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

"It's done!"

Ying Xuan's eyes showed satisfaction. The Demon Refining Tower had finally begun to operate normally, and was beginning to demonstrate its potential to connect national destiny and assist the world's growth!

He stopped paying attention to the tower and turned his gaze to the mountain of remaining magical treasures.

With a thought, an ancient longsword, entirely crimson, with a ferocious dragon shadow coiled around its blade and exuding an aura of domineering royalty, flew into his hand.

This sword contains dragon energy and was the personal sword of a fallen emperor in the world of Jade Dynasty.

"Dragon energy? Perfect!"

Ying Xuan drew his fingers like a sword, gathering the runic mysteries of the Maoshan weapon-forging tradition at his fingertips, and began to carve them onto the sword's body!

Runes imprinted on it, each one carrying the meaning of slaying demons, breaking evil, and vanquishing monsters!

At the same time, he drew upon the vast incense offerings and prayers gathered at the Qin Imperial Palace, which flowed into the sword like a golden torrent!
The crimson longsword trembled violently! The dragon shadow on the sword seemed to come alive, emitting a silent roar!
The sword light surged, and a sharp sword aura soared into the sky!

Ying Xuan raised his hand and waved his sword, which transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light and instantly appeared above the palace, hovering beside the giant Jianmu tree!
The sword hummed, and a huge, condensed, and tangible crimson-gold sword shadow was projected from the sword, piercing straight into the sky!
Above the sword's shadow, the dragon's shadow swirled, and the emperor's might was overwhelming!

A chilling sword intent, capable of slaying all evil in the world, instantly enveloped the entire Qin capital!
The people in the city were filled with awe, and the demons and evil spirits trembled in fear, daring not to show their faces!

"Your Majesty's Divine Power!"

"May Heaven bless the Great Qin!"

Countless people kowtowed devoutly towards the direction of the palace, and even more refined incense and prayers gathered to nourish the suspended divine sword!

Ying Xuan's actions continue.

An ancient bell covered in patina and engraved with Sanskrit.

A bronze mirror with the interplay of Yin and Yang and the hidden presence of the Eight Trigrams.

A halberd exuding a menacing aura...

He captured one magical artifact after another, reforged them using the Maoshan weapon-refining techniques, infused them with magic array runes that were compatible with the Great Qin Dynasty, and then infused them with the power of incense and prayers!

The bells tolled thunderously! The mirror's light shone brightly! The halberd's edge cleaved the sky!

Demon-Suppressing Bell, Bagua Mirror, Broken Army Halberd...

One after another, phantom images of magical treasures, exuding imperial majesty and awe-inspiring righteousness, appeared above the palace, complementing the shadow of the Demon-Slaying Sword!

They stand like pillars stabilizing the sea, suppressing the capital's fortune and cleansing away evil influences! They also attract incense offerings from all directions, drawing them in continuously!

Above the palace, a dazzling light soared into the sky, and strange phenomena appeared one after another!

Under the guidance of these magical treasures and the dominance of the imperial aura, the energy of heaven and earth in the entire Qin world became more compliant, peaceful, and easier for living beings to absorb and refine!

The speed at which the world's fetal membranes absorb chaotic energy from the outside world has increased once again!
"Using the body of an emperor, borrowing the incense offerings of the people, to forge a national treasure!"

Ying Xuan felt a surge of joy. This refining method didn't require him to expend his own essence; he only needed to draw upon the vast incense offerings gathered by the behemoth that was the Qin Empire to achieve twice the result with half the effort!
These magical treasures are deeply bound to the fate of the Qin Dynasty. Only when they are worshipped by the people within the territory of the Qin Dynasty can they exert their greatest power!
His divine sense swept across the four directions.

The magnificent stone road connecting Shu (Sichuan) to the heart of Qin (Shaanxi) has been completed. On the wide and flat stone road, carriages and horses are as numerous as dragons, and pedestrians are as swarming as weaving.

Immigrants from Song, merchants from Qin, and convoys transporting supplies... came and went in an endless stream.

The smooth flow of roads brought prosperity to commerce and the flow of people, and even more so... a massive amount of incense offerings and prayers!

Yingxuan clearly sensed the heartfelt gratitude of countless pedestrians who had safely traversed the treacherous section of road.

Merchants rejoiced at the booming business brought about by unobstructed roads.

The hope rekindled in immigrants by the prospect of returning home...

These positive and proactive thoughts, like invisible threads, converge on the stone path and eventually merge into the national destiny of the Qin Dynasty, becoming nourishment for the world!

His gaze finally settled on the massive stone gate that hovered above the capital, radiating an aura of chaos.

At the top of the stone gate, the He Shi Bi jade seal floats silently, like the eye of the world, monitoring the passage between the two realms.

"When the world advances..."

Ying Xuan recalled that earth-shattering scene.

As the Qin world expanded wildly and devoured energy, the stone gate seemed to transform into a greedy maw, forcibly extracting and devouring the massive amount of heaven and earth power and pure energy of the Song world!
That surging torrent of energy was one of the keys to the rapid recovery and accumulation of power in the Great Qin world!

