Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship
Chapter 269 - 268: Mid-stage Crystal, Tier 4 Divine Sense
Aino City.
The third level of the secret vault, the Underground Spiritual Spring!
Clad in a magnificent black robe, Su Ye sat cross-legged above the Spiritual Spring, his eyes slightly lowered!
HUMMM.
Pure Spirit Liquid, viscous as slurry and shimmering with iridescent light, was drawn up by his Magical Power and rose into the air!
Su Ye circulated the Taiqing Cold Jade Skill, converting the liquid into Magical Power and refining it into his Dantian Qi Sea.
WHOOSH.
An azure radiance of Magical Power enveloped his body.
It bathed the underground cavern in a deep, eerie blue glow!
Half a month had passed since Su Ye first began cultivating here.
It was clear that due to Su Ye refining so much of the Spirit Liquid, the area of the spring’s eye had shrunk slightly.
Compared to its original hundred-foot diameter, the spring’s eye had now shrunk to less than thirty feet!
Even the Holy Spring Spirit Liquid at the very core of the Spiritual Spring, which served as its source, had been refined until only a single, precarious wisp remained...
Because of this,
the rank of this Tier Three pinnacle-grade Spirit Vein
had now dropped to Tier Three low-grade...
In fact... it was even struggling to maintain its status as Tier Three low-grade, barely holding on thanks to that single remaining wisp of Holy Spring Spirit Liquid.
Su Ye didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’What a sin...’
A Spiritual Spring, a creation of heaven and earth, a source of Spiritual Qi that had taken hundreds, even thousands of years to accumulate, had been ravaged to this state by his massive, unrestrained absorption...
’Oh well. I left you one wisp of Holy Spring Spirit Liquid, so don’t mind it too much...’
’Besides, it’s almost over!’
Su Ye’s eyes narrowed as he focused his Divine Sense inward.
Within his Dantian Qi Sea, the azure Magic Power Crystal was overflowing with light, like a miniature sun!
Having refined so much Spirit Liquid, Su Ye’s Magical Power accumulation had already reached the peak of the Early-stage Crystal Realm!
Of course, this peak was by Su Ye’s own standards!
After all, as someone who had advanced with Circulation Magical Power, his initial reserves were already nearly ten times greater than those of cultivators at the same level!
With such an astonishing amount of Magical Power, the accumulation required for advancement was naturally immense!
That was why even this Tier Three pinnacle-grade Spiritual Spring had been unable to bear the strain of Su Ye’s draining...
"Phew..."
Su Ye let out a long, clear breath and centered his mind.
’Has my Magical Power accumulation reached its limit?’
’Then, it’s time to break through!’
’Mid-stage Crystal!’
HUMMM!
Inside his Dantian Qi Sea, the azure Magic Power Crystal erupted with light!
On the crystal’s surface, the naturally formed Glazed Golden Pattern burst forth with a brilliant golden radiance!
The next moment.
CRACK.
A sound like thin ice shattering rang out.
The bottleneck, as thin as a cicada’s wing, instantly shattered!
BANG.
In that instant, Su Ye’s cultivation successfully broke through to the Mid-stage Crystal Realm!
And immediately following, the transformation brought about by the breakthrough began.
HUMMM!
Within the Dantian Qi Sea.
Fine cracks appeared on the surface of the Magic Power Crystal.
However, this was not damage, but a metamorphosis, like a caterpillar breaking from its chrysalis!
CRACK.
The Magic Power Crystal shed an outer layer.
The sharp edges of this outer layer dissolved into pure Spiritual Qi, cleansing his physical body!
The aura of the Magic Power Crystal became more harmonious and pure!
An azure spiritual light emerged, bright and clear!
At the same time.
Su Ye’s total Magical Power surged, increasing by a full three times!
HUMMM!
Magical Power, as vast and vigorous as the sea, surged within the crystal!
Su Ye’s Magic Power Crystal now carried a hint of perfection—complete, flawless, and indestructible!
’It’s getting closer and closer to a true Golden Core...’
Su Ye chuckled softly.
This was the nature of cultivation in the Crystal Realm.
