Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship

The fundamental laws are comprised of True Techniques. Therefore, they naturally possess the characteristics of True Techniques.

And as it happened,

among Su Ye’s True Techniques was one named—End of Tracing Origin.

No matter how exquisite Miss Sanhua’s Escape Technique was, it was useless before a Divine Technique empowered by Su Ye’s Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect Level Power. She had no way to escape!

WHOOSH!

A torrent of ghostly shadows surged forth!

Miss Sanhua’s Dharma Aspect was completely torn to shreds by the pitch-black torrent, which was infused with the Life and Death Skill!

It dissolved into countless specks of light that scattered in every direction!

BANG!

Miss Sanhua’s Miaoyin Aspect violently shattered!

HUMMM!

A female Nascent Soul cultivator flew out from within the disintegrating Dharma Aspect as it shattered into spiritual light. Her beauty was otherworldly, in no way inferior to the heavenly maiden aspect itself.

"Su Ye!"

"I’ll remember you!"

Miss Sanhua’s voice, filled with bitter indignation, echoed throughout Volcano State.

Her face, a beauty that could ruin nations—the very personification of the word ’loveliness’—was now contorted. Her jaw was clenched so tight it seemed she would shatter her pearly white teeth.

She, her predecessors, and the entire Blood Moon Demon Palace had spent nearly two hundred years laying this groundwork—starting from planting sleeper agents and establishing the Candle Python Cave.

They had poured incalculable effort into a plan that was on the verge of success: to trap and kill the Nascent Souls of the Nine Sects, seize control of the Volcano Grotto Heaven, and proclaim the glorious return of the Blood Moon Demon Palace!

Who would have thought that it would all fall apart at the final step!

"Damn it!"

"Unforgivable!"

Of course,

her most pressing priority was still to escape!

The surging torrent of ghostly shadows howled toward her, threatening to swallow her whole!

However,

one must plan for defeat before considering victory.

Since she was taking such a huge risk, she had naturally prepared for the possibility of failure.

HUMMM.

The gray fog produced by the Tier Five trapping array surged, swallowing Miss Sanhua’s figure.

From within the dense fog, her eyes glinted as she gave Su Ye one last, deep look.

Then,

her figure vanished.

The torrent of ghostly shadows slammed into the array, but Miss Sanhua herself had already fled the battlefield.

With the Tunneling Speed of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the time it would take Su Ye to destroy the array was more than enough for her to vanish without a trace.

「A few moments later.」

BOOM!

The gray fog dissipated!

The array covering Volcano State was completely shattered!

Moreover,

Su Ye had an unexpected prize!

"Hm?"

"This is..."

A deep, black shadow transformed into a tentacle and, from within the dissipating gray fog, plucked out a weak, slumbering Nascent Soul bound in runic chains!

Nanshan’s Nascent Soul!

He wasn’t dead!

’It made sense, though. The knowledge within the mind of any Nascent Soul True Monarch was a priceless treasure.’

’What’s more, a Nascent Soul like Nanshan, who possessed excellent support and healing abilities, was an invaluable asset. It was only natural that Miss Sanhua would want to recruit him and would have kept him alive.’

However, her careful planning now benefited Su Ye!

’Excellent!’

Su Ye rejoiced inwardly.

To upgrade the Ghostly Flood Dragon to Tier Five, one of the conditions was to refine a Nascent Soul.

’In fact, it requires three Nascent Souls. I was just worrying about how to meet that requirement, and now one has been delivered right to me!’

’Now, I just need one more. The difficulty has been greatly reduced!’

Su Ye’s eyes glinted, and his massive Ghostly Shadow Dharma Aspect glanced, seemingly nonchalantly, at Qixia, who stood beside Li Jinhua.

’This heavily injured Nascent Soul is undoubtedly an excellent target.’

’A pity...’

Su Ye clicked his tongue inaudibly.

’The Tier Five array is broken. I’m not confident I could stop her Nascent Soul from abandoning its body and escaping.’

’Besides, did they really think... there was no price to pay for a Golden Core Realm cultivator manifesting a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect?’

’Time to get out of here!’

Su Ye muttered to himself.

HUMMM.

The Ghostly Flood Dragon descended from the clouds.

Su Ye’s Dharma Aspect body rapidly shrank, revealing his true form as he landed on the deck.

In the process, his aura plummeted like a waterfall, dropping at a terrifying rate!

Within moments, the intensity of Su Ye’s aura fell below the Golden Core level.

By the time he landed on the deck of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, his Magical Power had weakened to a point where it was even less than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Compared to the power of his Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect moments ago, he was now like a flickering candle in the wind.

"Ugh..."

Su Ye’s face was pale as a sheet. As he stepped onto the deck, he staggered, nearly losing his footing.

