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

Ying Shaoyang's gaze was deep.

"Although I have absolute confidence that I can suppress any cultivator in the Great Qin world, the time flow is different in the two worlds."

He realized the key point and frowned slightly.

"The speed of advancement in the Great Qin world may not be able to keep up with the speed of my own strength. I am destined to explore and train in a more powerful and vast world. If I am away for too long, powerful beings who have grown up using this method of rapid advancement in other worlds and are not entirely under my control may emerge within the Great Qin..."

Images of Lü Zhi, Qu Ruo, and other women from the imperial harem, as well as the He Shi Bi jade connected to the origin of the world, flashed through his mind.

"At that time, the safety of my harem, and the ownership of the world's core, will likely be..."

He didn't want to think about the worst possible outcome, whether it was the palace being massacred or cultivators in the world organizing a so-called "fight against the heavens," neither of which he could tolerate!
Thinking of these potential dangers, a resolute glint flashed in Ying Shaoyang's eyes.

He raised his hand and grabbed at the air, and another blank jade slip flew into his hand.

This time, he didn't improve, he created!
With his profound understanding of the laws of thunder, combined with his analysis of the operating mechanism of the "spiritual root" system in this world, he began to create a brand new cultivation method with "spiritual root" as its core - a cultivation method exclusively for the thunder system!
"The Great Qin world already bears the imprint of the Law of Thunder. I will use this as a foundation to cultivate thunder-type cultivators that belong to the Great Qin!"

Ying Shaoyang's mind raced.

"In this way, we can accelerate the growth and improvement of the lightning-type laws in the Great Qin world by relying on the cultivators' cultivation, and also effectively enhance the overall strength of the Great Qin cultivators."

Moreover, lightning-based techniques naturally possess a certain degree of restraint against evil spirits and inner demons, making them perfectly suited to the current environment of fighting against chaotic creatures like goblins.

"More importantly, this 'spiritual root' originates from the world laws I have imprinted, and its essence remains firmly in my hands, the master of this world!"

As he deduced, intricate and profound runes began to appear on the jade slip. A lightning-based cultivation technique, distinct from the common five-element techniques of this world and imbued with a majestic aura of heaven, was gradually taking shape.

This is both an application of what he learned on this trip and a seed planted for the future of the Qin world to be completely controlled.

After dealing with the matter of cultivation techniques, Ying Shaoyang did not leave the library. Instead, he turned his attention to the books that contained knowledge on auxiliary cultivation techniques such as talisman making, weapon forging, alchemy, and formations.

He casually flipped through the pages, his divine sense sweeping over them, but his brows furrowed slightly.

In his view, the contents of these ancient texts were far too basic and rudimentary. The crafting of talismans was limited to a few of the lowest-level fireball talismans and lightness talismans; the forging of weapons mostly involved the hammering of rough iron blanks, and even when it touched upon the forging of low-level magical artifacts, the details were vague.

The alchemy mainly uses common medicinal materials, supplemented with a small amount of low-grade spiritual herbs, resulting in limited pill-forming effects; the array formations are mostly simple mazes and spirit-gathering arrays, whose power and sophistication are far inferior to the layout of the Qin Imperial Palace.

"Indeed, this kind of knowledge that aids in cultivation is the best test of a sect's accumulated foundation."

Ying Shaoyang shook his head slightly and put down a jade slip containing rudimentary weapon-refining techniques.

"The Tianxing Sect was founded in its early stages, and most of its disciples were independent cultivators who lacked a systematic lineage and had a shallow foundation."

Although the Tianxing Sect can now send Foundation Establishment disciples to issue orders to surrounding smaller sects and cultivator families, seemingly displaying great power, its foundation in these "soft power" aspects crucial to long-term development is actually inferior to some smaller sects with complete traditions. Many practical basic skills do not seem to be recorded in the classics, such as the specific methods for refining spirit soil and the delicate operation of using spirit stones to nourish spirit veins; he found no detailed records of these in the books.

After a moment's thought, Ying Shaoyang casually placed several concealment and protective restrictions on the jade slips that recorded Nascent Soul cultivation techniques, making them inaccessible to anyone without specific conditions or sufficient cultivation level. Then, with a slight movement, he left the library.

His divine sense spread out naturally, and he immediately sensed a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy coming from a valley behind the sect, where a large number of Tianxing Sect disciples were gathering.

Ying Shaoyang took a step forward and appeared above the valley in the next moment. Below, three Golden Core elders were directing hundreds of Qi Refining disciples to work.

Upon seeing Ying Shaoyang's sudden appearance, the three elders immediately stopped what they were doing and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

Ying Shaoyang nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the valley.

At the exits of dozens of marked earth vein passages, spirit stones of the same attribute but with nearly depleted spiritual energy were placed according to a specific array.

