Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

Upon hearing that they were going to join the Obsidian Division, the excited crowd quieted down considerably, and even the sleeve-rolling guy, who was eager to show off his skills, became clear-headed.

Seeing that Yu Zhenzhen and Li Fuyao were still gazing at each other affectionately without saying a word, the group explained the situation to the patrolling officers of the Obsidian Division.

After listening, the leading black-clad steward first nodded to Yu Zhenzhen's entourage, then looked at Li Fuyao. He was initially taken aback by her appearance and cultivation level, but then, recalling the feedback he had just heard, his face turned cold and he sternly rebuked her:

"You little girl, how can you say such things at such a young age! Didn't your family teach you how to be well-mannered?"

Li Fuyao leaned against Zhang Ze's back, calmly patted Bai Suifeng's head, and, recalling the original owner's upbringing, shook her head with great self-righteousness:

"No."

The black-clad butler was exasperated, realizing he couldn't reason with a gap-toothed little girl. He then turned his gaze to Zhang Ze, who was sitting beneath Li Fuyao, and coldly asked him:

"Judging from your identification badge, you're an outer disciple of the Yanjian Sect, right? I am Zhao Xiuming, captain of the 12th squad of the Obsidian Division. Who are you to this young lady?"

"I, I am..."

Zhang Ze, drenched in sweat, looked up awkwardly and gave a forced smile. Just as he was about to say something to explain, the little darling on his back spoke again:

"Never mind who he is, I'm just asking you, if someone slanders and frames me to ruin my reputation, will you do anything about it?"

Who slandered you?

Zhao Xiuming frowned slightly upon hearing this, thinking she was just being childish and unreasonable, and said coldly:

"If someone accuses you of slander, you have to provide evidence yourself."

"I need to provide evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fuyao suddenly chuckled and clicked her tongue in amazement:

"Senior brother, I thought you were a smart person, with your neat clothes and handsome face. But now it seems you're just a fool!"

Seeing his thick eyebrows furrow as if he was about to get angry, Li Fuyao smiled and pointed to Yu Zhenzhen, who was sitting opposite her looking smug, then narrowed her eyes and leaned slightly forward to ask him:

"She said I used evil magic to forcibly increase my cultivation level, and she got a lot of support without even having to provide evidence. I'm just stating an obvious fact, and you all react like this? What, even your enforcement team treats people differently? Why don't you have to provide evidence for what she said?"

Seeing Zhao Xiuming's ashen face, Li Fuyao first laughed heartily, then suddenly pointed around and angrily rebuked him in a resounding voice:

"Where is this place? This is Yanjian City!"

"If someone is accused of using evil magic here, what will happen to that person? They will surely die! This is practically murder!"

She straightened up on Zhang Ze's back, pointing at everyone from a superior position. Wherever her fingertip passed, the cultivators looked embarrassed and fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Fuyao scoffed at this, and arrogantly retorted:

"You, all of you here, just because of one sentence from Yu Zhenzhen, you sentenced a young girl like me to death without even thinking, just because she comes from the Yu family, a young lady from a prestigious family, right?"

"Don't you cultivators pride yourselves on having clear minds and noble character? Why are you so obedient now? Why don't you use your brains to analyze things a bit more?"

Li Fuyao looked at the silent crowd and said with a mocking smile:

"Oh, sorry, I'm young and forgetful. I forgot that all of you accomplices are idiots, brainless!"

Her words were so sharp that they not only silenced the law enforcement team but also broke the defenses of many others.

"Stop spreading these lies! We haven't curried favor with the powerful!"

"That's right, Miss Yu can't produce any evidence, and neither can you, right? Besides, judging from your appearance, you don't seem to come from a prominent family. How could you possibly have a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation at such a young age!"

"You're just a mixed-elemental cultivator, what right do you have to raise your voice at Miss Yu?!"

Hearing someone voice their support, the stunned Yu Zhenzhen finally came to her senses. She glanced down at the old man in her entourage with a hint of panic, only to find that the old man remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic whatsoever.

Seeing his young mistress looking at him, the old man smiled slightly with a glint in his eyes, leaned in and whispered something to her.

When Yu Zhenzhen raised her head again, although her confidence had diminished considerably, she still forced a calm expression as she glared at Li Fuyao and raised her voice:

"As we all know, if one uses evil methods to improve one's cultivation, then the spiritual power in one's body will definitely be unstable, appearing mixed and erratic with an evil aura, while the spiritual power cultivated through righteous means is much purer."

"Since you feel so wronged, then I'll give you this chance to prove your innocence."

"This is the Divine Martial Plaza, and it's guarded by numerous cultivators and law enforcement teams. Do you dare to challenge my men and prove yourselves?"

Ha, so you came here to test my strength. Since you're also plotting against me, then I won't be polite!

Li Fuyao had already made up her mind, and when she looked up, she already had a confident, fake smile on her face:

"We both come from distinguished families, so it would be too stingy to have just one competition. How about we add some prizes with our own valuable items and have a couple more rounds?"

"Best of three, which do you want to decide: the prize or the competition itself?"

Sensing the excitement, everyone perked up and turned to look at Yu Zhenzhen.

Yu Zhenzhen was taken aback, glanced back at the old man, and then quickly shouted:

"Of course I'll choose the competition content. If I let you choose the content, who knows what tricks you might pull!"

"But it's so unfair to me that you get to decide all three matches."

Li Fuyao smiled faintly and shook her head, saying:

"How about this: you set up two matches, and I'll set the prize and the last one, how about that?"

"Hmph, so what if I let you win a round?"

Yu Zhenzhen, with a haughty expression, put her hands on her hips and snorted:

"I'm not afraid of any tricks you're playing, you despicable little brat, you're doomed!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fuyao laughed heartily, first loudly inviting everyone present to be witnesses, and then very gentlemanly raising his arm towards Yu Zhenzhen and gesturing:

"Then, Miss Yu, please!"

Seeing that Li Fuyao let her go first, Yu Zhenzhen didn't stand on ceremony. Her eyes darted around, and then she stared at Li Fuyao and said sweetly:

"Didn't you say you didn't use any evil magic? Then let's have our first match here in the martial arts arena. To be fair, I'll have my guards suppress their cultivation to the same level as you, the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

"I remember you used your schemes to make my three little followers lose their Ascension Tokens that exempted them from the first two trials. So, to make you accept your defeat convincingly, let's make this second competition a contest based on our total scores and rankings in the Ascension Tournament!"

After saying that, Yu Zhenzhen smiled at Li Fuyao, her eyes full of anticipation as she waited to see her make a fool of herself.

"Talent, temperament, and strength—I want to see with my own eyes how you pass these three tests!"

"Go ahead and look if you want, I'm not covering your eyes."

Li Fuyao shrugged indifferently, glanced down at the old man staring at her, and grinned back at him with a sinister smile:

"So now, it's my turn to speak, isn't it?"