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I Just Want to Live a Good Life but I Surpassed the Protagonist – 75 That’s Right, It’s Me
As the sun set in the west, Ye Yong strolled through the forest, listening to the chirping of insects and birds, feeling very pleased with himself.
Suddenly, he understood why so many ancient poets became hermits. Because far away from the hustle and bustle of the secular world and the struggles of officialdom, living in such an environment would truly reduce one’s worries, as if they had melted into nature.
Ye Yong walked so slowly, not afraid of being caught up, because the herb collecting location, Luofeng Ridge, and the Green Village where the Black Armored Ox appeared were in the east and north respectively, and the directions were completely different.
Those who thought he was going to Luofeng Ridge would definitely go east now. The cautious Ye Yong even used an odor masking agent to prevent being discovered by some spirit pets with tracking abilities.
Apart from the Divine Sense that could be released a few kilometers away, the Nascent Soul cultivator who had locked onto him at the beginning, the Crystal Core Golden Core and the like, could not keep up at all.
At least, that’s what Ye Yong thought.
“What kind of movement technique has this guy cultivated? How can he be so fast? I’m almost exhausted.” In the sky, Liang Xiaorou, who kept a distance from Ye Yong, sat on her flying instrument, breathing a little hastily .
Of course, she had been squatting outside the mission department, intending to quietly follow behind Ye Yong to see what kind of commission he had received. If it was the difficult kind, she would reluctantly help him out when he encountered danger, and then persuade he not to stay in the Yinhua Hall. It would be better to join the Jiange Hall to improve his combat effectiveness. However, as soon as Ye Yong came out of the mission department, he used an unknown level of movement technique and ran extremely fast .
Fortunately, the flying instrument her father had given her was fast enough, so she barely managed to keep up, but it also caused her to consume a lot of spiritual power.
“As expected of Junior Brother Ye.” In the sky, Yi Bai, who kept a distance from Liang Xiaorou, sat on her flying instrument, breathing a little hastily.
She was at the ninth level of the Golden Core realm, and in order to chase after a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she had almost used all her strength. However, she was a painter, and speed was not her forte. It was normal for her to be like this. However, with her cultivation level, she barely managed to keep up.
“Liang Xiaorou from the Jiange Hall… She must be planning to help Junior Brother Ye when he encounters trouble and take the opportunity to poach him. Fortunately, I followed him, or you wouldn’t have succeeded.” Yi Bai’s realm was much higher than Liang Xiaorou’s, so it was still very easy for her not to be discovered by her.
In addition to Liang Xiaorou and Yi Bai, there were also some Golden Core cultivators nearby, both male and female. Their purpose for following up was actually similar. Although they were not as strenuous as Liang Xiaorou and Yi Bai in their pursuit, they were still surprised by Ye Yong’s speed. Those who specialized in movement techniques could see that Ye Yong’s movement technique was an Earth-rank movement technique, the relatively high-ranking Youlong Step, and he had at least cultivated it to the realm of small success.
Movement techniques were more difficult to learn than martial techniques and spiritual techniques. If any other Foundation Establishment tenth level cultivator had cultivated an Earth-rank movement technique to the small success realm, they would definitely be amazed. However, as for Ye Yong, the genius of the Eastern Continent, it was still relatively reasonable. If he did not have some ability, others would instead find it strange.
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While enjoying the scenery along the way and recovering his spiritual power, Ye Yong’s powerful perception from the Primordial Chaos Divine Body made him notice that someone was watching him: “Could it be that someone else has followed me?”
He had already done his best, using both the Earth-rank movement technique and the aura-removing technique.
“Forget it, Seven-colored Foundation Establishment, extremely high musical talent, a mighty figure like the sect master will treat me as a moldable talent and send someone to protect me in secret. Moreover, it’s not like there aren’t any demonic spies in the Tianluo Sect. If I run out alone, I will definitely attract the attention of the demonic cult. If they can’t poach me, they will kill me in the cradle.”
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Ye Yong’s diversionary tactics in the mission department also had the factor of avoiding his whereabouts being discovered by the demonic cult.
