[{"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-64":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},1358054,1796,"Chapter 64: Evil Celestial Albatross, 1 Year’s Time","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>According to the information obtained from the Soul Search performed on the Shu Family cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The native island was located within a Chaotic Reef District filled with turbulent whirlpools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, more than one type of second-rank demon beast frequented the area around that Chaotic Reef District...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shu Family cultivators had only managed to find a relatively safe route to the native island through a pure stroke of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, there was still a chance of encountering second-rank demon beasts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of caution,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye did not go himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he spent some Spirit Stones to commission a team of Loose Cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Donglong Island Marketplace had many Loose Cultivators trying to make a living, some of whom had a professional role similar to ’adventurers’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye selected a team with a good reputation and ordered them to set out on a small, single-masted sailboat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were to carry resources the natives lacked, such as Spirit Rice, and attempt to negotiate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I hope they bring back good news...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A little over a month later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Donglong Island port, Su Ye sat in his portside residence, dressed in a black robe with a slightly grim expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sturdy, well-built man with a listless aura stood cautiously in the main hall, reporting to Su Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, the first half of the route you gave us was fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But on the latter half, two second-rank demon birds have built a nest and taken up residence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Second-rank demon birds, and two of them?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Second-rank demon birds, known for their eyesight and mobility!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’For any cultivator trying to pass through this route, they’re an absolute nightmare!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait... then how did you make it back alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye suddenly thought of this and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the speed and Defense Power of their small sailboat, it would have been impossible for them to escape the pursuit of second-rank demon birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must be in their breeding season. The male was out hunting for food at the time, leaving only the female in the nest incubating the eggs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worried about the safety of her eggs, the female bird didn’t give chase. She just drove us away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even so, we lost three men...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s face turned pale, a look of lingering fear appearing on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\" Su Ye’s eyes showed he was pondering. After a moment of thought, he instructed a servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take him down to receive his reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man bowed and departed gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With second-rank demon birds nesting there, the Shu Family’s route was essentially useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No, that’s not right...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The breeding season will eventually end. Once the chicks mature and leave the nest, the parents should move on as well...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, I’m only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. I’m not in a hurry for the Sea Successor Remains.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can wait,’ Su Ye mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Su Ye didn’t completely trust the man’s side of the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instructed a few Luo Family cultivators to secretly monitor the man’s activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Su Ye posted another bounty in the marketplace, commissioning a different team to go and investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「One month later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second team dispatched by Su Ye returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, of the six who left, only one came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sent another team to their deaths...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Alright, it seems he was telling the truth...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the survivor’s tale, the corner of Su Ye’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This team had bad luck. They ran into the male bird while it was out hunting and became its takeout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the male bird left after it had its fill, leaving one survivor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, their deaths were not in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye learned the species of the second-rank demon bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil Celestial Auk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A four-winged, blue-and-black feathered, extremely fast, amphibious demon beast with an Earth-grade bloodline!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon beast’s Earth-grade bloodline was comparable to a cultivator’s Earth Spiritual Root, meaning its combat power was relatively high among its peers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly equivalent to 1.3 Luo Xiyins not using talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two Evil Celestial Auks would be 2.6 Luo Xiyins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only wait for their breeding season to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And based on the typical nesting period for this type of demon bird, that could take several years, perhaps even longer...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give him a larger reward...\" Su Ye waved his hand, giving up on any further attempts for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigh... I’m not in a rush... I’ll just wait patiently.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since the end of the Luo-Shu war.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Donglong Island port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the Golden Sword Orchid, in the captain’s quarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye, who was sitting cross-legged, finished his cultivation and exhaled a long breath of clear air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VMMMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes opened, the faint blue spiritual light within his pupils shining brighter than ever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m about half a month’s progress away from the sixth level of Qi Refining...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But my Azure Dragon Force cultivation has broken through to the second level of Body Refining!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye made this judgment after a Spiritual Self-Inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This speed was a bit slower than his original estimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because Su Ye had been slacking off, addicted to Luo Qing’e’s ice cream, and neglecting his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, after the state of war had ended, it was unreasonable to demand the crew be on standby 24\u002F7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even using ’guarding against the Qi Family’ as an excuse, the Golden Sword Orchid only conducted patrols periodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the frequency of these patrols couldn’t match the wartime pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the progress of Su Ye’s cultivation—the experience points he gained—had inevitably slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, why do crew members need vacations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye lamented with some regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Human crew members need time off. So weak!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Su Ye’s tests, only beings with high intelligence and a cultivation base could be classified as ’crew members’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mortals, mindless puppets, and low-rank spiritual beasts with undeveloped sentience were not counted among the crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panel’s strict criteria quashed any of Su Ye’s little ideas about exploiting loopholes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’However, as my Cultivation Realm and the spirit ship’s rank increase...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perhaps in the future, I’ll be able to ’create’ some excellent crew members who are sentient and never leave their posts?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye mused to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled a movie from his past life, with those seafood-like crewmen trapped on the Flying Dutchman, forever without freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cultivation Realm was full of mysterious methods: Witchcraft and Gu, Curse Skills, Corpse Refinement...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It shouldn’t be too hard to draw inspiration from and imitate them, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In that case, for some enemies whose crimes don’t warrant death, I could totally spare their lives!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Or I could even recruit from the public, with a slogan like, ’Once you board my ship, all past grievances are wiped clean’?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I could plant a curse on them so they can never disembark, then have them serve until their lifespans are exhausted...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Yes, very humane.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his cultivation for the day, Su Ye stepped onto the empty deck, enjoying the sea breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"TSK TSK TSK...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning against the ship’s rail, he held out a hand full of corn kernels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the sweet corn kernels attracted a flock of gray port pigeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A row of pigeons stood on the railing, craning their necks hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several more impatiently flapped their wings by Su Ye’s hand, or even landed right on it to peck at the corn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye had been coming to feed them often during this period and had a good relationship with the flock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Coo coo, so cute~’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeding the pigeons, Su Ye’s mind was peaceful and relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Luo Family Demon Hunting Ship sailed in from the sea, arriving at the port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye had only glanced casually, but his brow twitched. A thoughtful expression on his face, he started walking toward the docks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, crewmen from the Demon Hunting Ship disembarked, supporting one another. Their faces were grim, and many of them were injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The damn Qi Family, they’ve gone too far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1363,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.312Z",1,"novelbin.me","29c6a746924beff90dfb3d8a6982c234ff4011ed3782601074bdfd4e393b1192","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-65","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-63",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]