Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1061: Chapter 373: Muyin’s Desperate Situation, Only We Can Help You, Qinghuang Elixir Pills, Bashang Battle_4

”Boy, what exactly are you trying to say!”

Murong Chui’s expression grew uglier as he listened. Before Yuwen Dao could finish saying ”living under another’s roof,” he coldly interrupted him.

Yuwen Dao looked up at Murong Chui, then glanced around at everyone in the hall, noticing their faces were even more unsightly than Murong Chui’s. A glint appeared in his eyes as he lowered his voice and spoke slowly, ”Town Chief Murong, if you want Muyin Town to continue surviving on the south slope of Moao Mountain, Jinshan Town can’t help you, nor can Beishuo Town or the Central South Four Towns. The only one who can help you...”

At this point, he paused, took out a palm-sized silver token from his bosom, tossed it towards Murong Chui at the head of the table, and then looked up at him, continuing resolutely, ”is us!”

Murong Chui caught the silver token, his pupils suddenly narrowing.

A token made from Ten Thousand Forging Level silver was astonishing and showcased financial power, but it wasn’t enough to make Murong Chui react like this.

The key was the ”Xia” character on the token’s front.

He could tell at a glance that it wasn’t stamped with a tool but pressed directly with someone’s finger. From the continuity of the script, it was clear it was done in one fluid motion.

The weapons used at the Xianyang Level are generally made from Hundred Thousand Forging Level silver.

Yet Ten Thousand Forging Level silver is already as hard as a Xianyang Level body. Murong Chui admitted he couldn’t accomplish such a feat.

So, behind this Yuwen Dao...

Murong Chui took a deep breath, looked up at Yuwen Dao, his eyes filled with caution, and asked in a low voice, ”May I know how my young friend and those behind you plan to help Muyin Town continue on the southern slope of Moao Mountain, and what do you want from Muyin Town in return?”

Once the heart is moved, everything becomes negotiable!

Yuwen Dao’s face broke into a slight smile. He cupped his hands and said, ”Rest assured, Town Chief Murong. Our Great Xia only wishes to befriend the Nine Towns and seeks nothing from Muyin Town...”

Murong Chui and those in the hall wouldn’t take his words seriously, but as Yuwen Dao continued, their expressions became increasingly strange, and gradually they grew excited.

Could such a good thing really exist under the heavens?

The thought emerged in the minds of Murong Chui and the others.

.........

The eighth year of Great Xia, April 26th, daytime

In the Inner City of Great Xia, at the Star-picking Platform.

Sitting cross-legged on a twelve-petal silver Enlightenment Lotus Platform, Xia Hong had his eyes closed in concentration.

His entire body emitted a fiery glow, and behind him floated a bone appearance figure. Unlike its previous thousand-zhang form in battle, it was now only three zhang tall.

Being a bone appearance, naturally, there was no flesh or skin membrane. However, unlike the normal white skeleton, the bone appearance behind Xia Hong was a dark red, and its surface was inscribed with golden patterns resembling molten lava, giving it an enigmatic look.

The medicinal power of a green Bone Gathering Pill continuously flowed around the skeleton, absorbed by the lava-like patterns on the bones. As the medicinal power was absorbed, those patterns became more distinct, and the color and texture of the bones constantly improved.

Of course, this process was extremely slow and indistinguishable to the naked eye.

Hoo.....

After a long time, Xia Hong slowly opened his eyes, gently exhaled a breath of green medicinal vapor, and the molten bone appearance behind him gradually dispersed.

”The power increase has basically stopped. It’s as I initially guessed: only by completing the stage of tempering and surpassing the critical point will the bones be strengthened and power increased. But this tempering process is excessively lengthy.”

After contemplating, Xia Hong quickly shook his head and chuckled lightly.

”I shouldn’t be too greedy. After all, I only broke through last September. If I could complete a stage of tempering in just seven months, then my Xianyang Level cultivation would seem too worthless.”

He had reached the Cold Resistance Level in March of the first year and broke through to the Xianyang Level early last September, taking a total of six and a half years in the Cold Resistance Level.

Based on his current understanding of the Xianyang level ages in the Nine Towns, this cultivation speed was indeed extraordinary.

Cultivation in the Xianyang Level couldn’t possibly take less time than in the Cold Resistance Level.

”Among the Xianyang Levels in the Nine Towns, those with mid or late-stage cultivation are likely only Yang Zhun, Shangguan Yang, and Qin Feng. Based on Xiahou Zhang’s reaction when he last saw me in action, I can deduce that my strength isn’t too different from these three. Therefore, competing with the Nine Towns shouldn’t be lacking confidence!”

Xia Hong’s eyes focused slightly as he suddenly raised his head to look towards the entrance of the Star-picking Platform.

Li Xuanling, donned in a white palace robe, hurriedly ascended the platform. Seeing Xia Hong had completed his practice, she spoke directly, ”There’s news from Wuyuan. The Dajue Temple has already mobilized the Earth-digging Realm from over fifty village-level camps across the region to Bashang. The total troops are now sixteen thousand, with the last three hundred official bhikkhus also dispatched. Last night, the Dajue Temple army tent moved five kilometers closer to Bashang City. Now, the two sides are less than two kilometers apart, and it’s expected a battle will commence within days at the latest.”

After hearing this, Xia Hong furrowed his brows and asked, ”And the situation in Qinghe Village?”

”Qinghe Village is extremely empty now, with only a thousand Zen Temple bhikkhus watching over it. If Xu Ning’s initial intel is correct and they have only eight hundred official bhikkhus, then the Dajue Temple is at its most vulnerable now.

According to scouts’ reports from Qinghe Village, the vigilance at the village’s eastern Zen Temple and the Great Awakening Hall at Chilong Lake remains tight, and unauthorized persons are not allowed near. No scouts from the Nine Towns dare venture there anymore.”

During these months of conflict between Dajue Temple and the towns of Bashang and Jiangxia, if nothing else, the area around Qinghepu has been extremely empty. Especially as the warfare escalates, fewer and fewer Cold Resistance Level and Earth-digging Realm individuals from the three villages and eighteen families remain. Great Xia has already taken the opportunity to insert numerous scouts in that area.