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

“Alright.” Leaf Yong didn’t really plan to start from scratch; he just needed to memorize the techniques and let them automatically cultivate, without any risk.

Under the Second Master’s puzzled gaze, Leaf Yong quickly flipped through all the land-level techniques.

96 Still Stimulating

“Have you… chosen the techniques you want to learn?” The Second Master asked curiously after Leaf Yong finished flipping through the books.

“No, they’re too difficult for me right now, I’ll just continue practicing the mystic-level techniques.” After memorizing the content, the system judged that Leaf Yong had learned 15 land-level techniques, with a progress bar of 0, requiring 100 to enter.

Learning doesn’t mean mastering; it’s like a student memorizing a formula, but still needing to undergo various training and practice to apply it flexibly, even becoming a question setter from a test taker.

By consuming certain specific supplements or synchronizing with real-world cultivation, the progress bar’s speed can be increased. As long as the techniques become “entry-level,” Leaf Yong can use them normally.

But he couldn’t say he had already learned them all and could display them soon. Using the excuse of high difficulty, he could both dispel the Second Master’s questioning and avoid being seen as too talented in the eyes of his seniors, killing two birds with one stone.

“Is that so.” Because Leaf Yong had brought many surprises before, the Second Master thought Leaf Yong would have an astonishing performance this time, but now it seems he had overestimated Leaf Yong’s abilities. Of course, the Second Master wasn’t disappointed, and instead, Leaf Yong seemed more like an ordinary cultivator: “Do you have any particular interest? I can give you a copy, and you can take it back to study and comprehend at your leisure.”

Leaf Yong thought it was pretty good, and in the future, if he accidentally used a land-level technique, he could say he learned it later. Anyway, Leaf Yong’s current thinking was simple: catch up with the mainstream level while avoiding being targeted by the Heavenly Dao.

“I have an impolite request, can I have all the copies?”

“This…” The Second Master hesitated.

“I guarantee I won’t leak them to outsiders.”

“Ah, I’m not worried about that.” The Second Master patted Leaf Yong’s shoulder: “They’re not very valuable things; if you think someone is qualified to learn, let them learn. I’m worried that you’re shouldering too many of our expectations, leading you to desperately learn these techniques to meet them. Yong’er, let me tell you a heartfelt truth: we old guys might be stuck at the Immortal Realm this lifetime, but you’re different, with boundless potential, and it’s highly possible you’ll break through to the Great Vehicle or even become a Saint. Remember, learning is about quality, not quantity; don’t let expectations crush yourself, just do your best.”

“I will remember your teachings, Second Master.” If it weren’t for the system, Leaf Yong would really explode from learning so many different systems of techniques, after all, dealing with 20 levels of cultivation is enough to consume time, and he still needs to conquer the female lead and cultivate her.

In the world of the new emperor, time was just like on Earth, with 24 hours in a day. Even if a cultivator didn’t eat or drink, time was still limited. Unlike the protagonist, Long Tian, who possessed a miraculous jade pendant space, where one day was equivalent to three days for others, and didn’t need to rush against time.

The system store sold similar time tools, but they required a massive amount of reversal points. In the back mountain, Qin Shi Meng and Liang Xiao Rou’s increased favorability towards Ye Yong had earned him over 20W reversal points, adding to his storage, now totaling 43W. 43W was not a small amount, but thinking about the potential threat, one of the demon tribe’s saints, Peng Zhang, Ye Yong didn’t dare to waste his reversal points recklessly.

Anyway, Ye Yong believed he had to reserve 30W to defend against Peng Zhang. He knew that in the Black Water Secret Realm, the reversal points spent would far exceed 30W, and the demon beasts there were much stronger than Peng Zhang’s subordinates. Facing such mid-term enemies, Ye Yong had to be cautious.

Second Grandfather was in charge of the Skill Hall, and his storage ring contained many skill copies. He quickly handed over 15 skill copies to Ye Yong.

“Thank you, Second Grandfather.”

