I Just Wanted to Live, but I Somehow Became Better Than the Main Character

Chapter 56: Enlightenment

“Good job. Lil Xue, your proficiency at the [Cloud Dispelling Blade Technique] is already showing signs of reaching the Small Success level. Keep up the good work,” Ye Yong said. He had been guiding Wu Xue in her cultivation for the past few days, and the strengths of the Five Vessels Divine Physique were starting to show. A mystery-grade blade technique was a piece of cake for her.

“Mhmm!” During the past 2 days, Wu Xue had slept in Ye Yong’s arms, so she would see Ye Yong’s face the moment she woke up. This made Wu Xue feel very happy and blissful, and so she put way more effort into cultivating. I want to become stronger. I want to stay by Young Master’s side and protect him when he’s in danger.

“Eh? Lil Xue, you actually know martial arts?” When she arrived, Qin Shi Meng saw Wu Xue practicing the Cloud Dispelling Blade Technique, and she was surprised as she had always thought that Wu Xue was a mortal.

“I only recently learned it.” Wu Xue was a little embarrassed and put away her blade. In front of a genius cultivator like Qin Shi Meng, Wu Xue was afraid that she would put on a poor performance, which would disgrace Ye Yong.

“Are you planning to become an immortal cultivator?”

“No, a martial cultivator. Young Master said that I’m not suitable to be an immortal cultivator.”

“A martial cultivator…” Qin Shi Meng nodded. With your body, I don’t think you’re suited to become an immortal cultivator or a martial cultivator. But since Ye Yong said it, he must have seen something I haven’t seen.

Qin Shi Meng believed in Ye Yong’s vision, so she believed that Wu Xue had a good future. As such, she took out some pills that were good for the body and gave them to Wu Xue. Wu Xue accepted the pills and thanked her. With Ye Yong around, she didn’t need any pills, but she was still happy because the pills represented Qin Shi Meng’s kindness to her.

Unlike the other girls who only treated Wu Xue well because they wanted to get close to Ye Yong, Qin Shi Meng had treated her well in the past without prejudice or ulterior motives, Wu Xue felt the most comfortable around Qin Shi Meng. Well, it was also possible that it was simply because she subconsciously believed that because Qin Shi Meng and Ye Yong had canceled their engagement, they wouldn’t get back together.

In the novel, Qin Shi Meng immediately became a core disciple under Elder An Yu Fang after joining the Sword Pavilion Hall, and I did receive the news that that had happened. After An Yu Fang took in Qin Shi Meng as her disciple, she gave Qin Shi Meng the [Frozen Heart Art] and [Frozen Heart Sword Art]. Qin Shi Meng has the [Frozen Heart Jade Physique Immortal Art], so she doesn’t need to cultivate the [Frozen Heart Art], but she definitely went into seclusion to cultivate the [Frozen Heart Sword Art] right after she got it.

She’s in the Crystallization Realm right now, which is higher than in the novel, where she was only at the 7th layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm at this time. However, a heaven-grade sword art is difficult whether she’s in the Foundation Establishment Realm or the Crystallization Realm. She probably came here to take a break from cultivating. Thinking that, Ye Yong secretly bought [Dao of Brewing Tea] middle volume and a Sword Heart Grass from the system store.

Sword Heart Grass was a rank 5 spiritual plant that couldn’t be bought on the market. This was because it was the main material for the rank 5 pill, Sword Heart Pill, which could help sword cultivators below the Void Realm comprehend sword intent faster.

Nascent Realm cultivators were already considered powerhouses, let alone Ascension Realm cultivators. As such, the Sword Heart Pill, which was effective even for Ascension Realm cultivators, was extremely sought-after, and the main material for the pill was extremely hard to get a hold of.

Qin Shi Meng was extremely clever, but she lacked experience, so there was no way she would be able to recognize that Ye Yong was using Sword Heart Grass to brew tea. Smelling the fragrance of the tea, Qin Shi Meng felt that she only needed to think about the beginning part of the [Frozen Heart Sword Art], which she had failed to understand earlier, a bit more before she would be able to understand it. She wasn’t sure whether this was because of the fragrance of the tea or because she had relaxed and taken a break from cultivating, but she understood immediately the moment she took a sip of the tea Ye Yong handed to her.

Before she could even thank him, Qin Shi Meng closed her as she broke through to the 2nd layer of the Crystallization Realm. This was just a change in her cultivation- she was currently in a state of enlightenment about the sword art.

