“As expected… a spirit root!”

He thought excitedly.

The Yin Yang Treasure Mirror truly enabled him to acquire a spirit root.

The Water and Earth Dual Spirit Roots that Cui Xiabing possessed have now been completely obtained by him.

Not only that, but also magical power.

At this moment, he could clearly feel a cool thread of energy coursing wildly inside his body, finally settling quietly at the dantian.

His mind stirred, revealing a pitch-black space with several mist-like strands swirling around.

Upon close inspection, they resembled colored clouds or soft ribbons.

Roughly counting, there were twelve in total.

This is magical power.

Transformed from spiritual qi, it is also a significant mark of a cultivator!

From this moment on, he too was a cultivator.

Among these clouds of magical power, there existed other different clouds, gradually being absorbed and strengthened by these twelve threads of magical power.

These are inner strength.

The inner strength cultivated from martial techniques like “Hundred Battle Blood Slaughter Saber” and “White Lotus Reincarnation Divine Skill” was gradually being absorbed by these twelve threads of magical power.

Though inner strength was potent, it paled in comparison to magical power.

Before long, his First-grade Realm inner strength vanished entirely, fully absorbed by these twelve threads of magical power.

However, unfortunately, he did not inherit the “Pure Maiden Yin Sha Technique” that Cui Xiabing cultivated; instead, it was converted into 10 points of magical power.

“Is it because of the difference in constitution that I can’t cultivate the ‘Pure Maiden Yin Sha Technique’?”

“And the inner strength previously acquired through dual cultivation, was it all absorbed by the spiritual qi produced by the ‘Pure Maiden Yin Sha Technique’?”

“This… is truly mysterious!”

He focused his thoughts, and lines of writing appeared again on the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

[Life Master: Zheng Yi]

[Talent: Yin and Yang]

[Lifespan: 25/1885]

[Spirit Root: Water (Lower Grade 6/100), Earth (Lower Grade 4/100)]

[Magical Power: 11/100]

[Overall Strength: Early-stage Innate]

[Innate Spiritual Energy Progress (Tier One): 5/10]

Innate Realm?

Did I break through to the Innate Realm?

This fast!

It was only then that Zheng Yi realized that all his inner strength in his dantian had now been completely converted into magical power.

The energy produced by magical power transformed from spiritual qi is dozens of times greater than ordinary inner strength.

Moreover, even all his martial arts cultivation techniques recorded on the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror disappeared.

Instead, there was a section for spirit root and magical power.

Water, Earth Dual Spirit Roots, but both are of lower grade.

There’s progress to be made, as long as he continues to practice dual cultivation with Noble Consort Cui, he can enhance the quality of his spirit root.

At most, it could improve to the top grade, just like Cui Xiabing’s Water and Earth Dual Spirit Roots!

This…

To Zheng Yi, it was an incomparable benefit!

“Cui Xiabing has top-grade Water and Earth Dual Spirit Roots, and there is another woman in my Imperial Palace with a spirit root!”

Zheng Yi murmured, “Yue Chan!”

“She possesses the Gu Technique and intends to control me with the Emotion Gu, I need to think of a way to alleviate her wariness, then acquire her body… oh no, her spirit root!”

Letting his imagination wander, he inadvertently exerted more force in his hand.

“Your Majesty~!”

Cui Xiabing moaned playfully, waking up.

Indeed, being a cultivator made her constitution stronger than that of ordinary women.

Zheng Yi’s mind shifted, and he asked, “Bing’er, does the ‘Pure Maiden Yin Sha Skill: Qi Cultivation Chapter’ your master taught you have any written records?”

“It does…”

Cui Xiabing hesitated, “Your Majesty, do you want it? But the technique is specifically for women to cultivate. Are you thinking of allowing other sisters in the palace to practice it?”

“No, not that.”

Zheng Yi shook his head and said, “Your master also stayed in the palace for a while, but she only accepted you as a disciple. It seems perhaps only you in the entire palace possess a spirit root.”

“My thought is… whether the ‘Pure Maiden Yin Sha Technique’ could be cultivated by eunuchs.”

“Eunuchs?”

Cui Xiabing widened her eyes, “Perhaps… it might not work.”

“Aren’t eunuchs male, why not?”

Zheng Yi said, “Why not give it a try? If I had a group of cultivable eunuchs under me…”

Upon hearing this, Cui Xiabing hesitated and said, “Your Majesty, my master once said that the art does not pass on to those with six ears, and currently, the entire Great Yu Cultivation Realm is in such decline, making cultivation methods extremely rare to come by.”

“I also obtained it only after swearing a solemn oath before my master, so I must consult my master about this matter.”

“You are right, my dear consort, I was being too presumptuous.”

Zheng Yi embraced Cui Xiabing and said, “Since you swore a solemn oath, let it go then, I will seek other methods.”

“Your Majesty…”

Watching Zheng Yi fall into thought, Cui Xiabing leaned against his shoulder and whispered, “Don’t lose heart. When my master returns, I will beg her to bestow the cultivation method upon you.”

“Hmm…”

Zheng Yi answered absent-mindedly, while his thoughts were already on how to deal with Yue Chan and excavate the Emperor’s Mausoleum through the ages.

The next day.

At court, Zheng Yi did not appear; instead, Liu Cheng’en announced a Holy Decree.

“By the mandate of heaven, the Emperor decrees: Cui Jinghao, Duke Cui, diligent and benevolent towards the people, a protector of Great Yu… considering his contributions to Great Yu and the empire, his request for retirement is granted. Additionally, assign him 200,000 mu of Punishment Field land!”

Beneath the grand hall, Cui Jinghao trembled as he knelt, shouting, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for your immense favor!”

A million mu of land punished as Punishment Field land was ultimately reduced to 200,000 mu.

Though still substantial, it wasn’t to the extent of devastation.

After the announcement, Liu Cheng’en continued, “By the command of His Majesty, Liang Fan, the original Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, shall temporarily assume the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice!”

“I, Liang Fan, receive the decree and express my gratitude!”

A middle-aged man quickly stepped forward to kneel and thank him.

However, the other courtiers’ eyes reflected constant thoughts.

This Liang Fan is Cui Jinghao’s disciple.

This means, although His Majesty punished Cui Jinghao, he did not severely punish him.

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