Chapter 476: Great Xia's rapid progress, military expansion and reform, and a series of coincidences

Xia Hong's shock was not without reason.

After the Earth-Digging Realm limit skin membrane is complete, breaking through to the Cold-Resisting level only requires using the medicinal power of the Yang Yuan Pill to stimulate the flesh and blood under the skin membrane. This breakthrough process is not without difficulty, but the difficulty is basically within the range of human endurance, and the level of difficulty is directly related to the quality of the battle body.

In other words, the better the battle body quality, the greater the pain to endure, the more resources consumed, and the greater the difficulty of breaking through; while the worse the battle body quality, the situation is the opposite. Those most ordinary Cold-Resisting level members, who only have 1 mane strength after breaking through, besides enduring the pain of flesh and blood reorganization, almost have no other difficulties;

But the breakthrough of the Xianyang level is completely different.

First of all, just the threshold of top-grade battle body quality directly blocked more than ninety percent of the Cold-Resisting level members;

Secondly, even if you have top-grade battle body quality, your basic strength cannot be too low. According to normal calculations, the basic strength of the worst top-grade battle body quality during the Cold-Resisting peak period is only 24 mane. If someone foolishly tries to quench bones with 24 mane strength, according to Xia Hong's experience when he broke through, the result would surely be death;

Then there is the supply of resources. Breaking through from the Earth-Digging Realm limit to the Cold-Resisting level does not require the assistance of pills, but the difference between Cold-Resisting and Xianyang is that without matching special pills, most people can't even figure out the method of quenching bones.

Finally, there is the time cost!

Xia Hong remembered very clearly that he officially went into seclusion in the third year of Great Xia, and in August of the fourth year of Great Xia, he increased his basic strength to 72 mane, which was the Cold-Resisting peak period, and then officially began the process of quenching bones.

From August of the fourth year of Great Xia, he went into seclusion until September of the seventh year of Great Xia, and after four full years, he broke through to Xianyang with the Burning Bone Battle Body and officially left seclusion.

Of course, when he broke through that year, there was no Rising Yang Pill, and no experience of predecessors to follow. Everything had to be explored by himself. Furthermore, his Burning Bone surpassed the normal fourth-grade bone phase. Considering these special characteristics, the breakthrough time of four years could be shortened a little more.

But it definitely couldn't be shortened much!

The problem is that even if the breakthrough time is shortened.

But where do the resources, that is, the Rising Yang Pill, come from?

Xia Hong still remembered that he brought back 16 Heavenly Yang Fruits from the White Tiger Pool and the Flood Dragon Nest that year. Cheng Feng refined 36 Rising Yang Pills in the first batch. He gave 15 to Li Ying Xuan Ling, and gave 5 each to Xia Chuan and Yu Wentao. The remaining 11 were all handed over to Qiu Peng and kept in the Camp Needs Department for backup.

19 people breaking through, let alone 11, even 36 was impossible.

Great Xia in these three years must have undergone earth-shaking changes!

While Xia Hong was shocked in his heart, this thought immediately popped into his mind, and for a moment, even the mood of going home became much more urgent.

He slightly suppressed the shock in his heart and continued to ask: "19 people, besides you, who are the other 18?"

Jiang Xinfan had already seen Xia Hong's confusion. Hearing this question, he thought for a moment before giving an answer:

"The year before last, which was the tenth year of Great Xia, on the ninth day of December, the Secretary and Deputy Secretary Director Yu Wen were the first to break through; four months later, in April of the eleventh year of Great Xia, Secretary Yuan Cheng broke through; in June, Deputy Secretary Xu Ning of the Jurisdiction Department and Guarding Official Lu Yang of the East Ridge broke through..."

The breakthrough of Xia Chuan and Yu Wentao was not beyond Xia Hong's expectation. He had already thought of it before coming to Cai Qiu; as for Yuan Cheng, Xu Ning, and Lu Yang, it should be the credit of the Master's viscera. The benefits these three people received were not limited to breaking through the Xianyang level. Thinking that the barrier to breaking through the Jie-body Realm was the five viscera, a smile appeared on Xia Hong's face.

That's already 5, still 13 short. He continued to listen to Jiang Xinfan.

"Originally it should have ended here, because the inventory of Rising Yang Pills in the Camp Needs Department had been used up. But later the Lady took out 6 more, and the Secretary and Deputy Secretary Director Yu Wen also took out 2 each. Secretary Qiu of the Camp Needs Department, Guarding Official Watching Yue Feng of Longshan, and Building Master Xiang Wentian of the Ten Thousand Treasures Building, these three relied on these 10 Rising Yang Pills and broke through successively in September and October of last year..."

Qiu Peng, Watching Yue Feng, Xiang Wentian, three more!

Xiang Wentian, Xia Hong had some impression. He was the grandson of Xiang Fuhai with the best quality. The year Ba Shang was destroyed, he was abolished by Yang Fa's move, and later recovered with the Holy Pulse Pill.

