Eternal Immortal Dynasty: Starting as a Petty Official

On February , the dragon looked up.

As dawn broke, Mother Zhao Xushi got up early, picked up a basket of wood ash, and began to prepare the grain bins at home.

Sprinkle wood ash in the yard to form several circles, and place a handful of millet in the center of each circle, symbolizing favorable weather and abundant harvests.

At this moment, Zhao Xian also finished getting ready and pushed open the door to go out.

"Your mother has opened the grain bin, so you must not practice your boxing in this courtyard today."

My mother was very devout about this matter. Standing by the chicken coop, she fed the chickens and spoke as she spoke.

"Understood, Mother, I'm going out for a bit."

Zhao Xian called out and carefully avoided the ashes before walking towards the courtyard gate.

After leaving his home, Zhao Xian prepared to go to his uncle's house.

My uncle's house was just across a small alley from Zhao Xian's house; it was only a few steps away.

Upon entering the courtyard, the uncle was repairing a large bluestone slab at home, while the aunt was storing grain. She had been ill for a long time and was quite thin and frail.

Zhao Xian sighed inwardly, bowed respectfully to his aunt, and then stood aside, instructing the brothers Zhao Duan and Zhao Bing on how to practice their boxing techniques.

After waiting a short while at his uncle's house, the uncle and nephew worked together to lift the repaired and leveled bluestone slab before heading towards the fields.

When they reached the inner gate, Zhao He, the gatekeeper, greeted the two men. To avoid arousing their suspicion, the uncle and nephew responded with smiles.

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Before long, the two arrived at the well.

The well pulley had already been set up. Zhao Xian tied the bamboo basket to the rope, turned over and crawled into the basket. His uncle, Zhao Li, turned the handle, and the bamboo basket slowly fell to the bottom of the well.

Once the bamboo basket was settled, Zhao Xian looked at a hidden recess on the well wall, where a small jade bowl was placed.

Zhao Xian carefully took out the small bowl, looked down, and saw a drop of spiritual dew condensed at the bottom of the bowl!

"It takes eight or nine hours to condense one drop, and a month is enough to condense more than forty drops!"

"Fifteen drops of spiritual dew are equivalent to one low-grade spirit stone, and forty drops are equivalent to three!"

"Our family's prosperity is in sight!"

Upon thinking of this, Zhao Xian couldn't help but exclaim softly.

"It's a pity that my family doesn't have a spirit-storing artifact. Once this spiritual dew leaves the jade bowl, it will dissipate in no time."

With a sigh, Zhao Xian gently shook the rope to signal the direction above.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Li, the uncle at the wellhead, immediately turned the windlass, and the bamboo basket slowly rose.

Holding the jade bowl, Zhao Xian carefully stepped out of the bamboo basket and handed the bowl to Zhao Li.

Zhao Li took the jade bowl and examined it for a few moments, his excitement barely concealed: "Ah Xian, quickly try the spiritual power within!"

Zhao Xian did not refuse and directly sucked the spiritual dew into his mouth.

The spiritual dew melted upon entering the mouth, a refreshing coolness permeating the heart, and then flowed down the throat and into the stomach.

A stream of pure spiritual energy slowly seeped into the dantian, nourishing the four newly formed, sparse magical energies within it until they became even more abundant.

Zhao Xian nodded slightly to his uncle, then turned and went down to the bottom of the well again to return the jade bowl to its original place.

When I came out again, the villagers were already busy with farming in the fields.

The uncle and nephew exchanged a glance, took a bluestone slab to cover the well opening, and then headed towards Yangpingli.

Several Taoist priests greeted them along the way, and the two responded with smiles, showing no sign of anything amiss.

Upon returning to Yangpingli, the uncle and nephew went straight to their grandfather's house.

In the courtyard, Zhao Zheng and his brother Zhao Ji were still sitting against the wall, basking in the sun.

Both were seriously injured and will need to rest until late March to fully recover.

Upon their arrival, the two brothers helped each other to their feet to greet them, and then went inside together.

Seeing this, the eldest sister-in-law and aunt also got up and smiled as they left the room to make room for the group.

