Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Heaven’s Favor Bestowed, Counting the Harvest

On the Ghostly Flood Dragon.

Captain’s quarters.

Su Ye’s jet-black eyes slowly opened.

Haaa...

He stood up and let out a long, clear breath.

Several days of sleep had left Su Ye feeling refreshed and invigorated, all his fatigue gone.

Even his Divine Sense seemed to have improved...

Wait, it wasn’t just a feeling.

Su Ye’s eyes shifted as he focused on his Divine Sense.

His Divine Sense had indeed grown slightly stronger—by about five zhang?

For Su Ye, whose Divine Sense could already cover a radius of fifty li, this improvement was negligible.

But as he continued to examine it, his eyes lit up with delight.

’This is...’

Within his senses,

the ’potential’ of his Divine Sense had increased dramatically!

It was as if a new room had been added to a house that was already packed to the brim!

Under these circumstances, even without breaking through to a new realm or practicing a soul-related cultivation technique,

his Divine Sense could slowly improve over time just by being nourished with Magical Power!

By Su Ye’s estimation,

he could now, by relying on nourishment from his Magical Power and supplementing it with the Six Desires Secret Scripture,

raise his Divine Sense to a level equivalent to the Crystal Perfection stage!

’So... I can possess Divine Sense comparable to a Crystal Perfection cultivator while only at the Early-stage Crystal Realm?’

’Doesn’t that mean...?’ Su Ye raised an eyebrow, his eyes glinting.

’My Divine Sense can reach the Golden Core level while I’m still in the Crystal Realm?!’

Every minor stage advancement within the Crystal Realm brought about its own transformation.

The probability of his Divine Sense breaking through to the Golden Core level was not low!

Su Ye thought for a moment, then chuckled. ’Perhaps it’s not just my Divine Sense. It might not be too difficult for my Physical Realm to reach Tier Four either?’

His current Physical Realm was already at Tier Three Mid Stage!

’Magical Power, on the other hand, is a bit trickier...’

’The Magical Power of a Golden Core cultivator has been refined by a Thunder Tribulation, giving it a much higher quality...’

Even if Su Ye could match a Golden Core cultivator in the quantity of his Magical Power, the quality would surely be inferior...

But even so,

a brilliant light shone in Su Ye’s eyes!

To have his Physical Realm and Divine Sense reach the fourth tier while still in the Crystal Realm!

What a terrifyingly solid foundation that was!

’I wonder... could those Divinity Transformation Daoist Monarchs achieve this when they were in the Crystal Realm?’

Su Ye’s mind began to wander.

His ambition soared!

He felt the urge to test his mettle against those at the Divinity Transformation stage!

Haaa...

After the initial joy, Su Ye let out another long breath and calmed his emotions.

He sank into thought, trying to figure out the reason for the change in his Divine Sense.

A moment later, he had an answer.

’A reward from the Celestial Dao?’

Su Ye recalled.

He remembered that after slaying the Blind Saintess and destroying the Divine Tree,

a five-colored radiance had descended from the heavens!

It had restored his Divine Sense.

Perhaps it had also boosted the potential of his Divine Sense at the same time?

The more Su Ye thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

’That makes sense... If my Divine Sense was merely depleted, I could have recovered on my own in a few months. What kind of reward would that be?’

’Boosting my potential—now *that’s* a real reward!’

Su Ye was in high spirits, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile.

...

Just then, the door opened.

A small, lovely figure skipped cheerfully into the room.

"Master!"

Jiaojiao’s Ruby-like eyes sparkled brightly.

With a flash, she appeared by Su Ye’s side and nuzzled against him coquettishly.

"Good Jiaojiao."

Su Ye ruffled her little head reassuringly.

Then, he asked, "How did things go?"

Before going to sleep, Su Ye had given Jiaojiao a few tasks to handle in his stead.

Theoretically, with Jiaojiao’s power, it shouldn’t have been a problem.

But could he really count on this loli ship spirit?

Su Ye had his doubts.

