Reincarnation Girl Becomes Immortal

Then, she seemed to freeze in place, completely immobilized.

For some reason, this time the Sword of Despair did not explode immediately upon contact with anything, like a dynamite detonated by pressing a detonator.

Instead, after penetrating her skin and flesh, it steadily entered her dantian.

The overwhelming feeling of impending explosion, as the sword tip entered the dantian, was enveloped by the remaining blood and qi in the body and gradually stabilized.

The remaining qi and blood in the body, as if attracted by a magnetic force, slowly moved towards the unique transformative power of the Three Elements Returning to One.

"The Qi and blood are seeping into the Dantian..."

"Originally, when you put your blood and qi into your dantian, you would only encounter strong resistance. But now, when you put the new energy of the Three Elements into your dantian, your blood and qi will spontaneously surround you."

While meditating, Xi Heng attempted to transfer the unified primordial energy from the sword blade into his body.

The process was quite smooth; compared to the cold blade, this primordial energy seemed to be closer to the human body.

Once it was separated from the sword blade... it remained in the dantian.

The sharp blade was slowly pulled out, and the layers of white waves surrounding it disappeared.

The gradually appearing white light returned to Xi Heng's body.

This tiny white point is extremely small and delicate. Upon close observation, one can discover that this energy combines the structures of both transforming energy and primordial energy. Whenever it touches a strand of blood or qi, it absorbs and encompasses it.

It is still quite weak, like a tiny flame that has just been lit.

Tiny white dots need fuel to slowly grow.

And the fuel is blood and qi.

Xi Heng carefully sat down cross-legged.

Then, just like someone struggling to survive in the wild, after painstakingly making a fire by rubbing wood together, they carefully held the tiny flame and fed it with fine blood and qi, afraid that if they sent too much blood and qi, it would disperse the flame.

She has not yet achieved the elixir of immortality, but this wisp of primordial energy can continuously absorb qi and blood—even if the efficiency is quite slow.

If enough qi and blood are gathered, they can condense into a substance.

Xi Heng silently gathered all the remaining blood and energy in his body into the Primordial Qi at the end of this save file, but the wisps of white Qi did not change in the slightest.

It is like a bottomless pit, absorbing a large amount of human blood and energy.

Gradually, consciousness returned to the save file space.

Upon seeing the white light text, she immediately looked at the realm section.

The text above remains unchanged.

Xi Heng casually saved an item, and after loading the save file, he discovered that the wisp of white mist was still lingering in his body, slowly attracting his blood and qi.

Ignoring the surrounding noises, he continued to sit cross-legged and circulate his internal energy.

It took a full half-day to feed all the blood and energy in my body to this white mist, and my senses grew by the slightest bit.

"Maybe it will take a few years before it has any effect?"

"The unified primordial energy of the Three Elements is a step beyond the Transformation Realm; my current level should be considered above the Transformation Realm," she murmured.

"However, this energy is too weak to be effective for the time being... So although I have obtained energy above the Transformation Realm, I have not truly advanced."

"Time." Xi Heng gently raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the layers of earth and stone above, looking towards the distant sky.

"It's just a matter of time."

……

Volume One: Chapter 140, The National Economy is Flourishing

Step, step,

Xi Heng tried his best to calm his breathing and left the dark cave with light steps.

As we slowly ascended the long, winding staircase, the roars and crashing sounds of dragons still echoed behind us.

However, she no longer cares about the dragon's thoughts.

Dragons have an extremely shallow sense of time; once they hear their own voice, they won't pay any attention and will probably just lie down and go back to sleep.

If I close my eyes, I might sleep for years.

Furthermore, the other party's tail is deeply embedded in the silt at the bottom of the well, and its lower body is still bound by heavy iron chains. Only the dragon head and the dragon well itself are movable.

It cannot be separated from the Dragon Locking Well. Even if it is stationed underground around the capital city, it will not cause any trouble. At most, the residents of the city will hear a few faint strange noises.

Xi Heng planned to wait until he had truly achieved the Core Formation stage before descending into the Dragon Locking Well and casually killing him.

