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

By combining the power of the world with the plundered fragments of laws, it is indeed possible to forcibly "implant" a pseudo-spiritual root into the body of an adult who has already cultivated a primordial spirit, thereby improving their aptitude.

But that's not enough; we need more samples, especially tests of different attributes and individual tolerance.

With a thought, he vanished from the throne.

The next moment, in a secluded side hall deep within the palace, the space fluctuated, and another man appeared on the ground, dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Guard, but with a noticeably colder demeanor and a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.

This person was one of the Imperial Guards that Ying Xuan brought back from other worlds. His cultivation level was around the late stage of Qi Refining. He had been trained as a spy and was only recently transferred back.

Without wasting words, Ying Xuan pointed his finger and a crimson light containing the essence of the explosive fire attribute law fragment instantly entered the brow of the Imperial Guard, directly penetrating the core of his primordial spirit!
"Uhh—!!"

Unlike Chen Xiaosan's gentle integration, this Imperial Guard let out a painful growl the moment the light entered his body. He suddenly curled up, his face turning blood red, as if all the blood in his body was boiling!
Veins bulged on his skin, and wisps of intense heat escaped uncontrollably, scorching and slightly distorting the surrounding air.

His eyes were wide open, bloodshot, and his teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding together, clearly indicating that he was enduring immense pain and the conflict between his internal violent energy and his own.

Ying Xuan watched quietly, his divine sense meticulously observing every change within the Jinyiwei's body. The fire attribute was inherently explosive, which clashed with the Jinyiwei's original, more yin-like internal energy foundation, making the fusion process naturally intense.

But the Jinyiwei's spirit clung to the pain, while his body unconsciously circulated basic techniques, struggling to guide and adapt to this sudden surge of violent power.

The ordeal lasted for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

The crimson color on the Imperial Guard's body gradually faded, the bulging veins subsided, and the escaping heat slowly subsided.

He collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, his body drenched in sweat as if he had just been pulled from the water. His face was pale, but deep in his eyes, there was a new, burning glint. At the core of his primordial spirit, a tiny red dot of light was slowly rotating; though unstable, it was undeniably real.

"Success."

Ying Xuan nodded, confirming it completely.

Even if there are slight conflicts in attributes, even if it is an adult, as long as one cultivates a primordial spirit and has a certain foundation, one can withstand the implantation of this "pseudo-spiritual root"! The process is certainly painful, and there is even a risk of failure, but its feasibility is beyond doubt!
This conclusion put Ying Xuan at ease, and at the same time, his gaze toward the wasteland became even more profound.

"Since spiritual roots can be bestowed... then the role of those 'high-quality spiritual root carriers' of the Tianxing Sect is greatly reduced."

Ying Xuan muttered to himself. Originally, he would have needed the specialized skills of these cultivators to efficiently combat the goblins. But now, he could completely "manufacture" cultivators with pseudo-spiritual roots within the Great Qin! Perhaps their individual combat strength couldn't match those Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heavenly Star Sect who had cultivated for hundreds of years in the short term, but their advantage lay in their controllable numbers, absolute loyalty, and greatly increased growth potential due to the improvement of their spiritual roots!
"The goblins in the wasteland, perhaps... only half, or even less, of the Tianxing Sect cultivators, along with the new generation that is about to grow up in the Qin Dynasty, would be enough to deal with them."

Ying Xuan was making plans.

"We could even recall some of the Imperial Guards, such as the Dragon Spearmen..."

However, the thought only flashed through my mind.

He recalled Wang Jian's earnest words, and the fact that nearly ten million soldiers needed rest, recuperation, and the ability to reproduce. He had already promised to give them a year of rest; a ruler's word is his bond.

"Alright, let's keep some of the Tianxing Sect members. Let them continue to be the main force in the wasteland, so that the soldiers of Great Qin can rest and recuperate for a while, and that batch of 'spiritual root infants' can grow up safely."

Ying Xuan made a decision. But while they may stay, certain "resources" should still be utilized where appropriate.

He raised his hand and gently tapped the He Shi Bi jade, which was floating beside him and radiating a warm luster.

"Boom..."

A clear, melodious jade chime rang out, not loud, but seemingly containing some peculiar rhythm, instantly spreading throughout certain specific areas of the inner palace.

The next moment, the space inside the side hall rippled, and a series of slender figures appeared, staggering, their faces filled with astonishment and confusion. These were a dozen or so imperial concubines, led by Yaoyue, Lianxing, Shangguan Haitang, and Li Xiuning, along with dozens of personal maids who were most trusted by Ying Xuan and also had considerable cultivation potential, totaling about three hundred people.

