[{"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-224":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},1357978,1796,"Chapter 224 - 223: Cultivating a Fake Core, Young Friend Safe and Sound","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>’Tier 3 combatants are a bit hard to find...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But I can just cultivate my own!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s mind raced, filled with a torrent of ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivate Tier 3 combatants?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone else heard this, they would surely think Su Ye had gone mad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any cultivator would know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost of cultivating a Crystal Stage True Master was terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cost wasn’t merely the expense of a Spiritual Object for the Crystal Stage breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, with Su Ye’s current financial resources, purchasing such a Spiritual Object wasn’t difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He controlled the immortal city’s treasury!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also possessed the corpses of several Demon Kings, worth millions of Spirit Stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with a Spiritual Object in hand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...there was no guarantee a cultivator would successfully reach the Crystal Stage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or even... death, their Dao dissipating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The probability of this happening was not low!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if one was lucky enough to survive, like Jian Ziheng, they could suffer a cultivation regression and have their foundation severely damaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all very normal outcomes when attempting to reach the Crystal Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was for this very reason that, despite the wealth of Weiyuan Immortal City and the protection of Canghai,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in over two hundred years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they had only just managed to cultivate a single successor, Sikong Xin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a testament to how difficult it was to cultivate a Crystal Stage master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after careful consideration, Su Ye remained full of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled and muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just need Tier 3 combatants. I’m not insistent on them being Crystal Stage True Masters...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Fake Core True Master is also a Tier 3 combatant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye never intended to cultivate Crystal Stage masters at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was thinking of cultivating Fake Core masters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Breaking through to the Crystal Stage is incredibly difficult...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But refining a Demon King’s Inner Core to become a Fake Core True Master is much easier!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, even if one fails to refine a Demon King’s Inner Core, it won’t result in death...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And as for their combat strength... that can be compensated for with Blood Light Soul Splitting!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perfect!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main difficulty in becoming a Fake Core True Master was killing a Demon King to obtain its Inner Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting a Tier 3 Demon King was a troublesome task even for a Crystal Stage True Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Su Ye, this was no problem at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flicker of his Divine Sense, he took out a square jade box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside it were stored the Demon King’s Inner Cores!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four of them, no less!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Whale, the Evil Celestial Auk, the Thousand-legged Sea Demon, and the Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A neat and tidy collection of four Demon King’s Inner Cores!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In theory, this was enough to create four Fake Core True Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, all I need are cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye smiled, a profound look in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, an extremely suitable candidate came to mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye looked to the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Returning malice with kindness... I, Mr. Su, am truly the moral compass of the modern Cultivation Realm!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If Mr. Qi finds out, he should feel quite touched, shouldn’t he?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile appeared on Su Ye’s handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m heading out for a bit. I’ll be back soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the others in Weiyuan Immortal City, Su Ye gave a few instructions, and then, with a flicker of his Divine Sense...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...the Ghostly Flood Dragon activated its Magnetic Reversal, and its hull lifted into the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hull of the Ghostly Flood Dragon glowed with a bloody sheen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hull came alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This trip prioritizes speed, so I need to...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Su Ye thought, the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s hull transformed, its shape becoming even more aerodynamic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, its wide tail fins split and spread open as bone-like material extended, forming over a thousand vortex nozzles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire spirit ship took on the appearance of a ’Sky Battleship’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is that thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the street below, a Loose Cultivator who had just arrived in the immortal city to make his way was haggling with a merchant. He sensed the commotion, looked up, and his eyes widened in shock!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that... a spirit ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s flying?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m not seeing things, am I?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t make a fuss over nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s our acting City Lord Mr. Su’s vessel, the Ghostly Flood Dragon... Impressive, huh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stall owner boasted with an air of nonchalant pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he looked at the Loose Cultivator with some impatience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, are you buying this Fasting Pill or not? You’ve been haggling over two Spirit Stones for this long...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll knock off two spirit sands for you. Buying it or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Yes, I’ll buy it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Loose Cultivator snapped back to reality and quickly put on an eager, pleasing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Phew.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tucking the Fasting Pill into his robes, he felt a little more at ease and looked up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloody flames erupted from the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s vortex nozzles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generating immense thrust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire spirit ship transformed into a streak of bloody light and shot southward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, a trail of crimson clouds lingered for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, a look of yearning appeared in the Loose Cultivator’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So powerful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Liuli Island.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main base of Liuli the Qi Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a courtyard where peach blossoms drifted down, two cultivators were enjoying tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was the Qi Family’s Grand Ancestor, Qi Chengjian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was Qi Zisheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Foundation Establishment cultivator had been quite lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the fall of the White Iron Island Marketplace, he had managed a lucky escape and survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enduring many hardships and finally returning to his family, he was stationed on Liuli Island to guard their ancestral lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as it allowed him to avoid the great Beast Tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the topic of conversation between the two cultivators was precisely this great Beast Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zisheng wore a solemn expression as he reported, \"Ancestor, the great Beast Tide is gradually subsiding...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the signs, it seems Weiyuan Immortal City’s side has achieved the final victory... Hmm, communications should be restored in half a month at most. We’ll have confirmed news then!\" he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Chengjian nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a sip of Spirit Wine and continued to ask, \"In your opinion, what should the family do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Push west!\" Qi Zisheng replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Luo Family made a foolish move this time, abandoning Donglong Island and fleeing with their entire clan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that the Beast Tide has receded, Donglong Island is ownerless territory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our clan can send people to occupy it before the Luo Family returns... establishing de facto control!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if we can’t take all of Donglong Island in the end, we can use this to haggle and secure a satisfactory share of the benefits!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zisheng spoke fluently. He had clearly rehearsed this speech in his mind for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, a look of approval appeared in Qi Chengjian’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded and said, \"Go ahead and do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for Su Ye... just leave him to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" Qi Zisheng said joyfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his ancestor’s guarantee, he could rest assured...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why has the sky gone dark?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abruptly looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see a massive, pitch-black spirit ship blotting out the sun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Island Protection Array didn’t even last a second before shattering with a loud crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Foundation Establishment cultivators present wore looks of horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, a figure descended from the spirit ship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his body, the unmistakable Magical Power fluctuations of the Crystal Stage erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming aura, like a blazing sun, descended upon the mortal world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crystal Stage?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This junior pays his respects to the True Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Qi Family Foundation Establishment cultivators’ knees went weak, and they knelt on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the terrifying spiritual pressure of a Crystal Stage master, they didn’t even dare to raise their heads!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did they dare to release their Divine Sense in the slightest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Huuu.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to slow down countlessfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second felt as long as a century!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just then, in Qi Zisheng’s ear, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Qi, have you been well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1414,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.313Z",1,"novelbin.me","4b164cdc92fdf931e7c984e256446bedfb5c1046ef10a936c18cc913c2cd390e","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-225","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-223",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]