Qin Renhuang just became an immortal, and you told me this is the prehistoric time

"Thank you for your hard work."

Ying Xuan's voice resounded directly in the minds of the imperial concubines.

Lü Zhi and the others looked up and saw the familiar figure in the air, their eyes filled with joy and reverence.

"Now that this matter is settled, come back to the palace with me."

With a thought, Ying Xuan sent the phantom of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends Formation flashing across the sky above Xuzhou City!
Empress Lü Zhi, Consort Qu Ruo, and several other imperial concubines, along with their maids and eunuchs, vanished instantly and were absorbed into the formation.

Ying Xuan took one last look at the jubilant people below and at the newly built, magnificent stone road that symbolized the will of the empire.

Without lingering, his figure transformed into a dazzling rainbow, tearing through the sky and speeding towards the capital!

The aftershocks of the advancement still reverberate in the world of Qin.

The mountains are higher, the land is wider, and the once familiar roads are either torn apart or blocked by newly formed rivers and mountains.

Millions of slaves conscripted to build roads gazed at the ravines and steep cliffs before them, their eyes filled with despair.

Human strength has its limits. Faced with the chasm created by the mighty forces of heaven and earth, they felt that their path forward was blocked. Overwhelmed with sorrow, their wails and cries echoed across the wilderness.

"Heaven is going to kill me!"

"How...how can this road be repaired?!"

"It's over...it's all over..."

A cloud of despair hung over every construction site.

Just as these cries of sorrow arose!
A figure appeared on the most precipitous cliff, like a deity descending.

Ying Xuan's gaze swept over the desperate crowd below, and he raised his hand, pointing at the bottomless ravine and steep mountain wall!
"Fossils turned into mud!"

An invisible force descended! The hard rock mountain instantly softened and melted!
The molten lava flow is precisely guided and shaped!
The deep ravine was filled in and transformed into a solid roadbed.

The steep slope was leveled and transformed into a gentle, flat road!
A wide, smooth, mirror-like rock road appeared out of nowhere, spanning the chasm and connecting the broken roads!

"A miracle! It's a miracle!"

"Your Majesty! It is Your Majesty who has manifested His power!"

"Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"

The slaves stared in disbelief at the incredible scene before them, their despair instantly replaced by ecstasy!
They all knelt down and kowtowed excitedly in the direction Ying Xuan had left!

Pure, devout incense offerings, filled with boundless gratitude and reverence, converged into a river, transcending space and merging into the Qin Imperial Palace!

At the summit of the palace, Ying Xuan returned with his concubines.

With a slight thought, the core array plate of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array, which was suspended above the palace, suddenly disintegrated!

One hundred and eight glittering star-like phantoms instantly rose up and merged into the vast night sky!

They did not disappear, but rather echoed the real stars in the sky of the Qin world, forming an invisible array that covered the entire world!

The grand formation activated! The chaotic energy that had been slowly seeping in from outside the world's membrane began to surge in wildly!
The influx speed has increased more than tenfold compared to before!
These violent, semi-converted energies were captured, filtered, and refined by the illusory stars in the sky, transforming into pure stellar power and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which were then showered upon the human world!
In the center of the palace, the giant Jianmu tree, after absorbing a massive amount of incense offerings and the power of the stars, has grown to more than four thousand meters tall!
The tree's canopy is like a canopy, blocking out the sun, and its branches and leaves shimmer with luster, exuding a vast life force and pure spiritual energy!
More importantly, Ying Xuan clearly sensed that this giant tree, because its core was infused with the dragon energy and incense offerings of the Qin Imperial Palace, had become deeply bound to the fate of the Imperial Palace and even the entire Qin Empire!
It is no longer just a spiritual root that provides spiritual energy, but has become a supreme divine object that suppresses the empire's destiny!
Its boundless spiritual energy enveloped the entire capital, making Qin Capital a true holy land that cultivators dreamed of!

"Congeal!"

Ying Xuan stood under the tree canopy, his hands forming a mudra.

He did not disperse all the spiritual energy emanating from the giant tree, but instead guided a portion of it to converge in the palace area.

Crash-!
The spiritual energy in the sky was so dense that it turned into a light drizzle of spiritual rain!
The raindrops are crystal clear, containing pure life energy and the essence of plants!

All the people in the palace—the imperial concubines, palace maids, eunuchs, and guards—were bathed in the spiritual rain and felt completely refreshed, every pore of their bodies seemed to be cheering!
The internal cultivation technique circulated on its own, and the bottlenecks that had been stagnant for many years loosened up, causing cultivation to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The ginseng in the Imperial Garden, nourished by the spiritual rain, had even greener leaves and its roots grew wildly, accumulating years of growth rapidly!
Ying Xuan watched this scene, but felt little joy; instead, he felt a sense of urgency.

