The smooth and seamless transition involved several days of personnel reorganization and allocation.

The minor ripples caused by Ye Chuxiao's six-month absence were completely smoothed out.

Xu Biao's so-called power, painstakingly gathered and accumulated over the past half-year, was casually torn apart by Ye Chuxiao, who nevertheless left him a small seed for a 'comeback.'

Clearly, this old dog was still useful, and might be used again in the future.

Furthermore, with the implementation of the 'Inter-World Information Expansion' plan, the newly built interrogation building would also fall under Ye Chuxiao's jurisdiction, effectively expanding his power and authority.

Despite this, Ye Chuxiao wasn't particularly pleased.

This was already the limit of what he could achieve by using the Ministry of Justice as a shield, and under the protection of the Minister of Justice.

Continuing to expand the 'business' of the Ministry of Justice's prison system would likely attract envy and even make the Minister of Justice truly interested in this area.

When that happened, it wouldn't be easy for Ye Chuxiao to enjoy this treasure trove in peace.

The same benefits would require ten times the effort.

Of course, the reason Ye Chuxiao could enjoy stability was mainly thanks to the frequent disturbances occurring throughout the country after Tang Sudong's sacrifice, as well as the interdimensional travelers arriving from various worlds.

They caused unrest and turmoil in various regions, leading to constant upheavals and changes in the imperial court.

The pro-imperial party, the empress dowager's party, and the reformers were all mixed together, drawing the attention of various factions and powerful figures.

People awakened from their 'frozen' state were all searching for their proper positions.

The Ministry of Justice's prison, neglected for many years, hadn't yet entered the sights of those 'big shots.'

In the past, Ye Chuxiao's actions would have triggered wave after wave of scrutiny, and by the time the fruits were ready to be picked, he would have been kicked aside.

Having resolved the minor troubles, Ye Chuxiao consciously began to train his subordinates and delegate some authority.

Among those he focused on 'cultivating' was Xu Biao's adopted son, Ma Shaokang.

Before Ye Chuxiao's previous departure, he had already developed Ma Shaokang into an informant to keep an eye on Xu Biao.

Ma Shaokang, who had been learning how to be an official and familiarizing himself with the ways of the officialdom by following the criminal officials, didn't disappoint Ye Chuxiao's expectations.

He constantly incited Xu Biao to compete with Li Fu and Fei Kai, causing him to overlook the essential problems of the Ministry of Justice's prison.

Now that Ye Chuxiao had supported Ma Shaokang, Xu Biao vaguely realized what was happening.

While still wary and fearful of Ye Chuxiao, Xu Biao felt even more resentment and anger toward Ma Shaokang.

This gradually made the conflicts between the 'father and son,' who were originally on the same side, irreconcilable.

Only when the people under him weren't of one mind could Ye Chuxiao more unscrupulously act as a hands-off manager.

Though it sounds complicated, for Ye Chuxiao, it was just a matter of doing things effortlessly, without expending much energy.

At this time, Ye Chuxiao still focused most of his energy on improving his cultivation, honing his swordsmanship, and learning various cultivation techniques from the criminal officials.

During his interdimensional journey, although Ye Chuxiao had condensed the Divine Tree Spirit Root, he hadn't actively cultivated to increase his cultivation level.

This was to minimize the impact of that world's 'chuunibyou' (middle-school syndrome) flaw on him.

Now that he had returned, he used the Divine Tree Spirit Root to guide the energy of heaven and earth, constantly cleansing his body and making his physical form more 'adapted.'

This was the main cultivation method for the Neng realm.

Borrowing the power of heaven and earth was just a means.

The goal was to improve 'oneself' with the power of heaven and earth.

When the energy transformation and tempering of the body reached a certain extreme, cultivators could attempt to break through to the Miao realm.

Holding the Xueming Blade, Ye Chuxiao meticulously practiced the basic techniques of the Blade Master Nine Styles.

As the comments in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion on the Ship of Creation said, the value of this sword technique lay in its extremely correct framework.

Using it as a basic framework to temper sword techniques almost encompassed all the changes in swordsmanship.

Anything 'personal' could be inserted into this framework to improve the original precision, accuracy, and strength.

Ye Chuxiao didn't lack sword techniques, nor did he lack the momentary spark of inspiration; what he lacked was this framework, this standard.

It was like the foundation for cultivating the Dugu Nine Swords; besides exceptional talent and comprehension, one also needed years of sword-training experience and a thorough understanding of sword techniques, even a perception of the martial arts of various schools.

A person who knew nothing about swordsmanship, a beginner, even with the highest comprehension and talent, wouldn't be able to learn the Dugu Nine Swords even if given the manual.

Because of his golden finger, Ye Chuxiao could quickly acquire the cultivation memories and experiences of others.

But these weren't enough to completely form his hard power.

To fully digest and absorb them, he had to build a framework and then insert this hodgepodge of content, gradually refining and purifying it, turning it into his own.

Cultivating, learning, and occasionally, when idle, he would go to Pingliang Ward to appreciate folk art.

In this way, more than a month passed peacefully.

Ye Chuxiao's Neng realm cultivation became increasingly stable and secure.

Even if the Divine Tree Spirit Root 'restrained' itself in absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, its tempering effect on the physical body was far superior to ordinary spirit roots.

Ye Chuxiao estimated that in less than a month, he would be able to complete the tempering and try to reach the Miao realm.

However, when the school mentioned the 'Miao realm' in elementary school, it only gave a vague definition: 'forming connections with all living beings.'

There was no clear explanation of how to proceed.

Of course, Ye Chuxiao could go to Tianyi Tower or simply enter the Ship of Creation to find the answers.

So, Ye Chuxiao wasn't in a hurry.

"It's time to integrate another Dao rhyme."

"I wonder what kind of talent will emerge this time."

Sitting in the elegant pavilion of the Guanchao Pavilion, watching the whirling dance of the Western Region Hu women, Ye Chuxiao crushed the ring Wei Zhou had given him.

The Dao rhyme stored in the ring entered his body.

The instantaneous enhancement of his aptitude and opening of his comprehension went without saying.

The change was still subtle, and the so-called unlocking of shackles was only a momentary feeling, not the truth.

"Talent: Energy Shaping. Greatly enhances the ability to control and shape energy details. Greatly enhances sensitivity to different attributes of energy. Greatly reduces the difficulty of combining and fusing opposing attributes."

Sensing the newly acquired talent, a smile appeared on Ye Chuxiao's face.

Each time a Dao rhyme unlocked a new talent, it was related to accumulation.

It wasn't born out of thin air.

Because Ye Chuxiao had entered the Neng level and could use the Divine Tree Spirit Root to wield a large amount of heaven and earth energy, he had given birth to the 'Energy Shaping' talent.

Just like the two talents of Nimble Hands and Strong Life, they were also related to previous accumulation and expertise.

Without these accumulations, blindly using Dao rhymes might unlock new talents, but it would be a waste of resources, and the talents unlocked would likely be trash.