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

Soon, the mountain peak seemed to reach a certain saturation, no longer absorbing energy, but instead began to emit waves of extremely pure spiritual energy with a faint fragrance! This spiritual energy spread out like a thin mist, enveloping the entire mountain forest.

The animals in the mountains and forests seemed to receive tremendous nourishment, running and shouting excitedly. The grass and trees grew at an astonishing speed, becoming more lush, green, and full of vitality!
This is no longer a simple blessed land, but a prototype of a "grotto-heaven" that has been transformed by a powerful magic weapon and can gather and release spiritual energy on its own!
At this very moment, similar scenes are playing out simultaneously in thousands of places throughout the Qin world.

These fox demons each used their own methods, either absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on their own or with the help of the magical artifacts they carried, to cultivate themselves.

The energy of the Great Qin world, which had been somewhat "stagnant" and slow to flow due to the world's advancement, began to flow faster under the stimulation of these newly added, highly efficient "spiritual energy consumption points"!
Energy flows like rivers into the sea, converging on these thousands of points. Its flow speed is getting faster and faster, forming a slow and huge energy circulation network that covers the entire world!

Sitting atop the tree in the palace, Ying Shaoyang keenly sensed this significant change in the energy of heaven and earth at the core of the world.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"These fox demons actually possess so many magical treasures? Especially the 'Qingqiu' mountain peak that Su Mei summoned, which is already a top-tier magical treasure, only one step away from becoming a celestial artifact! Its efficiency in gathering and transforming spiritual energy is even slightly better than my imperial palace, which has only just begun to integrate with the scroll!"

A thought flashed through his mind in an instant.

"If we were to completely integrate this 'Qingqiu' mountain peak with my imperial palace, would it greatly enhance the fortunes of the Great Qin Dynasty and accelerate the accumulation of the world's origin?"

But the thought only flashed through his mind before he suppressed it.

"inappropriate."

Ying Shaoyang shook his head slightly.

"'Qingqiu' is the symbol of the fox clan, containing the clan's destiny. If it is forcibly merged with the imperial palace, which represents the destiny of the Qin people, it may improve efficiency in the short term, but in the long run, it will inevitably lead to the fox clan's destiny being integrated into the Qin, making the fox demon clan the 'chosen ones of heaven' in this world. This is not the balance I want to see."

He quickly came to terms with it.

"So be it. It's just a magical artifact that's close to a celestial weapon. In the future, when I travel through the heavens, will I be afraid of not finding better materials to forge a more suitable national treasure for Qin?"

At the same time, Ying Shaoyang also gained a clearer understanding of the importance of primordial spirit cultivators to the world's energy cycle.

"The ability of a Nascent Soul cultivator to transform and absorb the energy of heaven and earth is enough to be equivalent to that of tens of thousands of martial arts practitioners who have worked hard to cultivate! These fox demons still need to rely on flowering trees, spiritual herbs or magic treasures to transform spiritual energy, while those Taoists who have been given orthodox cultivation methods by me can directly absorb and refine the energy of heaven and earth!"

A Taoist priest who has achieved mastery of cultivation can probably absorb the equivalent of ten thousand cultivator soldiers!

Thinking of this, his interest soared. "Cultivating more Nascent Soul cultivators plays a crucial role in promoting the energy cycle of the Great Qin World and accelerating its advancement! This matter holds great promise!"

His gaze turned to the sky. The Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array and the dozens of immortal artifacts had resumed their stable flow of energy into the Great Qin world after he stopped cultivating.

Even with the addition of tens of thousands of fox demons at the level of Ten Thousand Gods and hundreds of thousands of spiritual roots and herbs consuming energy, the total amount of these treasures being infused still far exceeds the consumption.

However, Ying Shaoyang frowned.

“When I cultivate, the Great Qin Imperial Palace and the Demon Refining Tower convert energy to supply me at all costs. When I stop, they also stop... This is not a long-term solution.”

He pondered in his heart.

"The power of magical artifacts can be gradually increased, but the development and advancement of the Great Qin World are fundamental! These treasures should continuously 'generate blood' for the world, rather than being intermittent. Magical artifacts can be brought back from other worlds, but the Great Qin World needs my personal cultivation and strengthening!"

In the blink of an eye, Ying Shaoyang had already made his decision.

Through telepathic communication, the Qin Imperial Palace, which had just returned to peace, and the distant Demon Refining Tower once again generated a powerful suction force!
However, this time, they did not absorb inwards. Instead, like two huge energy hubs, they began to absorb and transform chaotic energy and the energy of heaven and earth from the surrounding void and from outside the barrier of heaven and earth more efficiently and continuously, turning them into pure spiritual energy and continuously injecting it into the Great Qin World!