"His Majesty?"

"Husband?"

"This is……?"

The women steadied themselves and, seeing Ying Xuan standing with his hands behind his back in the hall, and the Jinyiwei guard collapsed on the ground beside him, panting and with an unfamiliar aura, they all curtsied and bowed, their beautiful eyes filled with confusion. Why had His Majesty suddenly teleported them all here in this way? This was unprecedented.

"They're all here."

Ying Xuan's gaze swept over the hundreds of faces, some stunningly beautiful, some delicately pretty, and some heroic. These were the women closest to him, at least for now, the group of people with highly aligned interests and whom he could trust the most.

"I have summoned you here because I have a great benefit to give you."

Benefits? The women's eyes lit up at the mention of these words. The "benefits" His Majesty spoke of were never ordinary! The previous bestowal of cultivation techniques, guidance in cultivation, and even permission to develop their own power had all greatly benefited them. Now that His Majesty solemnly spoke of "immense benefits," how could they not be filled with anticipation?

Ying Xuan didn't explain further, but simply reached out and grabbed at the empty space outside the hall once more.

This time, his target was the Tianxing Sect cultivators who had just begun to disperse but had not yet completely left their original base. His divine sense, like an invisible net, precisely swept over the disciples who were packing their belongings or bidding farewell to their fellow disciples, specifically selecting those whose cultivation was between the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages and whose talents manifested as "three spiritual roots".

These disciples are not particularly talented, and their status in the sect is average. The disappearance of some of them will not cause too much turmoil, especially now that we are in a period of dispersal and chaos.

"Huh? What's going on?"

"I...I can't move!" "Who?!"

Hundreds of selected Tianxing Sect disciples, who were in their respective residences or squares, suddenly felt an irresistible and terrifying force descend upon them, completely imprisoning the space around them. They couldn't even utter a complete cry of alarm before everything went black and they lost all consciousness.

Inside the side hall of the palace, the space rippled violently, like the surface of water tossed with a stone.

Immediately afterward, to the astonishment of the women, hundreds of cultivators, both men and women, dressed in Tianxing Sect attire and still bearing expressions of shock, appeared out of thin air like dumplings being dropped into a pot, piling up on the open ground of the hall! Their eyes were all closed, their auras completely sealed, like lambs to the slaughter.

"These...these are the foreign cultivators?"

One of the imperial concubines recognized the people's clothing and gasped in surprise.

As they were in charge of the inner study, they naturally had some understanding of the Celestial Star Sect in the wasteland.

Ying Xuan ignored their surprise and coldly swept his gaze over the hundreds of unconscious Tianxing Sect disciples.

The relatively complete three-attribute spiritual roots within these disciples were as clear as lights in the darkness in his divine sense.

He could sense that when these disciples appeared within the palace grounds, their spiritual roots seemed to resonate faintly with the pure spiritual energy absorbed and transformed by the palace. Some of the spiritual energy was even unconsciously absorbed by them—this was the environmental enhancement effect brought about by the resonance between the aura of the Nascent Soul stage sect leader and the sect's cultivation techniques.

Even when these disciples are unconscious, their bodies instinctively want to return to the side of the "Sect Leader," who is most suitable for their cultivation.

Unfortunately, they didn't have the chance.

Ying Xuan pointed his fingers like a sword and made a light stroke at the piled-up crowd.

There were no earth-shattering sounds, no horrific scenes of flying blood and flesh.

The bodies of the hundreds of Tianxing Sect disciples, like sand sculptures weathered over millions of years, silently disintegrated and dissipated from the finest particles, turning into the most primordial dust particles. In an instant, they were completely reduced to nothingness, leaving not a trace of blood or a speck of dust, as if they had never existed.

However, right where their bodies had vanished, hundreds of orbs of light, varying in color and size, yet all radiating a soft glow and mysterious fluctuations, floated silently! Some of these orbs were bluish-green and full of life;
Some are crimson, scorching hot; some are earthy yellow, heavy and somber; some are azure blue, warm and vibrant; some are bright gold, sharp and incomparable... These are the "spiritual origins" that Ying Xuan forcibly extracted and purified from their life essence using supreme means!
The moment these fundamental light orbs appeared, they seemed to want to follow some kind of instinct and drift slightly toward Ying Xuan. However, with a thought from Ying Xuan, the illusory image of the world's core at his brow flickered slightly, and an invisible, boundless power descended, instantly suppressing all these light orbs and freezing them in mid-air, unable to move.

"go."

