Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Divine Sense Born, Foundation Establishment Achieved

The Ghostly Flood Dragon.

In the captain’s cabin.

Su Ye’s eyes were shut tight as he circulated his Magical Power.

A mysterious and magnificent, yet profoundly dark, faint blue glow of Magical Power swirled around him.

Suddenly, the Magical Power of his Ghost Water Skill finished accumulating. Like water cresting the rim of a cup, it broke through a bottleneck!

In an instant, the total amount of Magical Power in Su Ye’s body surged dramatically!

HUM!

Su Ye opened his eyes.

His ink-black eyes overflowed with a faint blue color, as if they were burning blue flames!

Su Ye twitched a finger, and a wisp of condensed, faint blue Magical Power coiled around its tip!

"Ninth level of Qi Refining... I’ve made it..."

Seeing this, Su Ye couldn’t help but reveal a hint of joy.

The roe of the giant spider crab contained a large amount of pure Spiritual Qi and was extremely effective!

Furthermore, with the accelerated cultivation from the Ghostly Flood Dragon, it was as if Su Ye had consumed two extra portions of roe!

Such high-quality resources had saved him months of arduous cultivation, allowing him to step into the ninth level of Qi Refining in a single go!

"On top of that, my Spiritual Sense has grown significantly..."

Su Ye mused to himself. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Thanks to the crab roe, his Spiritual Sense had grown by severalfold!

’And yet... it seems there’s more?’

Sensing something, Su Ye closed his eyes. He visualized his Spiritual Sense, gradually gathering it between his eyebrows.

As a swelling sensation grew in his brow, a blurry image seemed to appear before his eyes.

Soon, the image became clear!

It was, to his surprise, the very room he was in!

Everything within a radius of several zhang around him was rendered in perfect detail!

"Haaa..."

Su Ye opened his eyes, breathing rapidly. His chest heaved, a clear sign of the great exertion.

But even so, a look of delighted surprise appeared on his face!

Just now, without using his [Captain’s Perspective], he had managed to let his consciousness leave his body and perceive the outside world!

"There’s no mistaking it. This feeling... Divine Sense!"

"The spider crab’s roe helped me initially form my Divine Sense!"

Divine Sense, a hallmark of Foundation Establishment cultivators!

By developing Divine Sense, he had directly overcome the Consciousness Barrier, one of the three trials of Foundation Establishment!

"Not bad at all..." Su Ye smiled.

Even with the help of a second-rank spirit ship, reaching Foundation Establishment shouldn’t have been a major issue.

But having a greater degree of certainty was hardly a bad thing.

"Next, it’s time to formally prepare to break through to Foundation Establishment..."

Su Ye’s expression turned solemn.

Before that, there were still some preparations to make...

Su Ye left the captain’s cabin, rang the ship’s bell, and summoned his crew.

He ordered them to disembark and head to a nearby nameless, deserted island to experience some "camping life."

"Zhao Li, distribute the Spirit Stones and Spirit Wine in these Storage Pouches among the men."

"For the time being, everyone can just relax and have a good time."

Su Ye smiled.

Then, his expression turned cold, his tone chilling.

"But... without my order, no one is to board the ship."

"Violators will be put to death."

"Captain... what is this?"

The crew members looked bewildered, not understanding the situation.

"Is there a problem?" Su Ye’s face was impassive as his razor-sharp gaze swept over them.

"No, Captain!"

The crew jolted and immediately bowed their heads!

Over the years, Su Ye had built up a profound authority, and the crew had long grown accustomed to obedience.

The crew disembarked in an orderly fashion.

...

「A quarter of an hour later.」

Su Ye returned to the captain’s cabin.

With a flash of light from his Storage Pouch, several array flags appeared and landed around the room, forming a protective Array with a Spirit-Gathering effect.

Over forty medium-grade Spirit Stones were laid out at the Spirit-Gathering nodes, creating a second-rank Spiritual Energy Concentration sufficient to support Foundation Establishment.

’A bit extravagant... But for Foundation Establishment, it’s worth it!’

