Yes, he won the lottery. Even though he had lived for over a hundred years, including his previous life, he still couldn't help but be excited. The reason was simple: in his previous life, he had been hoping to win the lottery for a while, but he had never won.
Now that he had actually won, his heart, which should have been calm, was inexplicably stirred.
"It's you." Just then, someone was a hundred times more excited than Gu Yu. He had also won the lottery. He never thought that he would win the lottery by simply buying a ticket with numbers chosen by a student.
He vowed that if he ever met that student again, he would thank him properly—a ten million yuan prize! That was a sum of money that could change his life.
"You won the lottery too." Gu Yu saw the middle-aged man in front of him. This man was the one who helped him buy the lottery ticket that day, and he had bought the same numbers as Gu Yu.
"Yes, I really need to thank you." When the middle-aged man saw Gu Yu, he immediately grabbed Gu Yu's hand and held it tightly, as if Gu Yu were his savior.
"How are you going to claim the award?" Gu Yu asked. He was under eighteen and couldn't claim the award, which made him a little sad. But now that he saw the middle-aged man, he seemed to have a better idea.
"Of course, I'll take the train to the provincial capital to receive the award," the middle-aged man said, his voice brimming with excitement.
"Could you help me get it? Let's go together," Gu Yu asked.
“This…” The middle-aged man was suddenly stunned. Looking at Gu Yu’s face, he thought Gu Yu was a bit silly.
"What's wrong?" Seeing the middle-aged man suddenly freeze, Gu Yu frowned. If he didn't want to, he didn't want to. What was with that expression?
"Aren't you afraid that after I receive the prize, I'll pocket your money?" the middle-aged man asked. He and Gu Yu were complete strangers! They didn't even know each other's names.
"Don't you already have ten million?" Gu Yu seemed genuinely dumbfounded. Does anyone in this world complain about having too much money? Even if the middle-aged man stole his money, what could he do? Where were the witnesses and evidence? The lottery tickets were all bought by the middle-aged man.
However, Gu Yu was not afraid that the middle-aged man would take all the money. He was now the captain of the city guard team. Even if it was just a nominal position, he was not someone that the middle-aged man could mess with. At worst, he would just tell Mo Tai to arrest the middle-aged man. The money would probably be returned the next day, and even the ten million that the middle-aged man had won would be his. That was power.
"Everyone says I'm stupid and honest, but I didn't expect you to be even more honest than me," the middle-aged man said, looking at Gu Yu.
"Huh?" Gu Yu was taken aback.
“Let’s go to claim the prize together. We’ll just say you’re my brother, and the money will be deposited into your bank account. You must have a bank account, right?” the middle-aged man said.
"Yes." Gu Yu nodded.
“That makes things easier,” the middle-aged man said. “Let’s go, let’s set off now.”
"Wait a minute, you two." Just then, the lottery shop owner came over. He had heard their conversation clearly.
He knew that his shop had two first-prize winning tickets as soon as the lottery was drawn last night, but he didn't know who they were.
"Boss! What's up?" the middle-aged man asked the lottery shop owner.
"You two have won such a big prize, I'd be happy to drive you to the provincial capital to claim it," the lottery shop owner said.
"Really?" the middle-aged man asked immediately upon hearing this good news.
"Of course, two people winning is also great news for my lottery shop," the owner said.
"You get a commission?" the middle-aged man asked.
"No, that's not it," the shopkeeper replied. "I'll take whatever I'm owed. But since you two won here, I can give it a big shout-out, which is a good thing for me, isn't it?"
Seeing his boss being overly attentive for no reason, Gu Yu frowned. He felt something was off, especially the boss's cryptic smile.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, boss." The middle-aged man was already very happy, and now he was even happier.
After getting into the lottery shop owner's car, the three headed towards the provincial capital, chatting idly with the lottery shop owner and the middle-aged man along the way.
The lottery shop owner was named Zhang Lu, and the middle-aged man was named Zhou Tie.
On the way, Zhou Tie recounted his experiences. He was forty years old this year and had accomplished nothing.
When he was thirty-five, his wife, disgusted by his poverty, ran off with another man, taking his only savings with her. He had a daughter, but shortly after his wife left, she fell ill. He had no money for her treatment, and she eventually died.
