So what if I have a few billion concubines while I'm cultivating immortality?

Seeing Mu Ziyan's nervous appearance, Qin Xiao couldn't help but chuckle and stepped forward, putting his arm around her shoulder: "Relax, I was just saying it casually, that's not what I meant. Money is no longer my priority."

He paused, looked down at Mu Ziyan's beautiful eyes filled with doubt and unease, and decided not to hide anything anymore. "Ziyan, we have been honest with each other, so I don't need to hide anything from you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Ziyan involuntarily held her breath.

Qin Xiao continued, "I am not a martial artist; I have embarked on the path of cultivation!"

"Cultivate...cultivate immortality?"

Mu Ziyan's beautiful eyes widened, and her red lips parted slightly.

She had only ever seen this word in storybooks.

What immortality?

What do you mean by flying or disappearing into the ground?

But aren't these all just vague and unreal stories?

Is there really anyone in this world who can cultivate immortality?

Once you cultivate immortality, can you achieve immortality and fly through the heavens and burrow into the earth, just like in the folk tales?

"That's right, cultivating immortality."

Qin Xiao spoke calmly and slowly.

The existence of the system was still omitted, just as it was explained to Luo Qingluan.

It also explained what spiritual roots and spiritual energy are.

At the same time, he also informed Mu Ziyan that she possessed dual spiritual roots of water and earth and was also capable of cultivating immortality.

"...Therefore, you are no ordinary woman. You possess spiritual roots and can embark on the path of cultivation with me."

Qin Xiao concluded.

After saying that, he stared intently at the beautiful woman before him.

"this……"

Mu Ziyan was completely stunned.

The sheer volume of information overwhelmed her, leaving her dizzy and disoriented.

Qin Xiao was not only the emperor of the Dayong Dynasty.

He is also a cultivator.

Moreover, he himself can actually cultivate immortality?

In an instant, she felt her worldview had been turned upside down.

After a long while, he finally managed to process this information and tentatively asked, "Can...can I really cultivate immortality?"

"certainly."

Qin Xiao nodded affirmatively, his tone softening slightly, "I will teach you slowly in the future, but for now, let's take care of business first."

The tone shifted abruptly, her eyes narrowing slightly as she unleashed her divine sense: "Zi Yan, to be honest, beneath your Zi Yan Pavilion lies a spiritual mine that is extremely important to my cultivation!"

"Spirit ore?"

Mu Ziyan was stunned again.

My brain isn't working properly again.

"You can think of it as a special mineral that contains the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, an indispensable treasure for cultivators in their cultivation, array formation, and weapon forging."

Qin Xiao explained, his divine sense continuing to spread deeper into the earth beneath his feet!

Mu Ziyan held her breath, watching Qin Xiao nervously.

Although the existence of spiritual energy cannot be sensed at this moment.

But one could sense that Qin Xiao's aura had become ethereal and profound.

A moment later, a glint of light flashed in Qin Xiao's eyes: "Found it!"

Mu Ziyan asked curiously, "Have you found a spirit mine?"

Qin Xiao nodded and immediately led Mu Ziyan to a relatively open corner near the edge of the cellar.

The ground here is still made of hard bluestone slabs.

"Below is a naturally formed underground cavity, hidden very deep and quite large."

Qin Xiao spoke in a low voice, his fingers pointing like a sword.

In an instant, a wisp of crimson spiritual energy gathered at his fingertips, forming a crimson sword beam about a foot long!

Mu Ziyan's beautiful eyes widened as she watched, and she raised her hand to cover her mouth, afraid of crying out in surprise.

Is this...this is the method of cultivators?!

They were truly like immortals!

At that moment, Qin Xiao flicked his wrist, and the crimson sword light aimed at the bluestone slab beneath his feet, stabbing down sharply!

"laugh!"

The bluestone slabs were like ice and snow encountering a red-hot iron in front of the crimson sword light.

Under Qin Xiao's control, a neat circular hole appeared on the ground in the blink of an eye.

Continuing downwards, the soil and rocks vaporized before the sword's edge.

A large vertical hole, about ten feet in diameter, extends downwards at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Mu Ziyan approached the cave entrance, looking down with a mixture of curiosity and nervousness.

The crimson sword light continued to penetrate downwards, illuminating the path ahead.

In the blink of an eye, as the last obstructing rock layer was pierced, a hollow echo came from below.

"It's connected."

Qin Xiao dispelled the sword's aura and turned to Mu Ziyan, saying, "Let's go down and take a look."

"Huh? Go down?"

Looking at the dark, bottomless cave entrance, Mu Ziyan's pretty face paled slightly. "How...how do we get down here?"

This hole looks deep, are we going to have to climb down?

What if he falls and gets seriously injured?

Seeing Mu Ziyan's nervous little face, Qin Xiao couldn't help but chuckle and hugged her waist.

Mu Ziyan was stunned: "You're really going to jump right down?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt her body lighten and her feet leave the ground.

"ah!"

Mu Ziyan couldn't help but gasp, closing her eyes in fear and clutching Qin Xiao's clothes tightly.

But the feeling of weightlessness lasted only a moment before my feet were back on solid ground.

Qin Xiao smiled slightly: "We've arrived."

"arrive?"

Mu Ziyan opened her eyes in surprise.

The first thing that catches the eye is Qin Xiao's handsome face with a playful smile.

She found herself still being held in Qin Xiao's arms.

However, the surrounding environment has changed.

At this moment, they are in a huge underground cavern.

Looking up, there was the hole Qin Xiao had punched, like a distant skylight.

Meanwhile, a fireball had somehow condensed at Qin Xiao's fingertips, illuminating most of the underground space.

"How did we get down here?"

Mu Ziyan's beautiful eyes were filled with surprise. "I feel like I'm flying!"

Qin Xiao smiled. "Flying is just something. You'll be able to do it after you've cultivated."

"I can do that too..."

Mu Ziyan's beautiful eyes lit up.

He developed a genuine longing for cultivating immortality.

Soon, Qin Xiao began to explore.

Mu Ziyan followed closely behind, behaving obediently.

With the help of the fireball spell, the two of them were able to see the entire underground cavern.

The space was several times more spacious than the cellar above, and several meters high.

Crystals that can be seen everywhere on the ground and buried deeper underground, with their surfaces shimmering with various colors of light.

These crystals vary in size and shape.

"Is this the spirit ore?"

Looking at the glowing crystals, Mu Ziyan asked curiously.

"That's right, this is all raw ore, unrefined."

Qin Xiao nodded, his gaze sweeping across the entire mine, mentally estimating its size. "Judging from the concentration of spiritual energy, it's a small to medium-sized spirit mine. It's more than enough for one or a few people."

As they spoke, their gaze was drawn to a section in the center of the mine.

The terrain there is relatively flat, and the surface is dark brown soil.

On it, dozens of plants of various shapes and sizes were growing!

The veins of these plants all flow with spiritual light!

It was a spiritual plant!

Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes and carefully scanned the spiritual plants with his divine sense.

In an instant, dozens of system panels appeared simultaneously around the spiritual plant...