He didn’t plan to return to Luoyue Mountain and use its second-rank Spirit Vein to attempt his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

First, Luoyue Mountain was located in the heart of Donglong Island, deep inland, and he would be unable to maintain his Harmony with the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

Second, Su Ye didn’t completely trust the Luo Family.

’Although the probability of the Luo Family making a move against me is low, I have no desire to test human nature...’

’It’s safer to just reach Foundation Establishment first.’

For Su Ye to reach Foundation Establishment with a low-grade Spiritual Root, any normal person would guess he must have had a fortuitous encounter.

But so what?

The same secret, for a Qi Refining cultivator, could be a catastrophe that leads to the extermination of one’s entire clan!

But for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would be nothing more than a minor annoyance!

After setting up the Array, Su Ye waved his hand.

Three first-rank puppets, clad in heavy armor and holding long-handled dagger-axes, materialized.

After being filled with Spirit Stones, the heavy-armored puppets’ eyes flickered with red light, their menacing aura palpable.

"Guard the captain’s cabin. Anyone who approaches, no matter who they are, is to be killed without question!"

Su Ye said coolly.

Good advice is wasted on those determined to die. He had repeatedly forbidden anyone from boarding the ship; if they still knowingly defied his orders, then they deserved to die!

With all his preparations complete, Su Ye sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began breathing exercises to adjust his state of essence, qi, and spirit.

The sun rose and the moon set; the stars revolved in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed!

「On this day.」

Su Ye awoke from his meditation. He felt neither joy nor sorrow, his expression calm and composed, his essence, qi, and spirit in a state of flawless harmony.

"Well then... let’s begin!"

"Foundation Establishment!"

The Magical Power of his Ghost Water Skill circulated to its absolute limit as he resolutely charged toward the bottleneck of Foundation Establishment!

Inside the room, the faint blue light flared brilliantly!

...

WHOOSH!

The winds surged and the clouds roiled.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around the Ghostly Flood Dragon seemed to be drawn in by some force, gathering, converging, and forming a vortex!

On the nameless, deserted island.

"Everyone, look!"

The crewmen, who had been sitting idly in the shade of a tree by the beach out of boredom, were all aghast.

"The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is acting abnormally..."

"Is that... the celestial phenomenon of Foundation Establishment?"

They stared at the funnel-shaped vortex of Spiritual Qi above the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

"The Captain is attempting to break through to Foundation Establishment?!"

One of the crewmen blinked, having guessed the truth.

"Doesn’t that mean the Captain has already reached Qi Refining Perfection? When did..." someone muttered.

However, this didn’t spark a widespread discussion.

For cultivators, concealing one’s true cultivation level was considered a basic move.

In other words, cultivators who openly displayed their true cultivation level were becoming rarer and rarer these days.

Compared to his cultivation level, the crew was more concerned about something else!

"If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean the Captain is... attempting Foundation Establishment on his own?!"

Someone cried out in alarm, causing an uproar.

It was common knowledge in the Cultivation Realm.

Attempting Foundation Establishment on one’s own, without the protection of a Foundation Establishment Elixir, not only had a slim chance of success, but failure would most likely result in one’s body and soul being obliterated!

"Mr. Su, you have to succeed..."

Zhao Li’s heart clenched as he stared nervously at the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

He had no outstanding talents and his aptitude was quite average. He had only achieved his current position through one thing: loyalty.

And if Su Ye failed his Foundation Establishment and perished, he would inevitably fade back into obscurity...

The crew members gazed at the distant Ghostly Flood Dragon, their eyes filled with a myriad of complex emotions: envy, worry, jealousy, and more!

In the Cultivation Realm, anything related to a higher realm could tug at the heartstrings of countless low-level cultivators!

"Foundation Establishment..."

...

「Over a month later.」

In the sky, the Spiritual Qi vortex gradually dissipated, and a seven-colored rainbow appeared!

In the captain’s cabin, Su Ye sat quietly on his couch, as still as an old monk in deep meditation, his aura stable.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes. A faint blue light overflowed from them, and a vast aura, like the deep sea itself, erupted forth!

"Foundation Establishment... I’ve done it!"

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