Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

Seeing that Li Fuyao was interested, Zhang Ze introduced her with a proud smile:

"These arenas are all engraved with reinforcing and protective runes. It is said that their sturdiness can even withstand a full-force attack from a Golden Core cultivator at the peak of their cultivation. If you are interested, young friend Fuyao, feel free to go all out and compete. I will definitely bet on you to win, hahaha!"

"Senior Brother Zhang, please don't bet on me to win yet."

Li Fuyao shifted her gaze from the pile of buttocks and backs in front of her, holding Bai Suifeng in one arm and raising the other to look up at Zhang Ze, saying helplessly:

"You'd better lift me up a bit, otherwise no matter how eloquently you speak, at my height I can only see chrysanthemums..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ze awkwardly scratched his head and smiled. He obediently squatted down and carried Li Fuyao on his back. He was very tall, and Li Fuyao peeked out from his shoulder, feeling that her vision had suddenly become much clearer.

Ignoring her son's resentful and disgusted clinging to Zhang Ze's hair and raising his paws frequently, she covered Zhang Ze's head with Bai Suifeng's hat before supporting his shoulders and craning his neck to look ahead.

The Shenwu Square was bustling with activity, with twenty arenas standing in groups of five. These arenas were arranged in an orderly manner according to size and cultivation level, extending from the entrance of the square into the square.

Not only could one see cultivators fighting in pairs, but also a light brown transparent barrier surrounding the arena. The onlookers would sometimes hold their breath in awe, and at other times suddenly burst into exclamations and shouts, making it quite a lively scene.

The owner of Baibaoge, dressed in bright blue, sat on a high chair beside the arena, his eyes fixed intently on the scene, his fingers twitching as if he were calculating something.

Li Fuyao's eyes gleamed as he was carried inside by Zhang Ze, quickly analyzing all the factors on the field that were favorable to him. However, he had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by several acquaintances.

"Hmph, it's you again! What are you doing here?"

Yu Zhenzhen, her cheeks puffed out in displeasure, glared at Li Fuyao from her back as she lay on the maid's back.

"With your mixed spiritual root, you dare to come to a place like this? Aren't you afraid... Wait, how did your cultivation level improve so quickly?!"

Is this her reward for doing so many good deeds?!

Li Fuyao and Bai Suifeng's eyes lit up at the same time as they stared at Yu Zhenzhen:

Heaven is watching! This is like a pillow being delivered to someone who's sleepy; the catalyst has actually come to our door on its own!

Yu Zhenzhen felt a chill run down her spine from their stares, and pouted unhappily, asking:

"Hey, I'm asking you a question, why are you staring at me like that?!"

"This is a competition venue, so why do you think I'm here?"

Li Fuyao smiled and sized up the red-haired girl opposite her, then took the initiative to provoke her:

"As for the improvement in cultivation, tch, that's just because I'm afraid that some fools will cause me trouble again, and I'm too lazy to keep a low profile any longer."

"What, you're not scared now that my cultivation level is higher than yours, are you?"

"You're using such a cheap trick! I won't fall for it!"

Although Yu Zhenzhen said this, she was only eleven or twelve years old and had no real cunning or scheming. Her words still carried a hint of barely concealed anger as she sneered:

"With your mixed spiritual root talent, why would you need to hide your cultivation level?"

"With your useless spiritual root, if you really wanted to cultivate to this level, the resources you would have spent could have bought three cities!"

"Let's not even talk about how small the probability is that a powerful family with so many resources could produce someone with such inferior blood. If such a powerful family really existed, how could they be so unknown that our Yu family couldn't even find them?"

The Yu family is one of the most famous cultivation families. The events that happened in the Listening Star Tower that day had already spread rapidly among the cultivators. In addition, the girl's red hair was particularly eye-catching, which had already attracted the attention of many people.

The crowd had been curious these past few days, and now that the two main characters were right in front of them and they heard that what they were talking about was related to improving cultivation, their gossip spirits were ignited. They even stopped looking at the arena and gathered around whispering among themselves.

Yu Zhenzhen looked around and saw that everyone was watching her, which made her feel more confident.

With one hand on the maid's shoulder and the other raised to poke Li Fuyao, she arrogantly raised her chin and said smugly:

"You must be feeling guilty because of your previous boastful words, which is why you've been staying indoors these past few days, hiding in your room and using some kind of evil magic to forcibly improve your cultivation!"

"What are you doing, you fraudster, acting so arrogantly in front of me?"

After listening to Yu Zhenzhen's words, everyone felt they made sense and began whispering among themselves:

“What Miss Yu said makes sense. She has a single Heavenly Spiritual Root and has been nurtured by her family since childhood, and she has only just reached the Perfection of the Innate Realm. This little girl looks to be only eight or nine years old. How could she possibly reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining with a mixed spiritual root?!”

"Her clothes aren't even as nice as mine, how could she possibly come from a wealthy family?"

"Yeah, yeah, that little white dog doesn't look like a purebred."

"She's Li Fuyao? The name is quite nice, but wasn't she supposed to be only at the Innate Realm? Now her cultivation level does seem to be at the mid-Qi Refining stage. Could she really have used some kind of evil technique?"

The surrounding doubts and contempt grew stronger, and even Zhang Ze, who was carrying Li Fuyao, felt a lot of pressure, but Li Fuyao seemed to be deaf and blind and didn't care at all.

She calmly held Bai Suifeng's bared teeth in her mouth, simply exchanging a light smile with Yu Zhenzhen without saying a word.

Although bullying children is immoral, having more people is better; it's practically giving her a free and powerful advertisement!

"You, what are you laughing at?"

Instead of the expected outburst of anger, Yu Zhenzhen became somewhat annoyed and questioned:

"Your smile is really ugly. What, are you feeling guilty now that I've called you out on it?"

"No, I just don't argue with idiots."

Li Fuyao smiled faintly, sat on Zhang Ze's back, and looked around:

"You guys who believe whatever she says, let me give you a piece of advice."

"Everyone here is an idiot!"

As soon as he said this, a chorus of curses erupted from the surrounding crowd.

Those who hadn't spoken up before were fine; they just crossed their arms, frowned, and shook their heads in disgust. But the cultivators who had expressed doubt started cursing and swearing. Even though the object of their insults was a young girl, they showed no mercy. Calling her ill-mannered was an understatement.

Even more so, some were eager to roll up their sleeves and show off their skills to everyone.

"Hey, what are you all doing here?!"

The black-clad disciples patrolling the square pushed through the crowd and shouted:

"Scatter, everyone! Why are you all huddled together like this?! Hey, you guys with your sleeves rolled up, don't you know that fighting is prohibited off the stage?! Do you all want to be arrested and imprisoned in the Obsidian Division for a few days?"