As for now... she finally managed to get a tiny bit of primordial energy into her body, and even after absorbing most of her blood and qi, it was only barely enough to keep her stable.

It's like transforming from a tiny flame that could be extinguished at any moment into a candle flame that can burn continuously as long as no external force is applied.

Xi Heng did not want to continue to use his vital energy in battle for the time being, as this might interfere with his still unstable primordial energy.

Even if it doesn't directly disperse it, it might weaken it somewhat.

All she wanted to do now was to continue nurturing that tiny bit of primordial energy within her body, refusing to let up.

Therefore, in the short term, I am unwilling to unleash my energy and blood to fight against anyone or anything.

Gradually, Xi Heng returned to the outside world bathed in sunlight, boarded his carriage again, and set off to return to the palace.

Throughout the journey, he remained fully focused on the flow and changes of Qi within his body, skillfully sending wisps of Qi and blood to the flame in his abdomen as if feeding a pet.

Time gradually passes in the outside world.

She seemed to have also absorbed some of the indifference of the immortal race towards the passage of time, and felt that she had returned to the front of the Taixiao Palace in no time.

Xi Heng then spread the word that the carriage should stop there.

Upon hearing the news of the Dragon-Locking Well at the morning court session, she neglected some non-urgent political affairs, dealt with the important matters briefly, and then went to the foot of Penglai Mountain.

Having already gained much from the Locked Dragon Well, he intends to return to the imperial court to continue his duties for the day.

today.

For Xi Heng, she had already spent more than half a year at the Lock Dragon Well.

But most of that time was spent in the cycle of loading saves and reincarnation. In this world, from the time she went to the Dragon Locking Well to her return, it hadn't even been an hour.

Xi Heng, upon his return, was quite different.

Slowly, the carriage came to a stop in front of the Taixiao Palace.

Xi Heng stepped back onto the ground, entered the main hall, and returned to his office in the back where he handled court affairs and memorials amidst the greetings of the surrounding palace maids.

He sat down at the long table, picked up a fine brush, and began to organize the memorials and petitions on the table, scanning them one by one and processing them quickly as always.

Then, he picked up several imperial edict scrolls that he had already prepared from the side of the desk.

Roll it up.

"Since it takes a long time to nurture the primordial energy, then I should use my spare time to attend to some political affairs..."

"Some of the pre-arranged plans should be implemented gradually."

She picked up the imperial seal from one side and stamped it on the imperial edict.

……

In the first year of Taiheng, in the eighth month.

Under the imperial court's emphasis on "light taxes and levies, allowing the people to rest and recuperate," the number of people engaged in agricultural production increased significantly, and even most of the bandits who had previously occupied the mountains surrendered and became civilians, cultivating the land.

Many people who had been displaced received food and seeds through government relief efforts. There were even imperial edicts that allowed landless poor people to cultivate the imperial gardens, ponds, and summer resorts located outside the capital.

Local powerful families and government offices gradually followed suit, whether willingly or unwillingly.

When migrants returned to their original hometowns, the government allocated public land for them to cultivate, and they were exempted from taxes and corvée labor.

Afterwards, various imperial decrees were issued: reprimanding idle sons of officials, promoting advanced production tools, encouraging agriculture and sericulture, dismissing local soldiers and allowing them to return to their fields, and sending oxen and horses obtained from the northern frontier to various places to help farmers.

After Xi Heng had achieved a certain level of development in people's livelihood, he began the next phase.

Instead of increasing corvée labor unless absolutely necessary, the funds were redirected to the construction of small-scale water conservancy projects in various regions to irrigate farmland.

Because of the peace and stability in all regions, military forces no longer needed to continuously conscript artisans from the countryside. As a result, she relaxed the restrictions on artisans and their children, making them eligible to participate in the imperial examinations and attend school.

In this way, we can gradually promote the development of science and engineering towards classroom education.

Then, commerce was developed, more markets were added in various places, and the capital was rebuilt. Large commercial streets like Qin Xie Changxiang were established in major cities of various provinces. Various private markets were permitted to be established, and the obstacles and barriers to industry and commerce and the various pressures on economic vitality in the previous dynasty's policies were gradually removed.

