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

Each woman displayed her unique skills, and although their breathing became increasingly labored, not one of them retreated.

Yu Fengling, whose cultivation was the weakest, was now pale-faced, and the Three Talents Spirit Bracelet's light flickered uncertainly.

She gritted her teeth and slashed her wrist, blood splattering onto the bracelet: "Hold on!"

The bracelet, stimulated by the essence and blood, shone with a burst of three-colored light.

The three colors of spiritual energy merged into one and poured into the protective shield in front.

Inside the hall, Qin Xiao seemed to sense the fierce protection outside, and felt a warmth in his heart, but dared not be distracted.

Within his dantian, the tiny, five-colored figure, barely an inch tall, had begun to take shape, its features faintly visible, bearing a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to him.

The little figure, with five colors of light flowing around its body, sits cross-legged with its hands naturally placed on its knees, its appearance solemn and dignified.

However, breaking the elixir to form an infant is no easy task.

Although the little human figure was formed, it still appeared illusory, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.

Qin Xiao took a deep breath, and the Yin-Yang Harmony Ring slowly descended from the top of his head, hovering in front of his dantian.

The golden and silver rings trembled slightly, releasing pure Yin and Yang energies that flowed into the illusory little figure. The radiance around the little figure solidified slightly.

"Not enough..."

Qin Xiao's mind raced as he recalled the method of "yin and yang transforming and the soul burning together" mentioned in the "Hehuan Immortal Scripture".

A trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

The next moment, he separated a wisp of his divine consciousness and connected it with the six women outside the hall.

"My husband needs help..."

Luo Qingluan was the first to realize this, and without hesitation, she cut her fingertip, forcing out a drop of crimson blood that floated in front of her.

She closed her eyes and focused her mind, using her divine sense to send her essence blood through layers of arrays to Qin Xiao's location inside the hall.

Yu Qingyi, Mu Ziyan, Yu Fengling, Li Anning, and Li Changle also followed suit.

Six drops of blood essence, each with a different attribute, were successively absorbed into the Zichen Palace.

Inside the hall, Qin Xiao opened his mouth and inhaled, and six drops of essence blood transformed into six streams of light, which entered his dantian and merged into the five-colored little figure.

"boom!"

The little man was radiating great light!

In addition to the five colors of gold, cyan, blue, red, and yellow, there are also various other colors such as aquamarine, earth yellow, golden cyan, fiery red, and wind blue!

The Yin and Yang energies combine and rotate at an accelerated rate, while the two energies of gold and silver blend with the five-colored radiance.

At that moment, the five-colored little figure suddenly opened its tightly closed eyes!

Five colors swirled in his eyes, as deep and mysterious as the starry sky.

The nascent soul, its spiritual light ignited!

Qin Xiao felt much more at ease, but he dared not relax.

This is just the beginning. It requires nurturing and consolidating one's own soul to completely solidify the Nascent Soul realm.

He calmed his mind, focusing all his consciousness into his dantian, merging with the newly born nascent soul to begin the final nurturing and integration.

Outside the palace, another strange event occurs!

The raging flames that filled the sky suddenly paused, then receded like a tide.

The dark clouds did not dissipate; instead, they became even thicker and heavier.

The lightning flashes in the clouds grew more intense, and the rumbling thunder grew louder as it approached.

Yu Qingyi looked up at the sky, her phoenix eyes filled with solemnity, "Heavenly Tribulation!"

Before the words were even finished!

"boom!!!"

A bolt of purple-gold lightning, as thick as a water bucket, tore through the dark clouds and crashed down upon the Zichen Palace with earth-shattering force!

Before the thunder even arrived, its mere presence caused the palace servants within a radius of several miles to tremble and prostrate themselves on the ground.

The protective barrier above the Zichen Palace appeared so small and fragile under the might of the heavens.

"Guards!"

Luo Qingluan gave a sharp shout.

Yu Qingyi, Mu Ziyan, Yu Fengling, Li Anning, and Li Changle, the five women, acted simultaneously, their various elemental spiritual energies intertwining.

The six array patterns were pieced together and merged in the air.