"Shimen...He Shi Bi..."

A glint of light flashed in Ying Xuan's eyes.

"These two items are not only passageways, but also... powerful tools for plunder and growth!"

He had a bolder plan brewing in his mind.

If in the future, the Stone Gate can be opened near a more powerful and energy-rich world...

The growth rate of the Qin world will surely reach an unimaginable level!

The thought only flashed through my mind. Right now, the foundation still needs to be solidified.

He turned his gaze back to the towering Jianmu tree, four thousand meters tall, in the center of the palace.

Beneath the giant tree, the imperial concubines were diligently cultivating themselves in their respective treehouses.

High atop the giant tree, the wooden house he built himself exudes a tranquil atmosphere.

Ying Xuan took a step forward, and his figure appeared in the wooden house on the treetop.

He sat cross-legged, his mind sinking into the depths of the He Shi Bi jade seal.

There, tens of millions of Yin spirits brought back from the Abyss of the Dead in the world of Jade Dynasty are sealed!
These beings, containing vast spiritual origins, are like an unexplored treasure trove.

“Evil spirits…the origin of the soul…a tonic for the souls of the world…”

Ying Xuan's eyes gleamed with curiosity.

He carefully drew out a ghostly phantom and placed it in his palm. The hazy, gray phantom twisted and writhed, exuding an aura of coldness and chaos.

"How to refine it? How to fuse it? How... to make it one's own?"

Ying Xuan's divine sense carefully analyzed the structure and energy composition of the Yin Spirit.

He attempted to draw upon the power of the world's origin and slowly infuse it into the Yin spirit.

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The ghostly phantoms twisted and boiled violently, like ice cubes thrown into boiling oil!
A pure yet chilling soul energy was forcibly extracted! At the same time, even more violent, resentful, and venomous thoughts erupted!
Ying Xuan frowned slightly and immediately stopped the injection.

He realized that refining it directly was extremely risky.

The negative emotions contained within these spirits are like a deadly poison; if one is not careful, they can pollute the very essence of the world.

"Perhaps... we need a larger 'Demon Refining Tower'?"

Ying Xuan's gaze once again fell upon the golden pagoda atop Luoxia Peak in the western suburbs.

A grander, and more dangerous, idea quietly took shape in his mind.

In the world of the Great Song Dynasty, heaven and earth lost their color.

The once clear sky was now a hazy gray, as if covered by a thick layer of leaden gauze.

The sunlight was dim, and the wind carried a chilling scent of decay.

The vegetation lost its luster, the rivers became murky, and the primordial energy in the air was as thin as water vapor in the desert.

"Quick! Let's go!"

Qi Jiguang, dressed in military uniform, with a solemn and iron-like expression, commanded the army in a hoarse voice.

Behind him was a massive procession stretching for dozens of miles!
Not only were there elite Qin soldiers in their bright armor, but also countless ordinary people of the Song Dynasty, with their families, pale and emaciated, and filled with fear!

Pushing wheelbarrows, carrying loads on their shoulders, and herding their thin livestock, they moved with difficulty towards Shimen, driven and protected by the Qin army, like a swarm of fleeing ants. Han Xin and Lü Ze stood on either side, their expressions equally solemn.

Holding a command flag, Han Xin continuously directed his troops to maintain order and clear the roads.

Lü Ze led an elite cavalry unit, galloping back and forth around the perimeter of the column, vigilant against any possible riots or attacks.

"General! It's getting darker and darker! The crops in the fields... they've all withered and died!"

A scout rode swiftly to report, his voice filled with terror.

"The people can't walk anymore! The food... is almost gone!"

Another officer reported anxiously.

"I can't control that much anymore!"

Qi Jiguang's eyes were filled with determination.

"Pass down the order! Abandon all baggage! Take only rations! The elderly, women, and children shall be carried by soldiers! Everyone must evacuate to Shimen within three days! Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"

He looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky, his heart filled with unease.

This strange change in the world was too bizarre, as if the life force of the entire world was being rapidly drained away!
He had a vague feeling that this was inextricably linked to the stone gate hanging high in the sky!

In the Qin Imperial Palace, Ying Xuan stood atop a giant tree, his divine sense like an invisible tentacle, perceiving clearly the dramatic changes in the Song Dynasty world through the stone gate.

The energy of heaven and earth is rapidly depleting, and the origin of the world is decaying and collapsing at an irreversible rate!
"Energy loss...synchronized with the Qin Dynasty's advancement..."

Ying Xuan's gaze was deep, and he instantly grasped the key point.

"It's the Stone Gate! The Stone Gate is plundering the very essence of the Song Dynasty's world to nourish the Qin Dynasty!"

With a thought, a divine thought instantly entered the mind of Cao Zhengchun, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard stationed at Shimen.

"Send orders to Qi Jiguang, Han Xin, and Lü Ze! At all costs, speed things up! Bring as many Song Dynasty people as possible back to Qin! The Song Dynasty... won't last much longer!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Cao Zhengchun was shocked and dared not delay in the slightest. He immediately used a secret method to send a message.