He had only recently joined the Tianluo Sect, and even as a former reader, he knew who the spies were. However, the spies had strength and status. He could not overthrow them just by saying a few words. After all, everything had to be based on evidence. At that time, if he failed to overthrow the spies and was instead targeted by them, he would be a typical example of lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot. Ye Yong would not be so foolish.
As for why he came out despite knowing the risks, it was because Ye Yong could not possibly stay in the Tianluo Sect for the rest of his life. A greenhouse flower would eventually have to experience the baptism of the wind and rain outside. Other than that, he also had to prepare a meeting gift for Mu Qingyin.
A female protagonist like Mu Qingyin valued the thought behind a gift more than its value. The so-called “a small gift carries a heavy sentiment.” If she knew that Ye Yong had gone to such great lengths to find a gift for her, her favorability would definitely increase.
Ye Yong usually did not have only one goal when he acted. He would try his best to complete everything at once.
Testing his strength, going out to experience the new world of Emperors and Emperors, preparing a gift for Mu Qingyin, killing three birds with one stone was the most efficient method.
However, now that he had discovered that someone was following him, Ye Yong could not let loose and test his strength.
Originally, he wanted to appropriately restrain his strength and use all 38 Profound-rank cultivation techniques on the Black Armored Ox to practice, but now he estimated that he could only use a few moves before he had to use his true strength to kill it.
A Foundation Establishment tenth level cultivator killing a Crystal Core first level monster was not very surprising. Many geniuses could do it. Geniuses were called geniuses because their various conditions surpassed ordinary cultivators. It was normal for them to fight across levels, it just depended on how many levels they could fight across.
Foundation Establishment and Crystal Core were two major realms. The higher the realm, the greater the difficulty in fighting across levels. However, Ye Yong had a Seven-colored Foundation Establishment, so defeating a Crystal Core first level cultivator would not be surprising. It would only prove that he was a true genius.
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When his spiritual power had almost recovered, Ye Yong rode on his not-so-beloved little magic carpet, looked at the map, hummed “Heading North” all the way north, and arrived at the Green Village, which was hundreds of kilometers away from the Tianluo Sect.
The Green Village was a lively village with a population of over a thousand people.
When Ye Yong arrived, it was dusk. Many farmers who had been working in the fields returned home. When they saw a magical carpet flying in the sky, with a human figure sitting on it, the farmers all knelt on the ground.
“It’s a fairy!”
“A fairy has come!”
Even if it was just a small Foundation Establishment first level cultivator, in the eyes of mortals, they belonged to the immortal level. Because cultivators were too mysterious and powerful to mortals.
Ye Yong landed at the entrance of the village. Everyone lowered their heads. Some of them were curious and wanted to take a look at what a fairy looked like. However, when they saw Ye Yong’s appearance and temperament, they were immediately stunned.
Could this be a real immortal?
The village chief was an old man at the eighth level of Qi Refining. As soon as he heard the news, he immediately rushed out from his house. He was also shocked by Ye Yong’s appearance. As a martial artist, the village chief had more knowledge than the other villagers. At least when he was young, he had been to the nearby secular world and seen family cultivators and all kinds of itinerant cultivators.
Ye Yong was like this. One look and one could tell that he was a very powerful existence, not a young master of a big family, but a mighty figure who had lived for thousands of years!
“This Immortal, may I ask if you are passing by or…” The village chief bowed very respectfully. He also waved his hand to signal the villagers who were stunned to quickly lower their heads, so as not to offend the Immortal.
“Is there a monster infestation nearby?”
“Yes, that’s right! Three days ago, Zhuang from our village went to pick fruits and found that an entire orchard had been destroyed. When I went to take a look, there were traces of demonic energy left behind. I immediately reported it to the city guards. A day ago, an immortal from the Tianluo Sect came to investigate and said that it was a first-level little demon, the Black Armored Ox. He said that someone would come later to deal with it and set up a magic formation before leaving. May I ask…”
“That’s right, it was me.”