This forms a giant six-pointed star array that covers the entire sky above the Zichen Palace!

The moment the formation was complete, six-colored light shot into the sky and collided violently with the descending purple-gold lightning!

"Boom!!!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the blinding light caused everyone to be temporarily blinded.

The raging power of thunder clashed fiercely with the six-colored array.

Electric snakes darted about, and spiritual energy surged.

The six women groaned in unison, blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.

The ground beneath our feet was cracked inch by inch.

But they stubbornly held onto the formation, refusing to retreat even a single step.

The first bolt of lightning was barely blocked.

However, dark clouds rolled in, and a second and third bolt of lightning was already brewing, with even greater power!

"This can't go on..."

Li Changle wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her fiery red eyes gazing at the sky. "Our cultivation is still shallow; if we stubbornly resist to the end, I'm afraid..."

"I have no fear." Luo Qingluan's voice was clear and firm. "My husband is at a crucial moment and must not be disturbed. Even if it costs me all my cultivation, I will hold on until he emerges from seclusion!"

Mu Ziyan resolutely replied, "Qingluan is right. Our fates are intertwined with our husband's; we share both glory and fortune. If we cannot protect this today, how can we talk about living together forever in the future?"

A ruthless glint flashed in Yu Fengling's peach blossom eyes: "It's just a few bolts of lightning! If they kill me, I'm unlucky; if they don't, once my cultivation is complete, I'll definitely tear a hole in this broken cloud!"

Looking at her sisters, Yu Qingyi encouraged them, "Alright! Let's unite as one and face this heavenly tribulation!"

Upon hearing this, the six women's expressions turned solemn.

They quickly changed positions, each occupying a corner of the six-pointed star, and unleashed their spiritual power without reservation.

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

The second and third bolts of lightning struck down in quick succession!

One was crimson like blood, the other jet black like ink.

Its power is getting stronger and stronger!

With the six women working together, they managed to separate the two bolts of lightning and then neutralize them layer by layer.

Even so, the terrifying impact still caused the six women's blood and qi to churn and their internal organs to be shaken.

All six men felt a sweet taste in their throats and spat out a mouthful of blood, but they gritted their teeth and stood firm.

Inside the hall, Qin Xiao's mind and nascent soul were merging to the final stage.

They could clearly sense the danger outside the palace.

You can feel even more the six women's willingness to protect you at all costs.

"My Daoist partner is risking his life for me; how can I let him down?"

Qin Xiao and the Nascent Soul figure opened their eyes at the same time.

Within the dantian, the five-colored nascent soul's radiance had completely stabilized. With a slight lift of its small hand, a vast and boundless spiritual energy fluctuation, far exceeding that of the Core Formation stage, spread out.

Nascent Soul stage, achieved!

With a thought, Qin Xiao unleashed a powerful burst of Yin and Yang energy, transforming it into two streaks of light that pierced through the roof of the palace and shot straight into the sky!

Outside the hall, the fourth bolt of lightning, which was about to strike, suddenly paused in mid-air!

The golden and silver light transformed from the Yin-Yang Harmony Ring has arrived. The two rings intertwine and rotate, forming a huge illusory Tai Chi diagram, blocking the dark lightning pillar.

The Tai Chi symbol slowly rotates, with the yin fish's yang eye and the yang fish's yin eye flashing.

It actually absorbed and neutralized the destructive lightning bit by bit!

"This is......"

Luo Qingluan's beautiful eyes widened. "My husband has emerged from seclusion?!"

At that moment, Qin Xiao's voice rang in the hearts of the six women simultaneously: "I have successfully condensed my Nascent Soul and am currently stabilizing my realm. Leave the upcoming heavenly lightning to me. You all quickly adjust your breathing and recover."

The six women perked up, each took a pill, and sat cross-legged to regulate their breathing.

With Qin Xiao's intervention, they were finally able to catch their breath.

The dark clouds seemed to be enraged, churning violently, and the thunder took an unusually long time to brew.

When it struck, it wasn't just one bolt, but nine slender, pure white lightning threads!

These nine bolts of lightning avoided the illusory image of the Taiji diagram and shot directly at the Zichen Palace from different angles!