Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

Li Fuyao's sense of smell was the first thing to awaken.

She felt as if she were enveloped in something soft and warm, with a delicate and serene scent that was also slightly lively – a blend of orange blossom and cedar.

If it weren't for the system's constant notifications in my mind, this would definitely be a gentle and sweet dream.

Li Fuyao opened her eyes helplessly, staring at the familiar roof of the inn and thinking to herself.

She gently nuzzled her head into the white, windswept hair nestled beside her as she slept soundly. Remembering the voice she heard from her senior brother Qi Zhen just moments before she lost consciousness, she knew she had been saved. She quickly closed her eyes again, feeling relieved.

The mission rewards have been distributed, and there are no sounds of fighting outside.

All signs indicate that the matter of the demonic cultivator has been resolved.

She opened the system panel and saw that not only had her strength increased to the late stage of the Innate Realm, but she had also gained an extra attribute point for a lottery draw, an excellent quality skill card, and 3495 merit points.

It seems that accumulating merit points isn't so difficult!

Li Fuyao sensed that the task of repaying the debt was likely to be completed, and with great interest, he chose to use the first two rewards, thinking to himself as he drew the prize:

Points are earned, not saved. Leaving them idle won't earn interest, so it's better to exchange them for items to improve your strength, so you can kill more demonic cultivators and earn more points.

The system said that the store has everything, and even if you want a star destroyer, you can buy it if you have enough points. Once I reach the Qi Refining stage and the system store is open, I must make good use of these hard-earned points!

Perhaps because she had done many good deeds, she was very lucky this time and drew 9 points of freedom attribute.

With the two points given for leveling up her cultivation, she now has a total of eleven free attribute points.

Li Fuyao had been diligently cultivating during this time, and all her attributes had slightly increased. After she had allocated all her free attribute points, her attribute panel now looked like this:

Name: Li Fuyao

[Level: Late Stage of Innate (66/800)]

Health Points: (800/800)

[Spiritual Power Value: (800/800)]

【Strength: 20】

[Agility: 20]

[Defense: 15]

【Soul Power: 43】

(The highest possible stats for cultivators of the same level are 20.)

[Free attribute points: 0]

[Profession Specializations: Novice Medicine Apprentice (420/1000), Novice Tattoo Apprentice (531/1000), Novice Blacksmith (Unlocked)]

Merit Points: (3459) -

Strength and agility are barely acceptable, but defense is still a bit weak.

Li Fuyao completely ignored the word "highest" in parentheses, and sighed regretfully as she looked at the defense, which hadn't even reached twenty.

With my current stats, I'm practically a squishy mage assassin.

Hopefully, this excellent quality skill card won't disappoint me.

As she thought this, the fly rubbed her hands together and clicked on the skill card, then her face turned into a kaleidoscope of colors.

Good news: This skill is awesome.

Bad news: This skill is not only embarrassing to use, but its side effects are also incredibly powerful.

【Title: Blood Boiling】

Quality: Excellent (0/100)

[Available uses: Permanent (can be upgraded after reaching maximum proficiency)]

[Release Conditions: Before each release, you must shout "Burn! My beautiful girl soul!" The skill consumes 10 HP per second during its activation. The skill will automatically end when the host's HP drops below 10. Cooldown: 12 hours]

【Skill Effect: During skill activation, all of the host's attribute values ​​except for health are multiplied by 1.5.

When the skill ends, all of the host's attributes except for health will be multiplied by 0.1. This weakening effect lasts for 1 hour. During this period, only the host's spirit power can be restored in advance by absorbing spiritual energy.

[Note: Watch my skills shine! All enemies will be taken down with a single punch!]

Such a powerful skill, yet it has to be paired with some cringeworthy lines. What kind of taste would someone have to do that?

Li Fuyao looked at the skill description with a face full of disdain:

Does the dog system think it can scare the enemy like this?

This will only make you look like a giant sand clam!

While she was mentally ranting and grumbling, she buried her head in Bai Suifeng's tail fur and took a deep breath, trying to relieve the urge to dig her toes into the ground.

