I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

100

Just Wanting to Live a Good Life but Surpassed the Protagonist – 08 Is the News Reliable?

Ye Yong wouldn’t feel ashamed for treating Ye Mao like that because he wasn’t just saving Ye Mao’s life, he was also saving everyone in the Ye family.

On the way back, Ye Yong sat on the small magic carpet and recalled the details to make sure he hadn’t missed anything.

He couldn’t guarantee that he could completely transfer all of Ye Mao’s hatred, but he was certain that for a villain who was tough but not soft, only by making him feel fear and awe would he listen to what he said.

Just like the protagonist, when encountering a villain, either don’t take the protagonist seriously from the beginning and constantly cause trouble for the protagonist, or be killed by the protagonist until he’s right in front of you, and then regret it and kneel down and beg for mercy, but it’s too late. Long Tian’s methods were very tough, and he wouldn’t leave himself any trouble. Not many villains could survive in front of him. Those who could survive were all useful tools.

In any case, Ye Yong had already done what he needed to do. Next, it would depend on whether Ye Mao could understand the point and not continue to test the limits of death. He couldn’t keep an eye on Ye Mao all the time to observe his changes, so he used a sound transmission stone to contact his distant cousin Ye Gou, who was at the tenth level of Foundation Establishment.

Ye Gou was just a nobody in the novel who said a few harsh words and was quickly killed off by the protagonist. Because he was from a collateral branch, he obeyed Ye Yong unconditionally. Ye Yong wasn’t worried that he would come into contact with the protagonist, and only asked him to keep an eye on Ye Mao and report any suspicious activity to him.

Ye Gou was now truly impressed by Ye Yong. Even if Ye Yong told him to die, he would only hesitate for a moment before doing so. Ye Gou said that he would keep an eye on Ye Mao and shyly asked Ye Yong if he could visit the Sword Pavilion to teach him some sword moves when he had time, so that he could show off to his friends that he had such an awesome cousin.

Ye Yong thought for a moment and agreed.

Not for any other reason, the Ye family was the villain, but that was only in relation to the protagonist. In Ye Yong’s eyes, the Ye family was his family. Even though he had transmigrated here and didn’t have much of a sense of belonging yet, who could refuse a group of clansmen who listened to him?

As long as they behaved well and didn’t provoke the protagonist, Ye Yong really didn’t mind letting the Ye family grow stronger. After all, since he had transmigrated here, apart from Ye Mao, who was too proud and complacent, the other clansmen, like the elders, had been very loyal to him.

Even if one didn’t repay a drop of water with a gushing spring, one shouldn’t be ungrateful. This was Ye Yong’s principle in life.

——That night

Ye Yong, who had reached the Foundation Establishment realm, had comprehended the Golden Core Sword Intent. In addition to being a master of music and painting, he was also a genius in the way of the sword. This news quickly spread throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and even to the Eastern Continent. Even other continents had heard of it.

However, because it was too unbelievable, apart from the disciples of the Tianluo Sect who had witnessed it with their own eyes, most people outside didn’t believe it.

After all, it was rare to find someone who was a master of both music and painting. Now, there was also a genius in the way of the sword. Why not just say that Ye Yong was an immortal reincarnated?

However, his seven-colored Foundation Establishment and his collaboration with the elders of the Tianluo Sect to kill the demonic cultivators were still worthy of praise.

In a certain underground chamber.

More than ten demonic sect members were holding a meeting.

“Is the news reliable?”

“The disciples we planted in the Tianluo Sect all reported it this way, so there can’t be any mistake.”

“That Ye Yong keeps breaking our understanding. If we can’t get our hands on such a genius, then there’s no need to keep him alive. Isn’t the Tianluo Sect going to open a century-old secret realm next month?”

“That’s true, but there will definitely be powerful beings present when the secret realm opens. We lost quite a few people the other day, and the people below are scared. We really can’t afford to take any more risks.”

“We don’t need to take any risks. Let’s leave it to the disciples we have planted in the Tianluo Sect and have them take care of Ye Yong in the secret realm.”

