Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 417 Sixth Birthday, A Traveling Painter, Population Surge, Body Robbery and Venerable One
The fifth day of the tenth month in the eighth year of the Great Xia Dynasty

As soon as night fell, at the Yuan residence in the inner city.

"Hahaha, I'm finally six years old!"

Shi Lu was setting up a banquet with six maids on the first floor when she heard an exaggerated and excited shout from upstairs, and a smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Young master, you're still naked! Put your clothes on before you go downstairs."

"I forgot, I forgot."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Hearing the conversation between the maid upstairs and young Yuan Shao, Shi Lu and the six maids beside her couldn't help but laugh.

"Young master has been looking forward to this for a year now, and he has finally arrived."

"Not only the young master, but all his peers in the inner city are now particularly fond of comparing who turns six first. How can you compare things like that? Hahaha..."

"You can only officially begin cultivating at the age of six, there's no other way!"

"I know. I heard it's a new trend started by the Second Prince this year. Whenever he meets someone his age, he asks them their exact age. Many people his age in the inner city are following suit. Young Master often plays with the Second Prince, so it goes without saying."

Thump thump thump...

The maids' laughter and chatter were interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps coming down the stairs behind them. They immediately turned around and looked towards the stairs with their mistress, Shi Lu, and their eyes lit up slightly.

Yuan Shao, who had just turned six, was running down the stairs with great excitement on his face.

Although he was only six years old, Yuan Shao was already over 1.3 meters tall, far exceeding his peers in the camp, and his imposing physique was already beginning to show.
He was dressed in a well-tailored black summer suit with silver thread interwoven at the collar and cuffs. A pendant hung at his waist, and on the back was a young demon sheep pattern embroidered in red thread. The demon sheep was in a fierce posture with its claws outstretched and its six horns on its forehead extended to Yuan Shao's left chest, as if it were lying on his shoulder. It was lifelike, beautiful and majestic.

He also carried a double-edged giant axe on his back.

Of course, it's a custom-made, miniature version.

As Yuan Shao descended the stairs, remembering that it was his sixth birthday, he immediately suppressed his excitement, stood up straight, and coughed to clear his throat. Then, looking at Shi Lu with a slightly formal expression, he asked, "Mother, have His Highness and my friends arrived yet?"

"Pfft..."

Seeing her son deliberately acting like a little adult, Shi Lu couldn't help but burst out laughing. As soon as she laughed, all the maids around her, who were trying not to laugh, immediately joined in.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Shi Lu immediately pulled Yuan Shao into her arms, took the giant axe off his back without saying a word, and said with a laugh, "You little devil! You're only six years old, and you dare to act all old and wise with your mother. What will you do when you grow up a few more years?"

Amidst her laughter and scolding, she had already removed the giant axe from Yuan Shao's back. Seeing her son's reluctant expression, she couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke the small bun on his head, smoothing out all the disheveled black hair that had become messy from rushing downstairs. Then, with a tender expression, she said, "The bun-adding ceremony is coming soon. You can't be so reckless anymore. Your father and maternal grandfather haven't arrived yet, so how can His Highness come so quickly? Sit here for a while, and don't run around. I've hired a painter today to paint your portrait later."

As the population of the Great Xia Dynasty continues to grow, the number of new-generation descendants is also increasing rapidly. In order to better manage and regulate these new-generation descendants, the "Xia Rites: Ritual System Chapter" stipulates:

Before the age of six, children can only tie up part of their hair. After turning six and undergoing the hair-tying ceremony, they can tie up all their hair. Then, after turning fifteen and undergoing the capping ceremony, they are considered adults and can go out alone without adult accompaniment.

Yuan Shao wasn't usually a particularly impulsive person, but he was just too excited to turn six today. His mother's gentle persuasion calmed him down immediately. However, when he heard that they were going to paint his portrait, he immediately pouted and said with a bitter expression, "Painting my portrait again... Mother, I don't want to paint it!"

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As the population of the Great Xia Dynasty grew, all sorts of talents began to emerge, and painters were one of them.

Drawing is an extremely important skill. Regardless of the size of the camp, almost everyone who can go out knows a little bit about it.

The reason is simple: whether you're gathering, hunting, or exploring and drawing, you need to know some drawing skills. For example, when the Great Xia Dynasty was compiling the Records of Frost Beasts in its early days, Xia Hong himself also took part in it. Of course, he didn't have much talent in this area, and the final result was disastrous.

