Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

Seeing that Li Fuyao spoke earnestly and brought up Elder Ye as a guarantor, the elders' expressions softened somewhat. They exchanged glances and silently communicated their opinions.

Zhao Xiuming's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he stubbornly persisted in his opinion:

"Hmph, you can't see into someone's heart, let alone a foreigner! Who knows what he's up to?"

"enough!"

Li Tianqing, who had been silent all along, finally spoke. He stroked his beard and looked around at everyone. His eyes, beneath his long, snow-white eyebrows, were incredibly imposing, causing everyone to lower their heads and dare not utter another word.

"In my opinion, since young friend Suifeng is willing to take the risk of speaking out to help us, we should trust him. A gentleman judges by his actions, not his intentions, let alone by bloodline or race. We should not let this discourage people."

"There's no need to say more about this. You should stop judging others based on race. Besides, the most important thing right now is how to get out of trouble, not to waste time arguing here."

Zhao Xiuming opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to argue, but ultimately closed it reluctantly, bowed his head, and obediently stepped aside.

Li Fuyao secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

She first took Bai Suifeng's hand, bowed slightly to the elders to express her gratitude, and then turned her head to wink at Bai Suifeng with an encouraging look.

Upon receiving the signal, her older brother raised an eyebrow, giving her a confident look as if watching his performance. Then, he turned to Li Tianqing, and asked in a triumphant and imposing voice:

"Elder Li, may we begin widening the cave now?"

Upon hearing this, Li Tianqing stroked his beard and nodded in agreement, but then he frowned slightly and said to Bai Suifeng in a deep voice:

“But that finger is stuck so tightly that widening the hole will inevitably hurt it. The power of the Lord of Filth below is far beyond our reach. If He gets angry because of this, we old guys might still be able to live, but you little kids will be in danger.”

Li Tianqing's words were like ice, casting a shadow over the hearts of everyone present. The elders huddled together again, whispering and discussing, trying to come up with a perfect and safe solution.

Thinking of the requirements and notes for this task, Li Fuyao's eyes flickered slightly, and she sighed along with the elders.

The elder's concerns were not unfounded. After all, the ridiculously high mission rewards indicated that this mission was definitely not as simple as just making that ridiculous big finger a firefighter in another world.

It was both at any cost and a pure and benevolent fire that burned out.

She's not really nine years old. The system gave such a clear warning, how could she not know how much danger she was about to encounter?

There's a high chance they're asking her to risk her life by abandoning her faith-based Fire Card!

But her life was in the system's hands. If she didn't do anything, she would definitely die. If she did something, she would most likely die. What could she do?

With her current weakling strength, she has no chance of breaking free from the system.

I'm just too weak.

Li Fuyao sighed again, and when she looked up, she met Bai Suifeng's worried gaze. She was slightly taken aback, but in the next instant, she gave him a sweet smile with a touch of naivety:

The wolf cub has never had a peaceful day since he came to live with me, so there's no need for a child to know about these dangerous and adventurous things.

As long as kids are happy, that's all that matters.

If I tell him, it won't help me at all; it will only make him worry unnecessarily.

Since he can't live either if I die, why not let him have less sadness and worry before he dies?

Bai Suifeng listened silently to her inner grumbling. Every word she uttered was clearly about caring for him and showing favoritism, but looking at the sweet and lovely smiling face in front of him, he couldn't feel happy at all.

My sister still doesn't believe in herself.

He shoulders all the dangers himself and never tells me anything. What right does she have to make decisions for Bai Suifeng on her own?!

Does she really consider him family?

Thinking of this, Bai Suifeng's face suddenly darkened. He couldn't bear to vent his anger on Li Fuyao, but he was truly frustrated. He could only act like a helpless, furious puppy, refusing to even glance at Li Fuyao. Instead, he turned and stared intently at Li Tianqing, saying in a deep voice:

“Now that we have come this far, there is no turning back. If the Lord of Filth is truly enraged or tries to deceive us, we can only fight to the death. Whatever the outcome, it is better than waiting here.”

As he spoke, he gestured for everyone to listen to the increasingly frequent, faint muffled thuds, and then continued:

"Moreover, Elder Li seems to be getting impatient. If he really gets angry, we may not even be able to withstand the power of this finger. We don't know when the outside rescue will arrive. We'd better act as soon as possible."

Although I don't know why this kid is angry again, his resolute and determined look is actually quite handsome!

Looking at Bai Suifeng, who spoke eloquently, Li Fuyao smiled with satisfaction, feeling as if she had witnessed her son grow up.

Seeing that Bai Suifeng had finished speaking, she pressed her advantage with a firm gaze and continued, "..."

"Elder, my brother is right."

"Since we have chosen this path, we must be prepared to face all difficulties. Besides, no matter how we search, this place is just an illusion created by the Stone of Delusion. Even if the Lord of Filth had a conspiracy to make us widen the cave entrance, there are so many of us here. At worst, we can just find a way to seal it back. What is there to be afraid of?"

"But if we do nothing and just wait for outside help to play it safe, what if this thing quietly takes control of our minds and makes us do something else?"