[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship":3,"chapter-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1358090,1796,"Chapter 100: Supreme Elder, Reactions of All Parties","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luoyue Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the grand assembly hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye stood high above, positioned on the White Jade Dao Platform at the head of the hall, looking down upon everyone below!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su slayed two of the Qi Family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators, destroyed the Soul Gold, crushed the Qi Family’s offensive, and protected the ancestral enterprise of our Luo Clan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His merits are outstanding, his battle record magnificent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We implore Mr. Su to assume the position of Supreme Elder of the Luo Family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down in the hall, several elders from the branch families shouted themselves hoarse, their expressions disgustingly sycophantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene unfold, Su Ye wore a half-smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Heh...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Imploring me to become the Supreme Elder?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I seem to recall these were the same people who refused to let me be promoted to elder, citing my youth and lack of experience, weren’t they?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye rested his chin on his hand, a playful glint in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the clan rules, a Late-stage Qi Refining cultivator was qualified to serve as an elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the time, these branch elders had unanimously agreed to delay his promotion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their intention was simple: they didn’t want another elder from the direct lineage diluting their authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, Su Ye had been busy with his marketplace strategy and shipbuilding plans, so he simply ignored these clowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was then, and this is now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same people who had vehemently opposed his promotion to elder were now fawning all over him, begging him to become the Supreme Elder?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The change in their attitude was so drastic that Su Ye couldn’t help but find it laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a bunch of clever people...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye swept his Divine Sense over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly sensed the deep-seated fear hidden beneath the fanatical exteriors of those branch elders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right—fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the quiet and docile Luo Xiyin, Su Ye had personally slain countless rogue cultivators over the past four years. His killing intent was chilling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Su Ye’s current power and prestige, on top of his monumental feat of turning the tide, he could easily use this as a pretext to start trouble and simply slaughter the branch elders if he held a grudge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why these elders, who had offended Su Ye in the past, were acting so reverent...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, a mocking expression appeared on Su Ye’s face as he spoke nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme Elder? My experience is shallow and I am still young. I’m afraid I’m not up to such a great responsibility...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all had best find someone more qualified~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the branch elders below trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most terrified of them all was the old woman who had openly contradicted Luo Qing’e during a past family meeting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her legs gave way and she dropped to her knees, prostrating herself fully, her forehead striking the hard marble floor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old woman implores Mr. Su to assume the position of Supreme Elder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP! THUMP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of kowtowing was incessant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked as if she would kowtow herself to death right there if Su Ye didn’t accept the position!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other branch elders quickly understood and followed suit, prostrating themselves and kowtowing endlessly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... Su Ye’s gaze remained cold, and he was unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unknown amount of time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, it felt as though time had frozen. Even the pain in their foreheads began to go numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An uncontrollable terror, like an invisible hand, gripped their hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew that if Su Ye decided to hold them accountable, today would be the day they, and all their descendants, were annihilated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripped by such fear, cold sweat soaked their backs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a light voice drifted down from the White Jade Dao Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh. Since you are all so sincere, I suppose I’ll reluctantly accept and serve as this Supreme Elder...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branch elders trembled. Ignoring their bloody, mangled foreheads, they looked up with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We... congratulate the Supreme Elder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations to the Supreme Elder!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of cheers and applause erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this day forward, Su Ye was the Supreme Elder of the Luo Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legally, he now held the status and authority to control the entire Luo Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hooo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes flickered as he looked down, his thoughts racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single thought, he could decide life and death, plunging his subordinates into terror and unease!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... the prestige of a high-level cultivator?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a Foundation Establishment cultivator already possessed such might, then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crystal Stage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... a Golden Core Adept?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m really... looking forward to it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange light shone in Su Ye’s eyes, filled with a craving for the higher realms of the path to immortality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye had become the Supreme Elder of the Luo Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in high spirits, filled with satisfaction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Liuli Island.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi Family’s ancestral grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Soul Gold has been destroyed, and two Foundation Establishment Ancestors have died in battle...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The main fleet is annihilated. Hundreds of elite cultivators are either dead or have surrendered...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching a Communication Talisman, the Qi Family Patriarch’s face was deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body swayed, and he collapsed into his chair. He sat there, stunned, for a long time, looking as if he had aged decades in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This expedition against Donglong Island had deployed nearly all of the Qi Family’s mobile forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were the Soul Gold and great Foundation Establishment cultivators—assets powerful enough to anchor the family’s very destiny!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the result...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All lost in a single day...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A defeat more disastrous than any in centuries... How can I face our ancestors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi Family Patriarch lamented, covering his face with his hands, nearly overcome with the urge to end his own life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a talisman shot into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman activated, transforming into a clear, half-body-height water mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual light flashed within it, revealing the figure of the Qi Family’s Supreme Elder, Qi Chengjian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ancestor! I’m sorry, I have disappointed you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi Family Patriarch’s voice was incredibly hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The failure of the western campaign against the Luo Family hadn’t just resulted in staggering losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also meant that Qi Chengjian’s plan to acquire a Spiritual Object and break through to the Crystal Stage was now in ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... I am already aware of this matter...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Chengjian sighed softly and offered some comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is not your fault. The Luo Family was hiding its strength too well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They silently built a Tier-2 spirit ship and even nurtured a new Foundation Establishment cultivator...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With such forbearance on their part, our loss is not unjust.\" Qi Chengjian gave a bitter smile and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, start negotiations as soon as possible. Try to ransom back some of our clan’s cultivators and spirit ships...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how high a price the Luo Family demands, pay it. At the very least, we need to reassemble the framework of our main fleet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the Crystal Stage Spiritual Object... we’ll have to take it one step at a time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, Qi Chengjian spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right... I recall that the Luo Family’s new Foundation Establishment cultivator is named Su Ye, and he has an outside surname?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is correct. Ancestor, are you thinking...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a little while, send over a well-behaved and sensible daughter from the direct lineage, one with outstanding beauty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have her ask for the status of a concubine. Don’t expect too much from it. It’s enough if it can ease relations a little and keep a channel of communication open...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Chengjian’s tone was filled with weary resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi Family Patriarch clenched his fists, his face a mask of humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when did Liuli’s Qi Clan have to resort to selling its daughters for favor?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... circumstances forced their hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Cyan Profound Sect.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Jade Dew Island.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongri held a jade slip, his eyes glinting as he spoke in a playful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...? The Qi Family suffered a crushing defeat, two Foundation Establishment cultivators fell, and even that warship of theirs, the Soul Gold, was destroyed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Luo Family did a good job this time. They’ve given that old dog Qi Chengjian a good rap on the knuckles for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They deserve a reward...\" Hongri mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his expression changed. He coughed several times, and fresh blood stained his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those ’dear’ junior brothers of mine... they’ve really gotten ambitious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hongri’s face was as dark as water as he wiped away the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But with just this much skill, they think they can stop me from achieving the Golden Core Dao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1450,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.312Z",1,"novelbin.me","7048fe042aec05536a187c83bc68312deb1c3d44cf9999d5ddcd605d74941acd","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-101","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-99",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]