After merging with the scroll, the Qin Imperial Palace itself possessed a certain spatial power, and its internal area continued to increase slowly but steadily. Inside the palace, thanks to the pure spiritual energy continuously emitted by these top-tier large-scale magical treasures, clouds and mist swirled, pavilions and towers appeared and disappeared, and spiritual plants flourished, making it resemble a fairyland on earth.

Ying Shaoyang casually waved his hand, and another piece of jade flew over.

His fingertips shimmered with light as he swiftly began to carve within it.

This time, he engraved a map that covered the entire territory of the Great Qin world, marking the approximate locations of the "cultivation holy land" formed by the dozens of immortal artifacts, as well as the gathering points of various spiritual herbs and flowers.

After completing the engraving, he handed the jade slip to Chu Yi, who had quietly appeared behind him.

"This map shall be jointly managed by the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard. I hereby order them to secretly select outstanding and virtuous children or teenagers from all prefectures and counties throughout the land and register them."

Each year, a select group is chosen and secretly escorted by the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to these sacred cultivation sites for secluded practice.

The necessary resources will be allocated from the imperial treasury.

"The slave obeys the order!"

Chu Yi solemnly accepted the order.

Ying Shaoyang's gaze seemed to pierce through the void, landing on the dozens of immortal artifacts scattered throughout the Great Qin, which had stopped expanding and were beginning to integrate with their surroundings.

These magical artifacts are all sentient and can conceal their presence and dim their light, making them difficult for ordinary cultivators and even fox demons to detect.

However, as the master of this realm, Ying Shaoyang could clearly perceive the location of each of them, and that they were slowly but steadily changing the surrounding environment, forming cultivation holy lands with infinite potential.

The foundation for the cultivation of the Great Qin Dynasty is being quietly laid under his step-by-step planning.

And the world's energy cycle has begun to accelerate because of these new variables.

The fox demons that Ying Shaoyang brought back were clearly adept at utilizing their environment.

They keenly perceived that celestial artifacts and spiritual roots of heaven and earth possessed the ability to create environments suitable for themselves. Therefore, they all used their own magical treasures to either construct dwellings or directly unleash their most precious artifacts, crafting "small grotto-heavens" perfectly suited for their cultivation. Although Ying Shaoyang wasn't personally involved in every detail, upon observing this pattern, he immediately decided to learn and promote this method. Making full use of existing resources and efficiently converting energy was exactly what he needed.

The Great Qin world today possesses the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Array, the Demon Refining Tower, and dozens of immortal artifacts that continuously transform chaotic energy and the energy of heaven and earth, making the energy of heaven and earth throughout the world extremely abundant. In some energy node areas, the dense energy is almost condensed into liquid!
Ying Shaoyang had previously distributed dozens of immortal artifacts he brought back from Qingqiu in the Liaozhai world to various parts of the Great Qin. His purpose was to allow these immortal artifacts to continuously integrate their own laws with the Great Qin world as they absorbed the energy of heaven and earth. At the same time, the pure spiritual energy they emitted and the environment they modified could form sacred cultivation grounds.

In his view, this is not only a way to strengthen the world itself, but also an excellent place to enhance the strength of core forces such as the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot, which is a win-win situation.

Soon, squads of Imperial Guards dressed in flying fish robes and carrying embroidered spring knives, along with the Eastern Depot's inner guards with their cold aura and secretive actions, took off from various assembly points in Xianyang City with serious expressions, transforming into streaks of light and flying in different directions marked on Ying Shaoyang's jade slip map.

These imperial guards bear the heavy responsibility of protecting His Majesty and overseeing the realm.

However, as Ying Shaoyang's strength broke through to new heights, reaching levels they could hardly comprehend, an invisible pressure began to weigh on their hearts. Protect His Majesty? With His Majesty's current unparalleled power, they seemed no longer qualified.

Therefore, their value lies in doing their utmost to improve their own strength, so as to better serve His Majesty and the Great Qin! This became the most urgent goal for all members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot.

As they followed the map and rushed into the area where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was visible to the naked eye, drifting like a thin veil, everyone was shocked by the scene before them!

The pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to possess life, seeping out from the void in wisps and strands, slowly merging into the earth, nourishing the plants and trees, and changing the soil.

In some places, the spiritual energy is so dense that it forms a faint spiritual mist!

"This... there's so much spiritual energy here!"

"May Heaven bless the Great Qin! May Heaven bless His Majesty!"

"Hahaha! With such a treasure land, how can I not break through my cultivation!"

A wave of elation swept through the ranks, and some bold and unrestrained men couldn't help but let out thunderous roars! They knew all too well the effects of cultivating with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which far surpassed the effects of painstakingly cultivating internal strength.

