Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 956: Chapter 352: No Need to Rush the Breakthrough, Tender Moments, and Yu Yao’s Little Scheme (Part 3)

After Li Xuanling finished cultivating, she slowly opened her eyes. Upon seeing Xia Hong, a hint of delight clearly flashed across her eyes, but she quickly concealed it and asked calmly:

"When did you get back?"

"Just returned, fifty-one mane, you’re only seventeen mane away from a breakthrough. The cultivation gets slower and slower, doesn’t it?"

When Xia Hong was assessing the strength of the residents in Xia City, he didn’t count his wife. Fifty-one mane, aside from himself, Li Xuanling is the most powerful person in Xia City.

Moreover, her strength is not just a star and a half; it’s almost a definite gap in power compared to the second tier, likely unbridgeable even with Dan Medicine.

"Indeed, it’s getting slower. In the past three months, I’ve only improved by about one and a half mane. It may take up to three years to raise the remaining seventeen mane, and even then, it’s not certain. I’m much slower than you."

Upon hearing Li Xuanling’s last remark, Xia Hong chuckled lightly.

Since the birth of their two children in the third year of Great Xia, Li Xuanling had changed significantly. Her attitude towards her husband and Great Xia has noticeably shifted, and she’s become more attentive to camp matters.

The only constant is her pride.

In the past four years, every time Xia Hong retreated for closed cultivation, she would immediately go to the Martial Arts Pavilion for closed cultivation, showing a clear desire to compete and catch up in strength.

Now that Xia Hong has broken through to Xianyang, the gap between them hasn’t narrowed but has significantly widened, leaving Li Xuanling with inevitable feelings of frustration.

"Don’t be discontent; your cultivation speed can easily surpass everyone in Xia City. Your talent is naturally not as good as mine; being slower than me is normal."

"Hmph!"

Li Xuanling naturally sensed that Xia Hong was deliberately provoking her, but her inherently proud nature meant she was still irritated, even if she knew. With a cold snort, she promptly stated: "Don’t get too complacent. When I break through, it’s still uncertain who will be stronger."

Xia Hong laughed heartily, walked up to her, gently embraced her, and said with a smile:

"Then I’ll wait for you to break through and see who is stronger."

Li Xuanling instinctively twisted but didn’t resist further once Xia Hong applied a little more force. She merely blushed softly, leaning lightly into his embrace.

Recalling the Illusion Realm created by the Sumeru Monster, Xia Hong looked down at his wife, a trace of tenderness flickering in his eyes. He tightened his embrace slightly, cherishing this rare moment of warmth.

Li Xuanling noticed Xia Hong’s unusual demeanor. Although her expression was a bit strange, she didn’t inquire further, merely closed her eyes and quietly lay in his arms.

A moment later, Xia Hong recalled something and asked softly: "Do you think there’s still room for expansion in your meridians?"

Li Xuanling pondered for a moment and replied: "There should be, but I believe the upper limit for improvement is not high. My meridian width is already different from the norm, and further expansion may not be substantial."

Upon hearing this, Xia Hong nodded, then recounted his journey to Beishuo.

Only after listening did Li Xuanling understand why he had asked this previously. She replied thoughtfully: "The potential of the human body inherently depends on the skin membrane, the flesh and blood, the meridians, and the bones—these four components. The Battle Body Talent is just a combination of these four parts, which is naturally linked to the inherent width of the meridians. Both our talents are considered top-notch, and even with Dan Medicine, further improvement might not be significant. The three types of Dan Medicine you mentioned probably would have negligible impact.

However, the Twelve Blood Scripture Skills from Muyin Town don’t seem to be a technique for widening meridians, and might have some use for us."

Upon hearing Li Xuanling’s comments, Xia Hong nodded slightly. Yesterday, after extracting information about those Dan Medicines from Zhu Yang, his first thought had been about his own usability, reaching a similar conclusion to Li Xuanling’s.

In hindsight, it’s understandable. After breaking through to the Xianyang Level, his strength multiplied more than tenfold, entirely due to the bones, with no changes in the meridians. Even with Dan Medicine to widen the meridians, his enhancement would likely be minimal.

Not even a mane increase; even adding nine manes of strength would be negligible, barely making a difference in his power.

"By the way, would you like to know what happens after breaking through to the Xianyang Level?"

"Of course, I wanted to ask you on the day of your breakthrough."

Recalling the day of Xia Hong’s breakthrough, Li Xuanling’s eyes showed a hint of irritation, clearly blaming him for not even giving notice before flying off.

Xia Hong chuckled and explained the bone differences and strength enhancements after breaking through to the Xianyang Level.

Li Xuanling listened with increasing astonishment. She had instinctively sensed on Xia Hong’s breakthrough day that their strength levels were no longer in the same league. However, upon hearing Xia Hong’s current strength exceeding one thousand mane, her heart inevitably trembled.

Then, after the shock, came an intense sense of pride and joy.

After all, no matter how powerful Xia Hong becomes, he’s still her husband and the father of her two children.

After he finished speaking, Xia Hong remembered something else and asked with a smile:

"What kind of trouble have the two little ones gotten into?"

When he arrived at the Star-picking Hall’s entrance, he sensed that the two little ones were quietly sitting in their room reading and writing.

Though supposedly reading and writing, Xia Yusheng was obviously dozing off;

Xia Yuyao’s lips were pouting high, eyes glistening with tears. In the entire Great Xia, only Li Xuanling could make her cry.

Upon hearing Xia Hong’s inquiry, Li Xuanling seemed slightly irritated, grousing:

"These two kids are getting increasingly mischievous. In broad daylight, Sheng’er pretended to sleep to trick Han Shuang, secretly made a rope from clothes, and sneaked down the window of the Star-picking Hall using the Black Feather Cover, almost reaching the Sect Temple."