Building Master of the Ten Thousand Treasures Building, originally it was concurrently held by Qiu Peng, the Secretary of the Camp Needs Department. It seems that the position has been handed over to Xiang Wentian now. Thinking of this, Xia Hong asked with great interest: "Xiang Wentian became the Building Master of the Ten Thousand Treasures Building, then what about Xiang Fuhai?"

"Secretary of the Prison Department!"

Hearing Jiang Xinfan's answer, Xia Hong's heart suddenly skipped a beat, then he asked with a questioning face: "Li Lao..."

"The former Secretary of the Prison Department, Lord Li Tiancheng, passed away on the eighth day of April last year. The Secretary posthumously conferred him as a fourth-grade Jade Balance Viscount, and the Lady personally handled Li Lao's funeral according to the Xia etiquette regulations. Li Lao's title has been inherited by his grand-nephew Li Hu."

Li Tiancheng, he really didn't make it.

With the departure of his closest relative, Li Ying Xuan Ling must be very sad!

Xia Hong sighed slightly. Li Tiancheng's departure could only be said to be expected. He had a premonition before coming to Cai Qiu.

Jiang Xinfan saw the desolation on Xia Hong's face and also sighed slightly: "Speaking of which, Li Lao also suffered from age. If he could be even three or four years younger, as long as his Qi and blood didn't enter the decline period, he would have a chance to break through. The subordinate heard later that Li Lao was selfless. Knowing that he had no chance to break through, he didn't use any of the six Rising Yang Pills given by the Lady. It wasn't until he was on his deathbed that he told the truth. Everyone in Great Xia who knew about this was moved, especially Lords Qiu Peng, Watching Yue Feng, and Xiang Wentian, who personally carried the coffin for Li Lao and buried him as a filial son. The grandeur of his funeral, not to mention Great Xia, even the Jiuzhen, was unprecedented."

Li Tiancheng deserves this treatment!

Xia Hong nodded. From the destruction of Longshan to his death, although Li Tiancheng only stayed in Great Xia for more than eight years, all the current judicial criminal laws of Great Xia, including the last established Prison Department, were almost founded by him. His contribution to Great Xia was definitely not small.

"After Xiang Wentian broke through, the Rising Yang Pills in the Camp Needs Department were completely gone. Although Secretary Cheng had 4 Heavenly Yang Fruits in his hands, the auxiliary materials for refining Rising Yang Pills could never be found. Helplessly, in November last year, the Lady, the Secretary, and Deputy Secretary Director Yu Wen took the lead, took all the Xianyang level experts in the camp, and went deep into the interior of Moao Mountain, one to find medicinal materials, and two to find Heavenly Yang Fruits.

I think it was also God's care. The Lady and the Secretary really found two new Heavenly Yang branches, totaling 14 Heavenly Yang Fruits, and even the auxiliary materials were found. Secretary Cheng refined 18 furnaces at once, totaling 54 Rising Yang Pills, and the inventory of the Camp Needs Department suddenly rose.

The ten people who broke through successively later were Luo Yuan, Lin Kai, Zhao Long, Liu Yuan, Hou Jing, Xiang Tianyang, Mu Qinghe, Mu Qingyu, Murong Ping, Murong Yuan, and the last one is the subordinate!"

Xia Chuan, Yu Wentao, Yuan Cheng, Xu Ning, Lu Yang, Qiu Peng, Watching Yue Feng, Xiang Wentian, Luo Yuan, Lin Kai, Zhao Long, Liu Yuan, Hou Jing, Xiang Tianyang, Mu Qinghe, Mu Qingyu, Murong Ping, Murong Yuan, Jiang Xinfan.

Xia Hong now had an impression of the list of 19 newly broken-through Xianyang level personnel.

"So the key is still the Rising Yang Pill. Ying Xuan Ling and Xia Chuan and the others can actually bring me such a big surprise. Great, great..."

This is 19 newly broken-through ones. Counting Li Ying Xuan Ling, Xiang Fuhai, Mu Longhe, and Murong Chui, 4 people, and then counting him, the Lord, that is to say, the number of Xianyang level experts in Great Xia has reached as high as 24.

Of course, it can't be compared with the feudal towns, but in the entire Jiuzhen territory, it already belongs to a fault-like strength. The remaining eight towns, no, it should only be five towns left now, even if the five towns are added together, they can't compare with Great Xia.

This means that as long as there is no feudal town intervention, Great Xia unifying the entire South Foothill territory doesn't even need any special means. Just relying on these 24 Xianyang level experts, it can be done easily. ===== CHAPTER 477 =====

This means that as long as no vassal states intervene, Great Xia can unify the entire Southern Foothills region without even needing any special measures; relying solely on these 24 Xianyang-level experts would be enough to achieve it with ease.