As he spoke, Zhou Tie shed many tears.
"So what are you planning to do now that you have money?" Zhang Lu asked.
"I'll build a new house for my elderly parents and then find a suitable woman to marry," Zhou Tie said after thinking for a moment.
"By the way, young man, what are you planning to do?" Zhang Lu asked, looking at Gu Yu.
"Isn't this the road to the provincial capital?" Gu Yu suddenly said.
Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Zhang Lu's expression changed, and he then said, "Young brother, I'm afraid you've never been to the provincial capital before?"
“I know the road to the provincial capital better than you do,” Gu Yu said calmly. In his previous life, he frequently traveled to the provincial capital, taking this route dozens of times every year. “Why are you taking the highway instead of going to such a remote place? Are you perhaps planning to rebel for money?”
"Young man, don't misunderstand, there's a gas station over there, it's cheap, I want to fill up my tank," Zhang Lu hurriedly explained. "Otherwise, if we run out of gas halfway there, that would be a real problem."
“Yes! Young man, I think Zhang Lu is a good person,” Zhou Tie said. Along the way, Zhou Tie and Zhang Lu had a pleasant conversation, and Zhang Lu had completely gained Zhou Tie’s trust, so Zhou Tie had started to speak up for Zhang Lu.
"I hope you don't have any other thoughts." After saying that, Gu Yu closed his eyes. Gu Yu had guessed some of Zhang Lu's thoughts, but what was there to fear?
Zhang Lu didn't speak again, but a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.
After driving for another half hour, two vans suddenly came from the front and back, and Zhang Lu abruptly stopped the car.
"Give me your lottery tickets." Zhang Lu said to Gu Yu and Zhou Tie. Immediately, more than ten people got out of two vans. They had buzz cuts and were carrying iron bars and machetes. They surrounded Zhang Lu's vans. Some of them opened the van doors and pointed knives at Gu Yu and Zhou Tie.
Zhou Tie's face was grim at this moment. Anyone who didn't understand what was going on in this situation would be a fool.
"I will report it to the enforcement team," Zhou Tie said through gritted teeth.
"I advise you to be sensible. In this place, even if we kill both of you, no one will find out for ten days or half a month. Even if they do find out, they won't know who did it," Zhang Lu said calmly, his words and expression full of threat.
"You..." Zhou Tie was in a panic. He never expected that Zhang Lu would dare to rob him in broad daylight.
"Stop talking nonsense and hand over the lottery ticket." A young man with a scarred face grabbed Zhou Tie by the collar and held a knife to Zhou Tie's neck.
Zhou Tie felt helpless. There were more than a dozen people on the other side, while there were only two of them. This place was a desolate wilderness, and even if the other side killed him, no one would find out for a while.
"Give it to me." At that moment, another young man grabbed Gu Yu's collar, but the next second, the young man was sent flying backward.
"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback, including Zhang Lu.
"I told you, I hope you don't have any other thoughts." Gu Yu had kept his eyes closed the whole time, but now he slowly opened them and looked at Zhang Lu in the front seat.
"A martial arts expert?" Scarface released Zhou Tie and looked at Gu Yu, as did the others.
Suddenly, they felt a blur before their eyes, and before they could react, Gu Yu was already behind Scarface.
Scarface swung his knife at his back in an instant, but just before he turned around, Gu Yu punched him in the back, sending him sprawling face-first to the ground. The pain in his back prevented him from getting up for a moment.
"What are you all standing there for? Go!" Zhang Lu panicked when he saw Scarface being instantly defeated by Gu Yang.
Upon hearing Zhang Lu's words, the crowd rushed towards Gu Yu.
Gu Yu moved swiftly, and in just a few exchanges, more than a dozen people fell to the ground. Some grimaced in pain, while others couldn't even utter a sound.
"What do you want to do?" Zhang Lu was trembling all over because Gu Yu had walked towards him, opened the car door, and lifted him up.
"Let me tell you, my cousin is the deputy captain of the enforcement team. If you mess with me, I'll make you regret it." Zhang Lu struggled for a while, but found he couldn't break free, so he threatened Gu Yu.
