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

Qin Xiao suppressed the excitement in his heart, closed his eyes again, and immersed himself in the understanding of the Innate Pure Yang Five Elements Body.

Three days later, Qin Xiao emerged from seclusion.

First, I went to the Imperial Garden of Spiritual Plants.

This is a small garden that was opened up a few months ago, planted with low-grade spiritual herbs collected from various places, and Mu Ziyan is in charge of taking care of it.

In the garden, a few "Dewdrop Grass" plants grew sparsely, with yellowing leaves, clearly lacking vitality and not growing well.

Qin Xiao walked up to a plant, stretched out his finger, and gently touched its root.

With a slight thought, a wisp of vibrant, azure wood-attribute spiritual energy, mixed with nourishing, rich earth-attribute spiritual energy, was slowly injected.

In an instant, the Dewdrop Grass straightened its stem at a speed visible to the naked eye, its yellowing leaves turned green, and it even sprouted two tender buds!

In less than ten breaths, the entire plant was revitalized and full of vitality.

"It really works!"

Qin Xiao's eyes lit up with even more joy.

I also tried other types of spiritual plants and found that using the corresponding elemental energy to stimulate their growth was the most effective.

Even if the attributes don't match, the vitality inherent in the Five Elements spiritual power can still promote growth, albeit at a slightly slower pace.

"With this place, how can we worry about a lack of medicinal herbs?"

Qin Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, already having a plan in mind.

……

That night, in the Zichen Palace's sleeping quarters.

Qin Xiao summoned Luo Qingluan.

The flickering candlelight made her jade-like face appear even more gentle and graceful.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, Luo Qingluan's demeanor became even more dignified, exuding an air of refined elegance.

"My husband."

Luo Qingluan bowed, her eyes filled with concern, "How has your seclusion been these past few days?"

Qin Xiaola sat down with the beautiful woman, smiled slightly, and said, "Not only did it go smoothly, but there was also an unexpected surprise. Let's verify the newly comprehended dual cultivation method."

Luo Qingluan blushed slightly, but without any hesitation, she nodded gently: "Qingluan is willing to help her husband verify this."

The red curtains fell, and the candlelight flickered red.

Luo Hongyan was surprised. Tonight, the feeling of dual cultivation was like rivers flowing into the sea, several times stronger than before.

This one experience is equivalent to three to five days of dual cultivation on a normal day!

"My lord, the effect is indeed better than before!"

An hour later, Luo Hongyan lay on the bed, hugging Qin Xiao's waist, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

"It really works."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, also deeply moved, "From now on, your cultivation will be much faster."

He could clearly feel that Luo Qingluan's metal and water spiritual energy was fed back, and after circulating through the five elements in his body, it was transformed into pure five-element spiritual energy and integrated into his golden core, with extremely high efficiency.

Luo Qingluan nestled in Qin Xiao's arms and said softly, "This is a stroke of good fortune for my husband, and a blessing for the harem. Should we inform the other sisters immediately?"

"nature."

Qin Xiao nodded slightly, "Make thorough preparations before forming your Nascent Soul!"

The following days.

Qin Xiao and his six female disciples went into seclusion to cultivate together.

The women's cultivation levels steadily improved, and they grew increasingly attached to Qin Xiao.

Especially for Yu Fengling, the three spirits simply need more time to harmonize their spiritual energy.

Now, under the guidance of Qin Xiao's Five Elements spiritual power, his cultivation is much smoother, and he is so happy that his eyes crinkle with joy all day long.

As for Qin Xiao himself, through continuous dual cultivation and his own arduous training, his golden core became increasingly perfect and radiant, with the five elements circulating in perfect harmony.

The distance to the Nascent Soul realm is only a thin sheet of paper.

On this day, Qin Xiao summoned all the women to his side.

"Half a month later, I went into seclusion in the Zichen Palace to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

His gaze swept over the six stunningly beautiful faces, and his tone was solemn: "The tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage is no small matter. There may be unusual phenomena or inner demons. During your seclusion, the area within a hundred feet of the Zichen Palace will be designated as a forbidden zone. The six of you will take turns protecting it, and no one is allowed to disturb you."

