[{"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-156":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},1357910,1796,"Chapter 156: The Thought of Going South, Late-stage Foundation Establishment","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>Donglong Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell, the cold moon hanging in the autumn-like sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the jade bed, white silk stockings and a female cultivator’s robes lay scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm of passion had just subsided. Luo Qing’e’s waterfall of long hair cascaded down, her eyes filled with the languid contentment of being thoroughly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She curled up in Su Ye’s arms, nuzzling his chest affectionately as a warm fragrance wafted from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not like we haven’t seen each other in years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Normally, don’t you visit my cave abode every month or two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye chuckled, stroking Luo Qing’e’s beautiful back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s different...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing’e murmured sweetly, shifting her body in enjoyment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absence makes the heart grow fonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past few years, Luo Qing’e had been busy with her cultivation, so her interactions with Su Ye had naturally decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she had reached Foundation Establishment, she was determined to make up for it, clinging to him like glue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long, tender moment, Luo Qing’e’s brow furrowed slightly. \"Speaking of which, something rather strange happened when I broke through to Foundation Establishment,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of unease crept into her tone, and she tightened her grip on Su Ye’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s heart skipped a beat as he asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of the three trials of Foundation Establishment, there’s the physical body trial. I’m in my prime, with strong qi and blood. Then there’s the Mana Barrier, for which I had the Foundation Establishment Elixir and True Dawn Spirit Liquid. Neither of those was too difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the final trial, the Consciousness Barrier...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing’e took a deep breath, a lingering fear on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My foundation was still a little lacking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, from what I felt, I shouldn’t have been able to pass it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye raised an eyebrow, his gaze on Luo Qing’e turning grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt that the Luo Qing’e before him now had passed the three trials and become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then... what helped her pass the Consciousness Barrier?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing’e herself wasn’t entirely sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For some reason, just as my Divine Sense was failing its transformation and about to revert back to Spiritual Sense...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...some invisible force stabilized my Divine Sense, and I seized that opportunity to pass the Consciousness Barrier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And ever since, a certain thought keeps popping into my head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What thought is that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye knew this was the crucial point and asked with a solemn expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cultivation Realm was full of strange and bizarre occurrences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting involved with something like this, even if it allowed her to break through to Foundation Establishment, was not necessarily a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, by relying on a mysterious power to pass the Consciousness Barrier and reach Foundation Establishment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Luo Qing’e had paid a price she wasn’t even aware of, but one that was extremely critical!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Go south.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thought is constantly urging me... to travel south.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing’e said, biting her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Travel south, huh...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye frowned and murmured to himself, his eyes filled with contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Donglong Island, as well as the entire sea region of the Cyan Profound Sect, was in the southeastern part of the Yaoguang Islands, on the very edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was newly pioneered territory from the expansion wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place was already close to the border of the immortal cultivation civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And south of this sea region lay the boundless, lifeless Mist Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mist Sea had always been known as a place of no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rumored that a Crystal Core master from the Cyan Profound Sect had once tried to explore the Mist Sea, only to get lost within it and never be heard from again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dangers within were self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing’e’s urge to \"go south.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This put Su Ye on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought appearing from thin air and influencing one’s mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...was every bit as bizarre as the strange stirrings he felt after changing his class to Pastor of the Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Luo Qing’e’s urge to \"go south\" wasn’t overwhelmingly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her mental fortitude, she was able to suppress it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Su Ye taught her the *Six Desires Secret Scripture*, using one of its Divine Soul Secret Skills to calm her soul and steady her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This allowed Luo Qing’e to temporarily bind the thought within her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But this is just a temporary solution, not a cure...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’South, is it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye muttered to himself, his gaze flickering as he looked south of Donglong Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What exactly is in the Mist Sea?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exploring the unknown is one of humanity’s most primal desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye couldn’t help but feel his curiosity piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, curiosity didn’t mean he planned to investigate the Mist Sea right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll endure for now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When I’m strong enough, all the secrets of this world will be open to me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The seasons turned, one after another. In the blink of an eye, several years had passed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cave abode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye opened his eyes, and an azure spiritual light almost overflowed from them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incomparably tyrannical spiritual pressure swept through the room, forcing the array patterns on the surrounding stone walls to appear in self-defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the array patterns sizzled and crackled as if under immense pressure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... I’m having a little trouble reining in my power...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handsome, spirited young man in black robes, who now looked a few years younger, smiled at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, and the spiritual pressure receded like a tide, retracting back into his Qi Sea Dantian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hooo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forty years old, and Late-stage Foundation Establishment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of delight flashed in Su Ye’s eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several years of painstaking secluded cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Liquid Magical Power had been rapidly increasing at a rate of nearly ten drops per year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few short years, right as Su Ye turned forty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had reached the Peak of Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, with one hundred and fifty drops of Liquid Magical Power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as a matter of course, he charged the bottleneck and broke through to Late-stage Foundation Establishment in one fell swoop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Harmony from his spirit ship...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...during his breakthrough to Late-stage Foundation Establishment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...the most difficult part was actually setting up an Array to prevent any disturbance from leaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottleneck that stumped countless cultivators, driving them to despair and almost making them cough up blood, was something he had crossed with ease!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now that I’ve broken through to the late stage... it’s best to conceal it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye thought for a moment, then activated the Illusion Spirit Pearl, concealing his cultivation aura to appear as if he were at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Su Ye inspected himself inwardly, feeling the changes brought about by his breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the most direct change was his Magical Power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his Dantian Qi Sea, there were now a staggering two hundred and forty drops of Liquid Magical Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They flowed with brilliant light, shimmering with a magnificent azure hue, like a lake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking through the bottleneck to Late-stage Foundation Establishment had increased his Magical Power by ninety drops!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My Divine Sense... it now covers a three-mile radius. That’s an increase of nearly half, but it’s still weaker than an Early-stage Crystal cultivator. However... it’s far stronger than someone at Foundation Establishment Perfection!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary Early-stage Crystal cultivator’s Divine Sense could scan an area five miles across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My physical body... seventh level of Body Refining. Huh? My lifespan...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was a little surprised. He could feel that his lifespan had increased by another thirty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching a total of three hundred years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is it because of the Frigid Jade Dao Body? As my Body Refining advances, the life force within me grows stronger and stronger.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Does this count as... getting younger the longer I live?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye touched his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that his face had grown younger again, almost resembling how he looked when he was twelve or thirteen, just after he was initiated into the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I break through to the Crystal stage, will I... turn directly into a rosy-lipped, pearly-toothed little pretty boy?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye couldn’t help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sort of thing happened when one’s cultivation speed was too fast, causing one’s lifespan to increase far more than one’s physical age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woes of a genius, he supposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the solution was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slight stir of his Magical Power, Su Ye adjusted his muscles and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He restored his appearance to that of the seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth in black robes he was before his seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned a water mirror and nodded in satisfaction, muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been in seclusion for a while. Later, I’ll head out to sea and take a look around the south...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm... Wait a minute?!\" Su Ye’s expression suddenly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1485,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.313Z",1,"novelbin.me","a85466f8c14d44e4d95db4769af1beb2449331bae8c6d127d3f4117d90ef3ad7","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-157","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-155",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]