In the past, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was extremely scarce. Only those from powerful families, the core of sects, or those who had made great contributions and were rewarded with entry into specific areas could enjoy it for a short period of time.

Now, looking around, for dozens or even hundreds of miles, there is spiritual energy everywhere! Although the concentration varies, it is indeed spiritual energy from heaven and earth that can be directly absorbed and refined!

Knowing that this was a sacred place for cultivation specially bestowed upon them by His Majesty, all the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the Eastern Depot's inner guards were filled with gratitude. They stopped in unison, faced the direction of Xianyang City and the Imperial Palace, and solemnly bowed, silently acknowledging His Majesty's kindness.

After paying their respects, they could no longer contain themselves and rushed to the core area where the spiritual energy was most concentrated—usually near a hidden immortal artifact. They immediately sat cross-legged and began to fully circulate the new cultivation technique bestowed by His Majesty, frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

hum!hum!hum!
Auras surged around the immortal artifact. The spiritual energy emanating from the artifact was rapidly consumed, causing the concentration of spiritual energy around it to visibly decrease.

However, these magical artifacts are connected to the earth's veins and possess a powerful energy-gathering effect. The energy of heaven and earth in the distance is drawn towards the magical artifacts and flows towards them at an accelerated rate. After being transformed by the magical artifacts, they continuously generate new and pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, forming a virtuous cycle.

Intense energy fluctuations erupted from various individuals, their bottlenecks loosened, and their cultivation realms were broken! Excited roars echoed throughout the various cultivation holy sites.

Shortly after the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot's inner guards set off, the elite imperial guards stationed in Xianyang, led by their commanders at all levels, also marched out of the Qin capital in a grand procession.

Although their speed couldn't match that of the experts, their goal was equally clear: to head to the marked, relatively peripheral spiritual lands, to cultivate using the improved environment and overflowing spiritual energy there, to strengthen their bodies and hone their military formation's killing intent.

Ying Shaoyang sat upright in the palace, his divine sense encompassing the entire Qin Dynasty, clearly sensing the flow and consumption of energy throughout the world. Although the energy cycle had been initiated, he was still somewhat dissatisfied with the current rate of absorption and conversion.

The Qin world needs to "digest" this abundant energy more quickly and transform it into a solid foundation.

With another thought, the suction force between the Great Qin Imperial Palace and the distant Demon Refining Tower intensified once more, drawing energy with all its might from the void and beyond the barrier of heaven and earth. Most of the energy absorbed and transformed by the palace accumulated within, causing the concentration of spiritual energy within to continuously increase, creating an atmosphere akin to a fairyland.

The energy transformed by the Demon Refining Tower was guided by Ying Shaoyang, flowing like an invisible river of energy across space and into the imperial palace.

Looking at the vast amount of spiritual energy accumulated in the palace, mixed with the pure incense and spiritual power refined by the scrolls, Ying Shaoyang had a new idea.

He guided these special spiritual energies, slowly directing them towards the medicinal herbs transplanted throughout the palace.

"Old medicinal herbs can absorb and transform the energy of heaven and earth, and give back to their surroundings, creating a microenvironment more suitable for their own growth."

Ying Shaoyang was well aware of this.

"The Great Qin World now cultivates hundreds of thousands of spiritual herbs that are hundreds of years old; they are hundreds of thousands of miniature energy converters!"

He realized that although the Qin Imperial Palace was currently rich in energy, it lacked top-grade refining materials. In the short term, it would be difficult for the Qin territory to naturally produce enough materials to refine high-level magic weapons. Therefore, simply thinking about strengthening a few magic weapons was not his current priority.

"What the Great Qin needs most right now is a massive cultivation population! It needs countless individuals who can efficiently convert and absorb the energy of heaven and earth!"

Ying Shaoyang's gaze was deep.

"Currently, there are already quite a few cultivators in the Great Qin, and basic internal energy cultivation has begun to be popularized in local schools."

It is foreseeable that in the next few years, nourished by spiritual energy, the physique of newborns will far surpass that of the past. Those tens of millions, or even more, of this new generation will become the largest reserve force in the Great Qin cultivation system!

Just as he was planning for the future, his divine sense detected an anomaly in a valley.

A fox spirit living there, after absorbing all the spiritual energy in the valley, did not wait for it to recover naturally like other fox spirits.

She first set up a simple spirit-gathering array, then cast a spell to condense several fist-sized energy balls, which she accurately shot at several energy nodes in the valley, where they suddenly exploded!

boom! boom! boom!
The explosion of the spell wasn't intended for destruction, but rather to subtly vibrate and tear apart the relatively "solidified" energy structure of those areas! The blasted energy instantly became active, flowing like a burst dam towards the flowering trees in the valley and a support-type magical artifact she had refined. (End of Chapter)