Bai Suifeng had just been awakened by Li Fuyao's incessant chatter. Before he even opened his eyes, he felt his precious tail being grabbed and sucked hard. He was so frightened that he transformed into human form and jumped up, crashing hard against the ceiling with a loud bang.

"Ow!"

He folded his airplane ears, raised his hand to cover his head, his face flushed, and snapped at Li Fuyao:

"Li Fuyao! What are you doing?!"

"Calm down, calm down, it's just sniffing your tail."

Li Fuyao chuckled and pulled him down to sit, reaching out to brush the dust off his head, but Bai Suifeng slapped her hand away without hesitation.

"Men and women shouldn't touch each other, what are you doing smelling and touching me like that? You're a complete scoundrel!"

"Men and women should not touch each other?"

Li Fuyao looked at Bai Suifeng's face, which was as red as a tomato, with clear eyes and asked in surprise:

"We're not even the same race, so what's this about men and women not touching each other? I was just smelling it, I didn't even put it in my mouth, so how is that being a pervert?"

As she said this, her gaze honestly shifted to Bai Suifeng's pointed beast ears and snow-white tail, and she praised:

"But your scent is really nice, like orange blossom mixed with cedar. What's up with that? Can I have some?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Suifeng felt a surge of childlike joy at being praised, and his anger subsided somewhat. He found Li Fuyao tasteful and found her more pleasing to the eye. Holding his tail, he slightly raised his chin with a smug look and hummed:

"This is a natural fragrance. Only Moon-Devouring Wolves with royal blood have this kind of fragrance. A human girl like you could never have it~"

"If I hug you more, I can get some of that too, right?"

Li Fuyao stroked her chin intently, seemingly studying the matter, but seeing that Bai Suifeng was about to blush and get angry again, she asked with some regret:

"It's a pity that I feel guilty when you take human form, and I can't hold you in my arms and pet you anymore. Can you turn back into the little white dumpling you used to be?"

"Don't treat me like a pet! Don't treat me like a pet!"

Seeing that this shameless little girl was still lusting after his beast form, Bai Suifeng was furious. He hugged his tail tightly, hopping mad, and complained angrily and aggrievedly:

"We clearly agreed on this that day. You promised Ping An that you would call me 'brother' when you came out, and that we would address each other as brother and sister from now on! Why are you still treating me like your little pet?"

"I've risked my life to protect you for so long, how could you go back on your word? You, you have no conscience, I'm never talking to you again!"

"I didn't say I wouldn't acknowledge it, it's just that I didn't have time."

Looking at the resentful and indignant gaze of the young boy opposite her, Li Fuyao felt deeply wronged:

"I know you're older than me. If you want to be my older brother, I'll call you that. But being my older brother and turning into a dumpling for me to smell aren't mutually exclusive, are they?"

Seeing that Bai Suifeng's ruffled fur had calmed down a bit, but he still turned his back with a somewhat haughty air, Li Fuyao's eyes lit up, and she pressed on, pleading for herself:

"Besides, from the moment I opened my eyes until now, I haven't called you 'little dog' once. I just said we're from different races. You were the one who didn't let me call you 'brother,' and you were the one who thought I should treat you like a little pet. So tell me, isn't this scolding of me unfair?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Suifeng's ears twitched slightly. He felt a little guilty and began to reflect on whether he was really being unreasonable, but he couldn't bring himself to speak to Li Fuyao again.

He could only hum twice in silence, indicating that he needed a way to back down.

Li Fuyao looked at Bai Suifeng, who was sitting huddled with his back to her, and thought that he was still young and in the middle of his rebellious youth. Considering that he was at least one of her own, she thought it wouldn't hurt to coax him a little more.

Thinking this, she was about to take a few steps forward to pat Bai Suifeng on the shoulder when she heard a few knocks on the door behind her.

"Little Fuyao, it's Qu Xiu. Qingqing and I have come to see you. Are you awake?"