Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship

Chapter 516: Chapter 464: Sun-Shining Divine Spear, Dreamkeepers

After all.

Unlike other Divine Artifacts, the Sun-Shining Divine Spear had been left behind by a fallen God-Lord to serve as the core suppressor for the seal!

Faced with the aggressive Dreamwatchers,

the corners of Qinghua’s eyes lifted as she sneered internally, ’Heh... These foreign gods, clinging to their last breath, really don’t understand their own situation...’

’If the Founder hadn’t been so kind-hearted, this Grotto Heaven would have been razed to the ground long ago... What’s the big deal about borrowing a mere True Spirit Dao weapon?’

Evidently,

back then, after the Blood Moon Demon Monarch had "borrowed" the Sun-Shining Divine Spear through his own skill, he had no intention of ever returning it.

Generations of his disciples and their descendants had inherited this "fine tradition," showing absolutely no sign of giving it back.

’But... circumstances have forced my hand. Now I really have to return it.’

Qinghua sighed softly.

The Blood Moon Demon Palace had already been destroyed.

Now, if she wanted to realize her plan, she needed the Dreamwatchers’ cooperation.

"Esteemed Dreamwatchers, I have come today to honor our promise and return the Sun-Shining Divine Spear," Qinghua said, dipping her chin in a righteous tone.

"Where is the Divine Spear?"

"Don’t be hasty," Qinghua said with a light laugh. "As long as you Dreamwatchers are willing to agree to one thing for me, I can guarantee I will present the Sun-Shining Divine Spear with both hands."

"You are greedy."

"A disciple of the Blood Moon."

"It’s a fair trade. If you Dreamwatchers are unwilling, we can just call it quits and go our separate ways."

Qinghua’s expression was calm as she stood with her hands behind her back.

She was just a phantom of will; even if it was destroyed, it would be no great loss to her.

But for the Dreamwatchers who wanted to retrieve the Sun-Shining Divine Spear, she was their only way.

Holding an absolute monopoly, Qinghua was completely unafraid.

「After a long while.」

"Speak."

The Dreamwatcher reined in its oppressive aura and patiently began to negotiate with Qinghua.

With their power, crushing this phantom of Qinghua’s will would be effortless. But killing it would be nothing more than venting their anger. How would they get the Divine Spear back then?

’After connecting to the Yaoguang world, the seal is weakening even faster than before...’

’We have to take action. Retrieving the Sun-Shining Divine Spear can effectively reinforce the seal and help us deal with the outsiders. It’s enough for us to hold on until the season ends and the divine kingdom seals itself once more.’

The Dreamwatchers communicated amongst themselves.

Qinghua looked up at the stone pillar. "My request is simple. At the appropriate time, suppress the rampaging Spirit Vein of Volcano State to allow a cultivator to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"Don’t refuse. I know you can do it."

"This..."

The Dreamwatchers fell silent.

Suppressing the Spirit Vein of Volcano State was something they could, of course, do.

Over countless years, they had completely fused with the Volcano Grotto Heaven and Volcano State.

But doing so would still come at a price. The amount of Divine Power it would consume was enough to make any deity ache.

"Don’t refuse me."

"Besides the Sun-Shining Divine Spear, I have also prepared a great gift for you."

Qinghua raised her index finger to her lips, her demeanor poised.

She took a few steps closer to the stone pillar and spoke unhurriedly.

"The suppressors holding down the Dao Source... by my calculations, they can’t hold on for much longer, can they?"

HUMM.

The air instantly froze.

Qinghua found herself unable to move, her smile stiffening on her face.

She paused for a moment before continuing.

"But no matter. I have a plan that can bring in enough Nascent Soul cultivators. We can capture them to replace the corrupted guardians..."

Qinghua wore a smile, confident of her victory.

She was ninety percent sure she could get the Dreamwatchers to agree to her plan and provide her with help.

However, just as she cleared her throat, calm and composed, ready to explain everything in detail...

"That’s enough."

"We’ll talk next time."

The Dreamwatcher cut her off.

"Hm?"

Qinghua froze, a trace of bewilderment on her face. "Hey... wait, you guys?"

HUMM.

Her figure flickered and was expelled from this space.

"Huh?"

