The revenge was successful. Ye Yong reached out and pressed down on Wu Xue’s head, and her crying was mostly fake. She sniffed, pouted, and turned her head away, ignoring Ye Yong and pretending to be a tsundere.
Anyway, they both got over what happened in the morning. Otherwise, Wu Xue would keep avoiding Ye Yong, and who knows when she would stop. So Ye Yong decided to make her heart race and feel shy all at once, and then not give her what she wanted. He wanted her to experience an emotional rollercoaster ride, so that after the teasing had subsided, her shyness would naturally dissipate, and she could face Ye Yong more normally.
If Ye Yong had waited for Wu Xue’s shyness to wear off on its own, it would have taken several days. And if he had actually kissed her, he couldn’t guarantee that things wouldn’t get out of hand, because Wu Xue was really cute- the kind of person you could eat without spitting out the bones.
“I brought dinner for you,” Ye Yong pinched Wu Xue’s still red and steaming cheeks. Of course, he didn’t bring anything made by the senior female sword cultivators, but rather the spirit food made by the system.
“Although I’ve already eaten before, I still want to eat Young Master’s stuff,” Wu Xue said.
Ye Yong felt that her words were a bit strange, but thinking about it, there was nothing wrong with them. She just omitted some verbs and nouns. Only those with impure thoughts would think otherwise.
After taking out the spirit food made by the system and watching the little cutie eat it bit by bit, Ye Yong bought her a bunch of Qi Gathering pills to nibble on like candy. Whether one was an immortal or martial cultivator, the early stage was all about laying a solid foundation. Therefore, the types of medicinal pills that could be used at the beginning were not as diverse as those available after the Crystallization Realom. But once one broke through to the Crystallization or the Bone Refinement Realm, there were many more things that could be used to improve their cultivation level. This was why many people had slower cultivation speeds during the Foundation Establishment or Flesh Refinement Realm, and sped up during the Crystallization or the Bone Refinement Realm. Of course, this only applied to immortal and martial cultivators with resources.
Without resources, one had to go slow, and there was only slower, no slowest.
With Ye Yong around, Wu Xue didn’t need to worry about these problems. Anyway, she just needs to eat more, cultivate more, and continue to be cute.
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The next day.
Ye Yong still went alone to the Sword Pavilion Hall. The number of people coming today was noticeably fewer. After all, watching Ye Yong all the time and not being able to talk to him just made people itch, so those female cultivators who were fans of Ye Yong simply chose to continue their cultivation, occasionally taking a look at Ye Yong to improve their mood and motivate themselves. Becoming stronger and then approaching Ye Yong as a powerhouse and protecting him were the right moves
Ye Yong didn’t know that there were so many acts among the passersby, but no matter whether there were a lot or a few spectators, what he was going to do today would not change. He looked at Ye Mao, who was also looking at him with a gloomy face, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.
Ye Mao was still upset about yesterday’s incident. Seeing Ye Yong coming again today made his mood even worse. He even suspected that even if he defeated someone at the 1st layer of the Crystallization Realm, he would still be compared to Ye Yong and be inferior to him. The reason would be that he only had a 5-color foundation, while Ye Yong had a 7-color one. He was also older than Ye Yong, so no matter what he did, he would never be as good as Ye Yong.
He hated it so much! Ye Mao had a gloomy face and wanted to beat up Ye Yong. At this moment, Ye Yong happened to look over, and he quickly looked away.
Um, this isn’t called cowardice, it’s called it’s never too late for a cultivator to take revenge. I know that I can’t beat Ye Yong right now, so I won’t force it. I’m not stupid.
At least he wasn’t stupid when facing Ye Yong. After all, Ye Yong had the exact same family background as him and was even more favored by the elders, so he couldn’t have too many crooked thoughts and could only rely on his own strength. If it was someone with no background and weak strength, jumping around in front of him, he wouldn’t spare them. Just like that Long Tian.
For some reason, Ye Mao just couldn’t stand him. This feeling had persisted since their last encounter on Spirit Specter Mountain. Perhaps it was because he was clearly a small rogue cultivator with no background but gave off an air of arrogance, unwilling to be lower than others.
If it weren’t for Ye Yong’s warning not to provoke Long Tian, Ye Mao wouldn’t mind teaching him a lesson and making him understand his identity and status, telling him to be more respectful towards young masters from large families.
Actually, Ye Mao was very curious about why Ye Yong valued Long Tian so much. Long Tian’s appearance was average, had a 5-color foundation, with an upper grade fire type spiritual root. These conditions were indeed exceptional for an unknown rogue cultivator, but he was only at the 3rd layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm and had no resources, so no matter how talented he was, his progress would not be impressive.
Moreover, being at the 3rd layer of the Foundation Establishment meant that Ye Mao beat him with a single slap. What was the use of having good talent if their cultivation level was low?
Anyway, since his strength was insufficient at the moment, Ye Mao would follow Ye Yong’s instructions. Once he surpassed Ye Yong, he would see what that Long Tian was really capable of.
At this moment, the competition began, and Long Tian happened to be the first one to take the stage. Ye Mao carefully observed him. The spiritual energy around him was thin, and no matter how he looked at it, Long Tian was only at the 3rd layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, while his opponent was a cultivator at the 4th layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
“Kid, don’t think you’re invincible just because you’re the top of the new disciples at the 3rd layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Let me show you the difference between the 3rd and 4th layer!” the young cultivator taunted. Although his tone was arrogant, Ye Mao judged from his many years of experience that he was just a coward who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Long Tian didn’t speak and just stared at him expressionlessly. This silent arrogance also made Ye Mao very unhappy.
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The martial arts competition had progressed to the stage of cross-layer battles, and Ye Yong could finally observe Long Tian openly. At first glance, Long Tian’s appearance was plain, but upon closer inspection, he belonged to the type that was relatively pleasing to the eye. Although he just stand there without any special expressions or speech, there was an impulse to trouble him. Ye Yong knows that it was his villain’s DNA at work.
At that moment, he suddenly noticed that Ye Mao was also observing Long Tian, and his heart skipped a beat. Ye Yong knew that Long Tian was the child of the realm, so even if he didn’t like him, he wouldn’t make him an enemy. But that was different for the villain young masters- they have lived in privileged conditions since childhood and consider themselves superior. For them, cultivators like Long Tian, who had no background, were lower-class people whom they could play with as they pleased, and even kill without causing any trouble. That was also why there were so many brain-dead villains who went one after another to their deaths in novels.
“Don’t cause any trouble,” Ye Yong became a little anxious. He hoped that the competition would end quickly so that he could divert Ye Mao’s attention with his plan.
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“Eat this, Heavenly Horse Meteor Kick!” On the stage, the cultivator at the 4th layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm shouted loudly while making his move, as if he was afraid that others wouldn’t know the name of his technique. Long Tian’s expression didn’t change. He flashed, avoiding the kick, and appeared behind him. With a single punch, he sent the opponent flying out of the arena.
The cultivator fell to the ground like a dog and felt extremely dissatisfied, shouting that it didn’t count. Long Tian didn’t even bother to look at him and turned to leave the stage. The referee in charge also announced Long Tian’s victory.
The competition had officially begun.