Ying Xuan's figure blurred as he passed through the stone gate and appeared under the gray sky of the Great Song world.

The overwhelming sense of decay and death made him frown.

His divine sense instantly covered an area of ​​a thousand miles!

The earth cracked, rivers dried up, vegetation withered, and countless villages and towns were reduced to desolate ruins!

The surviving people cried out and fled in the wilderness, and an atmosphere of despair filled the air!
"Nirvana..."

Ying Xuan felt a chill run down his spine.

He clearly sensed that the essence of the Great Song world had been excessively depleted, like an old man whose oil had run out and whose lamp was about to burn out, about to move towards its final "Nirvana"—destruction and rebirth!

This process will completely detonate the remaining essence of the world, annihilating everything! He doesn't have much time left!

"shift!"

Ying Xuan no longer hesitated, forming hand seals to communicate with the He Shi Bi Jade Seal! A vast power of the world surged forth!

Centered on Shimen, within a radius of a thousand miles, all the surviving people, no matter where they hid, only felt a blur before their eyes!
The next moment, they appeared at the huge camp that the Qin army had temporarily set up near the stone gate!
Hundreds of thousands of terrified civilians appeared out of nowhere, crowding the camp to the point of being impassable!
"A god! A god saved us!"

"Look! It's the stone gate! We're saved!"

After a brief silence, deafening cries and cheers erupted!

"All Qin personnel, withdraw immediately!"

Ying Xuan's voice was like a thunderclap, exploding in the minds of all the Qin soldiers!

Qi Jiguang, Han Xin, and Lü Ze were all shocked. Although they did not understand why, military orders were absolute!
They immediately organized their army, abandoned all their baggage, and poured into Shimen!

After the last batch of soldiers entered, the massive stone gate slowly closed, separating the two worlds.

Ying Xuan stood in the crumbling world of the Song Dynasty, took one last look at this ravaged land, and vanished in a flash.

The Qin Imperial Palace.

Upon returning, Ying Xuan immediately raised his hand and pressed it against the stone gate!

The stone gate trembled violently, its volume expanding several times in an instant! Chaotic energy surged within the gate, making the passage even more stable and wider!

"Accelerate the migration!"

Ying Xuan's voice was transmitted through the imperial seal to officials at all levels in charge of immigration.

"The passage has been widened! Send more people! We must relocate all the Song Dynasty people near Shimen to Daqin as quickly as possible!"

Once the order was given, the entire immigration system, like a sophisticated machine, instantly sprang into action at high speed!
More ships, vehicles, and personnel were mobilized, and the road leading to Shimen was urgently widened and reinforced! The relocation speed increased dramatically!
Ying Xuan raised his hand and summoned the He Shi Bi jade seal, which was suspended atop the stone gate, into his palm as a stream of light.

The warm, smooth jade conveys a powerful force of the world and... a unique insight gained during the advancement of the Qin world.

"Obstacles need to be cleared before going into seclusion."

Ying Xuan's mind stirred slightly.

"Issue the imperial decree: Grand Secretary Wang Wan, Grand Secretary Wang Jian, Minister of Justice Li Si, Minister of Works... come to the palace immediately for a meeting!"

"According to the order!"

Chu Yi, who was standing to the side, bowed and accepted the order, then his figure disappeared instantly.

A moment later, in the main hall of the palace.

Wang Wan, Wang Jian, Li Si, and more than a dozen other core ministers of the empire hurried into the main hall.

The shock and exhaustion from advancing to the World Championships still lingered on their faces, but their eyes were incredibly solemn.

His Majesty's urgent summons must be for something important!

Upon entering the main hall, everyone was taken aback.

Inside the main hall, the furnishings have been completely renewed!
The solemn bronze lamps and the carved dragon and phoenix beams and pillars remain, but there are some previously unseen objects in the hall—several uniquely shaped, wide chairs (sofas) covered with soft animal hides, and several low, polished stone tables.

On the small table were several plates of juicy fruit, which were crystal clear and exuded an enticing fragrance and... an intensely rich spiritual energy!
"This...is this?"

Wang Jian looked at the sofa and subconsciously touched it. It was soft and comfortable to the touch, completely different from the hard official's hat chair.

"Such rich spiritual energy! This fruit... it must be a celestial fruit, right?"

The Minister of Works picked up a fruit and felt its smooth texture and fragrant aroma, which subtly activated his internal energy.

"Everyone, take a seat."

Ying Xuan's voice came from above.

He was already seated on the dragon throne, his expression calm.

The officials quickly composed themselves and bowed to Ying Xuan.

"I will see you, Your Majesty!"

Then, with a slight hesitation, they carefully sat down on the soft sofas, just like Ying Xuan had done.

As soon as I sat down, I felt a gentle force supporting my body, and the fatigue from the long journey dissipated somewhat. I was amazed.

"Your Majesty," Grand Secretary Wang Wan spoke first, his voice filled with reverence. (End of Chapter)