Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship

Chapter 515: Chapter 464: Sun-Shining Divine Spear, Dreamkeeper

Day Flame Sea Region.

Volcano State.

Han Tiantong stood with his hands clasped behind his back.

His eyes glittered as he gazed at a golden gate of light gradually blooming in the distance.

Near the gate, many Star Casting Hall cultivators were busily arranging Array Orbits, seemingly conducting a test.

After a long while.

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

The Array Plate flashed, providing feedback.

The Star Casting Hall cultivator in charge of the test glanced at it, his face immediately lighting up with joy.

"Mr. Han, it’s confirmed! This gate of light is also a Grotto Heaven node!"

"Excellent!"

Han Tiantong clapped his hands and exclaimed in praise.

A rare hint of delight appeared on his stern, cold face.

And he had every reason to be delighted.

By finding this Grotto Heaven node, Star Casting Hall no longer needed to risk trying to seize the one held by the Jade Void Sword Sect.

As for the slots from the aerial deathmatch?

Er...

Even if the Jade Void Sword Sect agreed, Star Casting Hall wouldn’t dare send anyone!

After all, they had only won a single round of the deathmatch, so their slots were limited. The number of cultivators Star Casting Hall could legally send was far less than the number from the Sword Sect.

If they entered the Volcano Grotto Heaven at the same time, the power balance between the two sides would be severely skewed!

’To be cynical,’ he thought, ’if Star Casting Hall sent Golden Core cultivators into the Grotto Heaven, the Sword Sect cultivators could just mercilessly surround and kill them, then report that they died during exploration.’

’And then...’

’Who could they complain to?’

To put it bluntly,

Han Tiantong had only proposed the aerial deathmatch on the premise that Star Casting Hall was far stronger than the True Treasure Pavilion at the time.

To prevent a mutually destructive fight and to facilitate the Grotto Heaven’s exploration, his plan was to "set aside disputes and develop jointly," intending to slowly deal with the True Treasure Pavilion during the exploration process.

But who could have expected it?

The True Treasure Pavilion’s strength not only exceeded their estimates—they even dispatched an obscure figure, Yehai, who proceeded to slay two of Star Casting Hall’s great commanders.

Worse, showing no martial virtue, they had called in the Jade Void Sword Sect for backup, which included ruthless individuals like Four Extremes Sword Lu Chen. This completely shifted the balance of power.

Therefore,

Star Casting Hall had no choice but to retreat.

In effect, they had forfeited their claim to the Grotto Heaven node slots.

They had suffered a bitter loss!

"But now..." Han Tiantong clenched his fist, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"With this Grotto Heaven node under our control, we have a permanent passage in Volcano State. Our exploration of the Volcano Grotto Heaven won’t fall behind anyone!"

"Well done, Miss Ran!"

Ran Ningshuang stood to the side, her expression tranquil as she replied, "You praise me too much, Mr. Han. I was merely lucky. If any credit is due, it is to the blessings of the sect’s ancestors."

Han Tiantong glanced at her, slightly surprised. "After a few setbacks, your temperament has matured considerably, Miss Ran."

Pleased by this, Han Tiantong continued, "Our sect has always been clear in its rewards and punishments. For finding a Grotto Heaven node, Miss Ran, you must be rewarded. This will be recorded as a great merit."

"Thank you, Mr. Han."

Ran Ningshuang bowed gracefully.

The process for developing a Grotto Heaven was largely the same for both Star Casting Hall and the Jade Void Sword Sect.

After finding a node, the next step was to dispatch low-level cultivators for a preliminary survey.

Naturally,

Star Casting Hall assigned this dangerous work to the unorthodox cultivators under their control.

Faced with Star Casting Hall’s command, the Candle Python Cave had no room to object. They could only select and dispatch five Crystallization Realm cultivators to enter the still-unstable Grotto Heaven node.

One of these Crystallization Realm cultivators was a subordinate of Mrs. Qinghua from the Candle Python Cave.

...

BZZZMM.

They stepped into the Grotto Heaven.

The five Crystallization Realm cultivators scattered, each choosing a direction to explore.

But after flying for some distance, the cultivator subordinate to Qinghua suddenly contorted his face in agony. His body convulsed as he plummeted toward the ground.

"No..."

"My lord, spare me..." he begged, his face filled with terror.

But then, in the next instant, his eyeballs rolled back completely.

What was revealed was not the whites of his eyes, but a sinister, crimson blood moon insignia!

TSSSSS.

After the blood moon insignia appeared,

the Crystallization Realm cultivator stopped struggling. He stood up, his expression numb and calm.

His flesh and blood began to spontaneously combust, and within moments, both his body and soul were utterly destroyed.

And above his remains, a translucent, illusory figure resembling Mrs. Qinghua materialized from thin air.

At the same time, a pulling force emerged from within the Volcano Grotto Heaven, sweeping this illusory will into the void and carrying it toward an unknown place.

...

A desolate land.

A high platform made of Obsidian stood here, upon which three towering stone pillars were erected.

Beyond the platform was nothing but a hopeless, pitch-black darkness, like an endless void.

BZZZMM.

Qinghua’s figure appeared on the high platform.

She showed no surprise, instead surveying the area with great interest before turning to the three stone pillars and giving an elegant bow.

"A disciple of the Blood Moon greets the three Dream-Keepers. May the divine kingdom never decline."

VMMM.

Three distinct white masks lit up on the stone pillars.

As the masks lit up, an immeasurably vast spiritual power converged upon the platform—if triggered, not even a Nascent Soul True Monarch could escape death!

Three voices, neither male nor female, rang out with deep, majestic reproach.

"Descendant of the thief, return the [Sun-Shining Divine Spear]!"

"Return the Divine Spear!"

Unflustered, Qinghua took a moment to acclimate to the pressure, then gave a carefree smile.

"My dear Dream-Keepers, why would you say such a thing?"

"My grandmaster merely borrowed the [Sun-Shining Divine Spear]."

"Three thousand years! You call borrowing something for three thousand years ’temporary’?!"

The Dream-Keepers retorted, infuriated.

As far as they were concerned, if the Blood Moon Demon Monarch hadn’t semi-forcefully borrowed the [Sun-Shining Divine Spear] back then, the seal wouldn’t be weakening so quickly!

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