Chapter 10 is truly a beautiful spring day.

The spring atmosphere was vibrant, and the willow branches by the lake gently swayed, like the hair of a young girl fluttering in the breeze.

Ding Hao had been in this world for ten days.

His mental strength had already reached the peak of the Later Heaven stage, and now he was waiting for Mr. Shang's pills to cleanse his body and meridians.

That morning, more than a dozen young people came to meditate. Ding Hao guided them all into a meditative state, then went to the adjacent room to rest.

Under the exquisite flower-patterned window, Ding Hao looked at the gray ring on his finger, which had a strange nebula on one side.

"If it weren't for this black stone, I would have been in trouble when I came to this world!"

"I've been calling you a black stone, so I'll name you the Star Absorption Stone!"

"You gained a nebula mark from absorbing just a little bit of spiritual energy. What will you gain if you absorb more?"

While Ding Hao was speculating, a maid walked in and said, "Young Master, Master Min has arrived."

"Alright, I'll go over."

In recent days, Min Qingqiu had often come by, even trying the Ding family's meditation method herself. Despite her extensive knowledge, she couldn't figure out how Ding Hao guided people into meditation.

Ding Hao strolled to the adjacent room and found Min Qingqiu looking excited.

He was puzzled and heard Min Qingqiu point to one of the young people and whisper, "He's about to awaken!"

"What?" Ding Hao was surprised and looked at the young man.

Indeed, the spiritual energy and aura around the young man seemed to have subtly changed.

Ding Hao nodded, "Yes, it looks like he's about to awaken."

Min Qingqiu asked, "You can sense it too?"

The perception of spiritual energy is related to one's cultivation. Ordinary people at the Later Heaven stage can't sense it at all. Ding Hao's six senses had reached their peak, so he could feel this change! He lied, "I didn't sense it; I was just following what Sister Qingqiu said."

"Oh." Min Qingqiu nodded half in doubt, then curiously glanced at him.

As the young man was about to awaken, Ding Hao and Min Qingqiu stood by his side to protect him.

At this moment, the quieter the better.

Soon, the young man's parents arrived, and upon hearing that their son was about to awaken, they were extremely excited, almost wanting to kneel before Ding Hao.

"It's fine; it's also his destiny to become a cultivator." Ding Hao smiled and pushed them out the door.

Ding Hao wanted to observe the awakening process, which would be beneficial for his future. His six senses were at their peak, allowing him to feel every moment of the spiritual energy changes.

"Here it comes!"

Suddenly, a surge of spiritual energy burst through the young man's Baihui point and shot up into the sky!

Ding Hao and Min Qingqiu both felt this force breaking through the body. This force was invisible and intangible but very real.

This force was like a firework placed on the young man's head, shooting up and then blooming.

Min Qingqiu felt that Ding Hao was also sensing it and was curious how he could sense it simultaneously, so she glanced at him with her beautiful eyes.

At this moment, Ding Hao was fully immersed in sensing the force.

After the "firework" burst through the young man's Baihui point, it didn't rise very high, only about two or three meters, and didn't break through the roof. Then, this force suddenly dispersed.

Suddenly, an incredibly powerful force enveloped the Ding family! This force was very strong, like an invisible giant hand, and everyone in the Ding family could sense it. Then, this force rapidly contracted, penetrating everything, and enveloped the young man's body.

"The power of heaven! So powerful!"

Ding Hao roughly understood that the force coming from a person's body was actually sending a signal. This signal could communicate with the will of heaven, which then sent down a very powerful force to help the person awaken!

"No wonder there aren't so many people with immortal roots on Earth. It turns out there's no such will of heaven system in the Earth's world, which is too powerful!"

When the will of heaven descended, everyone outside could sense it, and they all waited for the young man's immortal root to form.

After a while, a faint mist appeared about a meter above the young man's head. This mist was very thin and was made of spiritual energy. In the mist, the image of a bronze furnace appeared.

"Is it an Eighth-Rank Yellow Bronze Furnace?" someone outside the room said.

The young man's father's face darkened; an Eighth-Rank immortal root was a huge disappointment.

Fortunately, someone found a thick book and identified the image, saying, "It should be a Sixth-Rank Alchemy Furnace."

The immortal roots in the Nine Provinces world were incredibly diverse, and no one could remember them all. Therefore, a great compendium was compiled, detailing all the immortal roots. Of course, even so, there were some immortal roots not recorded in the compendium.

"A Sixth-Rank immortal root, not great, but it's an alchemy furnace type. In the future, he can open an alchemy shop and refine ordinary pills, ensuring a comfortable life." Thinking of this, the young man's parents felt happy and started distributing red envelopes.

Seeing the lively scene, Ding Hao noticed that Mr. Shang's son, Xiaohai, was still in meditation. He thought, why not take advantage of the crowd and have a double celebration!

While no one was paying attention, Ding Hao waved his hand over Xiaohai's head.

"Mind clear, heart pure, not a speck of dust!"

