I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist - I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist chapter 189

189

Just Wanting to Live Well, but Surpassing the Protagonist – 97 Dark Night Hero

After flying for about ten miles with Dragon Steps, Ye Yong stopped.

He had tested it in the small forest of the Music and Painting Hall, but it was still not as comfortable as running in a wide-open space.

He remembered that the first time he went out on a mission, he started to feel weak after running about the same distance with Dragon Steps, but now he could run a few more rounds. The difference in spiritual power between the Foundation Establishment and Crystal Refinement stages was obvious, and his speed had also increased a lot.

Qi Rong City was still very far from Tianluo Sect, and it was impossible for Ye Yong to run there. He opened the electronic map, sat on the small magic carpet, and slowly flew up. At the speed of the small magic carpet, it would take about three hours to reach his destination. If he used the Flowing Light Needle, it would probably take less than half an hour.

Patting the small magic carpet under him, Ye Yong suddenly sighed. It had been almost half a year since he had transmigrated, and the small magic carpet could be considered a companion. Although it was very cheap and not a rare item, he had developed some feelings for it over time. The Flowing Light Needle, on the other hand, was a Heavenly Grade magic treasure worth 100,000 Reversal Points. It was very powerful, but it had broken down after only a few days.

Ye Yong did not feel sorry for the Flowing Light Needle breaking down, but he would feel sorry for the small magic carpet if it broke down, not for the Reversal Points.

The small magic carpet was fine for now, but as Ye Yong’s cultivation level increased, it would become apparent that its speed was not enough. The top speed of the small magic carpet was currently 100 meters per second, but the speed of a Nascent Soul stage expert’s initial burst could reach the speed of sound. At that time, running would be faster than flying…

Ye Yong did not want to give up the small magic carpet, so he opened the system store and tried to find an item that could upgrade it.

The system store did not sell the items that Ye Yong urgently needed, but it had all sorts of strange and wonderful things. He quickly found an item that could upgrade the grade of the equipment.

Similar to improving the beast grade, improving the quality of the equipment also depended on the material of the equipment itself. Just like building an airplane, scrap metal might be able to fly, but if it flew too fast, it would not be able to withstand it and would fall apart. If the material was good enough, it would be able to withstand the pressure and impact of high-speed flight.

The small magic carpet was in this situation. It was positioned as a Yellow Grade equipment, and its material was very ordinary. If he wanted to upgrade it, he would have to gradually change and strengthen its material.

There was a shortcut, which was to give the material to be replaced to a powerful Artifact Refiner. The other party could use fusion and other advanced Artifact Refining techniques to upgrade the small magic carpet directly, but Ye Yong did not know any Artifact Refiners of that level. Tie Zi of the Artifact Refining Hall might be able to do it in the future, but the future was too far away.

Therefore, Ye Yong planned to slowly improve the quality of the small magic carpet, just like how he cultivated Xia Shiqi and Xia Shijia.

He spent 300 Reversal Points to buy a material transformation liquid called Black Steel Liquid. Ye Yong poured a little bit of it on the small magic carpet. The small magic carpet absorbed the liquid at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then there was no change.

Ye Yong was not a professional, but he believed that changing the material of an object was equivalent to changing its molecular structure. Changing it too quickly would cause problems, so it was best to proceed gradually.

It was just the beginning, so there was no need to be anxious. After putting away the Black Steel Liquid, he admired the scenery for a while and then closed his eyes to cultivate.

———

As expected, three hours later, near dusk, Ye Yong arrived at Qi Rong City.

Qi Rong City was not considered prosperous among the nearby cities. It was just average. The item that shielded his aura was still in effect. Ye Yong walked into the city. Even if he swaggered in front of mortals, no one would pay any attention to him.

He chose a seemingly high-end inn and wanted to rent a room for a few days. He would wait until the city guards took action before taking action. However, under the influence of the item, he was ignored at the front desk for a long time. In the end, he walked to the shopkeeper and threw out a shiny medium-grade spirit stone. The shopkeeper only noticed him then.

As soon as he saw Ye Yong, the other party was instantly stunned. Although the shopkeeper was just an ordinary martial artist, he did not know what Ye Tianjiao looked like, but Ye Yong’s appearance was not something that ordinary people could have. The shopkeeper also observed the people around him for a while and found that everyone seemed to not see Ye Yong. When he looked back, he almost could not find him.

Silently treating Ye Yong as some kind of immortal, the shopkeeper respectfully arranged a top-grade room for him and symbolically collected some spirit stones.

For the next four days, Ye Yong stayed in his room and cultivated without leaving. During this time, he received several sound transmission talismans, all of which were sent by those local snakes.

It was impossible to completely hide the news of capturing the spirit foxes because, under normal circumstances, the city guards could not leave their own city. If the team leader left, and the demonic sects took advantage of the situation, it would lead to a large number of civilian casualties. At that time, the city guards’ good days would basically come to an end.

However, the temptation of hundreds of spirit foxes made the city guard of Qi Rong City very tempted. He wanted to personally go to Spirit Shadow Mountain to capture them. The city needed to be protected, but he could just bring a few trusted aides with him and leave the rest of his subordinates to guard the city.

The capture team did not have enough manpower, so they recruited people from outside. It was this recruitment that led to the leakage of the news. Of course, the news was not leaked very far. Ordinary people and casual cultivators without connections would not be able to find out.

Ye Yong paid a lot of money and left a good impression on those local snakes. They wanted to climb up to him, so they informed Ye Yong as soon as they received the news.

Ye Yong then replied to the first three local snakes who sent him the news, telling them that if they could report the time when the city guards would set off, they would be heavily rewarded. After waiting for another two days, which was the sixth day since he arrived in Qi Rong City, he received the news of the city guards’ departure.

Tonight at midnight, at the east gate of Qi Rong City.

What a good fellow, going out in the middle of the night and even using the small side door like a thief.

However, Ye Yong also knew that once the news of the spirit fox spread, it would attract many prying eyes. Those who already knew about the fox couldn’t be helped; the best thing he could do was to avoid letting more people know about it. So it made perfect sense to choose a time and place to go out when no one was around.

As night fell, Ye Yong, fearing that the time might change, used the aura concealment tool early and waited at the east gate. Waiting around was still quite boring, so Ye Yong took out the domineering martial brother story that Lu Xiao had written earlier and began to read it. The more he read, the more engrossed he became, his mind filled with phrases like “woman,” “very good, you have successfully attracted my attention,” and so on.

As the moon climbed higher and higher, figures gradually gathered at the side gate.

Ye Yong put away the domineering martial brother story. Although he had used the aura concealment tool, it was not advisable to be too conspicuous, so he hid in a corner, silently counting the number of people and observing their cultivation levels.

More than 20 Golden Cores, more than 30 Nascent Souls, and two Void Refinements.

Under the moonlight, the one in the middle wearing a cloak, whose face could not be seen clearly, must be the City Lord of Qi Rong City. He had the highest cultivation level present.

There was very little description of the City Lord in the novel, but judging from the fact that Hua Ningyan later transformed into a demon fox and took revenge by destroying the city, killing all the enemies who had participated in her capture, this City Lord was not too greedy and was quite fair. However, regardless of the City Lord’s character, going to hunt the spirit fox was destined to sow the seeds of his own death and the destruction of the city.

Therefore, Ye Yong’s interference in the capture this time was not only to save Hua Ningyan and her people, but also to save all the citizens of Qi Rong City, as well as the innocent people in the nearby cities.

Thinking about it, Ye Yong felt that he was truly great, with a sense of being a dark hero who made selfless contributions.