Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship

Chapter 520: Chapter 466: Celestial Observation Instrument Orbit, Ambush and Kill

"Excuse me for a moment!"

"Er..."

’Forget it. Better not to get involved.’

Su Ye shrugged and spread his hands.

...

Ignoring this small interlude.

Soon.

After a final check.

All parameters for the Celestial Observation Instrument were normal.

"Begin."

Lu Chen placed his hand on the Array Plate, his expression solemn as he activated the Array’s Orbit.

BUZZ.

The Celestial Observation Instrument was immense, covering a wide area and standing nearly thirty feet tall.

It stood majestically, like a pure silver longsword, and suddenly lit up!

Pure silver Void Power suddenly materialized, gathering at the top of the Celestial Observation Instrument and condensing into a single point!

Then,

SWOOSH!

A dense beam of pure silver light shot straight into the sky.

After rising several hundred feet, it pierced the spatial barrier and vanished abruptly!

Next came the wait. The cultivators all focused their attention on the Orbit Array Plate, their hearts filled with nervous anticipation.

Finally, after a few dozen breaths,

a map appeared on the Orbit Array Plate, along with an exceptionally clear set of coordinates!

"It’s a success!"

The cultivators present were overjoyed!

"Excellent! With the Celestial Observation Instrument’s help, we can anchor our corresponding real-world coordinates from within the Volcano Grotto Heaven!" Lu Chen’s face was ecstatic as he clenched his fist.

Simply locating coordinates might not seem very useful.

But...

’According to our intelligence, the Star Casting Hall faction also found a Grotto Heaven node. And... they also found a cluster of ruins. They’re deep inside the node, exploring it now.’

Su Ye silently recited the intelligence shared by the Jade Void Sword Sect.

Relying on the Celestial Observation Instrument, the Jade Void Sword Sect could continuously check their coordinates and... maneuver through the Volcano Grotto Heaven completely undetected!

They could set up an ambush in advance, lying in wait on the Star Casting Hall’s inevitable path!

’According to the Jade Void Sword Sect’s deductions, after exploring the ruins, the Star Casting Hall’s expedition team will be battered and bruised, their combat strength severely diminished, even if they succeed.’

’This is the perfect time to ambush them while we’re fresh and they’re exhausted... We can wipe them out in one fell swoop, kill a large number of their high-level cultivators, and deal a heavy blow to the Star Casting Hall’s morale.’

’At the same time, the treasures the Star Casting Hall’s team worked so hard to collect from the ruins will become the Sword Sect’s spoils of war. It’s a plan to kill two birds with one stone.’

’Tsk, tsk...’

Su Ye marveled inwardly.

’Who says Sword Cultivators are all brainless brutes? When they start scheming, they’re more treacherous than anyone else, aren’t they?’

’Whatever.’

’It has nothing to do with me.’

’All I need to do in this battle is kill a Late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Star Casting Hall’s faction in exchange for the Dragon Demon Heart.’

’That’s all,’ Su Ye thought.

Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, a hint of surprise welling up inside him.

’It’s back...’

The feeling of being watched from the temple ruins.

It had returned.

’What in the world is it?’

A flicker of vigilance crossed Su Ye’s face.

He suppressed his unease. If this hidden observer bore them ill will, it should have made its move when they left the temple earlier.

’Holding back without striking...’

’It’s either plotting something big, or it’s simply powerless to act...’

Su Ye mused to himself.

He leaned toward the latter possibility.

...

「Several days later.」

By constantly using the Celestial Observation Instrument for positioning, the cultivators of the three sects finally confirmed the coordinates.

They took their spirit ship to a place the Star Casting Hall cultivators were bound to pass through and began to set up the ambush.

As was customary,

they laid out an Array and concealed their auras.

Then they waited patiently for their prey to appear.

The wait was incredibly dull, but everyone present was a high-level Golden Core Realm cultivator. A single session of closed-door cultivation for them could last for years.

Even the youngest among them, Su Ye, was a full sixty years old. Patience was not something they lacked.

Meanwhile,

during the wait, Su Ye also used the Ghostly Flood Dragon to aid his comprehension.

He was improving his understanding of the Erosion Flow Skill. His comprehension of it had now reached 39%.

He was on the verge of reaching 40%.

’It should only take another ten days or so.’

Su Ye roughly estimated.

At this point, he was no longer in a hurry.

After all, to advance to the Late-stage Golden Core, he still needed to accumulate enough Magical Power, and... that was something that simply couldn’t be rushed here in the Volcano Grotto Heaven.