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will certainly protect you!"

The six women responded in unison, their expressions solemn.

Qin Xiao then gave Luo Qingluan and Yu Qingyi separate instructions: "If there are any urgent matters in the outer court, they should be reported to the inner cabinet, and the two of you should discuss and make a decision."

"Your Majesty, I understand." The two women nodded emphatically.

"Alright, everyone go and get ready."

Qin Xiao waved his hand and turned his gaze to the sky outside the hall.

Nascent Soul.

Once achieved, one will live for a thousand years and gain supernatural powers.

"We must get through this!"

……

After half a month of preparation.

The gates of the Zichen Palace were tightly shut.

The surrounding walls are engraved with four layers of formations: reinforcement, spirit gathering, tranquility, and protection.

At the central core of the array, the purple spirit crystal was placed, currently radiating abundant spiritual energy, enveloping the entire secret chamber in a misty spiritual aura.

Qin Xiao sat cross-legged at the core of the formation, with the Yin-Yang Harmony Ring suspended above his head, slowly rotating and scattering golden and silver light to protect him.

Before them lay several auxiliary pills made from ancient spiritual plants.

"Shattering the core to form an infant..."

Qin Xiao silently adjusted himself to his peak condition.

The pills were taken one by one, and upon entering the abdomen, they transformed into vast spiritual energy that surged straight to the dantian!

At the same time, Qin Xiao activated the "Hehuan Immortal Scripture" to the fullest extent to stimulate his golden core.

"Snap!"

A faint cracking sound emanated from the dantian.

The golden elixir, shimmering with five-colored light, showed its first crack on its surface.

Then came the second, the third...

The pain of shattering his core caused Qin Xiao's forehead veins to bulge and his whole body to tremble.

However, he firmly guarded the clarity of his mind, guiding the immense medicinal power and his own spiritual energy to continuously strive for the Golden Core.

Outside the secret chamber, above the Zichen Palace.

The once clear sky was suddenly covered with layers of dark clouds.

The clouds were thick and dark in color.

Faint flashes of lightning flickered, and a deep rumble of thunder echoed, the oppressive aura growing stronger.

"The celestial phenomena have changed!"

Luo Qingluan, who was on duty outside the palace, looked up at the sky, her beautiful eyes filled with solemnity.

Yu Qingyi, Mu Ziyan, and others also rushed over, looking up at the increasingly thick dark clouds with tense expressions.

Suddenly, a hurricane struck!

As the wind passed, countless fine cracks were cut into the stone slabs on the ground.

The protective light barrier outside the Zichen Palace was swept away, causing the restriction to shake violently and flicker.

"Hold on!"

Luo Qingluan shouted, continuously pouring her spiritual power into the restriction.

The other five women also exerted all their spiritual power to maintain the formation.

Inside, Qin Xiao seemed oblivious to the changes happening outside.

All my mind was focused on my dantian.

The golden core was covered with cracks, and a vast amount of spiritual energy overflowed from the cracks, raging and crashing within the dantian.

After an unknown amount of time, the golden core shattered completely!

A cluster of multicolored, chaotic, and dazzling spiritual energy appeared in the center of the dantian.

"Freeze!"

Qin Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he gathered his spiritual power to envelop the chaotic spiritual power, beginning to shape the nascent form of his nascent soul.

Head, body, limbs...

A tiny human figure, about an inch tall, with indistinct features and shimmering with five-colored light, gradually became clear.

Just then, the clouds above the palace parted.

Countless fiery rains fell from the sky!

This fire does not burn external objects, but only burns the spirit and magical power!

Once it touches the body, it's like a bone-deep infection, penetrating straight to the dantian and burning away the cultivator's foundation.

"Sizzle!"

The protective light barrier rapidly dimmed and thinned under the scorching flames, and it looked like it was about to break!

"Protect the Dharma with all our might!"

Yu Qingyi bit her tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood onto the Cold Water Sword.

The sword shone with a brilliant blue light, and a surge of cold air erupted, transforming into an ice-blue pillar of light that shot upwards to block the flames.

The women used every means at their disposal to fight back desperately!