Ying Xuan uttered a single word, and the hundreds of orbs of spiritual source light seemed to receive a command, immediately splitting into hundreds of slender streams of light that accurately shot towards the brows of every imperial concubine and palace maid in the hall!
"His Majesty?!"

The women were startled instinctively, but due to their absolute trust in Ying Xuan and the fact that the light streams were moving too fast, they had no time to react and could only watch helplessly as the various colored light streams entered their foreheads.

"Uh!"

"Ok!"

The moment the light flowed into their bodies, all the women, regardless of their cultivation level, trembled violently, and their faces instantly lost all color!
Pain! Indescribable, excruciating pain!
The feeling was as if countless red-hot steel needles erupted from the deepest part of my soul, then pierced and spread along every nerve, every blood vessel, and even every cell! It was also as if countless tiny knives were simultaneously cutting and stirring inside my body!
The spiritual origin is the core of a cultivator's life connection with the laws of heaven and earth. Forcibly implanting it is tantamount to the most brutal modification and tearing apart of the origin of life!

Even women as resolute and experienced as Yaoyue and Lianxing, who had weathered countless storms, groaned in pain at this moment. Their foreheads were instantly covered in cold sweat, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably. They only managed to stay upright by gritting their teeth.

Those palace maids with lower cultivation levels were in so much pain that their vision blurred and they almost fainted. However, they remembered the palace rules and His Majesty's presence. They bit their lips tightly, even drawing blood, and not one of them screamed. Only their suppressed, painful gasps echoed in the hall.

Ying Xuan looked at them, their eyes calm as they endured the pain.

This process is irreplaceable; they have to bear it themselves.

He was already prepared.

With a thought, the entire Qin Imperial Palace began to operate with a roar! The ancient tree in the center swayed wildly, its rate of absorbing and releasing spiritual energy skyrocketing; the underground spiritual vein network, like a pressurized pipe, emitted a deep rumble; and a massive amount of incense and spiritual energy was rapidly consumed and converted!
Above the palace, an invisible vortex appeared, and the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of thousands of miles, like subjects summoned by the emperor, frantically converged on the palace, forming a visible tide of spiritual energy!

The immense spiritual energy gathered here, guided by the core formation of the palace, transformed into hundreds of pure spiritual energy beams of varying thicknesses, which were precisely poured into the celestial spirits of each woman who was suffering pain!

With this massive and gentle replenishment of spiritual energy, like rain after a long drought, the life essence within the women's bodies, which had been nearly dried up and torn due to the implantation of spiritual roots, was rapidly nourished and repaired.

The excruciating pain, though still intense, finally had something to hold onto; it was no longer a rootless duckweed. Amidst the devastating agony, a new hope began to sprout.

They could clearly feel that after those foreign spiritual source light clusters entered their bodies, they did not directly merge into their primordial spirits, but instead burst apart and transformed into countless finer light points, as if they had life, actively seeking out and merging into the depths of every cell in their bodies!
This is a comprehensive transformation and upgrade that starts from the most basic unit of life!

This process lasted for nearly an hour.

As the last bit of excruciating pain receded like the tide, and as the violent, conflicting power within their bodies gradually subsided and transformed into a gentle nourishment, the more than three hundred women in the hall...

Almost all of them collapsed to the ground, completely exhausted. Their clothes were soaked with sweat, clinging to their bodies and outlining their graceful curves. Their faces were full of fatigue, but their beautiful eyes were burning with unprecedented surprise and excitement!
They gasped for breath, trying to sense the world around them. The next moment, everyone froze, and then, tears of ecstatic joy uncontrollably streamed from their eyes!

Clear! Absolutely clear!
In their perception, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which was originally vague and required effort to sense, now seemed to have transformed into countless clearly visible, lively and vibrant colored light spots!

The sharp platinum dots of the metal element, the vibrant green dots of the wood element, the warm blue dots of the water element, the fiery red dots of the fire element, the heavy yellowish-brown dots of the earth element... and the particles of the wind, thunder, and darkness attributes, although relatively rare, are still clearly distinguishable!

They cheered and jumped for joy, as if they had met their closest master. They spontaneously gathered around them, and even without deliberately circulating their cultivation techniques, wisps of spiritual energy seeped into their bodies through their pores, nourishing their tired bodies and minds!
This is… a spiritual root! And a multi-attribute spiritual root far more powerful and complete than the single fragments Chen Xiaosan and the others had before! It's at least a three-elemental spiritual root, and some lucky ones might even have fused with the essence of four elemental law fragments! (End of Chapter)