"Even if you were killed here, no one would find out for ten days or half a month. Even if they did find out, they wouldn't know who did it," Gu Yu said calmly. These words sounded very familiar to Zhang Lu. He never expected that his words would be returned to him exactly as they were spoken just a few minutes later.
"Big brother, spare my life!" Zhang Lu suddenly pleaded. Although he said this, he had already thought of a plan in his heart. As soon as he left, he would go to find his older cousin.
Gu Yu looked at Zhang Lu, then at the dozen or so people lying on the ground. Killing these people was indeed easy, but there would be some trouble afterwards. His gaze shifted to Zhou Tie beside him.
If it were murder, he would have to silence the witnesses, but Zhou Tie had no grudge against him.
"Young...young brother, how about we just let it go?" Zhou Tie said, though he was somewhat afraid.
"Fine!" Gu Yu pondered for a moment, then tossed Zhang Lu aside. "Drive and take us to the provincial capital to receive the award. If you have any ill intentions, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Don't worry, brother, I won't dare to do it again." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Zhang Lu immediately adopted a humble and subservient demeanor.
Gu Yu slowly got into the back seat of the car and closed his eyes again. He was pressed for time. After receiving the award, he needed to make thorough preparations to deal with the leopard that Mo Tai had mentioned, whose strength he didn't know.
Zhou Tie remained seated beside Gu Yu, but this time it was quiet. Gu Yu didn't speak, and neither of them dared to open their mouths.
The award ceremony went very smoothly. Zhou Tie went to collect the award and transferred the money belonging to Gu Yu to Gu Yu's card. After deducting taxes and donations, Gu Yu's card had an extra 7.5 million yuan.
7.5 million is a sum that countless people cannot earn in a lifetime. Having lived through a lifetime, Gu Yu understands this deeply.
Based on Gu Yu's current spending habits, even if he just put that 7.5 million in the bank and lived off the interest, it would be enough for him to cover all the interest expenses.
It was late at night when Gu Yu and his companions returned to Mo City. Gu Yu stayed in a hotel as usual, but this time he was not short of money.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Gu Yu was filled with a mixture of confusion and delight.
It wasn't because he had an extra 7.5 million in his account, but because he had discovered something interesting.
Contribution: 850
Talent: 99 (can reach 108)
Combat strength: 700N
Triple boost: (300 contribution points per use, lasts for three minutes)
Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)
Source space: (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)
Source Soldier: (108 contribution points, maximum 10)
"What is this?" Even though Gu Yu was knowledgeable in his previous life, he didn't know what this thing was. However, it suddenly appeared after Gu Yu received the award and donated the money.
"10 contribution points for a wisp of Origin Qi?" Gu Yu thought to himself. Suddenly, a wisp of light appeared in his hand, though it was only as thick as a hair.
With the appearance of the light, the contribution level became 840.
Looking at the bright light in his hand, Gu Yu knew it was incredibly pure Origin Qi! Without hesitation, he immediately absorbed the Origin Qi into his body.
Immediately, the sixty-first blood aperture was filled, which made Gu Yu ecstatic.
He reached out and consumed another 90 contribution points to exchange for 9 strands of Origin Qi. He absorbed it again, and in a short while, Gu Yu's blood apertures were filled with nine more.
"Holy crap! This is incredible! If I could exchange for a continuous supply of Origin Qi, I probably wouldn't need three years to reach the level I reached in my previous life!"
Thinking this, Gu Yu exchanged another 29 strands of Origin Qi. After a period of cultivation, Gu Yu's blood apertures were filled to 99.
Ninety-nine blood apertures—it took me over a year to reach that level in my previous life. This is simply heaven-defying, with absolutely no bottlenecks! Even a peerless genius couldn't achieve this! After all, no matter how high your talent, your blood apertures can become blocked. Once blocked, it's not just a matter of replenishing them with source energy in a short time; rushing it would cause the blood aperture to explode.
Could it be that my blood vessels are not severely blocked, and as long as there is source energy, they can be filled?
This is the only explanation. It's impossible that the blood orifices weren't blocked, since impurities would seep out of Gu Yu's pores after he finished cultivating, though not much.