"Hmph..." Jiaojiao’s cheeks puffed out like a little pufferfish.

"Honestly, Master... I did everything you asked!"

Jiaojiao huffed lightly.

’Hmph, I, Jiaojiao, am being so underestimated!’

"Ta-da!"

She made a little sound effect as she presented several Storage Rings like a treasure.

Su Ye’s gaze flickered as he took the Storage Rings.

He sent his Divine Sense into them.

The space inside these few Storage Rings was enormous, almost the size of a large soccer field.

The corpses of the Evil Celestial Auk, the Thousand-legged Sea Demon, and the Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon were all inside!

The three Demon Kings’ corpses were covered in a layer of solid ice to preserve them, making them look lifelike.

Moreover, the corpses were not badly damaged and were almost perfectly intact!

Demon King corpses.

After slaying the Saintess,

Su Ye certainly hadn’t forgotten about these weakened Demon Kings!

He had ordered Jiaojiao to finish them off, specifically requesting that she preserve the bodies’ integrity.

"The materials from three Tier Three Demon Kings... all together, they’re worth nearly 1.2 million Spirit Stones,"

Su Ye estimated with a smile.

And he knew the actual price would only be higher!

After all, in this sea region, Tier Three materials were a regulated resource.

’If I play the long game and create some artificial scarcity, I could probably get two million Spirit Stones for them?’

Su Ye muttered to himself.

And next to the corpses,

three exquisite jade boxes were placed side by side.

BZZZT.

Su Ye’s gaze flickered as his Divine Sense penetrated the jade boxes.

Inside lay perfectly round and pure Demon Pills, shimmering with a faint golden light!

Tier Three Demon Pills!

Three of them!

This was the most valuable loot from a Tier Three Demon King!

Their value was so high it could hardly be measured in Spirit Stones!

After all, each Demon Pill was enough to create a Fake Core Master!

Even though a Fake Core had many drawbacks—a short lifespan, weak combat power, and no chance of further advancement...

But, but...

regardless, a Fake Core Master was still a Tier Three existence!

A Tier Three existence, the pinnacle of power in this sea region!

And now, including the demon pill from the white whale,

Su Ye had four Demon King’s Inner Cores in his possession!

A smile appeared on his face as he thought about it.

He’d struck it rich!

This was a massive haul!!!

And the most satisfying part was that he had merely finished off these heavily injured Demon Kings.

’Laboriously hunting demons yourself is nowhere near as satisfying as swooping in to collect the kill...’

’Mmm-hmm... mmm-hmm...’

Su Ye hummed a cheerful little tune.

’Still... it’s a bit of a pity...’

Stroking the Storage Ring, Su Ye’s gaze shifted as he grew pensive.

At that time, several Crystal Realm cultivators had also been severely injured!

The cultivators from the Immortal City were allies, so he could spare Canghai’s life.

But the Crystal Realm cultivators from the Cyan Profound Sect...

especially Hongri and Qinghe, two Crystal Perfection cultivators with a chance of reaching Golden Core, were perfect targets to eliminate...

However,

in the end, Su Ye gave up on the idea.

The main reason was that he was an upright person of high moral character and simply couldn’t bring himself to take advantage of their plight or kick them while they were down.

The secondary reason, uh...

—those old geezers fled too damn fast!

By the time Su Ye came to his senses and scanned the area with his Divine Sense, there wasn’t even a shadow of them left...

They sure ran fast!

Uh...

Since that was the case, Su Ye could only resign himself to being an upright person of high moral character.

Besides, after the great battle,

he and the Ghostly Flood Dragon weren’t in peak condition. Chasing after Crystal Perfection cultivators could have backfired. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Su Ye considered that the two Crystal Perfection cultivators from the Cyan Profound Sect didn’t have much of their lifespans left to begin with.

Now, they were severely wounded from this battle, their vitality greatly damaged...

Their chances of reaching the Golden Core stage were practically zero!

It wasn’t worth the risk.

And...

besides that,

there was another reason.

Su Ye had ordered Jiaojiao to prioritize hunting another target...