After Xiaohai entered a perfect meditative state, a surge of spiritual energy immediately burst through his Baihui point.

Someone exclaimed, "Another one! Another one is awakening!"

Mr. Shang had been busy helping Ding Hao acquire pills recently. He had just finished and was carrying a bag when he heard that his son Xiaohai was about to awaken. He was so moved that he was speechless.

Every parent hopes their child will succeed, no matter the society!

Ding Hao had been paying attention to Xiaohai's spiritual energy changes. The spiritual energy that burst through his Baihui point was a meter higher than the previous young man, reaching the height of the roof of the Ding family's main house!

"So, the stronger the signal from the body, the more sensitive the will of heaven's response! Therefore, the higher the possible immortal root!"

When the will of heaven descended, a spiritual mist gathered above Xiaohai's head. The mist slowly condensed, and finally, the image of a one-horned giant rhinoceros appeared.

"It's a beast immortal root! A Crescent Moon Rhinoceros Immortal Root, Fourth-Rank!"

"Fourth-Rank!" Mr. Shang was almost jumping with excitement. A Fourth-Rank immortal root qualified one to register for the imperial examination and had a chance to enter the Nine Provinces Academy! So, Fourth-Rank and Fifth-Rank were a significant boundary!

A nearby old scholar checked a book and said, "A Fourth-Rank Crescent Moon Rhinoceros Immortal Root can automatically increase half the strength of a rhinoceros upon awakening! It's a very powerful force-type immortal root!"

"Ha ha ha." Mr. Shang was overjoyed. Xiaohai was already physically strong, and awakening a force-type immortal root was not surprising. With the added half-rhinoceros strength, he should be very competitive in the imperial examination.

In comparison, the young man who awakened the alchemy furnace would likely spend his life living in Wuzhou City!

After awakening, the first thing to do was to go to the city lord's residence to register.

In the Nine Provinces world, one could only register after awakening and obtain a household registration!

Ordinary people who hadn't awakened didn't even have a household registration! This was discrimination against ordinary people, but no one could change it!

"Mr. Shang, what are you doing here?"

Mr. Shang remembered his purpose and said with a smile, "I almost forgot. Young Master Ding, over the past few days, we spent 5,000 taels and obtained 180 refined pills and 850 failed pills!"

"So many!" Ding Hao was excited.

The long-awaited moment was about to arrive, and this batch of pills could change his fate!

Mr. Shang said, "For ordinary people, failed pills are not only useless but harmful, so they are given away for free, which is why there are so many."

As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag in his hand, which contained some small porcelain bottles and many loose pills.

Mr. Shang said, "The porcelain bottles contain the refined ordinary pills, and the loose and unpackaged ones are the failed ordinary pills."

Actually, to Ding Hao, both refined and failed pills were the same as long as they contained spiritual energy!

Ding Hao checked and found that 550 of the 850 failed pills were useless, as they had been stored for too long and had lost their spiritual energy. These ordinary pills couldn't retain their spiritual energy for long; if not stored in porcelain bottles, they would become truly useless after a month.

"These 500 are useless." Mr. Shang was a bit disappointed when he heard this.

Ding Hao smiled, "180 refined pills plus 300 failed pills, a total of 480 useful pills, which is a good profit!"

Mr. Shang smiled when he heard this.

Ding Hao said, "You should quickly take Xiaohai to the city lord's residence to register. I'll handle things here."

"Alright!" Mr. Shang didn't leave immediately and pulled his son over, saying, "Xiaohai, you owe it all to your Brother Ding. Come, bow to Brother Ding!"

Ding Hao helped Xiaohai up and said, "Actually, you don't need to thank me or bow to me. If you want to thank someone, thank your father. It was his kindness that allowed me to read books for free in the bookstore, which was very helpful to me that day. So, I wanted to help you in return. Mr. Shang gave me an opportunity, so I gave you an opportunity. Sometimes, opportunities are gained or lost in the most unexpected ways. As the saying goes, 'You reap what you sow.' I hope you remember to give others opportunities, even if they seem useless, as they might bring you opportunities in the future!"

Xiaohai nodded repeatedly, and Mr. Shang sighed, "You reap what you sow. If everyone gives others a chance, they are also giving themselves a chance! Young Master Ding, you said it so well!"

"Of course, for those who don't give others opportunities, we shouldn't be too polite." Ding Hao laughed and patted Xiaohai, saying, "Go register now."

While they were talking, Min Qingqiu had been listening. Hearing Ding Hao's words, her beautiful eyes sparkled. If these words had come from an old cultivator, it wouldn't have been impressive, but Ding Hao was only 15 and a half years old. How could he have such profound insights?

Before leaving, she said, "Brother Ding, now that Xiaohai has awakened, you should hurry up too."

At that moment, she was already looking forward to seeing what kind of immortal root Ding Hao would have.

"Alright." Ding Hao didn't say much. He held a large bag of pills and looked up at the sky, "What a beautiful spring day!"