To polish one’s own Magic Power Crystal to perfection, thereby transforming it into a True Method Golden Core!
Beyond that.
On the surface of the Magic Power Crystal,
the Glazed Golden Pattern—inscribed as a blessing from heaven and earth for advancing with Circulation Magical Power—began to expand!
As Su Ye watched the Glazed Golden Pattern and sensed the profound meaning flowing within it, a sudden understanding dawned on him.
’Dao Yun’s Mark.’
’It can naturally absorb the nigh-invisible Power of Rules from the world, using it to accelerate the nurturing of the Divine Seed.’
’Is this the benefit of advancing with Circulation Magical Power?’
Su Ye murmured.
For Su Ye, whose goal was ’The Nine Methods of Core Formation,’
the Glazed Golden Pattern was incredibly useful!
After all, Creation Points and the Power of Rules were difficult to obtain. One required killing Tier Four divine beings to gain any significant amount, while the other necessitated a deep exploration of the Far South Continent.
Neither of these were easy tasks!
The Glazed Golden Pattern, however, was a purely passive skill that required no effort!
...
But besides the surge in Magical Power and the expansion of the Glazed Golden Pattern,
Su Ye’s physical body and Divine Sense also experienced an upgrade after he entered the Mid-stage Crystal Realm.
HUMMM.
His jade-like bones trembled, and a rich life force emerged from within them.
This vibrant energy circulated through him, raising the strength of Su Ye’s physical body by another level!
Tier Three Late Stage!
Su Ye’s eyes flickered, and he slightly relaxed the suppression of his aura.
BOOM!
In an instant,
Su Ye’s entire demeanor changed abruptly.
A terrifying aura—despotic, ferocious, and blazing, like that of an ancient beast—erupted from him.
WHUMP!
The entire underground cavern shook violently as the air roiled and shrieked!
"So strong!" Su Ye clenched his fists in excitement.
’Compared to Magical Power, the pure strength of the body is so much more exhilarating!’
But the change in his Divine Sense was even greater than the change in his body!
After all, his Divine Sense had already reached Crystal Perfection before this... for a Divine Sense of this level, the only way to advance further was...
—Tier Four!
HUMMM.
Within Su Ye’s Sea of Consciousness, it was like a starry sky.
Amidst the darkness, the silver power of his Divine Sense flowed and surged like the vast Milky Way.
But now, this great galaxy began to contract.
Condensing, contracting, unifying!
Within his Sea of Consciousness, the innumerable strands of Divine Sense continuously contracted, drawing back and gathering at the very center!
At the same time, even more Divine Sense power was emerging from the edges of his Sea of Consciousness.
The breakthrough in his minor realm was driving the growth of his Divine Sense!
HUMMM.
After a long time.
The power of his Divine Sense finished condensing into one.
At the very center of his Sea of Consciousness, a Divine Sense "star" appeared, as brilliant and dazzling as the sun!
WHOOSH!
A light flared, illuminating the entire Sea of Consciousness.
In that very moment, the level of Su Ye’s Divine Sense advanced to Tier Four!
Tier Four Divine Sense!
WHUMP!
The moment it entered Tier Four, Su Ye’s Divine Sense star erupted with light, like a supernova explosion!
The power of his Divine Sense surged from between his eyebrows, expanding continuously outward!
Six miles... fifteen miles... thirty miles...
In an instant,
the range of Su Ye’s Divine Sense surpassed its previous limit!
And it was still expanding.
Forty-five miles... sixty miles... ninety miles...
One hundred thirty-five miles!
This was Su Ye’s current Divine Sense range.
With a single thought, the land within a one-hundred-thirty-five-mile radius was as clear to him as the lines on his own palm!
"Tier Four Divine Sense..."
Su Ye let out a long breath and looked up.
Within his eyes, a silvery light swirled like a river of stars, incomparably brilliant!
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Got busted for writing lewd stuff in the last Chapter.
I had to delete all the risqué content, which basically meant rewriting the whole Chapter, and that’s why the second update was late...
I’m really sorry.
Next time I write something steamy, I’ll make sure not to get caught QAQ