Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

When I arrived yesterday, it was the middle of the night, and there were hardly any people on the streets. But now it's morning, and it's the busiest time of day in the town.

Although it is a chaotic world where demonic cultivators run rampant and filth prevails, there are disciples of the Yanjian Sect guarding this place, so there is no chaos, and the streets are bustling with people.

Looking around, one could see both cultivators recruiting beast-hunting team members and vendors loudly hawking their wares at roadside stalls. The streets were lined with all sorts of shops, and people strolled among them, creating a unique and charming scene of everyday life.

There are six types of currency in this world, with exchange rates and face values ​​jointly determined by the four major sects.

These are gold, silver, and copper coins used by ordinary mortals, and high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade spirit stones circulated among spiritual cultivators.

Although the exchange rate is uniformly 100 to 1, it is generally assumed that you need to pay more to exchange gold coins for spirit stones.

With ten low-grade spirit stones from the system and a large sum of money from the old man, Li Fuyao was not hesitant to buy things. Even though he was dressed in a very shabby manner and had Lin Qingqing, an inner disciple of the Yanjian Sect, by his side, no one dared to look down on him or make things difficult for him.

The original owner looked very similar to Li Fuyao when they were young. Although she was short, thin and dark-skinned with dry and yellow hair due to long-term malnutrition, she was still a beauty in the making.

Although she was small and thin, which made her look pitiful, her facial features were exceptionally delicate. She had willow-leaf eyebrows, a delicate nose, and cherry lips so beautiful that even flower petals would be ashamed of them. Her slightly dark yellow skin was not fair and soft, but when paired with her cat-like, round, black eyes, it gave her a unique kind of cunning and unruly wild vitality.

After she cut her hair short and Lin Qingqing helped her dress up, she stood at the door of the fitting room in her neat new clothes, which attracted praise from the customers in the store.

The aunties and grandmas' cheek-pinching, kissing, and head-patting techniques came on fiercely, catching Li Fuyao off guard.

After she finally managed to break free from the warmth of loving kindness, she found herself back in Lin Qingqing's clutches, who had transformed her from a caring older sister into a withdrawn and naive one.

To avoid getting her face swollen from kissing and her head rubbed bald, Li Fuyao once again put on her acting skills, using the excuse that she felt unsafe staying in an inn and wanted her own home, to openly buy a small courtyard of her own.

After Lin Qingqing taught Li Fuyao how to use the storage bag, she received a message from her master via paper crane and hurriedly left.

Not afraid of being exposed since no one was watching, she simply imitated the black-robed, masked people that could be seen everywhere on the street, and put a black cloak over her head. Now she spent money without any scruples, going to various stores to buy things like crazy.

In her previous life, Li Fuyao came from a wealthy family and never lacked money, so she was always generous with her spending. After experiencing the apocalypse where resources were scarce, she developed the habit of being a hoarder.

Therefore, she didn't compromise on anything in terms of clothing, food, housing, and transportation. After getting a simple and durable set of clothes to put in the yard to avoid attracting attention, she only bought comfortable clothes for the rest.

Almost everything is arranged so that one set is used in the house and two sets are kept in the spare space.

One set is a backup, and the other set is a backup of the backup.

As for food, she bought and ate everything she had ever seen before and even packed some to go. After this shopping spree, Li Fuyao was soon stuffed.

She had a considerable amount of money, enough for an average family of three to live on for half a lifetime, but it quickly ran out under her extravagant spending.

Li Fuyao was not flustered by this, as she knew that money is earned, not saved.

Besides, isn't the point of making money to spend it?

Money can be earned back.

The day flew by in a flurry of activity, and soon it was evening.

She put down the "Records of the Customs and Geography of the Spirit Cultivation Continent" in her hand, and looked at the full system space and storage bag, feeling very satisfied.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content and resting for a while, they sat down at the table and took out the materials and two booklets that the old man had given them.

She had noticed this when she was shopping today. Because the world was in chaos and full of dangers, the Rejuvenation Pill and Purification Talisman that the old man mentioned, although not of high grade, were indeed quite popular in the market because they were essential necessities for every spiritual practitioner.

