Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

Yanjian City is very large, but Tingxing Tower is easy to find.

According to Zhang Ze, that building was crowded, noisy, and exceptionally luxurious.

Those who cultivate have sharp ears and eyes. The man and the wolf didn't even need to look at a map; they followed the voices and entered the main hall of the Listening Star Tower.

Zhang Ze is right, Tingxinglou is indeed very luxurious.

The ceiling and walls were made of gold, with dark blue lines resembling stars carved on top of them using some unknown material. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be various dazzling arrays, appearing exceptionally mysterious as they shimmered with light.

"Wow! The array drawn on the wall and ceiling is far superior to that of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. I'll write it down, you never know when it might come in handy!"

Li Fuyao paid no attention to the way others looked at her as old-fashioned. She looked around like a searchlight, her mind never stopping since she entered the room.

Her gaze swept across the room and quickly fell upon a huge white jade scroll-shaped list in the center of the hall.

The list was cast from a single piece of white jade and floated in mid-air on a green jade base carved with a mythical beast. It emitted a soft, lustrous glow, and thousands of names were neatly engraved on it in gold, each followed by a string of numbers.

Li Fuyao knew that this was the contribution list Zhang Ze had mentioned, and there was one in each Listening Star Tower.

Everyone who contributes to the Yanjian Sect will receive points, and this list only records the top 1000 contributors.

Because of her photographic memory, she has always been a fast reader.

After a quick glance, Li Fuyao spotted several familiar faces on the list. Looking at those top-ranking names, a slight smile played on her lips, and a surge of motivation welled up within her.

She loves ranking high on the charts!

We must strive to be number one!

With her gaze withdrawn from the list, Li Fuyao looked around with great interest. The luxurious hall, bustling with people, was divided into four areas: a quest acceptance area, an item appraisal area, a points exchange area, and a team-up area.

Each area is like a bank with several windows, inside which several young and beautiful female disciples handle matters.

Under the watchful eyes of several black-clad cultivators by the window, everyone, regardless of age, gender, or cultivation level, lined up obediently and consciously. Not only were they all in high spirits, but there wasn't a single one making a fuss or pushing. Their high level of manners was almost unlike that of rogue cultivators living in a chaotic world.

Upon seeing this, Li Fuyao sighed inwardly, feeling even more admiration and curiosity towards the Yanjian Sect.

It's important to understand that order is one of the rarest and most difficult things to maintain in chaotic times.

To be able to organize everything so well in this world, and to win the respect of this motley crew of people, the Yanjian Sect is truly something special.

Bai Suifeng agreed with his sister's feelings this time.

The three sacred realms of the Immortal Realm naturally have their own order, but the atmosphere there is filled with injustice and resentment, which is incomparable to this small Yanjian City.

Although he still didn't understand why, he knew that if the Yanjian Sect could surpass the Holy Domain of the Immortal Realm in this aspect, then there must be something more outstanding about it that was worth learning.

He wanted to learn, and he also wanted to take the essence of what he learned and bring it to the immortal realm.

Thinking of this, Bai Suifeng wagged its tail expectantly:

If one were to learn this technique and bring it to the Immortal Realm, one wonders how the atmosphere there would change.

Li Fuyao felt the little boy wagging his tail in her arms. Although she didn't understand why he was happy, she smiled and stroked him, saying:

"According to Zhang Ze, the tasks here are classified by star rating. Only disciples of the sect can do tasks of three stars or above. However, since disciples of the sect can accept tasks based on their identity badges, most of the people in the hall are independent cultivators who accept one or two-star tasks."

"Each person can accept a maximum of 5 tasks, which must be completed within the specified time, otherwise the deposit will be deducted. We arrived late today, so the easy and safe tasks that are refreshed daily have already been taken by others. Most of the remaining tasks are for hard-to-find materials or high-risk tasks such as hunting spirit beast cores."

At this point, Li Fuyao thought of the little guy's awkward personality and, considering the importance of protecting the child's emotional well-being, she hesitated for a moment, then gently scratched behind Bai Suifeng's ear until she saw him start to whimper in comfort. Only then did she cautiously ask:

"You weren't happy sitting on that Cloud Butterfly before, can you handle this kind of beast-slaying, pill-harvesting mission? If you can't accept it..."

"Little sister, don't look down on your brother!"

Bai Suifeng squinted and mumbled something under his breath:

“Father said that our beastmen warriors can die in battle, but they cannot die in humiliation. I was a little concerned about Yunxiadie because I was reminded of those of our kind in the Immortal Realm who were forcibly taken into slavery, separated from their families, and died from humiliation and torture.”

"However, I will not confuse that kind of humiliating death with the kind of death that occurs when one is not capable enough. If you want to do it, then take it."

Hmph, small brain, but a lot of thoughts!

She was relieved that the child was easygoing, so that his mental state wouldn't collapse and her task of collecting the fragments wouldn't also collapse.

Hearing this, Li Fuyao felt relieved and happily rubbed Bai Suifeng's head vigorously, asking with a light laugh:

"Since this is our first time working on this, we might make some mistakes. Why don't we team up with others and see how they do it?"

Li Fuyao's technique of stroking the dog's head was so good that Bai Suifeng was so comfortable that he was drowsy. He couldn't concentrate on listening to her thoughts, and he even had to force himself to stay awake to listen to her speak.

He only gave a vague reply upon hearing this:

"Right on my mind."

Looking at the unusually adorable little girl in her arms, Li Fuyao's heart melted completely.

To avoid accidentally putting his dog head in her mouth, she took a deep breath to calm herself and headed towards the team area. But before she had taken two steps, she heard a very familiar voice coming from behind her:

"Oh! What a coincidence, young friend, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fuyao turned around and saw Zhang Ze carrying a long sword.

"Why are you alone? Where's your brother?"

Seeing Li Fuyao, a young girl, standing there all alone with a dog, Zhang Ze looked around but didn't see Bai Suifeng. He asked with some concern:

"Young friend Fuyao, does your brother know you came here alone? Young brother Suifeng is also quite young. Could it be that you two got separated?"

"My brother? He's busy with other things."

Li Fuyao glanced at him and chuckled:

"I was just wandering around here out of boredom. There are people secretly protecting me, so don't worry, Senior Brother Zhang Ze. But you, Senior Brother, standing here in the team-up area like this, are you perhaps looking for someone to team up with?"

Hearing that he wasn't lost, Zhang Ze breathed a sigh of relief. When Li Fuyao mentioned that someone was secretly protecting him, his eyes lit up as he recalled the mission, and he nodded repeatedly, clasping his hands together in a very warm invitation:

"That's right, our mission is to hunt down a Crimson Tiger and a Giant Bone Boar, and we happen to be short one person. If you're bored right now, why don't you come join our team?"