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

Time slips away quietly.

For the next two weeks, the door to the quiet room in the rear hall of Zichen Palace remained tightly closed.

Luo Qingluan, Yu Qingyi, and the others knew that Qin Xiao was focused on refining weapons, so they did not dare to disturb him.

However, during his daily cultivation breaks, his gaze would always involuntarily drift towards that palace, his heart filled with anticipation.

After spending the night in the palace and having a long talk with his daughter, Mu Yunshan hurriedly took his leave the next day and returned to Jinyang Prefecture to arrange the mining of spirit mines and the relocation of craftsmen.

The promise of the position of "father-in-law of the emperor" and the mining rights of the spirit mine made him extremely motivated.

They wished they could immediately move all their wealth from Jinyang Prefecture to the capital.

Half a month later, at dusk.

The door to the quiet room finally opened silently.

Qin Xiao appeared at the door, looking slightly tired.

Luo Qingluan, who had been keeping an eye on the situation, noticed it immediately and quickly brought Yu Qingyi, Mu Ziyan, and Yu Fengling over.

"His Majesty."

The four women bowed in unison, but their gazes all fell on him, their expressions questioning him.

Qin Xiao looked at the four stunningly beautiful faces before him, each with their own unique charm, and smiled slightly. Without keeping them in suspense, he flipped his hand over.

Four items, shimmering with spiritual light, floated in front of him.

The first item on the left is a palm-sized jade pendant with a warm, lustrous surface and gold inscriptions engraved on its emerald green color.

"Qingluan, this is the 'Golden Wood Heart-Condensing Pendant'."

Qin Xiao looked at Luo Qingluan and said, "Wearing this pendant will help you quickly enter a meditative state, concentrate your mind and calm your spirit. When you inject spiritual power into it, it can be transformed into a shield that is strong enough to withstand the full force of a late-stage Qi Refining attack. You should first refine it with your blood."

Luo Qingluan's beautiful eyes lit up, and she stepped forward, respectfully accepting the jade pendant with both hands.

She did as instructed, biting her fingertip and dripping a drop of blood onto the center of the jade pendant.

"Buzz!"

The jade pendant flashed with light, and blood instantly seeped into it.

A subtle connection was immediately established between the jade pendant and her.

In an instant, I felt my mind and spirits calm down a bit.

The surrounding spiritual energy converged towards her at a slightly faster pace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for bestowing this treasure!"

Luo Qingluan carefully tied the jade pendant to her waist, a joyful smile on her face.

The second item was a small, oval-shaped, dark yellow mirror, about the size of a palm.

The mirror is smooth, but it is not used for reflecting images.

Instead, it faintly emanated an earthy yellow aura.

The back of the mirror is engraved with mountain patterns, giving it a weighty and stable feel.

"Zi Yan, this is the 'Mysterious Earth Heart-Protecting Mirror'."

Qin Xiao said to Mu Ziyan, "After activation, it can form an earth spirit shield in front of you. At the same time, this mirror also has the effect of stabilizing the mind. It also requires a blood sacrifice for initial refinement."

Mu Ziyan stepped forward and took the small mirror. She felt that it was heavy in her hand, and a sense of solidity and reliability came over her.

After she used her blood to refine it, the small mirror flashed with a yellow light and automatically adhered to the inside of her clothes, a warm feeling enveloping her mind.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Mu Ziyan gave a graceful bow, her pretty face filled with emotion and joy.

The third item was a pair of exquisitely designed light gold bracelets.

The bracelet is slender and is set with three gemstones of different colors.

One is pale blue like water, one is tender green like a leaf, and one is pale gold with a hint of awn.

"Phoenix Feather, this is the 'Three Talents Spirit Bracelet'."

Qin Xiao said to Yu Fengling, who was staring expectantly, "They correspond to your three spiritual roots of metal, water, and wood, respectively. They can help you calm your mind and increase the power of your spells. You can refine them with a drop of blood and communicate with them by thought."

Yu Fengling eagerly took the bracelet and put it on her wrist.

The bracelet automatically adjusts its size to fit the wrist perfectly.