In his previous life, Gu Yu had seen geniuses from other races. Although it was easy for them to fill their blood apertures, there were still bottlenecks. There was a bottleneck for every nine blood apertures. The earlier ones wouldn't get stuck, but after the age of 60, they would also get stuck.
"Could it be?" Gu Yu suddenly thought of something. It was a bead more dazzling than the sun. In the last moment of his life in his previous life, he crashed into that thing and was then reborn in the present. Thinking of the strange data panel and the ability to exchange for source energy, Gu Yu felt that it was that bead that brought him this. In his previous life, the alien race called the bead the source heart.
Thinking about this, Gu Yu had many questions, but he couldn't get the answers in a short time. He could only improve his cultivation level as soon as possible and slowly explore the answers.
"99 Blood Apertures, the limit of my previous life." Gu Yu murmured. He suddenly exchanged for another wisp of Origin Qi, instantly absorbing it and filling it up towards the hundredth Blood Aperture.
This time, however, there was no feeling of fullness as he had imagined. Instead, there was a sharp, piercing pain, a pain that went straight to the bone, a pain that made it impossible for Gu Yu to breathe for several minutes.
It took Gu Yu half an hour to recover. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a deep breath. "It seems that the limit in my previous life is also the limit in this life."
Contribution: 450
Talent: 99 (can reach 108)
Combat strength: 1099N
Triple boost: (300 contribution points per use, lasts for three minutes)
Source Qi: (1 wisp for every 10 contribution points)
Source space: (1 cubic meter for every 1000 contribution points)
Source Soldier: (108 contribution points, maximum 10)
Looking at the data template again, Gu Yu had exchanged a total of 40 strands of Origin Qi, consuming 400 contribution points. He now had 450 contribution points left, and his talent was 99, which could reach 108.
Gu Yu frowned. In his previous life, the level of talent was judged by the number of blood apertures opened. This template was obviously the same. His talent was 99, which meant he could fill 99 blood apertures, reaching 108. Could it be that he had a chance to fill 108 blood apertures?
Gu Yu will refer to this data template as a system for now. The fact that it can exchange for Origin Qi out of thin air proves that this system is not fake. The data shows that it can reach 108, so Gu Yu has a chance.
It's important to know that having more than 60 blood orifices doesn't affect the opening of meridians, but it does affect the strength of the opening. If the strength of the opening is insufficient, the most obvious result is a difference in strength.
A person with 99 blood apertures and one meridian open is stronger than a person with 60 blood apertures and two meridians open. Moreover, the number of blood apertures that are filled can directly affect the cultivation of the Source Cone later.
Based on his previous life's cultivation experience, on average, nine blood apertures correspond to one source cone, which means that nine talent points can be used to forge one more source cone. Gu Yu had 99 blood apertures in his previous life, so his peak was already predetermined to be eleven cones. It was impossible for him to break through this limit unless he filled the remaining blood apertures.
Of course, some people discovered this drawback when cultivating the Source Cone and went back to filling their Blood Apertures, but it was extremely dangerous, and most people ended up with their Blood Apertures being destroyed.
The path of cultivation is inherently gradual. A well-filled blood aperture will become stronger and more stable as one's realm increases, enabling it to withstand the source energy of higher realms. However, an unfilled blood aperture will not be improved after one's realm increases, making the two appear weak and insignificant in comparison.
After the meridians are opened, the blood orifices become interconnected. However, the blood orifices that are forcibly filled later cannot be balanced with the blood orifices that were filled at the beginning, and they will explode directly.
However, it's not entirely hopeless. In his previous life, Gu Yu knew people who had succeeded, but they filled their blood vessels by practicing martial arts to strengthen their bodies, which took a long time and a great deal of effort.
Directly absorbing external source energy to fill the blood orifices can be understood as working from the outside in. It requires first opening a small portion of the blood orifice, then infusing source energy into it. However, after opening the meridians, because the blood orifices are interconnected, as more orifices open, source energy from other orifices rushes in. Due to the difference in strength, it cannot withstand the influx and explodes. Martial arts training, on the other hand, strengthens the already meager source energy within the blood orifices, gradually increasing its strength until it reaches the same level as other orifices. Then, it opens again, achieving balance. This can also be understood as working from the inside out, which is why the blood orifices can be successfully filled in this way after opening the meridians.
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