Li Xuanling had traveled all over Xu Country in these five years. After the Compassion War among the various Zifu powers, each force had been severely weakened and needed time to recover. Furthermore, the Xiuyue Sect intervened in the Xu Land after the war, establishing rules and restraining the Loose Cultivators. As a result, the region enjoyed a period of calm, and the lives of the common people were quite decent. Although not as prosperous as under the Li Family's rule, it could still be considered a life well-lived.
This year, Li Xuanling made connections across Xu Country and finished recording various methods of Qi gathering. Thus, he crossed over to Zhao Country to observe the situation. Seeing the parched land of Duanchen Village, he had expected to hear the tenants grumbling with discontent. To his surprise, the present tenant farmer was ecstatic, which startled him and prompted him to turn to the tenant at the foot of the table and ask softly,
