Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 941: Chapter 350: Methods to Enhance the Peak of Cold Resistance, Moao’s 10th Town, Beishuo Yang Fa, Nightmare, East Ridge Lu Yun

"Lu Yang, Zhao Hu, what a bold East Ridge, daring to act so recklessly for just a village-level camp. From now on, as I oversee Jingxi, I will keep a close watch on East Ridge alone!"

Having just left Zhu Ling and hurriedly returning to Beishuo, Zhu Yang’s face was ashen. The scene of Lu Yang’s threatening retort kept replaying in his mind, causing his sword-wielding right hand to tremble uncontrollably, reflecting the intense rage within.

But after bowing his head in silent thought for a moment, a trace of apprehension still arose in his eyes.

Unable to tarnish the lord’s name; Zhu Ling wasn’t worth risking for; unwilling to offend Gu Tianxiong and Huang Tianxing; afraid of losing his position as dean...

The reasons for his restraint at Zhu Ling were numerous, but at the heart of it, East Ridge’s strength was simply too formidable, and he wasn’t confident he could directly suppress Lu and Zhao.

"That idiot Zhu Tong didn’t even inform me of their strength beforehand, one with a talent of 17 manes and the other with 19. I didn’t bring a single person..."

After cursing Zhu Tong, Zhu Yang’s expression suddenly became somewhat desolate.

In the end, one must bow to age.

Although his basic strength reached as high as 27 manes, far surpassing Lu and Zhao, his years had caught up with him, and his blood vitality had long entered decline. If Lu and Zhao joined forces, he truly lacked the confidence to take them down.

Moreover, at the advanced age of ninety-three, he wasn’t expected to live many more good years. He still wished to keep his old bones to secure benefits for his clan’s younger generation at the Inspectorate, making as few moves as possible.

Risking life and limb for a distant cousin four or five generations apart, not even in Beishuo City, was clearly not worthwhile.

Sigh...

"What is that?"

A scorching flow of yang energy abruptly interrupted Zhu Yang’s thoughts. He immediately halted, sensing something, and quickly raised his head to the sky, his face instantly filled with shock.

Suspended overhead was a black-clothed man.

The man, appearing middle-aged with an unremarkable appearance, had a slender narrow blade hanging at his waist. He looked down at Zhu Yang with a smile.

Floating in the air; surrounding temperature suddenly rising; such an awe-inspiring aura...

Several thoughts flashed through Zhu Yang’s mind before his body trembled. Without any hesitation, he immediately bowed his head and performed a respectful salute towards the sky:

"Beishuo Prosecution Office Dean Zhu Yang, pays respects to the senior!"

Xia Hong deliberately released his aura to skip the unnecessary steps. Seeing Zhu Yang bow in greeting, he leisurely descended to just over ten meters away and asked with a smile, "No need to be nervous, I’m just passing by. I found your physique curious and have a few questions for you."

Xianyang Level, this was definitely a Xianyang Level expert!

Not from Jin Mountain or Wuchuan, possibly from the Six Towns in the Central South. Why would a Xianyang Level from the Central South visit Beishuo without notice?

"As long as the senior’s questions are not related to Beishuo’s secrets, I vow to tell everything I know!"

Despite his mind being a whirlwind of thoughts, Zhu Yang replied swiftly, fearing Xia Hong’s impatience.

This Beishuo person, quite loyal!

Seeing Zhu Yang already so fearful yet offering such a tactfully firm response, Xia Hong was somewhat surprised. Raising an eyebrow, he smiled and said, "Rest assured, I will not probe into Beishuo’s secrets. I observed that you seem to have only a lower-level combat body qualification and Peak Cold Resistance Cultivation. Typically, such strength shouldn’t exceed 13 manes. How did you attain your strength of 27 manes?"

In the skin remodeling stage, the upper limit of basic strength ranges between 60,000 to 80,000 jin for a lower war body. So, a lower war body breaking through to the Cold Resistance Level shouldn’t have basic strength exceeding 1.6 manes. Beyond that, at the Peak of Cold Resistance Cultivation, the basic strength shouldn’t surpass 12,8 manes. Zhu Yang’s strength was clearly illogical.

Zhu Yang had lived long enough that if someone else had pointed out his lower-level combat body qualification in person, he would have become red-faced. Yet, with Xia Hong highlighting this, he showed no dissatisfaction, instead momentarily hesitating before quickly glancing northwards and explaining:

"A few years ago, I spent a fortune on 13 Tiger Power Pills from Jinshan Town."

"Tiger Power Pill?"

Although Xia Hong had already guessed, hearing the pill’s name still made his eyes light up as he continued to question.

Not from the Xianyang Level of the Six Towns in the Central South.

No, not even from Moao Mountain!

Witnessing Xia Hong’s reaction, Zhu Yang’s mind raced, quickly reaching this conclusion before continuing, "Senior should know that breaking through from the Cold Resistance Level to the Peak requires completing three cycles of blood and flesh reorganization, reaching the limits of blood and flesh strength. Further strength enhancement requires tempering the bone with medicinal power to break through to the Xianyang Level."

However, the bone tempering process is fraught with challenges and consumes immense resources, making it difficult for many to break through in their lifetime. As a result, many people seek to further strengthen their muscles and blood."

While the strength of blood and flesh cannot be increased, it’s been found that widening the muscle veins can also enhance physical strength. However, the vein strength of the Cold Resistance Level is naturally far superior to ordinary people, making widening them no easy task.

Currently, there are only four ways to achieve this in the Moao Nine Towns: Jinshan Town’s Tiger Power Pill, Jiangxia Town’s Dragon Carp Pill, Bashang Town’s Green Cod Pill, and Muyin Town’s Twelve Blood Scripture Skills, an unshared secret."

Since it’s an unshared secret, that method from Muyin Town wouldn’t apply to the people of the other eight towns.

Tiger Power Pill, Dragon Carp Pill, Green Cod Pill...

Xia Hong silently recited the names of the three pills, his expression slightly brightened.