If it were just Xia Hong who was ahead, that wouldn't be so bad, but now there's also a full two-and-a-half-maned gap with sister-in-law Li Xuanling, so he inevitably felt a bit anxious.

A two-and-a-half-maned gap during a breakthrough means a twenty-maned gap at the Peak of Cold Resistance.

This is still the gap at the Cold Resistance Level, what about the Xianyang Level?

He was already worried about this matter, but now hearing from Xia Hong that there are means to continue increasing strength after the Peak of Cold Resistance, his excitement was understandable.

Seeing Xia Chuan so excited, Xia Hong waved his hand slightly: "Don't get too excited yet, the Twelve Blood Scripture Skills of Muyin Town is the secret of the Lord Family Murong, so let's not think about it for now; the remaining three elixirs come from Jin Mountain, Jiangxia Town, and Bashang Town. Such precious elixirs certainly won't be easily sold by the Three Towns, so we probably won't be able to get them any time soon.

Focus on your cultivation for now and don't spread the news. Once we've resolved the Longshan Silver Mine issue, I'll go over to Wuyuan and see, if we can get in touch with Jiangxia Town early, there might be a chance."

"Understood, big brother!"

Xia Chuan's temperament has now become much more composed; he knows that such matters shouldn't be rushed, so he immediately suppressed his excitement and nodded heavily.

"Alright, keep busy! I'm going to set off for Long Mountain in a couple of days, and I'll probably stay there for a while. If anything happens in Xia City, just send someone to send me a message."

Xia Hong finished speaking and didn't wait for Xia Chuan's response. He directly stood up and bypassed the high platform, heading towards the Star-picking Hall at the back.

Stepping onto the suspension stairs connecting to the Star-picking Hall, Xia Hong walked with his head down, deep in thought.

"With 27-maned strength, Zhu Yang can become the dean of the Inspectorate, proving that over twenty-maned strength is considered a core force in Beishuo.

Xia Chuan has 27 manes, Yuwen Dao has 25 manes, while the camp's basic strength above 20 manes seems to be quite limited. Yuan Cheng, Luo Yuan, Li Tiancheng, Hou Jing, Hong Guang, Hong Tian, Hou Tong, Hou Quan, Meng Yi, plus Zhou Yuan and those seven others, totaling around sixteen;

Qiu Peng, Yue Feng, Xu Ning, Lu Yang, Lin Kai, Zhu Shun, and the Zhao Brothers aren't that far behind either; probably next year they'll be there too."

Thinking about it makes sense, without using elixirs, raising basic strength over twenty manes means that during the breakthrough to Cold Resistance Level, the basic strength needs to be over 2.5 manes. In other words, at the very least, one must have the qualification of a Superior Battle Body, and even among them, be one of the best.

Currently, Great Xia's Cold Resistance Level already exceeds five thousand people, but according to the Camp Supply Department's statistics, there are only a little over two hundred Superior Battle Bodies, accounting for less than five percent of the total, which is terribly low.

"However, with the support of the Holy Pattern Bloodline, the real combat power of these people can increase by about thirty percent, plus the boost from Martial Arts Skills and the Long Fist Four Forms, there's still room for improvement in combat power. Compared to the Nine Towns, the only drawback now is the elixir that broadens the meridians. Once this shortcoming is addressed, the Peak of Cold Resistance's strength will inevitably crush the Nine Towns of the same level. As for the Xianyang Level, although Great Xia's quantity isn't good, the quality is beyond reproach!"

When mentioning the Xianyang Level, a rare proud look appeared in Xia Hong's eyes.

According to the information gathered by Lu Yang, each family in the Nine Towns there basically has two Xianyang Level. Compared to them, Great Xia currently only has one Xianyang Level, which naturally seems somewhat isolated and weak.

But while the quantity isn't enough, in terms of quality...

The brief confrontation with Yang Fa gave Xia Hong a clear understanding.

He could see clearly that Yang Fa was a Silver Bone Xianyang Level, who only broke through twenty years ago and now only has a little over 400-maned strength. From this, it can be deduced that the Xianyang Level masters in the Nine Towns won't have very strong abilities.

"There may not be anyone stronger than me, but none of them likely had over a thousand-maned strength just at the initial breakthrough like I did."

Arriving at this conclusion put Xia Hong's mind at ease.

According to the news sent back by Lu Yang and Xu Ning, the Moao Nine Towns have never ceased their outward expansion.

The Northern Three Towns have an advantageous position for expansion to the north;

Although the middle Four Towns are confined, their exploration of the Moao Mountain Range ranks among the top in the Nine Towns;

As for Bashang and Jiangxia Towns, their aquatic resources are abundant, clearly surpassing the other Eight Towns in water exploration. Among them, if not for the barriers from Dajue Temple, Jiangxia Town might have long entered the Pingxi Plain along the North Shore.

Aggressive expansion aims at improving strength. From this, one can see that the camps that have developed to town-scale are basically not those willing to be ordinary. Although Great Xia has the advantage through the East Ridge Secret Passage, acquiring early intelligence on the Nine Towns, who knows what the future holds?

As long as my strength holds steady, it guarantees that Great Xia remains undefeated.

For Xia Hong, that's enough.

As for direct confrontations in the future, that's something to deal with when the time comes.

Finished with the suspension stairs, Xia Hong soon arrived at the front gate of the Star-picking Hall. He sensed the surroundings slightly, before deciding not to go to the back residence but to ascend the Star-picking Platform through the entrance behind the main hall.

On the Star-picking Platform, Li Xuanling sat cross-legged on the Enlightenment Divine Lotus with her eyes closed. Her snow-white palace dress under the chilly light emitted a bewitching red glow, complementing the blood-colored medicinal power surrounding her. Considering that perfect face, she indeed presented a breathtaking beauty.

As the medicinal power continuously seeped through her skin membrane into her body, the surrounding red glow gradually weakened, and her powerful aura slowly calmed down. Clearly, she had almost absorbed the medicinal power.

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