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

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Just Wanting to Live Well, but Surpassing the Protagonist – 60 It’s Very Dangerous for a Woman to Go Out Alone

It was just a sword intent, without any physical destructive force, but it could still affect her soul.

Qin Shimeng’s pretty face turned pale, and her breathing became rapid. She almost dropped the scroll.

The scroll depicts an unknown sword, solemn and dignified, as if it were a divine weapon descending. The sword intent was emanating from it.

“Where did you find this painting?” The sword intent had a great impact on Qin Shimeng, but it had no effect on An Yufang. After all, she was a cultivator at the ninth layer of the Nascent Soul realm and was also a sword cultivator. The sword intent was only at the Nascent Soul level, but the sword intent of the Nascent Soul level existed within the painting. If Qin Shimeng could observe it often, it would definitely be of great benefit and could accelerate her comprehension of the sword intent.

“It was, it was given to me by Yongge.” Qin Shimeng was greatly shocked. She did not expect that there would be such a huge difference between the painting when it was closed and when it was opened. It actually concealed such a sharp sword intent.

“Is it that Ye Yong?” An Yufang, who was sitting on the jade cushion, seemed to be pondering over something. Then, she laughed out loud. “Seven-colored Foundation Establishment, proficient in music, skilled in painting, and now his sword intent is not weak at all. What a talent, what a talent! Shimeng, didn’t you have an engagement with him before? Why did you break it off?”

“Master…” Qin Shimeng did not know how to answer. Because Ye Yong seemed to have been completely switched out halfway through.

“Forget it, forget it. You still have some contact with each other now. It’s not impossible to rekindle your old relationship. Communicate with him more. If this child does not die young in the future, reaching the Mahayana realm or even becoming a saint will not be a problem.”

Ever since she had gotten to know Ye Yong again after breaking off the engagement, Qin Shimeng had never doubted Ye Yong’s strength. She also believed that Ye Yong could do it. “Master, what did you call me here for?”

“I just wanted to tell you not to casually interact with men. It not only affects your reputation but also your cultivation. However, this Ye Yong is indeed worth befriending. When you have time, you can bring him here for me to see. I will help you check him out carefully.”

“What are you talking about, Master? Yongge and I are just friends.”

“Friends can also become partners. It is your blessing to be able to meet a good man. Back then, my vision was too high. No man could catch my eye. When I came to my senses, I was already old, and my cultivation had also begun to stagnate. I no longer thought about those things. Perhaps this is the result of the ‘ice heart’ of the Iceheart Physique. You are still young, and you have not practiced the Iceheart Art for too long. Your heart has not completely ‘frozen’. I hope that you will not follow the same path as me. Otherwise, when you grow old, the bitterness of not having a dao companion or descendants by your side…”

“Master, you have me now.”

Once a teacher, always a father. For a cultivator who valued loyalty, a master was like a parent.

“Hmm, this is also something that I can be more at ease with now. Fortunately, you appeared in my later years. Otherwise, with my eyesight, I really wouldn’t think highly of anyone else as my disciple. They are all full of flaws.” An Yufang smiled, then her face turned serious again. “However, you need to pay attention to this. Our Iceheart Physique focuses on nourishing the Yin essence. Your cultivation is not suitable for further development with men, lest your cultivation speed slows down.”

“Master, what are you talking about? Yongge and I…”

“Young people will occasionally act impulsively. I do not object to you interacting with him, but I am just reminding you to pay attention to your own cultivation progress. Alright, alright. Go and do your own things. If you encounter any problems in your cultivation, you can come and ask me anytime. I do not plan to go into seclusion for the next ten years. I will always be here to answer your questions.”

“Thank you, Master.” Qin Shimeng bowed to An Yufang and then left the elder’s cave.

After Qin Shimeng left, An Yufang muttered to herself, “The painting clearly shows traces of guidance from a cultivator at the Nascent Soul realm. The only Nascent Soul realm cultivator in the Music and Painting Hall is that girl Mu Qingyin. To be able to receive guidance from that girl, it seems that this Ye Yong not only has extremely high talent in painting, but his character can also withstand the test. Most importantly, that sword intent. If the painter himself has not touched the ‘Dao’ in terms of swordsmanship, even if he were guided by a Void Refinement expert, he would not be able to paint it.

People’s energy and time are limited. It depends on whether he chooses to specialize in painting or swordsmanship in the future. If he tries to do both, he will end up with nothing.”

———

After Qin Shimeng returned, Ye Yong urged Wu Xue to go into seclusion to cultivate. Then, he planned to go to the Contribution Hall to buy the spirit herbs that Xiao Huan needed for body tempering.

In addition to using contribution points to exchange for items, spirit stones could also be used in the Contribution Hall. After all, spirit stones were a type of cultivation resource. Cultivators could absorb the spiritual energy contained within them to improve themselves.

