Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

Exceptionally skilled, gentle and considerate.

This was Li Fuyao's first impression of the girl.

Moreover, based on her extensive experience of judging people from her previous life, the girl's appearance was not an act.

Fairy sister, you can believe it!

"Everyone in the village is dead, I'm the only one left, waaaaah, sister, I'm scared!"

Li Fuyao's acting skills exploded like a real nine-year-old girl.

With a slight twitch of her lips, tears and snot streamed down her face as she wailed and sobbed, fabricating a story about how her entire family had been brutally murdered by demonic cultivators, how she had barely survived thanks to the protection of her parents, how she was then hunted down by evil beasts after waking up, and how she had only managed to survive by desperately resisting the magical artifacts of immortals enshrined in the ancestral hall.

He coaxed the fairy sister until her eyes reddened, and he lovingly hugged her and patted her back to comfort her.

It smells so good! It's so soft! Sister, let me stick it on!

Li Fuyao secretly took a deep breath, her heart filled with joy, then, feigning strength while on the verge of tears, she choked out a vow:

"My name is Li Fuyao. Thank you for saving me, sister! My mother said that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. If I survive after avenging the whole village, I will definitely repay you properly!"

Look at her! At such a young age, she dares to fight against the filthy beasts, and she is also resilient and grateful. What a sensible and lovable little girl!

The young girl, her eyes full of admiration, used her water elemental power to wash away the dirt from Li Fuyao's body. Looking at the delicate little face in front of her, with red eyes, she said with considerable pity:

"There's no need for repayment. I only hope you live well. Judging from the remaining traces, the demonic cultivators who committed evil in your village were quite powerful, and there might even be more than one."

“I just did a quick check of your spiritual roots. The attributes are too mixed. They are probably the lowest grade of the five spiritual roots. I also saw the fire you released from afar. It was probably because I accidentally triggered the ability of the hammer in your hand.”

Lin Qingqing paused here, then looked at Li Fuyao, as if she wanted to say something more:

"But I just examined this hammer; it's just an ordinary low-grade magic weapon. It's impossible to unleash that kind of powerful attack again, so the matter of revenge..."

Ugh, what a piece of shit talent!

Upon hearing the devastating news, Li Fuyao, though more inclined to believe that things could be accomplished by human effort, still cursed inwardly.

The original owner was taken in and raised as a child bride, so her family beat and scolded her constantly, and she grew up in abuse.

This gave Li Fuyao, who had received the girl's memories, a very bad impression. Although repaying the debt of gratitude was real, the claim of avenging her family was just a pretext for creating a persona.

Her real purpose was to have the girl take her to a safe place, and then use the system's cultivation method to cultivate herself into a superior being, so that she could easily use this healthy body to enjoy things she had never experienced in her previous life.

But with this talent, is she really supposed to just laze around in this amazing world, living a mundane and unremarkable life as a corporate slave?!

Lin Qingqing was startled when she saw the determined-looking girl suddenly lose her sparkle after hearing her words.

She thought Li Fuyao was devastated by her inability to take revenge. Although she felt sorry for her, in order to prevent the young girl from dying, she steeled herself and, while tidying Li Fuyao's messy hair that she had just washed, patiently persuaded her:

"The cultivation realm of a cultivator is divided into several major stages, such as Acquired, Innate, Qi Refining, and Foundation Establishment. Each major stage is further divided into five minor stages: Initial, Early, Middle, Later, and Perfection."

“Cultivators with five spiritual roots can only reach the Foundation Establishment stage in their entire lives. With your talent, finding this demonic cultivator and taking revenge is harder than climbing to heaven.”

"Your family risked their lives to protect you, they must have wanted you to live well, not to risk your life in a moment of impulsiveness and chase after the demonic cultivator to your death."

Of course she wouldn't seek her own death!

I'm saying all this just to coax you into taking me to a safe place so I can complete my mission safely!

Li Fuyao silently apologized to herself for using the girl, but when she looked up again, she looked helpless and pitifully sniffed at Lin Qingqing:

"But if I don't take revenge, my father and mother are both dead. What will I do then?"

“I’m the only one left in the whole village. I can’t collect everyone’s bodies. I don’t know anyone, and I have nowhere to eat and nowhere to sleep…”

Seeing the tears welling up in the little girl's eyes, Lin Qingqing's maternal instincts kicked in, and she tenderly wiped away Li Fuyao's tears, holding her in her arms.

"Good child, don't be sad, and don't worry about your future livelihood. After all, this is in the Yanjian Domain, and it is our Yanjian Sect's duty to resettle the victims."

"I'll take you to town. With my status, it wouldn't be difficult for me to arrange things for a young girl like you."

"Back to town? Fairy sister, you're going to take me to town?!"

Hearing this, Li Fuyao glanced at the little over five hours left of the mission and perked up a bit.

Town is great, it sounds like a place with lots of people. It's only been five hours, surely I won't encounter any more life-threatening situations!

Recalling the pile of severed limbs, Li Fuyao told Lin Qingqing about the strange patterns and the gaps from which the filthy beasts emerged.

