Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

[Ding! Slayed 4 sinful villains, Merit Points +73]

"Ugh, trash!"

Li Fuyao, breathing slightly heavily, ransacked the place, then kicked the corpses of the demonic cultivators aside. As she shook off the bloodstains from her tetanus hammer, she looked at the young cultivator in the Yanjian Sect disciple's robes in the corner.

Seeing that his clothes were stained with blood and blood was still gushing from his forehead, he frowned and asked:

"Hey, how are you?"

"Thank you for your concern, benefactor. Those demonic cultivators only humiliated and tormented me; they didn't have a chance to kill me. These minor injuries will heal with some rest and medicine; there's nothing serious about them."

The young cultivator stood up, supporting himself on the wall, and bowed respectfully to Li Fuyao, saying earnestly:

"I am Duan Hongzhi, an outer disciple of the Yanjian Sect. I thank you for saving me today!"

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just something I did."

Li Fuyao waved her hand somewhat embarrassedly, turned to leave, but was stopped by Duan Hongzhi again with a bow:

"I see that my benefactor is so young yet so powerful, he must be from a prestigious school. Although I have no intention of currying favor with you, I cannot fail to repay your life-saving grace. I hope you will tell me your name, so that I may visit you with generous gifts to express my gratitude in the future."

There's no need for you to come and express your gratitude!

"Besides, I'm just a weakling right now. Don't praise me like that just because I took down even weaker guys..."

Li Fuyao took two steps back, repeatedly refusing. Seeing Duan Hongzhi about to launch into his usual flowery rhetoric about repaying kindness, she felt a headache coming on. Just as she was about to run away, she remembered his earlier threat to the demonic cultivator. Her eyes lit up, she stopped, and smiled at Duan Hongzhi:

"There's no need for that later. Didn't you say you wanted to repay a debt of gratitude? I need your help with something right now!"

"Please speak, my benefactor."

After Duan Hongzhi finished speaking, he thought for a moment and added:

"As long as it's not something excessive, I'm willing to share my benefactor's burdens."

"It's not that difficult."

Seeing his earnest yet wary gaze, Li Fuyao shook her head and smiled, recounting the events in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion warehouse in a mix of truth and fiction. Then, patting his forearm, she said:

“Those three demonic cultivators were acting suspiciously, and their cultivation levels were not low. I feel that this matter is a bit strange. Didn’t you just tell those demonic cultivators that you have a communication jade tablet for the sect’s internal communication? I need you to tell this matter to the person in charge within your barrier.”

"Something definitely doesn't seem right."

Duan Hongzhi took out the jade disc, intending to transmit his voice, but then stopped, scratching his head as he looked at Li Fuyao:

"Logically, since my benefactor saved me, I shouldn't doubt you. But demonic cultivators are cunning and treacherous; how would I know about this..."

My goodness! This kid is so slow!

Li Fuyao sighed deeply, pulled out the Ascension Token given to him by Ye Wuxin, showed him the information, and urged him silently:

"Hurry up, if you keep dawdling and they really have some kind of conspiracy, we might as well not fight anymore. We can just cut off our heads, braise them, slice them up, and put them on a plate to add to the demon cultivators' victory celebration!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Hongzhi blushed and apologized repeatedly while obediently transmitting the information Li Fuyao had given him into the jade disc.

As expected of a major sect, the Yanjian Sect was very efficient. In less than a moment, two male and female cultivators dressed in inner sect disciple robes arrived. Li Fuyao took a closer look and found that the two looked to be only about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but their cultivation had already reached the peak of Qi Refining.

While exchanging pleasantries and explaining to the two, she secretly glanced up at the top of their heads and discovered that their merit points had reached three digits, much higher than Duan Hongzhi's 89.

"The disciples trained by the Yanjian Sect are all of good character," Li Fuyao thought to herself, secretly praising them. She then heard the male cultivator named Qi Zhen say with a sigh:

"These demonic cultivators came with great force. Even though the sect has Elder Ye leading the team and is prepared, we still can't avoid a bitter battle."

"If we continue to let them do evil, not only will more disciples of the Yanjian Sect like Duan Hongzhi be in danger, but it will also inevitably lead to public resentment. If the filth attracts evil beasts, the situation will probably become even more troublesome."

As he spoke, his face full of sorrow, he asked the female nun named Qu Xiu:

"Senior Sister Qu, what should we do now?"

"As spiritual cultivators, we have an obligation to rid the people of harm. Moreover, we are in charge of command this time. Even if it's not for the sect's mission points, we should still think about the people."

The pretty female cultivator drew her longsword, her eyes filled with determination:

"Even at the cost of our lives, we will wipe out all the demonic cultivators and restore peace to the townspeople!"

It's good that young people are full of enthusiasm, but they can be a bit too reckless.

Li Fuyao looked at the three people before her who were raising their swords together, and shook her head slightly. She recalled the string of human heads she had seen, and a thought stirred within her. She asked:

"Do you really have the determination to protect the people at all costs?"

Seeing the three of them nod in unison, she laughed heartily:

"To show my respect for this determination, I am willing to offer several treasures to contribute to your righteous cause, but I have one request that I hope you will agree to."

Qu Xiu's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she asked:

"any request?"

"I need you to make a vow to Heaven."

Li Fuyao carefully observed the expressions of the three of them and continued:

“I have looted many treasures from the demonic cultivators. It would be a waste to keep them for yourself. If you are willing to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao that you will not embezzle or hoard them, but will use these treasures to help and protect the people, I will leave them to you.”

“But we also have magical treasures. Right now, demonic cultivators are hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble. Just finding them is already a huge effort. What use are we if we have more treasures?”

Duan Hongzhi asked.

"It's hard for us to find them, but it's easy for them to find us!"

"We want them to come to us."

As Li Fuyao spoke, she smiled slightly at them. Qi Zhen and Qu Xiu quickly realized what she meant and said in unison:

"You want us to get together?"