However, just because Xia Hong can't do it doesn't mean that others can't.

The invention of paper in the first year of the Great Xia Dynasty greatly promoted the development of the painting profession, but at that time, this skill was at most only used for recording hunting and gathering, and for geomancy drawing.
However, with the rapid increase in population and talent in Xia City in recent years, the skills of painters have become increasingly refined, and the application of painting as a skill has begun to expand to people's livelihoods.

The incident began when Bai Yunzi, the chief painter of the craftsmen's department, was known for being henpecked. One day last year, he was scolded by his wife again. Feeling extremely angry, he drew a portrait of his wife with her hands on her hips, angrily scolding him, and even labeled it "shrewish woman cursing in the street."

The picture of the shrew cursing in the street was so lifelike that it somehow spread first in the crafts department. Coincidentally, Bai Yunzi's wife was quite good-looking. This amusing story, coupled with that lifelike portrait, quickly spread throughout Xia City.

When the portrait spread, the women in the city were immediately captivated upon seeing it.

The current level of development in Daxia has enabled some women to have the right to love beauty.

Beauty fades and youth is fleeting. Women naturally care about their appearance, so a portrait that can preserve their youthful image for a long time and be looked at from time to time is incredibly attractive to them.

This gave rise to a new business specializing in portrait drawing.

These painters initially focused on painting women, but now they paint for the elderly, men, and children alike, accepting almost anyone who comes their way. I've even heard that a very small number of them have started to fall in love with landscape painting.

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Since his mother, Shi Lu, fell in love with portraits, Yuan Shao has had his portrait painted three times. The reason he resists so much is that he has to maintain the same posture every time his portrait is painted, which takes anywhere from half an hour to an hour. For a child his age, this is simply the most painful thing.

Shi Lu naturally understood why her son was resistant, and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, this time I've hired a very talented painter. You don't have to stand still; she only needs to glance at you."

Yuan Shao was taken aback upon hearing this, and a look of confusion immediately appeared on his face.

The maid beside her seemed to know something and immediately asked curiously, "Madam, could it be that you invited that Miss Chu from the outer city?"

Seeing Shi Lu nod, the maids immediately started talking.

"So it's Miss Chu! I've heard quite a bit about her. These days, she charges at least 500 taels for a painting."

"That Miss Chu has become incredibly famous lately. I heard that even Bai Yunzi, the chief painter of the Craftsmen's Workshop, went to visit her ten days ago."

"I heard that her paintings can even move!"

"It moves? That's amazing!"

Upon hearing that the painting by Miss Chu could move, Yuan Shao immediately perked up, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"That's right! Not only the people in the painting, but even the scenery moves. I've heard it's quite expensive, costing 1000 taels for a single painting!"

Upon hearing the price of 1000 taels, Yuan Shao couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Although he was young, he came from a wealthy family and lived in the inner city, not far from the main hall of the Ministry of Supplies, so he had some knowledge of prices.

Currently, one tael of silver can be exchanged for 10 contribution points. 1000 taels would be 1 contribution points, which is definitely a considerable amount.

"Madam, the young masters have arrived!"

Suddenly, a maid's voice came from outside the hall.

"Mom, I'll go open the door!"

Before Shi Lu could speak, Yuan Shao, who had just been calmed down by her, rushed to open the door. Seeing her son so excited, Shi Lu smiled and said nothing, slowly walking towards the door.

Yuan Cheng had already been promoted to the seventh-rank Qingming Viscount, so the Yuan family mansion was expanded to 600 square meters according to the seventh-rank standard. It was about twenty meters from the main hall to the gate. Shi Lu had only walked a few meters from the gate when Yuan Shao led a large group of nearly thirty of his peers into the mansion.

Among the children, not many were over six years old. Including Yuan Shao, there were six, leaving more than twenty others. They all looked at Yuan Shao with obvious envy in their eyes.

Seeing the envy in the children's eyes, and knowing that they were all looking forward to turning six and starting their cultivation, Shi Lu couldn't help but chuckle, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.

The destruction of the Tashan Stone Camp was only ten years ago. Among the hundreds of people slaughtered by the wooden puppets, there were many children about the same age as these children. If they hadn't died then, they could be living the same kind of life today.

"Greetings, Aunt Yuan!"

