[{"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-154":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},1357908,1796,"Chapter 154: Deal Made and a Clean Getaway","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-154",154,"\u003Cp>The waters of White Iron Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enigmatic Jiuyuan, master of bizarre techniques, used the Water Escape Skill repeatedly to flee hundreds of miles away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cautiously checked his robes and body several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No marks were left behind.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And Sikong Xin didn’t give chase.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’For now, it seems my Jiuyuan identity has them fooled.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Whew... That was a real thrill, pulling a bluff and running for it... Hahaha!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he was certain he was safe, an irrepressible grin spread across ’Jiuyuan’s’ face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magnificent spiritual light surged around his body, and in the blink of an eye...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Jiuyuan’s’ face dissipated like a soap bubble, revealing Su Ye’s features!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called ’Jiuyuan’ was a persona Su Ye had crafted using the Illusion Spirit Pearl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had created it for the sole purpose of trading with Weiyuan Immortal City for resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Su Ye could hardly use his true identity to trade with Weiyuan Immortal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeating a Late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with a Secret Technique while only at the Mid-stage was already an astonishing feat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slaying a Tier-Three Demon King...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If word of that got out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Golden Core Masters from distant seas might take an interest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Su Ye was convinced that if he used his true identity to trade with Weiyuan Immortal City...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...there was a ninety-nine percent chance they would choose to kill him for his treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called ’reputation’ of the Immortal City was nothing but a pragmatic calculation, a balance of interests that only held as long as the prize wasn’t tempting enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’To trade with Weiyuan Immortal City as an equal, I need to be at least at the Crystal stage.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was precisely why Su Ye had gone to such great lengths to create the ’Jiuyuan’ persona!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Divine Sense that surpassed Foundation Establishment Perfection, the concealing effect of the Illusion Spirit Pearl, the oceanic authority granted by the Heart of the Vast Sea, the Water Escape Skill...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these things made it possible for Su Ye to masquerade as a Crystal-stage cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Of course, this identity is good enough to fool those at the Foundation Establishment stage.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But if I came face-to-face with a real Crystal-stage cultivator, there’s a good chance my cover would be blown...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’However...’ A smile touched Su Ye’s lips, and a confident, calculating gleam shone in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was over seventy percent certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...that when the time for the trade arrived, no Crystal-stage Master from Weiyuan Immortal City would be present!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Xin was still grievously injured; his condition was little better than the white whale’s had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Immortal City’s perspective, if ’Jiuyuan’ could slay the white whale, finishing off Sikong Xin would not be much more difficult...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In truth, it would be pretty damn hard...’ Su Ye grumbled to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his soul-chasing, life-taking technique was still on cooldown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without that Quasi-Technique, it was virtually impossible for Su Ye to slay a Crystal-stage cultivator at his current level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sikong Xin had actually shown up, Su Ye would have been in deep trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But... judging by my probing and Bai Xiuying’s reaction...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sikong Xin is still grievously injured...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And given the situation Weiyuan Immortal City is facing, I’d say there’s a seventy-percent chance he won’t dare to risk it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weiyuan Immortal City was on the brink of all-out war with the Cyan Profound Sect, the hegemon of this sea region!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a critical time like this, Sikong Xin wouldn’t dare take the risk, if only for the sake of the faction he represented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Canghai...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man of his stature wouldn’t court needless danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man didn’t have much of his lifespan left to begin with, and he was preparing to break through the Golden Core bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he tried to ambush ’Jiuyuan’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Jiuyuan unleashed a Quasi-Technique before death and injured Canghai in the process?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would he make his attempt on the Golden Core realm then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The older you get, the smaller your nerve.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When a peaceful trade is an option, the chances of Canghai risking an attack are minuscule.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now... we’ll see what happens in two months...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was filled with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the jade slip, he had listed numerous demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For each demand they met, Su Ye would provide a corresponding portion of Whale Brain Oil, enough to produce one Heart Guarding and Calming Candle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these demands were things like ’breakthrough pills for the Mid-stage Crystal realm’ and ’Crystal-grade Spiritual Objects’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Items that befitted ’Jiuyuan’s’ status, but were extremely rare and precious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for an organization with the capabilities of Weiyuan Immortal City, collecting these Spiritual Objects would be exceedingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Su Ye never expected to obtain these Spiritual Objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The items are great, but I have no use for them right now...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye had hidden his true objectives behind these high-value decoys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A million living souls, and the Key of Earth!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Two months later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye transformed into ’Jiuyuan’ and approached White Iron Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the Heart of the Vast Sea, amplifying his Divine Sense Perception, and swept it carefully across the entire sea region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Xin and the Immortal City Fleet were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the island, only Bai Xiuying stood waiting on the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Excellent. Just as I predicted, no Crystal-stage Master arrived...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye felt a wave of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had been highly confident, reality, unlike fiction, doesn’t always follow logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was entirely possible for Weiyuan Immortal City to do something completely irrational.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, that didn’t happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Crystal-stage Master was present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious ’Jiuyuan’ prepared to make his entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Water Escape to shape his form, the androgynously handsome Daoist appeared before Bai Xiuying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you brought what I asked for?\" Su Ye asked coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Senior Jiuyuan... Please, inspect the items.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiuying’s heart tightened. She bowed and presented a Storage Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s Divine Sense stirred, sweeping over the Storage Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a large Storage Ring...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Storage Ring contained hundreds of cubic meters of space, vast enough to hold several small spirit-powered boats!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the items within made Su Ye’s heart leap with delight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pioneer Certificate: the Key of Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was right there among the items!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, there was also a piece of Formless Cloud Smoke Jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like jade but was in fact ethereal and formless like mist—a rather rare Tier-Three material for Artifact Refining!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incorporating this jade into a magical artifact during the refining process could significantly enhance its quality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not bad. The Formless Cloud Smoke Jade, the Yunshan Sacred Object...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? Why are there only 240,000 living souls? This paltry amount is not nearly enough for my refinement needs...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye raised an eyebrow, his cold gaze sweeping over Bai Xiuying and making her tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, a million living souls... it was truly impossible to gather that many...\" Bai Xiuying said, her voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible? I’ve heard your Nine Nether Blood Sea Array contains tens of millions of souls, does it not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye feigned displeasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he understood. The war between Weiyuan Immortal City and the Cyan Profound Sect was on the verge of breaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such a critical time, they would never draw souls from the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array and weaken its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already mostly satisfied with getting 240,000 souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was simply playing the part of an unorthodox master to prevent her from growing suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, please consider these 240,000 souls a free gift, a bonus for this transaction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiuying explained softly, her sharp brows lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bonus, you say? Not bad...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case, I will count this trade as fulfilling the requirements for two portions of Whale Brain Oil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the transaction complete and the Whale Brain Oil secured, Bai Xiuying’s expression relaxed, and she let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Senior... I wonder if you would be willing to part with any of the other spoils from the white whale, for example... the Tier-Three Demon Pill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our offered compensation will absolutely be to your satisfaction, Senior...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiuying asked respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I am interested, I will contact you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s expression remained cold. He took a single step, activated the Water Escape, and his figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1389,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.313Z",1,"novelbin.me","456b4373e28603e07b409840e72a8582f61205fd26b7c0a93de5148374d980d8","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-155","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-153",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]