"Dreamwatchers, what the hell are you playing at?!"

Somewhere in Volcano State, a somewhat irritable female voice suddenly rang out.

...

「In the desolate land.」

The three Dreamwatchers communicated with each other.

It was clear that their emotions were in turmoil.

’Did you all feel that?’

’Yes.’

’Ulyx has fallen...’

Ulyx was one of the divine kingdom’s guardians, suppressing a Dao Source.

As the guardian most severely eroded by the Dao Source, his fall was not surprising.

Even without the outsiders, he would have been completely assimilated by the Dao Source within a century at most, reduced to a will-less walking corpse with no power left to guard anything.

Therefore,

the three Dreamwatchers were all mentally prepared for Ulyx’s demise.

They knew full well that their former colleague didn’t have much time left.

But...

An undeniable trace of joy appeared in the Dreamwatcher’s tone:

’The Dao Source he was suppressing has also vanished!’

’Some of the pressure on the seal will be relieved!’

Dao Source.

It came from the deep seal, leaking out from the "Vessel."

In other words, the original seal consisted only of the "Vessel." But as time went on, the "Vessel" gradually weakened, causing the Dao Source to leak out.

The Dreamwatchers had no choice but to find guardians to suppress these Dao Sources.

If the Dao Sources were left unchecked, the seal would weaken even faster, leading to catastrophic consequences.

And yet, as beings of a higher level of power, the Dreamwatchers were completely unable to eliminate the Dao Sources; they could only contain and suppress them.

Thus, for the Dreamwatchers,

dealing with the Dao Sources was an extremely troublesome and dangerous matter!

But now...

’A Dao Source has completely dissipated!’

’Check how this was done! Can it be replicated?’

’If it’s possible, even without the Sun-Shining Divine Spear for suppression, as long as we can eliminate all the leaking Dao Sources, the seal can last for another thousand years!’

The Dreamwatchers’ tones were urgent, and the desolate land began to flicker with spiritual light.

HUMM.

The spiritual light intertwined, manifesting an image before their eyes.

It replayed the scene of Su Ye slaying the Undead Lord in the dream realm and refining the Dao Source!

’It’s the Sea-kindred...’

’He was actually able to...’

’How is that possible? A mere fourth-tier being refined a Dao Source... Even a member of the Sea-kindred royalty should be absolutely incapable of that! How on earth did he do it?’

The Dreamwatchers were stunned, their minds filled with astonishment.

Refining a Dao Source... For thousands of years, they had thought of countless methods, all of which had failed.

The only effective method was merely to suppress it.

But now...

’Can we control him?’

’Are you insane? He can even refine a Dao Source. Who knows what secrets he’s hiding?’

The higher the tier of a being, the more cautious they were toward existences that surpassed their own understanding.

’Try to avoid using force. We need to find a way to make contact with him.’

’The method to refine the Dao Source is simply too important... We must obtain it, no matter the cost!’

’What about the disciple of the Blood Moon? If we can solve the Dao Source problem...’

’We still have to get the Sun-Shining Divine Spear back—it belongs to the God-Lord. But... we can let her stew for a while. There’s no hurry.’

’True,’ another Dreamwatcher agreed.

With one of the Dao Sources dissipated, the pressure on the seal was immediately relieved by a great deal.

The Dreamwatchers now had more bargaining chips and could handle the situation with greater ease.

’However, we can’t pin all our hopes on this outsider...’

’The original plan must still proceed...’

The pure white masks of the three Dreamwatchers on the stone pillars looked down below.

The Dreamwatchers’ vision pierced through dreams and space.

Within the Volcano Grotto Heaven, in a lava cavern rich with Spiritual Qi, a middle-aged cultivator sat beside a Magma River, circulating his Cultivation Technique.

Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the long-missing, unheard-of former Alliance Leader of the Flame Alliance, Zuo Hongtu!

...

「Just then.」

HUMM.

After a moment of darkness,

Su Ye opened his eyes to a familiar ceiling.

As expected, he was in the captain’s quarters of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, lying on a comfortable and soft velvet bed.

"Ngh..." Su Ye sat up and stretched contentedly, his bones letting out a faint, crisp crackle.

"Jiaojiao, how long was I asleep?"

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