In a daze, Shi Lu was awakened by the voices of the children. She looked down at the group of children aged four to eight, her eyes full of affection. She couldn't help but step forward and rub Yue Yuan's cheek at the front, and smiled at the children, "Good children, get up quickly! You don't need to bow to Aunt Yuan. You're all here to celebrate Shao'er's birthday today, so you're all guests. Aunt Yuan has prepared some snacks for you in the side hall. Shao'er, go and take your friends to play!"

Yue Yuan, being the oldest, blushed slightly when his cheek was pinched, which caused a burst of laughter from his friends.

"Come on, come with me to the side hall, and I'll show you all my strength!"

However, Yuan Shao, the young master, seemed rather impatient at this moment. Upon hearing his mother's words, he immediately led everyone to the side hall.

As she watched the group of children walk towards the side hall, Shi Lu's face was full of smiles.

Even in the inner city, families wouldn't let children this young run around freely, so those Yuan Shao summoned tonight were mostly neighbors.

It should be noted that the Yuan family mansion was almost next to the main hall of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the neighbors on both sides were naturally not ordinary people.

Shi Lu recognized almost all of the twenty-seven children in front of her.

For example, there's Yue Yuan, who's eight years old, and his six-year-old brother Yue Bo, who are Yue Feng's eldest and second sons; then there's Xu Cheng, who's seven, and Xu Ping, who's four, who are Xu Ning's two sons; then there's Qiu Peng's eldest son Qiu Hong and second son Qiu Yang; Lin Kai's eldest son Lin Shou, second son Lin Lie, and third son Lin Meng; Lu Yang's eldest son Lu Yuzhou and second son Lu Yufan; and her eldest nephew, Shi Yuan, who'll be six years old soon...

"Madam, Miss Chu has arrived!"

Shi Lu returned to the main hall and had just finished instructing two maids to go to the side hall to watch over the children when she heard a sound outside the door.

She quickly wiped her hands and called out to the door, "Please come in!"

Soon, a maid led a plain-looking young woman dressed in light blue clothes to the entrance of the main hall.

The woman in green had dark skin and had been looking around the furnishings of the Yuan residence since she entered, her eyes filled with surprise. She was clearly stunned. Only when she reached the entrance of the main hall and saw Shi Lu in her magnificent dress did she immediately lower her head and bow slightly nervously, saying, "Painter Chu Yan'er greets Madam Yuan!"

Shi Lu did not show any discrimination because of Chu Yan'er's clothes and appearance. At this moment, she only had curiosity in her eyes and asked with a smile: "Miss Chu's name is very famous. I finally meet you today. I heard that you can paint with just one glance and the paintings can even move. May I ask if this is true?"

"A few unsavory and ingenious skills, Madam, you flatter me. My memory is quite good. Painting can indeed be done with just a glance. As for the portrait moving, it's just a matter of some light and shadow techniques. The painter Baiyunzi saw through it ten days ago."

Shi Lu couldn't understand either, but she was certain that the painting the other party had made was truly animated. Her expression immediately became even more curious. She nodded, first sized up Chu Yan'er, and then called over two maids. She said to Chu Yan'er, "Go with the maids to the side hall. My Shao'er and his friends are all here. Why don't you paint a picture of children playing? Can you do that?"

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Chu Yan'er's eyes, and she nodded emphatically, saying, "Yan'er will do her utmost to satisfy Madam!"

Shi Lu showed a hint of satisfaction and continued, "I heard that you charge 1000 taels for painting in the outer city. I'll give you 1500 taels. If the painting is good enough, I can add a little more."

Chu Yan'er immediately beamed with joy and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you, Madam!"

It seems Xiang Liang was right. They really are from the far north and haven't seen much of the world. If they hadn't come to the Great Xia, their painting skills would probably have been buried forever.

Seeing Chu Yan'er's reaction, Shi Lu immediately remembered what Xiang Liang had said to her when introducing Chu Yan'er. She nodded and told the two maids to take Chu Yan'er over right away.

"Miss Chu, please come with me!"

Chu Yan'er immediately followed the two maids and walked towards the side hall.

Shi Lu, and even the two maids, didn't notice that as soon as Chu Yan'er turned around, all the awkwardness and tension on her face vanished instantly, replaced by excitement and deep joy in her eyes.

"It's truly effortless! All my hard work painting in the outer city for half a month was worth it. Now I can not only explore the inner city, but also paint portraits of the core high-ranking members of the Great Xia Dynasty. As long as I can capture them all in the paintings..."

