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

Becoming Affable

Ye Yong was not a saint concerned with the plight of the world, but he could not turn a blind eye to the injustice happening before him. Moreover, he knew the intentions of the Songwo Sect and was quite displeased with them, so he certainly would not let them have their way.

To resolve the current predicament of the Yilian Sect, Ye Yong could think of a solution easily. The quickest way would be to reveal his identity; the cultivation world also has a celebrity effect. If Ye Yong said the Yilian Sect was innocent, most people outside would surely support them. Furthermore, in front of the powerful Ye family and Tianluo Sect, the Heshan Sect would not be able to make a move. However, this could likely lead to someone digging for the truth, and then the fact that Long Tian was the real culprit would be exposed, which would make Long Tian hold a grudge… not a good idea.

A more ostentatious way to deal with this would be to purchase a cultivation version of a lie detector from the system and publicly test whether Li Lanshan was lying. What? The people from Heshan Sect don’t believe the results? Whoever doesn’t believe can come up and ask some tricky and embarrassing questions until they doubt their own lives, until no one dares to step forward again. However, Ye Yong still needed to reserve his reversal points to buy time-related treasures to deal with the demon race’s holy son, so he couldn’t waste them unnecessarily.

As for a method that wouldn’t involve Long Tian and wouldn’t consume reversal points, it was very simple and straightforward: just use his fists to speak.

“The truth has been revealed. I believe you have been bewitched by the demoness and have temporarily lost your judgment.” Jia Bi began to give Ye Yong a way out. Ye Yong didn’t need to do anything; he just had to take his words to clear his name: “We welcome you to visit our Songwo Sect. We will help you eliminate the remaining bewitching power.”

Everyone in the Yilian Sect involuntarily looked at Ye Yong. He was their last lifeline. If Ye Yong left, the fate of the Yilian Sect would not be any better. They wanted to retain him but didn’t dare to, nor did they have the right to.

“Do you really welcome me?” Ye Yong took a step forward, and this step made the disciples of the Yilian Sect feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, while the disciples of the Heshan Sect were all smiles.

“Of course, it is our honor to meet a talent like you.” Jia Bi also smiled.

Before Ye Yong could respond, Li Lanshan gritted her teeth and knelt down before him: “Please, Young Master, become a witness for my soul search! I am willing to search my soul to prove my innocence!”

However, she didn’t succeed in kneeling, as Ye Yong quickly used his spiritual power to lift her up.

Ye Yong was quite speechless. He was just intentionally keeping them in suspense, letting the other side feel good for a moment, flying high, only to fall harder later. Why couldn’t they let him finish his act?

However, he didn’t dislike Li Lanshan’s actions. She was just as described in the novel; although she wasn’t the main character and didn’t have a heaven-defying talent, her character was good. The sect had raised her, and naturally, she didn’t want her sect to suffer because of her. It was not surprising; it was precisely this kind of good-natured female bystander whose death would resonate with readers, making the protagonist’s explosive growth more reasonable.

But if everything had gone according to his preset plan, after the other side responded with a welcome, he could have thrown out a “but I refuse,” which would have had a

“I have never doubted you, nor have I ever thought of standing by and doing nothing.”

This reversal was rather mundane, almost like trying to charm a female passerby, leaving Ye Yong a bit disappointed.

“Your Excellency, think twice! Do not fall again for the temptations of that demoness!” Jia Bi hurriedly interjected.

“This is a private matter between our two sects! Can outsiders please stay out of it?” He Shi was extremely displeased.

“Who is right and who is wrong, I will judge for myself. Come, today I will stand right here and see who dares to make a move.” Since the verbal confrontation had failed, Ye Yong decided to create a visual shock instead. He pulled out over ten earth-level magical artifacts, which spread out in a row around him, forming a circle. Everyone was stunned.

What kind of family background is this? A walking treasury of magical artifacts?

Ye Yong revealed a disdainful look, glancing at the three Spirit-Splitting Cannons, and shouted at He Shi, the muscle-bound type: “Outsiders can’t meddle in private matters? Do you dare say that these cannons are your sect’s property? Enough with the nonsense, if you want to fight, just come at me directly.”

He Shi, who had already been filled with resentment over the death of his son, could hardly bear such provocation. However, before he could go mad, he was stopped by his father, He Qiwei, who had been hiding in the crowd: “Do you want to bring about our sect’s destruction?”

With several Nascent Soul cultivators present, how could they fear a young man with a crystallization? It was impossible; they didn’t even believe Ye Yong could mobilize magical artifacts, but the power behind Ye Yong made them tremble in fear.

“But Father, he is just a crystallization relying on magical artifacts to intimidate us…”

“So what! Xiao Ma was killed; do you think I’m not heartbroken? Don’t I want to avenge him? But we cannot afford to offend such a being! Look at Lord Jia.”

Jia Bi had already kept a certain distance from He Shan Sect and was now bowing and scraping to Ye Yong: “Your Excellency is right; you have your own judgment.”

Ye Yong had completely exceeded Jia Bi’s expectations. When he first heard from He Shi that there were five magical artifacts, he had positioned Ye Yong as a young master from a large family. Now, with over ten magical artifacts, that positioning had to rise significantly—he must be a young master from a top-tier cultivation family, a disciple of a top sect. This had to be reported to the sect leader and elders as soon as possible.

“I truly apologize; my son is overly saddened by the loss of his child and has spoken rather harshly. If he has inadvertently offended you, I hope you can forgive him,” He Qiwei, who had lived longer than He Shi, was very patient. When it was time to bow his head, he did not hesitate, immediately apologizing to Ye Yong and pressing down on He Shi’s head.

“I’m sorry.” He Shi was very reluctant.

Indeed, after showing their muscles, everyone became amiable, and even the unreasonable began to reason.

Ye Yong was quite satisfied with this outcome. He put away the magical artifacts: “There is one thing I don’t quite understand. Why are you so certain that it was Miss Li and her companions who did it? You must know that when the secret realm opened, many cultivators entered without identity checks, and naturally, there were demonic sects among them. Why must it be them colluding? Could it not be someone else?”

“This…” He Qiwei looked towards the two elders of He Shan Sect. At that time, they were the first to propose this hypothesis during their discussions.

After all, He Ma’s pursuit of Li Lanshan was not a secret between the two sects, and Li Lanshan pretended to be aloof, looking down on He Ma and resenting his entanglement. Seeing an opportunity, the possibility of her colluding with outsiders to strike was not small. Moreover, He Qiwei truly could not think of anyone else, besides Li Lanshan, who would be so cruel as to brutally kill their own beloved grandson and the disciples who had accompanied him, leaving not even a trace of their souls behind.

“Who else could it be but this venomous-hearted little vixen?” He Shi recounted how infatuated his son had been, how tragic his death was, unable to be buried or transcended.

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Ye Yong really wanted to say that no matter how ruthless the protagonist was, they could do anything as long as they confirmed the enemy; they would never hold back.

But right now, the focus was not on Long Tian. Ye Yong could not stay here forever; if he left, the conflict would erupt again. What he needed to do was to first ease the relationship between the two sects, then spread the news about the stone key being taken away. With that, the Songwa Sect would no longer fixate on the Yilian Sect. Without the covert push from the latter, the relationship between the two sects would not return to its former state, but it certainly wouldn’t be as hostile as it was now.

Thinking about being able to save a sect that was supposed to be doomed, Ye Yong felt an inexplicable sensation. Perhaps reversing the fate system was not just about reversing his own fate, but could also change the fates of others?