PDLP Chapter 5 Awakening
Chapter 5 Awakening
In front of the Qiling Hall, some people were dressed in fine clothes, while others wore brand-new plain clothes, their faces filled with anticipation for the future.
For those who lack spiritual roots and have no chance to cultivate immortality, spiritual awakening will determine their fate.
Zhou Qiuyuan paid 30,000 coins, registered his name, and received a synesthetic jade tablet and a spirit-awakening pill.
Body refinement and immortal cultivation originate from the use of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Cultivators sense and absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to strengthen themselves.
Once a cultivator has awakened their spiritual awareness and learned about their own perceptible spiritual attributes, if they wish to cultivate immortality, they only need to acquire and fuse with an acquired spiritual root of the corresponding attribute.
Conversely, if one fails to confirm one's own spiritual attribute, even if one is fortunate enough to obtain an acquired spiritual root, the body will not be able to accommodate it, let alone absorb the energy of heaven and earth.
"Holding the synesthetic jade tablet, find a quiet, secluded room to activate your spiritual power." The deacon of the Spirit Awakening Hall handed him a white porcelain bottle and impatiently waved him away.
Zhou Qiuyuan entered the rear hall, which only those who had awakened the spirits could enter. Inside were quiet rooms with wooden plaques hanging on them. The plaques were in different states; some indicated that they were in use, while others indicated that they were empty.
He arrived at the quiet room that was marked as vacant, flipped the wooden sign to show that it was in use, and then pushed open the door.
Zhou Qiuyuan sat cross-legged on the futon, poured out a black pill from the white porcelain bottle and put it in his mouth. The pill quickly dissolved in his mouth and he swallowed it along with his saliva.
He placed the synesthetic jade pendant in his palm, quietly closed his eyes, and assumed the posture of having his five hearts facing upwards.
The medicine began to take effect, and my body became unbearably hot, and my breath became scorching.
After an unknown amount of time, the darkness before my eyes was gone, and tiny green lights appeared, like fireflies scattered across the boundless night.
A bolt of purple lightning tore through the night sky, and countless purple light particles formed a thunder dragon that coiled in the heavens, looking down upon the earth.
Two types of spirits?
Zhou Qiuyuan struggled to maintain the five-pointed-up-the-sky posture, his breathing becoming long and deep, each breath carrying a barely perceptible green and purple hue.
After an unknown amount of time, the burning sensation in my body disappeared, and the medicinal effects were exhausted.
Zhou Qiuyuan looked down at the synesthetic jade tablet, where ninety-two purple and nine green dots of light appeared, which was proof of successful spiritual awakening.
In high spirits, he left the quiet room and turned the hanging wooden plaque over.
As dusk fell, people outside the Qiling Hall gradually left.
Zhou Qiuyuan walked up to the steward of the Qiling Hall and presented the communication jade tablet.
"Huh, it's a rare dual spirit, the other one is a lightning spirit."
"First-grade Wood element and ninth-grade Lightning element!"
The people outside the Qiling Hall were all stunned, looking at Zhou Qiuyuan with disbelief.
Some people were envious, while others looked on with schadenfreude.
The Awakening of Spirits is divided into nine ranks, with the first rank being the lowest and the ninth rank being the highest.
This classification is based on the strength of the spirit; the lower the rank, the worse the cultivation effect.
A ninth-grade lightning spirit seems to be the best spiritual aptitude, but this is both fortunate and unfortunate. It means that the innate foundation is slightly lacking, and one is just one step away from condensing a true lightning-type spiritual root.
Outside the Hall of Spirit Awakening, besides the relatives of the Spirit Awakener, there were also managers from various families recruiting talent.
Zhou Qiuyuan possessed top-notch qualifications, yet no one at the scene was eager to offer him a position.
Spirits belonging to the five elements are the most common, and each major family has its corresponding spiritual tools. As long as a cultivator signs a contract with a family, the family can provide the corresponding resources for cultivation.
Lightning-type spirits and lightning artifacts are so rare that families without lightning artifacts are unable to recruit talent.
"The Wang family is very interested in young geniuses, and the eldest young master also possesses the Thunder Spirit."
The Wang family steward slowly walked out from the crowd and called out, "The Wang family provides five thousand coins per month and a Thunder Spirit Tool for four hours of use per day. If you can win the young master's favor, you might even be granted a Thunder Spirit Tool to use freely."
