I just passed the imperial examination, what the heck is this "Celestial Official System"?

Name: Song Li

[Realm: Ninth Grade (Juyuan Realm Third Level)]

[Exercise: Everlasting Spring Exercise]

[Spells: Sharp Metal Spell, Sweet Rain Spell, Flying Leaf Spell]

[Fortune: 50/100]

Song Li stared at the panel.

This further solidified my belief in achieving a breakthrough.

It has only been three months since it was added to the product list.

He had already reached the third level of the Gathering Yuan Realm. Such speed was something that no one in the farmhouse had been able to achieve for at least thirty years.

"Heaven rewards diligence!"

"My hard work day and night has not been in vain."

Song Li really loved the feeling that she could break through her limits simply by cultivating.

"Is this what it feels like to be a top student?"

He pondered it carefully.

One Gathering Yuan Pill actually increased his spiritual power by a full 30%!

"Expensive is indeed nothing but expensive."

Song Li is still savoring the taste of the Gathering Yuan Pill.

This small effort was well worth it.

Merits earned in the imperial court are very valuable, usable by all nine branches of the family, and can be used to purchase magical artifacts, spiritual wheat, array plates, talismans, demonic beasts, and even hire martial arts practitioners to kill for you.

But if we're talking about the fastest way to boost strength...

It is undoubtedly a panacea.

Song Li is an agricultural cultivator, and he has never lacked the ability to make a living steadily. However, if he wants to farm in peace, he needs the strength to protect it. Otherwise, the wealth he accumulates will only become someone else's cultivation resources.

The way to maximize profits is to quickly improve one's cultivation level with elixirs and then grow more spiritual wheat to sustain oneself.

His spiritual power surged.

Song Li immediately activated the Flying Leaf Technique.

Spiritual energy flowed into his fingertips, and the incantation for the Flying Leaf Technique was silently recited in his mind.

The green leaves on my knees slowly floated up.

Whoosh!

It transformed into a phantom and shot out.

Silently.

The green leaves passed through the waist-high stone in the courtyard outside the window without any hindrance, like a blade slicing through water.

Then—

A loud bang was heard.

The boulder shattered with a deafening roar.

Fortunately, the local agricultural officials had all gone to work in the sacred fields at that time, otherwise it would have attracted a crowd.

"That's amazing!"

Even Song Li hadn't anticipated that the Flying Leaf Technique would be so terrifying.

If it were to hit a cultivator... they would surely be shattered to pieces.

According to the records of the Flying Leaf Technique.

It has already achieved some initial success!

A single thought can shatter stone.

Song Li has finally broken free from the realm of mortals and begun to resemble a cultivator.

"With the spiritual energy, things are indeed extraordinary."

Now, the spiritual power of the third level of the Gathering Yuan Realm is at least ten times stronger than before it entered the realm.

"I've heard that once you reach the fifth level of Qi Gathering, your strength will increase even more."

He couldn't help but think of the illegitimate son of the Shi family.

Even with his head blown apart, he could still chop people up; he was incredibly ferocious.

The fifth level of Qi Gathering is also a watershed moment in the Nine Houses.

Only those who reach the fifth level of Qi Gathering are qualified to compete for the position of deputy director. Before that, they are just minor officials and cannot be considered officials at all.

"Steward Zheng said that if I master the Flying Leaf Technique, I can become a farm guard..."

Song Li pondered.

But in the end, I chose to endure it.

He has no power or influence, and no family backing him up. If his cultivation progresses too quickly, it will inevitably arouse envy and jealousy.

Perhaps we should wait a while.

After the autumn harvest, they can then demonstrate their strength and naturally emerge as above-average talents.

A breakthrough overnight.

Song Li did not feel tired at all.

"It's exactly Chen Shi (7-9 AM)."

He simply got out of bed, grabbed his hoe, and went outside.

"Let's go farming!"

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The sky was overcast, and a light drizzle, as fine as needles, was falling.

This is good news for agricultural repair.

Although farmers have magic to cultivate the land and resist natural disasters, if the weather is favorable, the annual harvest will increase significantly, which is naturally something to be happy about.

