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

Chapter 76: Potential Scouter

Ye Yong knew that the immortal the village chief mentioned must have been someone from the Heavenly Luo Sect’s Missions Department.

For some tasks, the Missions Department would conduct on-site assessments first to determine what the target of subjugation was and their cultivation level, document them, and then assign missions grades accordingly.

But why didn’t they just eliminate the Black Armor Bull when they clearly could? Of course, it was to leave it for the disciples of the Heavenly Luo Sect. Otherwise, the sect would lose a lot of missions to give to its disciples.

The Heavenly Luo Sect was already quite benevolent for setting up a demon-repelling formation around the village to protect the villagers. Some sects didn’t care about the life or death of mortals at all and might not even set up a demon-repelling formation for fear that it would scare away the specter beasts, so they would leave without doing anything after confirming the mission. The only things they cared about were missions and targets for their disciples to practice.

“Esteemed Immortal, it’s getting late now. Why not rest for the night and continue in the morning?” The village chief asked sincerely. He didn’t dare to not treat Ye Yong well.

Ye Yong had always stayed in the city before transmigrating, and after transmigrating, he was the young master of the Ye Family, so he had never experienced rural life, so he didn’t refuse.

The village suddenly became lively as if it was the New Year.

The original “Ye Yong” would find this to be too noisy and might even kill all the villagers if he was in a bad mood. After all, in his eyes, mortals were just ants.

As for Ye Yong, he strangely felt a kind of familiarity. He had only seen this scene on TV. In the big city, there were many people, but it was never as lively as this. He didn’t exactly know why, but it was because in the village, everyone knew each other, so there was an invisible connection between them, while in the big city, people were mostly strangers and kept their distance.

“Please forgive me, my place is nothing compared to Esteemed Immortal’s cave,” The village chief was quite old but acted like a lackey, bowing as he invited Ye Yong into his home.

Although Ye Yong wanted to tell the village chief that he didn’t have to do this, a cultivator being overly familiar would make mortals uncomfortable.

Not everyone was equal in this world. Ordinary people didn’t have the capital to negotiate conditions with cultivators. From how they addressed cultivators as immortals, it was clear they truly regarded cultivators as immortal beings.

The village chief’s house was quite nice and was actually pretty good. Rather, the village as a whole wasn’t very poor or rundown and was very clean.

Politely inviting Ye Yong to sit down and serving him tea, the village chief stood on the side, somewhat embarrassedly rubbing his hands after everything was done.

“You can speak openly if there’s anything.” Ye Yong somewhat guessed the village chief’s intentions.

“Esteemed Immortal, I wish to ask you to look at the children in our village and see if any of them have the potential for cultivation.”

Thought so. Ye Yong wasn’t surprised. Cultivation was about defying fate. Mortals who couldn’t cultivate had short lifespans, were prone to illness, and it was difficult for children in rural areas to stand out- the vast majority led unremarkable lives. But it would be a different story if they could cultivate.

As they say, when a person becomes enlightened, even chickens and dogs can ascend to heaven. If a village could produce cultivators, it would be more impressive than achieving top scores in the imperial exams.

Actually, even a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator could live quite comfortably in the mortal world.

Ye Yong hadn’t planned to spend any of his transcend points on passersby, but the desire in the village chief’s eyes touched him a little. Because he was once an ordinary person himself, but he had a system after transmigrating and started in a prominent family, so his starting point was high. But if he had transmigrated as a villager, the result would have been way different.

“Alright, gather them all tonight, and I’ll take a look.”

After receiving Ye Yong’s answer, the village chief was extremely excited, forgetting even to bid farewell as he rushed out of the house.

Soon after, Ye Yong heard the villagers cheering outside, even though he had only agreed to help assess potential and not to take them back to the sect for cultivation. In other words, there was no guarantee that any of them could cultivate.

But at least he gave them hope.

Ye Yong didn’t interrupt their joy and began searching through the system store for items that could measure potential. With his current cultivation level, he couldn’t spot cultivation geniuses among the crowd like some in novels could. He needed items to assist him.

There were quite a few items for checking potential. There was stuff like [Insightful Eye] and [Immortal Eye], which required huge amounts of transcend points. After browsing, Ye Yong chose something called the Potential Detector, which only cost 50 transcend points.

When he took it out, it was a one-sided eyepiece that looked oddly familiar.

This isn’t actually a potential scouter but instead a power level scouter, right? What, am I supposed to wear this and say, “A power level of only 5… what trash.”

Unfortunately, there were no pictures when he bought it, just the name and the required reversal points. If he had known it was such a gimmicky item, Ye Yong definitely wouldn’t have bought it.

“Forget it. If anyone asks, I’ll just say it’s a specially made treasure.” He couldn’t refund it, so he had no choice but to stick with it.

…

At night, Ye Yong put on the eyepiece and stood at the door of the village chief’s house. Under the expectant gaze of the villagers, he scanned the gathered children.

They ranged from newborns to 18 years old.

It was difficult for ordinary people to have the potential for cultivation unless they had good bloodlines, genetic mutations, or received ancient inheritances.

Among the 100-plus children, only 2 had potential, though they only had low-grade spiritual roots.

Despite this, the villagers were still very happy to hear the news. At least those with low-grade spirit roots could become cultivators.

Ye Yong also showed them a clear path, writing down the most basic physique forging techniques, Bones of Steel Physique and Spirit Gathering Physique, as well as the herbs needed to forge them. He advised the villagers to help them forge their physiques later, and after that go and become disciples at a sect. If everything went well, then 10+ years later, they would have two Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

The villagers knew Ye Yong came from the Heavenly Luo Sect, a top sect that wouldn’t care about low-grade spiritual roots. However, they were very grateful that Ye Yong told them that much, so they didn’t dare to ask for more. They all thanked him, and when Ye Yong returned to the house, the villagers didn’t disperse and instead congratulated the families of the two children.

The two children were 12 and 13 years old, from different families. Knowing they could cultivate, they showed excitement and pride. Their family members had radiant expressions, planning to hold a celebration for the next two days.

“Alright, it’s getting late. Go back quickly and don’t disturb the Esteemed Immortal’s rest.” Finally, the village chief spoke, and the crowd dispersed, but the entire village was filled with joy.

…

In the sky…

“He has a good personality and doesn’t have the airs of cultivators.” Liang Xiao Rou witnessed everything from the flying apparatus and praised Ye Yong.

Liang Xiao Rou felt that if it were someone else with a 7-colored foundation and such exceptional talents in music and painting, they would be so prideful that their nose would be pointing up at the sky. Ye Yong was only 18 years old, yet he was modest and not arrogant. This was way better than not only his peers but even many older cultivators.

“No wonder he passed the assessment at the Music and Art Hall.” Liang Xiao Rou was increasingly curious about Ye Yong. “That lens hanging in front of his eyes looks weird. Is it a treasure for detecting potential?”

Higher in the skies, Yi Bai watched the village chief’s house where Ye Yong was, her eyes almost melting. “As expected of Junior Brother Ye, he’s so easygoing even when dealing with mortals. Ah, my heart… I can’t take it. I need to go for a walk and cool down. It’ll be troublesome if I can’t control my emotions and rush down there.”

The other female cultivators who had followed Ye Yong had similar reactions to that of Yi Bai, while the male cultivators showed admiration. Compared with the arrogant and overbearing young masters in the sect, Ye Yong was a breath of fresh air. Missing out on such a thigh would be regrettable for a lifetime.