My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 10 Awe
Those who visit with gifts
He is Zhao Hangao, the village head of Zhao Family Village, which is located 60 or 70 kilometers away from Dawan Village.

Zhao Family Village is the closest village of cultivators to Dawan Village.

Its establishment was not much different from that of Dawancun.

These were all places where, decades or even centuries ago, low-level cultivators discovered spiritual springs in the vicinity, then cultivated spiritual land around them and established villages.

However, the area of ​​spiritual fields in Zhao Family Village is much smaller than that in Dawan Village, only about two mu.

As for Zhao Hangao, the strongest man in Zhao Family Village, he looks to be about fifty years old.

However, his strength was not great; his cultivation level was only around the fourth level of Qi Refining.
At this age, one's strength can be described as meager.

"Greetings, Young Master Shen!"

Inside the main hall in the center of Dawan Village,
As soon as Shen Changchuan entered the room, before he could even greet the other party, Zhao Hangao immediately stood up and gave Shen Changchuan a deep bow.

He looked as if he were a servant paying homage to a high-ranking official.

They were practically kneeling down.

"Brother, there's no need to be so polite. You're making me feel too flattered!"

Shen Changchuan was also taken aback and quickly helped the other person up.

"Don't dare."

Zhao Han Gao was repeatedly filled with trepidation.
She seemed somewhat flattered by Shen Changchuan's attitude.

Even when Shen Changchuan asked him to sit in the guest seat,
The other person was only leaning halfway back in the chair, ready to stand up at any moment, but dared not actually sit down.

When he saw Shen Changchuan pick up the teapot to make him tea...
He quickly stood up, took the teapot, and poured himself tea and water.

He looked as if he dared not trouble Shen Changchuan in the slightest.

"Young Master, Young Master! I come from a humble background and cannot accept such polite treatment from you. Let me do it myself!"

"Well, Brother Zhao, I'm merely at the third level of Qi Refining, surely I'm more than that?"

Zhao Hangao's reaction,
Shen Changchuan opened his mouth, feeling quite astonished.

This kind of treatment

He had never encountered anything like the arrogant and condescending Shen family compound.

So much so that they didn't even have time to react.

"I want what I want!"

“Young Master, you are the son of the head of the Shen family. The Shen family is a powerful and prestigious family in the Tiannan cultivation world. Young Master, you are of noble status. We are already very satisfied that you can meet us humble people.”

Zhao Hangao's face, etched with many wrinkles, was full of a fawning smile.

It was as if Shen Changchuan could talk to him.
It was as if it were his honor.

This left Shen Changchuan speechless for a moment.

Fortunately, he was calm and composed.
They didn't show anything either.

However, out of curiosity,
While talking to him, Shen Changchuan was instructed to subtly inquire about the surrounding area.

After a long while,
After he had a general understanding of the situation near Dawancun, he suddenly realized the reason for Zhao Hangao's humble attitude.

all of these,
Long story.

Dawan Village is located thousands of miles south of Tiannan City.
This is a rather desolate area; in many places, you can't see a single person for miles around.

It is the boundary between the uninhabited wilderness and the traces of human civilization.

A long time ago,

This place is still a desolate wilderness, untouched by human habitation.

Until three hundred years ago,

The century-long war that led to the destruction of the Xiangshan Sect swept across the entire Nanze Region, causing enormous casualties and chaos.

As a result, many low-level cultivators, as well as a large number of mortals, fled south to the wilderness with their families in order to avoid the brutal war in the cultivation world.

As refugees settled here, this desolate southern land gradually became inhabited.

However, this kind of wilderness is, after all, an undeveloped place.

Here, wild monsters roam the land, and even settlements are frequently attacked by them.

As a result, population growth was very slow in the early stages. It wasn't until the last hundred years, as the humans who migrated here gradually adapted to the conditions and as cultivators continuously hunted the wild beasts, that the place gradually became stable.

But even so,

Even when hiking in the wild, one may still encounter attacks from wild animals from time to time.

The surroundings were still filled with a savage, survival-of-the-fittest atmosphere.

It is precisely because of this,
Even though Dawancun Village possessed twelve acres of spiritual fields, it remained an unpopular place for Shen family members to take on assignments, which is why Shen Changchuan came here.

After all, the development of various spiritual fields and veins near Tiannan City is already very mature and complete, not only generating high income but also ensuring safety.

Even if they stay in the village, they can still earn a substantial income every year.

But that's beside the point.

Returning to Zhao Hangao's attitude, it is closely related to the process by which the Shen family acquired Dawan Village twenty years ago.

This village of Dawan is thousands of miles away from the Shen family's main base.

It certainly couldn't have been created by the Shen family.

Twenty years ago,
This village belongs to another small cultivation family.

The ancestors of that small cultivation family moved here a hundred years ago and discovered a spiritual spring in the mountains that gushed forth water containing spiritual energy.

Afterwards, they used the spiritual spring containing spiritual energy as the source, continuously diverting water to soak suitable fields and fertilizing them without interruption. In addition, the land here has abundant spiritual energy. Through generations of reclamation and management, it has gradually developed into the twelve acres of spiritual fields it is today.

As it developed, it became a well-known village in the vicinity, and the families within it were also quite famous in the surrounding villages and towns.

Just twenty years ago,
The patriarch of that cultivation family at the time, for reasons unknown, actually killed a member of a collateral branch of the Shen family who had come here for adventure and training.

Furthermore, due to his carelessness, someone discovered the clues and reported it to the Shen family.

Then naturally there is no more.

At that time, the Shen family was embroiled in a fierce power struggle.

But it shouldn't be that his own clansmen were killed by a local rich man.
And even after the matter was exposed, they remained unmoved.

then,

The small cultivation family that once occupied Dawancun is gone.

The Shen family sent someone who could manifest a spiritual energy, and that solved all the problems.

Thus, Dawan Village, which possessed twelve acres of spiritual fields, became the spoils of war for the Shen family.

Twelve acres of spirit fields can produce at least 2,400 catties of spirit grain every year, which is more than 240 spirit stones.

Two hundred and forty spirit stones a year.

There aren't many important figures within the Shen family.

But there was certainly not so little that it could be discarded at will.

Although the journey is somewhat long, it is, after all, on the edge of the Shen family's sphere of influence, so it would be good if some of the collateral branches of the family could be settled.

Thus, Dawancun became part of the Shen family's property.

It became a place to settle the collateral branches of the Shen family.

However, although this matter had a legitimate cause,

However, the outside world doesn't know much about the inside story. Even though the Shen family has said that it was that small cultivation family that killed their family members that made the move.

But regarding the truth of the matter,

Some of the smaller, less prominent cultivation families in the vicinity were filled with unease.

After all, this isn't a world with surveillance, and the Shen family didn't present all the evidence to them. Who knows if that cultivation family in Dawan Village really killed members of their Shen family?
As a result,
The surrounding forces were naturally on edge and terrified.

Since the change of ownership of Dawan Village twenty years ago, the surrounding small cultivation families and forces have all taken Dawan Village as their leader.

Almost every year during festivals, the leaders of the surrounding minor cultivation factions would visit with gifts, flattering and fawning, doing everything they could to befriend the Shen family in the hope of establishing a relationship with them.

Putting aside other things,

At least we shouldn't end up with a huge accusation being leveled against us for no reason, leading to the death of our entire family.

(End of this chapter)