The middle volume of the [Dao of Brewing Tea] that Ye Yong had bought allowed him to fully bring out the medicinal properties of the Sword Heart Grass, and it was not at all inferior to the Sword Heart Pill that could made from it.

Qin Shi Meng had only just started to comprehend the sword art, and on top of that, the Sword Heart Grass that Ye Yong had bought was a thousand years old, so it had strong medicinal properties. As such, even just a small sip of the tea made from the grass was enough to let Qin Shi Meng comprehend what she originally didn’t understand.

Ye Yong made a shushing gesture to Wu Xue and Lil Huan and put up a Concealment Formation for Qin Shi Meng. He kept the spirit tea warm on the side so she could continue to drink the tea and comprehend more of the sword art after her enlightenment was finished.

Ye Yong wasn’t surprised at the amazing effect the Sword Heart Grass had as this was just the beginning. Once a person gained a deeper understanding of the sword art, its effect would be reduced by a lot. However, even a little bit was enough to satisfy Ascension Realm cultivators. After all, maybe they were just missing that little bit.

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By the time Qin Shi Meng’s enlightenment was over, four days had passed, and she had unconsciously consumed all the spiritual tea that had been on the table. Her understanding of the [Frozen Heart Sword Art] had also reached the introductory level.

Having understood a [Frozen Heart Sword Art] to the introductory level, Qin Shi Meng’s understanding of the Sword Dao and the Sword Intent was comparable to that of Golden Core Realm cultivators. Being able to comprehend what normal cultivators could only comprehend at the Golden Core Realm was in part due to the spiritual tea but most importantly, her own talent.

However, Qin Shi Meng attributed all of it to Ye Yong. Although she had no idea what Ye Yong had given her to drink, the sword intent that accompanied the spiritual tea as she took a sip had greatly benefited her.

“My lady, you’re finally awake!” Lil Huan had been checking in on Qin Shi Meng every once in a while. As a mortal, she didn’t know what an enlightenment was, so she had been very worried about Qin Shi Meng for the past four days that Qin Shi Meng had spent sitting in the gazebo.

“Lil Huan, how long have I been sleeping?”

“Four whole days! If Young Master Ye hadn’t told me that you were comprehending some profound knowledge, I wouldn’t have been able to resist trying to call you and wake you up.”

“Four days?” Qin Shi Meng murmured. In her mind, only about an hour has passed. Four days was way longer than she had thought. “Where is he?”

“Young Master Ye went to the house for the examination, saying that he wanted to discuss art with someone, and he had been there for quite a long time these past few days. Lil Xue is in her room refining her qi, and I’m too scared to walk around alone. Lil Xue also did all the chores, so it was very boring.” Having grown up together, Lil Huan and Qin Shi Meng’s relationship was more like sisters rather than master and maid. If it was a grumpy young lady, then a maid who dared to tell her that it was boring would definitely get punished.

“My lady, Lil Xue is cultivating, can I also cultivate?” Lil Huan was only 16 years old, so death from old age and sickness was still a bit far for her but also not that far. She wanted to cultivate so she could live a bit longer and accompany Qin Shi Meng.

“Your talent has been measured before,” Qin Shi Meng said, shaking her head. She also wanted Lil Huan to cultivate with her. But since she couldn’t cultivate, Lil Huan was just a mortal, and when she died of old age, Qin Shi Meng would still be young and could live a long time.

“My lady, help me ask Young Master Ye…” Lil Huan shook Qin Shi Meng’s arm.

Qin Shi Meng thought about it. Right. Lil Xue shouldn’t have been suitable for cultivation, but Ye Yong still let her cultivate. Although she’s a martial cultivator and not an immortal cultivator, martial cultivators can increase their lifespans when they become stronger. Also, it is amazing how fast Lil Xue comprehended and grasped a mystery-grade blade technique.

“Okay okay, I’ll help you ask later.”

“My lady, you’re the best.” Lil Huan took out a transmission stone. “Right, my lady, Young Master Ye said to contact him when you wake up. He will bring back some food for you.”

“No need, I’m not hungry.” Qin Shi Meng shook her head. She still took the transmission stone as having it would allow her to easily contact Ye Yong in the future and would allow her to directly ask him if they could meet.

“My lady, you don’t know! The food here are very delicious! After eating them, I felt my skin got smoother! Since Young Master Ye said it, he must have his thoughts, so you should tell him. Otherwise, he’ll have to go out again when he finds out you woke up. That’ll be really inconvenient for him.”

“I think you just want to eat.” Qin Shi Meng tapped Lil Huan on the forehead, but she still activated the transmission stone.