Origin Sacred Land indeed hadn’t withheld his prize.

As for staying anonymous?

Since he had already posted on Weibo, there was no need to remain anonymous.

He chose to claim the prize under his real name!

During the live broadcast, the female deacon smiled and announced, “This round’s first prize winner is...

“Because the prize pool is abundant, the winner will receive a prize of one million high-grade spirit stones!

“Since the winner opted for real-name registration, we can reveal the name of the first prize winner!

“Let us congratulate Elder Chitong of Pure Serenity Sacred Land for winning one million high-grade spirit stones!

“The prize will be distributed within the next hour, please check to receive it...

“Now, moving on to the second prize winners...”

Upon hearing this, countless cultivators lost interest in the subsequent prizes.

Compared to the first prize, the other prizes were insignificant.

Elder Chitong had proven that winning the first prize in the lottery was possible.

The appearance of the first grand prize winner greatly increased the enthusiasm of all cultivators for the lottery.

It even caused many cultivators who had previously remained calm about the lottery to lose their composure.

After all, if an elder from a rival Sacred Land could win, why couldn’t they?

Although winning the lottery was difficult and relied on luck, it was fair.

Who knows, the next grand prize winner could be themselves.

Without a doubt, the appearance of the first prize winner

Would lead to a massive surge in sales for the next round of lottery tickets.

Listening to the female deacon’s words during the live broadcast, Elder Chitong frowned slightly.

He felt that Heavenly Origin Sacred Land really had no intention of withholding his prize.

He seemed to have judged the situation with too much suspicion.

However, Elder Chitong didn’t think he had done anything wrong.

A massive prize of one million high-grade spirit stones required extra caution.

The only downside was that the entire cultivation world now knew about his win.

But with his formidable strength and the backing of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, the Pure Serenity Sacred Land, he had no worries about anyone coveting his prize.

So, if people knew, they knew — no big deal.

But at that moment, Elder Chitong’s Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator alerted him to an incoming call.

When Elder Chitong answered, he heard, “Darling, do you remember me? It’s Fairy Mingyue!

“We hunted demonic beasts together in the depths of the Eastern Sea during our Golden Core Realm. We were chased by over ten Golden Core-level demon beasts and even got poisoned by a love beast. The process of detoxifying... I still remember it clearly to this day...”

Elder Chitong immediately remembered.

An old flame from a second-rate faction.

But they hadn’t been in contact for nearly two hundred years since she found a Dao companion.

Why was she suddenly contacting him today?

Curious, Elder Chitong asked.

On the other side, she sounded a bit embarrassed. “Well, my husband failed to break through to Nascent Soul and passed away early. And my faction hasn’t been doing well these years!

“I’m close to breaking through to Nascent Soul, but my aptitude isn’t great, and I need Dragon Blood Marrow to increase my chances of success!

“But you know how expensive Dragon Blood Marrow is — it costs a full 100,000 high-grade spirit stones. I don’t have enough spirit stones right now, so could you lend me some?

“My faction will support me with 50,000 high-grade spirit stones. Could you lend me the remaining 50,000 high-grade spirit stones?”

Elder Chitong’s eye twitched...

It turned out she was asking to borrow spirit stones.

She must have heard about his lottery win.

But lending the stones wasn’t an issue.

After all, they had once been as close as siblings.

Although 50,000 high-grade spirit stones was no small amount, for someone who had just won a million high-grade spirit stones, it was a minor issue.

Moreover, her Dao companion had passed away...

So, Elder Chitong agreed.

Amidst her endlessly suggestive gratitude, Elder Chitong happily ended the call.

Winning the lottery felt great.

Having spirit stones felt even better.

Even an old flame had come back to find him because of it — truly delightful.

However, before he could decide when to visit that widowed old flame, to reminisce and give her a chance to properly thank him, Elder Chitong’s Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator rang again.

Seeing the name displayed on the caller ID, Elder Chitong suddenly had a bad feeling.

It was another old friend he hadn’t seen in years.

“Elder Chitong, brother, it’s been ages! Got any free time in the next few days to go out for a drink?”

“We’ve been friends for so many years, how can you still not trust my character? My family is just going through a tough time because of the chaos in the East Sea, but I will definitely pay you back!”

“Elder Chitong, I’ve always seen you as an older brother. Your little brother is in trouble now, you have to help me!”

“Daoist Chitong, I’m currently in the Ten Thousand Mile Demon Mountain, being chased by a powerful demon beast. My Daoist tool is broken, and I urgently need you to lend me some spirit stones to save my life...”