Inside the house, my grandfather, uncle, and father were already waiting.

Once everyone was seated, Zhao Li immediately lowered his voice and excitedly said, "There really is a drop of spiritual dew in the jade bowl! According to Ah Xian's calculations, we can get forty-five drops a month, which is equivalent to three low-grade spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, everyone else showed excitement.

"It's a pity that my family doesn't have a spirit-storing artifact; the spirit dew will dissipate on its own once it leaves the bowl," Uncle Zhao Ren sighed from the side.

"It's alright, we'll buy the spirit-storing artifact when our family is wealthy!" Father Zhao Yi comforted him.

"Now that everything is ready, how should we distribute this spiritual dew?" Zhao Li asked excitedly again.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Zhao Xian.

"The spiritual energy in the well was discovered by Sanlang, and the jade bowl was also bestowed upon Sanlang by Tingjun. It is only right that he decides on it!" Zhao Ren said with a smile.

"With all the elders here, how dare I make a decision on my own!" Zhao Xian shook his head and looked at his grandfather. "Grandfather is the head of the family, so it is up to you to decide."

The uncles and others also chimed in, looking at their grandfather, Zhao Mu.

"One drop every eight hours, so we'll collect it every two days, yielding three drops each time." Zhao Mu looked around at everyone and slowly spoke, "I'm old and have no use for this spiritual dew. The three of you can take turns using it. Ah Zhi's family lives far away in the county, and it's inconvenient for them to travel back and forth, so we won't share it with them for now."

"What do you all think?"

Everyone nodded slightly, but Zhao Xian opened his mouth as if to speak.

Seeing this, Zhao Mu immediately added, "Ah Xian is about to take up a post in the township government. The township government is full of people and affairs, and there are many expenses. As the saying goes, 'A poor family should be rich when traveling,' so you two elders should each contribute four low-grade spirit stones to help him with his cultivation!"

After his uncles agreed, Zhao Mu asked, "Ah Xian, are you satisfied?"

Seeing that his grandfather had misunderstood, Zhao Xian chuckled and said solemnly, "Grandfather, what I was trying to say was that it's the busy farming season right now, and going down into the well too often would easily arouse suspicion."

"Moreover, this well is only a few feet deep, which is not enough to irrigate the fields. It should be dug deeper. If it is dug a few feet deeper, the spiritual energy may be even stronger."

Upon hearing this, all of them looked ashamed.

"Ah Xian is far more astute than we are!" exclaimed the eldest brother, Zhao Zheng. "We should heed Ah Xian's advice!"

"The most important thing right now is to dig a well. Once it's finished, each family can collect spiritual dew every ten days, which will be enough for one spirit stone," Zhao Xian said loudly. "This spiritual dew will first be given to my uncle, father, and great-uncle! If all three elders reach the first-class realm, our family will openly and proudly occupy this well, and who in Shanghu Pavilion will dare to object!"

"In addition, Ah Hong, Ah Duan and the other young men need to lay a solid foundation for their cultivation, and the injuries of the eldest and second eldest brothers also need to be properly treated."

After saying this, Zhao Xian smiled sheepishly and bowed to everyone.

"What Ah Xian said is quite right!" Zhao Mu nodded with satisfaction, then looked around at everyone and solemnly instructed, "You shall all act accordingly!"

Everyone responded in unison.

"Ah Xian, when will you accompany Tingjun to his post?" Zhao Ren suddenly asked at the end.

"As Tingjun said, the appointment will be delivered to Wohu Township within a day or two!" Zhao Xian replied with a smile.

"In that case, we will lead our clansmen to the pavilion to see off Lord Ting and Ah Xian. We must not lose face!" Zhao Ren said with a smile.

"This year, A-Zheng and A-Xian have become officials, and our family has also unearthed a sacred well and purchased a ox; prosperity is imminent!" Zhao Mu said solemnly at the end. "At this critical juncture, you must all work together with one heart and one mind, and be careful in your words and deeds outside, lest you ruin our family's chance for prosperity!"

"We will obey our grandfather's command!" they all replied in unison.