Besides, he had to be on guard for the Star Casting Hall cultivators who could appear at any moment. For this reason, Su Ye slowed down his cultivation—aiding his comprehension consumed Source Energy.

Consuming too much Source Energy would have a significant impact on the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s combat power.

’Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit... Besides, the Star Casting Hall’s Golden Core cultivators are no soft targets.’

Su Ye muttered. He had never underestimated the Star Casting Hall. They were a Nascent Soul-backed power with a deep foundation, after all. A few losses wouldn’t change that.

...

「In the blink of an eye, several more days passed.」

On this day, a black dot appeared in the distant sky.

The cultivators from the three sects, who had been waiting for so long, activated their Pupil Techniques to gaze into the distance. They immediately confirmed that the black dot was a standard-issue Flying Boat of the Star Casting Hall—a Flying Star Boat!

"Star Casting Hall!"

"They’re here!"

The cultivators of the three sects rubbed their hands together, their eyes gleaming.

Su Ye stood at the prow of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, gazing into the distance. At the same time, he summoned his fully repaired Moonfall Halberd and gave it a skillful twirl.

"They’re finally here."

...

「Aboard the Flying Star Boat.」

The atmosphere was somber. All the cultivators, regardless of their cultivation level, were sitting cross-legged and regulating their breathing.

The injuries on many cultivators were faintly visible, their auras in disarray. It was clear they were not lightly wounded.

"Cough, cough..."

Han Tiantong’s breathing was ragged, his face pale.

His majestic and grim face now showed a hint of weakness. The faint smell of blood hung in the air around him!

He was so heavily injured that he could no longer control his own vital energy and blood! A gruesome, eye-catching, bloody hole could be seen under his ribs, reeking of gore!

"Damn it..." Han Tiantong gritted his teeth.

This wound had been inflicted upon him by the Master of Relics.

The ruins the Star Casting Hall had explored had a relatively low level of Dao Source erosion. As a result, no dreamscape had formed. All the monsters existed in the real world, and they had no strange characteristics.

The monsters’ strength was also comparatively weaker.

And with no dreamscape, there was no random teleportation, which meant their forces could stay together!

This was a huge advantage!

But even so, conquering the ruins had still brought staggering losses to the Star Casting Hall!

Seven Golden Cores and seventeen Crystallization Realm cultivators were left behind in the ruins forever!

The grand lineup of sixteen Golden Cores and forty Crystallization Realm cultivators they had started with had now been decimated. With such heavy casualties, morale was extremely low.

There was a reason for the low morale.

During the siege of the Master of Relics, in order to kill the fifth-tier evil creature, Han Tiantong had ruthlessly used the restrictive seals on the demonic cultivators’ Golden Cores to force them to lead the charge.

As for the Star Casting Hall cultivators, they were relegated to a supporting role, allowing them to preserve their strength.

By relying on the demonic cultivators’ fierce assault and a Nascent Soul-level technique, they successfully slew the Master of Relics. However, four of the demonic Golden Core cultivators died in the process!

During the entire exploration leading up to that point, they had only lost a total of three Golden Cores!

This command filled the demonic Golden Core cultivators with deep resentment, causing their morale to plummet.

Han Tiantong, however, had no regrets. He firmly believed that even if he had treated everyone equally and had the cultivators from Star Casting Hall and Immortal Peak Palace lead the attack, he wouldn’t have earned the gratitude of the demonic cultivators.

On the contrary, if Star Casting Hall and Immortal Peak Palace had suffered heavy casualties, the demonic cultivators would have inevitably rebelled.

’This is how these demonic cultivators should be used... They are wolves with wild ambitions who fear power but feel no gratitude!’

Han Tiantong’s gaze was cold as he snorted inwardly.

He was unconcerned by the demonic cultivators’ losses; the deaths of those Golden Cores were worth it.

The precious treasures from the ruins, including a sixth-tier gemstone, were now in his Storage Ring.

With these treasures as proof, not even the higher-ups at Star Casting Hall could criticize his decisions!

’As long as I bring back the treasures, not only will I be blameless, I will have performed a great service!’

Han Tiantong thought to himself.

But...

Suddenly, his expression changed, and he tried to leap to his feet.

But at that very moment, an incredibly powerful gravitational force pressed down on him... no, it pressed down on the entire Flying Star Boat!

CRASH!

The entire Flying Star Boat began to plummet from the sky!

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