The Contribution Hall also allowed contribution points to be exchanged for spirit stones, but spirit stones could not be exchanged for contribution points. After all, contribution points represented a disciple’s contribution to the sect. The higher the contribution points, the more hope one had of improving their status. Some ordinary disciples would earn contribution points by crazy completing missions in order to obtain the qualifications to become inner sect disciples, but the difficulty was extremely high.

As soon as Ye Yong left the mountain gate, Lu Xiaoxiao, who was reading in the cottage, stopped him. Those Golden Core senior sisters did not know when they had arrived and instantly appeared behind him.

“Junior Brother Ye, where are you planning to go?” Yi Rong asked nervously.

“I’m planning to go to the Contribution Hall to buy some materials.” Ye Yong answered truthfully.

“Junior Brother Ye doesn’t need to go out personally. Just tell us if you need any help.” “Yes, yes.”

“How can that be? I can’t trouble you senior sisters.”

“It’s no trouble. We are willing to run errands for you.”

“Er…” Ye Yong was a little speechless. You are all beautiful women. In the eyes of many cultivators, you are fairies high above. How can you say such words?

“Forget it. It’s just a small matter. I can handle it myself.”

Ye Yong still insisted on going out. Yi Yi and the others hurriedly said, “Junior Brother Ye, it’s too dangerous for a boy to go out alone.” “What if you encounter a bad person?”

“This… should be Tian Luo Sect, right?” Ye Yong felt very strange. He could be robbed even when buying something in his own sect?

“It’s Tian Luo Sect, but Tian Luo Sect is divided into 18 halls. Besides our Yin Hua Hall, there are 17 other halls.”

“Is there a problem?”

“Junior Brother Ye doesn’t know that the song you played and the painting you made on the day of the hall’s recruitment have been rumored to be superb. Of course, we also admit this, but the women outside… are not as gentle as senior sisters and will not treat Junior Brother Ye kindly. If Junior Brother Ye is deceived outside… what will senior sisters do?”

What the hell? With this kind of conversation, shouldn’t you be my senior sister and I be your junior brother? Can I still be deceived? Deceived about what? My body?

Ye Yong waved his hand: “Senior sisters, please rest assured. I, Ye Mou, believe that I’m not easy to be cheated.”

“Then… can we let senior sisters accompany you?” Yi Yi and the others really treated Ye Yong as a treasure, afraid that he would be snatched away by other halls when he went out.

Ye Yong knew that even if he refused, they would follow him, so he nodded in agreement. It would be good to let them take him to the Contribution Hall, which would save him time asking for directions.

———

The Contribution Hall is on the first peak, Tian Luo Peak.

The first peak of Tian Luo Peak lives up to its name. Whether it’s the size or the richness of spiritual energy, it ranks first.

The sect master’s cave house, some elders’ cave house, and the sect’s treasure house are all here, as is the Decision Hall.

What is the Decision Hall? It’s where important matters are discussed and decisions are made.

Speaking of the Decision Hall and the elders, Ye Yong remembered that he had a relative who was an elder here. It seemed to be his great-grandfather. However, he was currently in seclusion. Anyway, in the novel’s plot, the Ye family was destroyed after the protagonist was expelled from the sect, and then the great-grandfather came out of seclusion and jumping. Unfortunately, he couldn’t directly attack the sect’s disciples, so he decided to expel the protagonist from the sect first and then crush his bones into ashes with his own hands.

At that time, the protagonist had already gained a certain reputation and status in the sect and had gained the support of many Nascent Soul Hall Master in the Decision Hall. The Ye family’s great-grandfather broke through the Void Cave and was defeated. He was only at the tenth level of Nascent Soul, so his influence was ultimately limited.

Although he didn’t directly kill the protagonist, he let his disciples constantly seek opportunities. Needless to say, in the end, all his disciples died. His mentality exploded, and he hated the entire Tian Luo Sect.

However, he was able to endure until, during a major event, Tian Luo Sect sent some hall masters and disciples to confront the demon, while he secretly colluded with the demon clan, opened the sect’s magic circle, and caused Tian Luo Sect to be severely damaged. Many of the outstanding disciples and church masters who stayed behind were sacrificed.

Qin Shimeng’s master, An Yufang, also died in that battle to protect the sect.

Thinking of the plot, Ye Yong couldn’t help but sigh again. The ‘Ye Yong’ in the novel was really awesome. He could destroy his entire family with his own strength and even implicate the people around him.

However, now that it was Ye Yong’s turn, he would never allow such a thing to happen. The Ye family must be fine. Even if it wasn’t for the sake of the other clansmen, just for the sake of that crazy mother, he didn’t want to see Lin Wei go to seek revenge alone.