The farmers were all thinking of taking advantage of the abundant rainfall to cultivate seedlings, so the spirit fields were full of farmers.

"Brother Song, your Sweet Rain Technique is becoming more and more proficient. You're probably about to reach the second level of Qi Gathering."

Zhao Hui, who was not far away, saw Song Li using the Sweet Rain Technique and couldn't help but praise him.

Song Li wore a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat.

Through trial and error.

The effect of the Rainfall Technique is best when performed on a rainy day.

Even agricultural repairs cannot completely go against the natural order; doing them on time will yield twice the results with half the effort.

"Nourishing the spiritual field with the Sweet Rain Technique for a month has proven effective. I estimate that it will sprout in at most ten days."

As for the Qi Gathering Grade Two mentioned by Zhao Hui...

Of course, he wouldn't tell Zhao Hui that he was already at the third level of Qi Gathering.

In contrast, consider Zhao Hui.

It hasn't even been processed yet.

That's the difference.

If Song Li hadn't received the Everlasting Spring Technique from the celestial official, his current cultivation level probably wouldn't be much better than Zhao Hui's.

That is what spiritual practice is all about.

It's not that you can get into the product in a month, but I could have a chance even if I waited three years.

In the farmhouses, some people have reached the eighth rank in just three years, while others have been stuck at the third level of Qi Gathering for decades.

Wealth, companions, laws, and place are all predestined.

Half the population of the Great Zhou Dynasty are qualified to call themselves cultivators, but those who can reach the eighth rank are one in a hundred.

Around noon.

Zhao Hui suddenly put down his hoe.

"Brother Song, I have some things to attend to. Please take the hoe back with me."

Done.

They vanished in a flash.

Song Li knew that Zhao Hui had definitely gone to see Zheng Wei again.

He was the only one in the entire government office who knew about this.

Song Li even suspected that the reason why Steward Zheng invited him to the New Year's Eve dinner was because he already knew that Zhao Hui and his daughter were getting along well. It was because he had given Zhao Hui some grain during the autumn harvest, and Steward Zheng thought that he and Zhao Hui had a good relationship, so he invited him.

"These old guys are really terrifying."

Song Li couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhao Hui.

With such a powerful father-in-law, if Zhao Hui were to marry Zheng Wei, it would be no less than a marriage into the family.

of course.

With Zheng's protection, Zhao Hui will definitely be able to become a deputy head of the farmhouse, if not inherit the position of head of the farmhouse.

In the past, I wouldn't have dared to even think about it.

This is a road that countless people want to take but cannot travel.

Song Li smiled and shook his head.

So, if we calculate it this way...

He even benefited from Zhao Hui's influence.

"It is now the Rain Water solar term, and the Awakening of Insects is just around the corner."

"The spring college entrance exam should be just around the corner."

Song thought.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had extremely strict assessments of its officials, with two examinations a year. This was only the assessment within a single department; there were also county examinations every two years, prefectural examinations every four years, state examinations every six years, and the Grand Assessment and the Capital Inspection every ten years.

These are all related to future promotions.

Several mountains are pressing down on us.

Who dares to slack off?

That's why people jokingly say that.

Once you enter the Great Zhou Dynasty, the sea of ​​examinations is boundless.

Even high-ranking officials of the third rank sometimes find the assessment process extremely difficult.

After all, many officials rose to prominence and greatly improved their cultivation levels because of an imperial edict. However, if their performance in the assessment was too poor, they could also have their cultivation levels stripped away and fall into eternal damnation because of an imperial edict.

Even a minor official like Song Li was no exception.

Only by constantly climbing, with each additional step, can one avoid one assessment, thus becoming a county magistrate, at least without having to face the assessments of the nine branches and the county examination.

"Juyuan is truly a wonderful product."

Song Li thought to himself.

It took him a full month to completely digest the remaining effects of the medicine.

"Once I get the spirit wheat in the autumn harvest, I should be able to break through to the fifth level of Qi Gathering."

In a farmhouse.

The fifth level of Qi Gathering is extremely special.

Only those who possess some power can be considered officials.