The treatment given by each family depends on the talent of the awakened spirit. Most people receive less than two thousand coins per month and can use spiritual tools for one hour each day.
This is the normal treatment for a top-tier genius of the ninth rank; there are no deductions.
Zhou Qiuyuan forced a smile and said to the Wang family steward, "Please take good care of me in the future."
A contract was handed to Zhou Qiuyuan, outlining the terms of the contract: the Wang family would provide five thousand coins and a Thunder Spirit Tool each month to assist in body refinement, as well as body refinement methods and cultivation resources; Zhou Qiuyuan must unconditionally obey all orders of the main family for the thirty years of the contract, and any breach of the contract would require him to pay ten times the amount already paid in compensation.
Isn't this a contract of servitude?!
Lice don't itch when they're plentiful, and debts don't bother you when you're burdened.
Zhou Qiuyuan signed the document without hesitation, successfully "selling" himself to the Wang family.
……
"Xiao Yuan borrowed ten thousand coins from the Green Snake Gang?"
"He also borrowed money from the Black Tiger Gang at exorbitant interest rates!"
Shen Wan went home for dinner and learned some shocking news from Zhou Chengwu.
She couldn't believe that her usually well-behaved and sensible son would do such a thing.
Zhou Chengwu found it even harder to believe than Shen Wan.
The mutated eggs have already been sold to the Zhou family. As long as the business of raising mutated chickens succeeds, Qi Ling and Qian Cheng will have everything they need.
Why did he take such a risk?!
I thought my son had finally come to his senses and become more mature, but unexpectedly, he suddenly pooped a huge poop.
"When he gets back, I'm going to...break his legs!"
Loan sharks exploit people to the bone, ruining countless families and causing their deaths.
He actually dared to lend that?!
Zhou Chengwu had just lost his job at the mine, so he had no money to cover the losses. He could foresee what price he would have to pay to make amends for his son's mistakes.
After Zhou Qiuyuan signed the contract with the Wang family, he went to the Black Swamp City government office to have the contract notarized. When he returned to the tenement, it was already getting dark.
The courtyard was even more lively than usual, with more than a dozen people sitting or standing in the courtyard, looking towards Zhou Qiuyuan's residence, as if watching a show.
"Chengwu works so hard, how come he has such a lazy son? He's so old and still doesn't go out to work, just staying home and sponging off his parents. He has no money but dreams of becoming a body cultivator, and this spendthrift son is going to squander all of our meager savings!"
"I knew that Zhou's kid wasn't one to stay quiet, and look what he's done!"
"This family probably won't last until next year; they'll have to be kicked out."
"..."
When everyone saw Zhou Qiuyuan return to the tenement, they all looked at him with mocking and sarcastic eyes.
The local thug Wang Ergou couldn't help but sneer, "Tsk tsk, did Young Master Zhou successfully awaken his spirit?"
Zhou Qiuyuan understood that these people wanted to see him make a fool of himself, but unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.
"Not bad, ninth rank in the lightning element."
Zhou Qiuyuan shook the synesthetic jade tablet in his hand, which was proof of the successful spiritual awakening.
A ninth-rank lightning-type?
Those who were watching the spectacle with indifference began to doubt their own ears.
This matter is not difficult to verify; you can fool people for a while, but not forever.
The crowd changed their usual attitude and began to flatter him: "Qiuyuan is a child we've watched grow up since he was a child. We always felt that he would be successful in the future, and it has indeed come true."
Zhou Qiuyuan was too lazy to play along with them and went straight to his own courtyard.
Shen Wan and Zhou Chengwu heard the commotion outside and saw Zhou Qiuyuan surrounded by a crowd.
Suppressing his anger, Zhou Chengwu said to Zhou Qiuyuan, "Come home with me!"
As soon as Zhou Qiuyuan stepped into the house, he saw his father close the door and expertly grab the latch. Afraid of being a spanking if he hesitated even a moment longer, he quickly said, "Father, I've successfully awakened my spirit! A ninth-grade thunder spirit!"
"I just signed a contract with the Wang family for five thousand coins a month."
Zhou Chengwu froze as he weighed the door latch, staring at his son in disbelief.
Is this really true?
Zhou Qiuyuan handed over the synesthetic jade tablet, which made the two elders overjoyed.
My son has finally made something of himself!
usury?
Thirty thousand coins was only half a year's wages for the Wang family, which seemed insignificant compared to the bright future it would bring.