Above these spirit stones was a layer of soil that looked quite extraordinary and faintly shimmered with five-colored light—it was the spirit soil that the disciples had painstakingly refined before, and its quality was even comparable to the five-colored soil nurtured in the Great Qin Imperial Palace.

The pure spiritual energy surging from the earth's veins washed over the nearly abandoned spirit stones, swirling and churning within them, as if undergoing some kind of filtering and harmonization, before gently spreading out and permeating the spiritual soil above, causing that area to quickly transform into a spiritually vibrant field.

During this process, the slight dryness and intensity of the earth's spiritual energy seemed to be eliminated. What caught Ying Shaoyang's attention even more was that the spirit stones that had originally exhausted their spiritual energy were slowly reabsorbing spiritual energy! However, the reabsorbed spiritual energy appeared quite chaotic and of far lower quality than before.

"I see……"

Ying Shaoyang understood.

"These are probably what are called 'low-grade spirit stones,' which can be reused, but their quality decreases after each recharge. Perhaps planting specific spirit plants in this spirit field could further purify and improve the quality of these spirit stones?"

He saw that the three Golden Core elders were in charge of directing the work with great composure, and that the disciples were each fulfilling their duties. Clearly, they attached great importance to this matter and regarded these 108 spiritual veins as the foundation for the future development of the sect.

Ying Shaoyang carefully memorized the array patterns used to bind and guide the earth's spiritual energy, allowing it to be released gently. He then gave instructions to Elder Sun Miao, who was in charge of this area.

"Elder Sun, please have the complete method and formation for setting up spiritual veins, nurturing spiritual stones, and cultivating spiritual fields in detail engraved in the jade slip."

"Yes, sir!"

Sun Miao dared not delay and immediately took out a blank jade slip, concentrating on imprinting all his knowledge and insights, as well as the details of the array set up on site, into it.

Ying Shaoyang took the jade slip, immersed his divine sense into it, and instantly received all the information. Combined with what he had seen with his own eyes, he had no more doubts about how to use the earth's veins to set up an efficient spirit-gathering array, as well as the subsequent management of the spirit fields.

Just then, his gaze was drawn to the view on the other side of the valley.

There, dozens of Qi Refining stage disciples were busy working around several makeshift weapon-refining furnaces.

Some disciples poured ordinary soil into the furnace, while others sat cross-legged nearby, recovering their cultivation, clearly having expended a great deal of energy. Han Li's figure was also prominently displayed among the constantly rotating disciples.

The disciples took turns stepping forward, pouring their spiritual energy into the refining furnace without reservation. The furnace fire was not earth fire, but rather generated by their spiritual energy. Under the burning of the spiritual energy and guided by a special incantation, the ordinary soil in the furnace was refined into extraordinary spiritual soil with an extremely low probability.

Although Ying Shaoyang could accept the one percent yield, given the remarkable effects of spirit soil, he found the method of refining spirit soil by consuming his disciple's precious cultivation instead of using stable and powerful earth fire to do so extremely strange.

He looked at Sun Miao beside him and asked.

"Why not use earth fire to refine it? It would consume the disciple's cultivation and be inefficient."

Sun Miao quickly explained.

"Reporting to the sect leader, although earth fire is good, it is violent and difficult to tame. It requires a special magic artifact such as the 'Earth Fire Sealing Plate' to guide, seal and control it. Otherwise, it is very easy for it to spread out of control and cause a great disaster."

The method for crafting this Earth Fire Sealing Plate has always been firmly controlled by the major sects; we independent cultivators and small sects have no way of knowing it. I have planned to send someone to the markets controlled by the Giant Sword Sect in a few days to see if we can order a batch at a high price, then our sect can use the Earth Fire.”

Upon hearing this, a look of understanding flashed in Ying Shaoyang's eyes.

He realized once again another aspect of the cultivation ecosystem in this world—the major sects' high degree of monopoly over commonly used key technologies! If small sects and independent cultivators wanted to acquire them, they often had to pay a huge price, exchanging them for resources and other means.

Looking at the scene before him, where the manpower was insufficient and the basic work of refining spirit soil required a lot of Qi Refining disciples to work hard, Ying Shaoyang felt more and more that the Tianxing Sect had too few people available.

"We must obtain the method for refining the Earth Fire Sealing Plate."

Ying Shaoyang made his decision.

"We could even send disciples to the seven major sects of Yue Kingdom and offer them conditions they cannot refuse in exchange for some support or technology from their Nascent Soul stage cultivators."

But then he calmed down. The biggest problem for the Tianxing Sect right now is the lack of mid-level core members. To visit a Nascent Soul sect, at least a Golden Core disciple would be needed to make the visit; a Foundation Establishment cultivator doesn't even have the right to have an equal dialogue with a Nascent Soul elder.

