Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1477 - 467: Bumper Harvest and Perfected Bones, An Unexpected Surprise, Rice and a Turning Point_2

Although the two girls didn’t have much experience and couldn’t recognize what was in the bag, just from the appearance and the aura, it was enough for them to deduce its value.

The two of them even forgot to continue scrubbing Xia Hong for a moment, freezing for more than ten breaths before coming back to their senses and hurriedly lowering their heads to continue.

Meanwhile, Xia Hong had already started sorting and cataloging the loot.

”Aside from the Tribulation Qi Pearl and Blood Jade Marrow, the Beast Emperor’s flesh and fur weren’t tainted by the blood-colored miasma, so they’re extremely valuable and can be kept to bring back to Xia City;

Aside from the six Beast Emperors, I also casually killed 14 Iron Bone Corpse Demons and slaughtered 25 Beast Kings. The bodies of the Beast Kings and Corpse Demons were too heavily tainted by the miasma and are highly poisonous, so they can only be discarded. But from them, I obtained a total of 39 pieces of Blood Jade Crystal, and in addition gained over 4,000 high-quality Blood Jade Pearls;

In addition, I selectively harvested seventy-eight types of vegetation in the depths. They should all have medicinal value. Once I return to Xia City and have them identified, they can be put to use.”

With the Strong Experience Card active, Xia Hong could be said to have squeezed every last bit of value out of the place. Over the past two months, he hadn’t just gone crazy hunting Beast Emperors and Corpse Demons; whenever he encountered any special vegetation that he felt might have medicinal value, he would directly pluck it.

”Also, there are 50 Qingxun Tree Vines. Originally there were three complete Qingxun Tree Seedlings with vines, but unfortunately the Yellow Mustard Bag didn’t have enough space. In order to load other things, I discarded two halfway and kept this one to bring back. Whether for research or to attempt transplantation, it should be enough...”

The total space of the Yellow Mustard Bag was only 5 cubic meters; being able to fit this much was already no easy feat. To be any greedier really wouldn’t be appropriate.

”Of course, aside from these, the biggest gain is my bones—they’ve completely reached perfection. With Mid-stage of Xianyang cultivation and 75 Jun of strength, looking across the Moao River, there’s no one who can compare to me, not even the top three on the Heavenly List!”

Xia Hong used Inner Vision to look at the bones beneath his flesh and blood, a flash of excitement passing through his eyes.

The bones within his body were still the same dark red, but they now carried a texture close to colored glaze, and the energy fluctuations emanating from within were several times more vast and majestic than before.

”Bone Appearance height of seven zhang eight. Over the past two months, although my cultivation has increased a lot, it hasn’t brought any boost in actual combat strength. All of my power-up came from my bones reaching perfection. Next, if I want to increase my strength, I can only find ways through the Washing Marrow Pill and the Twelve Blood Scripture Skills—but that can only give small improvements. If I really want a large boost, I still need to break through to Late-stage Xianyang as soon as possible.”

After pondering for a moment, Xia Hong suddenly sensed something. His expression first sank slightly, then he focused his attention on the patterns on his bones, and his expression instantly froze.

On the outside of his bones was wrapped a layer of mysterious lines like molten lava; this was the original source of the name ”Bone Burning.”

Yet at this moment, that layer of lines on the outside of his bones, apart from being a little deeper than before, actually showed no other changes.

”This...”

Bewilderment instantly spread across Xia Hong’s face. His expression had suddenly darkened just now because he had noticed that the medicinal effect of the Bone Burning Pill had completely worn off, so he wanted to see what changes his bones had actually undergone.

He remembered very clearly that when he encountered that Three-headed Wolf Emperor and swallowed the Bone Burning Pill, the outer layer of his bones instantly erupted with a heart-drilling pain, as if someone were using a sharp awl to engrave patterns on his bones.

So naturally, after the medicinal effect completely passed, the exterior of his bones should definitely have changed. Dan Poison and the consumption of the bones—back when he bought the Bone Burning Pill, that person from the Treasure Pavilion in Qinghua City had explained it very clearly.

But now, let alone Dan Poison, even his bones didn’t show any sign of being consumed.

The only change was that the original layer of lines on his bones had deepened.

”Bone Burning Pill, Bone Burning—there can’t really be such a coincidence, right?”

Looking at the lines on his bones that were a few shades deeper than before, Xia Hong’s expression shifted from initial disbelief to growing delight, doubt, and confusion, until in the end his expression became extraordinarily colorful.

”So-called Bone Burning Pill is to engrave lines on the bones, thereby forcing the bones to erupt with stronger power. And my Bone Burning physique originally comes with melting patterns, so the Bone Burning Pill merely deepened the existing lines. As for Dan Poison and negative side effects, they don’t exist for me at all?”

By the time Xia Hong reached this guess, his eyes were filled with wild joy and a trembling excitement; he even couldn’t help feeling his mouth go dry.

”No, no, these are all just guesses; I can’t take them as fact. The key is to get a few more Bone Burning Pills to test it. Back in the plain, I focused single-mindedly on hunting Beast Emperors and never carefully examined the precise condition of my bones. I’ll bring a few back to Xia City and have Cheng Feng lead people to research them; then I’ll know!”

When he’d first bought the Bone Burning Pill, Xia Hong had simply thought it was a coincidence. He hadn’t expected that now it would bring him such a huge surprise.

The moment he swallowed the Bone Burning Pill on the Blood Miasma Plain, he had already mentally prepared himself to endure the effects of Dan Poison on his body for the next ten years, and to have his cultivation speed slow down for the following twenty years. Now, realizing that he’d panicked for nothing, the joy in his heart was self-evident.

The most crucial point was that if subsequent tests confirmed that taking the Bone Burning Pill truly had not even the slightest negative impact on him, then things would become even more interesting...

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Xia Hong quickly finished organizing the Yellow Mustard Bag, let out a long breath, and lay back down in the bath barrel.

”In one go, twenty months actually passed. I came here on 25th day of the 8th month, Caiqiu Calendar year 296. Today is the 7th day of the 8th month, which means I’ve been away from Great Xia for almost a full three years now. This is completely different from what I originally anticipated. Xia City over there must be anxious by now!