[{"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-44":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},1358034,1796,"Chapter 44: Body Refining and Qi Refining, A Triumphant Advance","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>’Changing cultivation methods to influence the Laws of Heaven and Earth...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the \"crystallization\" theory, Su Ye’s mind was in turmoil, and it took him a long while to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The mighty figures of the recent ancient era... truly unimaginable...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glint appeared in Su Ye’s eyes. He said nothing, silently glancing at the pale blue virtual screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With the help of my panel ability, it’s not impossible for me to do the same one day!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Speaking of which, I wonder if this world has any of those ancient Grotto Heavens, completely isolated from the outside world...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye stroked his chin as a very amusing thought suddenly popped into his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What if someone from this era grew up in a Grotto Heaven, practicing an ancient Cultivation Technique, and finally, with great difficulty, formed a sixth or seventh-grade Golden Core?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They’d think they’d finally reached the Golden Core realm and could leave their seclusion to become the patriarch of a lineage, lording their power over everyone...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But then they’d leave the Grotto Heaven only to find that True Method Golden Cores are everywhere!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Bro, what kind of Golden Core is that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, the corner of Su Ye’s mouth twitched, and he couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You really can’t afford to work in isolation...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Dusk.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a tender moment, Luo Qing’e returned to Luoyue Mountain to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye, however, stayed aboard the Sea Crocodile, using the excuse that he needed to familiarize himself with the spirit ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Captain’s Quarters.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HUUUH...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This long-awaited cultivation acceleration... feels so good...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye slowly concluded his meditative practice, and the faint blue glow of his Magical Power faded beneath his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his qi and blood surged, and heat began to steam off his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azure Dragon Power, like a surging tide, churned within his limbs and bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Su Ye circulated the technique, the power surged faster and faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A breakthrough. First level of Body Refining.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes lit up. The first level of Body Refining was comparable to the Early-stage of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aided by the Sea Crocodile’s cultivation acceleration effect, he had been building up his power for over a month and broke through in a single stroke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a moment to perceive the changes brought by his Body Refining breakthrough, then extended a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ZZZT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, silvery-white light flared to life at his fingertip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t Magical Power, but the Gang Qi of a Body Cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Qi was what the path of Body Refining relied upon to contend with Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, human cultivators were limited by the natural constraints of their race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, their physical bodies could never compare to those of ferocious beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A first-level Body Cultivator had tough skin and strong bones, but their physical body alone could hardly withstand an attack from a low-grade Magical Artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when reinforced with Gang Qi could they defend against Magical Artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But I’m not an idiot. Why would I block a Magical Artifact with my body?’ Su Ye raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only practicing a Body Refining Technique to increase his stamina, leverage his attribute advantages, and improve his chances of survival in naval combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was extremely protective of his own life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his cultivation, Su Ye walked onto the deck and gazed out at the harbor, which twinkled with scattered lights in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Tomorrow, the crew will arrive...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And as the new captain, with a major battle looming, isn’t it perfectly reasonable for me to require the crew to maintain combat readiness and be permanently stationed on the Sea Crocodile?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’At most, I’ll hand out some extra Spirit Stones as bonuses?’ Su Ye mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hmm... no need to give them to everyone. I’ll set up a performance-based system. Give bonuses to the top ten crew members.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A benevolent smile, like that of a farmer gazing upon a field ripe for harvest, appeared on Su Ye’s handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And once the entire crew is aboard and morale is maintained above a certain level, even though the Sea Crocodile is only a mid-grade, Tier-1 spirit ship, with a full complement, the cultivation acceleration bonus should reach 50%!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fifty percent cultivation acceleration bonus, on top of my panel’s ability to create something from nothing and amplify the effects of Spiritual Objects...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye estimated that his fundamental cultivation speed should be nearly equivalent to that of someone with a high-grade Spiritual Root!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Moreover... once the crew is assembled, having them perform their duties, even while we’re not at sea, should probably still grant me some experience points.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why they’d be performing daily duties while still in port... maybe their captain is sick in the head... Don’t ask. And if you do, the answer is: to forge their willpower!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Su Ye figured, compared to absurd rules like ’no trash in the trash cans’ or ’no books on the desks’... wasn’t making the crew perform their duties while in port a perfectly reasonable thing to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In any case... my long-stagnant gain of experience points is about to restart!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye glanced at his experience bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Class: Tiderider Lv. 2 (646\u002F1000)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing an enemy vessel, winning a sea battle, plus the daily accumulation from the return journey...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, his Tiderider class was less than a third of the way from leveling up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’About two months? Should be roughly that,’ Su Ye estimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’During that time, I can wait for my class to level up and just keep taking pills, ignoring the pill poison...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No, I can’t completely ignore it,’ Su Ye’s expression grew serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was somewhat wary of this \"all-in\" approach of recklessly consuming pills and ignoring the resulting poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the refreshing aura he gained from each level-up was finite, and he took so many pills that it couldn’t eliminate all the poison, there was a small chance it could affect his future cultivation path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Er... to be on the safe side, I’ll start by increasing my dosage by thirty percent.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll test the refreshing aura’s ability to purge the pill poison and then gradually increase the dosage from there.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessing a world-altering opportunity like his panel, Su Ye naturally had to proceed with caution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m still young. I have the patience for this...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Six months later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye, who had just celebrated his eighteenth birthday not long ago, was meditating in the captain’s quarters of the Sea Crocodile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, as another cycle of Magical Power completed its flow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint blue light flashed and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of Magical Power around Su Ye smoothly crossed the threshold into the fifth level of Qi Refining!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any other cultivator had witnessed this, their eyes would have popped out of their sockets in shock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this wasn’t one of the major bottlenecks like the fourth or seventh levels, it was still a bottleneck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when had breaking through a bottleneck become so easy?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fifth level of Qi Refining in eight months... Not bad.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye concluded his practice and slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He commented dispassionately, his state of mind completely untroubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the effects of [Harmony], he wouldn’t face any bottlenecks until he reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the simple accumulation of Magical Power had become extremely rapid with the aid of cultivation acceleration and medicinal pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two factors combined, as his Cultivation Realm steadily rose, the time it took for him to advance a level was actually getting shorter and shorter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A panel born from a seafaring game... In the end, I really have to be a captain to maximize its effects...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment of reflection, Su Ye activated an aura-concealment technique he had obtained from the Luo Family’s Scripture Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the fluctuations of his Magical Power gradually subsided, masking his cultivation at the fourth level of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advancing too quickly would attract unwanted attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Next up, time to level up my class.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye understood that by increasing his dosage of pills over this period, a certain amount of pill poison had already built up in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he continued taking pills at this rate, it would very likely affect his future cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So...’ Su Ye looked toward the virtual panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Class: Tiderider Lv. 2 (1000\u002F1000) +]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Level up!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1402,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.035Z",1,"novelbin.me","210333ecf0712a17fddae880e4be1aef2416ace93c78e66a23436ff444c4e95d","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-45","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-43",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]