“Chitong, I’ve discovered a secret realm, but it requires the highest level of array formation to open it. Could you lend me 200,000 spirit stones for the array? Once I finish exploring the secret realm, I’ll pay you back double...”

“No, Chitong, you’re making me a bit sad here. After all these years of friendship, you win a million high-grade spirit stones and can’t even lend me 50,000?”

One communication request after another.

The joy on Elder Chitong’s face from winning the grand prize instantly froze...

Old friends he hadn’t seen in centuries.

Daoist companions he had only met once.

Even other elders from the Sacred Land were calling him.

And they all had the same purpose: borrowing spirit stones!

Based on the amounts they were asking for, if he lent out all the spirit stones, his one million high-grade spirit stones wouldn’t be enough.

He’d need to come up with another hundred thousand or more.

At that moment...

Elder Chitong regretted it.

He regretted suspecting the Sacred Land with a petty mind.

As an elder of a Sacred Land, indeed, no one would dare to rob him within the Sacred Land.

But the problem was, everyone wanted to borrow spirit stones from him.

And these were all Daoist companions he had a good relationship with — it would be hard to refuse.

But to lend them?

What a joke!

Was his grand prize for them?

If he had known this would happen, he would have quietly chosen anonymity and enjoyed his fortune in silence.

Elder Chitong deeply regretted his cleverness.

If he ever won again, he’d definitely choose to remain anonymous.

But his Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator kept ringing.

After some thought, Elder Chitong gritted his teeth and made a decision.

He immediately switched his Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator to seclusion mode.

He decided to go into seclusion for thirty years.

Anything he needed during that time, he’d just buy online through his Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator.

He could get everything he needed.

He’d just sneak out occasionally to pick up packages — secluding himself for thirty years wouldn’t be a problem.

By then, after thirty years had passed and the commotion died down, hopefully, no one would be looking to borrow spirit stones from him anymore.

—

Several days later.

When Ye Chen came out of seclusion again, he heard from the Foreign Affairs Elder about Elder Chitong winning the grand prize and smiled.

“It’s a good thing someone won the grand prize!

“But the fact that he hurriedly announced his winning number before we did shows that he didn’t trust us and was worried we wouldn’t honor the prize!”

Ye Chen remarked with interest.

The Foreign Affairs Elder responded with some dissatisfaction, “Our Heavenly Origin Sacred Land now earns over ten million high-grade spirit stones every month. Why would we covet such a small amount? Chitong really has a petty mind!”

Ye Chen waved his hand. “A million high-grade spirit stones is still a huge amount, even for someone at the late Nascent Soul Realm. It’s understandable that he would be cautious!

“Besides, his public acknowledgment is actually a good thing for our Heavenly Origin Sacred Land.

“Even an opponent of our Sacred Land can win the lottery, which only proves there’s no foul play in our lottery system, right?

“So, we should even thank him.”

Upon hearing this, the Foreign Affairs Elder quickly nodded. “Indeed, we should thank Elder Chitong!

“There were a lot of rumors about the lottery being rigged on Immortal Net’s Weibo, but after Elder Chitong won, all those rumors disappeared.”

Ye Chen showed a curious expression. “So, after Elder Chitong’s grand prize win became known throughout the entire cultivation world, what’s his situation now?”

At this, the Foreign Affairs Elder couldn’t help but laugh gleefully. “I heard that before we even handed out the prize money, Elder Chitong’s Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator was flooded with calls!

“All of them were asking to borrow money.

“I checked his call records, and in half an hour, there were over 200 calls, and many more couldn’t even get through!

“Elder Chitong was so frightened that he immediately declared he was going into seclusion and switched his Heavenly Origin Little Spirit Communicator to seclusion mode.

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“Since winning the prize, no one has seen Elder Chitong.”

“But I noticed that he secretly bought a lot of things online and set the delivery times to midnight!”

“Tsk tsk, winning a grand prize, yet he has to sneak around like a thief!” Ye Chen smiled.

Letting people know you won the lottery isn’t a good thing.

If you earn a million through your own skill, not many will ask to borrow money.

But if you win a million in the lottery, everyone will want a piece of it.

After all, you won it by luck, and everyone envies that.

Not lending could damage relationships.

If you do lend, don’t expect to get your money back — you’ll lose both the money and the friendship.

In his previous life, many people who won the lottery and admitted it openly ended up losing everything and being abandoned by their friends and family.

So, unless you’re unbeatable, if you win the lottery, you must choose anonymity.

Shaking his head, Ye Chen stopped thinking about Elder Chitong.

Instead, he instructed the Foreign Affairs Elder to gather the other elders and head to the Saint Master’s Hall for a meeting.

Because, the risk control system for loans had just been finalized and was ready to be launched...