Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

"That's a nice idea, but I won't allow it!"

Sensing the anger and unease emanating from her soul seed, the smile vanished from her fair face once more. Li Fuyao patted Bai Suifeng's back reassuringly and said in a deep, serious voice:

“This is my family, not an object to be used as a bargaining chip. I won’t gamble with him. As for whether my promise is worth it, that’s a stupid question. Isn’t your Yu family powerful?”

Li Fuyao, with a half-smile, shifted the topic away from Bai Suifeng, giving Yu Zhenzhen a half-closed look:

"What? So many days have passed since we last met. Miss Yu, you still haven't figured out where I came from? Oh, by the way, if after your investigation you still think I'm just an orphan girl from a mountain village, then it means your intelligence team needs a replacement~"

"Heh, treating a spirit beast like family, you really are something else."

As Yu Zhenzhen spoke, she reluctantly shifted her gaze from Bai Suifeng to Li Fuyao's face. Seeing Li Fuyao's confident expression, she crossed her arms and snorted coldly, clearly displeased:

"Investigate if you want! I want to see what kind of mysterious background you have!"

Heaven will not let down those who work hard!

It was worth all the hard work she put in; she finally got to hear those words!

With the Yu family taking the lead, and with many people witnessing it in public, why worry that those who are still watching will not be tempted?

If the information is sold and the bet is won, wouldn't spirit stones and treasures flow into our pockets?

First, use spirit stones to buy treasures. Once she exchanges the purchased treasures for merit points, she can then use the merit points to exchange for treasures that can help improve her cultivation or earn spirit stones.

Once the spirit stones and points start circulating, there's no need to worry about not being able to complete the tasks.

Li Fuyao took in the curious discussions of the surrounding cultivators, secretly calculating in her mind, and then smiled with satisfaction, adding fuel to the fire for her own advertisement:

"Alright, investigate all you want, just hope Miss Yu doesn't end up crying from fright!"

After she finished speaking, she saw that a Qi Refining stage arena had just become available in the distance, so she handed Bai Suifeng to Zhang Ze and jumped down to the ground. Zhang Ze was flustered and didn't know which one to take care of first.

"Don't forget, Senior Brother Zhang said he would support me!"

Li Fuyao winked and smiled at the tall, thin young man holding the puppy. Seeing Zhang Ze wiping his sweat and nodding knowingly, she concentrated her energy and leaped high from the crowd, landing gracefully on the empty arena like a crane folding its wings.

With a flick of her wrist, the Luminous Fan unfolded before her chest. Li Fuyao gently raised her other hand and beckoned to Yu Zhenzhen, calmly smiling as she said:

"Now that everything has been settled, Miss Yu, what are you waiting for?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhenzhen snorted coldly, signaling her guards to go up on stage to fight, while directing her maids to carry her to the edge of the arena.

"Hmph, I hope you'll be just as arrogant later!"

Upon seeing this, Li Fuyao raised his folding fan and bowed respectfully to her from afar, playfully teasing her, "I will certainly not disappoint Miss Yu's kindness."

This infuriated Yu Zhenzhen so much that she clenched her fists, but she could only grit her teeth in anger because of the family's reputation.

As the two chatted and laughed, the guard who had been following Yu Zhenzhen jumped onto the arena with a long sword in hand. A light brown barrier rose from the edge of the arena like an eggshell, shutting out the noise of people placing bets below.

Seeing that the guard had suppressed his cultivation from the early Foundation Establishment stage to the mid-Qi Refining stage, Li Fuyao gathered her Qi and focused her mind to observe him warily, while a sense of anticipation also rose in her heart:

Although fighting in the arena is prohibited from resulting in death, the protective barrier will not open as long as one side does not call a halt, admit defeat, or lose consciousness. And this guard will definitely not admit defeat for Yu Zhenzhen's sake.

So as long as I don't call a stop, this guard will have to keep fighting me. This guy is suppressing his cultivation level to fight. I have the spiritual spring and the Rejuvenation Pill to support me. Even if I'm not skilled enough in combat, I'm sure I won't be beaten so badly that I'll faint.

Her cultivation has increased too rapidly recently, causing her to feel as if she has suddenly taken a super-powerful pill when she moves around.

Because the precision of his body control has decreased significantly, he urgently needs a cultivator of similar cultivation level to spar with and hone his skills.

From this perspective, this guard is practically a sparring partner who has come to his doorstep!

Li Fuyao knew her own limitations, so she didn't make any rash moves, while the guards opposite her didn't have time to linger.

Seeing that the barrier had been fully raised, the guard's longsword suddenly shone with a layer of golden light, and the air seemed to be split in two wherever the tip of the sword pointed.

Compared to its imposing presence, the fights Li Fuyao had encountered before seemed as simple as child's play.

The guard smirked at the little girl who was barely taller than his chest, and with an incomparably fierce aura, he leaped up like a raptor hunting its prey, and without any hesitation, raised his sword to stab Li Fuyao!

Before the blade arrives, the sword energy precedes it.

Facing the long sword, Li Fuyao felt a slight stinging pain in her neck.

She was startled but not flustered. She used the Shadow Step to create distance and raised her hand, instantly creating a slanted water shield resembling a writing brush in front of her.

The guard's sword slashed at it, causing water to splash and shatter on the shield.

He took a step forward with disdain in his eyes, intending to strike again, but unexpectedly, the shattered water droplets suddenly turned into several chains, wrapping around the longsword and swerving in circles as if the water were flowing backward.

Not only did it cause him to stumble due to his carelessness, but it also dissipated most of his force, rendering the longsword ineffective and lacking its previous sharpness.

The guard was startled and became more serious. He rolled over and straightened up, ready to make another move.

But the opportunity to fight is fleeting, so how could Li Fuyao easily let go of this weakness?

Before he could even raise his arm, several metallic crescent-shaped spirit blades flew toward him, forcing him to tumble and roll away in a sorry state to barely dodge them.

But to everyone's surprise, Li Fuyao attacked even faster this time. If he hadn't been experienced enough to change his footing in time, he probably would have had a hole pierced in his calf by the spikes that suddenly appeared on the stage.

Before he could even show off his power, he was forced to roll on the ground like a gourd. The guard's anger surged to the top of his head, making his face turn bright red.

With a few clangs, he deflected several fireballs and vine whips that were aimed directly at his face. Enraged, he laughed coldly and shouted at Li Fuyao, who had already slipped to the other side of the arena:

"What a persistent little girl! If you're going to fight, fight seriously. Since you've already mastered Qi cultivation, why bother toying with me with these trivial tricks that only those with innate or acquired talents can play with?!"

"Does he look down on me?"

"If you're afraid of fighting, then admit defeat. These basic, low-level tricks are nothing compared to what I did earlier. If I hadn't been careless, you wouldn't be so arrogant. They don't even hurt me. What can you do to me when I'm imbued with spiritual power?!"