Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

"Child, get up."

He slowly withdrew his hand that had been supporting Li Fuyao, his voice carrying a barely perceptible gentleness, and sighed softly with a complex expression:

"You are all alone and possess all the spiritual roots. You are so young and have no one to guide you. Not only did you think of this way to protect yourself, but you also risked your life for a greater cause when you were in Yuanshan Town. Just based on these things, you are already a brave, thoughtful and intelligent child."

"Although you lied and deceived me first, it is understandable. The path of cultivation is a dog-eat-dog world. It is understandable to act in this way to protect yourself. If you were deceived, you can only blame my old age and lack of foresight. I was careless and arrogant at the time, so I have no right to say anything to you now."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Li Fuyao's eyes. Feeling the oppressive aura in the room disappear, her heart was filled with even more genuine respect.

She had thought that Ye Wuxin was carefree and wouldn't dwell too much on her own affairs, but she never expected him to be so magnanimous, easily letting go of even the deception of a lowly ant after understanding to a satisfactory degree.

With a tentative thought in her heart, she immediately stepped forward and gently shook Ye Wuxin's sleeve, her voice filled with guilt and fear, trembling as she said:

"Elder Ye, I'm so sorry, I... I..."

"No need to say more."

Ye Wuxin gently waved his hand, interrupting her:

"Judging by actions, not intentions, no matter what you think in your heart, you are a good child in terms of your behavior. Now that I know your predicament, I will not say anything outside that would ruin your plans, nor will I hold this matter against you."

"Besides, I came to see you today not just to ask you what happened, but also to tell you something else."

Upon hearing this, Li Fuyao felt relieved and completely at ease.

I know that the matter of lying has been settled with Ye Wuxin.

But she still maintained that innocent, tearful expression of gratitude, and asked curiously:

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Elder Ye. I will definitely work harder in the future and live up to your expectations. But I wonder what this other matter is?"

Ye Wuxin looked at the young girl before him with a complex and scrutinizing gaze. He didn't speak immediately upon hearing this, but instead picked up his teacup and pondered for a long time until the steaming hot spiritual tea stopped rising. Only then did he stare at Li Fuyao and slowly speak:

"It's about your background."

Bai Suifeng's ears twitched, and he immediately looked up, his eyes full of curiosity:

He also wanted to know what kind of bloodline and what kind of parents would abandon their sister, a rare chaotic spirit, by the roadside after giving birth to her.

"My background?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fuyao's heart skipped a beat:

If a gifted baby is abandoned on the roadside, according to the usual tropes, the original owner's parents must either be sexist or being hunted down. If the owner were even more unlucky, the cliché of a real and fake heiress wouldn't be out of the question!

If she were to take it back, wouldn't she be drifting further and further away from the peaceful life she longs for?!

Li Fuyao was filled with reluctance, but in order to maintain her image as a loveless orphan and avoid going out of character with Ye Wuxin, she could only show a hint of genuine bitterness on her face, and sadly lowered her head, choking back tears:

"You know my background. I was abandoned by the roadside and taken in by a farming couple who treated me like a slave, waiting for me to grow up so I could marry my mentally challenged brother and carry on the family line. But they both died in that massacre of the village by the demonic cultivators..."

As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly realize something, raising her head with a look of understanding, her tear-streaked face filled with anticipation and surprise:

"Wait, could it be that you know who my biological parents are?!"

"do not know."

After Ye Wuxin shook his head and answered, seeing the light in the little girl's eyes dim, he added with a touch of pity:

"However, after reviewing your talent test, I have some guesses in my mind."

"If Fuyao can find her parents, she is willing to do anything. Please tell Fuyao the truth, Elder Ye!"

With tears in her eyes, Li Fuyao solemnly bowed, putting on a show of longing for family affection, which softened the old man's heart.

"Oh, what a coincidence."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the backstory you made up for yourself is actually a lucky accident."

Ye Wuxin sighed and used his spiritual power to lift Li Fuyao up.

Seeing that she was unable to stand up as if her legs had gone limp, Bai Suifeng carefully helped her to a chair and made sure she was seated. Only then did he stroke his beard and speak softly:

"As we all know, the Spirit Cultivation Continent is divided into four regions by the Misty Mountains. Each region is governed by a top sect leading numerous cultivation families. The various families, large and small, have accumulated a lot of grudges and affections in their struggle for power, which are then used by the top sect to maintain a balance."

"Among these cultivation families, there is a very special one: the reclusive family that does not participate in power struggles and does not obey the orders of top sects."

"These reclusive families not only have ancient bloodlines, but also often possess extremely powerful secret techniques for inheritance. They act in a low-key manner and rarely appear in front of the world, yet they silently influence the landscape of the Spirit Cultivation Continent."

Ye Wuxin frowned slightly at this point, his eyes scrutinizing Li Fuyao with a serious expression. He paused before continuing:

"The spiritual roots with the attributes of wind and thunder can only be inherited through bloodline, and only certain beast races like Bai Suifeng, or members of certain reclusive families, can cultivate these two bloodlines."

"Your spiritual root is extremely unique. Not only does it contain both wind and thunder elements, but these two elements also achieve a wonderful balance in their affinity with the other five elements of spiritual power. This must be related to a reclusive family."

"Moreover, judging from the speed at which you advanced to the mid-stage of Qi Refining in less than half a month, your physique is probably not some kind of mixed spiritual root, but rather an innate spiritual body recorded only in some lost classic. And the fact that you can cultivate without a teacher and can even trigger a spiritual energy vortex on your first cultivation is probably also due to your extraordinary bloodline."

Good heavens, has this imposter become the real deal?!

She just made up a lie to make a fortune in spirit stones, how did it inadvertently give her a legitimate identity?!

Li Fuyao stared blankly, her mind a jumble of surprise and confusion.

Although she had long suspected that with her talent and the fact that she was an abandoned child, her background must be extraordinary, she never imagined that her origins would be so complicated, let alone that she would actually be connected with those legendary hidden families.

Spicy and spicy!

Not to mention that the original owner stayed in the small village not far from where he was found for more than nine years, if that so-called family really wanted to find him, the original owner would definitely not have had to suffer as a slave for nine years and die from malnutrition.

She knew all too well how disgusting and filthy the intrigues and power struggles within wealthy and powerful families were in her past life. If she were to find out her true identity and return to her family, she knew she would never have a peaceful life!

Her future of living a life of ease and comfort vanished in the blink of an eye, thanks to just a few words! Waaaaah~

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