Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 908: Chapter 342: Founding Ceremony, Childhood Sweethearts, Did the Star-picking Hall Catch Fire?

Hong Gang’s Green Wolf Hunting Team has long since upgraded to an Advanced Team. After the upgrade, like other Advanced Teams, they divided the entire team into three groups to target different levels of prey.

Since he took on the military preparations of East Second District, Hong Gang was too occupied to manage everything, so he handed over most of the Hunting Team’s affairs to the Vice Leader. The Han Yang he mentioned was the Vice Leader of the Green Wolf Team.

Hearing his father mention this, Hong Ye’s face immediately showed a hint of pride, and he nodded heavily, saying, "It’s true. My basic strength is now twenty-one thousand jin, and I can hunt low-level Cold Beasts alone with basically no problem."

With his late-stage Cold Resistance cultivation, Hong Gang naturally saw through his youngest son’s basic strength long ago. Seeing his proud face, he nevertheless cautioned, "Indeed, there’s no big issue, but Cold Beasts are cunning, and their life force far exceeds that of humans. In the future, you should be more cautious. It’s better to act with more people and not hunt alone."

"I understand, Dad!"

Hong Ye was certainly aware of these rules and quickly nodded to show he understood.

The three of them walked along the street for a while until they reached the main building, entered the first floor, walked through the open central passage, and quickly passed through the main building, exiting through the back door.

As soon as they stepped out the back door of the main building, Hong Ye looked up at the brightly lit Zhaixing Palace above and couldn’t help but whisper in awe, "The Lord has been in seclusion for nearly four years. It’s said that during these four years, he hasn’t stepped out of Zhaixing Palace even once. Just this determination alone is unmatched in Xia City. No wonder his strength is so formidable!"

Upon hearing this, Hong Gang nodded, a look of astonishment rising on his face. He was also aware of Xia Hong’s seclusion, but his concerns differed from his son’s. What he was currently pondering was how strong Xia Hong would be when he emerged from this seclusion.

The greatness of Lord Xia Hong was something Hong Ye only heard about.

But for him, he had seen it with his own eyes. The most recent instance of Xia Hong making a move was during the Yanglu Realm Beast Tide at the end of the second year of Great Xia.

At that time, the scene of Xia Hong wielding the Cold Blood Blade and slaughtering Advanced Cold Beasts as if he were chopping vegetables still flashed through Hong Gang’s mind. Even today, he could confidently say that probably no one else in Xia City could do the same as Xia Hong.

And it had already been five years since that event.

After being in seclusion for five years, how strong would Xia Hong be when he emerged?

This question arose in Hong Gang’s mind, his eyes full of anticipation.

Behind the main building, above was Zhaixing Palace, and below were the current most important Martial Arts, Alchemy, and Artifact Refining Three Pavilions of Great Xia. Behind the Alchemy Pavilion on the right side, there was an added five-hundred-meter large medicinal field. The space for this field was obtained through digging out the southern mountain wall.

The three of them continued walking along the edge of the medicinal field for another hundred meters.

"We’ve reached the Sect Temple!"

Reminded by Hong Ye’s quiet exclamation, Hong Gang quickly looked ahead, his expression becoming devout instantly. His son Hong Ye and wife Cheng Fang also adopted the same look.

At the deepest part of the valley, unknown when, a square hall over fifty meters high was constructed. The hall was more than thirty meters wide, almost entirely made of iron. The inner and outer walls and ground were coated with golden lacquer, and countless braziers illuminated the entire structure, radiating dazzling golden light, exuding a divine aura that commanded respect.

The hall was divided into three levels, with the top level open to the sky. Above it was a golden platform where ten glowing spiritual tablets stood in an orderly arrangement.

"Entering the Sect Temple, first worship the Sect Master, then offer sacrifices to the sect!"

Hong Gang spoke softly, then respectfully led his wife and son in bowing reverently towards the golden platform above.

After the bow, the family of three slowly walked towards the temple door.

Hong Gang thought his family came early, but upon entering, he discovered that there were already hundreds of people on the first floor of the Sect Temple.

In the middle of the first floor was a circular platform fifteen meters wide, taking up half of the entire hall. The platform held thousands of spiritual tablets, with many empty spots. From the inscriptions on the plaques, it was evident that these were the ancestral tablets of the Xia people.

"Let’s go to the second floor!"

Hong Gang whispered to his wife and son, instantly receiving envious glances from almost everyone present worshiping in the hall.

"Isn’t that Lord Hong’s family?"

"Yes, it’s their family. Lord Hong was ennobled in the second year of Great Xia, and two years ago, he was promoted to the eighth-rank Red Cloud Marquis. When the clan was opened last September, the Hong Family was one of the first to obtain clan establishment qualifications, allowing them to offer sacrifices in the Sect Hall."

"I’ve heard that clan establishment can even enhance cultivation. Is that true?"

"The Minister said it himself, how could it be false? Haven’t you noticed that the younger members of the clan have been cultivating much faster?"

"Being ennobled and establishing a clan can truly bless generations forever!"

"Who in the entire camp doesn’t want to be ennobled? It’s just that military merit is hard to achieve!"

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Hearing the whispers inside the hall, Hong Ye couldn’t help but puff out his chest and followed his father up to the second floor.

The first floor was the Ancestral Hall, while the second floor was the Sect Hall. The arrangement of the Sect Hall was entirely different from the Ancestral Hall; all four walls of the Sect Hall were hollowed out, fitted with thousands of shrines. Along the walls was a spiral staircase leading upwards, allowing access to each shrine.

Though the Sect Hall had many shrines, only a little over a hundred at the top held spiritual tablets, with over ninety percent still empty.

Hong Gang led his wife and son up the spiral staircase, reaching the top, and quickly found their family’s shrine.

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