Beneath Chu Yan'er's calm expression lay a heart full of joy.

On the 19th of last month, she and six others, including Chen Yimou, successfully infiltrated Xia City as sojourners, only to find that they could only move around in the outer city and could not even enter the inner city, let alone spy on the true situation of the Great Xia.

So she could only rely on her painting skills to attract attention. She was by nature a person who preferred quality over quantity, and coupled with her extreme devotion to painting, she would only produce one painting every six months at most in Chencang. But in the first half month, she painted portraits for no less than a hundred people. The psychological torment this caused her can be imagined.

However, when Xiang Liang came to inform her yesterday that Madam Yuan of the inner city wanted to celebrate the birthday of her eldest son Yuan Shao and invited her to the Yuan residence to paint, Chu Yan'er knew that the past half month had not been in vain.

"Yesterday we only had some doubts, but now we can be basically certain. The mansion is so close to the main hall, so this Madam Yuan is the wife of Yuan Cheng, the head of the jurisdiction of the Eight Tribes of the Great Xia."

“Miss Chu, look, that’s my young master Yuan Shao. The other twenty-seven are young masters from various families in the inner city.”

As Chu Yan'er pondered, she was led to the entrance of a side hall by two maids. Following the direction the maids pointed, she looked through the window and saw a group of children playing with swords and spears inside the hall. Her gaze suddenly sharpened.

"Okay, then I'll start painting right here!"

Chu Yan'er remained calm, opened her bag, took out a blank scroll, laid it on the table that the maid had prepared, and then reached into her bosom to take out a black paintbrush and began to paint.

"Those in the Great Xia who have the Cold Resistance level of cultivation seem to have awakened a special defense mechanism similar to bloodline, which can prevent me from capturing their form with my paintbrush. However, those in the Woodcutting and Earth Digging realms basically do not have this situation. In other words, people with lower cultivation levels do not yet possess this bloodline."

The oldest of these children is only eight years old and has just broken through to the Earth-Digging Realm, meaning that capturing their form is no problem at all!

As her expression brightened, Chu Yan'er's movements quickened.

In less than half an hour, the originally blank scroll was filled with not only all the furnishings in the side hall, but also the candlelight, which was incredibly clear. Twenty-eight children, some moving and some still, some jumping and some talking, joking and playing with knives and guns, all vivid and lively images leaped off the paper, and the creation of the portrait was clearly nearing completion.

The only thing missing is 28 pairs of eyes.

The two maids beside her were already stunned, looking at Chu Yan'er with great anticipation, just waiting for her to dot the last 28 pairs of eyes.

Chu Yan'er's eyes flickered slightly. After raising her paintbrush, she first touched the face of Yuan Shao, who was in the very center of the painting, clearly intending to add the finishing touch to his features.

But just as she put down her brush and began to add the finishing touch...

Yuan Shao, who was wielding an axe in the side hall, suddenly had three blood-red vertical cloud-like patterns appear between his brows. Not only Yuan Shao himself, but also the other 27 children in the hall did not notice.

laugh…………

The moment cloud patterns appeared between Yuan Shao's brows, Chu Yan'er outside was already in a daze. Her paintbrush was hovering less than half an inch from the scroll, and no matter what she did, she just couldn't bring herself to make a mark.

"He's only six years old and he's already awakened this bloodline... this..."

The moment Chu Yan'er saw the sacred mark between Yuan Shao's eyebrows, her expression immediately darkened. But before she could finish her internal monologue, she suddenly realized something, her body stiffened, and she froze on the spot.

"Miss Chu, what's wrong?"

"Miss Chu, why did you stop painting?"

Chu Yan'er had a bead of cold sweat on her forehead. She couldn't answer the two maids' questions at all. She could clearly feel that three pairs of eyes were watching her quietly from not far away.

After a rapid thought, she put the black paintbrush in her hand into her pocket, then subtly took out another paintbrush and began to add the finishing touches to the 28 children on the painting.

This time, nothing unusual happened, and all 28 pairs of eyes were lit.

The moment the finishing touch was done, a lifelike and vivid picture of children playing was quietly created.

"Wow!"

"What a vibrant painting! No, Qing'er, look at it from a different angle. The young men in this painting are actually moving!"

The two maids quickly noticed the unusual thing about the painting. When they saw that the 28 children in the painting were actually moving according to their perspective, their pupils were filled with astonishment. Finally, they turned to look at the ordinary-looking Chu Yan'er with respect on their faces.

