[{"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-217":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},1357966,1796,"Chapter 217: The Immortal City’s Worry, An Invitation from Canghai","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-217",217,"\u003Cp>Su Ye contemplated his future plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Meanwhile.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weiyuan Immortal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a secret chamber on Canghai Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai sat cross-legged inside, regulating his breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This legendary Loose Cultivator and renowned great cultivator... his current state seemed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unwell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face could no longer maintain its middle-aged appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he had aged twenty years overnight, his head now full of white hair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his figure had grown stooped and gaunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his large frame remained, draped in a black robe that held his shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>COUGH, COUGH...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest heaved as he coughed violently and frequently, spitting up blood from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire aura was like a candle flickering in the wind, giving off a strong sense of unreality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oil exhausted, lamp extinguished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those four words were the perfect way to describe the Canghai of today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Xin entered the secret chamber and saw Canghai’s decrepit state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes stung, and he could barely hold back his tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the battle for the Immortal City, Canghai had exhausted his vital energy and suffered grievous injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the multiple Youthful Appearance Elixirs he had taken were no longer effective, revealing his decrepit appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This was a sign that his lifespan was about to end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Crystal-stage cultivator theoretically had a lifespan of five hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone knew there was a great chasm between theory and reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators fought for opportunities, battled in duels, consumed their own vital energy, and accumulated hidden injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of these things took a toll on one’s lifespan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the prime of their life, they might seem fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when a cultivator entered their later years...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...and couldn’t break through to a higher realm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...the injuries accumulated in their youth would inevitably strike back, affecting their lifespan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, Canghai had started as a Loose Cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his early years, during the Pioneering War, life-or-death battles were a daily occurrence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai could be said to be a survivor of a hundred battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had killed countless natives and cultivators, fended off countless open attacks and hidden schemes, and thwarted devilish plots...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then, as a Loose Cultivator, had he single-handedly carved out the foundation of Weiyuan Immortal City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, during the Pioneering War, more than a hundred thousand Loose Cultivators came from the Outer Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, only he, Canghai, had broken through to the Crystal stage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could only imagine the hardships involved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, his lifespan was at least fifty or sixty years shorter than the theoretical maximum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this recent, grievous injury...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...had only made a bad situation worse for Canghai’s already limited lifespan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Sikong Xin felt his heart ache, and tears streamed from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become Canghai’s disciple as a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, Canghai was like a biological father, perhaps even more so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xin, don’t cry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your master won’t die so quickly. I used a Secret Technique to conserve my essence and lock in my life force...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the very least, I still have four or five years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai’s murky eyes shifted slightly, his voice hoarse and low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are the casualties in the Immortal City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sikong Xin’s expression darkened as he reported truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the rampaging sea of trees and the Beast Tide, the losses to Weiyuan Immortal City were incalculable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even several of the Vast Sea Sect’s disciples had fallen or been seriously injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Canghai’s sixth disciple, Deng Jinhai, was gravely injured and remains in a coma...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the five major families of the Immortal City, the City Guard Army, and the Law Enforcement Team...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These subordinate forces had only twenty to thirty percent of their strength remaining!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...since the end of the Pioneering War...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Weiyuan Immortal City had never been so weak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Sikong Xin’s report, Canghai’s chest tightened, and he coughed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarmed, Sikong Xin moved closer to Canghai and took his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Sikong Xin realize...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...that Canghai’s arm was nothing but bone wrapped in a thin layer of dark, withered skin, utterly emaciated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master...\" Sorrow welled up in Sikong Xin’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Canghai’s expression suddenly turned grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xin, your Magic Power Crystal... what happened to it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Canghai’s perception...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Sikong Xin’s Magic Power Crystal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...was showing fine cracks, with faint signs of collapsing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a cultivator, this was a sign of a damaged foundation and an unstable realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\" Sikong Xin gave a bitter smile and explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My strength was insufficient. I was injured while fighting several Demon Kings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A damaged Magic Power Crystal, showing cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These cracks were very difficult to mend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that even if Sikong Xin recovered from his injuries, advancing to the next stage would be extremely difficult for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, his combat prowess would also be affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullying a Foundation Establishment cultivator might still be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when fighting peers of the same stage, this was a fatal flaw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a prolonged battle, there would be a risk of the crystal shattering!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\" Canghai sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good child. You have given too much for the Immortal City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai said, \"Make preparations. Invite Mr. Su to a banquet in his honor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your master has matters to discuss with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master?\" Sikong Xin hesitated, an unusual expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the attitude of the Immortal City’s upper echelon towards Su Ye was rather strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man had turned the tide and saved the Immortal City from dire straits; they should be grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Su Ye had also taken advantage of the crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the city’s turmoil, he had devoured the tens of millions of life souls within the Life Soul Pool of the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators of the Immortal City were not fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they hadn’t discovered what Su Ye was doing during the chaos...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...after the great battle ended...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...where did the fluctuations from tens of millions of life souls aboard the Ghostly Flood Dragon come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And having lost these tens of millions of life souls...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...even though the structure of the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array still existed and could be activated...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...it was useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the support of the life souls, the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array was just an ordinary third-tier array!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power had plummeted drastically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s actions... were bound to be criticized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more than just being criticized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Su Ye were still at the Foundation Establishment stage, he would have long been minced into meat paste and his ashes scattered to the winds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was, Sikong Xin’s face twitched slightly as he glanced up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were indoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew that the dark and towering Ghostly Flood Dragon was pressing down on the Immortal City like a mountain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Su Ye’s own Divine Techniques and methods were comparable to a Late-stage Crystal cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great cultivator with terrifying combat power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, if it hadn’t been for his help, Weiyuan Immortal City wouldn’t have even been able to reclaim its lost territory...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, what could the Immortal City’s side possibly do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they angered Su Ye, the entire Immortal City would be wiped out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this critical juncture, the Immortal City absolutely did not dare to show any malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, Sikong Xin still held a grudge against Su Ye in his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xin, times have changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai shook his head. \"Su Ye’s rise is already a foregone conclusion. Saying more is pointless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve also read the intelligence report on him... He started as a crew member on a Demon Hunting Ship, distinguished himself with his talent for combat, and also possesses a knack for management...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He achieved Foundation Establishment, defeated the Qi Family, and took control of the Luo Family... From there, his rise was meteoric, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next came the Crystal stage...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His forbearance is extreme, and his temperament is terrifying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canghai commented gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now, the Immortal City is in a precarious state, your master is on the verge of passing, and the Cyan Profound Sect, wounded but not dead, is eyeing us like a tiger...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At a time like this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A person like Su Ye can only be won over, not made an enemy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Invite him to see me as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... Master,\" Sikong Xin said, dejected.\u003C\u002Fp>",1408,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.313Z",1,"novelbin.me","5732b76bde1c7ad395d174a2b18b32002cf95e21131885f0bf65f60e4a90a45b","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-196","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-216",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]