With money almost gone, it's essential to learn these two ways to earn a living so that we can live comfortably in the future.

Although there were more than one type of pill formula and rune pattern in the two booklets, Li Fuyao quickly memorized them all because her photographic memory had been brought with her when she transmigrated.

She learned the theory, but struggled with the practical application.

Because both drawing talismans and refining elixirs require the manipulation of spiritual power.

At the same time, the system also released two new tasks for one month: "[This is not a mud ball]" and "[It's not crawling from an insect]", with the reward being a basic encyclopedia of spiritual medicines and a basic theory of formations.

Li Fuyao didn't have any special abilities in her previous life, but she still knew a lot about the relevant theories.

She had never used spiritual power in her life, but thinking that since they all had attributes, the methods of controlling them might be similar, she simply focused her energy and concentrated her mind.

"昘——"

The next moment, a small flame appeared flickering on the fingertip.

Holy crap! It worked!

This was Li Fuyao's first time doing this in two lifetimes, and she was so excited she couldn't express it.

She excitedly bounced around the room, holding up that finger, her eyes shining brighter than the flame at its tip.

"I did it! Hahaha! I can use spiritual power now!"

Due to her physical condition, she is now much more childlike than in her previous life. She quickly created wind blades, water bullets, earth spikes, and electric sparks. If she weren't worried about the danger of mixing metal and lightning elements, Li Fuyao would have even considered enchanting the Tetanus Hammer.

Not content with just learning these skills, she even went so far as to encourage every plant in her house that could sprout to do so, until she had exhausted most of her spiritual energy before finally stopping, still feeling unsatisfied.

Controlling spiritual power is no easy task.

Using newly acquired power to refine elixirs and draw talismans is even more difficult.

Fortunately, Li Fuyao was exceptionally perceptive and also possessed remarkable perseverance in matters that interested her.

Relying on the spiritual energy that nourishes her during her innate stage, allowing her to stay up all night and fast, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the task. After working tirelessly for several days, at the cost of having no materials left, she actually managed to produce several bottles of Rejuvenation Pills of varying quality and a small stack of Cleansing Talismans.

"Hmph, as expected of me!"

Li Fuyao, sporting two enormous dark circles under her eyes, burst into wild laughter, donned her black robe, and eagerly ran out of the courtyard.

She wasn't looking for that mysterious old man, but rather for a place to have her learning achievements evaluated.

Whether considering future development or personal safety, Yanjian Sect is bound to join, and Lin Qingqing and that old man, whose identities are far from simple, are the best stepping stones.

But Li Fuyao knew that the bigger the place, the fiercer the competition, not to mention that there were always people more capable than you.

She doesn't have a prestigious family background, and she can't reveal that her spiritual root is different from others. Li Fuyao believes that apart from learning things a little faster, she doesn't have any special advantages compared to other geniuses.

Unless the advantage of learning quickly is so outstanding that the old man overlooks his shortcomings.

She was confident in her learning ability and knew that she had completed the test relatively quickly, but that was not enough.

Not amazing enough.

If she were to hand over these unevenly priced items now, and then play the victim and beg for help, she would have no trouble getting into the Yanjian Sect as a disciple. But what's the point of her just going in like this and ending up as an ordinary person?

Li Fuyao is always either lazy and inactive, or she always strives to be number one!

Moreover, these things will be one of her sources of income in the future. Even if she doesn't strive for perfection, she will still make this trip for the sake of profit.

It's useless for someone to think something is good when selling it; whoever has the money has to approve of the product.

If you want to make money quickly and sell a lot of goods, you have to find a large shop.

If you want to sell your products in a large store, the product authentication process is essential.

Li Fuyao was unfamiliar with this world, so in order to avoid being deceived or ripped off, she had to find a large, reputable shop.

For example, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion in front of her, which is backed by the Yanjian Sect, is a very good choice for her.

Based on observations yesterday, this store has a very good reputation.

Moreover, he has acquaintances of considerable status in his own Yanjian Sect, so even if he is tricked, he has nowhere to seek justice.

Li Fuyao looked at the magnificent building in front of her, bustling with guests, picked up the cloth bag in her hand, and stepped inside.