“Miss Chu, I’m sure Madam will love the painting.”

"Miss Chu's painting skills are truly remarkable."

Faced with the praise from the two maids, Chu Yan'er forced a smile, nodded, put away the scroll, and followed the two maids toward the main hall, intending to show it to her mistress.

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On the top floor of the main residence of the Yuan family, three figures stood on the windowsill, one in front and two behind.

The three men stared intently at Chu Yan'er downstairs.

Standing at the front was Xia Hong, behind him were Yuan Cheng, who looked somewhat nervous, and Xia Chuan, whose brows were furrowed.

"There's something wrong with this Chu Yan'er. Her appearance is fake, her Earth-Digging Realm strength is fake, and the six people traveling with her are probably all suspicious. Investigate them!"

"I obey my orders!"

Yuan Cheng's expression relaxed only after Chu Yan'er left. He then immediately cupped his hands and looked at Xia Hong with a guilty expression, saying, "As the head of the garrison, I have failed in my duty to manage my household properly, allowing outsiders to infiltrate the inner city. I beg the lord to punish me!"

"Alright, now that we've decided to open it up to the public, we can't keep everything under strict guard. Even without this woman, someone else would have sneaked in sooner or later."

Xia Hong waved his hand slightly, paused, and continued, "However, it's really not right for your Shi Lu to let an outsider come into contact with so many children, especially so many children with sensitive identities. You should have a good talk with her."

Although he didn't know what the woman's paintbrush was for, Xia Hong could tell that the final touch was definitely dangerous. Luckily, Yuan Shao and his kids had all grown holy marks; if the woman had succeeded, who knows what kind of disaster would have ensued.

"Rest assured, my lord, I will certainly give her a good scolding!"

Yuan Cheng's face was full of anger. He naturally understood this reasoning. Just now, it wasn't just his Yuan Shao who was down there; Xu Ning, Lin Kai, Yue Feng, Lu Yang, and others' children were also there. If something had gone wrong, he would have been held responsible even if he died a thousand times over.

"Alright, there's no need to curse now. Today is the auspicious day for your eldest son's hair-addition ceremony. Don't spoil their fun. You've come all this way, so enjoy yourself first!"

Xia Hong disappeared immediately after speaking, leaving Yuan Cheng, who was furious, and Xia Chuan, who had a furrowed brow, standing there.

"Leave Chu Yan'er at your residence for now. I will send people to keep an eye on her six companions. I will come over when I have time."

"I obey my orders!"

After giving instructions to Yuan Cheng, Xia Chuan glanced down at Chu Yan'er downstairs before leaving the Yuan residence from the side and walking quickly toward the main hall.

How many districts and administrative centers are currently established in the outer city?

"A total of 22."

The main hall is located on the top floor, in the council hall.

As soon as Xia Chuan walked in, he heard Xia Hong's question. Without thinking, he gave an answer directly. He then assumed that Xia Hong was concerned about the population issue and continued with a smile: "The migration from Ba Shang has ended. The population of the entire Xia City has surged to 258 million. The 18 districts in the East City are already full. Currently, the North City is being filled, and four districts have already been established."

【Population: 2589134】

Xia Hong shook his head slightly. Even with the system, Xia Chuan's control over the population data of the Great Xia might not be as accurate as his. He asked how many districts there were, not to find out the population.

"22. On average, each administrative center needs about a hundred or so administrators. That means that, including all the external outposts, there should be close to a thousand people holding official positions in the Great Xia right now?"

Xia Chuan was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded and said, "About right. There are currently 892 people holding official positions."

The term "having a position" refers to people with official ranks. There are also many people working under the eight ministries and various departments. If we calculate it this way, the number of people would probably increase by three to four times.

"That means there are at least two or three thousand people involved in management. Our camp currently has a total of over eight thousand Cold-resistant level personnel. After deducting those in the military, there are probably only three thousand left. In other words, there are less than a thousand Cold-resistant level personnel left who are responsible for hunting?"

Upon hearing this question, Xia Chuan immediately lowered his head and fell into thought.

With the migration of people from Ba Shang, the number of people in the Great Xia's Cold Resistance level has increased by more than 500, bringing the total number to more than 8200; the number of people at the Digging Realm Limit is even greater, currently exceeding 31000.

