[{"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-124":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},1358114,1796,"Chapter 124: Foundation Establishment Wonder, Rampant Robber Cultivators","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-124",124,"\u003Cp>The talisman artifact was in his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye began to refine it, imprinting his Divine Soul Seal to deepen their connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An astonishing chill and sharpness emanated from the silver spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his fifth-level Body Cultivation Realm and partially mastered \"Ice-like Skin and Jade-like Bones,\" Su Ye could faintly feel his skin sting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With this spear, I can kill a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator at their peak, even without using my exclusive skills!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A realization flashed through Su Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical body and Divine Sense were already on par with the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm, further boosted by his class attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only disadvantage compared to a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator had been the lack of a Spiritual Artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The materials of a Magical Artifact couldn’t withstand an infusion of Liquid Magical Power, preventing a Foundation Establishment cultivator from unleashing their full combat strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a significant disadvantage when fighting cultivators of the same rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this quasi-third-order talisman artifact had shored up the greatest weakness in Su Ye’s arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His overall combat power naturally surged as a result!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not bad...’ Su Ye placed the Frost Thorn Spear into his Storage Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Artifacts couldn’t be absorbed into the body; that was an ability reserved for the Magical Treasures of Golden Core cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye walked out of his cave residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme Elder, this is the intelligence we’ve gathered recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Luo Family cultivator respectfully presented a jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone from a modern background, Su ye placed great importance on information and intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true now, with the situation in the sea region volatile and a great tide of change on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he had specifically instructed the Luo Family to spend a large quantity of Spirit Stones on intelligence gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first section of information was from Donglong Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of demon beasts in the Dongning Sea Region had increased, and second-order demon beasts had even been sighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In order to hunt for second-order Demon Pills, some Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators have headed to the Dongning Sea Region...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of second-order demon beasts meant the danger level of the Dongning Sea Region had risen another notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye continued reading the jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Huh? Qing’e broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining? That’s good news...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year ago, when Su Ye had set out for Weiyuan Immortal City, Luo Qing’e had entered secluded cultivation to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she had successfully taken that step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Qing’e is the same age as me, just twenty-eight. Her hopes of reaching Foundation Establishment are quite high...’ Su Ye mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the substantial profits from the Donglong Island Marketplace, Luo Qing’e didn’t lack for cultivation resources like elixirs and Spiritual Objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also possessed an upper-grade Spiritual Root, so her cultivation speed was naturally fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At the upcoming grand auction, I can acquire a rare Foundation Establishment treasure for Qing’e...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medicinal effects of such treasures didn’t overlap with those of the Foundation Establishment Elixir, offering an additional boost to the chances of a successful breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Foundation Establishment Elixir itself, Luo Qing’e had no need to worry; the Cyan Profound Sect would provide one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t a handout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every year, the Luo Family offered tributes of Spiritual Objects to the Cyan Profound Sect to accumulate contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These contribution points could then be exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Luo Family has accumulated nearly twenty years’ worth of contribution points, more than enough to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Elixir.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, compared to the Foundation Establishment Elixirs from Weiyuan Immortal City, the ones from the Cyan Profound Sect are significantly more effective...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Foundation Establishment Elixirs in Weiyuan Immortal City mostly used second-order Demon Pills as their main ingredient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cyan Profound Sect, on the other hand, controlled a secret realm where the rare Spirit Medicine, the Profound Spirit Fruit, grew. They used this to refine their Foundation Establishment Elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to a Demon Pill, the medicinal power of a Profound Spirit Fruit was gentler and purer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Cyan Profound Sect strictly limited the outflow of Profound Spirit Fruits, making them extremely difficult to obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was partly because the Profound Spirit Fruit was delicate and struggled to survive in the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was also a method of control the Cyan Profound Sect exercised over its subordinate Foundation Establishment families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the end of the intelligence from Donglong Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye moved on to the section regarding Weiyuan Immortal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first items to catch his eye were recent news tidbits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A certain Qi Refining Loose Cultivator, while exploring ruins, luckily discovered an ancient cultivator’s cave residence on a deserted island and made a fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An old Qi Refining family from the outer city, established for a hundred years, sold off their entire estate in a desperate attempt to acquire a Foundation Establishment Elixir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They ended up buying a low-quality Foundation Establishment Elixir with an excessive amount of pill toxins. The Patriarch failed his breakthrough, died on the spot, and the family was ruined...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rumor has it, the downfall of this Qi Refining family was a setup, orchestrated by one of the city’s Foundation Establishment factions...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Tsk, tsk. How tragic...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness and cruelty within the Immortal City were no less than in the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye shook his head and continued reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciples of the Vast Sea Sect have been active recently, seeking items to ’guard the heart and calm the mind’ as well as for ’Thunder Transformation Tribulation Avoidance’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the frequent activity of the Vast Sea Sect’s disciples was in preparation for Canghai’s Golden Core Tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of news was difficult to conceal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Golden Core Tribulation was terrifyingly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sea region like this, which lacked high-level treasures, one often needed the aid of numerous lesser treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Xiyin, for example, had recently been studying the Thunder Transformation Talisman and had a vague sense of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Thunder Transformation Talisman to be truly effective, more than ten identical talismans needed to be combined to form a talisman formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every single third-order talisman was a strategic resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, the Thunder Transformation Talismans were only one part of the preparations...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for a great cultivator like Canghai, it would be a difficult feat to gather so many treasures without attracting attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resources and energy required were astronomical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply impossible to keep it a secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I imagine the Golden Core cultivators of the Cyan Profound Sect must have quite a headache now that they’ve received this news.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, another piece of intelligence caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Foundation Establishment cultivator was ambushed and killed by bandit cultivators outside the city?\" Su Ye’s brow furrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many bandit cultivators outside Weiyuan Immortal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the city walls, casualties among Qi Refining cultivators were a common occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the death of a Foundation Establishment cultivator... that was a serious matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, the city authorities haven’t captured the culprit; they only found the body and a scuttled spirit ship...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ten Thousand Souls Blood Sail that had been installed on the victim’s spirit ship was missing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the city authorities issued a special warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Foundation Establishment cultivators were warned to be wary of any unidentified spirit ship equipped with a Ten Thousand Souls Blood Sail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ten Thousand Souls Blood Sail was one of Weiyuan Immortal City’s specialties; Su Ye wasn’t the only one who owned one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other Foundation Establishment cultivators who wanted to increase their spirit ship’s speed would also choose to purchase one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Ten Thousand Souls Blood Sail...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t particularly afraid of the rampant bandit cultivators around Weiyuan Immortal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Heart of the Vast Sea, bandit cultivators posed no threat to him on the open ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t win a fight, he could always escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Su Ye’s mind turned to something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems my thinking has been too limited.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Replenishing the living souls for the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s Soul Abyss Blood Prison doesn’t have to be done by me personally. I can just purchase ’finished products’ of already-collected souls!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’For example, a Ten Thousand Souls Blood Sail, or other soul-imprisoning Demon Dao Magical Artifacts, for the Ghostly Flood Dragon to devour!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes lit up, his thoughts racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt this hypothesis was definitely worth a try!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1441,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.312Z",1,"novelbin.me","7e6f24c13c92091e54cccf99a6ea6523043b7a43c7d48417b58cb0d5d1948824","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-125","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-123",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]