His gaze swept over the busy disciples below, as well as the three diligent but clearly struggling Golden Core elders, and a clear idea came to mind.

"The surrounding small sects and cultivator families, if you add them all up, must have at least several dozen Golden Core cultivators..."

Ying Shaoyang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If we can get them to join the Tianxing Sect with all their heart, it will not only greatly supplement the sect's collection of books, but also provide sufficient manpower for the sect's development!"

Elder Qian Kun, who was standing to the side, seemed to have seen through Ying Shaoyang's thoughts and said with a hint of confidence.

"Sect Leader, you are wise. Although those small sects and families may have their own backers or backgrounds, how can they compare to you?"
Unless they are willing to abandon their ancestral home and move their entire families out of this area, joining my Heavenly Star Sect is practically their only option! In my opinion, most of them will choose to join out of fear of the sect leader's authority and the promising future of our sect!

Ying Shaoyang nodded slightly. Indeed, faced with absolute strength and a better prospect for development, those smaller forces did not have much room for choice.

Integrating them and absorbing their talent and resources is a crucial step for Tianxingpai to quickly get out of its current predicament and truly enter the fast lane of development.

He looked into the distance, as if he could already see the Tianxing Sect annexing the surrounding areas and accumulating a wealth of talent.

The landscape of this region is about to undergo a dramatic transformation due to his will.

The news from the Luoxia Mountains swept through the entire cultivation world of Yue Kingdom like a sudden storm!
A powerful cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage forcefully occupied the Luoxia Mountain Range, established the Tianxing Sect, and issued orders to all cultivators within a radius of ten thousand miles.

Those who do not submit and join within one month must leave on their own; those who linger beyond the deadline will be killed without exception!

This news came like a bolt from the blue, leaving the leaders of the seven major sects of Yue Kingdom unsettled.

Inside Yellow Maple Valley, the white-haired and beard-covered Elder Linghu remained silent for a long time after receiving the message, finally letting out a soft sigh. Apart from him, an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, Yellow Maple Valley had no other Nascent Soul cultivator to command. For Yellow Maple Valley alone to contend with a late-stage Nascent Soul expert was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

"Alas, these are turbulent times."

Linghu Laozu muttered to himself.

"Fortunately, the seven factions of Yue have always been of one mind and can perhaps unite to deal with such a powerful foreign force."

He immediately ordered the evacuation of all Huangfeng Valley disciples active near Luoxia Mountain Range, while closely monitoring the movements of the other six factions.

The news spread like wildfire throughout the Hidden Moon Sect, the Giant Sword Sect, the Spirit Beast Mountain, the Blade Transformation Valley, the Pure Void Sect, and the Heavenly Palace Fortress. Upon receiving the news, the Nascent Soul cultivators of each sect reacted similarly: shocked and grave.

Everyone realized a serious problem.

If the seven major sects cannot quickly unite and form a united front, then with the absolute deterrent power of this late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the Tianxing Sect will surely rise at an astonishing speed and become the number one sect in Yue Kingdom, surpassing the seven sects!

The problem is that Nascent Soul cultivators are extremely difficult to kill, especially those who have reached the late stage of the cultivation realm, whose strength is unfathomable. To expel or annihilate them would come at a cost that the seven sects cannot afford. The Heavenly Star Sect's foothold seems unstoppable.

In an instant, communication slips between the seven factions became frequent, and high-level officials held secret meetings to urgently discuss countermeasures. To fight? To make peace? To tacitly acknowledge their existence, or to unite and exert pressure? Various voices intertwined, and undercurrents surged.

Meanwhile, the influence of the Tianxing Sect was expanding at an astonishing rate.

Within the Luoxia Mountains, those small sects and cultivation families who were originally observing or hoping for a lucky break finally made their choices after truly feeling Ying Shaoyang's undisguised late-stage Nascent Soul aura and the world-changing Star Array.

Some who were pragmatic took the initiative to surrender, bringing with them the accumulated resources, books, and even entire disciples of their sects, hoping to be incorporated into the Tianxing Sect and gain protection and better opportunities for development. Others, however, had already decisively abandoned their sects and fled to distant lands when Ying Shaoyang's declaration of establishing his sect was announced.

Those who chose to stay in this area and eventually joined the Tianxing Sect were mostly cultivators and forces who lacked sufficient strength, confidence to establish their own independent sects, or were eager to seek a powerful backer.

In their eyes, the Tianxing Sect, with its late-stage Nascent Soul sect leader and a mysterious and powerful protective formation, was undoubtedly the best choice.

On this day, at the highest peak of the Luoxia Mountains, inside the grand hall of the sect leader, which had been expanded and made entirely of massive bluestone, the atmosphere was solemn and dignified. (End of Chapter)