“What’s there to thank? If you don’t understand, just come find me. I can analyze and explain these 15 skills without any problem.” Although these skills belonged to different systems, the basic principles were still within Second Grandfather’s grasp, who was already in the Immortal Transformation period.

“Okay.” Ye Yong once again felt the care and warmth of the villainous family. In the future, he would definitely help all the Ye family elders break through their bottlenecks and surpass the Immortal Transformation period. Although he could do it now, taking out too many precious and rare resources at once would be unexplainable and only cause trouble. However, Ye Yong believed that as long as he could smoothly pull the Ye family out of their death trajectory, it was only a matter of time before they all reached the Void Grand Completion stage.

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After Ye Yong left the Skill Hall with Qin Shi Meng and Liang Xiao Rou, it was already evening.

“It’s truly amazing, such a small change can bring about such a huge difference.” Liang Xiao Rou was still savoring the modified skills as they walked a great distance: “I’m very curious, which Ye family expert modified them.”

“Uh…” Ye Yong thought for a moment: “Part of it was my great-grandfather, Ye Mao’s grandfather.”

Great-grandfather was stuck in the Primordial Infant period when he was young and tried many methods to break through, such as comprehending other dao laws. Different system skills belonged to different dao laws, so he combined his understanding with the opinions of other brothers, modifying many yellow and mysterious skills. However, his cultivation still didn’t increase, and his original knife dao even declined.

“Ah, I see.” Liang Xiao Rou sighed: “It’s hard to imagine that Ye Mao has such an excellent great-grandfather. Unfortunately, fate is unpredictable, and bottlenecks are hard to overcome. By the way, didn’t you obtain an ancient inheritance? Can’t you help him?”

Liang Xiao Rou’s voice dropped to a whisper at the end.

“It’s not that I won’t help, but it’s not the right time yet.” Ye Yong shook his head helplessly.

“Never mind, you must be more concerned about your family elders than I am. Let’s not talk about this. I heard from Shi Meng that you caught a demonic creature?”

“That’s right.”

Originally, Ye Yong’s plan for today was to let Qin Shi Meng fight the demonic creature and then reward her, making a grand show in front of Wu Xue and the others. However, the sudden visit from the Liang family interrupted the plan. Of course, from the result, Qin Shi Meng and Liang Xiao Rou’s increased favorability was even better.

“How can it not be killed?” Liang Xiao Rou seemed eager to try, having slain even a Primordial Infant demon beast in her divine body state. A small golden core demonic creature shouldn’t be harder to kill than a Primordial Infant demon beast, right?

Ye Yong smiled and explained: “Energy bodies and biological bodies are fundamentally different. As long as the source doesn’t disperse, energy is continuous, and it can achieve immortality.”

Liang Xiaorou had never faced a malevolent spirit in her life, and her interest was now fully piqued: “Arrange it immediately.”

“No problem, and if you perform well, there’s a reward. Of course, you can choose not to accept it; I set up the reward just to motivate Xiaoxue and the others.”

“A reward?” Liang Xiaorou asked, skepticism lacing her voice. “Is it spirit stones?”

“What spirit stones? This is more thrilling than spirit stones. Come on, you’ll find out soon enough.”

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97 Delicacies of the Mortal Realm

—Tianluo Sect

Long Tian had dealt with the village matters, and by the time he returned to Tianluo Sect, two days had already passed. Though he knew the mastermind behind the assassination attempts on him lurked within the sect, Long Tian was acutely aware of his own insufficient strength. Staying within the sect was, in fact, the safest option; at least Bai Song wouldn’t dare to act too recklessly within its walls.

Long Tian had sworn before Liu Bo to make Bai Song pay in blood for his debts. After returning to the sect, he locked himself in his room. He had ambushed the assassins and eliminated the demonic sect controlling the beasts, acquiring a considerable amount of wealth in the process. He prepared enough resources to last three months, diving into the mystical space of the jade pendant for frenzied cultivation.