Those who hold official positions are, needless to say, among the best in the cold-weather gear category;
As for those who can work under the Eight Departments and the Eight Offices in their respective jurisdictions, they must at least be at the Cold Resistance level.

Of course, this doesn't mean these people don't hunt anymore; it's just that they have management duties to perform, so they certainly don't have as much time to spend hunting as others, and at most they can only complete the minimum tasks each month.

So Xia Hong's calculation was actually correct; there are now less than a thousand Cold-resistant level hunters left in the camp.

"The population has suddenly surged to nearly 260 million. Not to mention absorbing more people, even if it grows naturally, the speed is very fast. The Department of Operations and Supplies is already saying that resources are tight, and that we should not add any more jurisdictions for the time being."

I have already spoken to Qiu Peng and asked him to exchange for more basic cultivation resources when trading with the Six Northern Towns to make up for the shortage in the supply department;

The number of Cold-Resistant level cultivators at the camp is still insufficient. The Martial Arts Pavilion will continue to supply them with peak Earth-Digging Realm cultivators for the next year, striving to cultivate as many Cold-Resistant level cultivators as possible.

"I obey my orders!"

"There's no need to rush into luring the Eight Towns into an alliance with us. We can take it slow. We currently know almost nothing about the Chencang and Caiqiu families. Anyway, these two families won't be coming over for the time being. Sending more spies will at most cause some trouble among the Nine Towns. They won't accomplish anything significant. There's no need to worry about them."

Chencang?

Xia Chuan was stunned upon hearing this, then realized something and asked with a happy expression, "Big brother, Mu Longhe has given in?"

Seeing Xia Hong nod in confirmation, Xia Chuan immediately laughed and shook his head, saying, "It's not surprising. That idiot Duan Hong took Mu Qingyu's position as head of the academy in just over half a month and replaced her with Duan Xing. Judging from the news that Mu Qinghe's position as deputy commander is about to be lost, Mu Longhe will be disheartened when he hears this news. It would be too stupid of him not to switch sides with us!"

"Hahaha……"

Xia Hong laughed a few times and said, "Don't blame Duan Hong for being stupid. He and Yang Zun both thought that Mu Longhe had lost both arms and was a cripple. They never expected that you had the ability to reattach severed arms. Mu Longhe got three Saint Vein Pills on credit from the supply department. Now his injuries are almost as good as Xiang Fuhai's."

This means that the Great Xia now has two more Manifestation Yang level beings!

Xia Chuan's expression suddenly brightened, and he immediately asked, "Mu Longhe only told you the name Chen Cang, brother? He didn't say how strong Chen Cang is?"

Of course there’s more than that!

A glint of light appeared in Xia Hong's eyes, but he then shook his head and said, "He only learned about Chencang from Yang Zun, so he doesn't know much about it."

However, judging from the fact that Chen Cang was able to casually send three Xianyang-level warriors to help the three northern towns in April of this year, it can be seen that the vassal-level camps are definitely not lacking in Xianyang-level warriors..."

"Brother, does Mu Longhe know about the realms above the Manifestation Yang level?"

Upon hearing this question, Xia Hong's expression truly brightened, and he nodded emphatically, saying, "After the Manifestation of Yang, comes the Tribulation Body Realm!"

The Body-Shattering Realm!
Upon hearing these three words, Xia Chuan felt a surge of inexplicable awe and admiration, his eyes filled with longing.

At this moment, Xia Hong recalled what he had learned from Mu Longhe last night about the cultivation level after reaching the Xianyang level, and kept shaking his head.

[Special Function 2: The main cauldron can be used to diagnose and heal injuries. Any injury suffered by those below the Venerable Realm can be treated and healed after being diagnosed by the main cauldron.]

Previously, based on the description from the Alchemy Pavilion, Xia Hong mistakenly believed that the next level after the Manifestation Yang stage was the Venerable Prime stage. It was only from Mu Longhe's words that he learned that the next level after the Manifestation Yang stage was the Tribulation Body stage, and only after the Tribulation Body stage was the Venerable Prime stage.

"I guess I've been misled by the system, but..."

Xia Hong first made a complaint, but then his heart became even more excited.

According to his previous understanding of the description, the main cauldron of the alchemy pavilion could at most only heal and save the lives of those at the Xianyang level.

But now he has confirmed that only those at the Tribulation Body level are at the Venerable Phase level, which means that the main cauldron can be used to heal Tribulation Body level experts.

"If used properly, this feature can be a killer weapon!"

(End of this chapter)