After she dripped her blood, she tried to circulate her spiritual power again, and the golden light at her fingertips brightened slightly!

"Thank you, my husband! That's wonderful!"

Yu Fengling beamed with joy, lovingly touching the bracelet.

The last item, quietly floating in front of Qin Xiao, was a sheathed longsword about three feet and three inches long, its entire body gleaming with a faint blue light.

It features simple cloud and water patterns, and the hilt is wrapped in dark blue silk, with an ice-blue gemstone embedded at the end.

Although it was not drawn, a chilling aura emanated from it.

Yu Qingyi involuntarily held her breath the moment she saw the sword.

"Qingyi".

Qin Xiao's voice rang out, tinged with solemnity, "This sword is named 'Cold Water.' Although it is only a low-grade magic weapon, it is perfectly compatible with your water elemental root attribute, allowing you to maximize the characteristics of your spiritual power. Furthermore, the sword embryo has ample room for improvement, so that as your cultivation level increases and you find suitable spiritual materials, you can gradually refine it to upgrade its grade."

Yu Qingyi stepped forward, extended her slightly trembling hand, and grasped the cold scabbard.

"Clang!"

A clear and melodious sword cry suddenly rang out!

The longsword trembled slightly in its sheath and emitted a bright blue light!

Yu Qingyi's water elemental power surged uncontrollably out of her body and poured into the sword!

The cloud and water patterns on the scabbard seemed to come alive, flowing slowly!

Yu Qingyi bit her tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood, which landed on the sword hilt.

The essence blood was quickly absorbed by the sword hilt, and the ice-blue gem suddenly lit up!

A feeling of blood connection and mutual understanding instantly surged into Yu Qingyi's heart!

"Cold water..."

She called softly.

"Buzz!"

The longsword responded with a soft ringing.

Yu Qingyi gripped the sword hilt and slowly applied force.

"Zzzzt!"

A sword, its blade a deep blue like autumn water, gleaming with a chilling light, was drawn from its sheath!

In an instant, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and fine ice crystals condensed in the air!

This forced Luo Qingluan and the other two to take a half step back and use their spiritual power to defend themselves.

In Yu Qingyi's phoenix eyes, a divine light and sword light intertwined.

Soon, he slowly sheathed his longsword, and the chill and sword aura immediately subsided.

She held the sword with both hands, bowed deeply to Qin Xiao, and said, "Qingyi, thank you, Your Majesty, for bestowing this sword upon me! With this sword in my hand, Qingyi will certainly live up to Your Majesty's expectations, diligently cultivate and practice, and ascend to the Great Dao as soon as possible!"

Qin Xiao nodded slightly and looked around at the four women: "Although magical artifacts are good, they are ultimately external objects. The foundation of cultivation lies within oneself. I hope you will make good use of this treasure, cultivate diligently, and establish your foundation as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The four women responded in unison, their faces beaming with joy at obtaining their desired magical artifacts and boundless anticipation for the future.

"also."

Qin Xiao then distributed some blank jade slips and low-level talismans he had refined to them, explaining their uses briefly.

The four women bowed in gratitude once more, their appreciation and trust in Qin Xiao growing even stronger.

Not only did they guide their cultivation, but they also crafted tailor-made protective and auxiliary magical artifacts for them. How could they not be moved by such meticulous care and thoughtfulness?

"Alright, everyone go back and familiarize yourselves with the new magical artifacts, and master their usage as soon as possible."

Qin Xiao waved his hand.

"Yes, sir!"

The four goddesses straightened up, immediately suppressed their joy, and solemnly agreed.

Watching the four women's light and cheerful figures as they left, a hint of relief flashed in Qin Xiao's eyes.

They have their magical artifacts, but they still don't have their own natal magic treasure.

Just crafting these few magical artifacts, starting from scratch, took a considerable amount of mental effort.

It even wasted a lot of spirit mines and spirit plants.

"Why!"

Qin Xiao sighed, took out the spirit mine map, and examined it carefully.

It's necessary to go to other places and obtain some more spirit ore...