Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire space seemed to be torn apart by an irresistible force, and the boundary between the illusion and the abyss blurred even faster.

As if red and blue ink had been dropped into a cup at the same time, the two mingled and permeated each other at an astonishing speed, visible to the naked eye.

The surrounding stone forest, eroded by the corrupting power, withered and twisted rapidly like paper burned by a raging fire, eventually turning into a vast emptiness, leaving only black voids like the gaping maws of giant beasts, silently swallowing up Li Fuyao and the others.

The pitch-black finger in the center of the black hole turned its fingertip toward the group at some point. Its joints twitched, and in the next instant, it slammed down like a mountain collapsing.

"Quick! Defend with all your strength!"

Li Tianqing's face was ashen. He rapidly formed hand seals, and golden light suddenly shone from his body like a blazing sun. In just a moment, a complex array outlined in golden lines rose up in front of him, completely blocking everyone's way.

Everyone knew that if this finger were pressed on their body, no one could escape the fate of dying on the spot. Hearing this, how could they not fight with all their might?

Under such circumstances, no one dared to hold back anymore, including Li Fuyao and Bai Suifeng, and everyone used all their skills.

In an instant, various spiritual lights within the net of light, along with the firelight, suddenly shone in the darkness. All the people's all-out soul attacks collided with that devastating finger, creating a deafening roar like bursts of brilliant fireworks exploding in the night sky.

The fireworks were beautiful, and the giant black finger seemed to be burned by the flames and quickly retracted.

Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, an angry roar came from underground. The next second, the giant finger's demonic runes lit up, and it bent down hard again, pressing down on them.

"You're nothing but an ant, how dare you hurt me?"

The same voice rang in their ears again, its killing intent so intense that it made Li Fuyao and the other two, whose cultivation levels were relatively low, feel dizzy and nauseous.

There was no other way. In order to avoid death and destruction, everyone had to fight desperately again. However, in order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of this test, all magical treasures related to the soul were prohibited from use within the Bewitching God Illusionary Realm, including some pills such as the Heart-Cleansing Pill or the Soul-Replenishing Pill.

This means that once you enter this Bewitching Illusion, unless an examiner like Li Tianqing, who is outside the illusion, helps you, you will not be able to replenish your soul power before you leave.

Originally intended to prevent cheating, it has now become a shackle that leaves everyone without any motivation to continue.

Although Li Fuyao had a thousand curses running through her mind, she could only grit her teeth and fight to the death, daring not to think any further.

As the illusion and the abyss merged, the filthy power on that finger surged even more violently. The overwhelming filth, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing, relentlessly impacted the light net with the force of the finger's movement, causing the light net, woven by the combined efforts of the elders, to teeter on the brink of collapse.

As the light shone dimmed under the corrosive influence of the filth, everyone's hearts sank with it.

Fortunately, this time there was some defense, and the light net that was woven with all its might was not as weak as before. Although it trembled and grew dimmer, it firmly blocked the fingers from hitting it several times in succession.

Having already used up his Belief Fire Card once, and with his positive emotions completely drained, Li Fuyao was now forcing himself to do his best for the Light Network while glancing outside of it with a sense of foreboding.

She knew that the elders' power alone would probably not be enough to hold out for long, and that once the illusion and the corrupted world were fully merged, they would all be doomed.

What are those guys outside doing?!

Haven't you managed to settle things with your baby after all this time?

At this moment, Li Fuyao suddenly felt a pang of regret for choosing the Yanjian Sect, and thought dejectedly:

If she had known this damned sect was so lax and useless, she wouldn't have come in the first place!

Before the words she was muttering in her mind could even finish, Li Tianqing suddenly spoke up:

"Gentlemen, if there is still no way out before we reach the end of our rope, then let's self-destruct our souls."

After speaking, seeing everyone looking at him, Li Tianqing sighed softly, but the firmness in his voice remained undiminished. He calmly and solemnly said:

"This monster is so ferocious with just one finger. If it were to escape through this illusion, the entire Yanjian Domain, and even the entire Xiuling Continent, would be plunged into chaos. As elders of the Yanjian Sect, we have always enjoyed the offerings of the Yanjian Domain, so we are naturally prepared to go through fire and water to cleanse this evil spirit."

"If the situation gets so bad that there's really no way out, then with the power of us old guys self-destructing our souls, we should not only be able to tear open this illusion and send these three dolls out, but also destroy this finger and the altar entrance."

Upon hearing this, the other elders' expressions grew even more solemn, but they showed no sign of backing down. Li Fuyao, however, was slightly shaken and secretly apologized for her earlier remarks.

"Elder, there must be other ways!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiuming burst into tears, sniffling and sobbing as he said:

"If the elders are to sacrifice themselves, Xiu Ming will not live on alone!"