The previous dynasty emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce in order to curb the power of wealthy merchants and maintain its stable rule.

But now, even if Xi Heng lets them develop for a hundred or two hundred years, he doesn't need to worry about their power at all.

The power and coercive force she wielded were at the very top of the entire Zhao state.

Encouraging the development of industry and commerce now will lay the foundation for lifting the sea ban in the future, allowing a large number of ships and people to seek immortality.

……

Thus, Xi Heng, as the emperor of Tian Zhao, handled court affairs daily, organized reports from various regions, and gradually regulated the domestic situation... Days passed one by one.

In the blink of an eye, another six months have passed.

Policies do not necessarily yield immediate results once implemented; they require continuous effort and gradual improvement.

Many of these transformative policies have only now, six months later, begun to see progress.

Because these policies touch upon certain interests to varying degrees, they inevitably encounter some resistance.

If it were the emperor of the Great Zhao Kingdom, he would encounter considerable trouble in order to complete this task.

However, Xi Heng not only holds supreme power in the Tian Zhao Kingdom, but also controls the Dark Heavenly Sect, which stands on the side of the people most of the time, under the name of the Dark Heavenly Mother. He can gradually implement policies from the capital and the areas controlled by the Dark Heavenly Sect, and then expand them to the entire Tian Zhao Kingdom—this approach is relatively stable.

Gradually, markets were established throughout the country, business travel increased, and major cities also prospered.

If her simple system could see the prosperity data of the entire country, it might see a constant stream of '+1's rapidly rising.

Meanwhile, the various royal academies established within the imperial city, based on the three principles that Xi Heng had once spoken of in court—"understanding principles through practice, guiding actions with principles, and applying principles"—have led to an increasing number of inventions and discoveries.

For example, the College of Agriculture discovered that the cultivation of plants also contains the great principles of heaven and earth. Flowers are divided into yin and yang, male and female. When yin and yang combine, grains and fruits are produced. After understanding this, they immediately tried artificial pollination and had some success. They even claimed that this method could greatly increase the yield of some grains.

In the armory, craftsmen modified the overly heavy crossbow into a smaller "Enemy-Slaying Bow," which could penetrate heavy armor within a hundred paces. This eliminated the bulkiness and clumsiness of the crossbow, without significantly reducing its effectiveness.

In places like the Jiangzuoyuan and Qiaojiangyuan, there were also some successes.

Among them, a talented person from the School of Astronomy and Mathematics wrote "The Origin of the Method of Extracting Roots", which compiled a table of numbers for a triangle.

Xi Heng and others each gave rewards as encouragement.

Time passed slowly amidst the many developments in national affairs.

……

In the early part of the second year of Taiheng.

After handling state affairs, Xi Heng returned to Fuqing Palace and sat cross-legged in the meditation room as usual.

The sweet scent of amber and the rich aroma of wood waft through the air, bringing a sense of relaxation.

The plants used in the training room here are basically the best from junior high schools.

For example, this delicate fragrance is made from the finest ambergris, which has the aroma of a hundred flowers in full bloom and a blend of various fragrances.

Slowly circulating your internal energy here will be more comfortable than in other ordinary places.

The girl looked inward and saw that the primordial energy in her dantian had gradually transformed from a wisp of energy into a relatively complete energy ball over the past six months of nurturing.

Qi and blood circulate around it, like a ring of stars, slowly rolling and circulating.

"At this point, things can probably be considered stable..." Xi Heng muttered to himself.

It is still small in size, only about the size of a little fingernail.

However, by focusing one's divine sense there, one can feel an inexhaustible sense that would amaze all martial artists in the world.

Despite its tiny size, the energy within the gas cloud is inexhaustible.

The blood and qi that flowed through his body were like a bucket of water compared to this endless stream of primordial energy, which was like a bucket of water facing a river or lake.

But in reality, the primordial energy isn't actually that vast.

The reason it is inexhaustible is simply because this energy has absorbed Xi Heng's blood and qi energy over the past six months, and has evolved into a form that can circulate continuously.

Now, Xi Heng can use this Primordial Qi every time he exerts his strength.

Although its power is currently not much different from that of the Transformation Realm.