Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1315: Chapter 430: Emerging from Seclusion, Hairpin Ceremony and Blunders, Great Xia’s Flourishing Scene and the Eve of an Explosion (Part 2)

“The War Body Bone Appearance completely materialized, daringly speculate that it can correspond to the next great realm, the Venerable Level. But somehow, there’s a Tribulation Body Level in between. Tribulation Body, is it for crossing tribulations?”

Xia Hong’s brows showed a trace of peculiarity; based on these three words alone, this possibility seemed to be the only deduction.

“No, no, I’m still a long way from reaching the late stage; in the current situation, it’ll take at least five or six years. I’m just overthinking; going to the Feudal Town will clarify everything!”

Xia Hong shook his head, laughing wryly. But he quickly remembered something, as his right hand raised gently, a pure white light orb slowly appeared in his palm, and his expression immediately turned excited.

“Being able to break through ahead of time is all thanks to the Incense Fire’s credit!”

Last October, before Xia Hong went into seclusion, he estimated that it would take at least two more years to break through to the mid-stage.

His current breakthrough is truly more than a year ahead!

The reason was the light orb in his hand right now, which was condensed from the Incense Fire sacrifices of everyone in the camp.

Precisely speaking, it’s the credit of the Level 5 Sect Spirit Stele!

[Special Function 5: As the sole Grand Sect, the host can enjoy an annual Incense Fire Cultivation boost, whose effect correlates with the number of devotees and their devoutness.]

This unexpected joy essentially stemmed from last year’s population surge!

Last September, the final wave of integration at Bashang exceeded 900,000 in population.

These newly integrated people wouldn’t immediately set up steles for sacrifices upon joining Great Xia, but after a year, they all began establishing steles for sacrifices in the Sect Temple.

In May, when assisting Li Xuanling in impacting the Xianyang Level, Xia Hong thought of this, and thus instructed Xia Chuan to advance the date for the Sect rituals to August fifth this year.

Firstly, he intended to seize this round of Sacrificial Ritual coinciding with the population surge to impact the mid-stage of Xianyang; secondly, he didn’t want to miss his children’s hair pinning ceremony.

“Xuanling has broken through too, Exotic Ice Bone, although its power is only 9 Jun, but it’s the same level as my Bone Burning. At her peak of Cold Resistance Level, she only lacked 4 hoof strength compared to me, but upon breaking through to the Xianyang Level, she opened up a gap of 1 Jun. Aptitude indeed determines so much, trying to make up for it is exceedingly difficult.”

Xia Hong sighed lightly, then suddenly thought of something, quickly leaping out of the Divine Lotus and swiftly flying towards the direction of the Sect Temple Holy Platform.

“Almost forgot, the two little ones would have blamed me!”

He hurried to exit seclusion today, not wanting to miss his children’s hair pinning ceremony, almost lost in excitement and forgetting completely.

The Sect Temple is just behind the Star-picking Platform, only about three hundred meters apart, and Xia Hong naturally arrived in a flash, quickly flying above the Holy Platform.

At this moment, the grand sect’s Holy Platform was hosting the hair pinning ceremony for Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng.

The ceremony was nearing its end, with Li Xuanling currently helping the two little ones fix their hair. She originally intended to do her daughter’s hair first, but Xia Yuyao’s little mouth pouted high up, looking aggrieved, clearly unwilling to go first. Conversely, Xia Yusheng was full of excitement, seeing his sister unwilling to go first, he directly walked under Li Xuanling and turned the back of his head to her.

Xia Hong guessed half right.

Clearly, only Xia Yuyao was blaming him.

Xia Yusheng was finally six years old today, fully thinking about cultivation matters, had long clean forgotten his father.

Xia Hong appeared above, naturally the first to notice was Li Xuanling, followed by Xia Chuan, Yuwen Dao and the 300-plus people below.

They watched as the increasingly powerful Xia Hong slowly descended, knowing the lord’s power had grown further, faces full of excitement and exhilaration, they bowed in sync and saluted:

“Congratulations to the lord on his mastery of divine skills, may the lord live ten thousand years, may Great Xia thrive eternally!”

A group of children were startled, but soon reacted, looked up at the slowly descending Xia Hong, also joined their fathers in shouting:

“Congratulations to the lord on his mastery of divine skills, may the lord live ten thousand years, may Great Xia thrive eternally!”

On the Holy Platform, Xia Yuyao’s tense little face immediately blossomed into a smile upon seeing her father, she darted towards him, teasingly glanced at her brother, proudly said, “Daddy, quickly help Ah Yao pin her hair!”

“Ahem…”

Xia Yusheng puffed his cheeks in a fit, subconsciously also wanted to rush to his father, but before he could act, he was stopped by a gentle cough from his mother Li Xuanling, who was finishing his hair.

“Ceremony complete!”

Today’s hair pinning ceremony wasn’t only for Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng, but also for their large niece Xia Yuning. Xia Chuan, still the main celebrant, loudly announced the completion after finishing pinning his daughter’s hair.

Next came the final step, which was Xia Hong’s turn.

“Yuan Cheng, your eyes are almost popping out!”

Seeing Yuan Cheng’s full face of anticipation as he gazed at the offerings on the table, Xia Hong instantly teased him, sparking laughter amongst the crowd below.

Yuan Cheng chuckled and said, “This year’s offerings are bigger than in previous years! I am indeed tempted; if the lord could give me a bit more, that would be wonderful.”

“Giving more wouldn’t do; it’s the same as in previous years, according to noble title!”

Xia Hong replied with a smile, then gently waved his hand at the table, infusing the remaining Incense Fire light orb from his cultivation into the four types of offerings.

The Incense Fire light orb could be used personally, but could also be infused into offerings used in the yearly rituals. Xia Hong had anticipated the strong Incense Fire this year well ahead, which was why he had Xia Chuan prepare extra offerings.