"This is the Blood Refining Array of the demonic cultivators and the Filthy Rift that can bring forth filthy beasts. The demonic cultivators need people's flesh and souls to cultivate their evil arts. The pain and resentment of people during the slaughter will attract filthy beasts that feed on negative emotions."

Lin Qingqing frowned slightly and scolded:

"It is the greed of these demonic cultivators that has caused the emergence of more and more filthy rifts in recent years. A bunch of beasts who disregard human life and are selfish and self-serving!"

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she covered her mouth and looked at Li Fuyao somewhat awkwardly.

Seeing that Fuyao's face showed no unusual expression, and that she was just blinking and looking at her with a blank expression, she finally felt relieved.

Lin Qingqing picked up the gray beads on the ground, and then, led by Li Fuyao, walked all the way to the gruesome mass grave.

The filthy beasts and filthy crevices had long since disappeared. Lin Qingqing clenched her fists and stared at the pit of corpses for a long while before using a blazing fire talisman to burn the entire pit to ashes.

Gazing at the desolate scene of falling ashes, Li Fuyao remained silent for a moment, her heart filled with complex emotions. Then, recalling her earlier sudden agitation, she asked Lin Qingqing:

"Is this why the black mist causes birds to kill each other?"

What are the consequences if a person gets involved with those substances? Are there any ways to deal with it?

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingqing did not answer immediately. Instead, her eyes dimmed as she tapped Li Fuyao's nose and forced a weak laugh:

"The child is not very big, but has quite a few problems, but having a thirst for knowledge is a good thing."

"Since we are destined to meet, and you are eager to know, I will tell you on my way back."

As she spoke, Lin Qingqing made a hand seal with one hand and gently tossed the long sword out with the other.

The longsword flashed with blue light and suddenly grew longer and wider, floating on the ground like a larger surfboard.

“Come on up,” Lin Qingqing said, stepping onto her sword and extending her hand to Li Fuyao. “Sister will take you flying back!”

Hey!

Is this the legendary sword flight?!

Li Fuyao took a deep breath, her eyes shining, picked up the hammer, and unceremoniously placed it on her sword, standing behind Lin Qingqing and grabbing the hem of her clothes.

Perhaps to accommodate Li Fuyao, who was riding a sword for the first time, Lin Qingqing did not fly too fast. Fearing that the little girl might catch a cold, she even thoughtfully set up a windproof barrier.

As the night breeze gently blew, Lin Qingqing's gentle answer came from ahead:

“You grew up in the mortal world, and you only know that the filthy beasts are terrible, but you don’t understand their origins.”

As the dark clouds receded, Lin Qingqing used hand seals to control her sword under the moonlight.

She glanced back at Li Fuyao, whose face was full of curiosity, her eyes filled with pity, and sighed softly:

"That black mist is called filth, which is formed by the intense resentment of living beings. Wherever it passes, it turns into a chaotic dead land devoid of life. In places where the filth is dense, filthy beasts will frequently emerge from the filth."

"The Mad Death Zone is extremely dangerous. Not only are there a large number of dangerous filthy beasts, but it also pollutes the consciousness of living beings. Any living being that sets foot in it will either become confused, manic, and bloodthirsty, or fall into filth and become a filthy beast."

"The demonic cultivator used the lives of your entire village as a blood sacrifice to improve his cultivation. The innocent villagers who died unjustly harbored resentment before their deaths, which formed a large amount of filth. The filthy beasts feed on the filth and will attack living beings. It is already a blessing from heaven that you were able to survive until I arrived."

It's somewhat similar to the eerie scenes in some movies and TV shows from my past life!

Remembering her earlier doubts, Li Fuyao asked:

"Fairy sister, is there any way to remove impurities?"

"Yes, filth is formed by negative emotions such as resentment. If you have a firm positive attitude, you can naturally counteract and purify it. But who can guarantee that they will always be positive and optimistic?"

Lin Qingqing sighed again at this point:

"Moreover, there is a risk of having one's Dao heart corrupted if one is not careful, so in most cases, it is just a matter of consuming a lot of spiritual power to forcibly remove it."

Seeing this as a rare opportunity, Li Fuyao wanted to ask more questions, but then he saw Lin Qingqing had already lowered her flying sword.

She looked down and saw that in a short while, the two of them had flown over several mountains, and not far away was a rather prosperous-looking town.

"Yuanshan Town is just ahead. All towns in the Yanjian Domain have anti-flight formations, so let's get off and walk in."

As they spoke, the two landed. Seeing the curiosity on her face, Lin Qingqing guessed that Li Fuyao hadn't come. She sheathed her flying sword and smiled kindly:

"I'll have some free time after I see my master tomorrow. If you find it interesting, I can show you around."

"Yay! Thank you, fairy sister!"

Li Fuyao cheered with stars in her eyes.

Lin Qingqing possessed the identity jade pendant of a disciple of the Yanjian Sect. Although she was accompanied by a ragged little boy who was dragging a strange hammer, the guards, who had been woken up in the middle of the night, dared not say anything and respectfully let the two of them into the town.