“I’m afraid that won’t work. Because there are a few Foundation Establishment Level 10 disciples who went to listen to Ye Yong play the flute last time and directly broke through to the Crystallization Realm, losing their chance to enter the secret realm . There are only 3 Foundation Establishment Level 10 disciples left, and 12 below Level 10. With their strength, they can’t possibly take care of Ye Yong…”

There was no need to continue. The answer was self-evident.

“The Golden Core Sword Intent is indeed very troublesome for Foundation Establishment cultivators. If Ye Yong adds killing intent to it, it will be even easier for him to kill them. I think we should let those disciples continue to remain undercover and be our eyes and ears in the Tianluo Sect.”

“But the more time we give him, the stronger Ye Yong will become. While he hasn’t fully matured yet, we should either recruit and control him, or kill him.”

“That’s right.”

The demonic sect members were divided into two factions. The conservative faction wanted to keep those disciples, while the risk-taking faction wanted to get rid of Ye Yong as soon as possible.

“Enough.” After arguing for a long time, the old man sitting at the highest position suddenly slammed the armrest of his chair. He didn’t use any spiritual power, but the entire stone armrest was shattered into pieces. His physical strength was terrifying. He pondered for a moment and made a decision.

Apart from this place, other demonic sects were also discussing Ye Yong’s matter.

———

Ye Yong didn’t know that he had been completely targeted by the demonic sect. In the few days after the competition ended, he had been in seclusion in his room, cultivating and trying to reach the thirteenth level of Foundation Establishment.

Because after the secret realm, many people would break through to the Crystallization Realm, including the protagonist Long Tian. If Ye Yong was still at the Foundation Establishment realm, it would be too strange. After all, he was now a recognized genius. He was already at the tenth level of Foundation Establishment before entering the sect, and after spending more than a month in the sect and obtaining resources from the secret realm, he was still stuck at the Foundation Establishment realm. If he was overtaken by cultivators with less Talent than him, it would be easy for people to suspect him.

What if one of the elders was worried about Ye Yong and came to give him a full-body checkup, and took his pulse? Oh no, he was at the thirteenth level of Foundation Establishment, with eight spiritual meridians.

I can tell at a glance that you’re not human! How dare you, a demon, pretend to be a human! Your life is forfeit!

At that time, Ye Yong wouldn’t know what to do.

Although the shielding device could prevent his cultivation from being detected by sight, and could also resist the spiritual power detection of others, why would he resist being hidden? Wouldn’t that mean he had a problem?

I can tell at a glance that you’re not human! How dare you, a demon…

After going around in circles, he would end up back where he started.

Therefore, in order to avoid such a situation, even if he had to eat Spirit Gathering Pills until he vomited, Ye Yong would grit his teeth and continue to eat them, striving to reach the twentieth level of Foundation Establishment as soon as possible and break through to the Crystallization Realm. If he waited until the people around him started to suspect him before slowly increasing his cultivation, the risk would be too great.

Previously, he had bought the Cooking System, which had cost him a large amount of Reversal Points. However, later on, the adorable Wu Xue had continuously increased her favorability, and Liang Xiaorou and Mu Qingyin had also increased theirs slightly. Qin Shimeng was in seclusion, digesting the insights from the Sword Intent, so there was no movement from her for the time being. However, he believed that she would also increase her favorability after coming out of seclusion.

Anyway, Ye Yong now had 200,000 points, which was enough to buy Super Spirit Gathering Pills. However, the eighth spiritual meridian was indeed very hungry. In a few days, Ye Yong had swallowed more than 600 Spirit Gathering Pills before finally reaching the peak of the twelfth level of Foundation Establishment. It seemed that he only needed a few more pills to break through to the thirteenth level.

Looking at the Spirit Gathering Pills in front of him, Ye Yong took a few deep breaths, suppressed the urge to vomit, roared “Ollie!”, and grabbed them all and stuffed them into his mouth.

‘Why is there an Immortal Ascension Pill that can directly make one an immortal, but no pill that can directly break through to the Crystallization Realm?’

Ye Yong silently roared, his eyes moist. With a face full of pain, he crushed the Qi Gathering Pill and swallowed it.