Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Bountiful Harvest, Foundation Establishment Without Regrets

The Dongning Sea Region.

Su Ye was cautious. He used the Water Escape Skill continuously to travel several hundred miles.

He activated the [Heart of the Vast Sea], using its immense oceanic will to carefully inspect his Storage Ring.

"It seems... there are no problems for now."

Su Ye’s mind was put at ease.

He dropped his disguise as ’Jiuyuan’ and changed into a different Magical Robe.

In high spirits, he began to take stock of his gains.

"From this trade, I got a ’Formless Cloud Smoke Jade’, the Earth Key, and 240,000 living souls!"

"And all I had to give up was just two portions of Whale Brain Oil."

Su Ye still had two barrels of Whale Brain Oil left, enough to craft three or four ’Heart Guarding and Calming Candles’!

By keeping a sufficient amount for himself, he was preparing for a rainy day—specifically, for his own Golden Core Heart Demon Tribulation.

’Besides that, this identity as ’Jiuyuan’ might be useful in the future.’

Of course, that would only be after Su Ye had mastered the combat power of the Crystal Realm.

Impersonating a Crystal Realm cultivator was fine once or twice.

But if you walk down a dark road too often, you’re bound to run into a ghost.

...

「Four or five days later.」

Su Ye disguised himself and returned to Donglong Island.

Aboard the Ghostly Flood Dragon, in the captain’s quarters.

Su Ye took out the Blood Pearls that stored the living souls from his Storage Ring and fed them one by one to the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

A crimson vortex devoured the soul-filled Blood Pearls.

「An hour later.」

The 240,000 living souls were completely devoured.

The aura of the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s pitch-black hull grew more profound and imposing, occasionally gleaming with a blood-red luster that was both bewitching and dazzling.

[Legendary Ability: Soul Abyss Blood Prison (470,000/500,000)]

’Only 30,000 more living souls until it becomes a supreme-grade spirit ship...’

’The gap isn’t large. I should be able to gather them within a year or two.’

Su Ye estimated in his mind.

He dispatched his cursed crew members to go out and hunt for living souls.

He wanted to upgrade the Ghostly Flood Dragon to the level of a peak Tier-2 spirit ship as soon as possible.

...

Afterward, Su Ye focused on his cultivation, diligently improving his Magical Power.

After slaying the white whale, he was able to consume Tier-3 whale meat in his daily cultivation.

This was of no small benefit to his training!

The Taiqing Cold Jade Skill was a method for the Dual Cultivation of Body and Magic, and the whale meat was very helpful for Body Refining.

At the same time, after absorbing the white whale’s flesh, blood, and bones, the Ghostly Flood Dragon had advanced to a high-grade Tier-2 spirit ship, which further accelerated Su Ye’s cultivation progress!

[Cultivation Acceleration: 300%]

[Ghostly Flood Dragon: High-grade Tier-2 Spirit Ship (250%)]

[Crew Count: 60/60 (25%)]

[Crew Morale: 85/60 (25%)]

With a full complement, the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s cultivation acceleration boost had impressively reached 300%!

’Perhaps in three or four years, I’ll be able to reach the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment.’

Su Ye mused to himself.

...

Besides his cultivation, Su Ye also paid attention to the situation in the sea region.

Currently, the Cyan Profound Sect and Weiyuan Immortal City had completely withdrawn their direct forces from the Dongning Sea Region.

It seemed they still had lingering fears about this area!

Furthermore, after the whale-hunting incident, had the tense, sword-drawn situation between the Cyan Profound Sect and Weiyuan Immortal City eased somewhat?

This was an effect Su Ye hadn’t anticipated.

It was only after learning some inside information through Xiao Sheng’s channels that he understood.

"Zhaoxia’s Soul Token has shattered, confirming her death..."

The fall of Zhaoxia had far-reaching consequences.

The Cyan Profound Sect’s strength was drastically reduced.

The ratio of Crystal Realm cultivators between the two sides had become four to two.

The power gap was at its lowest point in history!

This meant that the Cyan Profound Sect was not confident it could break through Weiyuan Immortal City’s defenses.

As the saying goes: Don’t get angry. If you get angry, you’ll show your true strength.

And then, everyone will find out your true strength is pathetic.

Clearly, if the Cyan Profound Sect rashly started a war but failed to conquer Weiyuan Immortal City and was instead defeated,

it would be a devastating blow to its prestige!