The rapid development of the Qin world still heavily relies on the resources he brought back from all the heavens and myriad worlds.

Whether it's spiritual roots and herbs, or giant trees, they are all external forces.

The world is now advancing and its potential is greatly increasing, but if local strongmen cannot grow rapidly, their foundation will ultimately be unstable.

His gaze swept over the people around him.

Aunt You's aura was deep and stabilizing, already at the first level of life.

However, although the imperial concubines such as Lü Zhi, Qu Ruo, and Gongsun Lan made some progress in the "Primordial Limitless Body" and strengthened their physical bodies, they were still quite far from breaking through the level of life.

Their strength, placed in the context of the newly born and infinitely potential Qin world, already appears somewhat insufficient.

"With the foundation solid, the urgent task is to enhance the core strength around us."

Ying Xuan had made up his mind.

Only when those around him become strong can they better assist him in governing the empire and dealing with potential future challenges.

He looked up at the towering Jianmu tree, its thick branches twisting and turning like roads leading to the sky.

With a slight thought, Ying Xuan raised his hand and began to carve in mid-air a thick branch above the main trunk of the giant tree!

Runes carrying emerald green light and containing the meaning of spatial stability and life-nurturing appeared out of thin air and were imprinted on the branches!

The runic light flowed, and the branches in that area rapidly grew, deformed, and intertwined!
In a short while, an exquisite wooden house, naturally grown and intertwined by living branches, appeared on the trunk of the giant tree, hundreds of meters above the ground!

The wooden house is a perfect blend of nature and the giant tree, exuding a rich life force and pure wood-based spiritual energy. Being inside it is like being at the source of life!

"This is a place for quiet meditation."

Ying Xuan addressed the concubines.

"From now on, you will cultivate here. The spiritual energy of the giant tree, with my guidance, should help you break through your limitations."

As the concubines looked at the treehouse and felt the rich, pervasive spiritual energy around them, their eyes revealed surprise and longing.

Ying Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze piercing through the palace dome and looking towards the vast starry sky.

At this moment, against the backdrop of cosmic chaos, the Great Qin world, like a giant disc (halo-shaped) emitting a hazy halo, floats quietly.

Outside the world's membrane, chaotic energy surged and was frantically absorbed by the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Star Array, transforming into semi-transformed, violent energy that poured into the world's interior.

Some of this energy was further refined by the illusory stars in the sky, transforming into stellar power and moonlight. The other part was absorbed and transformed by the giant Jianmu tree in the center of the palace!
The giant tree is like a huge energy conversion center, absorbing, filtering, and purifying all the surging violent energy, whether it is the power of stars, the essence of moonlight, or the partially converted chaotic energy, and finally transforming it into the purest, gentlest, and most easily absorbed spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
Some of this spiritual energy dissipates and nourishes the world.

Another portion, guided by Ying Xuan, gathered in the palace area and fell as spiritual rain.

The violent semi-converted energy was no longer present within the palace at this moment.

The air was as fresh as a fairyland after a rain, filled with an extremely rich and pure spiritual energy. Every breath carried a spiritual charm that cleansed the body and mind. The gentle rain nourished all things.

This is the cultivation sanctuary that Ying Xuan created for his core group of people!

"When all parts of the Great Qin are filled with spiritual energy like the imperial palace, and cultivators emerge, then this world... can be considered to have truly embarked on the path to immortality."

Ying Xuan was filled with anticipation.

But right now, what he needs to do is concentrate his resources to empower those closest to him and whom he trusts the most!
Only in this way can we have strong arms to lean on on the magnificent journey of immortality in the future!

Ying Xuan stood beneath the giant tree, his gaze sweeping over the dozens of palace maids before him, their demeanor composed and their eyes resolute.

They are all outstanding individuals in the palace, possessing both talent and excellent character. Nourished by the rich spiritual energy of the palace, they have already touched the peak barrier of the ordinary life level, and are only one step away from breaking through to the first level of life.

Luo Xian was also among them, his aura particularly refined.

"Your foundation is solid, and a breakthrough is imminent."

Ying Xuan's voice was calm, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"I have a method created by the Imperial Concubine. It emphasizes foundation and strengthens one's foundation. Although it is difficult to cultivate, the future is bright. If you wish to learn it, you may obtain the necessary spiritual medicine from Steward Chu."

Upon hearing this, the palace maids' eyes instantly blazed with fervent light!
"What an incredible opportunity it is to receive His Majesty's personal instruction in martial arts!" they replied in unison.

"We are willing to learn! Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"

Ying Xuan nodded slightly and continued.

"This tree is a spiritual root of heaven and earth. Its spiritual energy increases with height. At the top of the canopy, the spiritual energy is pure and rich, a hundred times more than below! However, the higher you go, the colder it gets, and only those with formidable strength can stay there for long."

