[{"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-24":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},1358014,1796,"Chapter 24: Fuling Island","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>\"Luo?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Ye’s expression flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The young miss of the Luo Family wants to pin the brooch on me herself?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t let that happen!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye refused decisively. \"Thank you for your kind offer, but... there’s no need!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Luo Qing’e’s status and beauty, she must have countless suitors and admirers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they knew Luo Qing’e was being so intimate with him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d burn with jealousy and hold a grudge against him in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye had no desire to attract a huge wave of animosity for no reason!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Su Ye’s refusal, Luo Qing’e didn’t get upset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of her lips curved up as she let out a light, bell-like laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... My apologies. I misspoke. I was only teasing~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Luo Qing’e rose gracefully, her sleeves gently furling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a moment, she had returned to her dignified, graceful, and elegant demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if her earlier teasing had been nothing but a figment of Su Ye’s imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing’e clasped her hands and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, please rest a while longer. I have some matters to attend to, so I will take my leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Luo Qing’e was about to leave the room,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she suddenly turned around, her bright eyes twinkling with a sly look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qing’e raised a finger to her lips and shushed him playfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, you have to keep what just happened a secret for me, okay?~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was taken aback. Before he could say anything, Luo Qing’e’s lovely figure had vanished behind the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the afterimage of her dark blue Magical Robe remained in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a fleeting, ethereal blue butterfly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unbelievable...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Luo Qing’e left, Su Ye took a deep breath to calm his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out and gently touched the Whalebone Brooch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Whalebone Brooch was cool to the touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after holding it for a while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could almost feel a faint warmth radiating from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if... from residual body heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’First, the low-priced Spirit Stones, then a precious gift, a promotion, and now a jade-like beauty...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With a combination like this, anyone else would be completely wrapped around their finger, ready to work themselves to the bone for the Luo Family, wouldn’t they?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye shook his head, sighing with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he thought this, his expression gradually returned to calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As a Transmigrator with a unique system panel, I have a chance at eternal life!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Luo Qing’e might be stunning, but how can she compare to immortality?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Su Ye’s heart, he himself would always come first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’However, based on Luo Qing’e’s attitude,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’it seems the Luo Family values and appreciates me quite a bit?’ Su Ye raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perhaps it’s due to external pressure? Do they need to win over and cultivate cultivators from outside the family who are skilled in combat?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That would be a good thing...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Mm, I can’t be sure yet. I should observe for a while longer,’ Su Ye mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If there’s truly no ill intent or traps involved...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...then the Luo Family could be a decent place for me to settle in!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his tea and dusting off his robes, Su Ye walked out of the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he was going to redeem the complete Ghost Water Skill to finish the Cultivation Technique he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luoyue Mountain was relatively closed off and not easy to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, members from outside the family needed to apply in advance and wait for approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s situation was special this time. Since he was personally guided by Luo Qing’e, he could easily bypass those rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luo Family’s Scripture Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The complete Ghost Water Skill. One hundred twenty Spirit Stones. Contribution points or physical goods can be used for payment...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired old man, lounging lazily in a wicker chair and basking in the sun, glanced at Su Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had been mentally prepared, Su Ye’s mouth still twitched when he heard the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Without some extra income or a private lucky opportunity,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’even a demon hunter would have to go to sea two or three times to afford the complete Cultivation Technique!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, what demon hunter would save up for two or three years,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’not buying pills or Magical Artifacts, not even enjoying life, just to wait and buy the rest of their technique?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’On the surface, the Luo Family didn’t place any eligibility restrictions on outside members purchasing Cultivation Techniques.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But in reality, the exorbitant price was the biggest restriction of all!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ordinary members from outside the family often had to save for five or six years to afford a Cultivation Technique.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during that long period,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the value created for the Luo Family by these outside members had already far surpassed the initial cost of training them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if an outsider got the technique and left immediately, the Luo Family would be at no loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a lucrative business...’ Su Ye sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, even knowing the Cultivation Technique’s price was steep, Su Ye had to buy it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A high-quality Cultivation Technique like the Ghost Water Skill, which produces pure Magical Power, is part of a cultivation family’s foundation. It isn’t casually passed on to outsiders.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In the outside world, my current level is too low. I have no access to channels where I could buy something like this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to common, run-of-the-mill Cultivation Techniques, a high-quality one not only significantly increases the might of one’s Magical Power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but it is also said to be beneficial for passing the Mana Barrier, one of the three hurdles of Foundation Establishment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Su Ye, swear on my dao heart that I will never transmit the Ghost Water Skill to others without permission...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking out the Spirit Stones and making a Heart Demon Oath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye finally obtained the complete Ghost Water Skill he had longed for!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Pills, a Cultivation Technique, and a position...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three things Su Ye had planned for his return to Donglong Island were now all accomplished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye couldn’t help but feel a wave of relief wash over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Time to go home and cultivate!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In cultivation, time flows unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Several months passed in the blink of an eye.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Donglong Island entered its short winter season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, specks of snow drifted down from the overcast sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye went to the Luo Family’s shop in Moon Creek Town to exchange for whale meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, you’re here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shopkeeper greeted him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye came to exchange for Gray Ridge Whale meat every four or five days, so the Shopkeeper was already familiar with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, a cultivator who could afford to buy a bottle of Qi Replenishing Pills every month was clearly well-off and worth befriending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper, the usual. Ten catties of Gray Ridge Whale meat,\" Su Ye said with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shopkeeper ordered his assistant to deftly wrap up the whale meat and hand it to Su Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Su Ye was about to leave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Shopkeeper suddenly glanced at the Whalebone Brooch on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated for a moment before calling out to him in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, if you plan on buying your usual monthly supply of Qi Replenishing Pills, you’d best buy them now, and buy a few extra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Buy a bunch of Qi Replenishing Pills at once?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s not a problem.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Flying Serpent is set to go out demon hunting again at the end of the month at the latest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I was already planning to purchase enough Qi Replenishing Pills to compensate for the slower cultivation speed caused by the lack of a Spirit Vein at sea.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Ye was quite curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why would the Shopkeeper say that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be that the Cultivation Realm also has year-end sales quotas?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shopkeeper explained, \"Starting next month, the price of Qi Replenishing Pills is going up by two Spirit Stones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A price hike?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? Can you tell me the reason?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shopkeeper looked hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Su Ye said with a serious expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I intend to purchase ten bottles of Qi Replenishing Pills at once. Please, Shopkeeper, speak plainly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Shopkeeper’s eyes widened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, glanced outside the shop to confirm no one was listening, and then said in a hushed voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not long ago, our Luo Family cultivators, relying on the Fuling Island Array, killed a large number of Shu Family cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the battle of Fuling Island, our Luo Family won a great victory and retreated with ease...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.035Z",1,"novelbin.me","a93c265f97be4989576d3d7ea47be8c7cc907e73e5d832d08b16414ea5a49dc7","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-25","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-23",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]