Under these circumstances, the Cyan Profound Sect naturally wouldn’t dare to rashly resort to arms!

Beyond that, the birth of a second Tier-3 Demon King in the Dongning Sea Region

also made both sides smell a conspiracy.

The birth of a Tier-3 Demon King was no easy feat. How could they possibly appear one after another?

There must be a third party involved!

In this situation, mutual wariness and suspicion of hidden enemies had instead created a delicate balance!

’It’s good that the situation has stabilized.’

Su Ye was very satisfied with this.

As long as he could cultivate peacefully, reaching the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment and then Foundation Establishment Perfection was only a matter of time.

And when that time came, he could plan for the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s advancement to a Tier-3 spirit warship, which would open the door to the Crystal Realm for him!

...

「On this day.」

In the Luoyue Cave Mansion.

"My love."

Luo Qing’e said with a gentle voice and a smile on her face.

She was dressed in a dark blue Magical Robe, her long, slender legs wrapped in white silk stockings.

The aura emanating from Luo Qing’e had already reached the level of Qi Refining Perfection, giving off a sense of fullness and completion!

Su Ye was overjoyed to see this.

Over the past few years, Luo Qing’e had been training diligently, spending long periods in seclusion to prepare for her breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

"Qing’e, now that you’ve come out of seclusion, are you preparing to attempt your breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?"

Su Ye wrapped his arms around Luo Qing’e, his tone gentle.

Qi Shuhui, who was standing by, saw this, and her eyes dimmed slightly as she bit her lip.

"Yes. A few days ago, I felt that my essence, qi, and spirit could not be refined any further. I plan to break through the Foundation Establishment bottleneck!"

Luo Qing’e’s eyes shone with determination.

"Good. When the time comes, I will stand guard for you."

Su Ye nodded.

He could see that Luo Qing’e’s dao heart was quite firm.

This would be beneficial for passing the Consciousness Barrier, one of the three trials of Foundation Establishment.

...

「More than ten days later.」

Above Luoyue Mountain, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was drawn together, forming a vortex of Spiritual Qi!

On the Luo Clan’s estate, numerous cultivators cast envious gazes in that direction.

Someone was attempting a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment!

"It’s starting."

Outside the cave mansion, Su Ye and Luo Xiyin were standing guard for Luo Qing’e.

Luo Xiyin’s beautiful eyes glistened. She nervously twirled a strand of hair as she paced back and forth outside the cave mansion, looking uneasy.

She seemed quite worried about whether Luo Qing’e would succeed in her Foundation Establishment.

"There’s no need to worry so much. Qing’e has a Foundation Establishment Elixir and True Dawn Spirit Liquid. Plus, she’s still young, so her chances of success aren’t low."

"Besides, at her age, she’ll have a second chance even if she fails."

Luo Qing’e was about the same age as Su Ye, currently not yet forty.

Su Ye said reassuringly, his expression calm.

"Mm..." Luo Xiyin nodded, biting her cherry lip with a forced smile.

’If Qing’e succeeds in her Foundation Establishment, then how should I interact with Mr. Su?’

Luo Xiyin was trapped in a dilemma.

Although she had no ill intentions and would never try to sabotage the process,

she couldn’t help but feel a strange emotion in her heart as she watched Luo Qing’e attempt her breakthrough.

Time passed amid her inner conflict.

「Dozens of days passed.」

As a direct descendant of a Foundation Establishment family, and with a complete Foundation Establishment Opportunity,

Luo Qing’e’s breakthrough process was tense but ultimately without mishap.

BUZZ!

The Spiritual Qi vortex in the sky shimmered with multicolored light and slowly dissipated!

"My love! I succeeded!"

Luo Qing’e flew somewhat unsteadily over to Su Ye, an excited look on her face, and threw herself into his arms.

"Congratulations on your Foundation Establishment, Qing’e," Su Ye said with a smile.

Having crossed the threshold of Foundation Establishment, Luo Qing’e would now be able to accompany him for nearly two hundred more long years.

As the two embraced, Luo Xiyin stood awkwardly to the side.

But just then, Luo Qing’e glanced at Luo Xiyin, her eyes holding a deep, unspoken meaning.

For some reason, Luo Xiyin felt a pang of guilt.

...