He raised his hand and pointed to the towering tree that seemed to reach into the clouds, its branches shimmering with emerald light.

"From this day forward, you may climb this tree according to your own strength! You may cultivate wherever you reach! I will order simple treehouses to be built at different heights. Places are limited, first come, first served! If a later entrant is stronger, he may also challenge for a place, and the victor shall occupy it!"

Competition! A nakedly competitive mechanism!
The palace maids gasped for breath, then their eyes blazed with fighting spirit!

The concentration of spiritual energy directly affects cultivation speed! Who wouldn't want a better position? Only strength is fundamental!
"We obey your command!"

The crowd responded in unison, their voices filled with an unprecedented determination.

Just then, two figures moved first! Yaoyue and Lianxing, these two sisters, could no longer contain themselves.

They accepted the jade book (containing the cultivation method) bestowed by Ying Xuan, bowed deeply to Ying Xuan, and then their figures moved like lightning, transforming into two streams of light that shot straight up to the top of the giant tree!

With a few leaps, it disappeared into the dense foliage, leaving only a clear, cold voice echoing in the air.

"I will not come down from the tree until my life is at stake!"

Empress Lü Zhi, Consort Qu Ruo, Consort Gongsun Lan, and other imperial concubines watched the resolute backs of the Yaoyue sisters and felt the increasingly unfathomable aura emanating from Ying Xuan, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.

They knew that His Majesty's spiritual level was constantly rising, and if they remained stagnant, they would not only lose the right to serve him, but they would also lose the right to even look up at his back!

"Sisters, it's time for us to work harder too!"

Lü Zhi's eyes were filled with determination.

Without further hesitation, she led Qu Ruo and the others into the air, soaring to different heights of the giant tree. Each of them found a place rich in spiritual energy, sat cross-legged, placed the jade book between their brows, and began to comprehend the profound cultivation technique.

For a moment, figures appeared on the giant tree, their presence heavy and imposing.

An invisible spirit of competition and striving permeated the branches and leaves.

Ying Xuan watched this scene with satisfaction in his eyes.

With a flicker of his body, he appeared at the very top of the giant tree in the wooden house he had built himself, the one with the most abundant spiritual energy.

The wooden house is naturally woven from living tree branches, and its interior is filled with a spiritual atmosphere, almost tangible, with each breath carrying the power to cleanse the soul.

He sat down cross-legged, his mind calm. Although the Qin world had stopped expanding, the advancement was not over.

The heavens and earth become higher and deeper in silence, and the earth becomes thicker and more solid invisibly.

The energy consumed by the millions of Yin spirits that had previously merged into the world was being replenished by the continuous influx of chaotic energy. The origin of the world was steadily growing stronger, requiring little intervention from him.

Ying Xuan was not one to wait passively.

He seeks proactive control, not passive acceptance.

With a thought, the He Shi Bi Jade Seal flashed, and thousands of magical treasures of various shapes and sizes, emitting energy fluctuations of varying strengths, floated inside the wooden house!

Swords, spears, halberds, bells, tripods, mirrors, seals, banners, ropes... a dazzling array of treasures!

These were all looted from places like Qingyun Sect, Tianyin Temple, and the Demonic Sect in the world of Jade Dynasty.

Ying Xuan's gaze swept over these magical treasures, finally landing on an inconspicuous item—a small Buddhist pagoda, no more than a foot tall, covered in gray dust and cracks, looking as if it might fall apart at any moment.

This tower has a weak aura and is of very low grade, even unorthodox, but its material is quite special. It is a rare spiritual material called "Sumeru Stone", which is naturally capable of containing and suppressing.

"It's you."

Ying Xuan raised his hand and the gray tower fell into his palm.

He pointed his fingers like a sword, gathering divine thoughts and magical power at his fingertips, and carved in mid-air on the tower!

Runes imbued with the meanings of purification, annihilation, and spatial confinement were injected into the tower!

The Buddhist scriptures and Buddha statue reliefs on the surface of the pagoda quickly melted and faded away under the power of the runes!
Immediately afterwards, Ying Xuan took more than a dozen Buddhist ritual implements from the pile of treasures—including a broken vajra, dim relics, and prayer beads that had lost their luster…

Although these ritual implements are damaged, the Buddhist vows and suppressive power they contain still remain.

Starfire surged from Ying Xuan's palm, enveloping the magical artifacts along with the gray tower!
Chi Chi Chi!
The magical artifacts melted and disintegrated rapidly in the starlight!
The Buddhist vows and suppressing runes were forcibly extracted and injected into the gray tower!

At the same time, Ying Xuan drew upon the vast incense offerings and prayers gathered at the Qin Imperial Palace, which were also poured into the tower! (End of Chapter)