"This..."

"Is this the price of manifesting a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect at the Golden Core Realm?"

A strange glint appeared in Qixia’s eyes; she was tempted to act.

"Don’t!"

Li Jinhua moved to block her.

Her golden eyes were stern, a clear warning to Qixia.

"But..."

"Like that fiend from the Demon Palace, he also has a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect!"

"A Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect!"

Qixia gritted her teeth, unable to understand.

"He’s a True Disciple of the True Treasure Pavilion!" Li Jinhua said.

"But he isn’t one yet!"

Qixia countered, her brow furrowed.

At that moment,

while the two were arguing,

HUMMM.

A ghostly light flickered, and the massive Ghostly Flood Dragon vanished like a projection, drawn into Su Ye’s personal netherworld.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, Su Ye produced a Human Skin Talisman that pulsed with a bloody light.

RIP!

He tore the Human Skin Talisman, and a brilliant silver light of the void enveloped him.

"This energy signature..."

"Ultra-long-distance teleportation... It’s a Tier Five Void Talisman!"

Qixia cried out in shock.

Li Jinhua was also stunned for a moment, then she quickly sent a message with her Divine Sense.

"Mr. Su Ye!"

"The gates of the True Treasure Pavilion will always be open to you!"

Within the silver light,

Su Ye turned slightly and waved in Li Jinhua’s direction.

Then,

WHOOSH!

His figure vanished into thin air.

...

"You..."

Qixia stared at Li Jinhua, her brow furrowed and her lips pressed into a thin line.

Su Ye had used a Tier Five Void Talisman to teleport away; he would be impossible to track now.

The perfect opportunity to eliminate a cultivator with a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect had vanished. Qixia couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.

"Sigh..."

"What a shame."

Qixia sighed softly and shook her head.

"Qixia, why such hostility?" Li Jinhua asked with a frown. "If it weren’t for Mr. Su, we would never have survived this. The Demon Palace fiend’s plot would have succeeded, bringing disaster upon the Yaoguang Islands."

"That’s true, but..."

"He killed Fuyunzi, and he didn’t release Nanshan’s Nascent Soul..."

"And just now, he glanced at me..."

"I know that look all too well. It was the look of a predator sizing up its prey... Mr. Li, let me give you a piece of advice: this Su Ye is no saint!"

Qixia said, her gaze lowered.

For once, even Li Jinhua had no rebuttal.

After seeing Su Ye’s Dharma Aspect, it wasn’t hard to guess who had killed Fuyunzi.

Looking back, one could even piece together the likely cause of their conflict.

"A Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect wielder who is so ruthless and vindictive... for the Jade Light Cultivation Realm, this might not be a good thing..."

"And on top of that, the Blood Moon Demon Palace has also produced a cultivator with a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect."

"From this day on, the Yaoguang Islands are in for turbulent times..." Qixia murmured.

The two Nascent Soul True Monarchs took a moment to recover from their injuries before beginning to sort through the aftermath on the battlefield.

They gathered the surviving Golden Core cultivators.

Most of the power from the Sun-Shining Divine Spear’s explosion had been contained within the temple.

The Golden Core cultivators of the Nine Sects had already fled to save themselves while the Nascent Souls were fighting.

Even with the shockwaves from the clash between the two Dharma Aspects, the number of Golden Core casualties was not high.

Over a dozen Golden Core cultivators had survived.

Furthermore, Shishanzi, the Nascent Soul from the Sword Sect, was surprisingly still alive!

HUMMM.

A broken Spirit Sword levitated into the air, and a weakened Nascent Soul emerged from it.

When the Sun-Shining Divine Spear self-destructed, Shishanzi’s Nascent Soul had escaped into his life-bound artifact, which was how he barely managed to survive.

Shishanzi was overwrought with emotion. "It was him! It must have been him! He killed Junior Brother Fuyunzi!"

"A monster like that cannot be allowed to live!"

"And Miss Sanhua, that fiend from the Demon Palace, has also achieved a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect! She must be executed as well!"

"I must return to the sect and report to the Inner Sea Sword Master! We must unite the Nine Sects and issue a highest-level wanted order across the entire Yaoguang Islands!"

He was panicking.

Two cultivators with Dao Embryo Dharma Aspects, and both were hostile to the Jade Void Sword Sect!

If they were allowed to mature, the Jade Void Sword Sect’s supremacy would undoubtedly come to an end!

Because of this,

the Jade Void Sword Sect gave this matter the utmost importance, making the elimination of these two Dharma Aspect wielders its highest priority.

And as the Sword Sect began to move, news of the battle leaked out, sending shockwaves throughout the Yaoguang Islands.